Fuel

Stacy and I took advantage of our MLK holiday by spending the day shopping. One of the highlights was our pit stop to Fuel Juice Bar. It's kind of like a Jamba Juice - they have fruit smoothies, protein shakes, frozen yogurt, and wheatgrass shots.

Stacy ordered frozen yogurt with strawberries and pineapple, which she said tastes just like Pinkberry. I've never had Pinkberry, so I can't vouch for that, but I can say with the utmost certainty that it was fantastic. I had a berry smoothie that was pretty amazing. It was like a frozen Naked Juice. Yum!

I think I found a new guilty pleasure...at least this one is a healthy one.

Golden Globes

A few takeaways from the Golden Globes last night:

*I realized how very few Robert De Niro films I've seen, after watching the video montage during his Cecil B Demille Award presentation.

*After seeing a short clip of the movie and Claire Danes' acceptance speech, I want to see Temple Grandin.

*The fashion trends of the evening had high and low points for me. A big trend seemed to be nude, pink, and long-sleeved dresses, many of which I didn't care for. One-shouldered asymmetrical dresses also had a huge presence, which I dig.

*Best Dressed (In my opinion):

Mila Kunis in a beautiful emerald, one-shouldered dress:



Sofia Vergara looked fierce in red:




Mark Wahlberg - Based on pure hotness:



Worst:

Julianne Moore - This one-shouldered look is one that I cannot get on board with. It's awful.



Michelle Williams - This floral motif should be left as a wallpaper pattern, not a dress.



Jeremy Renner - I don't really know much about tuxes, but I wasn't a fan of the black on black.



*I was disappointed with some of the looks of the evening:

Natalie Portman - I've read mixed reviews online on her dress. Personally, I thought she could do better. I do not like the rose on the dress.



Emma Stone - I've always loved her vibrant auburn hair, so when I saw her new blonde do last night, it made me sad.



*The highlight of the night was Chris Colfer's acceptance speech. The look of shock on his face is endearing and his speech was completely heartfelt and sincere. If you don't want to watch the entire video, at least start watching at about 2:18 - LOVE those last few lines. "Screw that kids"

*Award shows are so much more fun when you turn them into a drinking game. We each picked a time when we had to drink:
-S: Anytime you didn't guess the winner correctly
-J: Anytime the nominee and his/her date would look at each other
-Me: Anytime the winner thanked the HFPA.

Ouch

One of my friends emailed me today telling that a friend of hers had received her 30th birthday card from her mom in the mail. In this birthday card was a picture of what she is getting as her present:



She was completely serious. Luckily, this girl had a good sense of humor about it. I'm not so sure I'd be able to say the same thing....so don't get any ideas Mom! :)

Not So Fast

After venting hardcore at work this afternoon, I was quickly put back in check, thanks to a "Bravo" I received.

Earlier in the day, I had received a piece of "feedback" (I use this term very loosely in this case) that brought out, shall I say, a "passionate" side of me. After discussing it with my supervisor, the conversation ended with the ever frustrating phrase, "I agree with you, but right now there's nothing we can do about it." Awesome. I wasn't in the best mood after that, needless to say.

Later in the afternoon, a manager up in staff had asked me a couple questions regarding work comp. I looked up a couple documents for him and emailed them over. It only took me a mere minute to gather the information he was looking for, but he still recognized that I was living one of our values, "we work as one team" and sent in a "Bravo", which is essentially a way to give recognition to associates for their efforts. Although it was not necessary, it was definitely appreciated and welcomed, especially after getting the "feedback" I received earlier in the day.

The Bravo brought a little more perspective and made me realize that my efforts do not go unnoticed. That type of positive feedback provides me with more value than I'll ever get out of a piece of feedback, like a I got earlier today. It was exactly what I needed to turn my day around.

Nicki Minaj

Fabulous. There is no better word I can think of describe Nicki Minaj. She's eccentric and totally out there, but that's exactly what I love about her. I didn't really discover her until hearing her show-stealing verse in "Monster", but that's all it took to become a fan. You'll notice in her songs, she goes back and forth a lot between her "normal" voice, a soft spoken one, and a louder, bolder voice. I recently learned, after watching her interview on Chelsea Lately, these are a few of her "alter egos". Her "normal" voice is Nicki, Barbie is the soft spoken one and Roman is the bold one, whom she describes as "crazy" and the "flamboyant gay boy". Ah, fabulous.

"Monster" continues to be a fav, but I've been giving "Right Thru Me" and "Check It Out" f/ will.i.am more listens and finally decided to download them today.

Late to the Game

So L and I just now, after 2 years of living together, got our homeshare set up on iTunes. Why in the world we didn't get this set up before is beyond me, but I'm stoked to start digging through L's library!

*sidenote* After talking about how awesome this is, we both said, "I feel like I need to blog about this" ESPN in HD tonight!

Letters For Today

1. Dear J-Rod,
Thank you for the ride to work today. I appreciated being the passenger, rather than a white-knuckled driver. You rock.

2. Dear Les,
Thanks for the fun date night tonight. Who else can have this much fun while sitting in the living room, electric fireplace a-blazin', laptoppin - all while harmonizing to Seasons of Love? No one.
P.S. Thanks for being a great roommate, despite waking me up at midnight last night via text, scaring the shit out of me for thinking there was an intruder in our house. And for the record, in the event that there really was someone in the house, I totally would've been ready with my katana in hand. (picture Uma in Kill Bill)

3. Dear Chip,
Thank you for making me laugh hysterically today while "in the nest." From the bookshelf story to Jersey Shore talk, it's exactly what I needed on a Monday morning.