Who's with me on totally loving Love bug season??


 

Pin the shorts on the hootchie

I got the new issue of Entertainment Weekly today at work. On the cover this week is Eva Longoria wearing fishnets and what appear to be some hotshort undies.

See exhibit A.


Since I work at a Christian company, often magazine covers with scantily clad women get ripped off. Well in an attempt to rescue the cover so that everyone could see Eva's haughty pose and the layers and layers of hair extensions that would make Paris Hilton jealous, I decided to make some shorts through the magic of a Sharpie.

See exhibit B.



Realizing that the Sharpie didn't quite do the trick, I decided Ms. Longoria needed to look a bit more fabulous for her EW cover shot ... And what could be more fabulous than some Post-it note 7 for all Mankind brand shorts? (A shout-out to Uhmanduh for fashioning her some pockets).

See exhibit C.




As I was showing off her lovely new outfit to my office-mates, my editor came wandering in and raised his eyebrow a bit at my afternoon activity of cut-and-paste. So, imagine my surprise when just a few minutes later he bursts into my office with a change of clothing for Eva--this year's hot fashion accessory, nonetheless--a gold rainjacket made from construction paper.

Why did he have construction paper in his office? I have no idea. But the jacket fit PERFECTLY even though he didn't have the magazine cover to use as a guide. Lets just say I laughed like I haven't laughed in a long time.

See exhibit D.


I hope Eva appreciates what we've done for ... It's all in a day's work.

I can't quite figure out what is going on in this delightful figurine, perfect for any home... but if I were to guess ... at first glance it appears that this nun got knocked up and is now caring for her newborn child while trying to lose the pregnancy weight??

But, maybe I'm completely off base here.

iWant One

Who's excited with me?



After holding myself back from buying the first Video iPod that came out last year ... holding onto my ghetto B&W 3rd generation model while all my friends laughed and pointed while toting around their full color sleek black or white models ... I think this may be my year.

Goodbye ghettoness ... Hello Gen 5.

Bahama Mama

I just got back from a four day cruise to the Bahamas with my mom. I'm so lucky to live in Florida near the ports. After all the s-t-r-e-s-s of late, it was really nice to relax on the boat.

They rerouted us so we did the cruise backwards in order to avoid a storm, and it worked--we had beeaaautiful weather almost the entire time. We enjoyed pigging out on the chocolate buffet (who knew chocolate bread pudding could taste like little bits of heaven?), watching the men's sexy legs contest with awards such as "Flamingo Legs" and "Hairiest Legs," and wandering around the aquarium at Atlantis and through the shops in Nassau.

One thing a cruise does make you appreciate so very much is your own bathroom. While you are pampered at every corner on a cruise like your standard deluxe resort--room service on demand, a stateroom attendant that cleans your room not once but twice a day, delicious food and desserts, a 24 hour pool ... the bathroom makes you feel like you are in an RV/camping. It's easy to touch both walls without fully spreading out your arms, and the shower is so small you can't bend over ... and the one inch lip doesn't quite contain the water. haha Now that I've returned, I feel like I should hold swing dance lessons in my ginormous bathroom.

My Bahamas trip was not only sandwiched by two weddings (Matt & Jamey's then Chris & Heather's), but also between two trips to Disney. The day before I left, I took two friends from N.D. that were in town for my bro's wedding to MGM. They had never been to Disney before, so we had a blast riding rides and laughing as we dashed through the steady rain. Then, on the very day we returned, mom and I took a quick nap before heading off to Night of Joy at the Magic Kingdom to meet Amanda & Sean and hit the rides, including the newly updated Pirates of the Caribbean, complete with a very realistic Captain Jack Sparrow.

After being out for 10 days, It was pretty hard going back to the real world today to an inbox of 370 emails and an office that was beyond stifling as the AC went out over the weekend (for those of you that are keeping track—yes Again).

However, it's always nice to be welcomed back by great friends. Even through my tired haze, I had a great time with S&A at Disney, then got to dance the night away with lots of friends at C&H's wedding.

So, here’s to O-town. :-)