Windy With a Chance of BBC America...

Oh friends-how I love BBC America-always have loved BBC but catching up on The Tudors is just a delightful part of my evening de-stress from work ritual now-a-days! Love!

Also-let's talk quickly about how sad I am 31 days of Oscar is done on TCM! I love it every year & am always saddened by the end of the month-good thing TCM always plays AMAZING movies all year. My friend Natalie and I have decided that my perfect job other than actress would be to take over as TCM Host & Historian from Robert Osbourne and that hers would be Lad Programmer-but she insists Auntie Mame with Rosalind Russell would be played EVERY day so that people would learn to "LIVE LIVE LIVE"! Ha! It would be pretty brilliant if the two of us could pull that off though!

Oscars...glad that King's Speech swept so much but I was just bored by the ceremony. I think it just fell flat but I still had a delightful time! We went to one of the restaurants I work for-they had a red carpet, a photo booth (we took 2 sets of pics), they had prizes for who picked the most winners (I picked 12 out of 14 on their ballot & won-woot!), had delicious food (I had an all vegan meal while Joe & our pals ate their meaty hearts out), and tasty cocktails (mmm whiskey sours). It was a great time & a fun excuse to dress up and go out!

Now I'm off to snuggle with my little pup and nibble on some delicious mint chip Kind Kreme! :)

Stormy With a Chance of a Vice-like Headache

Help! My head is killing me! I left work early & honestly don't know how I am gonna go tomorrow if this keeps up. Blech I hate being sick!! I'm in pouty kid mode where I want to be taken care of but Joe is at a chess tournament (it was a 3 day long tourney). It'll be fine, I just can't get rid of this headache.

I watched Auntie Mame & My Fair Lady last night. Those movies just re-fuel my soul. Love them! "Life is a banquet & most poor suckers are starving to death!" It's too true Mame, it's too true.

Well hope you're all healthy and happy dear chickens. xoxox

Sunny With a Chance of Soup, Miso that is...

So I'm sucking down miso soup today and watching movies like crazy. Thus far in the past two days:

The Runaways-pretty good, not great. Yay chick rock though!

Crazy Heart-AMAZING! I love Jegg Bridges in general but he shined this movie. Just beautiful. He deserved the Oscar hands down.

The Last Song-crap. Miley Cyrus is crap. Her music is crap. Just crap. Blech. Sadness.

Amelia-blah, Hilary Swank why. While the story of Amelia Earhart is inspiring this movie just left me feeling blah. Disappointing to say the least.

Zebrahead-set in Detroit-woot. Story was good. Acting-meh.

The Losers-yes it & they were. But I do love me some Zoe Saldana.

Dark Matter-depressing, Meryl Streep, murder. An alright indie. And I do LOVE Meryl.

I think there was another movie but I don't remember so there ya go on that. Pretty lame life when you're sick. Bright side crap ton of blogging and tweeting! Yay! :)

Back to snuggling this little pup of mine, he leads a rough life, ha!

Rainy With a Chance of Sniffles...

As I sit here slightly sniffley with a rambunctious puppy bounding on & off the bed with a tennis ball for me to throw whilst The Green Zone plays on t.v. I feel the need to blog because I am so dang bored! I hate being bed bound! And being sick pretty much keeps you there.

It's only been a day and a half & I am SO antsy! I love being lazy & sleeping in and spending a day in bed when I CHOOSE to but this, this sucks! I did get a brief reprieve this afternoon when I went for my weekly nail appointment with my friend Natalie & her mom's salon Golden Nail Salon ($40 mani/pedi!) and then went to Free City Super Shop on Highland-it's a super cute little shop with an amazingly friendly staff. It's all vegan which I love but the prices are a bit much (as in $218 for a pair of sweatpants). I did however find something in my price range-KIND KREME Ice Cream!!! SOOO tasty & vegan! I bought honey strawberry, super food, & chocolate salted caramel. Plus I got chocolate almond milk which is DELICIOUS! :) All in all a nice little hour and a half outta bed.

But then straight back. Colonel & I have been bums lying around all day only to break for lunch and dinner & potty breaks. Been pretty lame. The dayquil, nyquil, and vitamins don't seem to be doing much either. Not does tea and soup. I think colds have become super colds, all arch villain like. I imagine them comic book style looking like green goobers in purple & black costumes with a black mask. Evil bacterial bastards. But seriously, why the heck can I not fight off colds very well anymore? It is kicking my butt! And it makes me feel just so darn exhausted! I am so sleepy all the time and Colonel "the heater" Mustard doesn't help being all warm and cuddly!

I am off to read loads of blogs & snuggle with this exuberant pup of mine-he's just too darn cute!!

Take care friends & beware the evil Super Cold floating about! ;)

OH FRIENDS!

It's been too too long! I am so sorry I was away for such a spell!

So here's what's been up-I died, just kidding, obviously. I have been just so, so, SO crazy busy! Now get ready for some crazy stream of conscious my peeps!

December was crazy due to our car being hit & totaled. Joe was coming to pick me up from work and a woman in an SUV decide to turn left in front of on-coming traffic & crushed my poor little SPF (my '04 silver ford focus zts-Sean Patrick Focus). His engine was too crushed to fixed & he had to be scrapped. Luckily no one was hurt in the accident (just my poor lil car!) so I am grateful for that.

Then the holidays-a mixed bag. It was AMAZING to see everyone & spend time with my honey's & my fams & friends it is more than a little stressful to be made to feel like we are supposed to travel the state to see all them. Now most times I am more than happy to do this but it is difficult for us seeing as we don't live in Michigan anymore. We live 3000 miles away! That means we have no home base there, no car, no easy way of traveling about. And when our loved ones make us feel bad about asking them to come visit us wherever we are (usually at one of our folks' house) it does irk me a bit. We flew 6 hours to be in the same state as all of them but are then made to feel bad when we ask that they drive an hour or so to see us if we can't get to them easily. It was a bit frustrating a couple of times on the trip. But, again, still worth it to see all those we love and miss so much (I just wish they would come out here to see us once too!). Also Colonel flew beautifully!! He was medicated but he behaved so well (he loved his peanut butter encased meds) and all the airline workers/passengers loved him! I am so glad he fit under the seat & could fly with us on the plane and not in cargo-cargo is scary!

Then after the holidays we had more car drama as it turned out the lady who hit our car didn't have insurance & tried to fraudulently use another woman's. So then we were dealing with all of that & trying to find a new car for uber cheap. We worked it all out with our insurance & are going to take this woman to court to get our deductible covered & the expenses we incurred. And we found a new little car! A 2005 ford focus, she's blue, & her name is Rosalita Focus. She'll never fill the hole from losing my lil' SPF but she's a good ol' gal! :)

Then Joe & I had our 5 year anniversary last weekend! We've made it five year people! I am so proud of us & our relationship. I do not know many folks my age who have been with the same person this long. It just feels like an amazing accomplishment and we have had our ups and downs but we keep choosing each other every day. I love that. Friday we kept it low key & just hung out at home, Saturday (our actual anniversary) I had appointments from 11-1:30 & Joe had sexual harassment training for the university til about 3 so we were gonna go to dinner later but had nothing too special planned...or so Joe thought! I went to Trashy Lingerie after my appointments and found a sexy something, made a friend in the sales gal, went home & cleaned up, lit candles, poured wine, put on my special something & waited for Joe. He loved it! We went to dinner at Shin Korean BBQ for dinner-they had DELICIOUS vegan options! We had a blast! Then we went to Best Buy & I hit the bargain bin mother load-The Sandlot, Dirt Rotten Scoundrels, & Robin Hood Men in Tights for $15!! AWESOME! Then we went The Pleasure Chest and had some fun laughing at 70s porn & the hilarious items in the shop & picked up a fun board game for ourselves. Then Sunday we went outlet shopping & to Disneyland. Man do we love the magical kingdom! We packed a picnic & rode some fun rides, I got my face painted, we took some amazing pictures, and I got some Tinkerbell ear with my name on them! It was a blast. Monday Joe made me vegan sushi for dinner & we watched The Sandlot-perfect Valentine's Day.

I've got some headshots coming up soon so I am busy planning outfits & hair & make-up. I am getting a keratin treatment done so we will see how lustrous that makes my hair for these photos-I'm slightly nervous but excited. I am literally a trim kinda gal (occasional highlights if my sister is bored-she's a hair dresser) so this is kind of a bigger thing for me but my friend Dionna recommended this treatment & hair dresser & her hair is fab so I'm excited! I hope these pictures are as amazing as I hope they will be-the photographer is a friend of one of my dearest friends & he is AMAZING! They should be pretty great! I'll post pics when I have them.

Now I'm sick & recovering from a pretty hardcore cupping session on my back (I am super bruised!). This cold is kicking my butt! I've been super exhausted & congested & runny nose-ish. Not awesome. Hopefully it'll clear up and I'll be right as rain soon enough!

Hope you all are well!! I've missed you all but been keeping up on reading all your blogs just haven't had time to write myself! Take care my pals!!

xoxox

IT'S BEEN SO LONG!

Oh friends! I took a break, sorry for not being here to say hello. Loads was going on (still is too!) but I missed you!

So quick rundown:

-we went to a Vegan beer fest that was SO much fun and full of tasty food & beer, pretty good music, portions of the proceeds went to ARME, and we had amazing company!
-lady is still in jail for identity theft-glad for that!
-Friendsgiving was AMAZING!!! Lizz and Sherm came to visit, we had a blast!
-my birthday tradition at Disneyland was AMAZING!!! Joe and I bought annual passes and had the most exquisite time. It was magical!
-Joe and my birthday party had an 80s Character Meet & Greet theme which turned out to be fantastic! Joe went as Marty McFly & I went as Jem (as in Jem & the Holograms). It was a blast!!
-Colonel Mustard is doing well and is taking on well to his more in-depth training. We love the little noodle!
-Joe and I have reinstated our Saturday Date Nights and we are falling in love all over again. Such magic :D
-I am going to be taking some new headshots and we're going to get some family shots done-maybe with a Clue theme...
-Joe and I are going to Disneyland again on Sunday!!! Silly I know but Joe and I have found our new fave place-ha!!
-We found an amazing drive-in movie theatre near town thanks to Kari & her hubs, we had a blast seeing a double feature for $8!
-Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows was a date night and we had super fun time, I liked the movie overall and was really surprised where they ended it. I just felt less for the characters, the books when Mad Eye dies I sobbed-movie I had nothin'...
-I have gotten to see so many of my dearest friends this past few months and it has been so refreshing for my soul-they are all the people who just fill me up and remind me how grateful I am for the wonderful people in my life. So much love for them!!!
-We are flying back to MI for the holidays with Colonel Mustard and I am slightly nervous and excited. I'm nervous that he wont do well with the flight but I'm excited for him to see snow and meet all of Joe and my families! Any flight advice for us, he'll be flying under the seats so I'm grateful for that but again, nervous.

And that has been pretty much been the haps, chaps! Hope you are all well, I will try to more on top of my blog-just been busy with all the craziness of life lately. but I'm glad to be back! :D

xoxox



P.S. PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Drizzly with a Change of Soy Nuggets & Hashbrowns...

So basically blogger hates me and every time I try to upload photos it sucks and wont let me-BOO! So I think I need to switch this over to wordpress or something. Blogger-get it together!

Completely unrelated items: I went to an amazingly 80s-tastic party Friday. I forgot how much fun costume-y parties are. It has been awhile. It just felt nice to be out with friends, looking silly, being silly, and having fun! Just fills up your soul.

I get to see my bestie Ben in San Diego this next week. I love him. He literally is the re-charge button to my spirit. Just makes me feel so happy. We always make each other laugh and have an amazing time. It's just a little something to look forward to. I also get to see my long-time friend Kathy next week too hopefully in my little San Diego adventure. I love her. And coming off how fun her wedding week was it will just be delightful to continue the festivities. Hooray!

My car's engine died again. This time not the battery but something to do with the coolant/water pump mechanisms and I had to get towed from the Valley to WeHo. Thank goodness AAA gives me 100 free miles of towing. My poor little SPF (Sean Patrick Focus)! I love my little car and it breaks my heart when he is sick. :( He is my first and only car and I am very attached to him!! I hope that it is easily (and cheaply) fixable.

Wednesday my dear friend Heather and I are going to a Halloween Costume Party/Quinceañera and I am SO stoked. It's for Heather's friend who turned 35 and went to a traditional Quinceañera and fell in love with the whole celebration and is paying homage. Heather is going to be Catwoman and I am going to be Poison Ivy. We're working out the details on what we want to wear but I was thinking of maybe doing a deconstructed Ivy with green tights, a man's green button up, green shoes, messy hair with Ivy all through it, a prop cigarette and whiskey. I think it would be funny. Like she's been at it too long and doesn't care anymore. But it would also be fun to wear the traditional unitard and tights, green boots and gloves too. We'll see...

Colonel Mustard is sleeping curled up on the couch between the pillows and it is so cute it is distracting me. I have to go cuddle him as soon as humanly possible. Sweet little pup! Overwhelmed by the cuteness.

Hope all is well with you. I'm off to sleep and snuggle this pup. I'm still getting over my cold so sleep is needed. Take care all!! :D