March, 2008

After a longer than ideal hiatus, I found myself back in the gym but to my dismay, the man-imals still seem to be out and about in full force.  They are unmistakable to identify:  small heads in proportion to their neck and shoulders, bulging muscles on their torsos and the smaller than most women chicken [...]

recently my “not so young anymore” friends had a joint birthday party at dave & busters. yes, THAT dave & busters, known lovingly to its regular clientèle as D&B.

once upon a time, D&B was a great place to be (according to me, anyway). they had food, video games, pool tables, and most importantly [...]

i have a nephew who is equal parts adorable, bratty and cautious.  he’s turning 4 soon and my sister is having one heck of a time planning his birthday party.  first on the list:  invited guests.  we calculated that there are approximately 20 couples coming which equals 35 kids that they’re bring with them.  (omg.  [...]

i finally bit the bullet and bought myself fancy sheets. what are fancy sheets, you ask? fancy sheets are sheets that have a thread count greater than or equal to 400. (in my opinion…) the higher the better, of course. i got myself some 600 thread count sheets in egyptian [...]

i am not irish, nor will i ever be and and i don’t even drink beer (gasp!) but for some odd reason or another, st. patrick’s day is one of my favorite holidays.  it all started 2 years ago when i just happened to be going out to the city (SF) on a typical friday [...]

“my name is gina and i am a celebrity-news-aholic.”
i have a confession to make. i am obsessed with celebrity news, or more accurately, celebrity “news.” on my tivo to be set to be recorded every day at 7 and 7:30 pm on 2 different channels are extra, access hollywood, the insider and entertainment [...]

occasionally this “i’m way too young to retire from partying, but i find myself leaning towards that direction” girl will stay home on the night that is usually reserved for a fun-filled time complete with drunken debauchery and lewdness, aka friday night.  (ok, that might be a stretch…maybe it’s more like “let’s get drunk and [...]

back in 2002 when i was turning 23…yes, i am young OR yes, i am old (depending on who’s reading this), i started a tradition that i didn’t realize would become so much fun yet such a waste of money. for the special event that was planned to celebrate the day of my birth, [...]