fourth of las vegas.

for the second year in a row... i spent my 4th in vegas.

i flew in thursday, brandon picked me up.

we made it to the rio for the night with krys.

[chippendale's photo made it into the evening]

friday, i enjoyed ditch at the palms, start to finish.

phil and his momma made it just in time for free beer!

it was hot, but their timing was perfect!

we spent the next few days roaming, drinking, and eating.

didn't win until the bitter end downtown.

hit about $70 on penny slots! not bad!

stayed at the monte carlo for the first time.

minus the hideous bar out front [diablo's]

...it was much nicer than expectations!

simple diary.

this morning, there was a box on my desk. inside was my very own keel's simple diary. have you heard/read about these? reminds me of the wreck this journal series [tag karamea]. i got the white edition... which i can't seem to find online... but it simply states:

congratulations, you got simple diary in white.

this could mean that you:

a) like parties. b) are moody. c) dislike arrogance.

consider your desire as realities.

"without precedent, the direction one's path will take is difficult to forecast. nonetheless, you stroll through fields in your most becoming outfits. but with hitchhiking comes decent human shame. disregard your affinity for accesories and aloe vera and let knowledge confront you with alluring obstacles. how sweet."

i'm a very big taschen advocate and fan. the books they publish are some of the very best photography books i own. but this is a diary... i haven't kept one since i was 11. but why not? they're always relatively embarassing/fun to look back on a decade later.

well anyway... before i forget, happy friday!

tonight we're going to jimmy kimmel.

scott weiland is performing.

look for phillip, brandon, aubrey, and i!

vintage boyfriend.

this may be the best photo i've ever seen.

i think phillip was 12? [ish]

good lord, how precious!

i am going back to organize my life now...

snuggie!

apparently its terribly cold in phillip's office.
i'm impressed he got so resourceful...

woke up to a text that he found a snuggie!

by the time i got ready... there was a photo to prove it.

very smurf like of him... ha ha!

iwantone.

late night work.

man. so much going on lately! where to catch-up?

so, phillip has started working evenings as of yesterday... makes life a bit more boring during the day. but i have no complaints bc his job is surprisingly awesome. best part is that hes actually getting paid regularly. such an odd concept right?

what else? oh, i've officially added a membership to the sports club into my daily work week routine. yikes. its not pleasant. but i'll reluctantly admit i kind of like it. lova and i are also going to start doing bikram yoga on a regular basis. that ought to be intense.

oh, almost forgot... one year anniversary on tuesday!
i can't even believe it's already been a year? how did that happened?
so exciting.

that stupid boy means the world to me.
can't wait to finally reveal the surprise!

hope things in blogland are good for all...

you know, the president is in town today... i ought to do some work to get out of here and make it home by midnight!

if anyone sees phil... this could be cute... <3>

happy birthday boyfriend!

today is phillip's 26th birthday!

we'll be hosting a birthday dinner at 8oz... yummo!

happy birthday to the boy i love!

spring cleaning in february.

so this weekend i spent two whole days... cleaning organizing scrubbing and folding. As exciting as i know that sounds... it was also grammy weekend. this time last year thomas and edwin were staying with me, i had my 22nd birthday party at red rocks and went to all sorts of grammy shin digs. its amazing to see the difference one year makes.

this year there were half as many celebrations and parties. and what was going on were much smaller private get togethers. nothing extravagant that people were dying to go to... or rather nothing i was dying to go to. the awards themselves and the performances last night were great. love my miley and jonas brothers! shari was in town for the one and only big party... verizon's celebration with timbaland and rihanna. it was just mayhem in itself.

might i add... it was the second night in a row the fire marshall and police showed up to stop all entry into the venue. coldplay themselves were haulted outside in the cold and rain. not the best way to enjoy a party... but good to see shari for 35 seconds.

so this year i opted to spring clean early! phillip and i tested out my new bike saturday afternoon. we went over to langer's. BEST jewish deli in LA i've decided... i'm talking better than nate n al's... shocking. i know. the cole slaw, pickles, patty melt... out of this world for only $15!

despite the great food... we headed back home because i decided to unpack my luggage from the holidays! ha! whats the problem? it's only february! well just so you know... we did get it nearly done... $200 at target later... my shoes and scarves are organized... and the clothes are hung up. impressive. tonight we will swiffer and dust... and ta da. pretty house! just in time for valentine's day...

speaking of... what will i do for that? i would put my ideas for what to do for phillip... but i wonder if he reads this blog?? hmm... that could be a problem. so i'll keep it simple... we're planning dates for each other... and mine will involve a dinner and driving somewhere. that narrowed it down huh? happy almost valentine's day any lovebirds in blogland!

more tomorrow... i'll even include a photo of the new bike if i remember! also... hangs with sarah start on wednesday! she and rob will be here for a week! and renya's birthday on sunday. yes.

time to get a grammy.

happy free grand slam at denny's day blogland! there is one next to my office... and the line wraps around the block. fun times! the alarm was even set at 5AM for phillip and i to get up and go... but its just not worth it to get up that early! or is it?

so its also grammy week... slightly hectic. ron got here yesterday. shari lands tomorrow. we've all got so much to do our heads may spin off by sunday. so watch out. the best news is that we are even making an appearance at andrew keegan's 30th birthday saturday night. remember him?


well... theres not much time to write... but i did have to post about my latest and greatest purchase. to commemorate my love for dj phillip and the late 1980s early 1990s hip-hop... i have just purchased this speacial time piece! $70 well spent.

happy online shopping!
happy tuesday!

presents.

i got an early birthday present today!

look its a whole nooner calendar!

12 months of awesome.

it will put some NC in my office.

steph also sent a buffet of photos!

and even a frame of phillip and i.

so excited...and its friday!

... of a 3 day weekend.

i love it!

bike.

since my bike got stolen in september.
i have yet to replace it.

in fact, i have yet to ride since then!
so, today i started bike shopping again.
... i believe i may have found just the one!
thoughts?

in addition to bikes...

i think phillip and i will be bloomingdales-ing.

in honor of his great interview today!

i really do need to find a birthday dress.

i think i want a phoebe couture.

i had never heard of that...

but they're quite adorable!

work has been very productive thus far.

my desk is all pretty and clean! yay.

i ate more greek food too!

its wednesday... i suppose that makes it hump day.

so happy hump day everyone.

oh betsey.

ok i have to admit a few things...
one: i bought this today. two: i decided i want this today.














all upcoming holidays i welcome gifts! HA!

1/27 - my day of birth.
2/14 - valentine's day.
3/24 - one year of love.

well, clearly today is productive...
so, last night i watched my big fat greek wedding.
indulged in some 06 sonoma pinot noir...
movie is A+... that wine, not so much.

still adjusting to the non-vaca mode.
yet, welcoming the structure and work back into my life.
so sad to admit.. it really is!

the birthday invites officially made there rounds yesterday!
jan 24th we'll be celebrating!
clearly in honor of mom and amy that day too!
there will be an abundance of balloons and drinking!
come join us!

in job news...
phillip has an amazing interview tomorrow!
how exciting!
he deserves it!

well... perhaps i should head back to doing real work!
then again... alison just mentioned greek food...
that sounds tempting!

xx

biltmore estate.

for christmas.
i am taking a day to go up to asheville.

and go see the biltmore estate.

its the largest private home in the country.

it was once owned by george vandervilt.

how gorgeous??

have you ever been there?

yes, also the house from richie rich.

maybe santa will give me a copy of that too!

i haven't been here in years...

but i'm going to show phillip around the house.

then we'll make our way to the winery.

then to the stables and the gardens...

i can't wait.

i wish life was less expensive sometimes...

but i've at least learned...

its stuff like this thats worth it!

happy holiday memory making!

tonight is mayhem.

no pun intended.
so, the jonas brothers are secretly in LA.
bet you didn't know that...
too bad i don't think i can't get in.

motely crue is also tonight...
brandon and phillip will be covering that.
... in all its tommy lee and nikki sixx glory.
i hope they both have leather jackets.

while they rock out...
i will be asking "where's the love"
my mom, sarah, and i will be going to hanson.
we will be mmbopping all around HOB...

today was a payday... so that means a manicure.
yes!!! i can't wait. all in all ... im in a great mood.
this week was a lot to take in.
but i think its ending it well....
we're all even stopping at the pig n whistle to visit heather and get a drink!

tomorrow is the protest. and the day to do the dishes.
im more eager about the protest than i am the dishes...
if they're protesting in your area... join in!
10:30AM PST/1:30PM EST.
ill put up pictures and fun stories this weekend...

whirlwind week.

i slightly neglected to blog last week. but it was a busy bee kind of week.... so to wrap things up... office life is great! i got a very unexpected promotion last week. it was just about the best news ever. i will soon be working on just day to day duties for: chris cornell, lenny kravitz, and collective soul... vanessa too. with that said... im now in the process of trying ot find my boss an assistant. anyone in blogland know of a bad ass assistant who is looking for work?

this week also included puppy time. bailey spent a majority of the week at our place. loved it. its a great sound when you walk in the door and hear little feet running around and squeaking toys... haha. i kept him hostage as long as i could... and brought him back to my mom's place thursday.

the blackberry storm party was this week. the best part was the unexpected entrance at the tail end of john mayer mayhem... ok i lied. the best part was actually getting my hands on one of these touch screen phones! bad news... the beta versions of these things they were walking around with were so slow. they froze every 4 seconds. that makes me nervous. don't let me down verizon!

oh yeah. halloween also happened! i was hannah montana. and i found the WORST hannah wig on the face of the earth... waste of $47 if you ask me. yikes. well phillip was the joker from the dark knight and together we drove over to a lovely house party pre-block party friday night. saw so many faces i have missed. we mini-vanned it over to this block party which had a popov open bar. thats a no no... ended up cabbing it up to hollywood... where phillip and i roamed about for hours. we actually ended up roaming all the way from vine to vermont. if you live in la... you're very aware thats quite the hike. but its ok... 6-pack in hand, we made it through! following that adventure i proceeded to lay in bed and do laundry the remainder of my weekend. the house is now clean, the dishes are done, and im slightly recovered.

this week has a lot in store for everyone... i mean the least of which is the fact that by the end of tomorrow we could possibly have a new president who could actually change this country. can you imagine that? president barack obama. oh man. that sounds great. i can only pray at this point. to be fair... i havent pulled up the toronto craiglist apartment adds just yet, well, because i have faith in tomorrow. i mean the one thing i know is that we as californians have our stuff together. we're clearly a barak kind of state. and i like that. the polls tomorrow will be no joke. i have to go to a korean presbyterian church near my house... i'm thinking the safe thing here would be to BE there no later than 7AM. i can only imagine these lines. ugh.

well half of this was written over the weekend... and i'm just now wrapping it all up. but needless to say, very successful halloween. much more so than last year at least. and its going to be a great new week... probably one of the most exciting new weeks in the history of the world to be honest. i can't wait. everyone gobama and go vote.

halloween time.

this weekend.
i did nothing.
i mean utterly nothing.
i watched festive halloween-ish movies.
several hundred episodes of house hunters.
and played with the dog.

bailey spent the weekend with phil and i. the most adventurous thing we did was get wasted at el carmen with brandon on friday for $50 and then dig through racks of clothes at ross on sunday just to leave with the purchase of one cardigan. really nothing too spectacular. we made A+ velveeta and tacos el grande. and managed to miss brandon's birthday fiesta in venice and andi's hollywood birthday... and im not happy at all about either event. perhaps i can make up for it this week? what shows are there? i think we've got the kooks, jack's mannequin [twice], mr. cornell, and cobra starship. lets not forget halloween too.

yikes. i have no costume yet. and no plans. theres a few great shows halloween night and about a million an one hosue parties. halloween rarely comes on a friday night so i feel like we should really make the most of it right?? this is what i want to be... let's see how this works out...

works for me...

hello monday.

where did the weekend go? so sad its monday. but i suppose i did have a relatively productive weekend... sans replacing my broken flea market sunglasses. but that what this weekend is for! so friday night kicked off with mstrkrft at the fonda. i arrived just as a-trak was wrapping up. this was their set. pretty good show... only downside.... it was all ages. ew.

i spent the latter part of saturday attempting to clean and catch up on laundry... following that was ashley's birthday party saturday night. the house was stunning. it was the street next to the osbournes old house... but apparently the cops were no strangers to the neighborhood and they arrived before midnight... lovely. so once we left... we really started the party... and we went to the grocery store. haha!

sunday was family lunch day... i volunteered to bring deviled eggs. well, with that said... i spent my morning boiling and making 3 dozen deviled eggs. and my math skills are clearly not up to par... 36 eggs = 72 deviled eggs. try packaging and traveling with that in your backseat! good times. well it was great to see all of my favorite people... lova's mom is in town and my mom even made her appearance too. there was also enough food for an entire small army. so we were there with food and football for several hours before heading to macy's and bloomingdale's to check out the sunday sales. i walked away with a new necklace and bras. haha. i'd say thats a successful weekend. until tomorrow...

three things.

1) happy anniversary! some say... time flies when you're having fun. i think we're fun... right? haha. well either way happy anniversary to that kid phil i kind of love just maybe a little bit.

2) one of my best friends from back home just moved to orlando and will start fullsail this month. therefore i have decided... im going to go back. ill go to orlando for a few days... hopefully before the end of the year... more to come.

3) the caprese sandwich/salad is the greatest thing on earth. and i think its neccessary to go get one immediately.

velveeta

this is phillip. i love him. we have just made the best velveeta shells and cheese in the history of the world. were now going to watch the discovery channel. oh! and... we just took a nail to the wall [the concrete walls] today.. and it worked! our apartment now has hanging pictures! yes.

shows + cars.

so i ended my week welcoming verona grove back and saying bye to amy. vg played at a lovely place in hollywood called crane's tavern? what is that? it was very house party-like. not to mention the guy rapping about how the hooker in vegas stole his coke. poor guy. thats a real shame. haha.

missed nick's birthday friday. on saturday the last of phil's stuff was packed up and cleaned out of his old place. bye bye old couch. saturday night... me and charlie hung out. meet charlie [above]. drinking lova, andi, and lauren were involved.

sunday was my official photo album organization morning accompanied by eggs, bacon, toast, and cookie crisp. and then there was my jonas/miley afternoon. she played a benefit with jb and demi lovato for city of hope. good show.... although a very very long show. once i finally made it back home... my boy and i proceeded to do seven... i repeat seven loads of laundry. how does that happen? i missed board game night at crystal's. very sad...

well. i hate mondays and this has once again proven to be no different from any other monday. ...as i walked into work today i got a phone call from phil that his car was hit during the night and was now declared undriveable. oof. how is that? we're assuming some idiot who clearly didn't know how to drive ...casually smashed his left front side/tire and drove away. phil now hates progressive and i'm going to insert my three cheers for allstate. poor phil... not a fun situation. but maybe we'll catch the guy... or at least get a decent insurance settlement! more to come...

tonight we'll will finish up where we left off with the laundry... and remember tomorrow vg are playing the kibitz room. please come. they go on at 11.