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08 Nov 2015

Starbucks Disappoints w/ Red Cups

Red cup season. Is. Here. I want to say that I kept it cool and wasn’t all that excited about this transition, but that’s completely untrue.The day after Halloween, I had to drive up to the city and I was having a difficult time at the Starbucks drive-thru trying to decide which holiday drink I should be ordering (I considered having all four in the same day until I realized that was crazy):

  • Pumpkin spice latte
  • Peppermint Mocha
  • Chestnut Praline Latte
  • Gingerbread Latte

So many choices. While I was thinking about what drink I was going to order, there were lots of regular Starbucks customers that were furious about the red cup itself and why this year, it was a blank canvas and only decorated red without any other design on it. Yeah, that went completely over my head. On Sunday nights, I like to try and kick off the week with a little funny so here is one customer’s reaction to the whole red cup fiasco.

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15 Jul 2013

Blog Roundup

photo cred | Cake Spy

– Top 10 restaurants and cafes in Seattle. [Source]

– 14 friends everyone has on Facebook. You know who you are. [Source]

– I haven’t posted anything about the Trayvon Martin case, but I will post this piece from The Frisky that I can stand behind. [Source]

– Mayer Hawthorne’s performance of “Her Favorite Song” on The Today Show. [Source]

– Uber now lets you split the fare with a friend. [Source]

– Are your favorite retailers tracking you? [Source]

– A new facial that let’s slugs slime their way all over your face. Are you brave enough to try it? [Source]

– 9 Ways to work out in San Francisco without stepping foot into a gym. Sounds like my kind of workout! [Source]

25 Apr 2013

This Exists:

photo cred | The Frisky

The other day I saw an Instagram for this on a Carl’s Jr. Menu and while you might think that this is something that I would get excited for, the thought of it is a little bit terrifying. SO. MUCH. SUGAR. I love my strawberry frosted pop tarts, I really do, but ice cream too? That’s an overload…an overload of awesomeness?

In all seriousness, I would probably tap out after four bites of this, but geez $1.49? Carl’s Jr. you sure know the way to a person’s heart!

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05 Dec 2012

Howaboutwe

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Something that I saw in a lot of my friends’ relationships when we were younger was a lack of creativity in dates. In high school, if you didn’t have a car or a license, you were pretty much out of luck. In college, you were just a little bit too poor to do everything that you wanted to do. I may not know anything about this next statement that I’m about to say, but I truly think you can experience  what dating really is in your 20s.

In your 20s, you’ve established maturity. You are no longer the crazy girlfriend or boyfriend that you once were when you were in high school. In this age range, you’re probably on your way to having much deeper pockets. The stars are aligned in your 20s. You’re smarter, you know what you want, and you’ve got the creativity to impress said target.

At first read when I stumbled upon a post about a dating site called Howaboutwe last night, I thought to myself “How can a site like this exist? Really? People can’t make up their own dates?” Then I looked into a little bit further. Howaboutwe is a dating service FOR couples. If you’re tired of spending countless nights sitting on your couch and watching a movie or just settling for a dinner out and a movie (if you’re really daring,) then the service will plan dates for you that require you to do nothing but show up and of course pay a fee for the service and idea.

 For just $22 a month, membership to the HowAboutWe Couples Club grants you access to their monthly DateBook, offering a wide variety of dating options — that are already planned for you. The special member rate gets you extreme discounts on dates like a wine tasting and tapas dinner at Entwine, or a private guided tour of the Museum of Moving Images. The best part? Membership means that certain dates are actually free! 

Currently, this service only exists in New York, but to be honest if it came to Seattle – I think I would be a little bit curious. Maybe even curious enough to try it out myself.

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02 Mar 2012

IKEA Takes the Next Level

photo cred | The Frisky

When people tell me that they despise going into IKEA, I know that they are lying. I think to myself, “That’s just not healthy. Lying is not healthy.” (There’s that logic again…) How can you hate IKEA? What, you hate modern furniture? You don’t like to eat while you shop? You don’t like to have the satisfaction of putting something together with your hands? You don’t like owning a piece for your home that would actually cost more somewhere else? That’s ludicrous.

I kid I kid. If you’ve got reasons for not liking IKEA, then I’m sure they are justified. I’m going to confess to you right now that I kind of love it. My furniture is not all that modern; everything is really square, but that’s the way I like it. I don’t eat anything when I shop at IKEA because it’s not the same as Costco and I’ve only put one piece together out of the six things I own. When I step into the store, I feel like Summer without my Tom, but I know the experience that went down there and I want that.

IKEA has just announced that I can take my experience to the next level (if I so desire) by purchasing an IKEA home. Working with design firm, Ideabox, the two will produce “eco-friendly prefabricated homes.” These one-bedroom units will be furnished in EVERYTHING IKEA and will be sustainable and green. Prices are $79,500. Not bad…

The only downside to this idea is that any decoration or furniture that you add to it on your own won’t match, but then again…you’ve got a fully furnished house.

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25 Feb 2012

One Way To Celebrate The Oscars

The Oscars are tomorrow and I’m basically on the edge of my seat waiting for the red carpet show to happen just so I can yell out the names of the designers that the celebrities are wearing. It’s basically a game that I play by myself. Veronica and Bree can vouch for me. Nothing beats the satisfaction I get out of being correct though.

If you’re not into making my made up game your game, you can always play the Oscars Drinking Game provided by The Frisky.

ONE DRINK

  • Every time an award winner thanks God.
  • Each time the camera pans to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.
  • Each time an award winner says “I didn’t expect to win” and then pulls out a prepared speech.

SHOTGUN AN ENTIRE BEER

  • If “The Help” wins Best Picture.

For the rest of the rules, click here.

Let the fun begin!

 

13 Dec 2011

Rudolph Noses

Got a red-nose problem during these blistering winter days? Well, I sure wish the wool nose warmer still existed. They were only $1 and they came in assorted stripes! Great inventions like these just don’t happen anymore.

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