Darn those dark-washed jeans

Super cute jeans, right? Right!

Sadly, i'm the girl that has to wear her new clothes immediately. None of this pre-wash crap! (Save the intimates, dear friends) --clothes never look so good once washed, am i right? pretty darn. So i don my spiffy new jeans and head to the office.

I have recently joined the league of those who bike to work, yeah! So this morning i go to work, it's a lovely ride, no biggie.

My ride home; it's warmer, i'm weary & wanna get home super-fast, so I pedal,pedal,pedal. I get home, get the bike into the back and, crap! i've blue crotch on my new white bike-seat.

MEH. Yes, suddenly the yummy wash of the jeans to your left bled color. Not so unusual, we're familar with this situation, right ladies? But usually it's a tint to my underwear, perhaps a slight discoloration on my leg.

Today took it to a whole new level:

New, dark-wash jeans + heat + sweat + white bike seat = blue seat.

So not fair. Sigh.

Wall-E: The robot with puppy-dog eyes

I heart Pixar, more than ever. And i didn't think the love could grow anymore after Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo & The Incredibles (And probably the chef rat one too, but i somehow missed that one).

In my very first film production class at USC, we went around the room introducing ourselves and stating the single most important component of a film. My response was two things that go hand-in-hand: Story and the dialogue.

This was my first lesson in filmmaking: dialogue is the last thing that truly makes for good cinema. I couldn't agree more and Wall-E is living proof.

I don't want to talk about the film; you need to experience it on your own. I will say that having some Kleenex on-hand, is wise.

Later on, I'll blog about why i feel this is such an important film, but if you know me & have seen the film, you will already know.

It's just kinda ironic that a hunk of adorable metal is the best spokesperson and humanizer (i know, i'm making up words again) of what is truly needed in this world: each other and compassion, among other things.

So rock-on Pixar. i'm gonna wear my Wall-E tee with pride.

Got Shake?

You know when people take things for granted? here i thought In-and-Out's shakes were kinda eh. And then yesterday a whole new world was opened up to me: Neapolitan shake.

That's right, they mix strawberry, vanilla & chocolate all in one shake. Brilliant, right!?

So of course i went and got my very own today & let's just say this is a secret i probably should have never been privy...oy!
So the next time you are ordiner your double-double animal style with animal fries, do not forget that Neapolitan.

PS: Thanks to Andrew's blog-post about the shakey-shake, take a peek here. i've borrowed his snap shot.

Corporate Speak Got You Down?

Holy cats, people. This article is absolutely quack-tastic: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7457287.stm

Major kudos to the BBC, they've outdone themselves (not so unusual).
An acquaintance at work floated this to me the other day, and I was weeping with gratitude.

Now whether your office is partial to terms such as "challenges" or "low-hanging fruit" [mine is, and I shudder every time I hear it! I picture punk-y kids vandalizing with clubs and punching people in the gonads.], the above piece is a must-read. This article brings up so many more anger-making phrases that the people who coined them should be publicly humiliated by being made to wander the streets naked while being pummeled with dictionaries.

I think this is my favorite:

"My employers recently informed staff that we are no longer allowed to use the phrase brain storm because it might have negative connotations associated with fits. We must now take idea showers."

It doesn't get any better than that, my friends.