A Girl With A Blog

* Still cant use my apostrophes or quotes key!*

I am looking for a new layout for this blog. I really love what I have but I hate, hate, hate how the vines cut off my words. Im looking for suggestions, so if you have them send them over.

So last night I went to pick up one of my favorite people at the airport. Her car died in the long-term parking garage and we were more than ready to jump it if needed. A lot of tutorial videos were watched before leaving my house and I had a hand full of post-its with tips and directions written in sharpie. Just in case we meet some creepers in the parking garage, I forced my brother to come with. He was not happy, I offered to buy him beer the next day.

I am a huge believer in two over-done concepts

They are so perfect to listen to while working or trying to fall asleep. 

I still cant fix my keyboard and I am so pissed! Ive cleaned, Ive read the apple suggestions and nothing has been helping. This is so frustrating to a girl who likes her contractions and hates her misspellings!

I have always been told its good to find a signature fragrance and lip color. That way you find a way to stand out sensory-memory-wise and according to my favorite Aunt, youll get gifts you could actually use once people know your favorites. Every time I read or heard this, I would roll my eyes. Thinking this was such a materialistic and old-fashioned idea.

However you like to spell it and no matter how your family makes them, there is no denying how perfect they are.

My keyboard has decided that it no longer likes apostrophes. I have no idea why and Im at a complete loss as to how to fix it. 

Here are a few words that make me cringe:

This is the strangest Christmas special ever aired, enjoy! 

I can't get enough of this video!

video!

Saturday my team went to the Eastview Invitational to compete with everyone else and had an awesome time. They completed a huge task, beating two teams in jazz and they did great in kick. However, I am so tired of the way people look at my team. Most of the competitions are held at huge suburban schools with teams similar to a large bitchy army. They give our girls rude glances, get nervous when they're in line with them in the bathrooms and act surprised when they do well.

It's been so cold and snowy lately, two things I despise after the holidays are over but right now I can't help but fall in love with it... the snow, not the cold. For example, last week it hit me how much I love being downtown when it snows at night. After work, yes I finally grabbed some hours, I was greeted by gorgeous snowflakes and everything felt quiet. That day I was stuck parking on the top floor the garage, or as my fabulous co-worker calls it, "straight-up seven," and the view was perfect. There's nothing better than light snow, it blankets everything, twinkles better than christmas lights and reminds me to slow down. Like breathing in yoga, I never slow down during the day but at that moment I remembered to and I'm so glad I did.

It's been awhile since I've written and unfortunately, I'll have more and more time to keep this blog up and running. My fun p.r. gig is now on a project-to-project basis and I'm back to searching for something a little more permanent. I really can't do anything that's not going to lead to a job with benefits and a steady salary. 

Does anyone else get majorly tired between 2:00-4:30? It's a daily thing and no amount caffeine, handstands, jumping jacks, loud dance music or food can cure. We have a couch in our office and it looks soo comfortable. It's nap time.

What is the deal with Suede on Project Runway speaking in third person? He reminds me of the guy that designed pageant dresses, I think his name was Kayne. Kayne and Suede should date, get a small dog with a rhinestone collar, adopt a kid and fade away from pop culture. On a side note, I really like Kelly's work. She could be my favorite this season but it's still a little early to tell.

The Morton Salt girl is by far my favorite branding image/logo of all time. Think about the other girls used for branding... Wendy from Wendy's, Birdie a friend of Ronald McDonald, Mrs. Butterworth, Bertoli's "Muse," Aunt Jamima, Starbuck's Siren, Chiquita Banana.. all of them represent some stereotypical female trait. Whether it's grandmotherly with potentially racist undertones, over-sexualized, mythical or oblivious, it is hard to find cool girl in the world of famous logos. The Morton Salt girl is on a mission and prepared for whatever weather comes her way. She isn't relying on Morton, for all we know it's her last name and she using old-school marketing techniques to make her product known.

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I have so many parking tickets (4 unpaid) and they're not even under my own name. I didn't drive until I was 22 so maybe that's a sign I'm meant to live in cities with great public transportation systems. I am so bored of driving places, paying for parking and doing it all over again the next day. 

I used to say skinny jeans were only for the Nicole Richie's and Agyness Deyn's of the world. Short or tall you've gotta be stick thin with out muscular legs and probably do heroin or chain smoke to really pull them off.

I can't remember the last time I was so offended!

After my realization I needed to do something pro-active. I was in bed fighting the germ invasion and decided to do a little job searching. What I found was a super cool position at Lululemon Athletica in Mpls. It would involve taking yoga/dance/pilates/spinning/fitness classes, learn about the sweet apparel they provide for workout junkies, plan in-store events and network. Get paid to take free classes and learn as much about the instructors in the area? This is something worth getting up before 10 a.m.

So I mentioned my job with Perception-Ink. I really enjoy the work I'm doing, the clients I'm meeting but over a week ago there was a major miscommunication issue. I was freelancing for a friend of my boss and ran out of time to make the calls I needed to make. I took my dancers to dance camp, caught the worst cold I've had in a while, lost my voice and cell phone reception! Ugh, awful. I pre-planned before I left and blocked out times to work on the project and keep connected with these women during the week but without a voice or reception, it didn't work out.

Wow it has been over a month since the last time I posted! Guess that shows I've been a pretty busy girl. 

April and I happen to have these fantastic adventures hence the name, A-Team Adventure Club and last night was no exception. We made plans to go to the Kitty Cat Klub and dance it up but Derek came along and we should have known that things would be that more interesting. After stepping in puddles, some bad parking and major confusion over where he lived we picked up our friend and off we went.

I finally start my new job and I am so excited. I finished up my time at the magazine and I start working as a p.r. assistant on Monday. I'll miss Metro a lot, well, I won't miss not getting paid but I'll miss the people. I learned so much at the t.o.p. and despite the days searching for elephants it was a lot of fun.

I'm thinking that would involve both androgyny and peroxide and I'm not sure I'm up for that. However, I love "So You Think You Can Dance" and am officially considering trying out next year! Dancing has been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember. 

I was told I need to share what I come across in a typical day at the magazine because sometimes, it doesn't seem real. This was Tuesday. 

So I need to vent. First, I have to preface this with letting you know this is not aimed at any one person in particular. It's really more of a culmination of experiences from frustrated friends. Frustrated friends with one thing in common, problems with the boys of 1980.

I am in love, in love, with high waist skirts. They have that "I'm smart and on top of things, yet I totally recognize the distracting hotness involved in this outfit" vibe. Oh and the pockets, mine have pockets. That has sealed the deal for me on skirts over the last two years. I would say these throw-back wonders are probably best fit on those with longer legs, or a little extra height. If you can, rock it. 

I think it's pretty obvious that I'm not a fashion blogger or an event blogger. I also don't think I'm cool enough to do either of those things but since I've been at Metro I spend the majority of my time writing about what to do in Minneapolis and Saint Paul and have become a walking calendar... minus the efficiency. I remember when things are but rarely the times or places.

So when I was a the 'Burg I worked in a little place called the Konditorei or the campus coffee shop. When I'd get bored I'd mix different mint syrups with carbonated or filtered water to stay awake. Well it's no surprise that one of my favorite things is MetroMint water. It comes in lots of different flavors of mint and I came home to a 4pack of it today. I really can't express how perfect this stuff is when it's hot, if you're sick, hung over, or need a non-caffeinated jolt. 

I mentioned the freelancing and it is truly going to be a big break for me. I met with a woman who has been in the field for a while and decided it was time to break away from an agency and go at it on her own. A few of her friends jumped in and now they have an office building and projects buzzing in from all over the place.

So a lot has happened recently. I was hired as a freelancer for an amazing woman and I am so ready to jump in and learn everything possible.  However, this is not what's on my mind. For the last month or so, I've been seeing this guy and everything about it has been great. We have fun and there's absolutely no pressure to be someone I can't be. 

My power cord has finally been replaced, my battery has been revived and I am back!