Musings

I saw a cute guy at the post office yesterday....then I heard him ask for a sheet of Ronald Reagan stamps. Immediately he became not so cute.

Same trip to the post office I was watching a cute couple mail a bunch of packages. It started me thinking about all of the people in the line mailing gifts to loved ones and I was imagining what was in the packages and whether the recipients would like their gifts and when the gifts would arrive and if they would wait until Christmas/Chanukah to open them. Then I looked again at the cute couple's packages and lo and behold, one was going to Eva Carter in Charleston and I wanted to say, "Hey, I know her," but I've learned the hard way that, unlike in the south, people here don't like to talk to strangers. When I told that story at breakfast this morning, 9-year old Matthew said it would be funny to go to the post office and just say to people, "Hey, I know that person" even if you don't. I love the way that kid thinks.

My old boss, old as of a week ago, doesn't like dogs. Not because she's afraid of them or got bitten once or anything like that. She just doesn't like them. I should have known it was not going to be a pleasant working environment.

When do you stop thinking of the place you grew up and your parents live as home? I keep saying, "I'm going home next week," and people are like, "LA is your home," and I'm like, "No, Charleston is my home." No matter where I've lived in the world, Charleston has always been and always will be, home.

A Few of My Favorite Things

In honor of the season of gift giving and gift receiving, I thought I'd make note of some of my favorite things.

Earlier in the year I received some Thymes Olive Leaf body lotion in the mail and it wasn't until recently I pulled it out of the cosmetics drawer and tried it. OMG! It smells great and is perfect for the dry climate here in LA.

I have always heard that it doesn't matter what type of shampoo you use, it's the conditioner that's important well I beg to differ. Kerastase shampoo makes a world of difference in the texture of my hair and thanks to a find on Ebay, I can indulge in what is called "The Rolls Royce of Shampoos."

Bad Gal Lash and You Rebel from Benefit rock my world as does the Ocean Salt scrub from Lush and the Pied de Pepper.

I have coveted a Tano Guerilla bag in pearlized ivory for about a year now.

Uggs fleece Kalie clogs in raisin look oh-so comfortable. I love the idea of my feet being warm without having to wear socks.

I decided I need a Bose Ipod Sounddock. I went to the Apple store and listened to all of them and the Bose is by the far the best for sound quality. And Santa, the Apple site has free shipping.

My down comforter is flatter than my sheets. I feel certain that I would have sweeter dreams with a big fluffy new one.

I'm crazy for scented candles. My favorites are Diptyque Baies, Trish McEvoy Wild Blueberry and Vanilla, Henry Bendel Quince and a cinnamon one that I have burning as I type but I can't remember who it's by. I do know that I bought it at a great store called Raena on 3rd Street.

My cousin came to visit and she had straight hair. I asked her if she did the Japanese Thermal thing and she said she got a Chi-ed. She showed me her Chi flat iron and I ordered one last night.

Yes, it's trendy and so LA but I want real Chanel sunglasses.

I love Jon Stewart and since he's taken with child number two on the way and only works Mon.-Thurs., the only way to see him every day is the "America" 2006 desktop calendar.

I was looking for a three-panel screen and came across these faux Gerber Daisies. They made me smile.

Only in LA

Most days, I could be in anywhere USA, but some days I'll see something that vividly reminds me I live in LA.

The other night I was stopped at a light and I looked across the street and what do I see but a girl doing lunges down Santa Monica Boulevard. It was so funny. I can see being on your after- work power walk and adding some lunges into the mix but on a side street maybe. Not on busy Santa Monica, but there she was, lunging away.

Then I went to the Koo Koo Roo to pick up dinner for myself and my brother. If you don't know, Koo Koo Roo is a fast food rotisserie chicken place, yummy squash by the way. Guess what? They have valet at the Koo Koo Roo. Valet!!! I laughed sooooo hard.



Gotta love it.

Young at Heart

I was already feeling a little foolish that some of my favorite TV shows are on the cable station, The N, which is a teen station. I can't help it. I loved "Degrassi Junior High" when it came out in the 80s and I still love it. Remember pregnant Spike or the school band named The Zit Remedy, later shortened to The Zits? Their hit song, "Everybody Wants Something" was quite catchy.
So it was only natural that I'd get hooked on "Degrassi-The Next Generation "or for those in the know just "Degrassi." In fact, some of the original characters are on "Degrassi," although now they are teachers and parents. But The Zits' song did make an appearance once. And so what if the original "Degrassi Junior High" is now called "Degrassi - Old School."
But finding "Degrassi" has led to a fixation with "Instant Star." It's aboot (not a typo, the show, like "Degrassi" is Canadian) a girl who wins an "American Idol" type show and how it affects her and her friends. It's fun. I like music, I like angst. What's a girl to do.
OK. Then came "South of Nowhere," the N's newest show. It takes place in LA. I have to watch it, right?
But I really started to worry the other night when I couldn't sleep so at 2 a.m. I turned on the TV and came across one of my favorite all time shows "My So-Called Life" starring none other than Claire Danes and Jared Leto before they were Claire Danes and Jared Leto. I was psyched. I loved that show. So I watched it and then the next day set my Tivo to record it because I was hoping that I wouldn't be up at 2 a.m. every night to watch it.
It didn't occur to me until later to see what channel it's on. Yep. You guessed it. My new favorite channel - The N. I'm certain I skew their demographics way out of the ballfield so call me Peter Pan but I'm not giving up my teen angst.