P.E.T.A is Going to Throw Red Paint At Me Someday...

Is it weird that I have recently decided that I really want a fur coat? I saw this picture and all of my former notions of how gross, tacky, unnecessary, and gawdy fur coats are melted away into a strong desire to be the owner of one just like this.



Granted, I live in Northern California and there is no need for something so warm, but hey, the fog can be chilly sometimes, right? Game on fur coat. Game on.

High Rollers

We've instituted a weekly bowling night, who doesn't love to bowl when it only costs a dollar? Not me. Not to brag... but I'm pretty much an expert at bowling these days. Last time I broke 140. Who does that? Not me. In the past I would have considered it a major victory to just break 100.



He can't even look at me he's so bitter about my skills.



We were excited that all three of us were wearing the same thing aka black sweats. Tracy (queen of always being in sweats) however claimed that her outfit was "business casual" that night and she didn't know what we were talking about...

The Same Old Bread and Rolls to Sell...

I have yet to figure out the explanation for it, but my office smells like bread today. I can think of no reason for this to be the case. I love bread a whole lot and it's making me really hungry.




Speaking of great bread, there is this place in San Fran called Tartine Bakery I am dying to check out. They reportedly makes the world's best bread! I must investigate.

For now I'm off to sniff out the source of this delicious aroma...

Today In the News...

3 stories that I would like to make a note of today...

1) Groundhog's Day Phil the 125 year old Groundhog didn't see his shadow... only 2 more weeks of winter! Two things here: clearly Phil isn't paying attention to the giant blizzard going on where he lives. 2) Two more weeks? Try it never happened here, I sat outside reading on my lunchbreak today tring to catch a few rays. Ah joy.

2) NYC Smoking Ban Just another reason it's the greatest city in the world. First you couldn't smoke inside in public places, now you can't smoke outside in public places. Smoking is disgusting and stupid, let's just vote it off the island (notice how this statement works both as a reference to "Survivor" and the news article)

3) Poor Little Andy Cooper Anderson Cooper got attacked by a mob of anti-American Egyptians. Poor Anderson, I hope they didn't permanently damage his pretty face... I have always been a fan of it. Gloria Vanderbilt and her jeans cannot be pleased.

*I also read that Pres. Obama invited J-Lo to his Super Bowl party... I know,I know!you're as interested and shocked as I was (meaning not at all).

Weekend Update

First SNL's version of weekend update, then mine...



Friday = my ideal date night. Good food, mini golf, frozen yogurt. I could have easily been back in Provo and not even known it... except for the fact that we mini-golfed outside, yay for January in California! Can I just say that the Golfland course was seriously flawed in it's design... at least 3 times when it was my turn to putt, the ball went soaring through the air, across Golfland and we had to retreive it from another hole. Totally wrong, I'm a great golfer.



Went on an excursion up to Berkeley on Saturday and ate at quite possibly the most hippy place I have ever experienced. No gluten, no dairy, no meat. No taste? False. I was pretty pleased with what I ordered aka the "You are grateful" bowl. My inner hippy has been slowly fading away over the years so it was nice to give her a little attention for once... although this vegan, raw food, no shower, burlap sack for clothes movement is definitely not for me.

A Little of This A Little of That...

1)The BYU vs SDSU game last night!? Dear BYU Basketball, please keep being good. You've made me so happy so far this year, but I don't think my heart can take another repeat of last season's tournament. Please make it to the Final Four. Please?



2) Do you guys use Groupon.com? It's the greatest thing ever. I just bought a 2 month pass to a yoga studio in Palo Alto for $25 (it's usually $400.) Check into that.



3) I got pulled over today for doing a (rolling)"California" stop at a residential intersection. The irony's not lost on me... I had to restrain myself from telling the officer I thought it was allowed here since it was named after the state we were in (cue obligatory laughter). Dad, I know, you told me so. I'll try harder from now on to be a careful driver.

No Turning Back Now

I am officially registered for my first marathon! Momma Jules has already run one with my sisters, but I was younger and lazier and it seemed like a terrible idea to me at the time. Now she and I will be running the Santa Barbara Marathon together in November, and will do a little training for it at the Disney Half Marathon in September along with the other two Smith ladies! I plan to wear mini mouse ears.