there are two things that everyone loves, cats and lasers!

I have to say that I had mostly negative experiences at American Apparel before working there, mostly as a customer at the one in Huntington Beach when I still lived in Orange County. I always had the impression that the employees were a bunch of snobs. I remember getting rung up once, and the whole time, the guy didn't look up once or say one word to me except to tell me how much it cost.

The same can't be said for the amazing staff at Victoria Gardens :) I must admit, unbiasedly, that we are the friendliest and pretty much the greatest. Also the most really ridiculously good-looking (though there's more to life than being really ridiculously good -looking, of course). This is not an opinion. Only fact. Agreed?



Yesterday we had our holiday party (a little belated this time round). We went bowling, which I always enjoy but hardly ever do. I am probably the worst bowler ever, but I love it. I took turns with J, and I alternated between missing every pin and bowling a strike! I think my highest score ever is an 80 or so. :)

My secret Santa was my coworker Michelle who loves the Laser Cats skit from SNL with Andy Samberg and Bill Hader. For her present I bought a navy knit sweater from H&E in Redlands, for a nickel! (All clothing, accessories and linens were a nickel yesterday, and today they were a penny, though by now it's definitely slim pickins.) I put cat patches on the sweater and sewed lasers coming from the cats' mouths, and voila! A one of a kind laser cat sweater! All under the $25 limit. I was excited to see her reaction, and she liked it so much she wore it the rest of the night!

blueberry head (and updated weekly playlist)

EDIT:: Greenberg got a pretty dern good review. I wants to watch, please! Read reviews.
"I never knew who Ben Stiller was born to play, but now I do." --Roger Ebert

We all know I'll always love dogs more, but this guy right here is really tipping the scales. Also, there was one kind of cat Johnny and I found and I can't remember the name of it. Blurg. But, in all his glory, Shironeko!

Click on this link to see more, but these are the ones I like best. I was only going to put one up, but I couldn't decide so I narrowed it down to two. Why is his head so out of proportion in this shot? I don't know the answer, but I'm glad it is. (As always, click on them to see the full fantastical-ness).





Also of note, I got free Chipotle yesterday! They're opening a location at Victoria Gardens and last night was a test run for the staff before the Grande -- yes, grande -- Opening on Friday. Yum. The cheese and sour cream guy at the end of the assembly line definitely skimped on the goods, though.

ALSO also, I've actually been keeping up with Lost. Thoughts on the last and final season so far? Right now, as far as tv goes, I'd rank the best shows as follows (not ranked by overall but this season specifically; because I love you forever, Office, but you're slackin'):

1. Modern Family!!!! I love any arc with the dad Phil Dunphy, or the cutest couple Mitch and Cam (mostly Cam).
2. 30 Rock. Tina Fey is my role model. (After George Costanza. I should be fat.)
3. The Office. Andy and Erin are keeping this season alive.
4. Community. I'm liking this show a lot more, especially from when it first started, but it's still a little bit fumble-y at times.
5. and then Lost for when I don't have anything to watch in the beginning of the week :)

As promised, the playlist from this week that wasn't loading properly on Tuesday. For those windows-down-on-the-freeway-70-degree-and-still-sunny-at-7pm drives.

Or, if you're feeling a little lost-- and you like it.

wandering/road trippin

Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle ~ Sir James Barrie, "Peter Pan"

"Even if we're wised-up, grown up, and made a little (or a lot) cynical by life, don't we all want our heads resting on a lap?" - RE: Love Is All's new album

the sweetest thing

I think I've somehow managed to spoil Rupert all the way to dog status, because if I don't let him in my room, he claws the door and mews and mews until I let him in. Then, once I let him inside, he rubs up on my leg and then flops right onto his back so I can pet his tummy. What kind of cat is that? He's just like Penny.

Camera shy:


On a bus radio, fifty ways to leave your lover alone..

All this time alone makes me realize how much I liked my alone time, but at the same time, it's not the same as before. Maybe because I didn't have anything to miss when I was alone before. Not to say I don't still like being alone. I do. Laying around in my leotards eating hot Cheetos in bed and watching 30 Rock over and over again. It's helped my writing process, too. People are always amazed that I crank out these "great" stories in a matter of days, but what they don't know is that when I used to write when I was on my own, I didn't have anything else to do for days straight which would force me to write, then eat or watch something online while revising and adding on and touching things up the whole time. Tweaking a sentence here, adding a paragraph, paring out words. And the luxury of that was lost for a while to a point where I cranked out the stories in the same short amount of days but with much less time for fine-tuning. Now I'm learning to set aside a specific time for my hermit/perfectionist style of writing and balance it out with hanging out, work, school, attempting to do yoga at home, and reading reading reading. And eating. And music. Here I leave you with a cutie moustache video:


You challenged me to write a love song
Here it is, I think I got it wrong
I focused on the negative
The pain was too much to write and sing
Oh, it was not a nice incentive