Archive for November, 2009

Be my own BOSS

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Once again I am stuck in the runaround freelance life. And once again, its been less than decent.

I am tired of my recruiter only offering jobs which I am so beyond. I am tired of hearing people praise the hell out of my work and compliment me then only offer me the bottom of the barrel while asking me to jump through five hoops.

Fuck. That.

I’m tired of that game.

I’m going to do it for myself. I’m going to start up shop, even if its only by means of an Etsy store or  if I can find business through word-of-mouth. I’m ready to do this and I know I am capable of it. I’m in the process of it all and I’m looking forward to developing it in 2010. I’ll drop the name and the website as soon as I officially cop the title. Its “SOOOOOOOO ME” and I’m proud to have come up with it.

Gonna do it up BOSS in 2010. Right, Jeff & Rob?

Gahhhhhhhhhhhhh

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

As much as I hate Urban Outfitters I love it just as much. I am their Target demographic, but I am not their target shopper. I never pay full price for ANYTHING from UO. NEVER.

Since I am their target demographic their merchandise is always exactly what I am looking for.

But hot damn, I didn’t know I NEEDED this until I saw it:

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One of my “dream” pieces of furniture is a vanity. Someday I hope to own one (while also having a bedroom big enough to fit one). My current “vanity set-up” includes a semi-permanently standing tv-tray holding my everyday makeup and palettes along with a children’s elephant humidifier (for the Mr). Its a sad set up.

Imagine my envy after I saw this bitch on the UO site. For $498 its im-fugging-possible to obtain.

Santa?

Quick Vent

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

So I have no problem with vegans. If they want to live their lives free of milk, eggs, meat and any other animal bi-product that is fine by me.

BUT… I think they begin to step over the line when they start posting their over-aggressive literature in public places. I definitely believe in the right to free speech, but I have to say that reading a poster on how meat ruins the earth and my health does not make me change my mind. I admit, for a second I feel like I am a bad person, but in the end it just tells me how they think they are so much better than me. It turns me off in the same way Christian propaganda does.

I’m guessing its not their intention to talk down on society but I can’t help but feel that there is a pretentious vegan on the other side of that poster ready to explain to me the downfalls of meat and the benefits of an organic vegan lifestyle (which I am sure, there are plenty of benefits).

I guess all I’m saying is that trying to convince me to give up meat through scare tactics is just like telling a non-christian that hell awaits for him. He honestly doesn’t give a fuck and neither do I.

Ehh… thats just my piece.

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Currently Diggin

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

- Bossa Nova (currently really feelin’ samples of the Beatles boy band shiz, don’t hate me husband)
- Diana Krall
- Bobby Caldwell (alwayyyysssssss <3)
- Corinne
- Amel

…and all that other soft shit you want to hear at this time of night…

I wish it rained all day. This music is perfect accompaniment to raindrops on window panes.

I Confess…

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

- I completely understand the mechanics of a manual transmission. HOWEVER I honestly do not care to learn to drive a car with a manual transmission and make it my main form of transportation. I am completely screwed. The husband just put his old car under both of us, so now I have a stick shift under my name and it will be coming to SF as our main vehicle next year. WTF. I have to learn how to drive a stick in an urban city with the most uneven terrain, I’m screwed. I feel that the clutch is about half a foot from my comfortable reach. I might consider wearing four inch heels while driving, who knows maybe the stilts will help. That sounds fuggin’ ridiculous. I shouldn’t be driving a stick anyway………………………..

- I also completely understand the mechanics and methods to riding a fixed gear bicycle. Hell, I’m pretty sure I can build one on my own through the knowledge that the man has passed down to me. However, I firmly believe that with my coordination and these streets I could die. I’ve tried it. I could die.

Bizness

Friday, November 20th, 2009

I have been working pretty hard on (who may be my future sister-in-law’s) 18th birthday invitation suite.

Pro bono.

….Cause honestly if I started charging the amount I deserve it would be a ridiculous amount that these kids cannot afford. Plus, I’m trying to use it as a jumpoff for my own design studio. When I work for freezy I can pretty much leverage what I want to make for you and while I want you to love it—you can’t really tell me otherwise. Don’t get me wrong though, you will still love what you got, [especially cause I did it for free].

I have a problem charging people money, for one thing, I can’t charge them as much as I’m really worth (double digit prices by the hour multiplied by at least 15-20 hours, plus materials, etc etc). So for some reason I do shit for free or for $100 that people pass my way… its a nice gesture… something is better than nothing… but I hope people don’t feel that its the correct amount. What I do is labor-intensive, even if it is only one single invitation, and takes up my time and brain power just like any other job.

Someday though… I hope to be doing BIG THANGS, like a 50k wedding or a 30k bat mitzvah and identities for boutique bakeries and shops…. SOMEDAY, I will be making good paper based on these skills.

SOMEDAY… No more working for freezy.

Unhealthy

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Entire collection: different heights, heels, & colors. Sometimes over used, sometimes unused.

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26 stupid facts about myself

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

Because I can!

1. I drink my coffee & tea at temperatures slightly higher than lukewarm. You’d swear it was cold if you drank it like me.

2. I make one friend at every place I’ve worked. Only one, one is my limit or something.

3. I receive emails from Bevmo. In reality its kind of bad getting emails about good deals from a liquor store. Tell me its not and I won’t feel so bad…

4. I haven’t had a Big Mac in about 7 years or something. I’m afraid that if I try one now it might become some kind of crack. I had McDonald’s chicken nuggets for the first time in about three years or so and it was pretty heavenly.

5. Neyo is my ultimate guilty pleasure. I honestly don’t feel guilty at all, but still—get a good beat and drop a Neyo hook and I am smitten. Its almost guaranteed.

6. I judge people by the music they listen to and how fast they heard about. Yeah… its pretty terrible. You can hate me for this one.

7. I confess that I do not hate Lil’ Wayne as much as I once did. But if homie just annunciated once in a while and thought of better analogies I just might understand him a little better.

8. I do not look forward to giving up alcohol or raw fish during 9 months of pregnancy (multiply that with however many babies I have). Although I’m sure the beautiful babies growing inside are well worth the sacrifice. =)

9. If all music was played in the form of a smooth mix I would have no problems with that.

10. Breakfast for dinner is one of my favorite things on the planet.

11. One day I want to get Lasik surgery, but I never want to live without the accessory of eyeglasses, so when I finally do get Lasik, you might just see me wearing pointless glasses.

12. The iphone has made me reliant on technology to keep me occupied and busy whenever I get bored. I used to be able to just sit and think. NOT ANYMORE. Stupid iphone and its million apps.

13. I use my phone much more for playing games than using it to call people. SO. MUCH. MORE. Its kind of sad.

14. I LOVE ENGLISH TEATIME. It feels super proper to eat tiny finger sandwiches, crumpets and scones with devonshire cream and preserves, with vanilla black tea, while discussing the finer things in life. Its kind of an unnecessary meal/snack but since when have I really cared?

15. This might just be the viewpoint of most women but… I believe that there is a shoe for every purpose, and you basically need a whole lot of fuggin’ shoes (in different colors, for specific occasions, for different outfits, etc).

16. My closet is stocked so much better than how I dress in real life. I’m just lazy, at least I would like to think so.

17. I secretly eat bacon and do not tell people. (Sidestory: I personally refrain from consuming pork because I used to taste-smell unsavory things while eating it and I just couldn’t enjoy it. So instead of looking like an ass and accepting pork dishes while people served them to me and not being able to touch it on my plate, I decided to just let people know ahead of time so I would save face. Its less offensive that way I guess) Anyways, yeah. I will eat a BLTA once in a while and not tell anyone.

18. I am so terrified of birds that it doesn’t even matter if they are physically present. I can’t look at a photo of a bird. I can’t be near a stuffed bird. I can’t be near anything that remotely resembles a bird. Yessir, its terrible.

19. I have the sense of humor of a 20 year old male. I HEART JUDD APATOW. He never fails me.

20. I get girl crushes quite often. Mainly they are girls with dope steez whom I’d like to befriend. I’ve never befriended one though. Although I think I had a girl crush on my bf’s, Mrs. Arcala, in sixth grade CCD. She had hella swag and I was an insecure adolescent girl. Ok, that counts one. But, really though I get girl crushes on ladies I intermittently see around the city.

21. I am uncoordinated everywhere else except a dance floor. I manage to bump my hips into tables and doorways like a klutz and trip over my own feet, but get me on a dance floor and I got no problems.

22. I personally think I am tons of fun after a few shots of Grey Goose (and five times louder).

23. I NEED routines in my daily/weekly/monthly schedule to stay productive and organized. Its the only way I get things done. Otherwise all tasks fall to the wayside eventually.

24. I think getting married in Hawaii surrounded by my closest friends and family was one of the best decisions I have ever made in my life. Growing up I always thought I wanted a huge 40k grand ballroom affair, but it only made sense that it was about quality not quantity. Plus, it clearly reigns supreme that it was the best two weeks of my life.

25. I pray to God (figuratively) that I birth a girl who grows into a size seven shoe. I’m saving up what I think will come back around in steez, and we all know, almost everything does.

26. It still trips me out that I met my husband when I was 12 years old. He was a perv and he used to write me disgusting ass letters in middle school. I still have some.

Christmas is around the corner

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

If anyone is just ballin’ and wants to get me & the husband a joint xmas present:

Lusting over

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

I saw a girl in over-the-knees/thigh-high boots while at dinner.

Guess what? I don’t own that kind of boot. I decided I need them very badly.

Not going to happen though, but I can dream… Deena & Ozzy “Over the knee” boot, $178 @ UO.

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P.S. I’m blogging at this ungodly hour because I woke up and could no longer sleep. Boo. So unlike me. (So what do I do? Look at things I can’t buy online…)