tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236286162024-03-23T11:00:39.176-07:00ExotericaA photographer in search of a gorgeous Greek manservant. Don't steal my pictures.Ghetto Photo Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728749252341766003noreply@blogger.comBlogger608125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23628616.post-593706111819848462009-02-03T21:01:00.000-08:002009-02-03T21:14:42.056-08:00And the Lights Go Down<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> All good things come to an end. This has been an interesting little experiment here at Exxy HQ, filled with some good memories. I've gotten to be sassy, bitchy, just plain mean. It was fun! I've also shared drinks and snail mail with some fantastic people because of my little pink corner of the internet.<br />
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Now, it's time for something different. Naked prose maybe.<br />
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To everyone who stuck around for the last few years, thanks. The adventure will continue, albeit in a completely different form. You can find me just about anywhere.<br />
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You'll just have to know where to look.<br />
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Good luck.</span>Ghetto Photo Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728749252341766003noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23628616.post-71790239694017795782008-12-08T20:28:00.000-08:002008-12-08T20:34:44.781-08:00Hi There<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It's been so long since I logged into blogger, that I forgot my password. How great is that?</div><br />
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I would grace you with Dear John letters, but the one person who would be most amused is in the middle of law school finals. Also, I'm not angry at anyone but Warrick Dunn right now.</div><br />
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And that's all I've got.</div>Ghetto Photo Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728749252341766003noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23628616.post-25926185022199146842008-11-16T19:20:00.000-08:002008-11-16T19:49:02.225-08:00Where is Smokey the Bear?<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I think I finally found a template I'm happy with, but editing the header has proven to be more difficult than necessary. So that will have to wait.<br />
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In other news, California is on <a href="http://exotericism.blogspot.com/2007/10/fire-season.html" target="_blank">fire</a> again. It seems to get worse and worse every year. I went out to Santa Monica last night to party with other Bruins and watch us finally win one. The air out there is usually much cleaner, given its proximity to the ocean. Not so much last night. It was just as bad as where I live, which is much too close for comfort to one of the fires.<br />
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But I was out, and after a full 5 days chained to my bed because of a cold, it was nice to be anywhere but home. I kept my ratio of water to bourbon at a tolerable 52:1. That's right, I had 2 glasses of spirits over 5 hours and 104 glasses of water in between. So why do I still feel like hell?<br />
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Oh right, the world is on fire. Well then, carry on.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div>Ghetto Photo Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728749252341766003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23628616.post-87230623196721412572008-11-12T20:29:00.000-08:002008-11-12T20:45:06.296-08:00Mad Blogs<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I've spent the last 3 days sick in bed. And if all goes well, I can expect to spend the next 2 there as well. I tried leaving the house this morning to satisfy my unholy craving for a McDonald's sausage biscuit with cheese (no egg). But on the way back home, I realized my chest cold was keeping my brain from getting enough oxygen, and I was more dangerous than a drunk behind the wheel.</div><br />
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I also didn't remember quite how to get home. That kind of disorientation should be reserved for only the greatest spirits and narcotics, not for the elephant sitting on my chest.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div><br />
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">But I digress.<br />
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Instead of telling you all this delightful story, I was simply going to give you a canned post generated by some crazy Aussies. (Not <a href="http://skookumjoe.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">this one</a>, but we like him lots too.) So here you go:<br />
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<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"></div><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Crikey! I just climbed out from under my rock and realised I have not updated this since you last visited... You would not believe it only hurts when I laugh. My bad..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I am swilling chardonnay with setting fire to people wearing Crocs, being distracted by the shiny, just generally being a pain to anyone unfortunate to cross my path, my day is long and tiring from the light through yonder window breaks to I run out of alcohol. I am avoiding recapture. deal with it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I won't promise anything to you but think of me as I battle mine enemies. What? What do you mean you don't believe me?</span><br />
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Have your own fun at <a href="http://www.aussiebloggers.com.au/blogpost.html" target="_blank">The Lazy Bloggers Post Generator</a>. </div>Ghetto Photo Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728749252341766003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23628616.post-31447795987831327022008-11-10T18:05:00.000-08:002008-11-10T18:14:19.093-08:00If You're Reading This...<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I've toyed seriously with the idea of simply shutting this blog down. You might notice the utter lack of updates lately, even the dependable monthly installment of By the Numbers. Blogs are like plants and small pets: they take care and feeding or they simply shrivel up and die. And frankly, I've never been good at plants or pets.</div><br />
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">But then I other people's blogs and find inspiration again. Case in point: <a href="http://www.losangelista.com/" target="_blank">Los Angelista</a>. I follow her on Twitter, where I live a life of greater transparency than ever displayed here. I don't know why that is. But I'm kind of falling out of love with the anonymity. Or maybe it's just the blog template.</div><br />
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So, if you're still around, I'll be here periodically too. And maybe I'll redecorate while I'm at it.</div>Ghetto Photo Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728749252341766003noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23628616.post-72000642354920553232008-10-31T14:04:00.000-07:002008-10-31T14:12:57.887-07:00Overheard in the Family #22<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In this family, we love our deli meats. And we notice when one is missing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>GPG:</strong> Dad, did you buy prosciutto?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Dad:</strong> Oh, no.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>GPG:</strong> Why not?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Dad:</strong> I forgot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>GPG:</strong> How could you forget that one? It's like forgetting to pick up your children!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Dad:</strong> Well, that happens too.</span>Ghetto Photo Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728749252341766003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23628616.post-42647703956887105602008-10-28T21:59:00.000-07:002008-10-28T22:10:10.600-07:00Well, I Suck<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">To make this my least active blogging month ever, I've given you a grand total of now 7 new posts. Shameful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">But by the time I actually sit down to write, all the words are gone. I could give you a rundown of my recent tweets, but that's kind of my last resort. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So...what are you up to?</span>Ghetto Photo Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728749252341766003noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23628616.post-13605928952533269672008-10-27T21:06:00.000-07:002008-10-27T21:15:34.987-07:00Another New Read<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Social networking will more than likely get you in trouble. And we all know I'm all for trouble.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Which is why you should read the stuff </span><a href="http://muthamae.com/?page_id=6" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Mutha Mae</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> puts out. One day, she's going to be famous and I can take credit for introducing her to you. I met her while networking socially, via this really cool device called the internetses. You should try it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Plus she has twins from two different countries. How awesome is that? Even the Krazy Mommy, who is pretty rad in her own right, can't say her twins are from different countries. Or uteri, for that matter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Enjoy!</span>Ghetto Photo Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728749252341766003noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23628616.post-57333245980875919852008-10-23T20:06:00.000-07:002008-10-23T20:12:09.371-07:00Overheard in the Family #21<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The other night, my </span><a href="http://thechroniclesofwtf.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">baby brother</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> had to take his fancy-pants iPhone to get fixed. Baby Aladdin had stuck it in his mouth at some point, rendering it useless. On our way there, he felt the need to confess something:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Baby Brother:</strong> You're probably going to blog about what I'm about to tell you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>GPG:</strong> Why?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>BB:</strong> The other night, I was bored. So I downloaded a trial version of World of Warcraft.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>GPG:</strong> Oh dear god. You're such a dork.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>BB:</strong> I just wanted to see what it was about.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>GPG:</strong> DORK. And yeah, I'm totally blogging about that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">He knows me so well.</span>Ghetto Photo Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728749252341766003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23628616.post-4546926424083792712008-10-17T19:27:00.000-07:002008-10-17T19:34:21.721-07:00So, I Like Football<a href="http://wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/255151/Exoterica_-_Oct_2008" target="_blank" title="Wordle: Exoterica - Oct 2008"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img src="http://wordle.net/thumb/wrdl/255151/Exoterica_-_Oct_2008" style="border-bottom: #ddd 1px solid; border-left: #ddd 1px solid; border-right: #ddd 1px solid; border-top: #ddd 1px solid; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 4px;" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">According to <a href="http://wordle.net/" target="_blank">Wordle</a>, anyway.</span>Ghetto Photo Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728749252341766003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23628616.post-80220584582905040962008-10-16T21:20:00.000-07:002008-10-16T21:43:45.460-07:00Tracing the Days and Nights<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I forgot about how I use this blog as a time capsule. And the lack of blogging for the last few weeks might come back to bite me in the ass if I don't go burying nuggets of personal historical info in it and soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">What's been going on? Well it turns out I own a dress that possesses magical powers. I don't know what it is about it, but every time I wear it, people go out of their way to compliment me. Like, emphatically. It's very...nice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So when I thought I might run into <a href="http://exotericism.blogspot.com/2008/07/culturally-identity-crisis.html" target="_blank">someone from over the summer</a>, I figured there would be no harm in wearing it. Nope, no harm. None. Not for the entire cocktail reception. Not on the corner outside the bar. Not in his car. And especially not from his office on the 19th floor of a downtown high rise. Overlooking the city. At night. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I'm clearly using my powers for good. It's delicious.</span>Ghetto Photo Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728749252341766003noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23628616.post-9898607353088663652008-10-12T18:35:00.000-07:002008-10-12T19:08:19.731-07:00September By the Numbers<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So have you all been reading my </span><a href="http://thechroniclesofwtf.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">baby brother's blog</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">? Because you should. He does crazy things like update regularly. Mostly on the hilarious hijinx that take place in the world of stupid people. Fun stuff.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Me, I've been too busy for your entertainment, and I'm not sure that's going to change anytime soon. Apologies all around, but such is life. For now:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>1 </strong>missed Greek Festival</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>75</strong> stories climb</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>0 </strong>pain endured after</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>1 </strong>very surprised, but apparently in-shape, GPG</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>6 </strong>songs by our favorite certain man</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>1 </strong>happy song he prefaced by quoting his favorite GPG</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>2 </strong>consecutive dates that held promise, then didn't</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>6 </strong>uncomfortable hours spent on the world's worst date</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>1 </strong>shot of absinthe</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>1 </strong>promise never to touch that crap again</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>2</strong> fantasy football games won</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>3</strong> fantasy football games lost</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>1</strong> fantastic UCLA football comeback against the almighty SEC</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>3 </strong>consequent losses</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>3 </strong>days spent networking in Tucson</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>100</strong> attendees</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>15</strong> of us delayed at the airport</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>2</strong> football games watched together</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>3</strong> hours late getting home</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>1 </strong>tour of Staples Center</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>2</strong> minutes sitting on the Kings bench</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>10 </strong>minutes hanging out in the Clippers locker room</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>1</strong> picture taken of me crouching in Chris Kamen's locker</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>100</strong> women met at the Wealthy Bag Lady event</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>2</strong> of them encountered again that evening at The Kress</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>3</strong> drinks comped at the Viceroy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>35</strong> year old scotch</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>65</strong> dollars for the privilege</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>2</strong> charity events in one evening</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>6</strong> cocktail parties</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>2</strong> mandated by work</span>Ghetto Photo Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728749252341766003noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23628616.post-54271759179968421882008-10-01T21:18:00.000-07:002008-10-12T18:51:24.791-07:00Timeout<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">News: today I became an exempt employee. Yay?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Tomorrow I work a 12 hour day. No yay.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The month by the numbers will be, consequently, delayed.</span>Ghetto Photo Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728749252341766003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23628616.post-14826731692944756632008-09-29T23:39:00.000-07:002008-09-29T23:41:52.255-07:00I Still Love Donuts!<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And I refuse to apologize for it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Find me on Twitter if you want to know how I celebrated La Ria's birthday by wearing the big girl lipstick.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Happy birthday, Ria!!!</span>Ghetto Photo Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728749252341766003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23628616.post-30998060693668941222008-09-28T22:38:00.000-07:002008-09-28T22:56:09.260-07:00Delectable Treats<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Very soon, I'm going to start documenting the hijinx that have ensued from the Dating 2.0 experiment. Like how I ended up on a date with an angry gay man.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I do NOT recommend it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">But till then, I have a new love to tell you about: crumb doughnuts. They're my new guilty pleasure. I cannot get enough of them. And they give me heartburn, but I don't care because they're so damn good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For conquering the </span><a href="http://ymcastairclimb.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=278309&lis=1&kntae278309=372855351AE343CD9131D4BBAF02F611" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">US Bank Tower</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> on Friday, my parents bought me a box. We had them for dinner. They pair perfectly with a little rosé. I'm going to have one for breakfast tomorrow. And there's nothing you can do to stop me!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Mmm, doughnuts.</span>Ghetto Photo Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728749252341766003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23628616.post-88257755148568997222008-09-25T23:08:00.000-07:002008-09-25T23:12:50.421-07:00Woo!<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My baby brother has a new identity. He's The Nameless One at </span><a href="http://thechroniclesofwtf.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The Chronicles of WTF</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">. Yay!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Expect to read a lot about people who can't spell. It's just what makes the grammar nazis in all of us cringe in horror. Exciting!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And now I must go to sleep because tomorrow I am climbing the tallest building in America west of the Mississisppi.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Wish me luck. And go read my baby brother's blog.</span>Ghetto Photo Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728749252341766003noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23628616.post-84662970233806315232008-09-23T19:35:00.000-07:002008-09-24T21:12:31.920-07:00Overheard in the Family #20<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My brother came to visit last weekend. Over dinner one night, my mom was trying to feed Baby Aladdin, who can be a little bit of a pain in the ass at dinner time:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Dad:</strong> Hey, don't you want to eat your rice? *acts like a gorilla*</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Baby Aladdin laughed and then asked for more green beans.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Baby Aladdin:</strong> Beeeees!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">To continue entertaining him, my father started acting like Frankenstein while my baby brother gorged his ass on donut holes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Later on, my baby brother played basketball with a huge beach ball and pretended he was any good at it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>GPG:</strong> You're retarded. *gets hit with a ball*</span>Ghetto Photo Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728749252341766003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23628616.post-34014747794444091142008-09-18T21:56:00.000-07:002008-09-18T22:28:33.427-07:00Angry Little Men<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My third cocktail party of the week was held at the Elevate Lounge, 21 floors above downtown. Despite my intention to lay off drinking until next week's </span><a href="http://ymcastairclimb.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=278309" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Stair Climb</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">, there was an open bar. But it wasn't until I stood there talking about scotch with a client that I absolutely had to have some. And damn, was it good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It also completely squelched my fatigue. I've been feeling like hell lately. Maybe because I was at THREE parties in the last 7 days. All work-related. My life is hard.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">One glass of scotch, 5 glasses of water. One of which the bartender accidently spilled on me. Thank god I wasn't wearing white. Then we started making jokes about getting wet. It was funny. He's a good bartender. Except for the "accidental" dropsies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'd go back to if the valet wasn't such an jerk. Look, I can park my own car. And I usually will, unless there is absolutely no parking around. But the entrance to the club's building is down an alley, across from an empty parking structure. You think I can't find my own space 20 feet from the door? Why should I have to pay someone 7 bucks to do it for me? Unfortunately, the answer is yes. They won't let you self-park. And the guy is always rude to me. So I refuse to tip him. It almost makes me never want to go back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It's really too bad. Because that bartender was really cool.</span>Ghetto Photo Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728749252341766003noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23628616.post-79317131929947286272008-09-16T22:54:00.000-07:002008-09-16T22:57:57.360-07:00Trannies, Trannies EVERYWHERE<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I was only half-joking about the tranny sitting next to me at the airport. She could have very well been a woman.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Just an not attractive one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I was definitely not joking about the tranny at lunch today. She was sitting at the table directly across from me. Dressed as a woman with a 5 o'clock shadow. It was NOT pretty. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The story went out via <a href="http://www.twitter.com/" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. Find me there when I'm not here. Which is pretty often these days.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The real question is why am I suddenly seeing she-males everywhere? It's like they're coming out in droves! So eenteresting.</span>Ghetto Photo Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728749252341766003noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23628616.post-17647194657985113022008-09-14T20:47:00.000-07:002008-09-14T20:57:48.740-07:00Back at the Ranch<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>The checklist before the weekend:</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">1. New boy earning further dating adventures and, by extenstion, a nickname</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">2. Find job leads at the conference</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Things I learned during my weekend in Tucson:</strong> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">1. Drinking is a very important part of networking. Because when under the influence of Lagavulin 16, you will agree to serve on committees that will eat up all your valuable and precious little free time. And said committees will not only greatly enhance your resume, they will also put you in closer contact with the perfect people to help steer your career.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">2. The boys are all gay, and you will end up watching football with women. All of who individually know more about it than all the boys combined.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">3. A flight delay means more time to watch football with said women, all of whom are invaluable career resources.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">4. Football is also a very important part of networking.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So while the trip was exceptionally successful, the boy has not yet earned himself a nickname. But that's more his problem than mine.</span>Ghetto Photo Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728749252341766003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23628616.post-173403788834076752008-09-11T21:28:00.000-07:002008-09-11T21:35:48.355-07:00Off to the Grand Canyon State<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I just finished packing for my weekend trip to Tucson. And I found a pair of undies in my overnight bag (which doubles as my "smaller" carry-on). Which makes me wonder who I visited last I used said bag...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">There will be a breakfast before departure. We'll see if he earns a nickname eventually. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In the meantime, enjoy your weekend while I party in the desert with a cadre of event planners. Maybe I'll come back with job leads.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Keep your fingers crossed!</span>Ghetto Photo Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728749252341766003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23628616.post-41802321803452539362008-09-10T20:40:00.000-07:002008-09-10T21:00:01.817-07:00Identity Crisis<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I've spent the last 30 years of my life believing I am a unique person. One with a slightly unusual name. It's not outright odd but definitely far from common. Both first and last.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So imagine my surprise when a little girl on Facebook turns up with my EXACT SAME NAME. A 15 year old child with a main image that makes her look only slightly a lot like a whore. This is one of the many reasons why Facebook is evil.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Do a Google search for me and she's the 3rd listing on the page. I, of course, had to befriend her. She is, after all, my cousin. I know this because our last name stretches out of one solitary family tree. The geneologists say so.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It's very odd to see updates from me that aren't about me. "Ghetto Photo Girl commented on Random Person's photo." No I didn't. "Ghetto Photo Girl is a fan of Some Weird Group." No I'm not.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It's fucking crazy. 30 entire years meeting only ONE other person with my same first name. ONE. And now, this. It's not like my name is Jane Smith. Or Maria Lopez/Gomez/Gonzalez/*insert common Spanish name here.*</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Not that this in any way changes who I am. I just have to make sure that if any potential employers are cyber stalking me, they recognize that the little girl with the straight hair and booty shorts isn't me. I'm the one with the curly hair.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Duh.</span>Ghetto Photo Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728749252341766003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23628616.post-27915561847249187522008-09-08T22:21:00.000-07:002008-09-08T22:27:02.934-07:00New Funnies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q305/ghettophotogirl/graffiti.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img ad="true" border="0" height="160" src="http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q305/ghettophotogirl/graffiti.gif" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Ha.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">See more at my favorite new cartoon blog </span><a href="http://theurf.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Urf: A Grave New World</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">.</span>Ghetto Photo Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728749252341766003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23628616.post-13924700409089445832008-09-07T20:04:00.000-07:002008-09-07T20:28:29.057-07:00Morphing Into a Family Newsletter<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It was a glorious weekend, by mere virtue of the fact that the football season finally kicked off and my baby brother was in town. With his son, who we taught to throw his arms up whenever we yell touchdown. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I also was at an alumni event to which we invited all the incoming students. The first of who showed up was a grammar nazi. She was awesome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And the Saints won, so Monsieur was very happy. It only took me 15 minutes to get down the 405 to watch the game, and that made me very happy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">But the funniest part of the weekend, was the fact that now my family members are sending me stories specifically to be posted on this here blog. Apparently my mom took her three grandkids for a walk this morning, and as they were crossing the street, a woman attempted to run them down while she made a left turn. Imagine this: a late-40s woman pushing a stroller with a 5 and 6 year old in tow. And a bitch in a Honda impatiently nudging them with her bumper because--this is fantastic--she was late for church.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I really wish this story ended with my mother bitching the woman out. But it doesn't. She did, however, get to teach her grandchildren a bit about hypocrisy. So I guess it wasn't all for naught.</span>Ghetto Photo Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728749252341766003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23628616.post-10114869783517826692008-09-04T20:38:00.000-07:002008-09-04T21:06:04.543-07:00Cream of the Crop<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Online dating is absolutely magical. You single people out there, have you tried this yet? It's awesome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Here's why:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Before I go out with someone, he has to write me an email. Lets repeat: he has to <strong>WRITE</strong> to me. It's the perfect vetting system for the grammar nazi in me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I really love this new social networking world. Dating 2.0. It's rad.</span>Ghetto Photo Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728749252341766003noreply@blogger.com0