The summer round-up

Time doesn't fly or catch up to you. It plays itself out everyday on the same frame. 24 hours a day, tick tock. Time is the steady, life's constant yet we are the ones surprised by it. Like it played a trick on us and snuck up. I've been conscious but not receptive I guess to the idea that the summer is coming to a close. Intermission really is over although here in SoCal we get a little extension by way of September but still, it's ending. My sister living with us this summer took over many portions of my life that truthfully I was happy to give up for her. My vitamin taking, reading and blogging suffered but on the other hand SO much flourished: Yoga, so much laughter, a lot of great food and dinners, always having my own buddy when we went out, my closet grew under her tutelage and outfit suggestions, my power as a 'girl' increased and some fundamental life stuff was discussed. Naturally, Chadd and I had to incorporate someone else into our every moment and so a bit of independence and intimacy occurred but with our whole life together ahead of us we didn't mind so much.
I truly feel like there's been personal growth this summer and not just because of Elyse. Maybe this is what 30 is, the feeling isn't coming from the outside in but from my insides deciding more and more who I am. The me/I/mine that's kept me feeling like a character description who has to stay as described otherwise she'll become unrecognizable is melting as I embrace that I am an evolving human. allowed to change and grow. To shed layers and opinions. To "let my inner light shine" and direct me to places I've never been within. The yoga I've been taking has helped me connect with this physical form of mine and to respect it but to know that I too am just made up of energy and protein. My spiritual outlook has always known about the connection between all things but it's seeing that more clearly now. The energy my mind and body feels when I'm happy or hurt is something I'm contributing to this world. It's my responsibility to make it positive.
I know my goals can be achieved and my life will go according to my plan as long as I have a plan that I believe in. For now, I am dreaming it up so that I can begin creating it and turn my thoughts into things.

Who she'd be if she only had 2 feet instead of 4 paws

This is Charli, she is in high school and on the cheer squad but declined being head of squad this year because to be honest she's a little over being a cheer leader but didn't want to leave the girls high and dry. She has all the cool friends and can shop a mixture of vintage and new, putting it together just so nothing looks off the rack. She dates the drama leads and football players but is nice to the nerds and makes them feel like they may have a chance (though they don't). Her uncle is an producer and in the summers she gets to PA on his movies but really all she has to do is make sure the stars are comfortable and have someone to talk toand a drink in hand. Mostly she just raids the wardrobe racks. She could drive a new car but prefers her old bug with a rebuilt engine that she had made into a convertable. She has a younger sister who just doesn't seem to get it but she incorporates her into all her plans and considers her the best friend she'll ever have. Charli is happy laying in the grass without a blanket down or doing yoga but can handle herself among her parents friends at the country club just as well. Her birthmark only adds to her beauty and she wears it proudly, "who wants to look like everyone else? not me, that's boring" she says. She doesn't have a myspace because she'd rather be in person to communicate with her friends. When she wants to be social she has her friends over for slumber parties and sometimes they go out to Malibu or Los Feliz but most of time they stay in and remake their favorite movie scenes for 'fun' and post them to their monetized you tube site. They donate the money they make to help inner city arts programs flourish.
When its time for cocktails she orders hers with a sugar rim and seductively licks sugar off before every sip. Her favorite purse is a white vintage clutch that all her girlfriends 'kissed' with different color fabric paint.
This year, Charli is in charge of decorating for the prom and can't decide on a theme because she's into the green movement but thinks its a bit overdone so she's thinking of having a set decorator recreate the Hollywood walk of fame on the venues floor with each graduating student getting a star with their name on it that they can take home and having all the chaperones dress as different period movie stars. They've also decided that having a king and queen are too elitist and should be boycotted this year for a more fun feel. This is the last year of high school and it's gonna be great.

Red hot on the Red Carpet

What a cutie! ACDC, as in Adam/Chu Dance Crew (if you don't know about this, youtube jonmchu, madd chadd or biggest online dance battle ever THIS VERY INSTINT) performed at the Step Up 2 DVD release party on Monday at the Avalon and it was a good time had by all (except my liver). ACDC kicked off the show and then there were battles between a bunch of crews. Lacy and Benji were there and so was MIA MICHELS who I love:) If you haven't seen the movie you really should because Jon really let the dancer SHINE like the top of the chrystler building!!!

She's the BEEZIEST of all the TRANNY's

Today's guest blogger is my sister ELYSE. She wrote this for 944 magazine, where she interns at... Cute huh?

I am going to attempt to write a blog strictly in my lingo…just so I can profess the interesting change in language that has occurred amongst the younger gen. in recent decades, that I FEEL would make learning the language a tad bit difficult. I personally whip out gangsta sayings and movie quotages in daily convo, which tends to stumble my followers and there is room to say I may not make sense. But I feel that denying this slang is crapsicles. I mean I know there have been moments where I have called my hetero life mate Leigha a beezy and she was offended. Little did that tranny know, I was just referring to her beeziness in a positive beeztastic way! Needless to say, lets be surious yo. The constant abbrev’s, elongationage and match-mixing of words have led us all to concoct our own verbal dialogue foreign to anyone except our own frontal lobe. Yet I would like to give snaps to every fantastical crazy kid out there ballsy enough to whip out words like broski, rando, skeez and tranny fierocia. So go, go out into the world with your plethora of lingotastic sayings and spread them into the abyss, hopefully to befuddle and taint other slangless beings. Fo sheezy…

she'll always be young to me

No matter how old my little sister gets, I'm sure I will always feel the need to ask her if she wants me to call and wake her up or if she put all my stuff borrowed back. Isn't that why I'm an older sister after all; to boss her around! She is 22 today and has been staying with me the last month. Mostly its been a great time had by all even though there's been a few rocky patches but I think that's to be expected. For the most part we spend our time watching cooking shows (Giada and Jamie oliver), cooking which leads to drinking which leads to feeling bad about not working out. We've been trying to get out on a run mon-thurs and so far we're at about 50%. Lets just say there is much room for improvement.
Today, Elyse is working her little tush off (seen recently on cracknsmack.blogspot.com) at an event where she interns. I feel for the little munchkin and can't wait to properly cheers her over drinks and her ever favorite Thai food.
Happy Birthday munchkin head!!!!!!!!!!

Picture 1 is what I see when I look at her (I'm sure its the what my mom sees too which is why she's freaking out at the thought of her driving by herself back to Arizona)
Picture 2 is what she looked like opening mom's card (and check) this morning at breakfast.

Sex in the hot desert

My trip back to Tempe to visit Elyse and drive back to LA with her was basically planned around the opening night of Sex and The City. For the last year the plan was for us to see it together but considering we live a mere 6 hour drive from each other, I wasn't quite sure that would happen. I had a back up plan though. My adorable husbands only watched every episode a handful of times at my request so he was going to be my plus 1 IF it came to that. Lucky for him, it didn't.
I flew into Tempe on the 30th of May at 5:40pn and our movie tickets were for 7:50pm. That didn't leave much time for well anything but somehow we fit in an outfit change which I decided was not SATC worthy once we got to the outdoor mall where the movie theatre was so I popped into a store to purchase a whole new one (in less than 3 minutes!!). We also had some delicious cosmo's (of course) and aps. BUT, the most fun for me was we walked by a Tilly's store where 3 of Chadd's ads were hanging in the windows. I've never had that happen before and it was a hoot. I was standing there like a retard taking pictures of the pictures in the window.
The movie was good, not life changing by any means but it filled the spot left empty in my SATC loving heart for at least 2 hours.

So nice to meet you

my blogger, my author, my friend? MY FRIEND!!
Can you consider someone your friend after 1 shopping excursion, 1 dinner and an exchange of phone numbers? I hope so, because that would make Stephanie Klein my friend. I just adore her. Love her words, thoughts and energy. She has long since been a favorite author of mine, even inspiring me to drive 6 hours before to her last book reading and checking out her website www.stephanieklein.com nearly every day for the last 2 years. As someone who loves to read, write and express, I really enjoy finding a voice out there that could be mine but isn't. Like Stephanie, I was with a doctor and let go of a life that at some point I thought I wanted. Then, I had to make a new life, find a new path with no markers leading the way. I did, she did and we both still have it. I found love and a new zip code with Chadd and her love took her to Austin and brought her BEAUTIFUL TWINS. Now, not only do I know her on paper but I actually have hung with her and feel so blessed. To me, it feels right that I would find myself toasting her over drinks but it also shocks me and makes me count all my blessings. Phil, Stephanie's husband is very nice and down to earth too and I hope to eventually meet their adorable beans...