20 Questions

Elsie recently did a version of this (yes, I'm linking to her, yet again), so since I'm short on events to share lately, this is what you get! :)

1. Show us the inside of something cute.

Ted's mouth (and mom's car). :)

2. What's the last home cooking you had?

Ummm I think it was spaghetti...

3. What do you miss?

Among others, Cheryl. She's visiting in November - can't wait!

4. What makes you laugh often?

Get Fuzzy makes me laugh every. darn. day.

5. What's your favorite word?

There are many...edamame is always fun to say! :)

6. What are you trying to quit?

Yeah...probably not going to happen though.

7. What's your favorite commercial right now?

8. Whose style do you dig?

Never predictable, always classy but still sexy. Love her!

9. Link to a great blog you've discovered lately.

Discovered Caroline Tran's blog a bit ago, I want to photograph like her when I grow up!

10. What's the last craft you made?

It's been a while since I've gotten really crafty - did make an album for Ro's birthday of all Sprocket photos called "Sprocket's Big Adventure". :)

11. A photo of the last happy mail you got.

12. Something you got lately?

Work pants and jeans. Everything on sale. Woot!

13. What are you looking forward to?

Vegas baby! I can finally use my vacation time so we're heading out next weekend!

14. Post a recent snapshot of yourself.

Heck yes Yoda shirt! :)

15. Recent favorite movie?

Umm...Harry Potter? Also liked Star Trek...and looking forward to Whip It.

16. Something you're working on right now?

Photos for Jennifer and Josh's wedding slideshow.

17. If a movie were made about you, who would play you?

I think Kaley Cuoco (from my fave Big Bang Theory) is one of the only blondes who could pull off the necessary nerdiness!

18. What gives you goosebumps?

Awesome music. And occasionally Twilight Zone episodes.

19. Share a new obsession.

Have I mentioned the Outlander series? Oh, I have? Nevermind then...

20. What's the meaning of your life?

To be cheesy about it: Love, and be loved in return. That about sums it up.

So tell me...what are your answers?

Five Things

Because its Friday and I'm worn out from Dante throwing up a couple times last night (poor baby!), instead of ten I'll do five things making me happy right now...

1. Iced coffee from Starbucks with two pumps white mocha mix from Starbucks. Adds the perfect amount of sweetness! I so needed it this morning. Thanks to the lovely Elsie for the tip!
2. Getting photos right in-camera. Like this one, my current favorite, or this one. Not only cuts down on editing time, but makes me feel better about my skills as a photographer. It's a constant learning curve!
3. Finding great pants for work - wrinkle-free, no ironing necessary, fit just right (and on sale!). Thank you, The Limited! You'd think this would be something easy to find, but nooo...
4. The Outlander Series. Lena and I cracked up yesterday because she's started reading it now too! I've also got my mom started on it. The characters are just so well crafted, and I love immersing myself in that world (it's a history buff's wet dream). Her obvious love of life and understanding of human nature makes for awesome storytelling.
5. Get Fuzzy. It's only the best comic strip out there! I love that I get this in my inbox every morning - love starting my day with a laugh! :)

So what's floating your boat lately?

A Few Things

Saw this photo on the Bleubird Vintage blog and just had to share. You can't help but smile, right? She did a super inspiring post of lovely love images, go check it out!

It was a pretty quiet weekend for me - I started feeling kinda cruddy Thursday with something like a nose and throat cold, so I stayed in Friday night and wound up in bed all day Saturday trying to kick the tar out of the bugger. Seemed to work. :)

So Sunday I was able to stick with the plan and head up to the L.A. County Fair along with Nikki, Mindy and Lindsey. Katie and Colby, being proud season passholders, met up with us later that afternoon. It was ridiculously hot (95ish), but not as crowded as last year. We don't ride the rides, we're only there for the food and the animals. :)

We weren't as bad as last year in the food department, but we also weren't there as long. (And everybody knows calories don't count when you're at the fair.) Nik and I split a Pink's hot dog, since she'd never had one (!?!), we hit the Chuck Wagon for dinner (yummm cornbread) and cotton candy for dessert.

Some highlights:

Don't you love that Katie and Colby dressed for the occasion (yet again)? Here's a few more:

By that time, our feet were pretty much done, so we decided to seek air conditioning in the form of a movie. Namely, the Informant. All I can say is, the actors were all great, but the film itself definitely dragged in parts. I did like the surprise when you finally figure out Matt Damon's character. Verdict: this should have been a rental.

P.S. One day I will have one of these:

If only to pretend like I'm in Where the Wild Things Are. :)

So what's on your mind lately?

Stay Classy, San Diego

Because there are certain things I swore never to reveal about our girls' trip this past weekend in San Diego, this entry will be short and sweet. ;) But I will say, THESE GIRLS ARE AWESOME. (That's my best Dooce impression right there. Now if only I could be a wordsmith like her...) I'm super thankful that Nikki introduced me to her law school gang a while back - Beth, Lora and Kaeleen always crack me up, and there's never a dull moment when we all get together.

Since they're all lawyers, they have to do classes post-bar in order to keep their bar card. Nikki and Beth decided to attend a legal convention down in San Diego starting last Thursday in order to get them out of the way. They had a suite at the Embassy Suites in downtown, so Lora, Kaeleen and I drove down Saturday to meet up with them and *try* to stay classy (and if you're not getting these Anchorman references, you need to Netflix it immediately).

After a brief shopping pit stop at the Carlsbad outlets, we got down there about five, put our stuff in the room and immediately headed to the FREE happy hour hosted by the hotel. And it wasn't crap bottom-shelf stuff, either! It was three glorious hours of free drinks for all hotel guests, plus unlimited free snacks too. This will now be the determining factor whenever we're choosing a hotel. The bar has been set.

So we adopted Doug, one of the few attendees at the convention under the age of 35, and headed out to old town San Diego for dinner. We wound up at Cafe Coyote based on the cabbie's recommendation, and it didn't disappoint! I wouldn't call it the best Mexican food I've ever had, but it was pretty damn good. Plus the service was great.

Then we headed over to Altitude, which is a bar/lounge at the top of the Marriott in the Gaslamp District, which just so happened to be where Doug was staying.

The best story of the night, I feel: we walk in the lobby, and there's a huge line of well-dressed, beautiful people for this bar. But because Doug is a guest there, he just flashes his room key and we all saunter on past the line into the elevator. But right as the doors are about to close, a slick bouncer guy asks Doug if he's a guest, and then says "Well you can only have four guests." Without skipping a beat, Beth, who was standing next to him, puts her arm through his, flashes her wedding ring and says, "Well we're married." So of course the douche had to let us go! She's my hero. :)

It turned out to be a pretty fun bar, as they go (I tend to prefer quieter dive bars). Decent music, good drinks and an amazing view of Petco Park and the harbor.

So here's some of the highlights (sorry for the poor quality, I only brought the point and shoot):

The funnier bits and pieces (we were laughing the whole time!):

• Apparently Kaeleen will look like she's 25 until one day, when she's about 75, she'll wake up and look like she's 1,000.
• Gummi bears should not come with an appendage between their legs.
• Hell has frozen over: apparently Nikki CAN be bested at chugging Guinness. But only by a giant Palaoan guy.
• Nikki doesn't even have to yell at me anymore, she can just flip open her ancient phone and show me the main screen that says "Damnit Trude!"
• We're in a secret gang of super women. That's why we all matched.
• Skintight short shorts should never be worn by skinny tall men with furry legs. Ever.
• Judging by the photos, we really love flashing peace signs. Um, what?
• Limes should never be thrown over the edge of a 20+ story building.

We were pretty torn up Sunday morning, but managed to check out in time and headed straight home. By that time, the catch phrase had devolved into "Go F yourself, San Diego", but I only meant it a little bit. ;)

Looking forward to the next trip, girls!

xo

Anatomy of a Purse, Parte Dos

Before I return to regale you with stories from my last-minute trip down to San Diego this past weekend, I thought it was time for another edition of Anatomy of a Purse. Things have changed a bit since the last time, so here we go:

1. This B. Makowsky purse was a bit of a splurge a few years back, but I did find it on super sale at Macy's. I'm a sucker for butter-soft leather, what can I say? And it looks the same as it did when I first got it, so it was worth it!
2. Yes, I read Star Wars. My brother managed to convince me based solely on the fact that this particular trilogy takes place right after Return of the Jedi, so Han Solo is still in the picture. :)
3. The ever-present Crackberry. Although I'm hoping to soon turn that into an iPhone.
4. I blogged about ordering this Inspiration Journal from Red Velvet Art a while back, and its been in my purse ever since. Such a great pick-me-up!
5. Crazylibellule and the Poppies solid fragrance in Fruit Sorbet. I can't even describe it, it's so delicious. And at only $18, its way cheaper than any decent bottle of perfume, plus way more portable. I've been getting more and more sensitive to fragrance this year (coinciding with the increase in migraines, interestingly enough), so this is perfect when I want just a little bit.
6. Bonne Bell Lip Smacker in Red Raspberry. God love Katie for her stash of this, and generously sharing one with me! This stuff smells yummy and gives you just the right hint of color. But you can't hardly find it anywhere anymore, including Amazon! So Katie ordered it by the boxload. We should start a petition to get it back in stores...
7. I actually found this Mad Hatter Pill Case at Disneyland, of all places. It cracks me up every time because it says "Meds....or madness!"
8. My iPod touch (a birthday gift from my old boss) in a Belkin case. It looks like they don't make this particular case anymore, but there's similar ones on Amazon. The Blackberry will never be able to touch the ease of web browsing on this thing, which is why I want to consolidate and just have the iPhone. Plus my phone bill will be cheaper!
9. Super cute recycled paper journal from Target. If I don't write things down, I'll forget!
10. My beloved wallet from Urban Outfitters. It's a bit worse for wear now (like the zipper doesn't close all the way and the leather is starting to fall apart), but I still love it!

Isn't it funny what the contents of a woman's purse says about her? What's in yours right now?