092607
Today's guest blogger: Alexa Trussoni
I'm back in the blogosphere... sort of. After nearly a year without my own blog, I've got the itch to let internet users and die hard Molly World fans know what's shakin in Alexa World. If you haven't heard, Molly and myself are on a retail spending fast. I have joined her in the quest she spoke about just a few entries ago when she purchased her Ugg Boots (I have a pair myself, and let me tell you, they are fantastic and worth every penny and every sour look Ugg haters will give you). Molly is giving up until December on her trip to Miami, I've given myself a more realistic goal of the day after Thanksgiving because you know how I'm always at the mall come 5:00 a.m. that day looking for deals for myself (Christmas presents--- shah!). Anyway, like an alcoholic trying to dry out, I can tell you I've been retail sober for 11 days now (as of Wednesday September 26th). This weekend I even had to run to Von Maur to pay my bill on time. Referring to the recovering alcoholic stand point again, it was the equivalent of walking into a bar stocked only with Kettle One and Sugar Free Red Bull... the best of my favorites, all right there. I even tried on a few sweaters, but never actually took a drink, and left the store before my credit card could be swiped. If you want a role model in willpower... look to me folks. Only 58 more days 'till the Holiday shopping season embarks...
In other news, an American Apparel has opened in Uptown, mere blocks from my home... talk about temptation. If you've never been, I highly recommend a stop in; I'm wearing a very comfortable white long sleeve tee from there as I type this lovely guest blogamentary. For a preview, check out their website at americanapparel.net. It's a very basic store, basic shirts, solid colors, turtlenecks, etc. You won't be disappointed on any trip there.
I wouldn't be a Wisconsin Native if I didn't write something about the 3-0 Green Bay Packers....... Go Pack Go!! This weekend my precious Green and Gold embark on the HHH Metrodome in hopes the curse of the dome doesn't ruin Favre's fabulous streak so far this season. This week I heard a sportscaster say how Favre, "Was seen as the old grandma who just wouldn't retire to the nursing home these last few years." Well now, those who called for his retirement may be biting their tongues, after beating Marino's record, the big man in the Fox River Valley is looking good. But with the good, comes the bad. Number 4 is three interceptions shy of beating George Blanda's all time-career interceptions thrown record. And as a Packer fan all my life, I know the feeling of throwing my hands on my head and hanging my mouth open in disgust when our beloved QB throws straight into coverage and the opposing defense picks off one of his beautiful, crisp passes. It's an all too familiar sight frankly. But for now, I'm riding high on these Packer victories--- I love living in Minnesota--- but I'm a mid-sized (La Crosse isn't a small town!) Wisconsin girl at heart who loves her fresh cheese curds and my mom's chili while watching the Sunday game live from Lambeau.
Until I guest blog again, go to American Apparel and support the economy in ways I cannot, and cheer for the Pack as if Ray Nitschke is still in the starting line up.
092607
I bought the new Rascal Flatts CD, �Still Feels Good,� yesterday. Well, �bought� being a loose term since I clicked a button on iTunes and a few minutes later, had a bunch of MP3s in my music folder. My first listen to it was on my way into work today. And I must say, I�m not too impressed.
First off, I got about eight songs deep�eight out of 13. Maybe, umm, five or six were about breaking up with your significant other. One was about souping up your truck. And one was the single that�s on the radio right now: �Take Me There,� which I do like.
Where are the love songs they�re known for? Where are the upbeat, rocking-to-the-guitar-solo numbers? Maybe my iPod�s automatic shuffle is saving the best for last, but as far as I�ve heard, I wouldn�t give it any stellar rating.
It is their fifth album in seven years. Are they burning out? Rushed to crank out songs? It also is the second CD to feature the word �feels� in the title. Am I the only one who finds that weird?
As of right now, I am not feeling good about their latest release. C�mon, boys. I haven�t given up on you� yet.
091907
I�m really struggling with this thought: Do I buy Rinna a Halloween costume?
I know I�ve said over and over again that clothes are for humans, not for animals. But because I am now an animal owner, I get lots of pet store emails. And in each one, they�re advertising their cutesy little Halloween costumes.
For $19.99, I can dress up my 7-month-old puppy as a horse with a miniature cowboy riding atop. Or she could be a Native American girl with dark brown braids. Or a scarecrow with fake hay poking out from her mock-burlap shirt. I mean, come on, who doesn�t love a puppy pretending to be another four-legged animal? It�s pure hilarity!
Maybe I could go the cheap route and make her a costume. I do have a ballet leotard I don�t wear anymore� Do you think a British Lab is light on her feet?
091707
Today at work, I met Jackie Robinson�s son, David Robinson. He was at Carlson on behalf of a free trade Tanzanian coffee company that wants to put their products in our hotels. I thought he�d be a lot older, but he�s only 55�the baby of the family, apparently. And while I didn�t spend that much time with him, I did score a 1 lb. bag of coffee from the organic farms he represents. Nice man, that David.
I guess working in communications does have its perk every now and then, which apparently includes run-ins with minor celebrities. And free stuff. Oh, and a six-pack bottle holder I found stuffed in the bottom of a cabinet the other day. It�s so mine now.
Still no update on my Uggs. I have refreshed that damn UPS tracking page about a billion times today, too. Blimey!
091607
So I�m watching the Emmys and the obligatory death montage just came on. You know, the poorly spliced-together video of people who�ve died over the past year. I found myself wondering aloud for half of the individuals, �That person died this year?� Maybe it�s because I don�t read the newspaper or ever go to nytimes.com that I don�t know these things. But really, the mom from The Munsters? That brings a tear to my eye.
�Is the girl who plays Ugly Betty really named America? I am totally not up on pop culture.
091407
I just bought a pair of Uggs.
For those of you who know me, I�ve wanted these things forever. When they first came on the scene and everyone said they were ugly, I said they were ugly, too. But something grew on me. And it grew into a monster. The past two or three gift-giving occasions have found �Ugg boots� on my wish list. But I never got them.
So with the sudden onslaught of a Minnesota fall in mid-September, I decided I needed new, warm footwear. And voila!
I have no idea when they�ll actually arrive, but isn�t that the fun of internet shopping? Nobody sends mail anymore, so the thought of getting not just a letter, but a PACKAGE delivered is very thrilling. And it�s coming to my work, so now I actually have a reason for wanting to come into the office. It�s a win-win, as they say in the corporate world.
And in case I need a second justification for buying them: I�m trying to save more then I spend, so this will be my last girly impulse buy until the Miami trip Joe and I are taking in December. Although I really needed new running shoes and workout gear. Dang�
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