So I finally figured out how to work my last.fm.  I've had it for quite a while but never figured out how to work it.  Alas I figured it out.  Taking a page from Jessica below is what I've been listening to for the past week:

I'm cool.  I just downloaded some questionable music so this is going to get consistently more embarrassing week by week.  Fact.

In my quest to be Martha Stewart, I decided to take on making two classic summer staples for my impromptu cookout this past saturday.

Guacamole

Seriously so good.  I think I got the recipe from Barefoot Contessa.  I used fresh squeezed lemons and everything.  I think I might make it again this weekend.  My next plan is home made salsa.

Also made some BADASS Sangria.

There was more in there but we drank it.  Duh.  I put oranges, apples and pears in it.  Best part is eating the fruit after.  So good.  I was very proud of myself.

The rest of the day was filled with pool fun, grill masters, talks about politics and camp rock (??).

Two more work days this week!  I've been feeling really positive at work lately.  I've been getting all my work done on time and being really diligent on items that I would in the past put to the back burner and stepping up on projects.  I got my review last week.  Everything I have to work on I 100% agree with and I am making a concise effort to improve those things so I can get a raise (monetary and merit) before the end of the year.  Is it nerdy that I really just want a better title?? Probably. 

Anyways this will be my first long weekend in like a million years.  No big plans.  Mom's trying to get me to visit them at the campground but I boycotted camping for a reason.  Maybe planning something epic.  Maybe not.

Off topic:  Hillary Clinton's speach was amazing at the DNC.  Another off topic: Obama-Biden looks strangely like Osama Bin Laden.  Am I the only one to notice?!

xok

Two more things:

Mad Men was great this week.  

Peggy's sister is a biatch and Colin Hanks looks too much like his dad.  

I'm starting to really dislike Betty Draper.  I loved her when she tried to shoot the birds in season 1 but she's being kind of an ass lately.

I still have to catch up on last weeks Swingtown (which I am insanely in love with) and Big Brother from Sunday night.  LOVE Renny.

I dedicate this post to the best wrap ever.  This little deli in the harbor makes the best wraps.  I got the Mediterranean wrap yesterday and fell in love - so natch I had to get it again today.  This may become a problem.

It's got a yummy olive tapenade as the spread and then inside is wicked fresh tuna, greek dressing, lettuce, feta and tomatoes.  Woah.  Thank you Front Street Deli for making my work day a little bit more fun.

PS.  Yes I eat at my desk everyday.

So I was a previous hater of Paramore but recently I have become a huge fan.  I just LOVE her damn voice and that CD is ragin.  Anywho I got tickets to see them quite a while ago and I JUST remembered last Friday that it was SUNDAY!! Woah.  

So Pat and I make our way to Providence.  About half way there in a town in Mass I have never heard of, this cop starts following me really close - but not pulling me over.  All of the sudden the cop puts his lights on and pulls me over!!  So I fidget around for my registration that of course I can't find and the cop says to me "I pulled you over because your driving an unregistered car.  This cars registration ended in June 08"  I no joke was like "Are you serious??"  He's like yes ma'am. Luckily he was being nice and he let me go with the promise I would get it registered the next day oh and a nice fat citation.  Pat says they could have arrested me.

The show was at Providence Piers and it was a DUMP.  We couldn't find a place to park so finally after much driving around (past seedy strip clubs named Cheaters and nudie stores) we FINALLY parked in this random lot where my car was at like a 45 degree down angle.  Not fun.  We met up with Heather and Alysse once we got in to the concert area that resembled Warped Tour 2005 (again NOT fun).

Phantom Planet played and they were actually really good.  They played California. Obvs.

Paramore was incredible.  I was too busy rocking out to take any pictures honestly.  We weren't going to leave until we heard Misery Business and as soon as it started Pat's like LET's run down and try to get in front.  Why I thought it was a good idea I don't know but we got pretty close.  I dropped my sunglasses, Gucci ones natch and had a mini freakout but I grabbed them.  Thank god.

More randomness follows.

Miss Alysse and I and Pat's peace sign.

This guy was looking at us real weird so to elliminate weirdness Pat says "I work for CW". Which he does not.

And for point of reference the shady place I parked at.  Was RIGHT under the big bug you see on 95 right before getting into Prov:

Superrrr shady.  

xok

My videos from Radiohead last night!

We had pimp ass seats though we never sat in them.

Karma Police

Paranoid Android

SO awesome.  It took us two hours (usually takes 25 minutes ish) to get there because people do not know how to drive.  We were starving so we got food wicked quickly as Radiohead is starting and we ran to our "seats".  The guys behind us we're totally bromancing it.  They were like DUde you guys are so cool let's exchange #'s so we can hang out in ::insert townie bar here::  I think they were even hugging it out.  We  played the yes/no game while waiting to get out (another 90 minutes) and listened to Motion City, Raconteurs, Jo Bros, course a little radiohead and acted like silly girls.

OFF TOPIC: So I'm watching the Olympics and they have these guys in between Phelps races that feel him all up to loosen his muscles.  Where do I sign up???  They get IN there.

Ohh boy.  Excited that I can stay up and watch gymnastics tonight because I took a MUCH needed day off tomorrow - but I'm sure I'll still be doing some work.  Booooo.

xok

Saw Radiohead last night.  

Pretty out of this world awesome.  

Good pictures and video to come later tonight!

Finally my video of Boys of Summer from the Eagles concert!

I don't know why it looks like that.  Just press the play button.

Yes I said Black Flag in place of Dead Head for those who are concerned :)

T-minus two days till Salt Lake City.

Really not looking forward to it.  Looking forward to seeing some of my favs but NOT excited for the flight OR for working Sat and Sun.  

Or for this:

Yep that's my name spelled wrong. 

I already can't wait to come home and I haven't left yet.

Ok I'm also excited for some new shoes.

Weekend obsessions installment #409845

MAD MEN

This is pretty much the best show EVER.  I got hooked last summer because of Pat's good words for it and I bought season 1 in July which made me fall even more in love with it.  When you think of AMC you don't think of ground breaking programming but this is certainly an exception.  Last nights ep was stellar and it's only going to get better.  So if you don't watch this show you'd better start.  10pm Sundays.

MY CUSTOM VAN

Some of the funniest shit I ever read.  I actually missed him when he came to the Border's down the street and I'm seriously regretting it after reading this book.  If you've ever seen ANY I Love.... series on VH1 you have already been introduced to Michael Ian Blacks humor.  This book is made up of great short stories/anecdotes/crazyness/what if situations.  I have never laughed so hard.  Favs include 'TACO PARTY", "What I would do if I was Billy Joel on the way to a party that had a Piano", "Open letters to Celine Dions husband", "My New Years Resolutions", "Open letters to the first girl I fingered", and tons more.  Genious.  Such unintentional humor.  If you laugh at yourself all day long you will appreciate this humor.

All in all this weekend was fantastic.  I left work early on Friday because it was SUPER slow and all my projects were completed for the day (seriously NEVER going to happen again) so I went to Old Navy to use my coupon that Heather gave me (thanks HW!).  I got cute bermuda-ish shorts for the work trip to Utah (I have to TRY to fit in with out all outdoor nerds) and some cute tops.  Went home, sunned and swimmed and read (still on New Moon of the Stephanie Meyer series.  Too slow) and I took a NAP!  A NAP!! I haven't taken a nap since college.  Pat and I went to Chilis for good food, drinks and fun times.  That place never gets old.  There was a woman talking to me before Pat got there and she was doing a raging crossword puzzle.  Weird.  She kept noting that my Dirty Martini looked good and inquired what made it dirty.  Olive juice.  She gasped!!!! Who would like olive juice in their drink she shrieked!

After we met with Hill and John and went out for the Mr's birthday to The Half Door where I saw not ONE but TWO ex boyfriends that I decided they are the only two I don't mind running into.  After that we went to Clash of the Ask aka the new Sarsfields AKA Class of the Ass.  I'm offically calling it Class of the Ass forever.  We danced and sang SO much that we were sore and we lost our voices.  My butt still hurts from shaking it :)

Sat was a relaxing day.  We did a yum lunch at the Cheesecake Factory and later in the night we got take out and watched Meet the Spartans (DUMBBBBB) and Drillbit Taylor (JUST OK).  

Sunday Andrea, Hill, John and I went to see Step Brothers which is exactly how I expected it to be - funny and inappropriate as hell.  We went to lunch and gabbed about everything.  Vaca's to wine country, Disney and cruises.  

xo