I Don't Like Cats

Like I said, I can't concentrate because it's Friday and almost my vacation time (that causes time to literally stop). So I thought I would blog about something that happened to me almost 2 weeks ago!

It was bright and early as I was getting out of my car and was getting my purse, coffee, etc. when I see this tabby cat walking (actually more like bee-lineing it) towards me. I didn't really think much of it because I don't like cats and give off that vibe to them so they stay away but then as I was standing trying to close my door, I guess I spent a little too much time finding my ground or something but this random cat jumped in--even though I was yelling, NO GET OUT GET OUT at it. But no, the tabby cat just walked around the front seat. It's a good thing that I didn't have any food or trash lying around otherwise it would have made itself comfy.

So, I was trying to think on my feet and then it came to me. When Lady Di spots a foe (aka cat) in our yard she makes this high pitched hissing noise. I did just that, but the cat flipped out! It all of the sudden was leaping from the front seat to the back seat to the trunk in a blink (or half a blink) of the eye. Shit now I got this cat flipping out in my trunk and I keep making this hissing noise, how am I gonna get it out!? So then I think, I can't open my trunk (the window comes up and the bottom portion swings open) otherwise this beast will claw my face off.

"Think on your toes, think on your toes and maybe stop hissing because it obviously doesn't like it." So it came to me and I opened the door behind the driver and then it finally jumped out. I kind of moved around a bit in a circle to make sure that it wasn't following me or anything but it just parked it underneath my car.

What a demented cat. A dog wouldn't have done that.

On the Brink of a Vacation

When you are so close to a vacation so many things begin to happen:

1. Time at work comes to a standstill--How is it not 4:00 yet?
2. Time at home speeds up to the speed of light--Why was I up so late packing?
3. Your laundry basket triples in size and the loads take longer--It must have been years since I last did laundry!
4. You always remember something you forgot to pack--Forgot my jacket
5. You spend more time getting things organized at work that it's almost too much work--Almost but I'm still taking that damn vacation
6. You seem to be the only one on the road who knows how to drive--I guess they will give anyone a license these days!
7. You can't concentrate on work--I am over this, what's going on in the celeb world?
8. The night before you leave you're up in the middle of the night thinking about things to do for work-- Oh gotta send that and make a folder for her!
9. Periodically which turns into constantly checking the weather--I do feel I have the power to change the weather if I check Weather.com enough...true story.
10. You start to say stupid things--And if you have any questions, you can go ahead and call me or I'll be checking my email.

And yes, I have said all of these at least once in the past week.

My Celebrity Kind of Weekend

This weekend was a truly monumental weekend. First, Lisa and I made great time getting to LA, mostly because we didn't have Marko "I obey the speedlimit" to slow us down and we were on a mission to get to Nonni's by dinner time. We got down there in about 6 hours and really only hitting some traffic at our exit-Los Feliz! We had a little early birthday dinner for Uncle Gary (who's actual birthday is today--Happy Birthday!) and just chatted till it was time to call it. Alas no celebrities on Friday night!

Saturday was the big day. We were going wedding dress shopping at 10 sharp in Beverly Hills. So, in pre-wedding mode, Lisa, Sarah and I went on a hike in Griffith Park--again, no celeb spotting, and my hopes were beginning to dwindle. So, a while later we were standing in Nonni's drive way getting the troops together and then across the street two guys were walking together and one was tall, kind of gangly, and had a scruffy face. It looked like...VINNIE CHASE!! Although, I can neither confirm nor deny my sighting-it could have very well been a mirage. Well, I was not jumping up and down about it, due to my doubts, so I wasn't dwelling on it and we ventured to Beverly Hills to try on wedding dresses.

So at Alfred Angelo, we meet Valerie, our newest best friend/bridal confidant. She literally brought out 12 dresses for Sarah (although she only tried on 10) and helped us with voting. Of course, the first dress was the winner, but we didn't want to make her sad, so Sarah tried on them all but we all kept going back to the first one. So, after 2 hours of wedding dresses, and a couple of bridesmaid dresses, we bid farewell to Alfred and hung around Bev Hills for a while, then ventured to FIDM where I tried to stock LC but alas she wasn't there.

A little later we went to the reception location, and went out later on. I kept my eyes peeled at the bar just in case someone walked in but sadly no one walked in. Just when I started to give up all hope, God threw me a bone. We were getting our car to go back home from the valet and all of the sudden Sarah and Tom had these "oh my gosh" faces on and said, it's Jermaine! I looked over and saw the guy he was with and thought, No Sarah, that is not Jermaine Dupri. Then, Sarah said, from Flight of the Conchords! AHHH yes! Flight of the Conchords! (A hilarious show on HBO that they just burst into random song...soo funny, he's the one with the glasses!) It was confirmed when he said, in his New Zealand accent, Hi, I'm Jermaine. YEAH YA! That's two (possibly) in one day! Who knew I was capable of such celebrity power!

Finally on Sunday, I was feeling pretty hot after two (pretty sure) celeb sightings so we went to brunch at a trendy brunch place, The Alcove. I was facing the entrance so I was keeping my eyes peeled whilest enjoying my french toast brioche, and then all of the sudden Sarah literally jumps out of her chair and says, "JULIE! A Jonas Brother!" I whip around and say, "Where!" Then she hands me a cup of water and tells me to get water, to which I say, "No, I have water," then I caught on and walked inside. I didn't think it was him, so I came back reluctantly, but Sarah was convinced. Meanwhile, there were two teens--maybe borderline tweens--sitting next to us and they were not amused about our sighting, which was another reason why I was hesitant. So, Tom decided to be the final vote and went to "get water." He came back with confirmation that it was Joe Jonas! Even when he walked past us, the two girls still did not get stoked. Tom decided they were Bieber fans.

So, that's my celebrity weekend. Sorry no photos, but didn't want to look like paparazzi--celebrities are people too! JK- I just couldn't get a good shot.

The Time is Now

Lisa and I are driving to LA this afternoon to do some wedding stuff with Sarah and not to mention, I need a serious change of scenery! These past few weeks in the City of Good Living have taken it out of me so vacay here I come! But, it should be a good weekend of LA sun, dress shopping, and Nonni's cooking!

And I am positive that we will have a serious celeb sighting. Whether it be Nonni’s hip neighbor, Vinnie Chase or some bride who’s trying to keep her shotgun wedding on the down low in the Beverly Hills bridal boutique! I got a good feeling about this one. I am going to their turf, so I gotta see at least one...hell I'll even take a Twilight "star" if I gotta. Now not the last time but the time before I finally saw Niles Crane…Nonni’s neighbor for years, and I mean YEARS, so I feel some sort of hex or curse was lifted. I know everyone says they are just real people so sometimes you don’t recognize them, blah blah blah but believe you me, when I’m down south, I got my eyes peeled and a mental Rolodex of celebrities in overdrive.

I will come back with a sighting (I cannot guarantee a photo) on Monday. If it’s the last thing I do.

Kudos and Boos!

It's Sunday so....

Kudos...Christopher! On Monday he graduated from the Vail Fire Department! En route home from Boston, Mom and Dad stopped in to Vail to see the ceremony. Somehow, my brother neglected to inform me that one of his instructors was Ryan Sutter. That's right, Ryan who won over Trista the Bachelorette, and I think only one of two couples who actually got married from the show. Anywho, putting his negligence aside, CJB got his diploma from the Academy and is now a bonafide employee. At least I think that's what's going on...the Fire system is one of the most convoluted and illogical systems so there may be more schooling in the future, I have no idea. But woohoo!!
Boos...Jessica Simpson. She turned 30 yesterday and she's celebrating by bringing some PDA in our faces. The "star" celebrated in Capri with her new boytoy, former 49er turned Saints player Eric Johnson. I think it's time for an intervention for Mr. Johnson!

Kudos...to all the celebrity couples who got married this weekend! Carrie Underwood and Mark Fisher, John Krasinski and Emily Blunt, Lala Vazquez and Carmelo Anthony, and Martin Lawrence and Shamicka Gibbs! I hope they all had different wedding planners or Mindy Weiss has some trusty associates!
Boos...Lindsay Lohan. Although she is now lawyer-less, she's got about a week left before she is supposed to take refuge in the big house. Note the supposed to, she may spend only a few hours in jail like she did last time or be as much a prisoner as Paris Hilton. I would be surprised if she makes it a week.

Kudos...Spain! The 2010 World Cup Winners! Well done boys! I really didn't have a preference in this match, but my heart goes out to the Netherlands goalie. That's gotta be rough. But well done Spain!
Boos...I can't think of another one so Boo to that.

Happy week!

Two Trainwrecks

Lindsay Lohan and Mel Gibson are two of a kind. They won the hearts of many with their movies and then within the past few years...man alive there was no turning back. Let's take a moment to relive their rollercoasters.

Lindsay Lohan: Precious in an all-time classic, The Parent Trap. She won the hearts of millions, and then she picked a fight with fellow tween, Hilary Duff (who I am sure is sitting pretty right about now) over, who else, Aaron Carter (he's so fly he has two A's in his name). Then everything just went downhill. She developed a reputation on set, out late partying all the time, her parents went crazy for the spotlight (her dad's more recent BFF: Jon "I'm a complete Tool" Gossling) and before you knew it she was in and out of rehab and wearing a SCRAM bracelet. Now, this week she was sitting in court and hit with the Judges hand and sentenced to 90 days in jail. Sobbing she says she's been treated unfairly and did everything she was supposed to, but wait, she missed her weekly AA meetings. Oh and to top it all off, she had an inappropriate phrase on her nails, saying it was a joke. I don't think you're laughing now Lindsay.

Mel Gibson: Braveheart. The Patriot (one of my absolute favorites), Pocahontas and made a little film about Jesus. Seemed to be a clutch celeb in the homes of America--I was a fan, especially after he was Benjamin Martin in one of my favorite movies. Then, after a night of drinking, he gets pulled over on PCH and ran his mouth, proving that maybe he was not worthy of his squeaky clean image. Then things just seemed to spiral into a black hole. Divorcing his wife who he had a litter of children with, and then his galpal is pregnant! There was a while when he was out of the spotlight, but helping out his good friend Britney Spears when she was going through a bit of a rough patch. Now that man is back in the headlines, with a bitter custody battle and it was released today that could be guilty of domestic abuse. I don't know if you will be the comeback kid, Mel.

Kudos and Boos...Patriotic Style!

Kudos...The patriots from back in the day! Without them, we wouldn't live in the land of the free or have a sweet movie that Mel Gibson starred in (pre-meltdown of course). That movie could be my most favorite thing about 4th of July.
Boos...The crisis in the gulf. I do not like BP or Tony Hayward.

Kudos...American TV. Sure, the Brits gave us some of their classics...the Office anyone? But then you have to look at the ones that American stations developed...Parks and Recreation, Friends, How I Met Your Mother, New Jersey Housewives, I could go on. Some may say it causes viewers to lose braincells, but hell, I call it good TV.
Boos...Bomb threat at JFK today. After an evacuation in a terminal, no bomb was produced, yet you would think that it would put a damper on some people's holiday plans.

Kudos...Americans at sporting events...the comradery at the Olympics (more summer than winter), the baseball games, the world cup. It's so heartwarming when you see a fan with a face painted American Flag on his face. Makes you proud to be an American.
Boos...major debt in CA. Because of the states bankruptcy, many cities were forced to reevaluate their 4th of July festivities. Redwood City slashed their firework display, but opted to keep their "famous" parade. But people did come out and support the parade and their American heritage with red white and blue outfits!

HAPPY 4th of JULY!!

America's 12:01

It's almost July 4th so I thought I would do a shout out to the good old USA. Sure it's in serious debt, 1/2 the country's at war with the other and Sarah Palin is still running around telling people she can see Russia from her front door, but hell it's a great place to be!

Happy 12:01 USA!