take 5...

Time for another random shout out list...brought to you by a slow work day and a venti nonfat latte.

Washington Mutual- thank you for being everywhere i want to be.
Schroeder's German Bar- thanks for having a slick dance floor so i could watch hot girls and the guys trying to get with them slip and fall on their asses. hard. in costume.
My Starbucks Sense- you never let me down. how people dont know where one is, ill never understand
Movin' 99.7- Listening to the music go from Paula Abdul to Ricky Martin to Once in a Lifetime by the Talking Heads...kinda makes my day.
Bloomingdales- thanks for stealing shoppers from Nordies...now I can shop in peace.
Crunch Fitness- You are on my last nerve. Give me my money.
Muni- you never cease to amaze me. and piss me off at the same time.
Stockton- really not missing you right now. sorry.
Craigslist- love/hate for helping me cure boredom and at the same time making me want to move to a place i cant afford and find another job. grrrr. And also when apts are advertised in "Lower Nob Hill" dont lie. Thats the TL.
Ugly Betty- new fav show.
Top Model- Be Fierce.

Ive lost the Halloween spirit. and im too tired to care. time for christmas.

Im as shallow as a kiddie pool

and im not ashamed. check out my new baby...a lovey present courtesy of a recently recieved room deposit back from Theta:)

In other news, my boss has resigned. She got a sweet gig at Google, which is hella cool. I will miss her a lot and Im kinda sad:(
I also have come back from the dead just in time for Halloween...what am I going to be? I dunno. What am I going to do? I dunno. Is it Friday? I dunno.

Back to the world of the living...

So its been like days since my last post because I was busy being dead. Well, close to it. More like death warmed over. Its my first day back since Thursday, though Ive been fighting this plague since last Monday morning.
In better news, I did make a big purchase. I tried to post pics on Saturday but Blogger.com was having issues(or maybe it was just being jealous of my sweet new purchase.) Either way, pics will be up tonight.
I also splurged on some makeup(came into a little money a.k.a. a forgotten deposit I just got back). Bare Escentuals now owns me. But Im kinda ok with it. And Im only $70 away from getting $10 off...eerrrr...yea. But Im happy to support a local company. And man, my skin has never looked better. Even with a red nose.

my body is punishing me

A fantastic weekend. Lots of drunk. Lots of friends. Lots of fun. Then my body sought revenge in the form of mirgraine/hangover/cold. Im now at work, wishing I wasnt, dying a little more every hour.
Thank GOD I have a radio in my desk area now. Rocking to Alice. Love it.
Pictures from the weekend are posted on my facebook. I only really think about doing this blog when Im at work and do not have access to my picture collection. But man, what a great time.

There is a big purchase of something totally fantastic in my future. Im going to keep you all guessing until I actually get it and post pics. But lets just say, Mother would not be impressed.

Thank you for crossing the ocean blue in 1492...

***WARNING*** EXTREMELY LONG ENTRY. EXTREMELY LONG EVENTFUL WEEKEND.


Apparently I was one of the few lucky ones that got Columbus Day off of work. And what did I do to celebrate this Italian accidentally stumbling upon this undiscovered continent? Well I partied of course.
This may have been the best weekend in the city so far for me. I celebrated my birthday with a romantic dinner for two with Natalie at Firenze by Night. A cute little italian place in North Beach with the best goddamned gnocchi in the world. Then we met up with the boys, my older bro types and hit up Polk St. til about 2am. (ps. you gotta love the big bro types for the fact, they are older, make more money, and love to buy you drinks) I then walked with Adam and Jay to Mels on Van Ness and Geary...which, I realized later was about 12 blocks from where we were...damn heels! (And Mel's was also used in the movie American Graffiti) I had a fantastic dinner at 2am, chocolate shake(which i didnt remember ordering) and a cheeseburger. YUM! After which, we then walked another zillion blocks til the 38 came to take us back to the Richmond.
Next morning, hair appt at Oxenrose at 11am. Have to take the 38 down to Van Ness to catch the 49 to Union to get my stuff I left at Natalies. To the catch the 49 again, going to opposite way back to almost Market to get my hair done. OI! What an ordeal, even more so when you are hungover as hell.
Got my hair done...the lady was wonderful. I finally found someone who understands my curly hair. Yeah, apparently, in the last 3 years my hair went from stick straight to extremely wavy and curly. Who knew??
After the wonderful (and cheap! 50 bucks!) hair cut, I headed home. Only to change, eat and head back up Van Ness to the airshow. It was Fleet Week this week! Sailors galore! And the Blue Angels!!! Probably one of the coolest thigns Ive ever seen. You definitely understand why the world is afraid of us.
Later that night, I head out again to Polk St. with Tolles and Liz. Green Sports Bar has vodka redbulls that are the size of a pint of beer. yesssss. Night ended around midnight. I headed home. Made friends with a bum and a guy in the metro station at 12:30. Funny, how unafraid I am here, as opposed to Stockton.
Sunday...Macys sale. Old Navy sale. H&M. home. Monday. slept in. visited g-rents. nap. dinner with mom. home.

And here I am. its Tuesday. already sucked down a venti nonfat latte. and ready for another. But, damn, what a weekend.

'Tis the season?

With the first rain of the season comes many hibernating feelings about fall and winter. More importantly, Christmas. I know, I know. Its only October you say! But, with the recent 22nd birthday, I feel old and ready to take my place as a seasonal baker like many of our foremothers(?) before me.
Ergo, I am compiling "Erin's Totally Awesome Holiday Recipe Book" currently in a steno notepad. I am determined to bake up a storm, with my starbucks holiday cup full of peppermint mocha by my side. Now, I know pre-sale orders for my Totally Awesome Recipe Book will be out of control, but dont worry, it will get to you soon enough. Just send me money for supplies.
22nd birthday was a success. Went to lunch. Went to dinner. Got a cake. Going out on the town this friday. Things are good. Wet and Rainy, but good.

Is it December yet?