announcements

first. lowa had her baby. welcome ryan james into the world. the little guy was early and only missed his dad's birthday by a couple of days. read more at baby winstead link and see pics in my list of friends. he really is adorable. hopefully i will get to see him soon.


second. happy birthday to my favorite east coast gal. stacy's five cents. here is a nice photo montage. although i wish i had some of the oldies. but goodies. just didnt have the luxury of digital images back in our glory days. not like the kiddies today. (and stac dont hate me for the halloween anime pic. i love it. and it is us. in a nutshell. i mean. i laughed so hard. i almost whizzed myself in the middle of walgreens. well or maybe a little came out. aww sick. ha.)


third. i was asked to be kit kat's personal bridal attendant. now. i am a little confused as to all that this will entail. but i was told a list would be sent to me soon. i hope. the wedding is in sept. so i have a little time to prepare for this major duty. she also reads this blog. so i can not say too much about it. wink. wink. kidding kt. i am honored. and am so happy to help. in anyway i can. love ya.

how can they?

i received an email from kodakgallery.com, a couple of weeks ago. letting me know that due to inactivity on the site. my account would be terminated on july 25th. come again? yeah thats right. they are going to delete my pictures. my memories. images i have been holding onto since 2004. (and if you know me at all. or have learned from reading this blog. i dont like to let go. it is very hard for me. very.) also in the email. they gave me an ultimatum. oh really kodak. you think you can pressure me into buying some lame trinket from your store. oh okay. and i get to keep my pictures. then yes. yes i will cave in. so i uploaded about 135 images from my camera. left the camera on over lunch. so then the battery died on me. so i still have about 100 images left. none of the images from today seemed printing worthy. kodak also gave me a coupon for 25% off. twist my arm. i bought a 15 oz. mug. with pictures of cory on it. so i can use it at work. and every time people comment on my mug. i can tear up. be an emotional wreck. and say yes. thats my childhood (or really teen/young adult) family puppy. my baby girl. and she has since left us for doggy heaven. wah. wah. or maybe i will save it for those cold winter mornings. when i bury myself in my blankets on the couch. and do not move all day. but drink some coffee to keep me from napping all day. and then get an emotional alone. ha.

i also went shopping last night. at a fun little boutique by work and home. anyway. they are having a big blow out sale. there is a poster in the window with color circles. and a percentage off next to each color. i guess i was ignorant for thinking that was what to go by. as nothing was marked down. but only had a color dot on the price tag. i selected two dresses. marked red. according to the signage. this would have been a 75% off each item. the other colors listed before this were green, blue and yellow. then there was a pinky-red for 75. without asking. i jumped in line to pay. apparently red=40%. i was pissed. false advertising. so i did an anonymous phone call to raise hell. well i cant really do this. its not in my nature. unless its with people at sprint about my cell phone bill. or cable company. the ditzy sales girl just confirmed that red is 40. i would like to spit on their store front. because all sales are final with the sale items.

on another note. project runway. yes. another great season. and it rocks. i feel like the talent. and creativity is back this season. i really enjoyed almost every dress on the runway last night. there were a couple that were my favorites. that did not make into the top 3. so i have showcased them below. i am 3-1 on predicting who gets voted off and the winner. yes. i rule. I have not decided on my favorite personalities on the show. there are still too many designers to really have them shine in one hour. just keep tim gunn and heidi on there and i am happy. happy as a clam. (are they really happy?)

luck be a lady

as luck would have it. jeff and i strolled down to the apple store over lunch. we had the intention of buying one iphone 3g. we went into this plan blindly. i said lets go get the phone. and sit at kona for sushi. (i have been craving since my weekend at the lake). after the walk down there. little sweaty. we waltzed into the apple store. looking for the phone. the past week. i noticed a line outside the store. usually around the block. there was no line outside today. just a small one inside. on one side of the store. while jeff wondered around the store. i insisted i get in this line. it had to be it. and i was correct. turns out. they just got a shipment in. and we were in luck. after standing in the line for about 45 mins. we were approached for the pre-screening. check. made it. i was about one persuasive word away from buying one. if i didnt have a whole year left on my other cell phone provider. i would have done it. now i will just wait for next summer. when something more wonderful. more brilliant comes along. besides. eye on the prize. i have a scooter to save for. so after two hours. of listening to annoying people waiting in line around us. jeff is now the proud owner of an iphone. as he says. its totally a status symbol. ha.


i somehow also escaped the hottest weekend thus far. i ventured to the lake of the ozarks. or loto. for a weekend spent on the front of a boat. sipping cocktails. singing ballads. and watching the nutcases come out of the wood work. i think i saw more silicone than i would walking the streets of l.a. okay. might be a stretch. since its been a couple of years since my last trip to cali. but i did see a lot of fake boobies. bleached. tan. bimbos. (the ducks below are real. not silicone.) i also was able to re-enact titanic on the front of the boat. yatcha. for your viewing sake. i will not post those pics. might scare the children. nightmares. and such. but the lucky part was. i had no idea how hot it truly was. until i returned to my hot box. or apartment on sunday evening.

dis shoes

one of my favorite summer jobs was during college. my friends and i would come back home. and work on the army base cleaning houses. it was glorious. we did complain a lot during the time. but now i look back and realize. what a wonderful job we had. we would roll out of bed. brother and i would carpool and pick up friends along the way. get a house assignment. take a nap. clean for about 1 hour. lunch time. then another nap. clean another house for an hour. be done by 4:30. then we would all usually meet up in the evenings for some bbqs. and beverages.

it was also during this time. i learned one of the most valuable lessons. you can clean anything. all you need is a razor blade. and a little all purpose cleaner. we cleaned empty houses. usually after painters. and maintenance. had been thru. but there were many stoves. refrigerators. sinks. etc. that required the razor blade touch. i was reminded of this recently when cleaning the 'jelly' (term used for all un-identified substances in small amounts.) from under my sink knobs. now. they look brand new. so thank you dis. for paying me a ton of money. to do minimal work. and to also passing along the best cleaning trick. ever.

for the shoe shoppers out there. i would like to extend the following discount at shoes.com. the offer promotion code is BFF08 and you get 20% off through august 31. shop away. share with everyone. below is a pic from my friend that works for their site. and was so gracious to share. spotted: dbaugh and coworker at the la dodgers game. high class. so posh when you work for shoes.com xoxo, jg.

also spotted. a girl in the accounting dept. has a vespa. that she rides to work. i am so jealous. makes my schwinn look like a p.o.s. day two of riding wasnt as bad. although. if i keep this up. i need to invest in a desk fan. or so a fellow bike rider told me. he actually goes 5 miles. yikes.

learned

1. it was not a smart idea to ride my bike to work this morning. well maybe if i wanted to sit in a pool of my own sweat once i arrived to the office. it was a bloody mess. i mean while riding. it was fine. a nice breeze. not too much pain in my thighs. tried to find the best possible route. this included using crosswalks. trying not to hit pedestrians. and going up the least amount of hills. which was the tricky part. i also will not wear a dark. silky top. that of course shows my perspiration. when i locked my bike up on the bike rack. i felt dizzy. and parched. glorious. just makes me even more ready for a new day of work.
   
2. the fad of white sneakers. and white socks. on grown men. will never go away. unfortunate.
   
3. you cant stop the bitches from wearin' the flip flops. and from being too loud when walking amongst the cubicals. pick up your feet.
   
4. you can never have enough cups at your desk.
5. i have a hard time being amongst the suburbanites. especially at a grand opening of a new decor store. i mean i was under dressed by wearing flip flops. (again. you cant keep the bitches from wearing them.) you would think it was the unavailing of the fountain of youth.
   
6. if i stop being lazy. i just may be able to create my book of bad (or awesome) bumper stickers. and license plates. see exhibit a.

might as well

go to the stinkin' power & light district. drink a pitcher of margaritas. watch people. and do some more people watching. dance. and then decide to go home early. besides we have brunch. and pool time in the am. (flash back saturday evening).

one more

here is a second video clip from feist. my favorite song. let it die. its a little longer that the other.