Comedy & Boat Parties

I guess I should be joyful that my birthday is this week? Meh, I don’t know. I’m a bit unimpressed with turning one-year-closer-to-30, but I’m going to try to make the best of it.

Since my sister’s graduated, come home, and not paid attention to me, I’ve decided to reassess my fun-o-meter because I’m only getting older here and life’s too short.

Moreover, I kicked off my birthday week with an awesome weekend full of comedy and a boat party! Firstly, I must recommend Levity Live at the Palisades Mall.

Comedian/acquaintance, Mark Demayo, hilarious BTW – def worth seeing, headlined at Levity, and so when I was casually invited to a show this past Friday I couldn’t resist. I got to see headliner Aries Spears, who was amazing. Among the many impressions he graced us with, he also performed this freestyle – the man impersonated LL Cool J, Snoop Dog, DMX and JAY Z …to a tee.

Close your eyes while you listen, he is completely on point. The Jay Z verse especially:

Regarding a boat party? Awesome things happened aboard the Noise/Be Magnifico boat Sunday night, most of which were captured in several vines, like this one and this one. Beautiful views and unlimited drinks. How can any of that be wrong?

courtesy of @mandoonyc on instagram

courtesy of @mandoonyc on instagram

In short, I’m really just turning 25 again right?

JCPenney & Hitler

Did you guys hear about this? This JCPenney billboard in California?

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Apparently, everyone driving by it thinks it has a “striking resemblance with Adolf Hitler. It honestly took me a while to really see it, and now that I do… I can see why people would think that.

But Jesus, talk about beating a dead horse. Poor JCPenney is already struggling so much with their consumers. Why punish them for a design resemblance that’s a real STRETCH of the imagination to begin with? I agree, maybe not the smartest product to feature on a gargantuan billboard, but why don’t we cut them some slack this time around?

If you don’t care about owning a really cool tea kettle that, when stared at for a long period of time, might maybe resemble Hitler, it’s available on JCPenny.com for $40.

Champagne Papi

Hey Drake, I recently stumbled on your instagram, @champagnepapi, and your uploads make me wish we were friends, maybe even like dating. Maybe married?

You’re a mixed-race Jewish rapper/singer that thinks he’s a Puerto Rican “papi” ball of hotness. I love it, and not in a sleazy “murdering” Amanda Bynes kind of way.

Call me, maybe?

“Tour on my mind”

“Pree dem a pree. Tr8ness”

“Earl Sweatpants”

“Tha Boy”

The Tebow Effect

You know you’ve done something BIG when you have more than one hashtag in the top US twitter trends on any given day.

Yes, I’m talking about the announcement of Tebow’s waive from the Jets this AM. 4 out of 10 trending in the US?! That’s news folks, that’s news.

It’s safe to say that with Tebow’s entrance and exit, the New York Jets reaped exactly what I think they always wanted from the poor guy: headlines, top twitter trends, jersey’s, ticket sales.

When asked on her view of the Jets dropping Tebow and picking Geno Smith in the 7th pick of Round 2, friend and New England sports reporter Erika Leigh explains,

“The Jets were clearly not planning to utilize Tim Tebow in the way that he wanted to be involved in their offense, and I can imagine there was some tension there, as there is often times when someone tells you that you can’t do something you’re capable of doing. The team had told Tebow he was free to discuss signing with other teams, but everyone he spoke with wanted to use him as a tight end, and he still wants to be a QB.

Tebow’s mistake was trying to head to NY to be the ‘hero’ for their franchise, as he was the year he took the Broncos to the playoffs when they were a mediocre team. Had he gone to the Jaguars, he might still be there in a QB role, and could be doing well, but my guess is that his NFL career as a QB is over.

I’m not surprised that the Jets released him, as the team was planning to draft a QB all along. As for Geno Smith, I think Ryan Nassib (Syracuse) would’ve been a better fit for the Jets’ struggling offense.

Geno Smith is not an RG III or an Andrew Luck, at least not yet, but he has the potential to be a great QB. If the Jets are careful with him, he could be the franchise QB for years to come.

Obviously, the story line here is that the Jets are going to make Mark Sanchez work for his job again, but I don’t think Geno Smith is ready yet. They also have the option of releasing Sanchez and using McElroy until Smith is ready to play full-time.”

 

Good luck Tebow, from all of us!

Friday Faves via Pinterest

Ellen and Portia and Their Ranch

Apparently Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have this project home they’re “working on” in Hidden Valley, CA. Is this real? I mean, where are the personal effects? Is this really how celebrities live? Or was it all just cleaned up for the shoot? I mean, it’s almost scary how untouched and pristine everything looks.

Maybe it isn’t ready to live in yet? Or maybe it’s a second home? Either way ladies, can I see a pair of shoes somewhere? Or a jacket neatly draped over a couch? Some sense of LIFE?

“The couple’s 26-acre ranch in Hidden Valley, Calif., north of Los Angeles, is the epitome of rustic elegance, pairing DeGeneres’s notorious love of art and design with de Rossi’s passion for horseback riding.

The 26 acre ranch has two large barns at the center, as well as eight cabins, each of which DeGeneres, 55, working with decorator Jay Holman and designer Cliff Fong, designed to be unique.

The property mixes 20th-century designs by Jean Prouvé and Arne Jacobsen with industrial furnishings, old portraits and fencing masks (which is the same of their Beverly Hills home).”

- via Because I’m Addicted//Elle Decor

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Happy April

May April bring lots of rain so we can enjoy a beautiful flowery May.

Also, FYI, I completed my Instagram March Challenge and am pretty proud of myself. Here were the “guidelines” if-you-will,

…and my photo uploads – sorry for the crappy resolution:

Have you completed a monthly challenge on Instagram? Is it not super intimidating sometimes? I totally felt the heat some days to deliver awesome IG uploads. I think I did pretty well though! I only missed 3 out of 31, not bad!

One more thing: I gave up coffee and diet coke for Lent and thanks to Easter and the 40 days being over yesterday, today I am happily enjoying an iced coffee and boy does it feel GREAT.

 

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10 Things I Wish Weren't Replaced By Modern Technology

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Mashable recently published an article called 50 Things Replaced By Modern Technology. As I looked through their list of things people don't do anymore, I definitely felt feelings of nostalgia bubbling up. Some of the things, however, I was not sad to see phased out as modern technology evolves. One example is #22 on Mashable's list: "Renew your car registration by visiting the DMV." Thank goodness things like renewing your car registration are now made easier by filling out an online form instead of waiting five hours at the DMV.

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Love this and I agree on all points, especially handwritten letters, love letters and personal diaries.

Weekend Inspiration: Country

As I mentioned yesterday, Rascal Flatts’ “Bless the Broken Road” is one of my favorite country songs. I’m fairly new to country, but let’s just say I listen to my “Lady Antebellum” station on Pandora constantly so it’s not just about the Rascal Flatts anymore.

Before you head off for a crazy or relaxed weekend, enjoy this song with me as well as the photos I collected from my “Nashville” inspired pinterest board below. And for the ladies whom only prefer the South for the “beef”, Beefcake Central is featuring cowboy’s today.