Call the DR!!

Ok I know! I'm a GEEK - but I LOVE my Dr!! And SOMEONE get me a Diet Coke - and Damn I will SMILE!!

I am NOT alone!!

One of the fellow mom's of Ravelry forward this to the "moms" .. I was in STITCHES and had to share!!!



I suddenly feel like I'm not alone in these teenage years! Oh Michael! Oh Stephanie! Be ready ... it's going to be a FUN weekend!!!

Happy 4th everyone!

Quiet Day in the Office

Ok so everyone in the office is traveling this week - and I've been left in here with 2 other people. Randomly we here music playing in the bakground and have to name the artist, song and year. Like:



or:



And least we forget:



but the best was:



Yeah - I love my job!!!

TRUE COLORS

My boss sent me an email the other day asking me if I was doing anything Friday night. Usually the response would be “of course” since those questions usually are followed with “oh, I needed you to do me a favor …” but this Friday I KNEW it was in regards to going to see the TRUE COLOR concert tour here in San Diego with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, the B-52’s, and (holding breath) CYNDI LAUPER!!!
I have ALWAYS loved Cyndi Lauper – from the moment she erupted on the music scene back in the 80’s. Yes I was one of “THOSE” kids that shaved my head to the side, dressed in neon and dyed my hair carrot red just to be like her. And to my mother shame I even received my diploma from college in a black skirt, green neon tights and BAREFOOT! Needless to say I’m a Cyndi worshipper!

So when Sam asked if I was busy Friday, it didn’t matter if I was having dinner plans with Madonna and Guy Ritchie – I’d cancel! The really COOL part was not only did our staff get tickets, but Cyndi also made sure Robert was able to come… TOO FREAKEN COOL!!!

Ok enough of the small talk – the concert... well it ROCKED!! Joan Jett was as amazing as always!! And yes “I LOVE ROCKn’ROLL’ was the best part of her set! Cyndi came out to introduce the “MC” Carson Kressley (the fashion guy from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy!) and again – AWESOME! Ok, I will admit I’m not a HUGE B-52 fan (Like Sam and Matt are) but it was nice to rock out to “Love Shack! (drum roll) and then there she was – the sweet voice with Rocken’ sounds!! OMG!! She Bop, Girl’s Just Want to Have Fun, and the most impressive Money Changes Everything (Duet with Joan Jett!)

But I have the moment I cried was when EVERYONE came back on stage to sing TRUE COLORS! Cyndi’s passion is HRC and obviously this concert was a way of her promoting the get out and vote cry and also to make sure that everyone – not just a select few – have the right to love and MARRY who they want! And I would like to ask EVERYONE out there – regardless of what you feel to think about one thing that Cyndi said that makes so much sense whatever your orientation is – Once the government says who you can and cannot marry, based on sexual preference – what’s next? What if they decide if all the Brunettes with curly hair can’t get married? Or only blonds can marry redheads … what if the next decision and segregation affects YOU and no one says anything??? What would YOU do and what would you hope someone would do to help YOU?!

As a way to thank Cyndi for her generosity for making the tickets available to me, our office and off course dear Robert!, we are collecting for the HRC in the office with Sam matching ever dollar I collect - So I hope to make a HUGE donation SOON!! Also - going to do a yarn in sale too (you know profits going to the cause) It really hit home about what happens when the next law effects something I do because of who I am, because my parents were from Sicily or my daughter was born in Connecticut. Someone has to stand up for my rights - so damn it - it's gonna' be ME!

There are more people who PAY to vote for the AMERICAN IDOL than the AMERICAN PRESIDENT – hmm makes you think huh??! So in the words of the 80’s – come November – ROCK THE VOTE!! Vote smart! Get out and Vote!! And make sure that you have a say in your todays and TOMORROWS!!

Silly little box!

Isn’t the internet a wonderful thing? Through this stupid little line that goes through this box on my desk to a plug in the wall we are connected to our friends, families and the world. Sometimes we find friends from years gone by, meet our perfect mate (bow to my dear Rob – from when we had a whooping 24 baud modem!) , or make new friends and business partners . Amazing isn’t it all!

I belong to this amazing group of friends on Ravelry – the 9-5 Multi-taskers Group – that we all work hard at what we do, but also get a moment to sneak away to the “box” for some chit chat on the internet. Through these friends, I have met some great, GREAT ladies – and often will sit and “chat” with them when things here in the office go so awry I feel like I’m going to lose it.

We had this really COOL swap … hmm wonder who had that idea (blush) … and I got the most AWESOME gift from my partner Ally!! She TOTALLY spoiled me … I LOVE my bling, bling purse she made me – and my little purse to hold all my gadgets! WOW! Ally you are amazingly talented!! She also stocked me up with all these great treats for my desk – nummies!! And I LOVE this Sushi wallet! I have been looking at this kit since I got back into knitting and now I can think about my new friend Ally every time I use it and how cool am I going to be when I go out for Sushi with Ms Laura and have a funky cool sushi wallet? Oh yeah I will ROCK!!!

I got to spoil my new friend Nichole in the process too. She and I had been chit chatting about her lovely stitch markers and had actually already swapped markers for yarn about 2 days before the swap itself came out. I got to play sneaky devil and chat her up more and see what she likes and dislike – all under the disguise of idle chatter… and she feel for it!! Seriously though she has some AWESOME stitch markers and you should check out her Esty store!!

Nichole also hooked me up with what might be my coolest link – she got me involved with this lovely LYS in New Hampshire, A Knitter’s Garden. Joann, the owner is a sweetie and I probably will NEVER ever met her, but she is my VERY first WHOLESALE client possibility for Zona Blue Design and my hand dyed yarns. I’m SO excited!! I have No idea what to send her – solids, semi-solids, self striping? It’s all a blurr! Nichole is my link in .. so I’m dyeing like crazy this week – sending like crazy – I have NO clue what I’m doing and I’m trying not seem like an airhead in the process but DANG! I’m sooo nervous I’ll blow it!

So this silly little box that sits on my desk – has found me, new friends, my man AND my possible new income?? WAY TO GO INTERNET!!!