a beautiful mess

life lessons 101

Posted by: scrambledeggscheese on: February 9, 2010

1. tip your guest room assistant! (more commonly known to you as housekeeping at your hotel/motel/dingy pay-by-the-hour crack den!) it’s just right. they work really hard!

2. don’t leave a half empty bottle of courvoisier on your desk at work only to have your boss find it! oops.

3. always keep your resume up to date
3b. always be on the lookout for new career opportunities!

4. be really nice to your waiter. they’re bringing you things you’re gonna ingest! haven’t you seen waiting?!?!

5. NEVER check your electronics/valuables/lots of money. seriously. trust me on this.
5b. always keep a pair of underwear on your carryon. well, just in case!

6. join the frequent flier program for the love of God! just do it. you’ll be thanking me when you’re in the executive lounge/in first-class/staying in a free room!

7. wireless cards are the SHIT if you are a college student/grad student/traveler/work away from work/businessperson/alive and breathing.

8. a homecooked meal always beats going out to a restaurant. i don’t care if it’s anthony bourdain/thomas keller/french laundry/nobu/mama’s/boa whatever! it just does. unless anthony bourdain/thomas keller are preparing you a homecooked meal, in which case you totally win.

9. beans are disgusting. i don’t care what you say. so are peas and raw bean sprouts. ick! you disgust me!

10. don’t act cute. just BE cute!

that’s it for now!

p.s.: ok you get a bonus. try not to be married to your job like me! it’s totally a bad sign when you have a conversation like the one i had this morning. it went something like this:

i saunter downstairs to the lobby.
front deskperson:  good morning miss lee, how are you today?
me: *slightly taken aback* oh. hi! good. how are you?
front deskperson: doing just fine. you’re leaving us today aren’t you?
me: *definitely taken aback* ..yeah i am.
front deskperson: oh, already?
me: …this is my 31st day here.

the hills has nothing on me!

Posted by: scrambledeggscheese on: February 6, 2010

i have a super duper busy but fun filled week coming up!

sunday: short work day then sightseeing in houston!
monday: work party during lunch then taking off to hang out in htown’s museum/university district, holla!
tuesday: fly home, lunch w/miron, bikram yoga  sesh, dave chappelle show (yeah bitches!)
wed: LA-bound. doughboys, kogi taco truck, amoeba, 101 cafe.
thu: coral tree cafe, melrose, m cafe, kiss my bundt class!
friday: fly home @ the crack of down! another bikram sesh, 80 minute massage then an ice cream date with my FAVORITEST BOY IN THE WHOLE WORLD! [my nephew hayden!] :)
sat: morning yoga followed by pilates and a 5pm facial. dinner with family!
sunday: morning yoga, lunch w/my mama, papa & sis, brazilian wax, then off to whatever the boytoy has planned for vday!

to do in between all this madness:
-run 3 miles a day!
-get my nails + brows done!
-gosmile!
-expense reports
-my taxes!

there are not enough hours in the day!

i know i’ve shared my exciting upcoming events with you, but

PLEASE DON’T STALK ME!!!

rock bottom hawaii from the left coast

Posted by: scrambledeggscheese on: February 5, 2010

last minute deal alert!

roundtrip airfare sfo/lax –> honolulu/maui + 3-day car rental for $189!

travel from february 6-11!

i can’t go :( my loss is your gain. grab a seat and bring me back a souvenir, fucker!

things i learned about myself thru ‘09.

Posted by: scrambledeggscheese on: February 3, 2010

a delayed posting obviously!

things that make me happy:

-the following color combinations: brown and turquoise, brown & pink.
-soy chai lattes.
-spoken word
-theater (broadway)
-people with a passion
-music so amazing that you get a little thrill.. you know what i’m talking about.
-french bistros.
-coffee art!
-monet’s impression sunrise.
-finding my spots in cities. e.g., a specific cafe, a specific bakery bookstore, vantage point.
-alexi wasser’s the blind leading the blind
-graham cracker crust.
-cute colorful socks!
-fernet branca
-cooking!
-walks, not necessarily on the beach. :)
-my amazing blueberry muffins, french onion soup & parmesan chicken tenders.
-having the most phenomenal, amazing, loyal, wonderful group of friends ever!
-quality time with my sister

(ps. do not overcrowd these places so that i can’t go anymore. i’ll kick your ass! i mean it!)

weird things i do:

-when eating chocolate chip cookies, i eat around the chocolate chips.
-scoop out the custard in egg custard tarts.
-i still only eat the outside of a pound cake.

things i dislike:

-nuts.
-chocolate.
-cinnamon.
-BEANS.
-goat cheese.
-bleu cheese.
-bread.
-burgers.
-thick crust pizza. blech!

changes in ‘09:

-i no longer eat shrimp. shrimping is totally bad for the environment! you should boycott it too!
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i now eat raw fish. (not like that! don’t be nasty!)
-i now troll used book stores.
-i’m so over serial dating!
-concerts rock!
-i can handle my eggs runny.
-i order my steak medium rare.
-maybe i’d be okay with leaving my concrete jungle of san francisco…
-being okay with not being perfect.

oh yeah! being open to love and letting your guard down is totally amazing! and there are certain guys that will totally make all the bullshit that came before them so utterly worth it.

this is a work in progress. because i am a work in progress. and that’s totally fine with me. :) TAKE THAT 2010!

heiferlicious: dine about town

Posted by: scrambledeggscheese on: February 1, 2010

i love love love food. soo, when dine about town comes around I’M THERE!

i went to paul k with my girls and big 4 with my bestie. (you know, penguin?)

sharing is caring and i’m sharing the pics cuz i care about you! so drool away!

she had this and it was super yummy! yay for lobster bisque!

we both had this: pan seared diver scallops. soo yummy.

her dessert: bread pudding with vanilla custard sauce.

mine! flourless chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream and raspberry sauce. i actually am not a big chocolate person at all, but let me tell you the raspberry sauce was amaaaaaaaaaaazing!

now wipe that drool off your face!

oh yeah, i suck at taking pictures (meaning i never take them) so you’re gonna have to wait for whoever to upload paul k pics before i can steal and post them!

once upon a time, boy meets girl…

Posted by: scrambledeggscheese on: January 30, 2010

read this first: life, love and loving each other the right way.

done?

now for your modern day love story.

once upon a time, boy meets girl…

their names are erica and jordan.

it’s something like a fairytale romance. they meet and are instantly attracted. he’s kind of a dog but she’s his exception. jordan’s there for erica when her father loses his battle against cancer. he’s the one that holds her for hours without saying anything. he’s the one that gave her christmas in july. he’s the one that makes her know what it’s like to cry tears of joy.

in short, they have a whirlwind romance. they fall in love.

but she’s 19. she needs to find herself. he’s 26, he’s got his shit together. so they break up. he fights for her but every time they take one step forward, they take two steps back. they try to be friends, but they’re not. she tries to move on but she can’t cuz she’s always holding onto him.

he waits. he waits two years. she graduates.

he’s been ready. he has his life together. she did her thing, went to college, experienced life a little.

he proposes.

and she says no to the love of her life.

she still has to find herself. she can’t do it while she’s with him because now he’s transferred to chicago and she wants the things that she experiences in her life to be hers, not theirs.

so they try to be friends again but they can’t just be friends. they say goodbye. maybe one day. maybe one day she’ll catch up to where he is. maybe one day they’ll both be ready and at the same place in their lives.  just maybe.

they try to move on.

another year passes.

…and girl meets boy… with baggage. but for the first time in the three years since her and jordan’s first break up she thinks that she could see herself with someone other than jordan. until she sees jordan on the street one day and she’s confused all over again.

they have awkward small talk and schedule lunch, like friends. they talk about what they’ve been doing, the people they’re dating and catch up like friends. she’s taken two steps forward and now she just feels like she’s back at square one.

she’s lost and brock, her new significant other is more than understanding. he tells her to take some time and think about what she wants. he’ll be there.

she takes a week. she’s still lost. she takes two. still lost, but she knows what she has to do.

if she can think about being brock with all his baggage, why wouldn’t she be with jordan, the love her life? so she breaks up with brock because she’s just not ready. he understands… especially after he heard from jordan.

…what?

she finds out from brock that he and jordan had lunch. jordan had him checked out to make sure he’s a good guy. jordan needs to know that she’ll be in good hands even if he can’t be with her.

she’s shocked and touched and heartbroken.

she finally calls him and goes to see him.

they spend the weekend together. they don’t talk about what happened. they just fall back into step with each other… like it’s always been with them.

the weekend comes to a close and the subject finally comes up. this talk is always the same with them. it’s always the last time they’re gonna do this. this is always gonna be their last night together. they always try to be friends and they can’t. they always come together just to break apart from each other.  and it hurts. they’re each others’ drug, each other’s high. except this time, she says there can’t be a “maybe one day.”

“you need to move on, WE need to move on and find the people we’re truly meant to be with. “

he cries.

“i can’t believe you’re saying this to me. i can’t believe i’m hearing this. i don’t need to look for the person i’m meant to be with because i’ve already found her.”

she cries.

but they can’t keep doing this to each other, she explains. they keep holding each other back because they keep holding on. the timing is just never going to be right. he keeps waiting for her and she just may never catch up where he is.

he finally agrees.

“i hear what you’re saying but i don’t agree. i’ll respect it, though. you know what the fucked up thing is? that you’re doing this for me and i’m doing this for you but it’s not what either of us wants.”

and that’s it.

there’s no happily ever after.

they just say goodbye and that’s it.

there’s your modern day love story. two people who really truly LOVE each other. this is a love story of two people who did everything right. they loved each other too much to stand in each others’ way of what they want/need out of life.

if you read the link from earlier, the writer poses these questions:

if you guys chose to be together, would you lose respect for him for IN YOUR point of view, giving into your needs? if you were to be with him, do you think YOU would “keep score” about all the sacrifices that you had to make? do you think the “sacrifices” you made would make you “stop loving him?”

and they answer to these questions is no for erica and jordan. in fact, they skipped all of it because they loved each other too much to even put each other in that situation.

and if we’re NOT all organically lonely people selfishly searching for someone to accompany us on our journey (and i really don’t think we are), how can it be that true, unselfish love leads two people to this point? how can this be right?

decluttering

Posted by: scrambledeggscheese on: January 30, 2010

stumbled upon this list while i was not working.

i think this list could be really helpful. shouts to sharon because like me, she too seems to need some “zen” in her life.

easy ways to simplify your life

some things i really like off the list and am planning to do:

7. Purge as much unneeded clutter as possible.

15. Ask for experiences not things for your birthday and Christmas this year.

33. Focus on a simple, but healthy, eating plan.

41. Revisit what you carry with you in your purse or wallet.

things i really NEED to do:

32. Let go of the self-imposed need to be perfect.

39. For every new item that enters your home set two free.

and you thought i had no fashion sense…

Posted by: scrambledeggscheese on: January 30, 2010

ok, well maybe i don’t. and i can’t dress myself. and i’m looking toe-up today.

fuck you, i just told you i’m working 18 days straight. i’d rather fucking sleep, okay? SO JUST LAY OFF!

phew, enough with that.

anyway, just stumbled upon a couple super cool fashion blogs. heart!

bleed for fashion – this chick is badass! how hot is her pink blazer + bustier? loves!

here’s what the bustier (by kettle black) looks like, btw:

i found her via the starving stylist, who by the way, i desperately need in my life! style meeeee. /whine.

how amazing are these sunglasses? i want…

i don’t care if they’re supposed to be for men!

apple vs… anything.

Posted by: scrambledeggscheese on: January 30, 2010

oh c’mon. i don’t DISLIKE apple, it’s all in good fun. it’s just cuz everyone and their mom jocks apple’s nuts like it’s going out of style. so all you apple fanboys, just be easy yo.

i swear… “people who have iphones are so overprotective of “apple” they act like they own a piece of the company” (via Wale)
[ps, if you're not up on wale, you need to get right, real talk.]

look asshole…

Posted by: scrambledeggscheese on: January 30, 2010

yeah okay i was late to work today. do i need to remind you that i am working fucking 10-hour days 19 fucking days straight, asshole?

so fuck you if i’m 20 minutes late today.

i refuse to be productive today.

their loss is your guys’ gain! i’m posting up a bunch of random posts today :)

totally how i feel about voicemail. just ask any of my friends who leave my voicemails.