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Friday Five: Mottos

By on May 17, 2013 in I diet, I love the Internet

May 17 2013

May 17 2013

Happy Friday, where the Friday Five saves me from having to come up with my own topic! Today’s theme is mottos. Let’s do it!

1. The motto of the Brownies is “Lend a hand.” If this were the personal motto of someone you know, who would it be?

WM is always doing extra things at school, like giving up his preps to cover other classes, offering his ear to twitchy students and buying supplies for the kids whose parents can’t be bothered to spend their own $1.99 for a bag of 10 pens, that kind of thing. Teachers, man. It’s crazy. My mother has to buy her own ink for the school-owned printer in her room. But God forbid we defund athletics. Let’s just graduate a bunch of illiterates who can play a game well, and watch 99% of them not even earn a scholarship for said game.

Oof. Got ranty there. Sorry.

2. The motto of the Olympic Games is “Citius, Altius, Fortius” (“Higher, Faster, Stronger”). If this were the personal motto of someone you know, who would it be?

One of my former managers at the CP is a marathon runner and he is always trying to make his body a healthier, better-tuned machine.

3. I don’t think it’s a motto, but Apple, Inc.’s tagline for some time has been “Think different.” Grammatical iffiness aside, if this were the personal motto of someone you know, who would it be?

Me!

4. Here are some food-related marketing slogans: “The incredible, edible egg.” “Beef: It’s what’s for dinner.” “Got milk?” What would be a cool marketing slogan for something you’ve eaten in the past twenty-four hours that doesn’t already have one?

“Let out that belt another notch. No, wait, two notches. Oh hell, get rid of your belt altogether. Need some elastic-waist pants?” – The Cheesecake Factory. We were there for WM’s bday dinner last night and my stars the troughs of food they offer are over the top. I ordered from the “Skinnylicious” menu (I hate that name. Hate it.) and got a portion of pasta that still cost me 500 calories. The saddest part is that I can easily clean the whole plate of the regular sized portions and still be hungry.

5. Here is a very long list of cool Latin phrases. Which will you adopt as your personal motto for the upcoming week?

Sic parvis magna: greatness from small beginnings — I’m going to finally start my blog about garden gnomes. Seriously. Dumber sites have flourished, my friends.

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And thus begins my three day weekend!

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San Francisco

By on May 13, 2013 in I love the Internet, I work for a living, I work in Philadelphia

I was fortunate enough to go to San Francisco on a trip for work in the middle of November. I’ve been there twice before and loved it. San Francisco’s my “runaway” city. If I hit the Powerball and disappear, that’s where you can start looking for me.

Since the last time I was there I was … blue … I was more than excited when the opportunity arose to go back! Unfortunately, the short business trip + jet lag meant that I didn’t go touring around as much as I wanted to, but I saw some things. On someone else’s dime!

Meals of note:
First Crush: Had the scallops and a “Rhone Ranger” wine flight.
Le Colonial: If you click through, you’ll see the lovely outdoor area that we sat in. French-Vietnamese being a new cusine for me, I had Cà Ri Tôm (Coconut curry prawns with eggplant, shiitake mushroom, mango, potato, yellow onion and basil), and we split an order of spring rolls and an amazing plate of fried rice. And wine. I had more wine.
Jasper’s: Met some friends of my manager’s there – had a delicious plate of fish & chips, gourmet deviled eggs and … yes, more wine.

Touristy things:
I went out to see the Bay Bridge lights and they were just as gorgeous as I imagined. I also got to stroll through Chinatown. Our hotel (and the convention center) were in the Financial District so I didn’t have a chance to venture far. That’s okay. The weather was GORGEOUS and perfect for short walkabouts.

We also went to Johnny Foley’s to watch the dueling pianists, and it was a rollicking raunchy good time. I think I had wine there, too.

I’m thankful for a job that allows me to go places other than McLean, VA and Asbury Park, NJ.

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Friday Five: A bit of knowledge

By on May 10, 2013 in I diet, I love the Internet, I work in Philadelphia

CassiopeiaHappy Friday and welcome welcome welcome to the Friday Five, that which saves me from writer’s block even though I don’t have it at the moment. This week’s theme is knowledge and it’s apparent that I don’t know much.

1) What’s something you know about constellations?
I can always find Orion by the 3 stars in his belt. I can find the Little and Big Dippers and Cassiopeia as well!

2) What’s something you know about bugs?
All bugs are insects, but not all insects are bugs. I’m pretty sure bugs suck (literally) instead of bite.

3) What’s something you know about a car’s engine?
The more cylinders that fire, the greater the horsepower, aka “VROOM.”

4) What’s something you know about wine or beer?
Beer before liquor, never be sicker. Liquor before beer, all is clear.

5) What’s something you know about the Pacific Ocean?
It’s the largest one! Also, it’s much prettier than the Atlantic.

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My face swelling went down today and I spat out a stitch tonight. Ew. But the sooner they come out the better because they’re really bugging the inside of my lip. One more day of soft foods and I think I’m ready to start chewing again.

I started Yet Another Diet. I’m counting calories. That’s it. It works. And now that the weather is nice, I’m going to start skipping the PATCO shuttle that my office offers. It’s a mile walk each way. And when the weather is delightful and I put my sunglasses on I’m all “Hey! I’m ON! I’m City Girl in the City holding coffee like a City Person!”

Every month I get a Birchbox. It’s a $10 indulgence and I get to try a bunch of beauty samples. Here’s what I got this month:

Toothpaste? Toothpaste.

Toothpaste? Toothpaste.

  • A sample of Fabulous perfume by Isaac Mizrahi, who I catch on QVC often. The scent is nice, but for now I’m sticking with Twirl by Kate Spade, which I bought based on a sample I got in a Birchbox, believe it or not!
  • A hair nourishing mask by Amika. Even though hair is dead, I’m looking forward to trying it.
  • Marvis toothpaste. Haha, Fate. You’re a funny one.
  • Coola “organic” sunscreen for the face. SPF 30. I’m skittish about this one because I still break out from some things.
  • Sumita contrast eye pencil which is very black and I’m not sure black eyeliner goes with my skin tone anymore. I’m taking Mom to the casino on Sunday so I’ll try it then and see if I look like a middle aged Goth.
  • The bonus is a Pilot Acroball pen which writes beautifully….in PINK ink. Okay I’ll take that to my LADY job where only elves and unicorns read my memos!

If you’re interested in Birchbox here is a referral link. If you sign up from that link I get 50 Birchbox points. For every 100 points you earn, you’ll get $10 to apply toward a future full-size purchase from the site. It’s pretty sweet.

There are all sorts of lovely things going on outside tomorrow, but there’s an 80% chance of thunderstorms so we might end up just going to see Iron Man 3. I hope your weekend is delightful!

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Whatever happened to predictability?

By on February 10, 2013 in I love the Internet, I work for a living

Where are mah scrunchies?

Where are mah scrunchies?

(searching through Kohl’s sales flyer)

Me: Want a pair of Aqua shorts?
WM: No. I don’t think I will ever wear a pair of aqua shorts
Me: Oh, come on. You can get this outfit, I’ll get the lady’s outfit and we’ll pretend we’re “Full House” cast members.
WM: No.
Me: How rude!

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Inside Baseball:
Most of the online sales flyers you see are powered by a Gannett-owned company called ShopLocal. It was also supposed be used for local newspaper ads, which was a colossal failure because many newspaper ads are for services (oil changes, gutter cleaning, “happy endings” massages) and not the product/price ads that ShopLocal was built to display. Plus people buying space in the paper wanted their own space, and an online catalog of local sales only gives you that “space” if someone searches for and finds your product. The implementation of ShopLocal probably took about a year off of my life. (The Daily Deals program took about 3 years off, but that’s another post.) I’m glad ShopLocal found their footing though. Their interface now is very elegant.

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