Bodega

YUM!!! YUM!!!! YUM!!!!

So last night after work I met my dear friend Nikki, who I had not seen in soooo long for an after dinner drink.

We met at Bodega, Hollywood.

Its the third location, and the newest.  The other locations are Santa Monica and Pasadena.
So pretty much if you live in or near Los Angeles Proper...you are not too far from a Bodega location.

Okay...so we randomly picked last night... Wednesday night.  But I may never go another night...
They have a great happy hour till 7pm...didnt make it for that...but then each night is a special.  The special on Wednesdays is, every bottle of wine is $20...WhaT??? thats crazy you say... it is I know.

Let me proof it even more...
a glass of wine at Bodega is either $8, $9 or $10....so
lets do the math... 2 glasses of wine is at least $16.... so... for a whole bottle $20 is a ridiculous amount!!!!
RIDICULOUS!!!!!


Also... I was starving and ate probably one of the best grilled cheeses I have ever had the pleasure of eating..... so good... Brie Cheese, apples, panini bread!!!!!!!


So I guess basically what I am saying is...
Who wants to meet me next Wednesday at Bodega?

Candy... when is candy not a splurge?

Candy is awesome in so many ways.  I can't even tell you about how great candy is.
And I am sure I dont have too... we all love it...and hate it.  We all grew up on it... we all have our favorites...but do you remember your favorites from when you were a kid?  I do too... buttons.... the wax soda bottles with the liquid in it, those packs of sugar...with the sugar stick?  Remember?
Maybe not.....
but Rocket Fizz does...
and
Rocket Fizz.... ROCKS!!!!!
It's a small candy chain...that has classics, and new candies, as well as its a soda shop, they have tons and tons of bottled sodas.  The last time I was there I had a chai soda!!!!  It was super yummy.

So... check out Rocket Fizz... its a great place for stocking stuffers and to spend an hour...they have a patio on the back so you can enjoy your soda and candy there if you like...

Did I mention they have all kinds of Salt Water Taffy flavors???
they do.


So... Rocket Fizz is a splurge...cause its pretty affordable...but if you buy a bunch it starts to add up... but its worth it!!!!

Check it out there are locations popping up all over the city, the one I go to is in Burbank, but check out their website for the location near you!!!!

Favorite Things day 2- splurges

Okay...so this is on my list because each class is a bit costly... $16... if you buy individual classes.

But...it is a damn good work out and very worth it.

Cardio Barre.

A dear friend of mine, Val took me to my first class...and I have loved it ever since.
The studio I go to is in Studio City, but they have studios all over the city.

The class is fun, and tough.  If you have a love or interest in dance, then this is a great way to work out.
It is fairly obvious a barre is involved... you do a lot of leg and arm work at a ballet barre, but they dont forget your abs either... they save that for the end... and you get some stretching and cool down as well...
not a bad deal for $16.

Now... I consider this a splurge...cause I will take a class every now and then, but I have a gym membership already at another gym.
How I wish my gym offered a cardio class like this.  How awesome would my legs and butt look?


So.. if you are not scared and are looking for a new way to exercise... give it a try...
oh and this is not just for the ladies... men... there are a lot of ladies but I see a guy in there every so often.



This is also a good thing for all those holiday food splurges we all will be partaking in.

Oprahs got one... so I want one too...

A list of favorite things...
but...
I am gonna alter it a bit... to a list of splurges, places to get gifts, and of course since food is so darned important around the holidays I am gonna throw in some of my fav places to get delicious foods!!!!

So.. if you can wait....
the fun starts next week!!!


I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!!!


I know I did.
I got to see my niece and nephew...and Snow!!!

Living in LA....you dont get much snow...so that was exciting.

Pumpkins!!!!

Just photos of some pumpkins I wish I had done.



Sesame Street:

This one is just... Fun.

Pretty pumpkins.

AARRGGGHHHH!!!!

Wish I was this creative...and talented... I can barely cut triangle eyes into a pumpkin

Love it.

And... because I am a complete Little Big Planet geek...

So... I am still sick

I am beginning to think I have the plague.
I am gross....
I can't even function.

My poor hubby.... I left work early yesterday and he had to take care of me for most the afternoon into the night.... poor him.

So... here is the deal, I am not going to worry about my lack of posts this week... well... cause they are not gonna happen.

I just cant.

So there.

Its not like anybody is reading this anyway....


So... Happy Halloween...I think this year I am the DD.....cause even if by some miracle I do feel well enough to go to a party.... I am not drinking... I Cannot imagine bringing being drunk into this mix of sniffles, mucus, inhaler, Orang juice, Zicam, plugged ears, piles of kleenex...and everything else I got going on.


And because I can....
here is a funny picture of dogs trick or treating.

Sick

So... I am sick.
I hate being sick.
And I am at work.
I really hate being sick at work.
I just want to lie around under 5 blankets with some crazy holiday socks on... cause thats all I can find that matches lately... yesterday I was sporting green and white candycane socks... the day before... purple socks with spiders on them....

So.. I just want to lie around under 5 blankets with socks on and watch a cheesy movie, with some soup.
Cause right now... my head is feeling heavy, my nose goes from stuffy to running... stuffy to running... stuffy to running.
I am attempting to drown my illness out...
I think I have peed 10 times today... the hubby says I have to be careful not to get liquid poisoning... or whatever it is... where you drink to much you drown....
I am not worried.. cause I seem to be peeing constantly so I think I am good.


Anyways... Im sick and at work... and it sucks.
Happy Winter has finally arrived to you too.
Oh.. and

 ps- the hubby is taking really good care of me, spoiling me even... but he is the one who got me sick...

Swap yo stuff this weekend!!

Okay,

So summer is here, and we probably did not do our spring cleaning.

Which means, you have stuff you want to get rid off.

This Saturday at the Noho PAC (Performing Arts Center)

will be a Swap Fest, The 2010 Frugal Festival Summer Swap if you want the official name!!!

Okay, so here is how it works

You got stuff: lightly used: shoes, clothes, CD's, DVD's, video games, jewelry, accessories, books, home decor

You want more stuff, cause we are human, and thats what we do.

So you bring your stuff, between 10am and noon on Saturday, and $5 and you can come in and swap stuff with others.

If you dont have stuff to swap... but you want more stuff.... then you bring $10 and you get stuff.

Everyone is given a reusable bag to shop with, YAY!!!!!

and there are a lot of prizes and such.

Not to mention this is good for Los Angeles.

All items not swapped at the end of the day will be donated to GoodWill.

Cheap day, shopping, free stuff, chance at a prize and doing good!!!!! My day is completed.

Oh and some of the prizes that will be raffled off are:

and Ipod

a 2 night stay in a Santa Monica Hotel, a nice little weekend by the beach!!!!

a Manicure

plus many more items.

Oh, and click the link above for directions, address, times and any other questions you have!!!

At work... on a Saturday

Hey all.

Hows things with you all?

If you havent noticed I have a hard time keeping up with this blog when I am working.

I really have every intention of hopping on...but when I work I am working like a million miles an hour, and doing this for 12 hours a day...and all I wanna do when I get home is zone out to a good book, or some bad tv.

Now I know what you are thinking... isnt the name of my blog... DO SOMETHING... why yes it is.

So I need to do something, and I will...but I am not going to promise you I will be better...we have all been there before... we know what empty promises those are.

I will not utter those words... I am going to do stuff though. I need to have a life outside of my job, and I will. I also really need to go to the gym... thats step one.

Do something... go to the gym!!!!!

Anyways, I hope everyone else has been doin stuff. Movies, theater, going to the park, the beach, hiking... there are endless things to do here in this massive city.

This weekend I am going to a friend of mine, Andrews annual Oscar party... its a dress up party...not sure I can do it... not sure I can get all pertty and watch the Oscars...

I need to be comfortable... maybe I can just throw on a tie and have that count?

Alrighty people....

DO Something this weekend!!!

Okay... I know I am a flake...

But I am between jobs right now... so I have some time on my hands...

todays post...yes its lame!!!

but it a promise to you...and myself.. because I need to make sure I am on board as well...

that I will not ignore my blog anymore... it is an important outlet for me...

A lot of cool stuff is coming up!!!!

So it is my duty to share it with you all.

So have a great rest of your weekend!!!

and I will be back later this week!!!!

The Hubbys reunion

Okay...
So as I wrote... last weekend was the hubby's 10 year reunion.
So.. we flew from Los Angeles, CA... home to tofu, Hollywood walk of fame, convertible hybrids, beach bikes, amazing sushi joints, and of course Denis Haskins from Saved by the Bell... to Mississippi... home to hurricanes, pigs feet, and FE MA trailers...

(okay I know I sound mean to Mississippi, its actually gorgeous there... tons of trees... old homes... some really cool old bars and restaurants...I just cant live there cause well... I just cant... I am way to open minded for the South... oh and I need to be able to find chicken in restaurants that isn't breaded).

Okay... so LA to Mississippi for the weekend... sounds like a lot of flying and not much hanging out in MS.... we know but the hubby cannot take off of work his movie starts shooting next week...
So we do it... horrible flights... I really thought we were going to die on the second flight... it was scary... the plane took a serious nose dive... and the flight attendant was on the floor in a ball.

Okay.. we get there super late... but we make it to the reunion.
I had a lot of fun, but there were a few things I would change about the reunion...
First off... CASH BAR??????? I thought we paid a lot of money to go to the reunion... the least you could do is have a open wine and beer bar... but whatever, we paid for our drinks, not the end of the world.

Secondly... maybe you shouldn't serve dinner? I think the better option... appetizers. They taste better and you can have a wider variety, or at least better quality food.

My third and final change... a microphone that is louder then the guests. It was funny... a few girls would yell at us and you could hear that more then the microphone.

Other then those three things... the reunion was pretty nice.
I got to know the hubby's friends from high school and I tried to get the embarrassing stories... but everyone said they didn't have any. Plus they all knew he would do something in film... but they were mostly shocked that someone had moved as far as California. That kinda shocked me... cause I know a ton of people from my hs days have moved all over the planet.

Alright... so thats about it for this post...
Talk you later!!!!!

Dear Blog...

I Still love you... I really have no excuse as to why its been so many days since I posted.

I am sorry... Im not even that busy... I mean Im not a loser, I have friends and have plans... it's just that I just didnt have any inspiration the past few days to post to you.
I dont want to put anything up like you dont matter... cause you do... YOU MATTER BLOG! You matter!!!!

I promise to be better.

Randomness: BOYCOTTING!!!! You don't mess with me.

I will NEVER shop at any Jo Anns again.
Nor will my husband who spends hundreds of dollars here a week on supplies.
I went in to buy some stuffing... there was a red sale sign on a bin of 20 oz. stuffing... for 2.99...so I grabbed the last 4 bags...and waited in a long line of people to be rung up at the register.
Finally an older asian woman rings me up...and I notice the bags are ringing up at 4.99... so I say oh those are on sale...
she says no they arent
I say Yes they are!!!! Go check the sale sign.
She does... she doesnt want to... but she does..
she comes back and says there is no sign..
So I go back to take a look... and low and behold... its gone!!!!
I ask if she took it down... she says no...
Now, people... I am not a liar... I saw a big red sale sign... with the price of 2.99...
I ask her again...and she still denies it...
I saw that freakin sign 10 minutes ago... the woman took it down and hid it... cause it is nowhere to be seen....
So.. I say fine.. I dont really care what the price is... thats not the issue...
when I get back she goes to talk to the manager... and I am at her register...
she tells him I said there was a sale sign and it wasnt there... I say it was... and that someone took it down... he yells across the store at me... in front of several customers..."I WILL NOT HONOR THAT!!!!" What the????
I worked several years thru college in retail... managers do not say that... I know customer service... you at the very least come and talk to the customer... YOU DO NOT YELL ACROSS THE STORE AT SOMEONE....
I said fine... just finish ringing me up, I want to leave...
I apologized to the lovely woman behind me who says she would do the same thing...
and I get my stuffing... take one last look at the stuffing aisle... for the red sign...cant find it and head out...

Really? did this just happen to me? Did this woman just hide a sign... and cause all this drama???

I literally got more angry as I got in my car... I literally had to sit in my car for 5 minutes for fear of being unable to stop myself from driving Eddies SUV into the Store.... probably wouldn't look to good on my part. I might look a little out of control.
But at least the SUV would be a good enough size to cause some major damage...

Anyways... yes I dream of revenge... but no I am not stupid... I will do it in a smart way... with letters to their corporate office... and by spreading my distaste for them on the World Wide Web!!!!

I had to call Eddie to calm myself down... and then a quick stop at Starbucks... to get a chai latte... a Venti... cause I needed it.

Now that I have had a couple hours to calm down... and gather my thoughts... I am still shocked at what hapened... Im not gonna lie... I know I can be a hard customer to deal with... I worked in retail, restaurants, at a college, on commercials, tv, reality shows, on movies, as a caterer, a babysitter, a volunteer.... Ive done a lot... and I feel like at the very least on my worst days... I have been honest, and a human. We all have our bad days... just be a decent person.
CAUSE YOU DONT WANT TO MESS WITH THE WRONG PERSON... And I may just be that person.