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Project Runway was fabulous, of course, last night. And though I did not agree with who was voted off, I was thrilled that Kenlie won. She is by far my favorite! Her dress was so unique with a nifty vintage feel.
For those looking for a fabulous lifestyle...
Project Runway was fabulous, of course, last night. And though I did not agree with who was voted off, I was thrilled that Kenlie won. She is by far my favorite! Her dress was so unique with a nifty vintage feel.
So sorry about the tardiness of the post! But I did give fair warning that I am getting used to my new schedule, thus, we all have to ignore a few glitches. It has begun, I have entered the work world, and it is pretty fabulous. Though there are sometimes when I am just like what is going on, I am thoroughly enjoying my new position. Where else do you get to ride around on golf carts, eat some organic foods, and taste wine? Well, not all at the same time, but yes, these are some perks of my fabulous new career. Though today, I did make a strike according to a co-worker. I was inquiring about a band that is playing at a live series the garden holds, and said I had never heard of them. Then there it was, everyone was like "Oh Mollie!" Well I officially did it, proved to everyone that I am the youngest one the in office. However, I think they have some great things to learn from me, like about blogging, abbrevs, and Brad&Angie.
1 1/2 oz Southern Comfort | ||
1 1/2 oz Beer | ||
1 1/2 oz Amaretto | ||
3 oz Orange Juice | ||
Lunchbox Directions First, pour the orange juice into a highball glass. Add the beer. Take a shot glass, pour the amaretto in, then southern comfort. Drop the shot glass into the highball glass, then chug. |
As I am starting my first job today - whoa! Glad college was over in a blink - I am reminded that First Impressions are always so important. Remember when you first met your best friend, significant other, or the terrible person in your English class who turned out to be your friend? Yes, yes, you always remember the first time you met someone, well most of the time. Therefore, you should always be presentable. When first meeting someone, stand with confidence and look them straight in they eye. Give a firm handshake and say your name with meaning. I mean, you do own it. And remember, you can't get this back. So make yourself memorable. Aka, sell yourself in a way, but not like in a hooker way. Duh, we are classy here people. I believe that first impressions make a bold impact, and always try to take a deep breath before meeting someone new or going on a new adventure. Just remember, everyone else has been in your footsteps too, and they now what it is like to be new! A good first impression will leave you as a memorable, fabulous person and will give you a boost of confidence!
Ahh, get excited. It is Celeb Sunday! Sorry for the late post, but I was on a super fabulous weekend excursion. However, here are some major and minor celebrity points that have occurred since the last Sunday.
Hello All! Sorry about the lack of post yesterday, my fabulous life kept me away from the computer. A lot was happening around the city of Memphis, and I had to be sure that I was there to catch anything that would help influence more posts.
Well, it is Tuesday my friends, and time to detail some of the best new drink/drink spots around. I had a wonderful week last week where I got to go meet two great pals for drinks. First, I met dear old Janna at Yia Yia's Germantown last Tuesday. And the bar scene there if so fun! We chose to sit indoors (hello, mosquitoes.) and decided to sample some of their martinis. While I stuck with my favorite, the Yia Yia Cosmopolitan, but Janna opted for the Bahama Tini. There was a great mix of drinks and wine, so I would def recommend going there. Also, on Friday, I had the chance to meet my other dear friend Athena at Do, a sushi restaurant and bar in Cooper Young. While we did eat dinner, we had a wonderful time sitting outside afterwards sipping on wine. I would say that Do is a great place for a girls night, big group, or romantic date, hence it is good for any occasion. The outside patio was just plain perfect.
Well, yes, it is Monday again, and time for a new tip to help makeover your life! Whether you are looking to be more fabulous or want to add some "oomph" to your step, these tips will help add that little something to your everyday activities. Today's tip is one that can, and should be, made into a habit that you do. Handwritten letters! Yes, we do live in the day of e-mail where you can send anything at the click of a button. And while I do love to send e-mails and keep up with people via technology, you can't put a price on a handwritten letter. They can be for various occasions such as birthday, thinking of you, thank-yous, or a simple hello. Once you take the time to write these, you will not only be satisfied with the final product but also the recipient will have a much brighter day. I am a big proponent for handwritten notes. Some say it maybe a dying art, and I do think this. Let's go back in time when the post was the only way of communication. It could take weeks to get a letter to your loved ones. My favorite are the love letters couples sent to each other during these times. Here are some tips to help shape you into a fabulous writer of notes:
Hello All! Today is Sunday, and as you know, the regular round-up of all the celeb gossip of the week will now be at your fingertips. Well, the celebrities that I find useful to this world and ones that I care about. Sorry about no post yesterday, I will deliver with another one later today. My little cousin, who is 8 going on 16, is in town visiting. We were so busy having a ball yesterday that I did not have time to write. But, believe me, I now have some future ideas for other posts. I know, I know, you are on the edge of your seats. Ok, let us get into what I think is the most important celeb gossip for the week:
As I was g-chatting with a great friend, Thomas O'Connor, this morning, we were discussing one of our dreams jobs: to be e-card designers. Thomas and I are friends from UT, and he has the most soothing voice I have ever heard. Just think, we could sit around all day and think of funny sayings to put on these cards. Our office would be equipped with a bar (plus someone to serve us) and a balcony. Off the balcony, we could, as Thomas said, "We could watch all the other people working for the 9-5 man." Our day of course would begin around 10ish and end around 3. I think that is how all jobs should really be. If you are working hard, then you should be paid for the work ethic you put in, not just the hours. And then we could all have about a month for vacay in the summer. And, if we all enjoyed our jobs, we would want to go to work everyday, and not cry on the weeknights if it was not Friday.
Well, there is just a lot on my mind today, and I wanted to share with you what is going on in my fabulous life. Maybe it is because I had a Starbuck's Latte instead of my regular cup of coffee this morning, or due to the fact that I have not been talking to anyone all day, so there is just a lot bottled up inside. So a few minutes ago, I received a Possible Spam email in my UT account. I rarely open these, but today, on mere chance, I did. And it was a hoot. It said that I had been chosen by Elena Morris from the Netherlands as the recipient of her will, which was worth $5.7 million. Wow, wouldn't that be amazing if it were true? But the sad thing is you see, is that some crazy out there would probably contact the name of her attorney (Van der Joel Advocaten) and fall victim to this scam. It is shame that some people are that silly.
I believe that Thursdays are the perfect time to discuss the kinds of programming that have been on our television screens lately. While I do have my favorite ones (as you know, I believe Law and Order takes the cake over CSI) I am open to trying new suggestions and having your comments up on my blog. Just shoot them to me.
Today is another scorcher in Memphis, but luckily, I was fortunate enough to spend the morning in a cultural experience. Yes my friends, I spent the morning at the Brooks Museum of Art. This is one of my favorite venues in Memphis because of the beautiful architecture and galleries and I feel so super fabulous when I visit. Today I went to the special Andy Warhol exhibit. Warhol happens to be one of my favorite modern artists, so it was indeed a treat to see his print collection. And then it got me to thinking, what is it about these crazy pictures that we view as art. I do enjoy modern work, even though Impressionists are my favorite, but do not get when a splattered portrait is called visionary. Seriously, I am sure some of my work circa 2nd grade is just the same. And it always seems that these artists have crazy personal lives, I mean Van Gogh cut off the lobe of his left ear. Yet these people are hailed as visionary because of their work. Well, when I am super fabulous and people know my name, it is not going to be because I cut off an ear. It will be because I am just super fabulous. And then I will be able to own my own copy of Warhol's Chanel Screen Print and a Degas.
Today an American icon, Oprah, had a man talking about fashion. So it got me to thinking about what men really do like on women. Lloyd, the guru, was saying that women always look great in classics. A nice tailored white shirt, cute jeans, or a black pencil skirt. But what about all those crazy trends out there? Especially what the celebs are rocking? I love wearing some of these things, but don't know how others feel about it. I mean, I would never go around looking like a freakin' homeless person (Sorry Mary-Kate) but I think anything that Katherine Heigl wears, I would totally rock.
Well, as another result of this new blog, and my dear friend Kacey's idea, I have decided that on Tuesdays, I will discuss new drinks, fun places for cocktail hours, great drink specials, etc. As I said, I am going to start small, but I believe that this will go some place. In the wake of the recent purchase of Anheuser-Busch, I decided to ask a dear friend his opinion of the new Bud Light Lime. President Jeff Wilcox has decided that this new drink has taken full force in what he buys before lounging at the pool, or always sends his secret service to get some before a fun-filled night in Knoxville. Here is a direct quote from the President's mouth:
Yes, it is a sad day. Today, Anheuser-Busch was bought out by InBev for $52 billion. I bet those Clydesdale horses are really happy about their brand new pad. Well, I actually did not read that anywhere, but with that money, the world famous horses deserve a new place. I have seen their crib before, it is just mediocre. I mean, these are the Budweiser Horses, not just your regular pony out in the country in your grandmother's backyard. But, it is a little disheartening to think that someone is Belgium owns the right to our beloved Bud Light. I mean, this is the All-American beer. It does not matter how much or little you make each year, a cold Bud Light after a hard day at work, at the baseball field, or out bumping and grinding on the dance floor makes everyone feel a little more patriotic with each sip. (And let me tell you, for a long time all I drank was Miller. Which is still good, but I am glad that I am back to the classic.) And now the people that own that feeling aren't even residents of our country. I believe that even George Washington would have enjoyed a crisp cold one. Yum, this makes me want to put on Lee Greenwood's classic, put my feet in a plastic kiddie pool and have a few cold ones before our beloved company goes into the hands of a foreigner.
So, in response to my new direction of the blog, I decided to aptly try some different ideas out on each day. During this time of trial and error, I believe I can make the perfect recipe for adding different elements to the blog.
After a wonderful conversation with one of my best pals, I have had a new breakthrough on the direction of my blog. My best pal is Kacey Michalke, and as she was driving today, offered some wonderful insight about what I need to do with this piece of work that I have created. Kacey, a true genius, is also a full-time puppy Mom to Lola (her adorable English bulldog) and a designer sunglasses connoisseur. As mentioned in "About Me", Kacey is the one who helped me see the light about Dunkin Donuts coffee. Now, seeing that she showed me the best coffee and gave me this direction for my blog, I owe her my sincerest gratitude and my first born. And in 2007, we ran Panhellenic. It was so amazing. See my friends, this all just started as a fun way to show you what I was doing on a day to day basis. However, I have decided to still keep this element but also go in a new direction. I have decided to have different days based around certain elements, and write reviews on restaurants, products, movies, music, nightlife, etc. I also plan to implement a profile feature, so if you are doing something cool, or know of someone, please contact me - I would love to have you. So stay posted, because each day a new surprise will be in store, and believe me, you won't want to miss out on it.
So, as many of you do know, I am a big fan of celebrities. It is actually quite frightening how much I know about some of them. Oh, so and so was seen wearing this at that club and then got a DUI. Really, I need to get a life. But wait, I already do have one, so I just put this off as a hobby/vice. Whatev. We all have them. It was brought to my attention that I should write all I know about celebrities in my blog. And while this is an amazing idea, other people have monopolized this (i.e. perez, people.com, tmz, etc.) Therefore, I am going to appoint Sundays as "Celeb Sunday". Get excited. So whether you are recovering from a long night or resting after a big Sunday dinner, you can catch up on what I think are the most prevalent stories in the celeb world for the week. Peppered with my opinions, of course.
As you can see, my generous supporters and believers have started a marketing campaign for my blog. The new tagline is "Better than Being Blackout" because, frankly, anytime with me is better than that. Even when I am at that point, it is just better. I will be sure to thank Michael Taylor Reynolds when I accept my first Oscar, because he is my newly appointed Marketing/PR/Bad Ass DJ. MTR is a friend who I really did not like at all when I first met him. He claims that he overheard me saying "I can't act like I "like" him by flirting". This was when we had the title roles of Cory and Topanga in Boy Meets UT. If you missed it, you missed one of the best plays of all time. Like I said before, my performance, and probably MTR's, would have earned a Tony nod. Well I don't believe I ever said this until I really thought about it, and you see, at the time, I was cooler than he was, so I probably did say it. But one afternoon we discovered our friendship by riding in the back of a UT van to Gallatin, in which MTR hogged all the room and I almost threw up seven times. We have been pals since. MTR likes sweet tea, Tila Tequila, blondes, and iced teas from long island. He once gave me a concussion, which was magical in the face that he reversed my entire personality for 48 hours. As some like to say "He put a spell on me."
Though AT&T came up with a wonderful ad campaign dealing with text messages and abbreviations (Idk, my BFF Jill?) I do believe that my friends and I were talking in abbreviations long before. So, I wanted to list some out below so a. you can understand my blog and b. you can start using them in your everyday lingo and sound just as cool as me.
So, I am glad to see the blog has had a wonderful response. I am glad people are interested in what goes on in my head and life daily. It is truly remarkable. I have already had some people ask to be "guest bloggers" and I think that I will allow this to happen soon. If you are interested, please contact me. I think it would be a good way to get other ideas out there. I also think that I am going to do "bio blogs" on my friends who are just as cool as I am so you can see what is going on in there life. Remember, birds of a the same feather flock together, aka I only hang out with cool people.