Latest Aspirations

While watching the Food Network the other day, I discovered THE best job! It's not owning a bakery or hosting my own cooking show or working as a nutritionist... It's being the Chairman on Iron Chef! All he does is introduce the chefs in a funny accent, do a few back flips, and then does NOTHING for about an hour until the end when he gets to eat awesome food during the judging! He doesn't even have to say anything during that time, just eats! I can do that. And ON TOP OF THAT, he got to be on Dancing with the Stars!!!



So that's my plan... become a D-List actor, which will still allow me to lead a normal life, and then get on Dancing with the Stars! ... now how do I get onto that career track?

my survivor outfit

I just finished watching Survivor (oooh... the mean Russell on the yellow team!), and I've been shopping for my Survivor outfit, for you know, if I ever get chosen for the show. And unlike some of the contestants on the show who come wearing HEELS, I actually put a lot of thought into my outfit.

First, I'd wear a pair of convertible pants that can turn into capris and zip off into shorts. The fabric is moisture-wicking, and ideally, I'd find a pair with drawstring to prevent them from falling off during challenges and when I lose weight.



On top of that, I'd wear a racerback bra (so that straps don't fall off during challenges), a light-weight tee, and a Zella jacket--all moisture-wicking. Zella is Nordstrom's own woman's activewear brand, and they make really cute AND practical activewear. This Zella "She-Girl" jacket, for example, will not only keep you cool and warm, it has a hair tie on the zipper for emergencies. Very helpful for Survivor.


I'd also wear dry-fit socks and light-weight trail shoe.


Oh, and moisture-wicking underwear, like these from Patagonia. I'd probably wear something one size smaller than usual, because I always see the contestants' clothes have stretched out by the end of the show.


Okay, I'm all set... now I just have to find a way to get on the show.

a sometimes stalker.

I have a strange fascination with beautiful people. Wayne can attest to that. While on our honeymoon in Maui, we attended a luau where I spotted "J. Crew Family". J. Crew Family was the name I gave this gorgeous young family that consisted of Dad, Mom, 6-year-oldish son, and 4-year-oldish daughter... all blonde-haired and blue-eyed, tanned and beautiful. I couldn't take my eyes of them! I just loved watching their family dynamics, trying to decide which child looked like which parent, wondering where they were from, making stories up about them. I kept asking Wayne to stealthily take a picture of them, but he wouldn't resort to stalking, like I so blatantly had already.

(However, upon returning home and reviewing our photos, I found a picture of the back of J. Crew Dad that Wayne had inadvertently taken while trying to capture the buffet spread. He is in the white linen shirt on the right. Too bad you can't see the wife and kids.)

Today was another instance in which my stalking tendencies manifested itself. Sam's roommate is getting married this summer, and out of curiosity, I asked if the couple had a website, so I could see what they look like, since I've heard so many stories about them from Sam but hadn't actually met them. So Sam gave me a web address, except that it took me to this pregnant woman's website who was tracking her monthly progress with pictures and blog, etc. And even though it was clearly the wrong site, I couldn't help but take a gander, and spent a good 15 minutes looking at photos of this unknown-to-me woman's pregnancy and her new baby, Ella Claire (who weighed 6 lbs 7 oz at birth and was 20 inches long). The woman is young and really cute, Asian (Indonesian? based on the sound of her last name)! She sports a belly button ring even through her pregnancy and her nursery looks like a page from Pottery Barn! Creepy, I know, but I couldn't help it. It was all just so fascinating to me...

I think I have too much free time.