I had a handful of boxes of old stuff from my parent’s house. These boxes had to be cleared out. So I armed myself with a giant black garbage bag and went to town. There were old lip glosses and stinky perfumes amidst the junk. I found Michael Jackson’s Thriller CD which I can’t wait to download to my iPod. I found a Nordstrom gift card and I crossed my fingers it had at least $100 bucks on it. I was so disappointed when the automated service told me “there is no balance on this card at this time”. I even called back and re-entered the gift card number just in case I had made a mistake the first time. So I tossed the gift card in the garbage bag. I did hit the jackpot with a Starbucks gift card I found! 7 whole dollars and 50 cents on that one!! WOOT WOOT!!
I also found some pretty cool glasses! Don’t you think these are cute?
Spring cleaning in the summer
28 JulThe Weekend
25 JulI’m so glad its Friday. Where are the donuts and bagels to award another week marked off the calendar?! On one hand I don’t want summer to end and on the other I’d like to put myself in a time machine and fast forward 6 months. Or maybe even three months.
I’ve started my new job and the mounds of information thrown at me over the last week and a half has been exhausting. Really, until I actually do a task with my own bare hands, the information doesn’t stick. Well actually, it’s still questionable at that point.
Here’s toasting a bagel with cream cheese to Friday! TGIF!!
The man in the mirror
15 JulEvery once in a while I go to the gym. The little gym I attended yesterday is, well, little. I walked by the entrance, peeked in to see who else was in the little gym and saw a man on the elliptical. I noticed he was staring at himself in the giant mirror that adorned the entire left side of the gym. I proceded to the locker room, put on my dyke’ey, PE teacher, red, running shorts and headed back to the gym.
As I reached for the handle on the door, I glanced in the small window and saw the man was still staring at himself. In an effort to try and save him embarrassment of me walking in and seeing him staring at himself, I tried to open the door loudly. I jiggled the handle a bit and rammed my knee into the door to make some extra noise. Unfortunately, the man had the music turned up on the $20 Wal-Mart boom box way too high for any worker-outer to be heard when entering. I could see from the corner of my eye that my presence had startled the guy. God forbid someone else come into the gym and break up the stare-a-thon he had going on with himself. Now I’m a little ticked…I freakin’ bruised my knee for no freakin’ reason. I climbed on a machine nearby and take a good hard look at the man who was so clearly impressed with the invention of the mirror. Then I began to wonder what the heck he was looking at so intently? Maybe he was examining his balding head and making plans to see a hair transplant doctor. Or maybe he was looking at how sweaty his shirt was. Gross! What if he thought he looked hot!? I couldn’t hold back, I had to tell him what was eating at my brain. So I told him, “Staring at yourself in the mirror will not make you look like a movie star. Believe me, I’ve tried it.” He looked at me to the right, and then turned to his left to see if his reflection heard what I said.
Red head wet the bed
10 JulAfter 6 months of not having my hair cut, I decided it was time to go. I held out for so long. Mostly because my old stylist had moved back to California from New York and I was waiting for her to let me know what new salon she was at. Then I heard she was working at a coffee shop and not a salon, whipping up lattes and not stylish dos. So I went ahead and made an appointment with the girl who has done my hair since awesome NY to Cali stylist had been gone. I went to my appointment and received a great hair cut and some not so great color. I’m now a red head. Blah. I feel like drawing in orange freckles on my face to compliment my hair. To make things worse, I have never received a color job, where my forehead and ears get stained with dye! I could have purchased myself a box of red hair color for $12.99 at Walgreens and colored my own hair, forehead and ears. My scalp even itches today. Maybe I picked up lice or maybe it is burnt from processing for so damn long. My stylist stepped out to grab lunch while I was processing. The she ate her lunch and took another client. I was so annoyed. I wanted to chisel the red die, turned red, clay mud off my locks and run. Luckily the sweeper boy had time to rinse and blow dry my hair. Can you imagine what I’d look like today if there were no sweeper boy? My scalp would be tinted orange, similar to an upper lip that had just taken a sip of Tang. I’d be bald with random pieces or red, squirrely hair poking out every few inches or so.
Get this…just as I set out to get my hair done this email was sent from awesome NY to Cali stylist.
Detail Salon!! Start today!!
Hi everyone, I start at today at Detail Salon. Call me if you need your hair done and please tell your friends.
Thanks for your support!!
I’m feeling like I’ve been punk’d.
Put the phone down
9 JulCalifornia passed a new law on July 1 that prohibits all drivers from using a handheld wireless telephone while operating a motor vehicle. AND the kiddos under the age 18 can’t use any phone OR hands free device. Sucks for them!
I find myself driving down the freeway, looking for people who are talking on the cell phones without a hands free device. Then I like to point at them and yell “ooooooooooooooooo, I’m telling on you!”. Truth is, I’m probably more likely to get in an accident playing “cell phone cop”, than I would talking on my cell phone. I guess I’ll retire my badge and buy me some blue teeth or blue tooth or whatever that gay-looking device is called.
Stars and Stripes
4 Jul
I know what you’re thinking. Somebody painted Smeagol’s toes from this picture of him a few posts ago. Truth is, these are my feet. Sorry, I can’t change what God gave me. So here’s a picture of them showing their American pride! Happy 4th of July!!
JOSE CAN YOU SEEEEEEEEE…..
3 Jul…by the dawn’s early light. What so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last gleaming.
Oh, shux! Sorry, didn’t see ya there. That was just me singing our national anthem.
Now that I have your attention, I want you to know that the Fourth of July is one of my most favorite holidays. Why? Why? Well because of all this of course!
The third of July street dance, fourth of July parade, the after party at the park, swimming, hot dogs, soda, chips, and FIREWORKS!
However, I’m camping this year, away from the street dance, parade, and park. But they’ll be plenty of swimming! A whole freakin’ lake to swim as a matter of fact. And the hot dogs…there are 312 hot dogs in my cooler. I’m having my own hot dog eating contest. Soda and chips will be present in bulk as well. And the FIREWORKS! The FIREWORKS! Those are going to be shot off the dam of the lake! Yippee! I can’t wait! Is it the Fourth of July yet?
Wave Your Flag
2 JulAnyone headed to or hosting a Fourth of July BBQ or party? If so, whip up this waist enhancing recipe. Those who consume this cake will not be dissatisfied.
Prep Time: 20 min
Total Time: 4 hr 25 min
Makes: 20 servings
Ingredients you’ll need:
1 qt. strawberries, divided 1-1/2 cups
boiling water
2 pkg. (4-serving size each) JELL-O Brand Strawberry Flavor Gelatin
ice cubes
1 cup cold water
1 pkg. (10.75 oz.) pound cake, cut into 10 slices
1-1/3 cups blueberries, divided 2 pkg.
(8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed
Here’s how to make:
SLICE 1 cup of the strawberries; set aside. Halve the remaining 3 cups strawberries; set aside. Stir boiling water into dry gelatin mixes in large bowl at least 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add enough ice to cold water to measure 2 cups. Add to gelatin; stir until ice is completely melted. Refrigerate 5 min. or until gelatin is slightly thickened (consistency of unbeaten egg whites).
MEANWHILE, line bottom of 13×9-inch dish with cake slices. Add sliced strawberries and 1 cup of the blueberries to thickened gelatin; stir gently. Spoon over cake slices. Refrigerate 4 hours or until set.
BEAT cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with wire whisk or electric mixer until well blended; gently stir in whipped topping. Spread over gelatin. Arrange strawberry halves on cream cheese mixture to resemble the stripes of a flag. Arrange remaining 1/3 cup blueberries on cream cheese mixture for the stars. Store any leftover dessert in refrigerator.
Oh yes, and be prepared to hand out the recipe.
Enjoy!!
Rizzle
On the daily
1 JulPart of my daily routine is reading blogs. I usually start by visiting Dooce. She’s a famous blogger who was fired from her job in L.A. after writing things about co-workers. This was obviously a blessing in disguise. The blog has become so lucrative that her husband quit his job to manage her blog full time. She has also been interviewed on numerous T.V. and radio shows about her blog. Visit Dooce by Wednesday, July 2 at 5:00 PM Mountain Daylight Time to leave a comment for a chance to win a Wii Fit!
Speaking of giveaways, The Pioneer Woman gives great things away weekly. Her last giveaway was a $500 American Express Gift Card. To enter, all one had to do was leave a comment on how they would spend the money. She uses a random generator to pick her winners. The Pioneer Woman lives on a cattle ranch in Oklahoma, blogging about her ranch adventures. Her blog is very entertaining and her cooking site will leave you longing for a juicy steak.
I also religiously read the hilarious tales of motherhood from the Undomestic Diva. Her motto says it all: “Just doin’ the best I can. When I feel like it.”
If you too are a bloggie or just looking to peruse some new websites, check these out. You just may find yourself adding them to your favorites list.
-Rizzle
