I went to there

Major thanks to a dodgeball friend who swiped me a ticket to the most amazing event. Because of her I got to spend close to 3 hours eating bacon and drinking various beers while unwinding from an INTENSE Saturday. (Morning was spent presenting a major school project)

The foods were tasty. I tried as much as I could handle. By far my favorite food was actually a cupcake that had a bacon topping on the frosting. Yuummmmmm.

Fingers crossed I will be working at the Lobster Party again. I almost promise I will take pictures next time. (There is no way I am really promising, as I tend to just stuff my face at these festivals, no time for pulling out a camera!)

My Booooooooof

This weekend I went to NYC with a few friends. As we are huge fans of Cornwall's here in Boston, we decided to find a bar that offered patrons the possibility of playing board games. Through the powers that be, aka Yelp!, we found ourselves at the 675 Bar between 13th ad 14th street in the Meatpacking District.

The bar is underground and used to be home to a sex club. As soon as you descend into the venue, it becomes obvious that there were many dirty secrets kept down there. The walls are rough stone, and there are small rooms that branch off the entry way. Currently, these spaces have small tables for private game playing. Sadly, we did not arrive early enough to score a private room. Our patience won out and eventually were able to score a portion of a couch, a chair, a stool, the end of a coffee table, and most importantly - Jenga.


If you have never played Jenga in the dark - in a club - while drinking, well then, you have not yet played Jenga. Our games were intense and to the point where the structure was just one block on top another over and over again.

We continued to play on as the bar got more and more crowded, and eventually gave into the pop music and got our dance on. This place was just so much fun, and even though there are more bars that I can think of out there, I want to return to this one the next time I am there!

Next Time it's 8 Layer Dip

The Superbowl is tonight. I will be watching with some great friends. We have arranged for wings, pizza, beer, dip, pigs in a blanket, and cake. My personal responsibility is to bring a little beer and buffalo chicken dip. Nom nom nom.

I love making this dip, it is super easy, and it is super yummy. Honestly, why mess with a good thing, right? But after watching Snoops video, I would be interested in making 8 layer dip for next year.

Year 3! Welcome 2011

Welcome to 2011 folks. I spent the time with some wonderful people in Cambridge, MA. We ate, drank, played board games, and sang along with BSB/NKOTB. Going to a bar can be fun, and I totally did that last year with a group of people, but I don't know if there could have been a more perfect way to welcome the 2o11. Hope your NYE was as enjoyable as mine.

PS - What was with Avril Lavigne performing? Who cares about her right now?

One more THANK YOU

My birthday was super fun. I completely appreciated all of the shout-outs I received via twitter, facebook, and texts. One of my best friends from home and I went out for drinks at Charlie-Os, which has become somewhat of a tradition at this point. There is honestly nothing better than getting a pint of vodka soda for $5. We were able to enjoy about 3 or so before continuing our adventures, again, a $31 tab is really hard to beat when you know it covered 3 rounds of good drinks. :) Gotta love coming home.

Just as we were finishing up round 3, we ran into some people from school who lead us to new bars and more fun. It seems that every year we run into different people from the past, I view it as fate's birthday gift to me. I can't wait for the 10 year reunion, since we missed the 5-er, it would be nice to see how everyone is doing.

At this point my birthday is finally over and it is time to focus on Jesus. Christmas Eve mass, here I come.

To the MOON

December is my birthday month. Due to my own stubborn behavior, my birthday is just 2 days shy of Christmas (I was due on the 8th!), which means celebrating on my actual birthday is pretty much off the table. Instead, I try and go out with as many friends as possible throughout the month of December. This morning, I realized that with school, intramural, and the holidays, there weren't many days left open to do just this, so I sent out an email to my 3 closest friends to see if we could do our annual Margaritas and Me dinner.

One friend said she had another birthday that night at Howl at the Moon but she should be able to go to dinner first and then meet up with the other party after. Being the awesome friend she is, she invited me to come along with her and I figured, why not. I immediately opened up my Google Calendar to put this new event in. I just made the event the quick way, where you click on the time slot and just add the title, in this case "Howl at the Moon". After, I realized that I haven't been to Howl at the Moon and should edit the event with more details to include the address. When I opened the event I saw this:



Google Calendar tried to be so helpful by adding in an address based on the title of the event! Since there was a link to click on map I had to see if Google Earth has become Google Universe. Sadly, no. As far as Google is concerned, "the moon" is in Lexington, KY. Nice try Google, you aren't as perfect as I thought.

Girl Date!

My professor let us know a few weeks ago that our class this week would be canceled. She had suggested that everyone work on their group projects as everyone should now have 7-9:30 free. Well, two of the members of my group saw the free night as a way to earn more money and agreed to work late, which meant free night for me! I mean, it would have been rude to work on the project myself, I wouldn't want anyone to feel bad about not pulling their own weight.

So instead, I thought why not have a girl date with one of my best friends. We agreed to enjoy a feast at Redbones. Thanks to a groupon that I had burning in my pocket, we were able to enjoy three different types of meat (sausage, ribs, pulled pork), sweet potato fries, cold slaw, beans, and of course some pie. Once we got to the point that another bite could not even be considered, let alone executed, we saw that it was almost 9 pm and time to head over to the movie theater to see The Town.

Let me tell you, this movie was amazing. As you may know, many scenes we re shot here in the Boston area. My friend and I had a great time picking out areas that we frequent.

Early on, Ben Affleck's character eats lunch with Rebecca Hall's. They are sitting on the patio of Grendal's Den. How do I know that? Well, first if you have ever walked in the area, you can tell based on the surroundings. But the main reason is that I stood in the park area for my entire lunch hour the day it was filmed hoping to see someone famous. Sadly, no one came out and I had to return to my office sad.

Later on there is a large sequence that was shot in the northend right by Bacca's. We had eaten there during restaurant week together, so of course we made a little girly shrill of excitement when the location was on the screen. I won't spoil the ending, but I will say, it was disappointing after about 2 hours of awesome.

Even taking into account the ending, this movie gets my stamp of approval, and I urge you all to go out and see it. I mean, come on, it's a Ben Affleck movie.

Sometimes you just need a beer and a cookie

Work sucked. Then I had an appointment after work which did not go smoothly. Simply put, words were said, I wasn't the most ladylike, but in the end I was right. Sometimes you just have to say your mind even if it won't help your cause.

After hopping in my car I was still pumped up with some serious anger. I had to call a friend who had recently left for the summer. A quick conversation with someone who almost never has a bad day, put me back into a very good mood. I then relived the events again for friends who were making me dinner. Got myself all worked up all over again, so to sooth me this time I was given a Gansett beer and a cookie. In case you are ever angry, please, take my word for it, a cookie and a beer makes the world right.

Maybe the only thing better would be a beer shaped cookie?

When I Grow Up....

I want to be a cougar.

Seriously.

Last night I had the honor of dining with four fine cougar women and had an absolute blast. Half of us at the table were under 30, the other half, well, weren't. But all were fantastic.

These women shared my love of crass conversation, high heels, big jewelry, and booze. By the end of the night I consumed more food than I care to admit and was quite happy about it.

I learned that as a cougar you must own fancy cars, arrange amazing trips with friends, go out for fun dinners, and be good at euchre. If that doesn't sound like the perfect lifestyle, I don't know what is.

Cinco De Mayo

Being the original ladies we are, my friends and I decided that we should go out for tequila and nachos. I mean, who else would think to do so on May 5th?

I was able to get to Sunset Cantina first and put our name in for a table. I thought only five of us would be there but I also was afraid I miscounted so I went up to the hostess and said "5??" when she asked for the size of the party. I tried to look as confused as possible, I had a feeling I was wrong.

Well I was, but not because I couldn't count, but because a friend brought her fiance. I had to be sure that the number was updated so that we could get the proper sized table. Feeling like the waitstaff was super stressed, the bar was backed up and there were so many waiting for a table, I went up and told her "So I gave you the wrong number because I forgot to count myself, there are six". The hostess looked at me like, oh I am sorry you are stupid, and updated our info.

I like playing dumb at times. I know that as a customer service person I am slightly more patient with dumb blondes than I am with any other type of dumb person. I guess that could be considered unfair, but hey, get over it.

In the end, we had many good drinks and tasty tasty food. I love Cinco de Mayo, but if we were completely honest with ourselves, every happy hour we arrange ends up with a plate of nachos and at least one person drinking tequila.

Salt, Shot, Lime?

Cabo Wabo, I adore you.

After celebratory shoes, two of my friends met me at Whiskey's. The staff at the bar is wonderful. I had a few pints of 'Gansett and then came the Cabo Wabo.

Cabo Wabo is a great tequila. I highly suggest trying it out if you haven't already. Drinking this straight is very smooth and to be honest, pretty soothing.

Good tequila is never cheap, but this was worth it. Sometimes you need to splurge on yourself, and since I got such a deal on the shoes, I figured there was nothing wrong with going for a tequila that is a little more high end. :)

Happy Ides of March

U-S-A U-S-A U-S-A.... u-s-a u-s-a.... u...s...a... gossip girl?

Two weekends ago I went out to celebrate some friends' birthdays. We started the evening by gathering at an apartment for some snacks and drinks. The Opening Ceremonies for the 2010 Winter Olympics occurred the night before, so it was felt that the games should on in the background. Originally, the plan had been to only be at the apartment for less than an hour and to then head onto the first of two bars. The Olympics, however, had other plans for us.

Before we knew it, everyone was focused on the tv chanting U-S-A, U-S-A, U-S-A any time an American athlete was shown in an event. The behavior was addictive. Normally, I am not a particularly patriotic person, July 4th is mainly about fireworks for me, but being in that living room with 20 others cheering and throwing their arms up in excitement just got me going. I was excited to be an American citizen.

Eventually we realized we needed to move on as we had been cheering for almost two hours, and well sadly, bars close early in Boston so we needed to leave if we were going to be able to order a few rounds. :)

The next morning I thought about the great emotions that I felt while watching those first few Olympic events and wanted to get them going again. So, for the next week or so, I made sure to turn on the Olympic events every night I was home. Watching them alone didn't quite get me as excited as when watching in a group but still I became a loyal viewer. Once we hit week two, I realized I missed tv.

There were great moments during those first 8 or so days, then, I began yearning for Modern Family's quirky antics, Vampire Diaries mindless plot, and Biggest Loser's edge of your seat weigh-ins. NBC may have sole rights to televise the Olympics, but all other networks have taken note and opted to stop with their programming. I just need a little variety...

Gossip Girl, please come back!!! I miss you dearly. At least I almost got a Georgina fix while watching 17 Again.

ENTJ

No, I did not mess up TGIF, even though I am thankful that today is Friday. Instead, the title of my post lets the world know what kind of personality I had. A friend posted a link on her tumblr page after taking the test herself. I think this stuff is very interesting. To break down the letters, my personality can be summed up as Extroverted, iNtuitive, Thinking and Judging. When reading through the little report that the program spits out, I also learned that while I scored moderately in the first three areas, I am VERY Judging. Who knew? :)

Some of the resources that the results page linked me to let me know what kinds of careers best fit my personality - big shocker management in business and education was listed. Additionally, there was a link that gave a more in depth look at exactly what it means to be ENTJ or Fieldmarshals as they are more commonly known as.

I like knowing that they believe that only 2% of the overall population falls in this category which is rather impressive given there are only 16 personalities. If the population was divided evenly each personality would represent 6.25% of the group.

I also am beyond amused on how accurate some of statements are about "me".

In some cases, they simply find themselves in charge of groups, and are mystified as to how this happened.

When I was taking my intensive class in January, I had made it my goal to not be a group leader in any of the group projects as I just knew I didn't have the energy to have to be on top of people. Of course, on the day group topics were brainstormed I casually made a comment that I thought was adding to someone else's idea and the professor replied back, "wonderful concept, and you can be the team leader for how women are portrayed in animation". Awesome.

Ok, enough about me. Go take the test yourself! And I would urge you to post your results on the tumblr site!

Happy National Margarita Day!

Somehow this holiday did not make it onto my calendar. Hopefully, my friends and I will find time to celebrate later this week as the 'rita is a favorite of ours.

I would also like to thank iGoogle yet again for providing a fantastic how-to in honor of this magical drink. Can't wait to try the different ratios/recipes. Drink up my friends, drink up!

Great Gift from A Wonderful Friend

One of my friends gave me a Valentine's Day Haiku. I love it and want to share it with you!

Get free drinks this week
You're a long tall zesty gal
The boys are waiting

What's that humming noise?

That would be Google Buzz.

If you have dug your heels in hard and decided you were too cool for gmail, well, you might not know what the buzz is about. (Apologizing for the lame joke) But google decided that Twitter and Facebook were not enough for those who love to social network. To help us all express ourselves a little bit more, they released Google Buzz this week.

At first when I read about this new feature, I thought, why would I need this program? Twitter takes care of my 140 character or less thoughts and facebook lets me look at pictures. I feel exhausted updating status messages all over the place and I already have them in gchat.

Well, you know what? It is only day one and I am already hooked. Having a twitter like feature in my gmail makes life faster and easier. Now if I see something that I feel is share worthy, I don't put it in my chat status, I can use buzz - which is something I really do prefer. I liked changing the status messages but I hate that they interrupt gchats by showing up in the grayed out font.

We all know Google is pretty baller. Clearly, they want us to stay inside of the world of gmail as much as possible, and it is now my one stop shop for email, chatting and status updates. I am a very happy camper. They also opted to mimic facebook in that you can comment on other people's statuses. Perhaps they were just dying to use this function since it was part of Google Wave, and we all know that was a dud.

They allow for you to link in twitter, blogs, or picasso to your Buzz. I had highheelsshortskirt linked for the first few hours, but I have since delinked them. As much as I love that my friends read this blog, I don't want to stuff it down their every time I post. I think I might use the feature for the other blogs I have been playing around with but have yet to debut...

Super Bowl, Super Game

In watching the Superbowl, we (all the females at least) agreed that Drew Brees's scar made him hot. The intensity with that kind of cut just makes you go **sigh**.

Beyond the cute QB, the game was pretty amazing this year. We had all be so sure that going for the touchdown on fourth down in the second quarter and falling short was pretty much going to cost the Saints the game. But then they came back in the second half with a SUCCESSFUL onside kick. We knew that this was going to a be a great game to watch, and it was!

The only let down was the lack of showing Kendra or Kim on screen. You would think that the camera guys would have panned over to them occasionally, right? We even designed a drinking game around this. So epic fail on the network for not showing everyone's favorite Girl Next Door or E! reality show star.

I think because the game was so much better than usual, I was ok that the commercials were only so great. Most of the commercials were for Bud, CBS, Doritos or Coke and I would have loved to see a little more variety. One of my favorite commercials was the careerbuilder.com ad with casual Friday. I think it was pretty genius. If I were careerbuilder I would have been pissed that the Docker ad ran right after mine as they too focused on pantless people. What was CBS thinking putting them together like that!!



Last comment about the night. Drew Brees has the cutest little boy. Thought the headphones were adorable on his small little head!



UPDATE: While aimlessly searching the web I found that the mark on his face is not a badass scar, but actually a birthmark. Can't lie, his hotness just decreased a few levels.

Not much better on TV

Two weekends ago my friends and I went shopping. While at J-Crew I saw a super cute tank top on a hanger (see above). I had to try it on. When I got inside the changing room, I could immediately tell that this would look amazing or terrible. How did I know this? It has a side zipper. Any shirt with a side zipper requires extra shimmying. That dedication can reward you greatly or make you feel stupid - stupid because after all the awkward ways you just contorted your body, the item looks more like you wrestled with fabric than put on an article of clothing.

Well, it was unflattering. The tie is just too far down on the silhouette. When cinched, the shirt was not coming in under my chest, which would create a flattering empire waist line. What it did do was pull into the smallest part of my waist, which may sound like it would create a successful sillhouette, but because of the tiered pieces of fabric, it simply gave me a small break in the barrel shape it naturally created. The shirt needs to be tied as the natural flow is not enough either to become flattering. Overall, neither I, nor my friend could figure out how one could successfully wear this piece.

The stylist for How I Met Your Mother was clearly also intrigued by the shirt, as he dressed the character Lily in it. I would like to say that I now understand how it should have looked on me. But instead, I will say that she looked just as bad. The formentioned friend felt the same way, as seen by the text I received from her that stated "a girl on tv was wearing that ugly shirt from jcrew and no, it was not attractive".

Countdown to April 10th

Why?

That would be the night that I, and four friends, will be seeing the one and only Chelsea Handler. We all love her show (Chelsea Lately) and her books. The woman is just so hysterical. It is really hard to find female comedians that are consistently good. I just feel like Chelsea has the same thoughts that we do. She is very open with her audience and let's in on her bladder problems - specifically that she has occasionally peed herself from laughing too much.

Sadly, I have only read My Horizontal Life which was beyond funny. The book is a collection of short stories of her one-night stands. It is a great book to have to read while commuting because once you are done with a chapter you can easily put it down without feeling like you have to keep reading. Seriously, it is worth the read. I have not had the chance to read Are You There Vodka, It's Me Chelsea yet, but I have every intention of picking up a copy as soon as I am able.

To show our respects, the five of us plan to drink some Belvedere (as Chelsea recently switched alliances from Grey Goose to Belvedere - apparently Grey Goose has extra sugars) before attending the show. Also, we found it rather appropriate that Ms. Handler will be preforming at the Wang - we hope she can use that in her routine.