work ughs...

I think it is a bad sign when someone asks me for help and the only thing that runs through my head is....

"I CANT HELP IT IF YOU ARE AN IDIOT..."

Basically these pictures describe how I am feeling right now...

Searching for friendship in the city

Growing up in DC, most of my friends and I parted ways in college. I went to California, my high school friends scattered themselves around the United States (thank you, DC College Grant for State Schools). When I was in college in California, I realized that the friends I met in high school (not all but most) were people I just put up with for four years because I had too...I met people I clicked better with in cali, people who cared about fashion, celebs, and all the other silly things in life that most people in DC are just too important and too busy to care about. So now that I am back in DC, I am finding it pretty hard to meet new people, I really really would like to try not to experience high school all over again (as I have realized I am just very different from them...) But since i don't work with young people (and my best high school friend is moving to New York in a week :( ) how do I meet people? Well I sunk to the lowest of the low...

.....I met a friend on Craigslist.................

I know I know, I cried for about an hour when I realized this thought out loud!!! There was a lot of consoling from London over the phone about this...

It wasn't exactly as pathetic as it sounds...but recently one of my roommates got a job in another city and decided to move out (she gave us about two weeks notice, but that is a different story for another day) and so we put up an ad on craigslist for a fun, no drama, girl between 22-26. We had an open house and 13 girls showed up...we must have put up the holy grail of craigslist ads because our open house was like sorority rush and out of 13 girls only one was a complete wierdo (considering she was 45 years old wanting to live with 3 23 years olds...) So we had a whole list of great girls to pick from...i was not going to let that opportunity go to waste. I really clicked with one of the girls and we didn't pick her to move in, but I emailed her and non-chalantly suggested we go to happy hour, even though we couldn't be roommates...SHE ACCEPTED and our "first date" was last night and we had a blast! Yay! A new friend (AND SHE IS FROM CALI!! YAY!! She might actually get my personality!!)





So I was talking to London about this whole problem of finding friends in a new city, especially when you dont work with any young cool hip people and you aren't in school. We are both normal, cute girls who never had problems meeting people until this stage of our life when it becomes weird to just walk up to another girl in the bar and say "can we be friends?" because in the sandbox it worked quite well especially if you have some candy to bribe them with...

She lives in Miami and has been having the same problem. She googled "Making Friends in Miami"she is almost as desperate as I am :( ... and when I got to work I found this article in my email. After reading it, I am soo happy I dont live there because it sounds so much worse than DC.


http://www.miamibeach411.com/news/index.php?/news/comments/making-friends/





This was my favorite part in the article:


One common media perception of Miami that actually has a glimmer of truth to it is that there are a lot of people here on drugs. This is especially true if you are making friends in the aforementioned service industry, but in this town it is not at all uncommon to be out with a group of lawyers, accountants or even doctors and have a bag of cocaine lying around. You may choose weather or not you want to be friends with such people, but eliminating recreational drug users from your list of potential friends will severely limit your opportunities. The best thing to do is try and separate the drug users from the drug addicts. For instance if someone offers you a line at their house one night when you are pre-drinking to go out, this is not necessarily a red flag. If he is offering you a line when you go into his office to ask a question about a presentation you are working on, this may be someone to avoid.





HAHAH!! I am very glad that I don't need to separate my friends into recreational users and addicts...sorry London, but your stuck...we should all try and convince her to move to DC where everyone here is drug tested...Being in a sorority, I definitely had enough exposure to coke to know that I am soo over that stage of my life, I mean I am trying to be an adult now...or something like it :)

I guess, one new friend (however i met her) is better than 5 of my high school friends...Sorry if the truth hurts....

Easy ways to please your boss...Find the perfect holiday giveaway

Has your boss handed over the most important job of the year to you?

Mine has... Find the Perfect Giveaway for our Holiday Client Event and I need it in two weeks...

Let me recommend this sure crowd pleaser, your boss will give you a promotion and your clients will love you and give you lots more business :) It's Called:

Vosges Haut Chocolat



Their corporate guru was great to work with and really got things together so we could have a sampling of a few top picks and even get the 50 chocolate boxes we ordered within two weeks.

They have exotic, amazing flavors that caused my whole office to melt into little puddles (My female boss: Began "Oh My goshing"...and "No Waying" followed by a completely dramatic canter around the office, exclaiming the absolute to die for flavor of the Black Pearl Truffle ( Vosges describes the flavor as an initially sharp, quickly dispersing fire of real wasabi and ginger that are traditionally linked to Japanese cuisine. Then wrapped in dark chocolate and topped with black sesame seeds to add intrigue.) )
My Favorite was called Absinthe ( Vosges Description: Chinese star anise + fennel + pastis + dark chocolate + cocoa powder. Flavors of aniseed and fennel are reminiscent of the infamous French liqueur made fashionable in the late 1800s. The green fairy flutters. )
Absolutely amazing...so if you are looking for wedding give-aways or a very special and unique gift this definitly tops my list.



YUM!


My other very successful mission: Was to find one of our sales managers a Pineapple Upside Down Cake...you might think it would be easy in this town but it was not easy!

However I discovered this small bakery called Amelia's Cakes and it was fabulous! The pineapple upside down cake was moist, delicious and just sweet enough to tickle the whole offices tongues!!

Amelia's Cakes was started by a DC mom and her friends who apparently needed something to do, but Thank God they did because it was great and so simple to work with, you pay by paypal (they email you a link) and you only have to order two days in advance which was nice (since we definitly thought about it last minute)
They also deliver which was amazing...

You can find them online at ameliascakes.com!

Apparently I've got Potential? A great theme in my life currently

So having long forgotten this blog it came as quite a surprise when I saw it's name on the Cusp website!!!!! can i just say AHHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!,....

I turned bright red out of embarrassment when I saw that, immediately double checked what I had written to make sure I couldn't get in trouble with my bosses if they ever found out because (as I haven't mentioned yet) two of my bosses are very gay = which doesn't always equal, but in this case it applies, LOVE CUSP and I wouldn't be surprised if they read the blog lists every now and again...luckily...I figured they would approve considering it was just the truth, so I stopped worrying about that...then I started worrying about what this meant...did it just mean I had a a really girly title (which I do) and my profile was pink...did it mean it was just too funny not to include (meaning like Laughing at me, not with me)....or did it actually mean my blog had a chance at survival?

Of course, after I double checked my blog for possible scandals *none so far* I stole away from my desk to call my best friend London. I hadn't told any of my friends about this blog as I honestly thought I would probably forget about it due to total embarrassment about opening up my mind to the world to see. She couldn't believe I had started a blog and hadn't told her. She lives in Miami, is way posher than me but that is why I keep her around, for fashion ideas :) She works for a make-up company which works well to be her best friend lots of great perks!

She laughed when she first saw it saying it sounded just like me and then was like you know, maybe it just means you have potential...

Seems to be a great theme happening in my life, the problem is do I like what that potential means for my life?

Lately, I have been getting the first year itch. I am sure most people get this, but coming out of college the longest job I ever worked FULL TIME for was over the summer, and thankfully I always got to go back to the sunny beach at UCSB and spend the school year partying off the dust of those boring summers couped up in the office.
In January, I will have my one year anniversary at my job, and how do I feel...

"CAN I QUIT YET??"


It's not like my job sucks (even if it is a little ridiculous), but I MISS WEARING MY ROCK N' REPUBLIC JEANS EVERYDAY!! I miss going to Old Town Tavern (OTT) on Wednesday nights for Karaoke Night (the thing to do at UCSB on Wednesdays). It sucks growing up...

Well, to satisfy the one year itch from my job I always make sure to go out at least one night a week (how sad is that). Last time I posted my friends and I braved the line of Asian Professionals at Ibiza. Apparently, the friday we went it was Asian Young Professionals night so my friends and I looked slightly out of place. We were also disappointed with the lack of $5 Champagne Cocktails that had been advertised online. But despite the lack of bubbles the Champagne would have added to the night, it was a great night away from the typical Georgetown, Dupont Circle, Clarendon bars. We spent most of the night on the large dance floor where the DJ went a little MTV on us switching the music every 30 secs, I was really angry when he cut Britney's newest song off since I hadn't heard it yet!
The guys were nice, even some cute ones but the ones throwing dollar bills off the top floor were a little rando. It was hard to resist going to pick the dollars up though... I was like dancing on them, but I have my dignity, even if my salary could have done with a little perk even if it just pays for my morning Starbucks... So I would give it 3 thumbs up, print out those silly little passes that get you in before midnight, and if possible get on a VIP list and even try and know someone, that was how tight security was and how long the line was to get in before Midnight (when they start charging a cover).

So I will do my best to make the CUSP list proud! There are blogs on that list that I idolize and I feel almost embarrassed to be even associated with such great and more importantly fun/interesting writers!


So i guess I will finish it off with a question that I have been struggling with lately, as a person who works in the hospitality industry, surrounded by do-gooder Washingtonians:

Is it better to do something you are good at?

OR

Is it better to do something worthwhile, even if you suck at it?



(How very Carey Bradshaw of me :)




PS: I am still figuring out all the features of the Blog so hopefully I will soon be able to upload pictures and other fun things.

TGIF! Office Noises...

So we have a very musical staff in my office...

Common Expressions used today:

My Director: "Jezz, Louis!"

One of my Sales Superiors: insert lots of squeks, high pitches squels, and manly, smokers cough laugh (think Chesire Cat smoking a cigar laughing)...

My co-workers are ridiculous and funny...their noises are just the beginning.

TGIF!
Ibiza here we come tonight! Let you know how it goes!

If you fail the first time, try, try again...

Good Morning,

I will just keep trying until I get the hang of this.

So, here are my postings for the day:

-Cafe Asia Happy Hour: I love sushi and their Cafe Asia Roll (tuna, avocado, and crab) for only 4.50 is a deal. The Nigiri is one dollar which was good, but I ordered to rolls and decided to get a couple pieces of the nigiri later, which never showed up. It does get busy during happy hour, but the places feels like Ikea. Horrible accoustics, hard to hear your friends sitting next to you.

- Does anyone know who actually bought the $45,000 and some change Louis Vuitton bag in the DC area...it was probably someone I went to high school with's mother (that is DC private school for you)...and besides the cost...who would actually want to own this totally mismatched looking thing.



http://www.bagsnob.com/2007/02/louis_vuitton_tribute_patchwor.html

I like the commentary made from the Bag Snob blog. I think we all agree about the total disaster this world is coming too.

-So I might have a job offer for one of the best restaurants in the DC area. do I take it? Is that really a career...i am not a chef so I am slightly confused on exactly my job possibilities. Would it be wrong to ask the General Manager how much he makes, I mean I have to know if it is worth it right? Ok, maybe that is slightly tacky but I feel I could have an actual career with advertising, marketing, or sales and then I leave it all for a restaurant job, Is there any real options there? I am having a talk with GM soon, i guess I will find out soon enough.

I hate the rain. I hate rain boots. and there is my main conundrum for the day.

Afternoon Boredom Leads to First Blog!

Hi All,



So, I dont know where this will go but its the afternoon, when the coffee buzz has long worn off, the phones have stopped ringing, and the rest of the office has left. My office has been blanketed in silence as my bosses have left the building...this boredom and lack of supervision has led to me deciding to create my own blog.



So I dont even know what a blog is but I feel a lot of interesting things happen in my life, there are a lot of things I want to tell people that I forget to tell people, so hopefully this will be a place for me to give suggestions, hints, thoughts on the recent goings-on in my life, my roommates lives, the fashion world (and by fashion world I mean, on a Sales Assistants paycheck salary which isn't much but we can daydream) and just things I want to write down.



As a 23 year old, Life has been confusing lately...I am not in grad school, I hope to be in grad school but I dont even know what I want to be in grad school for, so that is where my life is at... PURE AND TOTAL LIFE GOAL CONFUSION!!!



Things that have changed in my life since college (where I at least had some sort of organization to my life):

- I started to eat vegetables, now i understand that is something most people conquered when they were 4 and there parents wouldn't let them leave the table without eating all the veggies on their plate but lets just say I was ambitious, ambitiously against vegetables!

- So now that I have started to eat vegetables, I am trying the semi-vegetarian route...as my veggie likes increase I can increase the semi- to full, but that could still take awhile because I love red meat ( a juicy red steak is the best thing a girl could ask for, I just cant think of it as a cow....which has become harder to do the more conscious I become of the world)...

- I live in DC versus Cali...





Have to finish later...the clock just struck 5:30pm! I'm out!

Off to Happy Hour at Cafe Asia for some good sushi and beer specials! Atmosphere is kinda intense but if there is Sushi, I am there :)

Let you know how it is!