you know what really fries my bacon?

... a foiled plan to be a cheapo!

At my local starbucks, every 8th coffee you purchase is free. So as a miserly practice I get the cheapest coffee (house blend drip) for the first 7 and a super duper starbucks classic fancy coffee as my 8th. Today, I swore this was my 8th coffeee.. so being the cheapee that I am and needing to maximize the free-ness.. I ordered the biggest most expensive coffee on the menu only to learn that I bought my 7th freaking coffee not my 8th and a vanilla biscotti to boot.

Total damage: $4.99

damn... damn.. double damn!!!

PROOF: there is something out there for everyone...

Yeah.. I finally DID IT!!! I joined a fantasy celebrity league!!!

That's right... uh huh..you heard me.. It works just like fantasy sports leagues, but instead of your players scoring points for a touchdown or homerun, they score points for crazy outbursts, divorces, new boyfriends, or whatever other crazy BS these celebs get into.
Pretty fun huh? I thought so too...

So while the lot of you are flipping stations sunday and monday nights trying to keep a tally of all of your different players, lamenting over your draft picks and trades, I'll be flipping casually through my US Weekly, Star, In touch, .. ya get the picture...

I'm part of the "team firecrotch league" (FYI -- for you lay celebrity gossip followers that's a dig at Lindsey Lohan. )

My manager alias: "Scoop" tee-hee ;-)

Check out my team.. big pimpin' huh?

gripes.. thoughts.. assorted quotes, musings and truths

"I'm like 30 years old & make decent coin.... I should be able to live in a place that I don't have to see everything I own every morning"
-- on studio apt living in NYC

"me: ugggh.. I have so much work to do... I was really hoping to get out of here early today...
friend: what are you talking about? Get out of where? YOU WORK FROM HOME!!!
me: details, details"
-- convo on working overtime

"Of course work is not fun, that's why they call it work. If work were supposed to be fun they would call it play"
-- my uncle on dealing with the 9 to 5 blues

"If you can't wake up in love with yourself everyday... how the HELL do you expect someone else to??"
-- thoughts on self-love, HLee

"friend: If you didn't spend your money on shoes, waxing, spa appointments, what would you spend your money on?
me: huh? I don't understand the question? **boggle**
friend: what else would you spend your money on?
me: umm.. I heard you.. but I don't udnerstand the question.. its like saying if you didn't spend your money on bread and water ...."
--recent convo on spending priorities

"aunt: where are your priorities?
nephew: ummm... I left them at home antie.."
-- my nephew and sister in active debate

"vee text msg: hmm.. he looks kinda cute from here
bee text msg: oh really?
vee text msg: eew no retract that, he looks crazy in the eye
bee text msg: so essentially, he is cute from far but far from cute"
-- random bee/vee digital convo

undeniable truth

"If you obey all the rules ...

you miss all the fun."

~Katherine Hepburn

HAPPY LABOUR DAY!!!!

random self portrait

Yeah.. this is pretty much my uniform.. toss some more random papers on the floor and you have my office....just thought I'd share...

I feel like I've been stabbed..

Canyon Ranch Project On Hold - Developer Cites Market and Costs

A Tysons Corner developer is reevaluating plans for the $1 billion Canyon Ranch Living project in North Bethesda because of the slowdown in the real estate market and rapidly increasing construction costs, according to a letter received yesterday by buyers who have made deposits on the luxury condominiums...Canyon Ranch, a renowned spa with resort locations in Arizona and Massachusetts, .... more

Expectation is the root of all heartache.

~William Shakespeare

I'm not one to brag but...

.. you know your alma mater is hot when...

Brooklyn Tech.. that's right... if you don't know now you know!

more awards..

... Every now and then I came across a news story that makes me wonder about the true IQ of the average person. This week I have been presented with not one but TWO phenomenally idiotic news stories that deserve this special random distinction.

Without further adieu, I present this week's jack*ss award winners...

Headline: Heat poses danger at playgrounds

Summary: A 2-year-old boy was hospitalized Friday with third-degree burns after he stepped on a metal maintenance cover [manhole] at Lippert Park in south Oklahoma City.

My thoughts: Okay, the temperatures lately have been so hot that I can feel the scorching heat rise through my flip flops. It is the sort of heat that makes you randomly swear and curse out loud. Which leads me to ask, with a heat index of 100+ degrees Fahrenheit, why would you allow a child to walk BAREFOOT in such heat?.. Its the park not the freaking beach!!! I first heard of this story watching the news the other day, the person taking care of the child at the time of the incident said something like, "I was watching him play and he was laughing and having a good time. Then he stepped on the manhole cover and all of a sudden started to scream and cry..." ** duh **

The woman who was caring for this child deserves a slap in the face and is clearly a top graduate with honors from the donkey school of childcare.. I know its Oklahoma, but seriously, barefoot on a manhole cover? What the hell? Seriously, why would that seem like a good idea? ** boggle ** I'm sure some inane, greedy attorney will work with the family to figure out some way to place a bogus suit against the city for not having warning signs placed. In which case said attorney would also receive a handsome jack*ss award courtesy of yours truly.

Honor: Grand Jack*ss Award

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Headline: Waitress checks customer's ID, discovers self (nominated by Paolo, avid random fan and fellow blogger )

Summary:A bar waitress checks to see if a customer was legally old enough [over 21 years old] to drink looked down to see yes.. her own driver's license staring back at her. Apparently the waitress had lost her wallet the previous week. wait for it... that's not the kicker, the customer in question was 23 years old!!!!!!

My thoughts: Do I need to really even vent on this one? ** boggle ** ... Lady you are truly a donkey's backside!

Honor: Golden Jack*ss Award

have a jack*ss award contender? I wanna hear about it.. submit your entries here.

cause and cure

things that make my bum itch! >:-O
10. People who answer "huh" in response to someone calling their name... -- insert rolling of eyes here --

9. Pretentious DC folk (aka Washingtonians) that ask what I do for a living before they ask my name. a--holes

8. Those fishbowl like smoking rooms in selected US airports. For the untraveled, at selected airports across the nation have smoking rooms that are glass walled on all sides. Kinda bizzare to see in person because you really can't see past the smoke more than about 3-4 feet in. Who knows how many people may be heeled over in there suffering some sort of emphesyma attack?

7. Redskins fans... especially as they cheer for the sorry redskins. helloooow... you read it here folks.. the Redskins suck! :-P

6. LIFETIME MOVIES.. ALL OF THEM.. especially the ones with the plot in the title, "my daughter the call girl","She's too young", "my son is now my daughter", "Meth is destroying my life, my husband left me, and my house is burning"

5. People who call and don't leave a message yet get annoyed with me when I don't call them back. --> Boggle <---

4. Vegetarians who show up to a BBQ hungry.

3. Women who show up at the gym in full makeup, hair sprayed hair, and couture work out gear.... idiots

2. Any drivers who thinks 60 miles an hour is an appriopriate speed for the far left lane on the highway.. a--holes.. stay in your lane!!!

1. Muffin tops! (link)-> insert look of disgust <-

things that always make me smile (a.k.a "BUM Itch Relief Balm")
10. Any situation where the underdog prevails.. just love good cinderella story

9. Unsolicited chivalrous act with no expection of returns... I have grand appreciation for a true gentleman

8. A nicely orgranized wedding AND reception with meticulous attention to detail.. shameless shout out to my sis-inlaw

7. A well wrapped thoughtful gift.. especially when my name is on it. :o)

6. A child with good manners... a well placed "I beg your pardon sir/ma'am..." never hurt anyone

5. Fresh floral bouquet special delivered to moi!

4. Unexpected coupon from DSW. tear..sniff..sheer nirvana I tell ya!

3. Frasier ... love the reruns.. don't know why I was NOT hooked on it while it was on primetime... don't know what you got till its gone

2. Uncommon words used appropriately in a sentence that the average person has never heard of...for example...

• obstreperous \uhb-STREP-uhr-uhs; ob-\, adjective:Noisily and stubbornly defiant; unruly.
• grandiloquent \gran-DIL-uh-kwuhnt\, adjective:Lofty in style; pompous; bombastic

1. Prada

New day.. new look..

Hey Random fans..

I thought we could use a random facelift. Just seemed like the right thing to do... more entries coming soon.. in the meantime I'm working on balancing my chi...