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Random Thoughts of the Day

August 18, 2009

Alright, I have resorted to posting the funniest of forwarded e-mails on here, but only occasionally, because they are truly a humorous gem.  I *starred* my favorites for you!  xoxox

Enjoy!

Random Thoughts of the Day:

1. More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can’t wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that’s not only better, but also more directly involves me.

2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you’re wrong.

*3. I don’t understand the purpose of the line, “I don’t need to drink to have fun.” Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and sticks when they’ve invented the lighter?

4. Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you’re going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you’re crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.

5. That’s enough, Nickelback.

6. I totally take back all those times I didn’t want to nap when I was younger.

7. The letters T and G are very close to each other on a keyboard. This recently became all too apparent to me and consequently I will never be ending a work email with the phrase “Regards” again.

8. Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn’t work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ’s. We just figured it out. Today’s kids are soft.

9. There is a great need for sarcasm font.

10. Sometimes, I’ll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the f&*% was going on when I first saw it.

11. I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it actually becomes stressful to watch it with other people. I’ll end up wasting 90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone’s laughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a little bit harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I’m still the only one who really, really gets it.

12. The other night I hit a new low at an open bar. I had already hopped on highway blackout when, inevitably I had to find a bathroom. Eventually I decided it was probably on the other side of the bar so I tried to walk over there, but ran into a guy coming the other way. We played that, Both go left, Both go right game to no avail, so I finally put out my hand to guide myself past and that’s is when I realized, yup, that’s a mirror I just tried to walk through. And the guy on the other side is me. Even cats can re cognize their own image.

*13. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

*14. I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.

*15. I think part of a best friend’s job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.

*16. The only time I look forward to a red light is when I’m trying to finish a text.

*17. A recent study has shown that playing beer pong contributes to the spread of mono and the flu. Yeah, if you suck at it.

*18. Was learning cursive really necessary?

19. Lol has gone from meaning, “laugh out loud” to “I have nothing else to say”.

20. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

21. Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantron test is absolutely petrifying.

22. My brother’s Municipal League baseball team is named the Stepdads. Seeing as none of the guys on the team are actual stepdads, I inquired about the name. He explained, “Cuz we beat you, and you hate us.” Classy, bro.

*23. Whenever someone says “I’m not book smart, but I’m street smart”, all I hear is “I’m not real smart, but I’m imaginary smart”.

24. How many times is it appropriate to say “What?” before you just nod and smile because you still didn’t hear what they said?

25. I love the sense of camaraderie when a n entire line of cars teams up to prevent a dick from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers!

*26. Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using ‘as in’ examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete idiot. Today I had to spell my boss’s last name to an attorney and said “Yes that’s G as in…(10 second lapse)..ummm…Goonies”

*27. What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each other?

*28. While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it…thanks Mario Kart.

*29. MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

*30. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.

*31. I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the shower first and THEN turn on the water.

32. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.

33. I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t at least kind of tired.

34. Bad decisions make good stories

35. Whenever I’m Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don’t mind if I do!

36. Is it just me or do high school girls get sluttier & sluttier every year?

37. If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring would probably just be completely invisible.

38. Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I’m from, this shouldn’t be a problem….

39. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you’ve made up your mind that you just aren’t doing anything productive for the rest of the day.

40. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don’t want to have to restart my collection.

41. There’s no worse feeling than that millisecond you’re sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.

*42. I’m always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.

43. “Do not machine wash or tumble dry” means I will never wash this ever.

44. I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people watching TV. There’s so much pressure. ‘I love this show, but will they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren’t watching this. It’s only a matter of time before they all get up and leave the room. Will we still be friends after this?’

*45. While watching the Olympics, I find myself cheering equally for China and USA. No, I am not of Chinese descent, but I am fairly certain that when Chinese athletes don’t win, they are executed.

46. I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Damnit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What’d you do after I didn’t answer? Drop the phone and run away?

*47. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.

48. When I meet a new girl, I’m terrified of mentioning something she hasn’t already told me but that I have learned from some light internet stalking.

*49. I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it’s on shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.

*50. Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for pedophiles…

*51. As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.

52. Sometimes I’ll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

*53. It should probably be called Unplanned Parenthood.

*54. I keep some people’s phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.

55. I think that if, years down the road when I’m trying to have a kid, I find out that I’m sterile, most of my disappointment will stem from the fact that I was not aware of my condition in college.

56. Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn’t know what do to with it.

*57. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, hitting the G-spot, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey – but I’d bet my ass everyone can find and push the Snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time every time…

58. My 4-year old son asked me in the car the other day “Dad what would happen if you ran over a ninja?” How the hell do I respond to that?

59. It really pisses me off when I want to read a story on CNN.com and the link takes me to a video instead of text.

60. I wonder if cops ever get pissed off at the fact that everyone they drive behind obeys the speed limit.

*61. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.

*62. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay.

63. The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words, someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimate d that there must be at least four people

eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by myself. There’s nothing like being made to feel like a fat bastard before dinner.

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Greening the White House

December 10, 2008

My dear friend Sloan Barnett, who wrote “Green Goes With Everything” A New York Times Bestseller, is greening the White House!  No joke!   If anyone can green the white house, it’s Sloan.   Checkout her latest efforts on the Huffington Post   She wrote the Obama family a letter and is now calling for ideas on how to green the white house from her fans, like us.  So go ahead and send her your ideas by leaving a comment on her post.

If you had not picked up a copy of  her book yet, it’s a must read.  All of the proceeds go to charity.  It’s an easy read for those who haven’t plunged into the green life yet, and it hits home for those who have embraced nature but don’t like to be called a “treehugger”  Essentially the book shows that there is a little bit of green in all of us.  

Once you get through it, check out the awknowledgement, you might recognize a certain someone in there getting a shout out.  Yep, me!  I had the pleasure of working with Sloan on her book, and she is truly fabulous. Stay up to date on Sloan at www.greengoeswitheverything.com

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Jo the Bagger: Blue Avocado Reusable Bags

December 8, 2008

From DailyCandy.com, a PoshGirl fav!

Ever the maverick, you fight important issues one pow at a time. But you’re not trying to take on the Oval Office or anything, just the environment.

Next on the agenda: saving the trees with BlueAvocado’s reusable shopping bags.

Unlike most green totes, the Austin-based company’s aren’t just cute single sacks. They are part of multipiece kits that include shopping bags, ventilated produce packs, even a strap for wrapping around several styles to keep shoulders from stressing.

The sets are available in three geometric patterns (green, blue, and magenta) with complementary solid brown and white totes. When not in use, you can fold the carriers into each other or slip them into hidden pockets to keep clutter at bay.

Even more thoughtful? Through Kiva, the company donates 1 percent of its annual income to fund loans for microentrepreneurs around the globe.

Now that’s democratic, dog gonnit.

Wink, wink.

Available at Whole Foods Market and online at blueavocado.com

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Stop Static Cling!

December 8, 2008

Static cling is a serious bummer.  Not only is your adorable satin dress stuck between your legs, it’s also glued to your butt, and as you try to adjust it, you cause more friction which causes it to cling even tighter to your thighs!  The next thing you know the office cutie has picked up on your major wardrobe malfunction and you wish you could crawl back into the dryer that caused all this pain.

Don’t be that girl!  Seriously, I have suffered from static cling for years, I am allergic to dryer sheets so my static cling issue is severe.  Here are my favorite solutions to this problem.

1) Spray the inside of your outfit with hair spray… this is my number one go to move, because I am always in a rush.  I simply spray a good amount of hair spray all over the outfit, keep the spray at least a foot away to prevent spotting.  I find that aerosol works best for this.

2) In a severe case, go the slip route. a slip does the best job of making sure my dress accentuates my figure instead of hugging it in the most unflattering ways.

3) If you can remember, take your clothes out of the dryer before they are completely dry and lay them flat to finish drying.  Static cling hates dampness because it can’t build up it’s electric charge in moist places.

Here are a few tips I have been given, but never tried.

1) Pin a small safety pin to the seam of your dress… this doesn’t sound like a winner to me?  has anyone tried this?

2) Put moisturizer on your body to stop static cling

3) cover you body in talcum powder all ovver your body … this sounds like it would make it worse

4) Rub a wire coat hanger over item & then again when your wearing it.

That last one makes me laugh… I would love to hear your tips or thoughts on these tricks!

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The cutest reusable bags ever!

December 8, 2008

Alright, we get it, we must bring our own bags to the grocery store.  If you are like me, one reusable bag just doesn’t cut it.  Leaving the store with one re-usable bag and 5 plastic ones just feels silly.  And filling my car with 4 different reusable bags just causes clutter and frustration…   Finally, I have come across the perfect solution to my reusable bag crisis.  A fashionable reusable bag system made by BlueAvocado. The bags all fold-up together into one small pouch. check em’ out:

They have one for your veggies, your freezer items and a few regular ones as well… they call them gro-paks :

How adorable is that? I love leaving the grocery store, organized and looking like the PoshGirl that I am.  Also, this bag gives back twice!  Once to the environment by saving 1000 plastic bags a year and 1 % of proceeds goes towards KIVA.org, empowering woman in developing countries to reach thier dreams.

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The Skinny on Diet Coke

December 8, 2008

I am a huge diet coke drinker.  I have an addiction to it, I am not sure why or when it became a need of mine, but I have to have at least 2 day.  I consider myself a healthy person, concerned with harmful chemicals and my daily calorie intake. That is why I love Diet Coke, it tastes refreshing and has zero calories! but people often tell me to stop drinking it, but they never seem to know why they are advising this. Does that happen to you?

So, I have done some research for all of us diet coke lovers…  to find out why the delicious zero calorie beverage is harmful.

Let’s start with the obvious, the  artificial sweetener, aspartame.  If you have ever googled this word, you will find it is linked to everything that could possibly be wrong with anyone!   From Gulf War Syndrome to memory loss to not running a mile under 10 minutes.   This is seriously annoying to me.   So here is what I have concluded from all of this non-sense. Aspartame decomposes into formaldehyde, methyl alcohol, formic acid, diketopiperazine and other toxins which can cause horrible things to happen to you, anything from headaches and anxiety to seizures and death. For more checkout http://www.aspartamekills.com/

Great, I am still going to drink it, moving on.  Bone Weakness

Soda contains a type of acid which is known as phosphoric acid and it can prevent the absorption of calcium. Soft drinks contain caffeine as well and caffeine has been proven to increase the risk of osteoporosis.  this is true for all soda’s not just Mr. Diet Coke.    Alright, that is a good reason not to over indulge on DC and maybe take a few more calcium pills.

Next, my favorite topic, fat.  Can diet coke make you fat?  Even though it’s zero calories?

Rumor has it that drinks with artificial sweeteners trick your body into thinking it has the real thing and causes it to store more energy, which we know means calories.  That does scare me.

So I am now thinking about cutting back a few cans a week to see if I feel any healthier.  Any tips out there?  I would love to hear your take on diet coke.

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Would you like to donate a dollar? How do you answer that question?

December 8, 2008

Every time I buy groceries I get asked “would you like to donate a dollar to the ____ fund” This simple question causes me some anxiety.  What do you say?

First of all, sometimes it’s to a charity I have never heard of… so I really don’t know if I would like to give them my hard earned dollar and I am sure the line of 4 people waiting to checkout would not like to hear me quiz the 18 year old cashier on where my dollar is headed.

For the ones I am aware of, like the Susan G Koman or the local school district, I feel pressure to say yes, because everyone in line just heard them ask me for a dollar!  and it’s only a dollar!  Once again, I don’t know exactly where or to whom my dollar is going to…  so my answer once again is no.

As I head to my car I do feel guilty and a bit down that I didn’t spare my dollar.  What do you do?

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22.5 Karat Gold Dog Crate!

December 8, 2008

I can’t help myself, I LOVE Daily Candy, check out todays posting on this amazing dog crate!  I don’t have 11k to drop on a dog crate.  and it would be cruel to force my 3 year old boxer, Murphy back into a crate just because of how cool it would look to have him sleeping in there, like the God he is.  Well, maybe I could bribe him to do it for visitors.  hmmm.  Anyone got a spare 11k for me?

22.5-Karat Gold Dog Crate

golden god!Covered in 22.5-karat gold leaf, the round cage is made of steel wire and has a removable rubber mat liner. About two feet tall and $11,000, it’s big enough for beloved barkers up to 40 pounds.

A painted version (black, white, or silver) rings in at a much lower $320.

Available online at gopetdesign.com and shopurbanpaws.com.

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Stop asking me to throw a party so you can sell stuff to my friends

December 8, 2008

I am very supportive of running your own business, and YES, I love face products, candles, foot scrubs, lotions, puppies and kittens!  I am a nice, cute woman, like yourself.

There is just something about being pressured into throwing a party in my home to sell things to my guests that gets to me.  I have been sucked into doing it on more than one occasion, and I feel like the pyramid schemers never stop.

I threw an Arbonne party for a friend of mine, and I bought over $200 worth of products (that is an entire different blog entry) and my poor guests felt the pressure to buy stuff and be the next party host victim.

While cleaning up the gooie brie plates and champagne glasses, that I had to purchase for this party, I felt really down in the dumps and a bit used.   Not only did I spend 200 bucks on sunscreens and body scrubs, but now my poor friend Rebecca has to throw a party in her tiny apartment next month.  I promised her I would attend, but the truth is I DON’T WANT TO GO!  I don’t have time to go!  …. but, I will go, because she is my friend and it’s my fault she has to miss Dancing with the Stars to pimp out her friends to Pyramid goddesses.

So all of you pyramid party throwers; Arbonne, Mary Kay, Scentsy, Southern Living, Shaklee, and the millions more…   I support you, I really do…  I have been sucked into buying your products and fattening your wallets, and the person’s above you and above them etc.  but I can’t take it anymore!!!

See you at Rebecca’s party.

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My dog thinks he is a celebrity

December 8, 2008

My adorable, loving, slobbering, Boxer has had his moments in the spot light.  Let me tell you, he has been on NBC News at least 5 times and his cute face is all over my facebook account.  Most recently 3 pics of him were featured in the local paper.  Here’s the link, he is the brindle boxer in 3 of the pictures.

Now that we have established that he is not camera shy, can we talk about his new “bow down” attitude.  First, he has started sleeping in till noon, I have to drag him out of bed to go to playschool.  He no longer eats dog food…  it’s caviar only with a side of foie gras for breakfast and don’t get me started on dinner.  He has requested his own play area at playschool with full bottle service and he put up a “b*tches only” sign.  Yeah! Imagine getting that phone call.

I could go on, but you get the point!   So this is a warning to all parents who allow their kids or dogs or bunnys or whatever to be photographed.

Please let me know if this has happened in your home, I need a support group!