the shiny penny

cinco de mayo

2011-05-05T00:00:00.000-07:00

hola! it's cinco de mayo!! consequently, it happens to be my 25th birthday.

me, the sissy and the mouse himself at one of my many chuck e cheese birthdays

i feel old. i used to spend my birthdays at chuck e cheese and now i spend my birthday drinking margaritas. oh how life changes.

winning. duh.

2011-03-09T22:00:00.000-08:00

are you winning?

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winning!

peace & love

ummmm

2011-03-05T10:03:00.000-08:00

why do i find this hilarious??

Idiots with Zoe Saldana & Kate Bosworth from Zoe Saldana

i'm obsessed.

and i love smith jared.

peace & love

ragin cajun

2011-03-04T11:00:00.000-08:00

i had lunch at this great cajun restaurant called harold & belle's. it's down near the university of ~~spoiled children~~ southern california and it is delicious.


shrimp and crawfish etouffee

bread pudding

the only other bread pudding i've ever had is my mothers and her's is incredible. this most definitely rivals it.

harold & belle's
www.haroldandbellesrestaurant.com
2920 West Jefferson Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90018
(323) 735-9023
open: 7 days a week

peace & love

one of my favorite days of the year

2011-03-03T17:47:00.000-08:00

i'm a few days late, but i just have to document the delicious couture at this year's academy awards.

my winner for the night was cate blanchett. she looked absolutely incredible in her lavender givenchy. the dress was absolutely stunning with its leather pearls and crystals.


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my other favorite also happened to be lavender. mila kunis in elie saab.


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obviously anne hathaway was perfection in everything she wore. my favorites were the vintage valentino (on the carpet), the silver beaded fringe oscar de la renta and the white givenchy embellished with crystals. amazing.


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the silver oscar de la renta is one of my favorite anne hathaway moments. she loved that dress...as you can clearly see above. rachel zoe (my icon) did an incredible job....as always.

i already miss the pretty dresses.

peace & love

fab-u-lous

2011-02-24T11:00:00.000-08:00

the soon-to-be newest edition to my life. my new gold chrome incase iphone 4 case. it also comes in black and silver....but i looove gold. it's just fabulous.

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i am a happy happy girl!

peace & love

the king reigns

2011-02-23T11:00:00.001-08:00

i finally saw the king's speech and it was incredible. it was lovely and touching and gorgeous and colin firth did an incredible job. it is definitely my favorite movie of the year and my front runner for the best picture oscar. and i think we are already know that mr. firth will be getting up this year to accept his best actor oscar. i am too excited!

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what do you think? did you see the king's speech?

and is anyone else as excited as i am to see james franco and anne hathaway host? i am so so happy with the choice of hosts this year. amazing!!

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are you excited for the oscars?

peace & love

tacky tuesday

2011-02-22T12:00:00.000-08:00

tacky tuesday is back and it's better than ever!

i saw this one on my lunch break from work and it was e.p.i.c. in every way. brace yourselves.....

beautiful, right?

peace & love

some favorites

2011-02-21T11:00:00.000-08:00

some of my favorite hipstamatic photos on this lazy work-less monday.....

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one life goal down.....

2011-02-20T10:00:00.000-08:00

and many, many more to go!

but.......i finally learned how to knit! granted, i can only do one stitch (i apparently unknowingly purled once) but i learned how to knit. it is kind of exciting.

as you can see, i am unbelievably skilled. (thumbs up).

i learned how to knit at this great store called wildfiber, in santa monica. they have all sorts of classes and they sell yarn, books and some finished products. it's an adorable and colorful store and is incredibly cozy. the staff are also extremely nice and patient (which i needed).

wildfiber
www.wildfiber.com
1453 14th Street Suite E
Santa Monica, California 90404
310-458-2748
Open: Tuesday - Satuday
Hours: vary

do you know how to knit? what's your favorite thing that you've made? any tips for a beginner?

peace & love

cheers to the weekend

2011-02-19T10:01:00.000-08:00

the long weekend could not have started out any better....an amazing dinner with a dear friend.

we went to the burger kitchen - a delicious restaurant specializing in burgers (kobe beef or 40 day aged, anyone?). g and i had a great time. there was almost no one there when we arrived, but many came and went while we were lingering over dinner and drinks.

g had the 'capitol' burger and she loved it....at least i'm guessing she did, since there was nothing left.


capitol burger - beef patty, lettuce, glazed granny smith apples, applewood smoked bacon, blue cheese

i had the southwestern burger. i can, and will, say that it is unquestionably the best burger i have ever had. i want another.


southwestern burger - turkey patty, avocado, roasted corn relish, thousand island, fresh spinach, tomato

g and i also shared the sweet potato fries. of course, they were delicious and came in a seemingly never-ending cone. and don't forget the ranch.


sweet potato fries

they also have dessert, but we did not see the need for that.

burger kitchen
www.theburgerkitchen.webs.com
8048 West 3rd Street
Los Angeles CA 90048
(323) 944-0503
Open: 7 days a week
Hours: 11am - 11pm

it's nba all-star weekend in la. the city is buzzing with people in town for the festivities. i am particularly excited for tonight's dunk contest. i am cannot wait to see what blake griffin comes up with.

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should be interesting.

are you excited for all-star weekend 2011?

peace & love

has the princess reclaimed her throne?

2011-02-18T15:00:00.000-08:00

the original princess of pop, miss britney jean spears is back and i must say that i have missed her!

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last night, after/during/before the ~~jersey shore~~ shittiest piece of crap on tv , her new video for hold it against me premiered. i just caught it this morning and i am both impressed and left wanting. brit looks hot, no doubt about that. the close-ups of her face are gorgeous and her extensions look flawless (thank g-d!). but when it comes to the dancing, her moves aren't tight. she is no longer the britney from baby one more time - which we get flashes of in the video. she looks good, don't get me wrong, but the dancing didn't seem on par with the britney of yesteryear.

you can check out the video here

i do, however, LOVE the homage to rocky horror with the bright red lips on black. and the video in general. jonas akerlund, the director, did a phenomenal job.

what do you think? is it britney's best?

peace & love

i'm a gleek and i'm proud

2011-02-18T11:00:00.000-08:00

i have always been fascinated by those with great talent, and the cast of glee is no exception. not only are they all incredibly talented but the show is insanely addictive. it is a fantastic melding of amazing music and social commentary. they have some pretty amazing ways of dealing with homosexuality, bullying and general high school drama.

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my favorite characters have to be brittany and santana. the two of them are brilliant. on this week's episode, santana came out with this gem after she comes to school dressed like rachel in a pleated skirt, sweater with a carousel horse on it and knee highs, "i look hot and smart. i feel like michelle obama." she said the following to one of the guys on the show, "i'm giving you full visitation rights to the twins that reside on my rib cage."

now, brittany's golden nuggets of brilliance are completely ridiculous and amazing. such as, ''did you know that dolphins are just gay sharks?...yeah.'' fantastic. and my all-time favorite, "you're pretty much the only guy in this school I haven't made out with because I thought you were capital g gay. but now that i know you're not, having a perfect record would mean a lot to me. let me know if you wanna tap this."

thank you santana and brittany, for your continued brilliance and witty anecdotes.

yep.....i'm a gleek.
are you??

chicks dig sports too...

2011-02-17T12:00:00.000-08:00

that's right! we do. well, at least i do.

sports have been known to cause me great anxiety, heart-burn, aggrevation and so much more. no matter how many times i have seen my teams fail i will never stop believing in them or loving them.

with this love also comes great hatred.....for my rivals, that is. there is nothing like a university of arizona game day where our opponant is the arizona state sun devils (aka scum devils). my younger sister is a sun devil and we have started an amazing family rivalry. it is definitely one for the ages.

with these rivalries comes a fair amount of smack-talking, one of my favorite pastimes. i do, however, take issue with those who dish it but can't take it. as well as those who don't talk smack until after they win the big game. i would like to call that un-unsportsmanlike conduct. you can't have it both ways. i recently had this discussion with my little sister prior to our big rivalry football game. i was playing with her all week, talking up my team, and she never said a word. then game day came and her team beat my team by a single point (a bad field goal kick) and she would not shut up. she called me 8 times in a row and texted several times as well. not cool.

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it definitely makes for interesting conversation
are you a house divided?

peace & love

completely and totally....

2011-02-16T12:00:00.000-08:00

shameless!

who watches it? it is unquestionably my favorite new show and adds some serious fun to sunday nights. between the constant drama on housewives and the constant drama on big love, shameless is the delicious bit of fun my sunday needs.

the show centers around a dysfunctional and highly likable family living in present-day chicago. there are 6 kids total, ranging from not even 2 years to just over 21. fiona, the eldest, is the family's rock. their father, frank, is an alcoholic who moved out of his house and into his son's girlfriend's house because he is currently in a relationship with her mother. the mother, joan cusack (!) is brilliant. she is agoraphobic and anyone that enters the house must immediately remove their shoes and put them in a plastic bag. she is also a sexual sadist.....which just adds a little spice.

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such fun! are you shameless?

on a side note, this is my 100th blog post!! kind of exciting. is anyone out there to share it with me? if you are, hello! welcome to my blog. kick back. relax. take your shoes off. enjoy yourself! that's why i'm here.

peace & love

obsession

2011-02-15T15:00:00.000-08:00

my newest obsession are these amazing sally hansen salon effects nail polish strips. you can get them are most drug stores in the nail/makeup section.

they come in a variety of colors and designs (i am obsessed all of the funky different designs - butterflies!) and go on with little trouble. it can be slightly difficult at first, because like anyone who appreciates a good manicure, i want them to be perfect....but once you get the hang of it you're done in a few minutes. and the final product is totally worth the work.

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i currently have the fishnet looking ones on my nails

completely and totally obsessed. and going on day 5 and they are still perfect.

which one is your favorite?

peace & love

well hello there.....

2011-02-14T21:47:00.000-08:00

happy ~~valentines day~~ ~~singles awareness day~~ february 14th, all.

wow! it has been a-while. have you missed me? didn't think so.

i would like to thank my sissyface for the new (and totally fabulous) blog design. simple. streamlined. chic.

so there is only one topic that is truly appropriate as my first post after such a long break.
three words: born. this. way.

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have you heard it yet? yes? good! if not, immediately go and download it via the method ~~illegal website~~ of your choice. it is truly epic.

only lady gaga has the ability to make a song that is both socially relevant and a booty-shaker. it really makes you want to get up and dance.

and now for my favorite lyrics:

"whether life's disabilities
left you outcast, bullied or teased
rejoice and love yourself today
'cause baby you were born this way."

i was born to be brave!
peace & love

i wanna do bad things

2010-06-28T17:30:00.000-07:00

anyone out there a true blood fan? i am! i always look forward to it and am never ever disappointed.

i particularly enjoyed the season premiere when eric was having sex with the new stripper and they showed the beautiful vampire fully naked from behind....very nice. twas rather enjoyable. apparently we'll get a little more of it later on this season...

i also loved when sookie walked into fangtasia and pam (my favsies) hits on sookie and goes "how did you know lavender was my favorite color?" pam is one feisty bitch. i am definitely a fan of hers. i love her one-liners.

in last night's episode we finally meet alcide the werewolf played by hottie mchotness joe manganiello

yumm

this show just keeps getting better and better....

best. week. ever.

2010-06-27T18:14:00.000-07:00

well, good evening. do you come here often? i used to, but it's been awhile. however, i feel like once again becoming a regular.

this week has been rather epically wonderful. i got a promotion, an iphone 4 and the new season of entourage all in the same week. it's kind of incredible. the question is, which one is the best.

obviously the promotion is good. no sense in questioning that. kind of excited.

entourage is also pretty fabulous. i really only watch it for ari and lloyd. their relationship is the best thing since jack and karen on will and grace. one of my favorite moments between ari and lloyd occurs earlier in the show: lloyd walks into ari's office in a rather flamboyant and hilarious outfit. ari looks him up and down. lloyd then goes, "do you like my outfit" and wiggles him hands showing off the printed sleeves of his sweater. ari then proclaims, " you look like michelle kwan in drag." and of course the moment when ari declares that lloyd is his "gaysian" and that he "fills two quotas".

i think i am going to have to say that the iphone is probably the highlight of my week. keep in mind i went from a first generation iphone (not even 3g) to an iphone 4, so i am especially thrilled. not only does steve (my iphone, named after mr. steve jobs....brilliant son of a bitch) go very very fast, but his camera zooms, his video shoots hd and i can video chat with other iphone 4 users....amongst other wonderful features. steve is also very sleek and handsome. i love him.

i'm sure my sissy face will be very happy that i am blogging once again. she has been asking when i was going to start again...and i decided that now's the time.

that's all for now, friends. come back soon.

it's the most wonderful time of the year

2009-12-22T22:51:00.000-08:00

merry christmas and (hippy) happy holidays, friends.

by now, with my severe lack of postage, i doubt there are any readers but i am going to post anyways.

i recently resigned from my job because i found a new one and timing had it that i ended up with two wonderful (and much needed) weeks off. my two weeks basically started yesterday and i have decided that i am going to craft the time away.

my first project, candy to go with my holiday cards, failed. the molds i used for the candies smelled like silicone and the scent, no matter how long i soaked or how hard i scrubbed them, would not go away. i was so bummed. they were adorable.

my next project went significantly better. i made my own wreath! i am completely obsessed with it and it is now hanging on my door.
it was a lot easier to make than i thought it would be. i just bought a plain wreath at michael's (as well as all my decorative accents) and used floral wire to tie everything down.
i wanted something a bit more simple and with a vintage feel. they had a bunch of random bouquets of twigs, and other things so i found ones i liked and ended up cutting them apart and using each piece of the bouquet separately.
i also bought a bunch of spiral twigs, cut and attached them and then put dabs of glue and sprinkled silver glitter on them to give them a little sparkle.

it was definitely a fun project.

now i'm doing a puzzle. i haven't done one in forever and i am very excited. so far, so good.

i also plan to organize my room, download lots of music and blog.

will keep you all posted on the progress

tacky tuesday is back

2009-09-22T04:00:00.000-07:00

tacky tuesday is back. it's been gone, but it's back and it is back with a vengeance (that word is hard to spell).

this photo is from either 1989 or 1990. either way it is frightening. and i mean scarrrrrry.....enjoy.

and thank god i was not old enough in the late 80s and 90s to wear this crap - granted i got stuck in plenty of awkward matching "sister" outfits - but this is scary. it is like an ice skater's costume mixed with a wedding dress in vegas mixed with an opera gown. not a good combo. i don't even think we need to comment on the hair. let's just say it's sexy and be done. ha.

hope everyone has a tacky tuesday.

sissy day!

2009-09-17T07:07:00.000-07:00

happy birthday to my sissy!!!

happy birthday to you!
happy birthday to you!
happy birthday dear sissy!
happy birthday to you!

and many many many many many more.

if i could, i would get you

or

or even

but i can't (sorry). so you'll just have to deal with this blog post and the present i actually got you.

i hope you have an amazing birthday sissy and that all your wishes come true. i love you soooooooooooo much!!

xoxo (lil) sissy

behind

2009-09-10T07:07:00.000-07:00

ugh i am so behind. i haven't posted since bo jangles passed away and for some reason it is even hard to just type this. i am in a rut and i don't know what to do. i don't like using this to complain but i am not a fan of my job - i am constantly stressed (to the point of constant nausea) and that is all i will say on the topic. oh, and i still don't have my own room. this is getting so old.

last saturday i finally got to go to disneyland! i was so happy! me, sissy, j and k all went and had a fabulous time!

the four of us at disneyland!
and on friday we did a blogger dinner and i finally got to meet a she is such sweetheart! i can see why the girls really like her. it was a great dinner at an adorable (and fabulous) restaurant and i would definitely go back there again.

the five of us at dinner - so cute

so what else?

yesterday was my friend j's birthday, 23. we had dinner a great restaurant called lola's in weho and i will most definitely, without question, go back there again. i had amazing salmon with a few grilled shrimp, fresh spinach, potatoes and mushroom. it was uh-may-zing. their entire menu looked awesome - hence me having to go back.

hope everyone has a great rest of their week, only one more day until friday.

rest in peace beautiful

2009-08-27T16:40:00.000-07:00

today we put my girl, mr. bo jangles, to sleep. she has been sick for a while, she suffered a stroke and had been deteriorating ever since. it was a heinous experience but thankfully she is no longer miserable.

rest in peace beautiful.....

idea, amazingness and tacky tuesday all in one

2009-08-18T18:42:00.000-07:00

my friend j posted about her grandmother's gorgeous silver. seriously, this stuff is beautiful. well it gave me an idea....i was given my great grandmother's dishes about a year ago and j's post made me want to share.

the color is slightly awkward but those are the dishes. i love them. they are from the 20's and that's really all i know. they make a beautiful table - i used them at my birthday.

how amazing is this??

i got it last weekend. it's blue glass and it's from thailand and it's amazing.

speaking of last weekend....i went to the fabulous getty villa for the first time. it was so beautiful. if you are ever in los angeles you must go visit. it is an absolutely gorgeous museum and has some incredible art.

pitchers

minoan seal

gorgeous tiled fountain

view of the villa from the pool

and now for tacky tuesday.....drum roll please

ok so obviously this is tacky but what's even better is that you can purchase this shirt (and other wonderfully tacky ones) at sunshine and company.

maybe i will wear one with my kate gosselin wig for halloween. that would just be the tackiest of the tacky. in fact it might be too much.

chap stick

2009-08-05T19:24:00.000-07:00

i (like my sissy) spend a lot of time looking for the right chap stick. i used to have an amazing one and they took it off the market. it was mint flavored carmex and it tasted amazing and provided incredible protection. since the carmex was no longer an option, i switched to blistex lip renewal (or something like that). well, i ran out and was at the drug store to get a new one and i came across lypsyl...

i'm kind of in love. it has a good minty flavor, comes in a good sized tube and is light and not sticky. i think it's working well too. i've only been using it for about a week but so far so good.

hope everyone is having a wonderful week. two more work days and it's the weekend!! what are you doing for the weekend? anything exciting??

it's tuesday......

2009-08-04T08:16:00.001-07:00

and you know what that means......TACKY TUESDAY!

this one is stellar. i must say that when i saw this i almost fell over. it is just tack tack tacky.

yes, ladies and gentlemen, that would be the kate gosselin wig. i have a feeling it is going to be heinously popular this halloween. the question is whether or not she gets some of the sales profits. i hate her and refuse to give her my money. i don't know if i have discussed this before, but i do not watch the show. i think she is a fame whore and i think she pimps out her kids for her own personal gain. hello, book tour?!? the woman wants a talk show. she's not right. but, back to the wig, if she doesn't get money from sales i would totally buy one and dress up as her for halloween. it would be amazing.

come back next tuesday for another exciting edition of tacky tuesday at the shiny penny.

i believe!

2009-07-29T07:56:00.000-07:00

jillian and ed are still together! she's moving into his place in chicago! and they plan to get married in the next 12 months! ahhhh! are we going to have our second (i think) successful season of the reality show?? i freakin hope so! i believe in jillian and ed...i really do. and i really believe that they can stay together and make it work (thank you mr. gunn). oh god, now i want to talk about project runway.....later....patience is key. ok, so jillian and ed, i was saying from the beginning of this season that the vibe of the show felt different than past seasons. i believed that jillian was different than every other bachelor or bachelorette, meaning that, i felt that she was looking at the situation differently, especially because she said from the get-go that being engaged at the end of this was not her goal, her goal was to find someone she could get engaged to. well, i think she's a smart girl and she knows what she wants and she's ready to get it. jillian, if for some crazy ass reason you happen to read this (doubtful, but still)......you go get it girl! you deserve it! you're fabulous!

i love you, get the f*ck out of my room……and other random musings, as well as tacky tuesday

2009-07-28T19:10:00.000-07:00

not sure if i have mentioned it but i share a room with my younger sister. she is going to be a senior in high school in the fall and to say that we are different people would be an understatement. she’s short, i’m tall. i'm 23, she's 16. she wears her hair curly, i wear mine straight. she's a fan of awkward high-top converse, i prefer fashionable sandals and the occasional heel. she listens to music that is either people screaming or sounds like dying cats, i listen to the beatles and kelly clarkson (amongst many others). i’m a fan of making my bed every morning, she is not. those are just a few of our many (wonderful) differences. i love my little sister, but i want her get the f*ck out of my room. thankfully my wish will soon come true. little sister is moving into our former garage/converted office. my dreams are coming true. at the age of 23 i will finally (finally!) have my own room. woo! now only if i can get a lock on my door….

my digital camera is basically dead. so sad. and what’s worse is that if i want a new one i have to either buy it myself or wait until christmas (december!) or my birthday (may…too far). Neither of those options sound too good. i am trying to save money and kind of just bought a rather large purchase and don’t really want to go spend another (around) $200. note to reader: i probably will, regardless of what is said here.

now, my rather large purchase is…......a new car! i got myself (really, all by myself) a brand new honda fit.

isn’t it so f-ing cute? it’s name is nug. it doesn’t really have a gender...it’s just nug. i used to have a jeep and i just couldn’t stand having an suv in this city anymore. it was chugging gas faster than drunk college girl chugs beer at a frat party. so i decided to get rid of it. i hadn’t initially thought i was going to get a car that day but i test drove 3 cars at honda (the fit was the 3rd...time's the charm) and i fell in love. we are totally bff and nug gets fab mileage. it has a 10 gallon tank and i got almost 250 miles (basically all street) on it in one tank. my jeep had a 20 gallon tank and got just over 200. (math time) so, i spend half as much on gas and fill up less often. i would say that mathematically that amazing and a worthwhile purchase. go me!

and now for tacky tuesday. this one is a doozey. i wish my camera was working so that the photograph was better, or that i could find it online, but i was able to snap a shot with my phone camera. enjoy the tack.

how bad is it? seriously? scale of 1 to 10. 1 being not tacky at all and 10 being “oh my gosh i could throw up and die from the tack.” it’s painful. in case you can’t tell, that is a pastel pumpkin wish fish coming out of it. i don’t know why, how, who, where, what. i know nothing except that it is terrifyingly tacky. so s clearly had to share.

next! woo! tv time! my sissy and her friend were having a convo and her friend said that, and i quote "tv is awesome." i must say that i agree whole-heartedly. tv is awesome.

the bachelorette season finale was last night and jillian chose ed. i love ed! i was sad when he left and happy when he came back. he fits her nicely. if the 'after the final rose' show wasn't on so late i would post this after, but i guess i'll just have to post again tomorrow about what happens.

until then, my friends........

tacky tuesday

2009-07-21T22:42:00.000-07:00

happy tacky tuesday

wow....that's tacky.

thirsty thursday

2009-07-16T08:05:00.000-07:00

hello there! welcome to thirsty thursday at the shiny penny. thirsty thursday is new and exciting. each week i will post a yummy cocktail recipe for your enjoyment. use them, don't use them....i don't care.

thirsty thursday's origins lie in in tucson at the u. when i was in college, thursday was a huge party night and eventually we got to calling thursday, thirsty thursday. it stuck. now i bring you a slightly less raucous version of thirsty thursday.

here we go.....

i like to call this pompagne (it sounds awkward but keep saying it and you'll like it too)

what you need:
-champagne flute
-champagne (chilled)
-pomegranate (chilled)
-pomegranate seeds (chilled)

to make:
-pour champagne into flute (leave about an inch of space in flute)
-pour (hefty) splash of pomegranate juice into flute
-scoop teaspoon of pomegranate seeds into drink

enjoy!

coming to a magazine stand near you.....the lauren conrad cartoon

2009-07-15T18:30:00.000-07:00

well, well, well....look who finally got their own comic book.

oh wait, that's supposed to actually be lauren on the cover of shape. that's hysterical. can you say retouched??

ps - i'm talking about her face, btw......although her body is probably retouched as well.

it's back.....

2009-07-15T08:27:00.001-07:00

the daily sexy is back. it went away for quite some time but it's back and this one is damn good.

enjoy!

thank you wired magazine! i had no idea brad was a techie.

coming soon (next tuesday) to the shiny penny is "tacky tuesdays!" get excited! it's going to be epic. i love tack. it's my favorite thing in the entire world, so we will now have tacky tuesdays. now, i cannot take credit for this idea, it was given to me by my sissy and our friend j. the two of them are brilliant.

and remember to follow me on twitter! if you don't have it, get it. it's addicting!!

weekend warriors

2009-07-13T07:01:00.001-07:00

happy monday morning, kiddos. the weekend's over. who's sad?? i am!

it was a pretty good weekend. one of my friends from college was in town and i got to see him and some other people. it was really nice to see friends that i hadn't seen in a while. i enjoy a good reunion.

here are some of my fabulous photos from the weekend. the first one is just about the classiest thing i have ever seen in my life.

a two-piece suit for $5?!? hot dog, what a deal! and it comes cleaned and pressed. well, isn't that fancy.

see, now these are fancy. who doesn't love cupcakes? my friend that was visiting from out of town does. so of course we got some cupcakes to celebrate his visit and his recent college graduation.

and how cute is the polk-a-dot one?? adorable.

so, who watched entourage last night? i did! thoughts? i didn't hate it, truthfully. i had set myself up that this season was going to suck but the premiere was entertaining. the biggest draw for me is still ari and lloyd and their relationship. if they get rid of lloyd (in any way) i would be devastated. ari and lloyd were at their best a few seasons ago, particularly where lloyd is still growing on ari. i especially love the one where lloyd is dressed all crazy and he asks ari if he likes his outfit and ari's response is, "you look like michelle kwan in drag." total brilliance.
what's your favorite ari/lloyd moment? or perhaps, favorite entourage moment??

does anyone reading this watch true blood? if you do, yay! how good is it? and if you don't, and you have hbo, you should. i have never been a fan of vampires but this show is good. it's funny, sexy, well written, dark and witty. season one is available to rent/watch everywhere and season two is four episodes in. watch it. it's good. you won't regret it.

who wants it to be friday already??
i do!

twitter

2009-07-11T10:40:00.001-07:00

have i told you guys how much i enjoy twitter? i think it's just brilliant and i love that celebrities use it as a means of reaching out to their fans. i also love that most of the time it's actually celebrities. i follow a few but only good ones: ellen (the best!), tina fey (hilarious!!), kevin nealon (doug on weeds), perez (loves it), maroon 5 (obvs), rachel zoe (twitter style tips, c'mon!) and hugh jackman (because's he's hot) and some others. it's fun. it really is. i recommend that if you don't have a twitter you should just jump on the f*ckin' bandwagon and get one. it's fun. deal with it.

and that goes for my friends that read this and don't have twitter. especially newman. oh, and i can put her name on her because it's not her name. obvs. that would be really mean if her parents named her newman.

follow me, friends!!

gross

2009-07-09T21:28:00.000-07:00

so today has definitely been one of those days. i am starting to feel sick so i am totally run down and when i got to my car after work i was greeted with my car beeping at me to fill it with gas. now, let me say that my car gets horrendous mileage. i truly mean horrendous....like barely 10 miles per gallon. i also pay for my own gas, so this inconvenience is eating up my money. i went to go fill my tank today and by the time i got to the gas station i had literally 8 miles left, so i was basically filling up from empty, and my goodness was i met with a wonderful surprise. please reference the photograph below.

yes, that does say $55 and some change. and guess what, in about a week, i'll do it again.

also, my friend's interview on the inside dish with ross mathews is up so you should definitely go check it out!

so fierce!

the insider

2009-07-08T17:27:00.000-07:00

well, as i've said before, my life is basically uninteresting but my friends (well, some of them) have very interesting lives. particularly my friend L. L is an entertainment reporter and lives quite the fab life. well, she has gotten quite the break. today she was on the insider with ross matthews. the video isn't up yet but you can watch it here so obvs keep checking back.

oh and also, you can follow us both on twitter. we love it.
Me
and L

victimized

2009-06-17T11:45:00.000-07:00

i have been victimized! i received a call this morning from my (fabulous) bank's fraud protection number and was told that someone in two different european countries tried to take money out of my account. i couldn't believe it. i am so careful about credit cards and using them online and such. i had to cut up my card (sad) and am now waiting for my new one. i am sad and card-less.

obviously something we hear about it but i never thought that it would happen to me. clearly, i was wrong.

f*cked up.

fabulosity

2009-06-10T22:36:00.001-07:00

we finally sat down and did it! we re(re)designed my blog! yippee! and i must say it is pretty fabulous. not only is the girl way cuter with this color scheme but i also have a super cool blinky header. and of course it's all thanks to my fabulous sissy. i could definitely not do it without her. she is super creative and fabulous and this whole blog thing is solely because of her. so thank you sissy. you are fabulous and loved.

you should go over to her design blog and order something.

or perhaps, you would like to follow her on twitter. she's kind of funny. not as funny as i am....of course.

the life

2009-06-09T18:45:00.000-07:00

my life may not be very glamorous but i have a friend who's life is. she works as an entertainment writer/reporter and she gets sent on some amazing jobs. the other night she got to cover the young hollywood awards and the one person she was dying to meet was there.....and she got to interview that person. now, she wasn't working on camera that day but that's where she ended up. and eventually, she was on e! news. she got to meet her (american) idol......adam lambert. i would have killed to have been there simply to have seen her reaction in person but this video is a pretty great substitute. enjoy it (below).....the end is priceless.

you can also follow her on twitter.....she always tweets her sightings

you can also follow me on twitter....if you like my blog you'll love my tweets!

you should also definitely check out this video that my friend at girl you so well spoken posted. i watched it this morning and almost fell over. hysterical!

game, set, match.

2009-06-01T07:18:00.000-07:00

saturday night in la the spike tv guys choice awards took place. well, one of the greatest "guy" movies ever was inducted into the guy hall of fame, none other than fight club. now, i must say that i'm a girl, but i love fight club. it is one hell of a film. go rent it if you haven't. well, mel gibson was presenting the awar and david fincher (director), ed norton and brad pitt come up on stage to accept the award. everyone walks up and brad goes up to mel and goes, "thanks, sugar tits." best three words i have ever heard. i wish i could have seen it happen, i have no idea what this awards show is.

now if you don't get the joke please read the following: when mel gibson was arrested for dui a few years back, he was arrested by a female cop in malibu. mel, either before or after his hate-filled anti-semitic called the female police officer "sugar tits." i hope that if the officer reads about this awards show that she enjoys her day in the sun and laughs her butt off. i read it and laughed hysterically. i can imagine brad pitt walking up to mel gibson and saying it, it would be brilliant....and lord knows, mel deserves it.

i wonder if angelina had a hand in it? although, she doesn't seem like that funny of a person. brad on the other hand seems hysterical. granted i would love brad even if he had the personality of a piece of cardboard.

happy monday blog universe.
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fabulous friday!

2009-05-28T21:28:00.000-07:00

well, it's not technically friday here but it's ok. it's time for fabulous friday and this way i know i'll get it done! i meant to do it last week, i really did. i even had the picture on my desktop ready to go, but of course, i just never got to it. but this week's is good and i am very excited!

fabulous summer tv show!

my fabulous summer tv show of choice is, of course, weeds!

so excited for june 8th!

in homage to fabulous summer tv shows i would like to state my real favorite summer tv show. it was only on for a summer was billed as a "coca cola summer premiere"........young americans. it was fabulous. it starred kate bosworth and katherine moennig, amongst others. i don't know if any of you watched it.....besides me and the sissy, of course.

the basic gist is that there is a group of students at a private academy for the summer. there's drama and it's good.

hope everyone has a fabulous friday
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bone to pick

2009-05-18T22:21:00.000-07:00

so everywhere i look i am reading that kelly clarkson is fat. ok, so kelly is not a size two. big flipping deal! she's gorgeous and she has talent.....buckets and buckets of talent. give the girl a break. go harass the tarts that don't. like jessica simpson and lindsey lohan. go tell lohan she looks like she gained a few and needs a juicy burger...............................see, wasn't that fun? now leave kelly alone.

and while you're leaving her alone, you should download her album. it's awesome. particularly "i'm ready."

fabulous friday

2009-05-08T14:38:00.000-07:00

could this fabulous friday be any more perfect for me??? my sissy did a great fabulous friday post today! i am just going to say that she chose it specifically for me because i do a lot of fabulously (not so smart) things. the only question now is, where to start??

well, there is the time that i put a burning candle under a shelf. or maybe the time i put paper in the toaster. oooh, there's also the time that i decided to make a grand entrance on parquet floors clad only in stockings. clearly, none of those things ended well. truthfully, i have too many of those types of moments to keep track of but here's a pretty good one....
so when i was in the first grade i had a huge crush on a boy named k. i also had a diary - after this i did not have a diary. well i wrote in my diary, very poetically, mind you, "dear diary, i love k. but he does not know it that i love him." my sissy of course harasses me about this passage till this very day. i like to think i was a young romantic and budding poet. or maybe not so much.

and then there was time that sissy was with me and she said that she wished that she could run like a gisele (instead of gazelle)

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yay!

2009-05-07T11:00:00.000-07:00

here it is! the present i have been waiting for.

my crosley keepsake record player. it is a 'keepsake' because it has a usb connector so i can upload all of my records to my computer. it is also totally portable and is a great size. kind of excited! i got it yesterday, courtesy of my fabulous father (or pops as i like to call him) and have already listened to some of my favorites. the first thing is played? the beatles magical mystery tour, specifically penny lane. for those who don't know, i am huge beatles fanatic and penny lane is my favorite song and is also the inspiration for my blog's name. the name came to me out of nowhere one day and stuck. i love it.

penny lane is in my ears and in my eyes

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birthday extravaganza

2009-05-05T22:31:00.000-07:00

this birthday has been pretty fabulous. i got to have a great low-key bbq with some of my closest girlfriends, went to a fabulous dinner with my mother, sisters and great aunt and got some pretty great stuff too.

let's start with some concert photos. oh, it was the robin thicke and jennifer hudson concert. it was fabulous and fun!

j hud looks absolutely gorg and absolutely preggolicious.

shaka kahn showed up and then earth, wind and fire came out to sing 'happy birthday' to j hud's manager

birthday flowers. i really just wanted low and fat bouquets of white hydrangeas but of course m could not find such things and came home with this. it totally grew on me and i can't wait to dry out the lilac.

little sis got me an amazing gift! an original vinyl recording of the grease soundtrack. grease is one of my favorite musicals and the record is in fab condition.

sissy d got me a couple of really great things

a journal. i am going use it (as i said to d) "to write crap in." ie: lists, notes musings etc.

custom stationary (choc brown + green)

a seal and purple sealing wax (because my aura is purple)

and a vase and candle......sissy said she is going to get me sand. we will see how long it takes (just kidding....but seriously)

my mother got me the 2nd best present

yay for a grownup big girl wallet.....it needed to happen. i've been living out of a credit card case and small-ish clutch bag.

tomorrow i get my best present! i will post what it is once i have it and can photograph it!!!

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR THE BIRTHDAY WISHES. IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME AND I HOPE (IF YOU ARE A NEW READER) THAT YOU COME BACK AND KEEP READING. I PROMISE I'M FUNNY AND I'M NOT ALWAYS SO SELF-CENTERED.

much love!
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you say it's your birthday

2009-05-05T07:29:00.000-07:00

well it's MY BIRTHDAY TOO!

yep, in case you didn't gather from my (new) header and the post below this one, it is my birthday! i just signed onto my blog and was met with quite the surprise.....a good one! my sissy, being the creative and sneaky lil devil that she is, decided to redo my blog. i guess that's what i get for giving her my password and never changing it. cest la vie. well, it's my special day. i wish i got to spend it doing what i love with the people that i love, but sadly i will be slaving away at the office. but be sure to come and leave me love on here so that i have something to look forward to later.

i have started photographing my various presents and will be blogging about them soon.....don't you worry. especially because if i do not i won't hear the end of it from sissy-face. not fun!

well i hope everyone has a wonderful day and HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

OMG! I WATCHED GOSSIP GIRL THIS MORNING AND ALL I CAN SAY IS OMG! OMG! seriously, that show just continues to outdo itself. poor blair, she wants to be with chuck and he wants to be with her but she's so stubborn and he's so stubborn. even though (i've said it before and i'll say it again) i love blair and nate together. they belong together. at least they do in my i've-read-all-the-books-in-the-series head. it's still tough for me sometimes to watch the show knowing what i know about the original characters. but i love it. it's too good not to love.

Happy Birthday!!!

2009-05-05T01:01:00.000-07:00

This is Danielle posting a Happy Birthday post for my little sister, since I'm not sure when she'll get around to it. And really, I was worried she wouldn't say anything until today had passed, and that is simply NOT ok.

Luckily, I have her password on hand to redo her blog whenever I want, and to write fun little posts like this one. I think she likes it, so hopefully she won't change her password any time soon. It is the same one she's been using since jr high, so I think we're safe ;)

You may notice that Jess now has a new look! I hope she likes it! She did see the girl and said she was cute, but has NO idea that she would be getting a new look today.

Alright. Time to tell Jess how awesome she is and leave some birthday love. Go to it.

And to see some super cute pics of Jess, stop by my blog.

Happy Birthday Jess! I looooooooove yoy! {That is not a typo. It's a sister thing.}

polished

2009-05-04T23:10:00.000-07:00

so for those of you that don't know, i am a big fan of nail polish. i love getting manicures and have become somewhat religious about going. i have a great place that is just around the corner from my house and they are the best. they also have an incredible plethora of colors.
i am not one to stick to the same boring color week after week like some people i know. i enjoy branching and often do somewhat crazy/fun colors.
last week my color was called 'flirty fuchsia.'

at first i felt like barbie/camp counselor but then i started loving the seriously hot pink color.

this week my color is 'bermuda shorts.' i am totally loving it and i think it's fabulous!

it's a really fabulous electric fuchsia and is super fun and works with everything......no i swear it does.

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hello!

2009-05-01T15:20:00.001-07:00

hello blog universe! it's been forever! today is my last day of my third week of work and i think i am going to finally start understanding how to balance everything. work doesn't leave much time for a social life, but i have to remember that i have to work, i don't have to have a social life - although it would be very nice.

so part of me does not want to tell the following story for fear of sounding dramatic but i am going to tell it any way. well, tuesday night i was getting into the shower and i slipped and fell (in the shower). i hit my head twice.....no concussion (my head it made of steel) but i did mess up the back of my right knee, bruised my left knee and have two nice bumps on my head. i am quite the hotmess right now, actually. well, the damage to the back of my right knee is by far the worst of my injuries. i fell when my right leg was out of the shower/tub and my leg landed on a nice strip of metal and i am insanely bruised. i had thought about taking a picture and uploading it but it's gross....unless you guys want to see it hahah. anyways, it's gross. and when i went to the er i had the pleasure of getting a tetanus shot because i cut the back of my leg on the metal. twas a fun fun evening. but thankfully i am alive and somewhat well, although i would much rather be at home icing my knee than working.

yesterday i got my first paycheck. i did direct deposit so i called to check my balance at the bank and it was such a wonderfully high number. i was thrilled. i actually got a little teary-eyed. it's been a long time since i've made my own money and the fact that i have a real full-time job is still sometimes overwhelming but i love making money!

i would like to say i am sorry to all of my blog friends who's blogs i have been ignoring. my life right now is a juggling act and i am just trying to keep my balls in the air. i need to learn how to balance. it would also be great if the week were 8 days long and i could have a 3 day weekend. that would be great!

ok, let's talk tv. we finally have new episodes of all the shows back so let's dig in.
gossip girl - so good! always is. i will say right now, i love b & n together. it's the way it's supposed to be. although i do love b & c together. s' new bf is a jerk. he needs to be punched in the face. maybe c will come and save his step sister. we will see.
grey's anatomy - all i want is next week. merder is finally (hopefully) going to get married! i also can't wait til izzy is officially off the show. i don't like her and haven't for a long long time.
dancing with the stars - love! this season is soooo good. i am 100% team melissa and tony but fear that gilles and that skank cheryl are going to win.

well that's all for now! tomorrow is my birthday and write now it's 6:40am and would like to finish watching some television i did not get to watch last night. hope everyone has a happy and stress-free monday!!

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2 quick things

2009-04-15T20:29:00.000-07:00

in touch weekly and e! are both reporting that the unbelievably beautiful and blessed heidi klum is preggers again with baby number 4. seriously, if her body stays that good i think i'm just going to stop eating.

in other news, one mr. brian kinney (gale harold) is coming back to desperate housewives. should be interesting. i looooooove me some b kinney. by the way, the whole brian kinney thing is gale's character from a fantastic show called queer as folk. it is no longer on tv (showtime) but you can catch the tame version on logo....although it's totally not worth it. well, either way, brain/gale is so hot on queer as folk it's ridiculous. so needless to say i am very pleased with desperate housewives for bringing him back.

i read a story today about a guy who was having chest pains and throwing up blood. the doctors took and xray and thought they saw a tumor. they go in to do the biopsy and find that it is not a tumor but a 5 centimeter long fir tree growing in his lung. freaky stuff.

ok, must go. finally going to see some friends. this whole thing does not leave much time for a social life. bummer.

i love being a creeper

2009-04-14T19:34:00.000-07:00

so my new friend t at free flan did a fun post where she took a pic of herself and posted it and then tagged people. well technically she tagged all the creepers and i am such a creeper (sometimes)! so here it goes....

the rules are as follows:
take a picture of yourself right now
do not primp or prepare in any way....seriously, don't
upload the picture to your blog
and then tag some people to play along
good fun!

so hot! right?

ok now i must get something off of my chest.....the real housewives of new jersey. really? new jersey? ok, maybe new jersey isn't the problem, it's the women. could bravo have chosen more trashy and less classy women? they seem so hot-headed, ridiculous and rude. i feel like they are just locking in every new jersey stereotype there is. in one commercial, one unattractive and fake blonde women says in a thick gangster-like accent "my family is as thick as thieves." truthfully, i think she is talking about the mafia. the women look ridiculous but i think it might be terrifyingly addictive. we will see, i'll definitely blog during or after the may 12th premiere.

tonight is a new episode of 90210. i don't know if you watch it (totally let me know if you do!) but it is so good and i am pretty sure tonight is where donna martin makes her amazing return. i could not be more excited. ok, well i could. but the only way would be that if donna, kelly and brenda were all together in one place and being nice. that would be awesome!

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is it bad?

2009-04-14T07:33:00.000-07:00

is it bad that i find this video hysterically funny? i now crazy lohan is in a 'bad situation' but seriously, i love that she did this video and made fun of herself. i love lilo! i am a big fan....and this is pretty darn funny.

Lindsay Lohan's eHarmony Profile from Lindsay Lohan

working girl

2009-04-13T20:41:00.001-07:00

well i did it! i finished my first day and i am alive and have not yet passed out....thank god. part of me wants to (pass out) but i also want to do things since i have been at a desk all day.

today was a lot of learning. some hands on and some not, but it was good. i am excited to get my hands on things and really learn and do . there are many many things that i still need to learn and a lot of things i will be doing require lots of precision and care because there are many steps. ugh. that is just a lot of words for "there is a big possibility for mess ups." that is what i am afraid of. i am petrified of messing up. i just want to do well. i want them to like me. is that so bad?

right now i am watching dancing with the stars. lil kim just performed and she and derek did well. it was a little kitschy and theatrical but cute. melissa and tony did so so well. melissa is also who i want to win. i think she is a great dancer and definitely a fan favorite. plus that would definitely mend the wounds left by her douche of an ex (the bachelor). the mirror ball trophy is way better. shawn and mark were great too, not as great as melissa but definitely good. i love shawn but i think she just might be too young and innocent to truly be able to get into some of the characters. my one issue lies will gilles. that s.o.b is sexalicious. hello! he was the naked guy in the sex and the city movie. being smooth and sexual is his job. and he's french. i also stand by the fact that the men have it easier. we all know they do. well, gilles performed and he was definitely not that great. yay!

well that's all for today!

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confession

2009-04-11T10:57:00.000-07:00

what is the one movie i cannot wait to see?

seriously? why is he just so hot? he is a child! i have a crush on a child! he can't even go into a bar and get a drink (legally). but really, how do you not find that even a bit sexy? it's gross. i am so excited for the movie though. it looks like it is going to be adorable with lots of zac hotness. yay! me and three of my girlfriends already have plans to go see it when it opens. so fun!

i also have a new show that i enjoy....better off ted. portia de rossi is hysterical. she is essentially the reason i watch it. her character is very fierce and has a fantastic dry sense of humor. my favorite moment(s) so far have been between portia's character (veronica) and ted's daughter rose. portia volunteers to watch her and as they are walking to her office portia's character says "you have great skin. i wish there was a way to peel it off your face and attach it to mine...." she then proceeds to persuade rose to fire two employees. both employees also agreed that rose did a great job. it is just a very funny and slightly ridiculous show. all four episodes that have aired thus far are available on abc.com and they are only 30 minute episodes so they are super quick to go through.

hope you all are having a fabulous weekend! i know i am!!

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seriously? wtf?!?

2009-04-10T19:56:00.000-07:00

weirdest thing i have ever heard in my life: billy corgan from the smashing pumpkins is now dating reality "star" tila tequila - from a shot at love with tila tequila. vomiticious. is it a publicity stunt? i'm just reallllllly confused. this guy is a rock god (basically)....he dated courtney love for pete's sake! and she is a trashy asian bi-sexual who whored herself out on mtv. mismatch much??

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la la la

2009-04-10T16:50:00.000-07:00

bored. new idea for a weekly post: dilf of the week. if you do not know what a dilf is (seriously?) it is a super hot dad.
this week's dilf is one mr. benjamin affleck. he's super hot and is a two-time dad. have you noticed that ben has been super hot lately? good job ben!

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progress

2009-04-03T17:04:00.000-07:00

today i grouted my mirror. i am loving it so far. it takes a few days to dry and right now the grout looks like sand but over the next couple of days it will harden significantly and darken as well. i am excited because the grout will turn grey as it darkens.

love it! i think i have a new hobby.....hehe

i was out today and i found this amazing vase. i have a 'thing' for really cool one-of-a-kind looking vases. i don't like to put things in them i just like using them for decoration. this is my second one and it goes perfectly with my first vase. the blue of my first vase matches the blue in my new one perfectly. we were clearly meant to be together. bonus: it was on sale and it was an amazing price - 8 dollars. definitely my kind of a day.

it's the end of the world as we know it......

2009-04-02T09:03:00.000-07:00

well......i got a job! ok it's not technically a real job until my 'probationary' period is over (if they decide to keep me) but it's a job. and i will get paid. hooray! i am so excited! it is basically an assistant/secretary position at a law office and i am going to work my butt off so that after my 3 week probation he will take me on full time. i am so glad someone finally decided to give me a shot! and now i can go shopping. i don't need that much, maybe a pair of pants, a casual dress and some shirts. i also don't start until the 13th so i have all of next week to prepare. i am nervous and excited. this is a real job.

i had previously written that arizona's new basketball coach was tim floyd. floyd did not accept and arizona wanted someone more high profile. either way, arizona is still missing a basketball coach. but if they really want someone high profile they are going to need to throw them a heck of a lot of cheddar (yo). in other college basketball news, john calipari has officially left the university of memphis to coach at the university of kentucky. they gave him almost $32 million and he gets his choice of country club memberships, two cars and of course bonuses upon reaching sweet sixteen, the final four and an ncaa championship. he is now the highest paid coach in college basketball.

yesterday i went to an event with my mother. it is for a great organization called piece by piece which teaches mosaic tile work to underprivileged women in skid row (bad area of los angeles) and then sells their pieces and gives them the profits. well my mother and i went and i made a mirror and my mom made a pot. this is what it looks like now. later i am going to grout it so you won't see any wood. it should be amazing. obviously pictures of that will follow.

it does not look as good here as it does in person. it's really pretty blues and some white tiles and some blue tiles that are a little more grey. the grout is also grey so it should work very well together.

so yesterday i was going through some stuff in my room just to kind of clean and organize and i found a box of old stuff that i kept. in this box i had everything from photographs, to letters i got at camp to notes i passed freshman year of high school. well, in this box i also found this.....

unquestionably one of the great magazine covers of all time. i thought i had lost it but i didn't, it was just hiding. this is vanity fair's december 2001 cover and brad obviously looks incredible. like wow. amazing. you can't stop staring can you? it's ok, i can't either. it's nice. i just love that i have the cover. that is brad at his hottest.

i was also out yesterday and in my travels i found a person who deserved to be called out. first off, legwarmers? really? second, hot pink legwarmers? seriously? this is not the 80s and you're not in an aerobics class.

just wow. although i do love how i snapped the picture when she was starting to walk away so she is in a dancer-like pose.

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ramble ramble ramble

2009-03-30T07:48:00.000-07:00

good morning universe! today is monday and if i look outside my window it looks disgusting outside. i do not want to leave the haven that is my room and i've got a kitty (mr. bo jangles) and a pup (sophie) here with me. but i do have to leave.....eventually. and i have to put effort into what i leave the house in......because i have a job interview today. i'm hoping i don't jinx it by discussing it on blogger, but i have an interview! because (for those of you who don't know me and/or my blog) i need a job....fast!
quick recap - i graduated from college may of 2008. i got a job in retail, then tore my meniscus (left knee) and had to be "terminated," on good terms of course. well, i have been looking for a job ever since, and that was september. my search has yet to come to a close, but i am hoping one of these days i will find a job. i understand that it's tough but i continually get called on interviews and am then told there are no jobs (at my level) available. well shit, then why the f**k did you bring me all the way down here first thing in the morning?? i just don't get it. but i deal. i smile and am polite and still nada. please someone just give me a job already! seriously! don't make me take an unpaid (unappreciated) 3 month internship. please?

well, back to the fact that it is monday. yay! last night (sunday) i had no new tv, except for the 25 minutes long (but brilliant) united states of tara. if you have watched the show then you know why it's great but if not, it's hysterical. toni collette has dissociative identity disorder and has several distinct personalities. to say the least, her 'alters' come out when bad situations happen and tara can't handle them. great show. well tonight (monday) there are a bevy of new episodes and i am so excited! obviously number one is gossip girl. i am just so excited i can't even begin to tell you. i love blair and chuck together but i love blair and nate together even more. they belong together. we also have, one tree hill, house and my favorite abc family show, greek! i love mondays. i saw a preview for today's episode of house yesterday and it looks so good. house's patient is trapped inside of his own body. he is completely lucid but cannot actually speak or move. he is literally trapped in his own body. it should be a great episode.

now, i personally love the hotness that is johnny depp. he is an incredible actor, great father and is so damn sexy is kills me. it's the smile and eyes. he's mischievous and you want to know what he is thinking at all times. so here's some hot johnny.

i just want to run my hands through his gorgeous head of hair.

yesterday i saw: joel madden with harlow (such a beautiful little girl) and then i saw sir michael caine. i was driving with my friend allison and all of a sudden she looks over and points and just goes, "oh my gosh, there's michael caine." i really don't care about celebs that much but i know i have friends who love hearing about my sightings. but michael caine is kind of a big deal. cider house rules, anyone? anyone?

i had quite the day. oooh i am also going to make some sort of a headband. i will keep you all posted on that and will post pictures if it comes out ok. i am thinking nicole richie around-the head style headband. we'll see. hope everyone has a lovely monday and a great week!

oh my gosh! i almost didn't talk about basketball! oh lordy, the rants i could go on, but i won't. in case you didn't know, arizona is out. we lost to the overall number 1 seed, louisville in the sweet 16. we went down hard and it was dirty. it still stings a tiny bit. but yesterday, 2 of the 4 number 1 seeds lost, louisville and pittsburgh. i know a lot of people that were rooting for either of those teams to win it all - well too bad for them. before basketball season even started i said that unc was going to win it all. tyler hansborough (little biotch) wants it badly enough, he stayed for his senior year and he is going to go get it. he is going to take it, regardless of who he has to plow down to get there. this weekend we will see the university of connecticut (uconn) take on michigan state....go spartans! and we will also see villanova attempt to crush unc. villanova should be able to stay in it but it in the end it's going to go to unc. arizona is officially on the search for our new basketball coach and i am so interested to see who will end up at our (former) power-house of a school. i just want us to be great again. ok, basketball talk is over.

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philanthropy and photography

2009-03-14T16:25:00.000-07:00

today my mother and i went and helped out and an event held by a non-profit organization. the organization itself helps high risk youth and gives them a safe place to stay during the day, along with food, clothing and life skills classes (amongst others). it is a great organization to say the least and today they were having a bbq for many of the teens and young adults that come to the center. we prepared food and then passed it out. they also had two circus performers, one on stilts and one blowing fire. so cool and got some great pics. it felt so great helping out and i am hoping to make it a regular volunteer gig for myself. i might as well do something good since i have so much spare time right now.

here are some cool pics from today:

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surprise!!!

2009-03-12T08:57:00.000-07:00

wow! so i just logged into my gmail and i see that i have a comment from a friend and the comment is on the post "i've been a bad sister." for a second i thought i had the wrong email, then i thought i had blacked out and written a mushy post to my older sister (because i haven't been the best) and then i went to my blog and what a surprise i received! oh my gosh! i flipped! it's beautiful! my sissy did the most amazing job and i am so excited to have a new fabulous blog design. it was much needed!! so thank you so much sissy for the amazingly fantabulous blog! it is gorgeous and is so me!

oooh and here is some hotness for your day.....since it's been like forever!!

delicious......to say the least. reese is one lucky lady!

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I've been a BAD sister...

2009-03-12T01:13:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone. This is Jessica's sister Danielle, aka The Design Girl (formerly Blogs by Danielle). I really should have thrown in Anastasia Beaverhausen. Another fabulous alias :) Oh, well. Yes, I'm the blog designer sister that let her poor little sis suffer with a Christmas design through March.

In short, I'm a horrible person.

Or not.

In my defense, I asked Jess to pick some files for me to look at, and when I didn't like any of them, she gave up.

This is SO not my fault.

Anyways, it's 1:14 in the morning and I tried to do something nice, because Jess stayed home all day waiting for my new imac to arrive.

I just did a pretty lousy makeover. So I just bought some new files and am about to redo it. In fact, they just finished downloading!

Blah. So bad.

New look should be up before all you normal people who don't work until 1:00am wake up.

I really need to go to sleep. After I do my sister's blog.

I should mention that she has no idea I am doing this.

Don't say I never did anything for you.

xoxo,

The Design Girl

award

2009-03-11T21:23:00.000-07:00

my friend j gave me a blog award! woo! but not just any award, the sexy blogger award. i am pretty sexy......what can i say? oh.....i should probably go with thank you. thank you!!! you're pretty sexy too j. work it!

the rules: list 5 sexy things about yourself and pass it on to 5 'sexy' bloggers. fun! ok...well i don't know how i feel about talking about myself in such a manner but why not. gotta be fierce!

1. i have super long legs - they are nice

2. i have rather (natural) pouty lips......no collagen here

3. my nails are a very sexy dark purple (thanks for the nails polish idea j)

4. i can talk sports with any man

5. i like to drive fast

the five sexy bloggers i would like to pass this award on to are: pinknik, miss jodie, leigh, sequoya and kate! do your thing sexy ladies!!!

omg! i am going to the arizona v asu game tomorrow! it's the quarterfinals of the pac-10 tournament and i am so excited! go cats!

dwts

2009-03-09T22:42:00.000-07:00

tonight was the dancing with the stars premiere! i love watching it, partially because of the tacky costumes and partially because my 90 year old great aunt rose watches it so it gives us something to chat about. but i must say that this season is shaping up to be a good one. there are some very interesting characters and i am excited to see where it goes. my loves so far are shawn johnson (how can you not love her?) and melissa (the dumped first choice) from the bachelor. melissa was damn good and only had two full days to prepare. that's pretty insane! melissa and holly madison (hef's ex girlfriend) were the two last minute additions. nancy o'dell (annoying) and jewel (needs ivisalign but great singer) both injured themselves and therefore had to pull out of the competition. melissa was a fabulous addition, however, holly (who had 5 days to practice vs melissa's 2) sucked. she was awkward and totally ungraceful but on the bright side her orange dress matched her skin perfectly. denise richards pisses me off. she is a tart. she cannot act and she wasn't even that great tonight. she was similar to holly - totally awkward and uncomfortable. maybe next week will be better for those who did poorly. steve-o (from jackass) is also on dwts this seaon and he is surprisingly good and rather graceful. i also must admit that he kind of cleans up really nicely and looks good now that he is sober (thank you rehab) and dancing all day.

have you heard about the latest britney scandal? apparently at her last show, as she was being lowered under the stage she said into her live mic (about a wardrobe malfunction) my "p*ssy was hanging out." hilarious! i guess her costume hiked up and brit felt uncomfortable and then forgot that her mic was on. mind you, i don't understand why her mic was on, she doesn't actually sing but ok. it's still really hilarious.

well.....arizona beat stanford in our last pac-10 game of the regular season! thank god too. that game was a serious must win for us. we are 9-9 in the pac and 18-12 over all. hopefully (and it looks like most likely) arizona will be going to the ncaa tournament in 2 weeks. hopefully we will keep our 24 consecutive appearances record in tact.

ooooh, i am also really excited for 'i love you man,' the new paul rudd and jason segel movie. it looks hilarious. plus i think both of them are sexy so it's a double bonus. woo!

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fuck you rant and other things

2009-03-05T15:23:00.000-08:00

fuck you lute olsen. fuck you for taking a leave of absence for a year because your wife divorced you. fuck you for coming back and subsequently firing kevin o'neill (our interim head coach). fuck you for once again leaving and retiring for good. fuck you for leaving us with a know-nothing no-name assistant coach for a head coach. fuck you for making us lose kevin o'neill, a coach that will go and create an incredible program that will become a final four team. fuck you lute. fuck you.
arizona lost tonight to cal and we could have potentially lost our bid to the ncaa tournament later this month. arizona is now 9-9 for the season and we play stanford on saturday - and they beat asu (#21) tonight. not good. i am scared. we are now on a 4 game losing streak, our longest since 1987 (+-2). arizona is screwed and it is all your fault lute. apparently if arizona isn't being led by lute then they cannot be winners. lute was at arizona for 23 years and we went to the tournament every single year and won the ncaa title in 1997. lute is gone and our legacy is quickly leaving with him. it hurts to watch. my first year at arizona we went to the elite 8. we were playing the #1 team in the nation, the university of illinois, and we were up by 15 with 2.5 minutes left. by the ending buzzer we were tied. arizona let it slip out of their hands in 2.5 minutes. we went into overtime and officially lost after 5 more heinously painful minutes. we haven't gotten past the 2nd round since. this year we may not even make it to the first round. hopefully we can win this weekend and hopefully we can do really well in the pac-10 tournament next week. i'm praying for you zona, don't fuck it up.

now it's time for my latest anger/rage inducing story.....i went on a job interview the other day. an interview that was set up specifically because last time i interviewed with them they did not have a job. well, they supposedly had a job this time. so i go in there, mind you it took me forever to get ready i nit-pick about it all and it drives me insane, and we sit down and we chat for a minute and then the woman proceeds to tell me that they have no entry level positions. she then spends the next ten or so minutes telling me to keep in contact and that they would be in contact if anything opened up. i cannot even begin to tell you, blogger universe, how badly i wanted to reach across the desk and strangle her. this woman didn't even have the courtesy to bring me into her office. she met with me in an empty office in human resources....oh, and she kept me waiting and then she does this. i wanted to scream. this does not help boost my confidence that i will find a job. it was like being slapped in the face over and over again and being told you're an incompetent moron. it sucks. i might be acting dramatic but believe me if this is what you had been hearing for over 9 months you would feel the same way. i finally thought i might have actually have a chance at a job and then woops, the rug was pulled out from under me. all i want is a job. is that too much to ask???

so there are major major rumors swirling that rihanna and chris brown got married. i was saying to my friends yesterday that if they were married she cannot be forced to testify against him. remember also, that she is not pressing charges, the d.a. is. rihanna is a witness and if they are married the law states that she does not have to testify against her husband. it's kind of genius and kind of terrifying at the same time. it's also interesting because we know that she cooperated with the police in the initial stages of the investigation. clearly she is a little f*cked in the head. but if they are married and she refuses to testify that is going to be a bit of a blow to the case, although there is photographic evidence. it is so interesting but obviously we are only ever going to know so much because (as far as i know) we are not chris brown and rihanna. chris received two charges: assault and making criminal threats and his court date was postponed until april 6th so we have to wait til then to see what happens. but believe me i will keep this blog updated if anything happens.

one of our four cats is in mine and my sister's room with me right now. he came out from under my bed and proceeded to go over to my sister's bed. he was at the foot and was checking out the bed and all of a sudden he got the duvet over his head and was climbing up into the bed under the duvet. he is now situated in a lump (under the duvet) at the foot of my sister's bed. it's hysterical. he is also a very awkward cat so watching him do this was hysterically entertaining.

that lump at the end of the bed, that's bosco.

what i am loving right now (listen to it loudly).....

so juicy and bubbly and fun!!

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ahhh!

2009-03-03T14:17:00.000-08:00

oh my gosh! it looks so good! i am so jealous that i am not going (at least as of right now)

amazing! bitch is back!!

march madness!

2009-03-02T09:29:00.000-08:00

i cannot f*cking believe it's already march. it's absolutely insane. but on the bright side only two months and three days until my birthday!!! i love my birthday. being the middle child, it is the one day of the year where it is just about me and no one else. it's pretty great. this is also the first time in four years that i will be home for my birthday - i have spent my passed four birthdays at college in fabulous arizona.
march is also the host of march madness. i love college basketball and march madness is what i wait for once basketball season starts. it is so exciting and now that i am home i have all the sports channels so i can essentially watch any and every basketball game during the tournament. so exciting! hopefully, if arizona doesn't mess up this week we will be one of the four pac-10 teams going to the tourney. arizona is also playing it's biggest competition for that fourth slot - cal. not good. at least we play them at arizona. we need this. arizona has a serious legacy to uphold.....24 consecutive ncaa tournaments. it doesn't get much better than that. no really, it doesn't. you can go check. i can't believe that basketball season is coming to a close soon. it makes me sad. i love watching the games but once the season ends that means nba draft time! it looks as though arizona will lose it's top three guys to the draft and there is serious talk that one of them, jordan hill, could (and probably will) go in the top 10. crazy stuff. chase, jordan and nick will be missed.....seriously. i am petrified for our team next year. we have a lot of work to do.

so tonight is the bachelor season finale. i am excited and nervous. i cannot wait to see what happens. although i must stay, i am going to be disappointed with his choice either way because i wanted him to pick jillian. also, deanna is coming back tonight. she screwed up last time not picking jason and it seems that the producers wanted her to come back and beg for jason to be with her....ugh so typical and stupid. the producers need to be more creative.
still no gossip girl tonight, but i believe it comes back next week, thankfully. i must admit i am ridiculously obsessed with it, it's gross. and it doesn't help that there are beautiful clothes and accessories in each scene. i love it!
are any of your readers house fans? i recently found house and fell in love and am now totally addicted. first of all, house is so sexy it's ridiculous, second i love jesse spencer and third i love robert sean leonard and have since i first saw much ado about nothing and the dead poets society. if you haven't seen d.p.s. rent it immediately. it's great.
right now i am watching sister sister and i must tell you what one of the twins is wearing. there is nothing ok about this outfit: jeans that are covered in a light blue and white 'cloud' print, a bright yellow cropped and frayed denim jacket and a t-shirt (tucked in) that has a blue flower print. it was kind of an eyesore. but i do love this show, such a guilty pleasure.

ok i really must get off of here and scour indeed.com for a job. i really need one of those damn things, even though no one seems to want to hire me.

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weekend!

2009-02-28T09:27:00.000-08:00

happy saturday blog universe! hope you like my new look. it is temporary but it feels better than the christmas. i love christmas but it was getting to be a bit ridiculous that my blog was still chrismafied in almost march. hopefully i will have a new pretty blog design soon (hint hint sissy).

anyhoo....there are some things in life that are seriously unacceptable: colored leopard print, sharon stone dressing like a 19 year old, mullets and mom jeans. there is just no excuse. the other day i saw a woman in mom jeans and yesterday i saw a guy with a mullet. not ok.

took this the other day

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pre-oscar fun

2009-02-23T09:39:00.000-08:00

so this weekend - prior to the oscars i had some serious fun. first, my friend j and i went down to marina del rey and had lunch and took some pictures on the pier. i love how some of them turned out so check out below to see them.

in addition to the cool things we saw some not-so-cool things. first i saw this guy that i will call purple douche. look at his shorts, his t-shirt and his hat. he just screams douchebaggery.

while out picking up coffee the other day i saw this wonderful man. now, he was over 6 feet tall and he was essentially wearing purple booty shorts. totally inappropriate but obviously hilarious.

saturday night my two friends and i went out to a bar at a hotel. this hotel happened to be where the weinstein pre-oscar party was. it was amazing. there were people everywhere and it was a beautiful hotel. the party was upstairs and obviously guarded but we happened to have the best seat in the house. our table was in the corner facing the hotel driveway so we saw every person get out of their car and get back into their car. it made for some great moments. but the best part came when we were coming back from the bathroom and mickey rourke was leaving. he was kind enough to stop and take a picture so my friend and i both got one. i told him how much i enjoyed the wrestler so he 'choked' me in my photo. it's pretty great. and little did i know that shortly before the photo mickey had won the independent spirit award for best actor. if only he had won an oscar too.

and the oscar goes to.........

2009-02-22T22:01:00.001-08:00

warning: please enjoy carefully, this post is hot.

oh my god! it's oscar sunday. this day is seriously my third favorite day of the year behind my birthday and christmas. and this was especially fantastic because the movies and the acting were unparalleled. so many movies this year transcended boundaries, languages and cultures and made people open their eyes to new and different things. and obviously the acting was ferocious.

let's recap the big winners first, shall we?

best actor - sean penn, milk
best actress - kate winslet, the reader
best supporting actor - heath ledger, the dark knight
best supporting actress - penelope cruz, vicki christina barcelona
directing - slumdog millionaire
best picture - slumdog millionaire
original score - slumdog millionaire
original song - jai ho, slumdog millionaire
animated feature - wall-e
costume design - the duchess
adapted screenplay - slumdog
original screenplay - milk

by the way, in our oscar pool i only got minus 4. 4! i am so proud of myself. and the only significant one was best supporting actress. i loved penelope cruz but didn't think she was going to win so i chose marisa tomei but lo and behold, pene won. the others that i missed were original song, foreign language film, and sound editing. and i also actually saw almost all the nominated films. it really was a fantastic oscars and now we must talk about the other important part of the oscars - the fashion! let's go.......

we'll start with the biggies.........

kate winslet was gorgeous as always. i loved her dress. i thought it was beautiful and interesting and fit her perfectly. her stylist is a genius and deserves a severe raise for dressing her amazingly well this entire awards season. she has looked flawless at each and every event she has attended. i also loved how when kate received her oscar she was talking about how she always wanted one and talked about practicing her speech with a shampoo bottle in the mirror and then goes, "it's not a shampoo bottle now." she is just so classy and beautiful and such an amazing actress.

brad and ange as always were the epitome of perfection. she looked gorgeous is all black with beautiful draping the back and plunging sweetheart neckline. i also am dying for her earrings and cocktail ring. love the color. sadly, it was pretty much a fact that neither were going to take home an oscar this evening but regardless they both looked gorgeous and were obviously king and queen of the oscars.

meryl streep is meryl streep. at the sag awards when she won for doubt she wasn't wearing a dress and even said that she wasn't wearing a dress and didn't think it was necessary, well tonight it wasn't necessary but she wore one and i am glad she did. i also like the dress she chose. it's still very meryl but also very chic and un-meryl. i liked the two colors and the drapy neckline. i am not going to say anything about sophia loren (because she's an icon) other than she should stay out of the sun.

penelope cruz was of course gorgeous. she looked sexy and tan and beautiful. i loved her dress and the way it fit her. the embroidery was interesting and beautiful and she pulled it off well.

anne hathaway of course looked sensational. total old hollywood glamour and i love that she went for it and pulled it off. i don't know if you saw rachel getting married but she was great in it. i (sadly) knew she wasn't going to win tonight but she looked like a winner and i doubt this will be her last nomination.

amy adams looked good. her face was a bit pale. i loved her dress and i loved her necklace but the two didn't particularly go together color-wise. her necklace is more of a fuchsia whereas her dress is red. but i do love the way the dress fits and how the piping makes her look beautiful and curvy in the best way possible.

marisa tomei looked beautiful as well. her dress had sick (amazing) pleats all over it and looked like it took forever to make but was beautifully crafted! i really thought she was going to win. she did such a great job in the wrestler.

now i don't really know why sarah jessica parker was at the oscars but i obviously do not tire of seeing the always stunning carrie bradshaw. and tonight sjp really looked stunning. i loved the dress. i loved the hair. i loved the makeup. it was all perfect and i loved how she called the dress "barely mint." it really was the lightest shade of green ever but it was perfection. dior does some nice work.

viola davis' dress looks like something you could pick up at wet seal during prom season. not good. not cute. not oscar. although her tatas look very nice.

frida pinto is legitimately one of the most gorgeous people i have ever seen. that said, she looks amazing in this dress. very chic and romantic. love the lace and love the color. great and daring choice.

i hate miley cyrus. i hate miley cyrus. i hate miley cyrus. i hate miley cyrus. ok. i do though. my thoughts on ms cyrus are as follows: she is really a 70 year old smoker trapped in a 16 year olds body. i also think she is irrationally annoying. seriously annoying. and what she wore to the oscars does not help me like her any more. in fact, it makes me hate her more. this dress looks like something her bedazzler vomited up after it broke from making too many sleeveless plaid shirts for her father. that dress is a monstrosity.

natalie portman as always looked absolutely beautiful. she is one of my favorites and i love that she comes out to support her fellow actors even when she's not nominated. and she looked amazing. her dress was so fresh and fun and young and i loved the little bits of sparkle on the front of the bodice. the perfect amount of 'bling.'

zac efron never seems to disappoint. however, his beard, vanessa "i-like-to-take-naked-pictures-of-myself-and-text-them-to-disney-stars" hudgens looked atrocious. her dress was not cute and there were bows or flowers or something on the front of the bodice that were just awkward and distracting.

i think philip seymour hoffman decided before he even got to the oscars that he wasn't going to win so he decided to wear this awful ensemble. who wears a beanie to the oscars?!?

now mickey rourke did it right. granted he is wearing something far from the traditional oscar tuxedo but he looks like a rock star and after all, he is mickey rourke.

now i would like to talk about the awards themselves.....i honestly enjoyed the new format. it felt more emotional and personal and special. people teared up and i loved the little introductions for the 4 big categories. i also really loved hugh jackman's singing. he has a wonderful voice and he isn't too bad to look at either. i especially enjoyed the part where he said how was contractually obligated to mention brad and angelina at least 5 times during the show. it was cute. i was slightly terrified that high wasn't going to do a good job. but he did.
so sean penn won and oscar and he showed up. it was insanely exciting and i love him. i especially enjoyed his speech. my favorite clips were when he called the academy "commie homo-loving sons of guns," and when talking about mickey rourke goes, "mickey works rises again and he's my brother." i wish sean penn would say such nice things about me. actually, i just wish sean penn knew who i was.
reese witherspoon looked gorgeous (as always). she was wearing a beautiful black and blue dress and i saw her for three minutes when she was presenting. i am still wondering if she brought jake.
ooooh, speaking of couples, did you see jen aniston and her boytoy john mayer? he looked hot. i forgot that when he puts on a tux he is the equivalent of walking sex. it's disgusting and i love it. she looked good, a little old but good. although i didn't understand the hair, she couldn't have been bothered to get it done??
another person that clearly couldn't have been bothered to get to the salon prior to the awards was adrian brody. is he trying to have girl hair? it was really long and really ugly.
i must say i absolutely loved natalie portman and ben stiller's little skit where ben was acting like joaquin phoenix. it was hysterical.

this oscars really did have some great funny moments. i really enjoyed the show and i hope you did too. please feel free to share your thoughts and or snarky comments about some of the awkward or fabulous fashion featured at tonight's awards.

sophie

2009-02-18T11:09:00.000-08:00

a year and a half ago we adopted sophie - her given name was mary grace. she is a mix and she is super cute, hyper and loving.

pre-adoption video

post-adoption video

the bag game

2009-02-13T17:56:00.000-08:00

my friend j at peep-toe pumps and pearls tagged me on this super fun game!

here are the rules:
1. take a photo of whatever bag you are currently carrying. you cannot switch bags. it is the bag you are currently using so no cheating.
2. say what it is and how much it costs. it's not about judging. it's for entertainment purposes so just spill it! also if the bag has a story please tell.
3. tag some friends.

the bag is kate spade. it's amazing. it looks black but it is actually very dark brown patent with brown leather trim. it's gorgeous. it costs $500 but i got it for $150.
the story behind it is that i used to work at kate spade. we got a very generous discount and right before i stopped working there we had the opportunity to purchase one bag at a 'double discount' which meant 75% off. it was amazing. so i bought this bag. and it was a great choice. it's huge.

i tag:
lulu at sweet songs of life

kate at nautical by nature

and miss jc at pleeze pass tha pees but holde da korn

sassy engineer at a sassy engineer

per usual

2009-02-12T00:40:00.001-08:00

of course i'm bored. why would i not be bored. i have no job so i am bored. mine and d's friend j did an alphabet meme on her adorable and fabulous blog so i decided to play along.

a. almost famous. incredible film. and unquestionably one of my favorites.

b. britney spears. obvs.

c. california. the west coast is the best coast.

d. d - my sissy. she is the reason for my blogging and my obsession with twitter.

e. elephants. they are so cute.

f. friends reruns. there is nothing better, providing they don't play any later episodes.

g. gossip girl. whatever. i'm addicted. it's fucking delicious. deal with it. plus i live for b's headbands.

h. hamlet. my favorite of shakespeare's plays.

j. "just dance" by lady gaga

k. kit kats. particularly the mini ones passed out on halloween. gimme a break!

l. lavender. smells so good!

m. my best friends. i am so thankful for them and all the things they have taught me.

n. nuts. not! i am deathly allergic to nuts. particularly peanuts, pistachios and cashews.

o. one tree hill. just get over it. it's amazing. i've never missed an episode. it's fine. it's better than some other tv out there.

p. puppies. i really love animals and puppies (especially super duper cute ones) are a huge weakness.

q. questions of the day. i sometimes ask a question of the day on my blog. such as "what is your favorite type of cheese?"

r. raw cookie dough. duh. delicious. just gimme the whole package.

s. s - my little sissy.

t. tucson. the location of the university of arizona. aka my alma mater.

u. university of arizona. go wildcats. bear down.

v. vincent chase...aka adrien grenier the star of hbo's entourage. love it. plus i have loved ag since the movie drive me crazy (brilliant film). he is so cute.

w. whitney port. because i talk like her. that's just for you j.

x. x-rays. ok so maybe i don't love them but i have had so many of them in life. i cannot even begin to count. it's kind of gross.

y. yin and yang. i love the whole concept of two opposite halves coming together to make one perfect whole.

z. zucchini. so good. my mother will sometimes marinate them in soy sauce and sesame oil and grill them on the bbq. they are amazing.

official

2009-02-10T12:16:00.000-08:00

tr knight and katherine heigl are officially out of grey's anatomy. i am so sad to see george o'malley go but izzie needed to leave a loooong time ago. i just don't like her. good riddance.

i would like to introduce you all to my new boyfriend owen....

isn't he handsome? i'm totally in love.

took some random photos

still no job. anyone shocked? anyone?? didn't think so.

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finally finally finally!

2009-02-09T23:24:00.000-08:00

i finally saw slumdog millionaire! i know! it took me for-freaking-ever!

it was absolutely amazing! it was beautiful, suspenseful, exciting and heartwarming and i loved it. my little sister decided to ditch her friends and go to the movies with me.
now all i need to see before the oscars is: the reader, frost/nixon and doubt. not necessarily in that order. i am feeling solid in my saying that i think that slumdog millionaire will win best picture. it really was a phenomenal film.
i also saw h.j.n.t.i.y.......figure it out. not that hard. it was good. much better than i expected..............................................but i had low expectations. i do love ginnifer goodwin. she is great. i also happen to love her on big love.
speaking of television im kind of in the mood to share my list of shows. i downloaded the great tv forecast app for my iphone and i had to input my shows so i had to think of what i watched so here we go:

monday
gossip girl
one tree hill
the secret life of the american teenager (shut up! you know it's good)
the bachelor (watch it on abc the next day)
house

tuesday
90210 (it's sooooo good/bad)
nip/tuck
law & order: svu
ncis

wednesday
project runway (if it stays on wednesdays)

thursday
grey's anatomy

friday
are there things on tv on friday?

saturday
saturday night live used to be good

sunday
desperate housewives
brothers & sisters
big love
the united states of tara
entourage (when it's on)
the tudors (when it's on)

i like tv. it's good. my new found enjoyment for crime shows comes from my lack of employment. i found all these shows that i now love.

this is my peace buddha. he is so cute and i velcro-d him to my dashboard.

he just sits there and brings peace and good karma. i love him!
i picked him up while i was out and also found this for the pup. how cute does he look?!?

and he is totally mr. mischief. he loves getting into trouble.

here's some sexy to brighten your day

i'm a big one tree hill fan and i know i love my chad michael murray (aka lucas scott) shirtless and close cropped with not too much facial hair. so hot!

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never again

2009-02-07T19:05:00.001-08:00

today i went to ikea with a. i like being a good friend. i will never been a good friend again.

ikea = hell on earth

never again
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call me

2009-02-06T16:20:00.000-08:00

i was driving in the car on the way to the movies with my friend j and eventually we come to a stop behind a big yellow school bus. the bus was full of kids (probably going on a field trip) and all of a sudden the ones in the back start waving at us. obviously j and i wave back. i always believe in following 'sweet & sour' etiquette. for those who don't know/remember what sweet & sour is it is when you and your friends wave at passersby and the ones that wave back are sweet and the ones that don't are sour. i couldn't be sour! well, as the bus begins to pull away, one particular little boy waves at me and mouth (with the hand signal) 'call me.' now, mind you, this child is approximately 8 years old. had he been 20 years older this would be another story.
i should have gotten his number though and seen if he had a hot brother or single dad.....................just kidding.

but seriously.

i am a *&#%@(^!? moron!

2009-02-04T22:10:00.000-08:00

so i am taking another wonderful test, the cbest. i was under the impression that my test was on valentines day. today i found out that i was sadly mistaken. my test is actually this saturday, as in 2 days from now. as in, oh em gee i'm going to die and am freaking out. how could i have been so stupid?? clearly this is god messing with me (once again). so i am now scrambling to study. although i just took a rather lengthy practice test and did quite well. go me!

i got my new glasses today. they are phenomenal. couldn't be happier.

my friend m and i went for fro-yo at our fav place and we found m's clothing twin for the day. obvs i had to get a pic and here is a pic of m also so you can see. m (right) is definitely cuter.

they also had these balloons. i wanted to stab them until they were completely deflated.

oh, have i mentioned that i hate valentine's day? it is the bane of my existence. it's like i know that i am single and valentine's day just likes to shove it in my face more. and also, couples use valentine's day as an excuse to make out in the streets. not a fan! the one good thing about this valentine's day is that my friend j has time warner cable and on the 14th and 15th they have tons and tons of new release movies for only one cent. one cent! how amazing is that? so i am going to camp out and we are going to watch movies all day. it should be glorious. hopefully she won't be on a date with this boy (man) she has been seeing. he is a little older but it's not big deal. i just don't want to be alone on s.a.d. (singles awareness day).

today i saw rachel getting married. i loved it. it was not a happy movie but it was a wonderfully poignant and intimate film about a crazy family. it is a film where not a lot happens but so much goes on. it's also beautifully shot with a handheld camera without making you dizzy and sick to your stomach. the handheld effect makes the viewer feel like they are there intruding without interrupting. it is very interesting. anne hathaway did an incredible job. she was so desperate and selfish and wonderful. she unquestionably deserves her oscar nomination. also, the theater in which we saw the film was fabulous. it was a smaller auditorium with couches instead of chairs and it was so comfortable. it apparently only showed in that auditorium because it was it's last day showing in that theater. if you haven't seen rachel getting married yet go see it. otherwise rent it the second it's available.
the only other movies i am desperate to see before oscar night are the reader and slumdog millionaire. i know, i know. i haven't seen slumdog yet. i am a horrible person. it is supposed to be the next film i see but getting my little sister s to ditch her friends is impossible.

tomorrow is thursday and i am hoping for a good episode of grey's. i cannot wait to find out what is wrong with izzy and then for her to finally get kicked off the show. i am so over her and her annoying character. i am also loving the lexie and mcsteamy pairing. the way he acts towards her is ridiculous and adorable and i looooove him. he is so handsome.

ooooh speaking of handsome....

how could you not love it??

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bank of crazies

2009-02-02T21:12:00.000-08:00

i was running errands with a friend recently and among the errands was the bank. well we are at the bank and what do i see......some wonderfully heinous clothing. it was a two-for-one special and it was glorious.
first we have the bank teller. i am loving the rat's nest on her head. it's beautiful. i wish i could do that to my hair. sadly, you are not receiving the full effect of her top. it sparkled. i have a feeling it was not costume day so my assumption is that these decisions are made on a regular basis.

then there was this lady. first of all, hair clips. oh god. second, her white patent leather booties. i love booties and i love patent leather but white is just not right. it's totally wrong actually. the entire outfit just doesn't work and reminds me of an eight year old girl dressing herself for school.

why would people do this?

my little sister s spotted this girl the other day. granted she is in middle school, but she went to school dressed this way. one, it was about eighty degrees outside and two, no one else was dressed up.

sometimes i just don't understand little kids. their idea is of funny is so different than mine. i would definitely not put on penguin printed flannel footie pajamas to make people laugh. i would probably bust this out....

i miss college.

oooh my little sister s also has these skills, in addition to hunting down those who are poorly dressed....

pretty cool......or not.

today my friends and i went to a fabulous exhibit at the los angeles county museum of art (lacma). it was the vanity fair portraits exhibit. it was several rooms of memorable vanity fair photographs and it was incredible. the exhibit started with huge black and whites of margaret thatcher and princess diana. there were also portraits of h.g. wells, george clooney, picasso and more. it was a beautiful exhibit.

here's some sexy for your day. enjoy...

so yummy

quote of the day:
"i never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television."
~gore vidal (1925-present)
american novelist, playwright and politician

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and my letter is.......

2009-02-01T09:33:00.000-08:00

my sissy d and our friend j played this great game. basically you get a letter and then you have to say 10 things you like that begin with that letter. my letter is L. it wasn't that hard to think of things that i loved....

1. licorice. twizzlers only!

2. lounging. what life should be.

3. la la land

4. london.....who doesn't go crazy for a british accent

5. little miss sunshine

6. leggings. obsessed.

7. lori laughlin....seriously though, who doesn't love aunt becky?? and she's hotter than ever.

8. louis vuitton. self explanatory.

9. lemon flavored anything.

10. let it be.....one of the greatest beatles albums ever. and i own it!

if you want to play all you have to do is comment and i will give you a letter.....that simple.

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and this is what i get......

2009-01-31T20:57:00.001-08:00

today a talked me into going to ross with her. i had never been before. i love tj maxx but ross is a bit too much for me. but she did find some cute stuff. i, on the other hand, found nothing.....well nothing, save for this mother/daughter combo in matching dresses. just kill me now okay??

why? why????

hello hello hello!!!

2009-01-30T09:24:00.000-08:00

hello everyone! so i would like to say hello to all the new people coming to visit my blog! i know you're there.
i can see you! but leave me a sign that you were here.

well, it's friday.....who doesn't love the weekend?? i know i do. granted, every day is the weekend for me, but there is something about the actual days of saturday and sunday that makes me calm down.

here's some friday man candy

by the way, i literally googled "hot male model." i love the internet.

i'm hoping my new glasses are going to be ready today. i would love that. it would be nice to see really clearly. they also happen to be really fabulous and i can't wait to have them. i have been having the worst hair related static and i want to scream. i have long hair and thick bangs and with the static comes my bangs cling to my forehead. it's really obnoxious. i actually just rubbed my head with a dryer sheet but it's not working today which totally sucks. i probably sound like a complete idiot but the trick actually works (normally). but that's what happens when it's super dry in la - massive static.

just found this. had to post. dying.

wow. wow. wow.

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(embarrassing) story time

2009-01-29T08:04:00.000-08:00

i just found this blog by a girl named maxie. she told a great story that is a bit too much information but is one of those stories that deserves telling.....so she told it. her story has inspired me to share a wonderfully embarrassing story (that i very briefly referenced once before). so here goes.............

my thirteenth birthday was a huge deal....and i mean huuuge. i got to have a huge party, get a new dress, get my hair done etc. i was so excited! it was also the first time i was going to really wear heels. i had never actually worn them before because i have always been kind of tall and never felt that i needed more height. so i wore heels. nothing insane, probably less than three inches but those heels changed my life. so the day came and i was ready. i was all dressed and made up and good to go. by the time my grand entrance came around my feet were killing me and i apparently couldn't stand it any longer so i took off my shoes. clad only in my dress and sheer stockings i decided to make my grand entrance. bad idea. someone should have stopped me because before i know it i am running through the double doors and onto the parquet dance floor where i slip, fall and land on my (beautiful) face. if it hadn't have happened in front of 150 of my closest friends and family it wouldn't have been so mortifying but it did. i fell on my face at my birthday party. then i got up, brushed myself off, took my father's hands and started dancing. it still stings a little but i like to think of it as my horror story and one day something will happen to one of my children (when i have them) that is absolutely mortifying and this story will hopefully make them feel better.......ideally.

ouch.

and today is oprah's birthday! happy birthday queen o!!

busy...busy...........dizzy

2009-01-28T19:33:00.000-08:00

what a day! my bff a and i spent all day out and about. today was the day that she was going to get a car and she did! and she's very happy, so it was a great day. in addition to her finding a car i found a woman dressed in quite the get up. enjoy!

brown corduroy pants that were too short, black socks and brown leather clog things that had a tiny contrast trim and a brown leather jacket. too bad you couldn't see her sweater - it was black with pink flowers. so i must ask......why??

as you all know from many many posts i do not have a job. while being jobless i have thought constantly about what i want to do. i over think things a lot, especially things like this and i generally take it out on my jaw.....which i clench endlessly. the things i truly love and would kill to do i don't seem to be able - i.e. something in fashion or entertainment. it is impossible to get a break. i don't want to act or model or anything but i would love to style or do p.r. or advertising. i feel like i have so many ideas and they just sit in my head. i need a big revelation and i am hoping that getting my cset scores in a few weeks will help. whether or not i passed or didn't pass any sections will help me figure some things out. i really just want to do something that makes me happy. i am hoping that the planets will soon align.

i find myself talking about my blog a lot. i wish more people would read it. or if there are more of you out there please let me know you're out there! i love visitors! also, once i find that people read my wonderful blog i might do fun things as incentives. so, i find myself talking about my blot a lot....a told me that today and i laughed. i just really love it. and i think it's entertaining. i am trying to find ways to spice it up and make it fun. i also wish that i did more things so that i could write about more things. sometimes my life is pretty boring....sorry.

i am so excited....hopefully by friday i will have my new glasses! they are absolutely gorgeous and i love them. it will also be nice to have the proper prescription.

got some great random jewelry the other day. some necklaces and a ring. it was a good day. this is what i got........

i wear the black one as a bracelet. it's a great filler.

and this is what i want.........

fringe is huge for spring but i hate it generally. this necklace makes the trend wearable. and i love the colors. i love the ring. i have tons a couple black and gold rings but no white and gold. it's a great combo for warmer weather. the last necklace almost looks like an acorn and i think that's why i like it. it's pretty and the green is such a great color. i love a great necklace!

oooh by the way, baja fresh is the greatest thing ever. if you have one and have never been then you must go. if not i am very sorry. go find one.

question of the day: what is your favorite lunch meat (if you eat lunch meat)?
my answer: i personally have a serious fear of lunch meat.

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lovely day

2009-01-27T20:49:00.000-08:00

what a day! i spent today playing stylist to my best friend a. she just moved here and got a job and has to dress fabulously and she needed help. for some reason she trusts me implicitly with her fashion choices. i am obviously flattered and did my best to make her look amazing. i wish i could be a stylist for profit. any takers???
well, while she was trying clothes on i was waiting outside her dressing room and there was a mother who was doing the same. i glance over in her direction after a few minutes and see her practicing her ballet positions in the large dressing room mirror. obviously i snuck a picture to show you all.

she was doing some serious ballet - pliees included. why oh why?

i just found this video. so wrong. apparently she is promoting a scientology event and goes around calling people using the voice. interesting how there is no actual mention of scientology...

it is becoming blindingly clear to me that a job is just not on the horizon. i want it to be. and i try and try and try and nothing. i am told to call people about jobs and then get told by the people i am calling that there isn't actually anything available. i go in on interviews and get feedback that i am great and they love me but they aren't hiring. well, why do they bring me in on an interview?????? how does that make any sense? it makes me want to scream and rip my hair out. ahhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i need to find a job soon or i am just going to completely fly off the handle.

ok, i'm calm now. here is some hotness.

look at those arms! oh em gee!! he has gotten hunkalicious. scar-jo is one lucky biotch.

quote of the day
"reality leaves a lot to the imagination."
~john lennon (1940-1980)
musical genius

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sag awards sunday

2009-01-25T18:52:00.000-08:00

right now i am sitting on my bed watching the screen actors guild awards. i love love love awards season! it's such a great time of year and the sags are especially fun because it's actors voting for actors. let's talk about the carpet first. red carpets are probably the thing i love most. i love seeing what (and who) everyone is wearing.

let's just start with the terrible and work our way up shall we....

what the heck was nicolette sheridan thinking?? that looks like a full length ice skater's costume. i'm dying.

2 things about amy adams' dress....1, is she hiding something with that cascade of ruffles? that looks like a bump. and not just a "i had a stack a pancakes, two bagels and all the rest of the carbs on the menu" bump, that looks like a particular bump that gets bigger and bigger as the weeks go by. and 2, i don't like said dress. it's ugly.

i hate angie's a little less. i like the color and the style is very "her," but she could have picked something a little more special and flattering. granted, i love her and she is beautiful and could wear a potato sack. hopefully she'll bring it for the oscars.

kate winslet looks incredible, that is a given. she is absolutely gorgeous and an amazing actress but i want to cut this dress off where the train thing begins. it is such a gorgeous color and she looks absolutely beautiful but the bottom makes me want to scream. also whoever has been styling her has been putting her in the exact same types of dresses....

not that she doesn't look hot in each dress but they are all similar, especially the grey and blue. i still love her but someone needs to be slightly more inventive.

anne hathaway gets five gold stars for the evening. she looks absolutely amazing and is by far the best dressed at the sag awards. she can do no wrong. praise the lord.

and now for the winners. i am shocked and pleased at the two big awards for the night, best actor and best actress. shocked because meryl streep won for doubt....i wanted to see kate win (again) but sean penn won for milk. that movie was phenomenal and sean penn was amazing in it. he became harvey milk. i would love to see him win and oscar but i just can't decide if he will or not. he hates the academy and the academy hates him. i can't wait to see what happens. i love the oscars.

i was out and about today and in my travels i and ran into some rather heinous stuff. particularly this girl. baby pink uggs, abercrombie skirt (circa 2000) and a bright pink super tight (and short) long sleeved shirt. i just don't get it. yes there are people that like this look but i personally don't understand the appeal. i mean, i love uggs. they are great. if it's below 65 you can basically guarantee i am wearing mine, but i don't wear pink (or any other 'colored') ugg. chestnut, sand and chocolate brown.....that's it. i used to have black ones but grew out of them and haven't bought a pair of them since.

her boyfriend also happened to be wearing pants that look like christmas pajamas. do people not look in the mirror before leaving the house? why??

i went to my favorite flea market today and i got super lucky. i have begun collecting records (and am asking for a turntable for my birthday) and got 3 today! i picked up: the beatles rubber soul and let it be and christmas with bing crosby. you know i can't resist a christmas record. i am so excited! and they are all in incredible condition.

amazing! such a great sunday!!

oh and here's a little hotness....love it!

helping keep the planet green, making amazing films and still looking hot.

quote of the day:
"you gotta keep the fights clean and the sex dirty."
~kevin bacon (1958-present)
his response when asked what keeps his marriage alive

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fabulous friday

2009-01-23T17:22:00.000-08:00

watch this!

also this (it's just so beautiful)

the two of them just had the most wonderful and intense chemistry. it's great to see a president who is so deeply in love with his wife. beyonce also did a great job and she didn't look hideous (which she usually does). so good job. but seriously, how hot are they together? i tear up every time.

sometimes i do not understand people. i see people wearing certain things and i just cannot stop myself from internally questioning some choices. that happened to me today. i saw a woman (probably in her mid twenties) and she had on a $1700 chanel bag (it was real), a horrible outfit and then these shoes. there is no excuse in the world for these shoes. they looked like they came from the mid-90s. they are an eyesore and need to be burned.

why?

then i am driving home (it's raining) and i look to my right and see a group of tourists taking a tour....in the rain. they have a guide and everything. one of the people was wearing shorts and flip flops. i get that you want to take a tour but is this necessary?? obviously i had to take a picture. while i was taking it one of them saw me. i was sitting in my car with my camera phone and laughing. it was so enjoyable.

this past monday ellen finally caught george clooney. during 2008 she had george watch 08 where she attempted several times to catch him and get him on her show. on monday she finally did it. that has inspired the hotness for the day. so here it is. it has also been made official that george will be getting back into his scrubs for the final episode of er. hotness. george doesn't need to be topless either. that's the beauty of being george - he is totally sexy with all of his clothes on.

the oscar nominations were announced yesterday. i don't think there were any surprises that were too huge but there were some interesting picks. i am first going to comment on the fact that kate winslet got nominated for the reader and not revolutionary road. also at the golden globes her reader nomination was in the supporting category and at the oscars it's in the best actress category....very interesting. also, robert downey jr was nominated for best supporting actor for his work in tropic thunder. seriously?? at least it wasn't tom cruise. that would have pissed me off. heath ledger was nominated for his brilliant portrayal of the joker in the dark knight. i truly think he will win. actually, that has inspired me to list my picks for a golden statue. so here it goes (only in the major categories):

best actor:
richard jenkins (the visitor)
frank langella (frost/nixon) - win
sean penn (milk)
brad pitt (the curious case of benjamin button)
mickey rourke (the wrestler) - 2nd choice win

supporting actor:
josh brolin (milk)
robert downey jr (tropic thunder)
phillip seymour hoffman (doubt)
heath ledger (the dark knight) - win
michael shannon (revolutionary road)

best actress:
anne hathaway (rachel getting married)
angelina jolie (changeling)
melissa leo (frozen river)
meryl streep (doubt)
kate winslet (the reader) - win

supporting actress:
amy adams (doubt)
penelope cruz (vicky christina barcelona)
viola davis (doubt)
taraji p. henson (the curious case of benjamin button)
marisa tomei (the wrestler) - win

best director:
the curious case of benjamin button
frost/nixon
milk
the reader
slumdog millionaire - win

best picture:
the curious case of benjamin button
frost/nixon
milk
the reader
slumdog millionaire - win

that is what i think. what do you think? i think that most picks are pretty solid except for best actor and best picture. best actor is going to be a tough category. frank langella and mickey rourke are the biggest contenders in my mind. i would love to see sean penn but he won't. he didn't show up when he won the best actor oscar for mystic river and the academy doesn't like that. no #2 for sean.

i hope everyone is excited for the weekend! i know i am! tomorrow i am going thrifting with my friend, he needs a bedside table and then tomorrow night i think i am going to a bar. should be fun and random. i know like 1 person, but hopefully my friend a will come with me so i don't have to be awkward and alone. that would suck.

quote of the day:
"life is nothing without friendship."
~marcus tullius cicero (106 bc - 43 bc)
roman statesman, political theorist and philosopher

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historic

2009-01-20T18:47:00.000-08:00

today was a historic day. we have officially sworn in our first african american president. our country has come a very long way in a rather short amount of time. hopefully as a country we can continue to make such great progress in all areas of life.

i was at the gas station today and i saw this woman wearing an interesting sweater. it was very intriguing, as the sweater looked like a 5 year old child has created it.

interesting right?? what are your thoughts?

here is some hotness for your day. the always sexy andy roddick practicing for the australian open shirtless. very nice.

so who watches the bachelor? i am loving it this season. there is so much drama! my favorites are melissa from dallas, jillian from new jersey and stephanie from alabama. stephanie's face scares me a little but she seems so genuine and sweet and her little girl is adorable. when her daughter came running up behind her on the beach i cried hysterically. that was without question one of my favorite bachelor moments. the two of them and their kids would be adorable. the one i hate the most is meagan. she is bitchy and seems fake. i would like for her to go home.
the united states of tara premiered on sunday and i absolutely loved it. toni colette is hilarious and the show started off very well. i am excited to see the final personality (alice) to come out, we didn't get to meet her on sunday.
i will say this once and that is it, i hate american idol. repeat hate. i don't understand why it is still on the air. the only good idols are kelly clarkson (obsessed with her new single, my life would suck without you! get it on itunes immediately) and carrie underwood. both are fabulous but every other idol has been basically unsuccessful. i love clay aiken but he didn't win. he has an amazing holiday cd.

here is something fun that jill did on her blog. i'm bored so i'm going to do it too. enjoy!
~open the book closest to you; turn to page 56.
~find the 5th sentence.
~post the text of the next 2 to 5 sentences on your blog along with these instructions.
~don't dig for your favorite book, a cool book, or an intellectual book! Pick the closest.

here is my closest book:

and here is what page 56 has to say:
"what a disaster. the sex was okay, but for some reason i lost interest....or consciousness. whichever. i awoke to a blinding sunlight burning into the room at around seven a.m. this guy didn't even have blinds on his windows. this place was turning into some sort of torture chamber."

i haven't actually started reading the book but i plan on it tomorrow. i love reading and chelsea handler is hysterical so my guess is that i will seriously enjoy the book.

quote of the day:
"what lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
~ralph waldo emerson (1803-1882)
american philosopher, poet and leader of the transcendentalist movement

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one of those days......

2009-01-18T16:35:00.000-08:00

today is really just one of those days. one of those days where you want to crawl back under the covers and stay there until tomorrow. everything has sort of just come to a head at once and it is now chaos. and what's worse is that there is really nowhere to escape. maybe i need a therapist. just a nice third party to vent to. honestly, who doesn't love the opportunity to go somewhere and simply talk about yourself or any other topic you choose for 45 minutes to an hour? i never get to do that. that's one of the many problems with being the middle of three girls.
i wish i could just scream. really really loudly.

2 more days till history.

quote of the day:
"peace comes from within. do not seek it without."
~siddhartha gautama (c. 563-483 bce)
spiritual teacher

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salubrious saturday

2009-01-17T01:03:00.000-08:00

i just got back from my friend's birthday party at a 'swanky' bar and i must say i had a good time. minus the fact that the place was hot and stuffy and the group of us were the youngest people in there by a good 10 years. we had fun. a couple of us danced and there was a band and the singer would walk around the bar singing and dancing. it was awkward but fun and they sang really good songs. really good ones. if i could remember i would give you examples but that's what happens when you drink martinis with your friends. and then you apparently come home and blog about it. but whatever.
i am very excited for later today because i finally get to put one of my christmas gifts to use. my mom got me 2 tickets to the uofa v usc basketball game at usc, so my best friend a and i are going. we are going to get rowdy! now, i must say i am not a fan of usc. i despise the entire institution, but it's ok, it's a healthy pac-10 rivalry. but, the one good thing usc does have is a bar on campus. arizona never had such a thing and would never have it. and when i say on campus i mean in their giant 'cafeteria,' which also has a baja fresh, carl's jr, starbucks and red mango (among others). this is all literally on their campus, smack in the middle of the madness. a and i are going to hang out in 'the onion' (the cafeteria) before the game and it should be fun. i'm also excited to walk around the campus. it is unfortunately a pretty school.

here's some sexy for your saturday. i don't really thing anything further needs to be said about the photograph below. enjoy (drool).

quote of the day:
"too much of a good thing can be wonderful."
~mae west (1893-1980)
actress, screenwriter and sex symbol

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thanks!

2009-01-16T08:31:00.000-08:00

thank you sassy engineer for the honest scrap award! thank you so much and please go check out her blog. it's very cute and witty!

here are the rules.......

1. choose and minimum of 7 blogs that you find brilliant in content or design

2. show the 7 winners names and links on your blog, and leave a comment informing them that they were prized with "honest scrap." well, there's no prize, but they can keep the nifty icon.

3. least at least 10 honest things about yourself

here are my 7 recipients.....

1. my sissy at blogs by danielle

2. jill at peeptoe pumps and pearls

3. littlesack at navigating the quarterlife

4. jess at little logan christopher

5. kate at nautical by nature

6. monogram chick at the monogram chick

7. charlie and lulu at a tale of two sisters

and my 10 honest things about me are........

1. i am a huge klutz. i have broken: my wrist 3 times, torn cartilage in my knee twice, broken several fingers and one ankle.

2. i cannot sleep with my closet door open

3. i am deathly allergic to peanuts, pistachios and cashews. that means i have never had a reeses, a pb&j or a snickers.

4. i own several pairs of heels, none of which i can wear because i cannot walk in them.

5. i hate feet. hate them. i don't care how clean or well taken care of they are.....i hate them.

6. i am obsessed with the abc family shows the secret life of the american teenager and greek. they are so good.

7. i am the middle of three girls. not the best life position to be in but i have learned a lot. the main thing i learned is that i will only have two children.

8. i will only drink red gatorade.

9. tequila makes me want to dance/take my clothes off

10. at my 13th birthday, during my grand entrance, i slipped and fell on my face in front of all my family and friends.

i forgot something (and this is for jill): i talk like whitney from the hills

and there you have it. 10 little facts about me.

hope everyone has a fabulous friday and an even more fabulous weekend!!!

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thirsty thursday

2009-01-15T22:58:00.000-08:00

life right now is pretty frickin boring. so boring in fact, i feel like i have nothing to blog about.

so i wont.

but here is some sexy for your day.....enjoy

quote of the day:
"be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary."
~cecil beaton (1904-1980)
fashion photographer and academy award winning stage and costume designer

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congrats!

2009-01-12T07:21:00.000-08:00

so the globes are over and i must say i am pleased and shocked. pleased that one of my ultime favorite actresses won 2 (count them 1 and 2) awards last night. kate winslet won the first award for the evening for best supporting actress in a motion picture for her work in the reader and then later on in the evening kate won the best actress in a motion picture drama globe for her role in revolutionary road (which she was brilliant in). i love her. she looked beautiful. and i love how shocked and awed she was that she was up there twice. she deserved it. and her speeches! oh my goodness. she is so cute and i love how she thanked the two most important men in her life...leo then her hubby (sam mendes who directed rev. road). she is quite the talented lady. now, i was shocked by best actor in a motion picture drama. i haven't seen the wrestler but i heard mickey rourke was amazing but i didn't think he had a real shot at winning. i was sure it was going to be sean penn (for milk), frank langella (for frost/nixon) or brad pitt. i didn't think mickey rourke was going to get it. i equate this left field win with little miss sunshine's best motion picture win at the oscars two years ago.....totally out of left field. but either way, congrats to mickey and of course to kate and all the other incredible actors and actresses.

the sag (screen actors guild) awards are in two weeks and i am very excited for those. it is so interesting to see which peers actors think should win. it's nice that they get a say.

the other day i was out and about in my crazy city and my friends and i were in the car and all of a sudden we pull up next to a yellow (bright yellow) range rover. who would buy a yellow range rover? or would have a range rover painted yellow? i flipped and thought it would be prefect for the blog. we were then in a parking lot and saw another bright yellow car. apparently it was bright yellow car day.

why???

here are some cute pictures of my pup. she's a scruffy little thing and i love her. i also (clearly) enjoy dressing her up in entertaining costumes. this is my first foray but it is pretty funny.

lumberjack rups

christmas rups (those are minnie mouse christmas ears)

how amazing was gossip girl last night? the show doesn't stop. it gets better and better. how can you not love it?

jen and ben named their daughter seraphina rose elizabeth. i like rose and elizabeth...seraphina not so much. granted it is significantly better than some of the other hollywood baby names out there. congrats.

a has officially landed in la la land! i cannot believe she is finally here. and it's not just for a visit it's for real! hooray!!

quote of the day:
"the object of art is to give life a shape."
~williams shakespeare (1564-1616)
english poet and playwright

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kuh-ray-zee

2009-01-11T13:07:00.000-08:00

the first flying car is set to be tested next month. how crazy?! a flying car! a real one!

it's small enough that when the wings contract it can fit into a garage. it's kind of ugly but really cool. it will also go 500 miles in the air at 115 mph on one tank of gas. sweet deal. and just $200,000. i'll take one.

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a good laugh

2009-01-08T22:13:00.000-08:00

here is a good story. to preface: my friend j and i went to lunch and movie the other day and out waiter at lunch was a very charming and funny and kind of cute boy. my friend j left him a note with her number on the receipt. he called later in the day. the two proceeded to make a date for the next day to meet at a starbucks near a movie theatre then see a movie.
jump to the next day: so j met him at starbucks, they didn't get anything and went straight to the movie. once inside the theatre, her date, let's call him t, asked j if he could have a seat that faces the exit sign. first sign he is without question a little off. he then says that that was one of his many "quirks" and that she would learn more about them and eventually know them all. skip to after the movie. the movie is over and the two decide to get food. they sit down. after having been sitting for a few minutes t asks j if he can have a hug, saying that he is a very touchy person and he hadn't really gotten to have contact with her yet. j gets up and hugs t. the hugs lasts for a while, t just won't let j go. they sit down. second sign that he is definitely weird. they eat. the check comes. t pays. j offers. t goes on to say that j can help pay on their next date. sign three. time to run. t was very intent on telling j that he wanted another date but that it was apparently her turn to 'initiate.'
j won't be calling.

saturday is my cset and i am getting really nervous. i am spending all day tomorrow studying, but i must go to walgreens and pick up a pack of #2 pencils. i have a lot of studying to do but i have to do it. if you want it you have to work to get it.

quote of the day:
"the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
~eleanor roosevelt (1884-1962)
first lady, civil rights activist and author

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awards season

2009-01-06T21:48:00.000-08:00

one of my favorite times of the year (behind christmas and my birthday) is awards season and it is officially upon us! sunday is the golden globe awards and shortly after that are the screen actors guild awards. one of my (and my friend j's goals) is to see all the nominated films and actor's in films before the oscars. we should be able to do it.
i have seen:

the curious case of benjamin button (motion picture, drama)

revolutionary road (motion picture, drama)

mamma mia! (motion picture comedy)

vicky christina barcelona (motion picture, comedy)

milk (sean penn, actor, drama)

changeling (angelina jolie, actress, drama)

pineapple express (james franco, actor, comedy)

tropic thunder (tom cruise and robert downey jr, supporting actor)

the duchess (ralph finnes, supporting actor)

the dark knight (heath ledger, supporting actor)

the great thing about the golden globes is that you get not only movies but television as well. i watch a lot of nominated television. tv is amazing.

dexter (series, drama)
house (series, drama)
californication (series, comedy)
entourage (series, comedy)
weeds (series comedy)

and tons of people i love are also nominated. there is some seriously amazing tv out there.....in case you didn't know.
and speaking of televison all of my favorite shows are back this week. from gossip girl, to nip/tuck, to law and order svu new episodes are everywhere. gossip girl, as always, did not fail to deliver. that show is so good it's sickening. nip/tuck is good but it's getting a little ridiculous. desperate housewives and brothers & sisters both came back with great episodes. tomorrow is grey's anatomy and i am still hoping that it will 'come back' from it's slump but i just don't know. especially now that t.r. knight (george o'malley) wants to leave the show. the only person i want gone is katherine heigl (izzie stevens). first of all, her story line pisses me off and two, her character just isn't good. it's boring. granted, denny looks hot but still. i am hoping they make her go crazy and then she is written out of the show.

ok enough about that. i am so excited because there are just six days left until my best friend from college a get's here. she is moving out full time and i couldn't be more excited! she is one of the craziest and fun girls i know and i am so excited to have her in the same city as me again. trouble will ensue, i am sure. so check back for updates on the madness. hopefully my life will be significantly more interesting once she gets out here.

quote of the day:
"go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined."
~henry david thoreau (1817-1862)
american author, transcendentalist and philosopher

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.......and a happy new year

2009-01-01T20:56:00.000-08:00

happy 2009! i hope everyone had an amazing, memorable and more importantly safe new years eve. i know i did. my crazy friends and i decided at the absolute last minute that we should attempt to get a hotel room somewhere fabulous because that way we could safely drink and not drive (which i am a big fan of!) and we actually ended up doing it. we got a room at the roosevelt hotel in hollywood, scratch that, a cabana room at the roosevelt hotel. our balcony overlooked the main party at the tropicana bar and we were also able to go down and have a fabulous time. sadly, my camera died early into the evening so my only pictures are of our amazing view. but we had a great time. it was just a bunch of friends drinking and spending new years together in a rather fabulous setting.

so in addition to our fabulous hotel room my friends and i also went to dinner with another friend and a few of her friends. the four of us barely talked to them. they seemed to do their own thing, as did we. but what i must comment on is what one girl was wearing. i swear i could have died. yes, it was new years so sparkles are ok when done properly. this girl was wearing a spandex dress (or it looked like spandex) it was cut like a leotard dress (not cute) and was a sparkly metallic grey. it was awful. it also looked crazy itchy. silver sequins are great for new years and had this dress been sequined and cut differently it might have been cute. however, it wasn't and it was a tacky monstrosity. sorry for the mean rant, but sometimes i just can't help myself. i, on the other hand a pretty cute outfit on, too bad i didn't take any pictures of myself.

it's now 2009 and there is so much madness going on right now. i just feel so crazed and busy. next saturday i am taking my super scary history cset. the cset is a subject specific exam that i must take and pass in order to even apply to teaching school to get my credential. i am petrified. i thought i knew history but i was looking over my study materials (which includes practice tests) and some of these questions are really difficult. the test is 5 hours and is obviously different every time but each test costs about $300.....which is obviously not a small sum of money. there are multiple choice, short answer essays and long answer essays. i am also tested on everything considered social science so: world history and geography, unites states history and geography, civics, economics and california history. sounds like fun huh?!? not excited. either way, i have a lot of studying to do and not a lot of time to do it in. thankfully the test is soon and then it's over. then it's on to the cbest which is another test i must take and basically shows that you are at least as competent as a 7th grader. that test has math, which i have issues with and i can't use a calculator (bummer). but it is also english (grammar etc) and a writing section. there are so many hoops i have to jump thru and i am so nervous and constantly unsure of myself. part of me really wants to teach and then part of me thinks that lives are going to given to me and i have to fill them with knowledge. that is a big task to take on. i go back and forth every day. but i guess i will just have to see how the tests go because without passing them i can't do anything.
i am also still looking for a job. i had an interview about a week ago and it went very well and i should be getting a call from another company to come in for an interview. i really would just like to spend my days doing something slightly productive instead of sitting at home and constantly discovering new television shows. that would be really great.

2008 was a pretty fabulous year but i am very much ready for 2009. i hope that it will be a phenomenal year filled with firsts and bests and lots of memorable moments with my incredible friends and family. i hope that everyone has a wonderful, healthy and prosperous 2009.

quote of the day:
"the best way to prepare for life is to begin to live."
~elbert hubbard (1856-1915)
american writer, artist and philosopher

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cool

2008-12-30T09:45:00.001-08:00

i came across a very cool article featuring vintage ads. i love the smirnoff ad and the sprite ad. you can find them here.

i am currently an iphone user. i love it. the iphone is amazing. but part of me wants to switch to a blackberry. i have an 'upgrade' so the blackberry would basically be free and i love the idea of being able to bbm all of my friends since every single one (except for my 2 best friends) has a blackberry. my little sister just switch and a day doesn't go by where i don't get jealous and where she doesn't exclaim how much she loves her blackberry. she is on it 24/7 and i am jealous about 16/7. my biggest issue seems to be in the internet. blackberry users don't complain about a 'lack' of internet but i think they just don't know better. have they ever seen an iphone? we can do everything. it's a fact. well, everything except bbm. bbm allows for free contact with friends regardless of service provider. it crosses serious boundaries. i love crossing boundaries. it seems like such a plus that not only do you get free texts with your phone provider but also with all of your friends that have blackberries. but, i digress, am i willing to just give up my full beautiful internet and huge screen?? it will be nice to easily text message again though. i must say, actual buttons are quite helpful. again, i love my iphone but i used to be an amazing text messager. my skills have been lacking because the iphone is not as simple. and with the new no text messaging/emailing/etc while driving a blackberry would be much easier to break the law with. i am clearly not very convincing as there are many pros and cons to each phone, but do you have any thoughts? i would love solid reasons to switch or to not switch to a blackberry. please share. it would be greatly appreciated.

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great find

2008-12-29T14:21:00.000-08:00

my little sister and i went out to the valley today to have lunch with our father. on the way back we decided to stop at this random thrift store to see if there were any good finds. i got lucky. i found the most incredible vase. i can't even describe it so here are some pictures. i'm in love.

how great is it? it is going to remain empty and just sit on my shelf and be beautiful. it reminds me of the vases we had on display at kate spade. they were all from the 50s and 60s and had the same feel. i don't know where mine came from but it is amazing.

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