i went to the frickin zoo

and it was awesome. please check out the picatures at my FLICKRRRRRRRRRR account. flaming o's!

poll: oompa loompas vs. munchkins

ok. i have spent a lot of time in thought. well, that's a lie. i don't spend a ton of time in thought. but, i have thought some about this: do i prefer munchkins or oompa loompas? i think oompa loompas have always been at the forefront for me. but, i think that's due to exposure. i have been exposed to oompa loompas more. i've watched charlie and the chocolate factory much more than the wizard of oz. but, due to my new borderline freakish obsession with Wicked, i've put munchkins on the front burner in my wee mind. and, i think i prefer munchkins. they have individual sense of style and personality. and they are cuter. and they are not creepy. and they do not look like they got an overdose at mystic tan. so, my poll: do you prefer munchkins or oompa loompas? and why?


visual reminders above, if you need them. i mean, how cute are those munchkins? love the colors!

i love my coffee maker.

i do. it's been about a month since i bought it, so it's nothing new, but i love my coffee maker. being just little ol me, i didn't need or want a twelve cup coffee maker. there's no way on earth that i should drink twelve cups of coffee. it would never be a good thing. so i bought this little 5-cup coffee maker for like 20$ at BB&B (Bed, Bath & Beyond--we're on an acronym basis) and it has worked out perfectly. it takes up less counter space and makes the perfect mug of coffee.

i love it. plus, having a coffee maker not only makes me feel mature, but it saves me like $1000/year on coffee drinks.



here is coffee maker on it's first birthday! we had a Pocahontas theme party!


Official Complaint Against San Diego Ahead:

In other news, I was a somewhat disgruntled bear yesterday. One would think that in the greater San Diego area, I would be able to find a gd music store. I need a new stand. And a theory book. Not too crazy of a request. I drove to one store I found on the intraweb yesterday only to find out that they are closed on Mondays. so GPS (aka Geeps) found me another store over in cute South Park. (Totally cute...also must be Europe-inspired because nothing was open there either.) Well, it turns out that the music store was turned in to an ice cream shop. Not ideal. I tried two others--similar stories. One was in a crazy-ass seedy area and was actually like a check cashing place or something like that. The other was in a residential area and was someone's house. Perhaps they give lessons or something. Anyway, I'm mad frustrated. All I want is some flipping music supplies!! That's all!! I googled some more places and it looks like I may be making a trip to La Jolla. Which, don't get me wrong, is gorgeous and gives me a great chance to go over there and poke around and stare at the sea lions for three hours and take too many pictures, but I feel like I should NOT have to drive twenty minutes to find a music store! In San Diego! INDIGNANT!! INCALCULABLE!! INDUBITABLY!! OTHER "I" WORDS!!

well, i had just a lovely weekend.

i really did. on saturday, i busted ass on this apartment. i went and bought the remaining furniture i needed to get myself organized. i unpacked the remaining boxes and did it. i did some much needed cleaning---mopping, scrubbing, sweeping. it was a good thing.

on sunday, i went to the adam's avenue roots & folk festival. i wandered around on my own sitting and listening to different folk bands and perusing the booths. it was so lovely. so much fun. i love street fairs and festivals. i could do them every day. also, an old man told me i was beautiful. that never hurts. (also, i love old men.)

today i spent 45 excruciating minutes at the bank. quite frankly, i try to spend as little time in banks as humanly possible. bank robberies are on my list of somewhat irrational fears...along with carjackings and getting shot. i had to wait for a bank official for some biznass. anyway, it wasn't exactly great fun, but i put on my patient pants and remained calm. it all turned out ok. the bank did not get robbed while i was there. knock on wood.

i'm trying to be good at doing things by myself and not getting all bummed out that i do not have any friends. i did a good job this weekend. except because i never really talk to other people, when i finally am around another person, i tend to go overboard--like the checker at the grocery store, or the maintenance man at the gym, or the passing mailman. they hear more than they probably bargained for.

Things that I've Bought that I Love: Cosmetics Version

1. Sabon Body Scrub. This stuff is amazing. It is one of those truly indulgent products that you know is worth every penny. It's a salt body shower whatever scrub. My favorite scent is "Tropic" but I also love "Lavendar/Apple" and "Lemon/Mint." When you go to their store (they have them on Newbury St. in Boston and NYC and maybe somewhere else), if you get the right person (aka this really cute, most likely gay guy at the Newbury St. location) they will wash your hands for you in this beautiful well from Jerusalem. It is divine. And your skin will never feel softer. Literally, you will go around to people saying, "feel my skin. seriously. feel my skin." Amazing.

Sabon in Boston & NYC or sabonnyc.com
$30
worth every penny!


2. Archipelago Botanicals Pomegranate Body Lotion. Holy Banana Hammock!! This is the best lotion ever!! Double exclamation points!! It blends in well (not greasy) and it smells like heaven on earth. Pomegranate is totally my new smell. This is the best lotion. For serious. They also have a ton of other products in this flava flave.

Beauty Supply stores, boutique-y places, various websites like amazon.com
$28
heaven on earth

3. MAC X-Mascara. I've searched long and hard for a great mascara. One that is subtle because with my fair complexion, I don't need mascara that looks like I have fake lashes on every day. I prefer brown over black for every-day needs. Anyway, this wand is amazing and prevents clumpage and gives you real good lashes. Real nice.

MAC stores or mac.com
$12.50
finally, a good mascara!



4. This lip balm is making a reappearance since my first "Things that I've Bought that I Love" post, but it totally deserves it. I have like four tubes...everywhere. Bathroom, bedside stand, car, purse traveling balm...I used to think I would die without Kiehl's Lip Balm #1. I don't think I would die now, but I depend on it for life. Sort of the same thing, I guess. Anyway...leaves your lips silky, smooth, and lovely. Like lip gloss without being all nasty. Natural and shiz. Feel good about putting this on your lips.

Kiehl's stores or kiehls.com
$5.50
A staple.
5. Dove Hairspray. For realsies!! This hairspray smells fresh and lovely and the "flexible hold" version holds you DO in place. Not fanciful at all. Awesome.

Any Drugstore.
like $4.
a good basic.

Well, I personally love it when I nearly complete an entire post or email or some such shenanigans, and then I complete some numchuck maneuver on my computer and screw it all up. Suddenly, madame email or Senior blog post goes POOF BYE BYE. And then you try to recreate it and get all sad sack Sally and annoyed.

high lights from previous post with pictures and witty commentary:
-i finally bought a bookshelf
-i stood at not my car for like three minutes trying to unlock it
-new candle, bought at illuminations, better than yankee candle co, not so midwest country
-new placemats...no one to eat at them...no friends or family...lonely...look nice, though
-a lot of boxes to get rid of...trash is a biotch.

sometimes

sometimes i am a big idiot vanilla face. like today, when i decided to go to best buy at 4:45 to buy a microwave. knowing full well that i would have to deal with the wrath of two freeways. vanilla face.

comparing 90210 and dawson's creek

is like comparing ipods and crossword puzzles. they're both enjoyable and help you pass the time, but not that same at all. i read a review yesterday comparing these two youth-centered soap operas saying that 90210 laid the groundwork for dawson's creek, but i have to say that dawson's was totally original. i will get indignant.

also, i love pickles. the bright green ones, the cheaper ones, not the klaussen, crispy, sold-in-the-refrigerator ones.

in other news, i went to the laundromat yesterday and did 6 loads of laundry. suffice it to say that that was some smelly clothing. and i was running on E in terms of outfit possibilities. i was surviving on workout clothes.

I love Dawson's Creek

It is amazing. It is probably one of the best shows of the late 90's/early 2000's. So good. So dramatical. So heart-wrenching. Katie Holmes in her glory--before the psycho husband and alien baby, before the bad forehead hair, before the weird lumpy butt jeans, before the bad times. Also, who doesn't love watching Michelle Williams in that perma-no-teeth-smile, always seeming to be on the verge of tearing up, raging with a ecstasy addiction (in like two episodes). My one issue is that I never ever ever wanted Pacey and Joey to get together. It actually hurts my heart that Dawson and Joey never ended up together. There's just something about Dawson that I love. Can't explain it. Not the real actor, just Dawson. Maybe it's that he has a creek. I likes me a man with a little property. Hmmmmm.

Well, I am now calling San Diego home. It's a little crazy. I interviewed for some Marketing jobs, and learned the hard way through the "second interview" that "entry level marketing" means going door to door to businesses and trying to get them to buy promotional cruises, stays at golf resorts, or ice cream coupons. Oh. My. God. This is what I did with my day yesterday. And, I was wearing new heels--they were very small--but heels, none-the-less. My feet are killing me. What a terrible waste of a day. Well, like two days, if you count the fact that I'm incapacitated today.