TEAM BRIT FOREVER.

Lets face it.. I LOVE BRITNEY, I went to her sudo concerts under her fake name.. MnM's at the House of Blues when she did a 16 minute lip synch set and her wig bopped around her head the whole time.. and I still LOVED every minute of it.. and well, this I just couldn't help but post.

I MEAN BRIT BRIT, that is just rancid... even Danielle Staub has a better looking weave then this..

HEY JACLYN LAURITA.. TELL YOUR DAUGHTER TO PULL OUT BRITS WEAVE INSTEAD NEX-TIME!! do us all a favor..

I miss britney circa baby one more time...

Our State Fair is a great state fair, don't miss it, don't even be late!

THE ORANGE COUNTY FAIR IS BACK.. AND BETER THAN EVER!!

I mean that statement.. obviously for years I have done the fair thing.. my entire existence, we even used to drive down from LA to Newport to attend the fair, and we would watch State Fair always the night before attending..

Well my husband and I went just the two of us and boy was it a lovely experience.. I will be back multiple times in the next weeks, but the first time we sure went with a BANG!!

The baby piggies were born that day!!! I am so obsessed with them.. I stood there for an hour asking questions and studying them... and no I didn't order chocolate covered bacon after falling in love with them! Almost enough to force me into being a vegetarian.. but not quite! 

So we found a new creation of deep fried goodness at the fair this year.. and maybe only Paula Deen could appreciate it.. but.. it is..

DEEP FRIED BUTTER!!! 

I think I was too excited and overwhelmed I forgot to take a picture. I WILL RETURN.. and share.

It was basically unreal. The name of the kiosk selling it "heart attack cafe" they basically stuff a churro with frozen butter.. fry it.. and dip it in either cinnamon sugar or garlic. TO DIE.

naturally deep fried oreos are always a winner as well

Then there is the beloved petting zoo..

visits to the Physcics.. and watching of the hypnotist..

walks down the midway..

CONCERTS (ADAM LAMBERT THIS YEAR..HEAVEN!!) 

Alex and I got suckered into ordering Sparkletts for our house, we were thirsty.. and under the deep fried food spell..

There is just so much fair goodness I don't really even know where to begin. 

Next fair stop: BBQ CORN.. that is always a winner. and I will get it next time when we go with the group of friends we have gone with for years.. traditions at the fair! My friend always gets a cheese on a stick.. and we stand at the Vita-Mix mans demonstrations for hours...or lay in the hammocks. AAH SUCH GOOD MEMORIES OF THE PAST AND THE FUTURE TO CREATE! 

Dreaming of my next trip to the fair.. sooner rather than later!!

Uhm did I mention that one of my best friends and I even performed at the fair once? OH YES. its on video. 

and.. my mom used to have us enter items at the fair, like cookies and stuff.. SO DOMESTIC and wholesome we are!!! 

WHATS NEW?!

well I will tell you what is not new.. I HATE THAT QUESTION..

when you run into a friend, call a friend, gchat with a friend.. whatever it may be, it is just the worst question EVER... I mean.. next person to ask me that, I am going to really hand it them.. because here is the reality:
MY LIFE IS STABLE, NOT MUCH IS NEW.. IF SOMETHING IS NEW.. THAT MEANS ITS A DRAMA... AND I MOST LIKELY DON'T WANT TO DIVULGE IT AND HOPEFULLY ITS A RARE OCCURRENCE, when your friends you speak to daily or regularly say, "WHATS NEW" its like.. do you really have no better choice of words to offer me?

I have plenty to share about events of my weekend, or day, or thoughts, or funny encounters, conversations, experiences, but "what is new in your life" .... is just not something I HAVE A LOT OF ANSWERS FOR... I am married (so there are not going to be new boys).. I will tell you if I find a new job (but don't hold your breath).. and besides that, I dunno what "new" would be good to fish for..

so here are the things that I wish to share that have happened lately, not new. but just fun exciting little things:

Those are just a quick blurb of the past weeks events.. obviously missing some very NEW and exciting events also..

HERE IS SOMETHING NEW FOR YOU:

MAGNOLIA BAKERY OPENED IN LA THIS WEEKEND!!

what else.. there are glow in the dark jellyfish all over the bay in Newport.. that is fun! and.. well my next post will cover this one... THE FAIR HAS COME TO TOWN!!!! and

Lindsay Lohan went to jail this morning.. and I had helicopters over my bedroom all morning long.. that is new and oh so very exciting..

ANYTHING ELSE TO SHARE.....

DREAMING OF NEW ADVENTURES!!!

WILL BRAKE FOR FRUTA FRESCA!

Ok.. so I am definitely a little too daring with food. I mean I chase the gourmet food trucks around town, I ate euro-dogs all over Europe.. and I mortify my poor mother. OF COURSE.. I DO NOT DRINK BEER, LADIES DON'T DRINK TINKLE SMELLING COCKTAILS.. but...
this is my favorite LA find...
 FRESH FRUIT CARTS!!!!!!

I mean I pull over all the time and spend 4 dollars and get SOO much incredible fresh fruit, cut fresh right there... and then they put lemon and lime and chile.. and it is simply to DIE.. do not be scared.. WHEN YOU SEE THAT RAINBOW UMBRELLA.. YOU PULL OVER AND DO YOURSELF A FAVOR.. 

I mean under normal circumstances I would not think it was such a genius idea to pull over and hand cash to a foreign man holding a sharp knife on the street...

BUT LET ME TELL YOU.. this is a good life choice.

My favorite ones: aka- I feel the safest pulling over for them..

are by Cedar Sinai, they surround the hospital.. a couple of them on 3rd.. and then on Robertson catty-corner from the Ivy (that has to be safe, right?!)

go get yourself some freshness! 

5 OZ. of heaven! OINK OINK!

If you have 3 dollars laying around to spend on 5 oz. 70 calorie bite of heaven... RUN TO BRISTOL FARMS FOR THIS LITTLE STINKER

deceptively delicious

My friend is reading me recipes from this cook-book and I cannot stop laughing... she is trying them all, 

CHICK-PEAS IN THE PLACE OF FLOUR..

but this is the friend who has always used Pumpkin instead of butter and apple sauce too, 

life secrets!!! TIPS!! 

MAZEL TO YOU MRS. JERRY SEINFELD! 

FLORA AND FAUNA!

I don't know what has cometh over me, but I am obsessed with botany, and flowers.. and landscaping all of the sudden.. whenever I am on a walk or just anywhere, I get so giddy when I see florals that I adore..

so here is a collage of some!

look how cool my wedding boquet was, it was on a bible that my mom carried down the isle at her wedding to my Daddy! 

I maybe always was a floral worshiper, they represent HAPPY AND MAGICAL MOMENTS..

because I found all these floral pics I took from when we were living in Prague and traveling.. 

I guess all those days of my Dad trying to play the game of "what kind of tree is that for 100$"is finally paying off!!

DREAMING OF THE DAY I CAN GET TO SEE THE TULIPS BLOOMING IN HOLLAND ONE DAY!

Everybody loves a winner.

YA, YA... we all grow up bred to think that we want to succeed at whatever it is we are passionate about, and if we work hard and put our all into whatever it is we are doing.. that we then are essentially a WINNER.

I CALL BS...

Sorry, but.. we all live here, in a capitalistic consumer driven society (which by the way I whole heartily believe in), and as a result.. we know the difference between a "winner" and a "loser". Now.. our definitions may vary a little.. but, bottom line.. there is a clear clean cut divide between the two.

Realistically, there are some professions, and achievements in life. that naturally, label you..  SUCCESSFUL.  We all know that not every Dr, Lawyer, Accountant are winners by trade...they are after all a dime a dozen in some cases. BUT... you have to admit, the simple fact that they have gone to Med School, Law School, Business School... passed the Bar, the Boards....blah blah blah.. sort of makes them winners.. at least in my book.
There is also the classic Bill Gates type.. the one who didn't get a formal education yet is on the FORBES list.. or the Mother Theresa mold.. who is the do-gooder who then gets labeled a winner,
I just don't want to fool ourselves thinking.. that there is no such thing as a winner and a loser,
even if its not the "societal" mold that we are following, if you are a free spirit artist type.. you still are pursuing success from some form of a cultural label.  You may not want a diploma to hang in your office, but you definitely want someone out there to know who you are because of what you have done..

Then there are those of us who have our own "moral compass" in order to define winning, a winner is someone who beats the odds, works hard at anything that they do, and lives their life in a respectable manner... well DUH.. but I think we all struggle for more then just getting by as a "good" human..


I was walking on Melrose the other day with a friend whom has a respect and interest in "street-art", now lets be honest.. I cannot wait for the city to paint over half this "junk".. but one mans treasure is another mans trash rings true. He COLLECTS THIS STUFF, buys it for large sums of money through art brokers and galleries, and there is a large market for this... Now I may find it silly and have no appreciation for it, nor for the artists (although I find it important to appreciate and know that there are these genres out there.. that some people love, and that goes for all things in life.. you may not be interested or find it great but respecting and knowing about what is out there, MAKES YOU A WINNER)... but somewhere out there a man holding a spray paint can is someones idol and making millions for tagging the streets. 

I mean... this guy sure became famous from this Obama "hope" art.. now I consider him a success because look at how huge he became due to his one piece.. but the community in which he comes from.. considers him a sell out! WHO DECIDES WHO IS THE WINNER AND WHO IS THE LOSER?

WHY does only GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE EXIST? the fourth place is just S.O.L, that is why I always think a bronze medal game is so much more exciting and emotional then a GOLD.. at least if you "loose" the gold medal game.. you still are a winner with a medal.. loose in the bronze medal game.. and you walk away.. a LOSER with no medal.

  "The vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion when no one else is watching."
 I would say that is a great quote that we would like to believe as the moral base of a winner.. someone who works hard.. and the hard work will ultimately pay off. 

I have noticed as we are growing "older" that my girlfriends are starting to have timelines and goals as to marriage, and such (something I admittedly have always myself had a calender for) and I fear that we then begin to define ourselves as winners and losers based on the success rate of these timelines we are creating... 




These are all random scattered thoughts around the one common denominator... and simple answer, that, you cannot fight the fact that EVERYBODY LOVES A WINNER.. and everyone you may want to argue that the definition of the word winner is relative, as is everything in life.. but the factual reality is, 


WE ALL DREAM TO BE THE WINNER, in whatever it is we deem important and worth our passion and devotion. AND, I think its great.... go get em.. be the winner..




DREAM IT. WISH IT. DO IT.