Attraction

Something I’ve realized about myself lately is that I am very attracted to “the whole package.” As in looks alone are not good enough for me — you need a good personality to match.

The weird thing is that this applies to like random celebrities too.

Ryan Gosling: Hot. Ryan Gosling now that I know he’s a hilarious mama’s boy who gives away cookies to strangers? SUPER HOT.

Jennifer Lawrence: Not a fan of her in X-Men First Class. I thought she was weird and had squinty eyes that were too high on her head. But since I’ve seen lots of interviews with her (and see how awesome she is), she’s totally a babe.

Justin Timberlake: Definitely the whole package. Super hot.

Ryan Reynolds: Suffers from one of the worst problems in physically attractive males. NO PERSONALITY. Not hot.

Rhianna. All cases of domestic abuse aside, she’s beautiful, but totally trashy. 

Anyway, the list goes on. I just thought it was interesting that something like a bad personality (or lack there of) can make someone I’m probably never going to meet seem attractive/not attractive to me.

Things suck.

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There was another corgi at daycare today.

His name was Butters and he looked EXACTLY like Maddie. Same color combo… a little different markings around the face, but they were definitely adorable.

Maybe in the next year (when D stops working such crazy hours and once we can move into a place with a yard) we’ll get another one. I hate seeing Maddie lonely all day, but I just don’t think my apartment can handle two mischievous corgis.

Today was amazing. I was really nervous about how the set was going to look because we really had to put our full and complete trust in a photographer that we never met before. But we did. And it looked awesome. It was so amazing to sit there and see something that was just a stupid little sketch/scribble thing in my notebook become a real thing (and wearing Versace, Dolce and Gabbana, Burberry, etc.)

It’s moments like these that I love my job and my industry.

Also I got to see three good friends who I love so dearly. So great to catch up now that we’re all grown ups.

Wedding registries

… are bullshit.

“I’m getting married so buy me presents! Here are things that I want. You can either buy me a meat tenderizer for $10 (cheap skate) or a Kitchen Aid mixer for $350 on sale (if you really like me! Either way, you need to buy me what I want.”

It’s so stupid. I consider myself to have lived a mildly successful life up to this point and if I needed a meat tenderizer (or vegetable in my case), I would buy it myself.

Which also leads me to wonder: if I ever do get married, what the hell would I ever ask for?

I can’t even begin to describe my trip home

I won’t even try. It was wonderful and awful. Truly a bittersweet trip down memory lane. So wonderful to see so many people that I care so deeply about and who I miss more than anything. So weird to know I’m not going to be back for a very long time and that many parts of my childhood I’m never going to be able to go back to.

At the same time, I was very, very happy to come back to LA. Oregon will always be my home, but LA is where I belong right now.

Life is good :)

Today, I woke up with this amazingly happy and content feeling and I can’t really explain it. I think it’s about the fact that finally, things are starting to go really well for me.

My best friend Jaime came to visit this weekend. Even though I only got to see her for a night and a day, it just reminded me how much I miss having my best friend around. I mean, I love D and I am so happy he’s here with me, but I miss having a girl around to get into trouble with. The whole thing just reminded me of all of the mischief the two of us used to get in together in high school. We didn’t see that much of each other through college (what with going to schools about 5 hours away from each other), but her visit this weekend reminded me that we really are going to be lifelong friends (we’ve known each other since pre-school, can you believe that?!). Also, she reminds me that no matter how messed up your family and life situation can be, you can still push through and prosper.

In two days, I start work with K. The two of us went to college together and in our last year, we got really close because we worked on so many projects together. I think she’s absolutely amazing and so talented and it’s been really hard to see her cooped up in the middle of nowhere while she looks for a job. So here’s what happened: it wasn’t working out with my current copywriting partner, so my boss asked if I had any recommendations for other people I’d like to work with. I immediately suggested K because 1. She’s awesome. 2. She’s talented. 3. She would be perfect for the clients. 4. Do I need to go on? So they interviewed her and she’s moving out here tomorrow to start work the day after that! It’s going to be so much fun to have her for work and for a friend. I hope that she can help to fill the hole that Jaime left.

Also, my parents are going to be moving to Los Angeles soon. This is something they’ve been toying with since November, but the contracts are finally signed and my dad gave his two weeks notice at his old job. The reason they’re moving is because he was offered his dream job at a hospital that just happens to be 10 miles from where I live. When I first heard about it, I was upset because I thought they were moving out to be with me, and I didn’t want them to think I was a baby or anything. But after talking with them and seeing how happy my dad was about this new job, I knew it would be okay. Plus it’ll be nice to have them nearby… Sammi too! I miss that kitty. 

It also helps that the weather is beautiful out today, I have an awesome boyfriend (who makes the best coffee, and I’m going to go see The Five Year Engagement and go shopping today :)

Sloooooow day at the office

It’s nice, though, because lately it’s been supercrazyfastpaced meaning I usually forget to eat lunch.

Today, I went downstairs and had a delicious veggie burger and sweet potato fries lunch, and ate it while sitting outside in the sun and talking to my mom on the phone.

While she babbled, I fed a nearby squirrel some of my tiny fries. Then he got greedy and wanted more and his teeth were nasty and orange, so I shooed him away and he sat in the garbage for the rest of my lunch.

On a side note, I got the perfect ottoman yesterday and plan on starting to reupholster it tonight while watching my new favorite show, Game of Thrones. 

Workin late

Means less time for working out. Only half an hour of Zumba tonight, so I’m going to exercise a LOT tomorrow. The good news is that I’ll actually have time because I’ll get off of work at a reasonable hour and crazy people won’t be all over the machines at the gym that night.

But it is bagel day at work tomorrow… I must resist! I’ve been so good so far! I mostly just grazed today (not the best, but not terrible if you’re not eating heavy meals on top of that), AND when I went out to lunch with my dad, I only had like 5 homemade potato chips from Public. That’s a big victory for me. Usually I have no control over that sort of thing. I’ll take it as a sign that I can resist free bagels and donuts at work tomorrow too.