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Russel Simmons has done it all. The Rushcard. Bizarre.

Happy Christmas!

Yay Economy!

Today Sean got laid off from his job. 3 other people in his department were let go too. All due to budget cuts. Please keep your eyes and ears open regarding jobs. I guess I am grateful to work where I do during this time. My job seems to be pretty secure and I hope to keep it that way.

No Whammies...

Sean and I have had this hanging in our office for quite some time now. Ted (Sean's Mom's boyfriend) gave it to us. He got it when he was campaigning for Obama in Texas. Never did I think I would have a framed picture of a presidential candidate in my house, non-ironically at least, but it's the best thing we have hanging on our walls (besides Sean's set of stylish fake mustaches).

I voted already, last Saturday. I waited longer than I probably would have if I just went on Tuesday, but I didn't want to risk anything. I wanted to make sure I got my vote in. The suspense is seriously killing me though. I just want to know what my future holds.

We got tickets to the rally in Grant Park and we'll be going down after work. We're taking the blue line so that we don't risk getting stranded in the city if the Metra sells out. I'm taking my brother as my guest and Sean is taking Ted as his. I think it's going to be a really awesome experience and something I'll remember for a long time.

I'm really nervous.

Happy Halloweener

You can download this cutie card, designed by Emily of Inside a Black Apple here.

Halloween pot-luck at work. Yummers. Sean and I are going to our second costume party tonight. I'm going as a cat, again! I don't care, it's easy and cute.

Have a Happy Halloween!

"I'm going to be a sexy _________"

Halloween is coming and we actually have two parties to go to this year! I have no costume yet and no real leads on one. Last year, I had the best effing idea for a "couple's" costume:

Yes, I know. Awesome. You don't have to tell me twice. I don't think I could pull it off this year though, maybe next year after I chop my hair post wedding. Well, enough reminiscing about great ideas that never came to fruition because NO ONE had a Halloween party last year.

On to some ideas for this year. Now, there isn't much time left but I thought of some "cute" ideas.

1. A retro/vintage waitress costume:

Something like that, but a little more stylish. I've been having a hard time finding exactly what I'm looking for. I thought it would be way easier to find an retro waitress outfit.

However, what I have found out is that there are quite a few "sexy waitress" costumes. Shocking, I know.

...she's gonna give it to ya!

I'm not even going to go there with the whole choking the chicken thing...oh wait, I just did.

Look, it's Kendra! Even Playboy is cashing in on the sexiness that is the 50's waitress!

This one though, not so much. She actually looks a little haggard, like she really is a waitress. And is that a lunch box or a bowling bag? What's with the glasses? This isn't the sexy secretary/teacher/school girl shoot! Get it right!

So, obviously I didn't have much luck with the whole waitress get up. I thought maybe Alice in Wonderland would be cute. I have blonde hair...it's a start.

Okay, so I found a couple Alice costumes and this sweet photo of Paris Hilton

"Hi Sexy"

The normal costumes were pretty hideous, but in my search, I found that there was actually a Web site called www.buyaliceinwonderlandcostumes.com that had this disturbing evolution of Alice.

Observe:

Future sisterwife.

totally normal and appropriate

This is labeled as the "Child Teen Sexy Alice Costume." So, incase you weren't already worried about sending your 12 year old daughter out trick or treating, you can just dress her up like a whore and she'll get a real treat from that weird neighbor with the stutter!

And here we have the "Teen Alice in Wonderland Costume." Nice to see that Susan Summers is still getting work.

This is still a little too pilgrim/amish/compound for me.

This is the only costume that I would consider wearing from this Web site. But, in fear of sounding to slutty or too much like Tim Gunn a la PR, it's a "little to matronly." Plus I can see from here that it is definitely made of some sort of shiny synthetic and the last thing I need is to be itchin and scratchin' all night. I'll leave that up to the poor drunk sole who gets it on with the mystery man in the mask and ends up having a mystery rash the next day.

She'll probably be wearing something more like this...

Or perhaps even this!

Maybe I could find a friend to go as the "sexy Mad Hatter."

Don't think they aren't worried about the plus size and or maternity sportin' ladies. This lady might be carrying her 65 year old second cousin's child, but they aren't discriminatin!

And the topper...last but not least, the "Plus Size Sexy" costume.

I have to add this one last costume, because it is so effing ridiculous. I present to you ladies and gentleman, The Sexy Cherry Pie!

I mean as if pie wasn't sexy enough as it is, they had to go and make a slutty halloween costume out of it!

OH God! One more, I promise!! This one is too good!

It's called: "Weird Sexy Pilgrim Costume--Hester from Scarlet Letter." The description on the Web site says: "Hey, there’s a sexy costume for every occasion." HA! Making the Scarlet Letter sexy!?! Looks like someone just gave up on their sexy costume description writing job.

Okay, enough of this nonsense. If you are bored and would like to look at ridiculous costumes that I'm sure you will see plenty of young women sporting this Halloween, you should go here.

I guess I'm going to have to keep looking. In the end I'm sure I'll end up being a cat...just like last year...and I'll probably make it sexy. What? It's Halloween. Meow.

this just in...

...well it's been a long time coming, but my extended family is slowly but surely imploding. Note to self...time to take on new identity and start penning "fake" memoirs.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

WHY, GAWD, WHY????

I just received the sad, day ruining news via my friend, via Best Week Ever, that my dream pet, Rupert has passed away.

RIP lil' buddy, RIP. We hardly knew ye.

No I must go back to balancing financial spreadsheets for a meeting tomorrow.

Today is the worst day, ever.

OH. MY. GAWD.

Please, please, please try to tell me this isn't the cutest thing you've ever seen. No, really, go on...I frigging dare you!


His name is Rupert and he was saved by being delivered via c-section after his Mama was hit by a car.

Here is the article on him at the Daily Mail and here is more on the Muntjac deer species.

Oh man, I can't stop staring at him.

I'm weak from the weekend...

This weekend was fun, but I am so exhausted! I even drank coffee this morning and I'm still having a hard time keeping my eyes open! I am also totally not able to focus on anything work related today. Total case of the Mondays. So, with that being said, I'll post some photos instead.

My long-time fabulous friend, Michelle, was married on Saturday. The wedding was beautiful and the reception was totally unique and so fun. First wedding I've ever been to where I actually ate and enjoyed the dinner. And they had Lou's for everyone as a late night snack! I was sooo stuffed, but you better believe I shoved a piece of that pizza in my mouth anyway!

Very Grace Kelly!

Making their grand exit. So cute. They were so happy!

Michelle and Ryan. This was like almost midnight and her makeup still looked great. I am totally going to need to get some of those lashes!

Me and my friendo. I can't believe how fast the last year went!

My brother and I had a duet of "Time to Say Goodbye" by Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli (I only know the name of this song because my Mom can't get enough of that blind man). Basically it consisted of us babbling in Italian and me trying to hit the high notes. That was the last song and then they turned on the lights had and they were playing "American Pie," and everyone on the dance floor had their arms around each other swaying to the song but the three of us didn't know anyone besides the bride and sort of the groom...so we just decided to act like fools while we waited to say goodbye to the happy couple.

Truly Outrageous!

Just two guys and they're having a good time...having a good time.

I give this wedding an A+. Even though, as I mentioned before, we didn't really know many of the guests, we still had a blast and it was awesome to see how every detail that Michelle had planned out came together in the end. Only downfall of the night was getting stuck in the express lane on 94 and missing like three of my exits on the way home. Oh well.

Side note, my hair is really getting long! I feel like it has just had a total growth spurt in the last couple weeks. Hurrah!

hrm...

I have just come to the realization that I really don't care for the Smashing Pumpkins. I think I used to try to like them. God knows why. But no, I don't. I don't know why this is relevant but I feel like it is.

That is all for now.

Huh?

A woman I work with--who is a freelance designer--just told me she spends $1275.00 a month on her health insurance. After she got done complaining about how crazy this is, she ends her sentence with "I'm like even thinking of voting Democrat this year!"

hmmmm. Ya think?

Also, there is a 40 something secretary that sits near me who answers the phone "Suuup?"

WTF is going on?

Reader's Digest Version...

Because I have drawn this out way too long, here is the short version of the rest of LA.

The LaBrea Tarpits. Pretty cool. There is also a museum that shows all the animals that have been found in the pits. It's totally prehistoric and I recommend it.



Hermosa Beach...also known as "two white people from the midwest stand in the ocean."



Muscle (Venice) Beach. It was dirty and full of wierdos.

But luckily they were having a muscle contest...there are so many things wrong with the photo below, but I'll let you find them for yourself since I'm trying to keep this short.

View from our hotel balcony in Century City.

Fox Studios to the left in the photo below.


Two of Hollywood's hippest hangouts. The Roosevelt and the Scientology building.

Probably the most touristy thing we did was go see the hand and footprints at the Chinese Theater, but you kind of have to do it...and it was pretty cool to see how tiny people's feet used to be.

After Sean left, I went to dinner with people from work, in Santa Monica. We took a short stroll down the Santa Monica Pier afterward. It smelled like fish and the only cool thing about it was the way the ferris wheel looked.

That's about it. I worked the rest of the time and never really saw the light of day, except I got away one day to go across the street and try some Pinkberry. I don't get the hype...it's frozen yogurt. I'd much rather have dippin' dots.

good read.

"In the end, hipsters are sold what they think they invent and are spoon-fed their pre-packaged cultural livelihood."

read this.

via Sean, via Adbusters.

All good things must come to an end...

I don't use the word "amazing" very often. I think that it's overused and most often cliche. But I cannot think of any other way to describe my birthday this year. One solid week of celebration, surprises and really and truly feeling loved and appreciated by my family and my friends. Last night I ended the week in a very fitting way by being surrounded by people who made me feel like I was the most important person in that very space and time. Even though everyone I love and miss could not be with me on the day or even last night, I got wishes and thoughtful surprises from near and far!

It made me realize how lucky I am to have so many awesome people in my life--and all in a different way, shape or form. And most of all, I am so lucky to have Sean, who went out of his way to make this birthday the BEST birthday I have had probably since I was in second grade and my Mom surprised me with a huge box of little token gifts that included a hot pink wig so I could pretend I was Jem. He covered it all, right down to the surprise happy birthday serenade over butter cream cupcakes. I cannot remember the last time I had a room of friends sing happy birthday to me.

I didn't do the best job of taking photos, so I only got a few of the people hanging in the garage and missed out on getting a lot of people who were enjoying the nice weather outside. :( Next time I will be more on the ball with the photog-ing. It's hard to man the camera when you are having so much fun!


Cupcakes!

Just a tad bit happy about it...

SK and Ryan--about to crack into the champagne.

Trying to take a cute picture, take 4. I'm jealous of Dre's post-vacation tan. All I get from the sun is a burnt up nose.

Garage hangz. Stephanie, Nathan and Biker Jon came to live it up in the suburbs!

Ryan tells Courteney tales of crazy girls!

Cat Blog, I had to do it.

So, if the greatness of the birthday is any indication of the way the year will go, I think 27 is going to treat me well.