Thursday, April 9, 2009

beer me

I think I'm finally recovered from our wild birthday party extravaganza last weekend. The spray tan has worn off leaving my sun sheltered skin pasty once more, I can finally walk in heels again and the smell of alcohol doesn't make me gag, in fact I'm really craving a margarita right now! Hangovers must be similar to how women describe childbirth as being awful but they're unable to really remember the pain because I could swear that 3 days ago I swore off drinking forever and wouldn't you know a long weekend rolls around with Friday off and I've pretty much committed to a night on the town. Short term memory loss is a wonderful thing until the flashes of cringe-worthy moments and memories I wish would stay blacked out from those blurry nights find their way to perfect clarity in my mind. That's a decent reminder but obviously not a enough to become a deterrent for the next weekend or event. I guess I'm just a social butterfly and I hate being cooped up and it's spring time people, the sun is shining, the snow has melted for what is hopefully the last time and what could be better then going out with friends to share a pint or 6?!? Nah, you all know me too well, I don't do beer. I wish I did, honest, I envy the feeling others get when they come home from a hot day at work and need to crack open a cold one, I've never had that experience!! I know what you're thinking, that I just haven't found the right beer and that's where you're wrong. Since I was a wee little lad, (is lad purely male? maybe a wee lass), my Dad has been sampling beers from around the world everywhere we've travelled and he'd always let us try a sip. I've tasted beer from the beer capital, Germany, the Caribbean islands, tons of British beers, even Asian beers of recent and I just can't help but make that sour ewww face kids make when they suck on a lemon for the first time. I long to join in on pitchers of beer at the karaoke bar or bowling alley, and take advantage of the .50 drafts at the sports bar instead of ordering a $4.00 Smirnoff ice or a $6.00 glass of wine or a $5-8.00 cranberry vodka. It's not because I'm high maintenance, I've just NEVER been able to develop a taste for it but I won't quit trying, I'm determined to find one I like or at least get to the point where I can tolerate it without choking it down, I'm on a mission and I will succeed! Any suggestions would be gladly appreciated, I have tried the cider beers, the raspberry wheat beers, the fruit infused beers, corona with lime, etc...and I keep waiting for it to click like, "mmmm this Bud Light really is drinkable!" but it hasn't happened yet. As I said I will keep on truckin' until I find that holy grail of delicious, thirst quenching, golden fizzy goodness that finally brings me into the club of beer drinkers!

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Birthday Week

Happy birthday to my much older, much wiser, much more mature fellow blogger, diva, and dearest friend!!! Can't wait to celebrate this weekend!

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Why didn't I think of that?!?

Lisa and I have often sat around after leafing through the latest People, Shape, Vanity Fair, Design Within Reach catalogue, etc... and wondered why we didn't think of some genius product or idea we'd just seen. You know, like the silicone chicken cutlets that go in a girls bra to enhance cleavage, or Spanks, or dry shampoo, or some fabulous niche blog idea. Well today I had a major case of "why didn't I think of that?" when I heard about a product from my coworker, Josh. He sent me a link and as soon as I saw the name I knew it was gonna be brilliant. Here it is people, http://www.walkofshamekit.com/. Pretty self explanatory but the execution is quite hilarious. I originally thought it was a joke website from some place like The Onion, but sure enough you can actually purchase your very own walkofshamekit! The slightly larger then a Pringles canister contains 8 valuable morning after items, including a cotton t-shirt dress, drawstring bag to stuff your hoochie bar shirt and dangly earrings from the night before into, sunglasses to cover the smudged eyeliner, mascara and what are surely large bags under your eyes, Hypo-allergenic wipes that are safe for your whole body and they do mean "everywhere," and a couple other items which I'll leave for you to check out on the site. The marketing campaign they've created is super funny and plays up the benefits for both men and women owning one. Reasons for women to own one are pretty obvious, (been there, done that!) and they use a dose of harsh comic reality to advertise to guys, "And for you guys, aren’t you tired of her taking your favorite tee-shirt the morning after to walk home in. Your problem is now solved, keep a Walk of Shame™ Kit in your house and you don’t have to worry about calling her to get your favorite tee back again." Lisa, your birthday is only one day away but I think I can overnight one of these to get it here in time!!!