Here we go for some kudos and boos...happy sunday!
Kudos to the Olympics! I love the summer olympics. The Pomp! The Circumstance! I'm a sucker for it (especially the swimming and diving). I watched the Opening Ceremonies on Saturday, so rather than watch it for 4.5 hours, I was able to watch it in about an hour and it was pretty awesome! The whole ring creation and not to mention the fireworks were pretty spectacular. I have been watching them all weekend and even last night when we were in downtown Palo Alto, the bar we were at was playing the men's gymnastics. The whole bar was fixated on it and it stinks that the whole nation is working for the next two weeks so we can't just sit and watch it. But, thank goodness for the internet so I can catch up on all the highlights!
Boos to the Kristin Stewart fiasco. Where to start, where to start? Here's where...the public statement. What was she thinking - actually, scratch that, what was her publicist thinking? Have they ever heard of deny, deny, deny? Not to mention that she's barely recognized the fact that she and Rob were together these few years and then once those pics surfaced, she's showing emotion and admitting they're in love. And even her director boyfriend released one too - boy these people are new to the Hollywood scene. Then, there are the photos that caught them red handed. In my opinion, they had it coming. They are both super loaded, so why did they not think to sneak around to maybe a hotel where they were away from any cameras? Oh no, they thought, oh let's go tootle around town in my mini coop and just park it, no one will see us. Well, that's not true because they were caught. Now, it's all over the news that she's devastated, blah blah blah. This whole thing could have been avoided if they even just drove to the valley, away from any paparazzi. We'll see how this plays out but hopefully it'll fade away...quickly.
Kudos to Kathy Griffin! Kate and I went to the Nob Hill Masonic in San Francisco and saw her show. We saw her last year and decided it's going to be a "whenever she comes to town" deal and as usual, she did not disappoint. She had some good material (thank you Kristin Stewart and the Jackson family drama) and was up on stage for a little over two hours, all well worth it! AND after the show, Kate and I booked it to the elevators and even saw another celeb - Steve Wozniak! We essentially cut a bunch of people and took some people out so we could get closer, but he hopped in an elevator super quickstyle and vanished, well until we got in the car and sat there trying to get out of the parking structure and he was a few cars ahead! But, add it to our celeb sighting list, thank you very much.
Boos to Footloose. Not the original, but the remake. I got it on my Netflix this weekend and I heard it was good, but very very similar to the original. So, when I watched it today I was finding new things to do so that I didn't have to just sit and watch it. I was organizing anything and everything (even blogging - whoa, I know) and I was not impressed. This movie was almost identical, so in my opinion, why remake it?
Kudos to the Dark Knight Rises (let's just focus on the movie itself - nothing more). But this movie was awesome. SO good. Although it was definitely long - 2 hours and 45 minutes, yes it tested my patience - but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Let's just say Joseph Gordon Levitt was phenom, I liked Anne Hathaway as Catwoman and well Christian Bale was legit as always.
Boos to waiting for vacation. That's right - it's five days away so I spent most of my day making lists of all the things that I need to do between now and then, all of the errands I should run, and ways to make this week go by even faster. Now I just need to get through the next five working days and HELLO SAN CLEMENTE (yes, I already have a list of things to do).
And can we take a moment to recognize the length of this Kudos and Boos?
#slowclap
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Food Tour of Laurel - Stop Number 2
Lady Di and I have a new Friday tradition to go to lunch at a new place on Laurel. We started it a couple of weeks ago because she wanted to try this Thai place that I was raving about and she knew Marko wouldn't go with her...so enter Julie. And what a perfect opportunity for a blog series, right? Hopefully it will help me blog more than once a week :o)
Since she was completely satisfied with Siamese Kitchen (the mentioned Thai place), this past Friday, we hit this one spot that has been open for about a year or so - Positano. It's channeling the Italy feel with the small restaurant space with lots of tables, but with a splash of trendiness. I ordered a grilled chicken gorgonzola salad and Lady Di opted for the vegetarian panini. Well Lady Di's plate was all well and good but mine was definitely the superior dish! It was so tasty. It had grilled chicken (obviously), gorgonzola dressing, rasins (a surprising element), apples and butter lettuce. If it were appropriate to lick my plate, I would have this was so good. In fact, I would be okay with going back every day and have that salad.
We sat outside (since it was such a pretty day) so we got to get in some solid people watching - sidenote: Laurel Street is one hell of a popular place on a Friday afternoon for lunch. People were all over the place and almost every restaurant had the hustle and bustle. Where all these people were coming from, I have no idea. But i digress...so if you find yourself on Laurel Street, try this place out and get this salad. You will be completely satisfied!
Since she was completely satisfied with Siamese Kitchen (the mentioned Thai place), this past Friday, we hit this one spot that has been open for about a year or so - Positano. It's channeling the Italy feel with the small restaurant space with lots of tables, but with a splash of trendiness. I ordered a grilled chicken gorgonzola salad and Lady Di opted for the vegetarian panini. Well Lady Di's plate was all well and good but mine was definitely the superior dish! It was so tasty. It had grilled chicken (obviously), gorgonzola dressing, rasins (a surprising element), apples and butter lettuce. If it were appropriate to lick my plate, I would have this was so good. In fact, I would be okay with going back every day and have that salad.
We sat outside (since it was such a pretty day) so we got to get in some solid people watching - sidenote: Laurel Street is one hell of a popular place on a Friday afternoon for lunch. People were all over the place and almost every restaurant had the hustle and bustle. Where all these people were coming from, I have no idea. But i digress...so if you find yourself on Laurel Street, try this place out and get this salad. You will be completely satisfied!
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Kudos and Boos
Don't look now, but here's kudos and boos!
Kudos to Burning Love! This show is, in a word, awesome. A parody on the "reality" show, the Bachelor, this web series on Yahoo has never disappointed. Sarah showed it to me (I believe it's one of Tom's shows) and it had me hooked from the first episode. Each is only about 8 minutes long, and it will keep you laughing the entire time. Mostly because the main bachelor, Mark is a doofus and really deserves an Oscar for this show. Don't even get me started on the guest stars! I shouldn't be surprised though, it's Ben Stiller is a producer. Watch it now!
Boos to 4th of July on a Wednesday. Note that I am not saying Boos to the holiday itself - but more so because of the middle of the week holiday. And believe me, I am a proud supporter of holidays! I just have issues when it breaks the week into two mini weeks and then have to deal with a full week starting tomorrow. Why must five days seem so long?
Kudos to Revenge. I have been staying away from this show since it premiered - never really anticipating it to make it very far. And while people have been telling me till their blue in the face that I need to watch it, I have been blowing it off. So the other day I finally sat down to watch the pilot and to say I was hooked, well, that's a bit of an understatement. I signed up for HuluPlus (free trial period of course) just so I can catch all of the episodes. Thank you summer hiatus for letting me get my fall viewing schedules in order!
Boos to the already bitter and greusome Tomkat divorce. It's been about 20 minutes and we're hearing all about the Scientology, the custody, the who's got what. Believe me, I am all for a scandal, but how many times can we hear that Scientology is cray cray?
Kudos to almost vacation. We just hit the 4 weeks to go mark and I've had multiple, "Mom, this time in four weeks we'll be (fill in the blank)." I've already started making a list of all the awesome things I'll plan on doing in the blissful San Clemente, now if it will only come a little faster.
Boos to four weeks till vacation. That's four weeks of work standing between me and the beach. Come on let's have time fly just a little faster!
Oh and side note: A July goal is to tweet more. So follow me on twitter @juliebonino
Check it out fools, kudos and boos...on time.
#winning.
Kudos to Burning Love! This show is, in a word, awesome. A parody on the "reality" show, the Bachelor, this web series on Yahoo has never disappointed. Sarah showed it to me (I believe it's one of Tom's shows) and it had me hooked from the first episode. Each is only about 8 minutes long, and it will keep you laughing the entire time. Mostly because the main bachelor, Mark is a doofus and really deserves an Oscar for this show. Don't even get me started on the guest stars! I shouldn't be surprised though, it's Ben Stiller is a producer. Watch it now!
Boos to 4th of July on a Wednesday. Note that I am not saying Boos to the holiday itself - but more so because of the middle of the week holiday. And believe me, I am a proud supporter of holidays! I just have issues when it breaks the week into two mini weeks and then have to deal with a full week starting tomorrow. Why must five days seem so long?
Kudos to Revenge. I have been staying away from this show since it premiered - never really anticipating it to make it very far. And while people have been telling me till their blue in the face that I need to watch it, I have been blowing it off. So the other day I finally sat down to watch the pilot and to say I was hooked, well, that's a bit of an understatement. I signed up for HuluPlus (free trial period of course) just so I can catch all of the episodes. Thank you summer hiatus for letting me get my fall viewing schedules in order!
Boos to the already bitter and greusome Tomkat divorce. It's been about 20 minutes and we're hearing all about the Scientology, the custody, the who's got what. Believe me, I am all for a scandal, but how many times can we hear that Scientology is cray cray?
Kudos to almost vacation. We just hit the 4 weeks to go mark and I've had multiple, "Mom, this time in four weeks we'll be (fill in the blank)." I've already started making a list of all the awesome things I'll plan on doing in the blissful San Clemente, now if it will only come a little faster.
Boos to four weeks till vacation. That's four weeks of work standing between me and the beach. Come on let's have time fly just a little faster!
Oh and side note: A July goal is to tweet more. So follow me on twitter @juliebonino
Check it out fools, kudos and boos...on time.
#winning.
Friday, July 6, 2012
Watch Out World, Here Comes Clannie!
It's me! Yes I have been MIA lately, but it's summer time. But what better way to kick off the blogging spirit than with a video? I have been talking about doing this for a while, and I have always been perklumped on how to load videos to blogs but BOY it's amazing what google will teach you.
Anyways, last year at Sarah and Tom's wedding, the multi-talented Clannie (a nickname for Claire and Anne Marie, coined by their loving older brother) brought the house down with a song during the ceremony. And even though it was over a year ago, it still brings me to tears every time.
Anyways, last year at Sarah and Tom's wedding, the multi-talented Clannie (a nickname for Claire and Anne Marie, coined by their loving older brother) brought the house down with a song during the ceremony. And even though it was over a year ago, it still brings me to tears every time.
Disclaimer! Before watching, you should know this is Marko's footage. For the first bit, you'll get to truly examine the fabric from Nonni's dress as well as see her hairline throughout the song. And this is much better video than the rehearsal dinner. Yes, Marko should keep his day job.
Not going to lie, the original Elvis version is somewhat mediocre now.
#GOClannie
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Kudos and Boos
Remember when I said I was going to blog more? Well, I've been a little busy so here we go with Kudos and Boos (short version cause I am tired)...
Kudos to David graduating! We went to LA this weekend to celebrate David's b-day and graduation this weekend! What a day! But who the heck cares, woohoo David!
Boos to the short lives of running shoes. They say every 3-6 months you're supposed to change them out, others say for however many days a week you wear them, that's how many times a year you're supposed to change them. Either way it's way too often for how expensive they are! But today I sucked it up and got a new pair - branching out of my typical brand and going for nike's - and boy I am going to wear them till they fall off my feet!
Kudos to Lisa getting a J-O-B. She got a job at Immaculate Heart summer school - and officially moves to Nonni's next weekend! Well, she moves to Nonni's for the next 2 months...and then TBD and who knows what will happen next! I think it's a good idea and a great next step!
Boos to the painfully long third installment of "Girl with the...fill in the blank" actually, in this case, it's "Girl who kicked the Hornet's Nest" now I was ALL about the first book - well from page 200 on - and the second was ok but left with a serious cliff hanger...not I am 200 pages in with what feels like a million to go. And it's official, this writer is obnoxiously meticulous with every detail. Just tell me the sky is blue and move on!
Kudos to another celebrity sighting! As we were walking out of the Americana on Friday night, Lisa told me to turn around and walk back to confirm the celeb she spotted - none other than Adam Scott from one of my favorite shows, Parks & Rec. At first I told Lisa to shut it, it wasn't him. Then after a confirmation from Sarah that it was, I had to go back for one last look and apologize. Woohoo!! We saw Adam Scott!
Boos to fast weekends and full weeks ahead. I don't want to go to work tomorrow! But I need to put my time off request in for San Clemente - Holler!!
I hope to blog more this week! maybe a farewell series to lisa moving out. I can't promise anything though.
Kudos to David graduating! We went to LA this weekend to celebrate David's b-day and graduation this weekend! What a day! But who the heck cares, woohoo David!
Boos to the short lives of running shoes. They say every 3-6 months you're supposed to change them out, others say for however many days a week you wear them, that's how many times a year you're supposed to change them. Either way it's way too often for how expensive they are! But today I sucked it up and got a new pair - branching out of my typical brand and going for nike's - and boy I am going to wear them till they fall off my feet!
Kudos to Lisa getting a J-O-B. She got a job at Immaculate Heart summer school - and officially moves to Nonni's next weekend! Well, she moves to Nonni's for the next 2 months...and then TBD and who knows what will happen next! I think it's a good idea and a great next step!
Boos to the painfully long third installment of "Girl with the...fill in the blank" actually, in this case, it's "Girl who kicked the Hornet's Nest" now I was ALL about the first book - well from page 200 on - and the second was ok but left with a serious cliff hanger...not I am 200 pages in with what feels like a million to go. And it's official, this writer is obnoxiously meticulous with every detail. Just tell me the sky is blue and move on!
Kudos to another celebrity sighting! As we were walking out of the Americana on Friday night, Lisa told me to turn around and walk back to confirm the celeb she spotted - none other than Adam Scott from one of my favorite shows, Parks & Rec. At first I told Lisa to shut it, it wasn't him. Then after a confirmation from Sarah that it was, I had to go back for one last look and apologize. Woohoo!! We saw Adam Scott!
Boos to fast weekends and full weeks ahead. I don't want to go to work tomorrow! But I need to put my time off request in for San Clemente - Holler!!
I hope to blog more this week! maybe a farewell series to lisa moving out. I can't promise anything though.
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Hello June!
Today is June 1st, so that means summer is finally here, a new set of goals commence and it's my dear compadre, Teresa's birthday!!!
So let's start on summer...it's about time. And I get to officially partake in one of my favorite past times - laying out in the sun all weekend. It usually takes me all summer to get a decent tan but oh well, I welcome the challenge. And what an enjoyable challenge it is - especially if it involves a sit-n-float.
As for new goals - that's right, I'm all about my monthly goals. So here we go (1) befriend the one thing I hate most on this planet (besides sea creatures and lizards) - Pushups (2) Blog more (3) start the JK movie review - more on that later (4) accessorize more (5) start watching Revenge (that's more for Teresa and Kate) and (6) Tweet (follow me@juliebonino). I hope to do some weekly checkins on this with my kudos and boos (aren't you stoked you read my blog? One of my goals last month was to start Downton Abbey so I knew what people were taking about and while I went in thinking I don't want to like this - BOY was I hooked. Another one of my goals was to quit Jersey Housewives cold turkey and I am happy to report I have succeeded. I only watched the first episode and hasn't seen an episode since. That's strength, pride and determination all wrapped into one goal.
And finally, June 1st is my girl Teresa's birthday! I have to give her a shout out (a huge perk of having a blog!) so HAPPY BIRTHDAY T! And to work towards a goal - I just tweeted about it (CHECK!). I am unstoppable!
#ImmakingJunemybitch #watchoutworld
(I also think i am getting the hang of hashtagging)
So let's start on summer...it's about time. And I get to officially partake in one of my favorite past times - laying out in the sun all weekend. It usually takes me all summer to get a decent tan but oh well, I welcome the challenge. And what an enjoyable challenge it is - especially if it involves a sit-n-float.
As for new goals - that's right, I'm all about my monthly goals. So here we go (1) befriend the one thing I hate most on this planet (besides sea creatures and lizards) - Pushups (2) Blog more (3) start the JK movie review - more on that later (4) accessorize more (5) start watching Revenge (that's more for Teresa and Kate) and (6) Tweet (follow me@juliebonino). I hope to do some weekly checkins on this with my kudos and boos (aren't you stoked you read my blog? One of my goals last month was to start Downton Abbey so I knew what people were taking about and while I went in thinking I don't want to like this - BOY was I hooked. Another one of my goals was to quit Jersey Housewives cold turkey and I am happy to report I have succeeded. I only watched the first episode and hasn't seen an episode since. That's strength, pride and determination all wrapped into one goal.
And finally, June 1st is my girl Teresa's birthday! I have to give her a shout out (a huge perk of having a blog!) so HAPPY BIRTHDAY T! And to work towards a goal - I just tweeted about it (CHECK!). I am unstoppable!
#ImmakingJunemybitch #watchoutworld
(I also think i am getting the hang of hashtagging)
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Kudos and Boos
It's been a while so here we go for Kudos and Boos...
Kudos to Lady Di and all the moms out there (but most specifically Lady Di)! In case you live under a rock, today is Mother's Day. We actually celebrated all weekend because the prodigal son flew into town and Lady Di wanted to be with all the kids. So he flew in on Wednesday night and on Thursday 4 of the 5 Bonino's headed south so Christopher could take a Paramedic test at UCLA and we spent the weekend down there. And today Lady Di spent some QT with Lisa and I in the car for 5.5 hours while we drove back home. Then she spent the day watching her favorite HGTV shows. All in all, I'd say it was a perfect day - but I am not a mom, so what do I know :o)
Boos to Desperate Housewives ending tonight! It's been real Wisteria Lane. Actually to all of my shows going away for the summer. Although I do love sweeps week.
Kudos to Claire! Today is her 17th birthday and she is celebrating it with all the other moms. Actually she's having a pretty solid day since she's been celebrating all weekend. On Friday night, Sarah cooked a awesome dinner for everyone where we celebrated Claire, then Saturday we had a surprise party for Claire at the park, and today she spent the day at the beach (a usual tradition for the SoCal Bonino's on Mother's Day).
Boos to all Snow White and the Huntsman...didn't we just have a movie come out about Snow White?
Kudos to celebrity sightings! That's right, I spotted a new celeb this weekend. Let me set the stage - we were stopping at the Coffee Bean bright and early Friday morning to conclude our walk - a Commonwealth tradition. So we are chilling in line and I see this guy (who's back is turned to me) and notice his huge arm tattoo. When he turns around I yell (to myself) David Silver! Now who is that you ask? Well Brian Austin Green that's who! And still nothing yet? Well he's married to Meghan Fox. And he was on Desperate Housewives this season (maybe or last?) Anywho, Lisa, Mom, and Sarah are all not paying attention and getting distracted by shiny things while I yelled at them to get their shit tight and realize we were in the midst of a celeb! And yes I spotted him and that never happens!
Boos to a full new week - I could go for another day.
Kudos to Lady Di and all the moms out there (but most specifically Lady Di)! In case you live under a rock, today is Mother's Day. We actually celebrated all weekend because the prodigal son flew into town and Lady Di wanted to be with all the kids. So he flew in on Wednesday night and on Thursday 4 of the 5 Bonino's headed south so Christopher could take a Paramedic test at UCLA and we spent the weekend down there. And today Lady Di spent some QT with Lisa and I in the car for 5.5 hours while we drove back home. Then she spent the day watching her favorite HGTV shows. All in all, I'd say it was a perfect day - but I am not a mom, so what do I know :o)
Boos to Desperate Housewives ending tonight! It's been real Wisteria Lane. Actually to all of my shows going away for the summer. Although I do love sweeps week.
Kudos to Claire! Today is her 17th birthday and she is celebrating it with all the other moms. Actually she's having a pretty solid day since she's been celebrating all weekend. On Friday night, Sarah cooked a awesome dinner for everyone where we celebrated Claire, then Saturday we had a surprise party for Claire at the park, and today she spent the day at the beach (a usual tradition for the SoCal Bonino's on Mother's Day).
Boos to all Snow White and the Huntsman...didn't we just have a movie come out about Snow White?
Kudos to celebrity sightings! That's right, I spotted a new celeb this weekend. Let me set the stage - we were stopping at the Coffee Bean bright and early Friday morning to conclude our walk - a Commonwealth tradition. So we are chilling in line and I see this guy (who's back is turned to me) and notice his huge arm tattoo. When he turns around I yell (to myself) David Silver! Now who is that you ask? Well Brian Austin Green that's who! And still nothing yet? Well he's married to Meghan Fox. And he was on Desperate Housewives this season (maybe or last?) Anywho, Lisa, Mom, and Sarah are all not paying attention and getting distracted by shiny things while I yelled at them to get their shit tight and realize we were in the midst of a celeb! And yes I spotted him and that never happens!
Boos to a full new week - I could go for another day.
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