The Test Run

After a short assembly...the cruizin cooler is now in full working order!

Have Cooler Will Travel.

So I returned yesterday from my business trip to Ocean Isle beach, with a detour through Oak Island.

While there I made a purchase that might change the face of tail-gating as we (ECU fans) know it. Yes..I think that I am the first person I know to own a moped cooler. It was one of the best impulse buys I have ever made!

Right now its in a box in my car, but once its assembled I will post some pics of me and my phat new ride. Until then go to the website below...and the price on the website is way off from what I payed for it, so don't go thinkin I dropped 400.00 on this thing.

http://www.monstermotorscooter.com/x-50.html

Mine is yellow, and once assembled will be decked out in ECU stickers. I will be giving test drives at home coming. I was also dared to drive the cooler from Greenville to Raleigh for the NC State game...while I think this might give me my 15 minutes of fame....the thought of it taking a month to get to Raleigh does not excite me....but it makes me laugh. Enjoy!

Back to the Beach

Well I am headed to the beach today...for work.
Yeah...it is nice to be able to think that I am getting out of Greenville for a couple of days, and it is also cool that I will be amongst the sand and the ocean breeze. But it also kind of sucks. If it's summer time and I am at the beach then I want to be at the beach. Not in a suit riding around visiting clients.
I leave after work today. So I will get there tonight late, and then tommorow I am going non-stop. Hopefully I can atleast squeeze in a short walk on the beach, and maybe a fabulous seafood dinner.

man...if i had only gotten a patent

In college me and my roomates and our friends would sit around thinking up new ways to make a buck. One idea I had was something called the "Munchie Mobile". The Munchie Mobile would be just like an ice cream truck, but for adults. It would have snacks, ciggs, whatever you might find at the local gas station, but just didn't feel like going to get yourself. Of course the Munchie Mobile never came to fruition...sigh.

So...guess what...someone else had my idea. Now in Greenville there is a thing called the C.O.W. or convienience on wheels. It rides to all the college neighborhoods, and has everything from snow cones, to ciggerettes.

check out there website, and if your in Gville, and you hear a cow MOOOO...grab a white owl (j/k) and a snow cone for me.

http://convenienceonwheels.com/

my little soap box

So episode two of Project Runway aired last night. And to be honest...it made me a little sad.

The first episode I will admit...I really didn't like Milan. He seemed cocky, and I think his accent is fake. However I thought his design was good, and they would probably keep him for good ratings.

Well last night Milan got the boot, and despite first impressions I was sad to see him go. Last night they touched on a little of the interworkings of Milan, and he seemed to have a troubled youth where his mother didn't understand him, and he was constantly an outcast. It really made me feel sorry for the guy.

Heres my thing...so many times in life whether it be elementary school, or even in the real world people get ridiculed for living outside of the box. While Milan was not a portrait of everyday society, he was a creative person, that for some reason or another was never really understood. But I think generally Milan is probably a nice guy. He just has gotten ridiculed for who he was his whole life, and thus he has probably just put up a huge defense to the outside world who constantly judges him as weird. Im not saying I am innocent I judged him from the get-go too, but first impressings can be decieving.

I know..I know. I am getting a little wrapped up in a tv. show. While it was the tv show that prompted the initial feeling, it just made me think on such a larger scale, about how people are judged because of who they are, or more-so who they won't conform to be.
Our society still trys to mold us into something, and out there in this world there are so many unique and creative people, that are judged badly (by first impressions) for their uniquness. Our society tells us to think outside the box, but when people LIVE outside of that proverbial box that is when society says they disagree.

I don't think all of society is like this...Eastern NC yes...it is like this, and being that I live here I see this hypocritism (is that a word?) everyday. Although I think bigger cities, embrace uniquness, and creativity in a whole different way then say...Greenville NC.

So yeah...Im sad to see Milan go. Yeah he should have gotten the boot, because his design was not great, but I would have liked to have seen him stay. Just because I think (and I could be wrong I have only known him for a brief two hour television stint) that hes one of those people that society as a whole doesn't get, and hes been dealing with that his whole life. Fashion is where he flourishes (well... except for last night) and with all those other fashionistas, he for once might have felt like he fit in, and we all need to fit in somewhere.

yes...its hot

Have you ever noticed in the summertime that a popular conversation topic is the heat, and how hot it is? No matter where you go people are talking about how "humid it is", how the "temp says its 94, but with humidity its really 102", or "thank goodness fo a/c". I went to three different appointments today, and at each one of them everyone from the secretary, to my client, to randoms that i passed by commented on how hot it was. One woman who I had never seen before in my life said to me in passing "well its not just hot out here...its hell hot"

Heres my point....yes...we know its hot. And yes, maybe it is as hot as hell or "hell hot" but why do we constantly have to keep bringing it up? It only reminds us of how hot it really is. Is there nothing else we can talk about? Its summer people...summer, and July, and both of those equal hot, and in NC and on down south it equals overbearing humidity. How come every summer people get more and more suprised by the rising temps? Or why in the summer is it on top of everyones conversation list?? When people say things like "Geez its a hot one!!" I want to just say..."yeah...well...uhh...it IS summer."

So yes...it IS hot, overbaringly-sweat through your clothes-no point in make-up-hell hot. Lets just stop bringing it up.

you better work.

So last night was the official premiere of Bravo's Project Runway show. And this girl was one happy tv watcher.

The first episode is always my favorite because they give them some outlandish task, and they have to use their heads and artistic creativity to create something. Last night they were told to tear up the apartments, and use whatever was in them to create a garment. In season one they were let loose in a hardward store, and give 20 dollars to create something, and last season they had to use their own clothes off their backs and reinvent them into a new creation. This first show always amazes me, because if I was let loose in my apartment, and told I had two days to create an outfit, I would most likely come out with a sheet on draped as a toga. These people have much better ideas.... well...most of them.

I also enjoy the first show because you get to see those people who think they really have these awesome visions, and the judges are like...been there done that. Like the lady with the white dress. She thought it was so revolutionary, and sheik to make a pair of underwear that you could see through the dress. If she really thought about it she would realize that we usually are trying to conceal our unmentionables...not flaunt them for the world to see. HOWEVER...I did not think she should be the one to get cut, even though she was. My vote was for the guy who made the fruit basket into a hat. Come on. That hat was ridiculos. And the funny part was that he looooved that hat. He kept adding chotzkis here and there, and it was just repugnant. Michael Kors put it best when he said that it looked like she was the drunk one at the party with a fruit basket on her head...I laughed out loud at that part. But this guy will be really good for ratings...the previews they showed of him looked pretty interesting.

I really like the architect lady, and the black guy from ATL. I think his outfit was pretty cool (he made dress out of coffee filters, and while it would suck to wear in the rain, it was pretty cute). Both of them seem like a breath of fresh air. The architecht I can tell is going to have such a classic and demure style, and the hotlantian is going to bring that hip-hop influence into his designs, and I think fashion is taking a big step into that hip-hop direction.

So I hope this season continues with great shows, just like the first. And if you aren't watching Project Runway comes on at 10pm EST...check your local listings.

I heart bravo.

Im really excited because my favorite show project Runway starts tonight for the 3rd season. (well tonight is just the pre-"casting" show, just an introduction on who will be on, and they will tease us with some highlights for the season)

I love this show. Love it. Even when this show was nothing..I loved this show. I love reality tv. but this show is reality with an edge...its reality with creativity built in...and that just makes me really happy. Its not so much about these people, but what they can create, and at times that is what shocks and amazes me by this show. It also gives a glimpse into the fashion world...which is also very intriguing to me.

So Bravo Bravo. You guys have your act together. With shows like Project Runway, Queer Eye, and (my new guilty pleasure) Kathy Griffin: My life on the D list, you have made what could have been a meak tv watching summer...into something that makes me look forward to weeknight programming.

Me and JJ

the only pic from this weekend...but a good one.

My Weekend

Last weekend was a whirlwind of excitement and fun. I headed up to D.C. Friday afternoon to visit my pal J.J. And see her new apartment which is in the heart of the city. It was a lovely evening. We had margaritas on her roof-top deck, dined at a delicious little neighborhood resteraunt. Partied on U street, and ended the evening with a rousing girls against boys game of trivial pursuit. The girls won...fair and square I might add. The boys however were not good losers, and must have not learned anything while in elementary school about "fair play" and being "good sports".

So Saturday we woke up, and drove to MD where we got dolled up for an early day wedding which I attended with my boyfriend, and his family...complete with significant others. The wedding was very pretty, and the reception was a ball. Despite a lot of shit talking after the fact I am still happy to say that I caught the bouquet. I think this makes 5 for me total. And no...despite popular sarcasm, no one was harmed in the catching of the bouquet. I just chalk in up to good hand eye coordination, and not being afraid to reach in front of others faces. We danced, and drank and had a great time...we even extended the evening to an after party hosted by part of the wedding party, and still not having enough (just like an other ECU alum) we went out to the bar to tie one on after the after party.

All in all despite a few blisters from some adorable shoes the weekend was great. Busy...but a lot of fun.