I'm taking Monday off from work. Yay for three day weekends!
So I got my first pay check today and went on a bit of spending spree. I bought two pairs of sandals and a pink tunic. I'm hesitant to reveal where the tunic came from but lets just say it's a perfect Kate Spade knockoff and until a few more pay checks come in the knock off will have to do. I also purchased a few books. I bought Ruth Reichl's (editor of Gourmet magazine) newest book Garlic and Sapphires : The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise, which I cannot wait to start reading. I also bought Budget Living magazine's book Party Central. It's a month to month guide to "entertaining" (I can't get enough of the ironic quotes).
I just discovered my new favorite candy, Starburst suckers. I'm so glad I'm back in Washington where I don't have to feel like a fool for calling them "suckers" and not "lollipops". The kids in Berkeley that I nannyed for would give me an odd look whenever I referred to them as suckers. But back to the candy. At work we have a candy drawer and one of my coworkers filled the drawer with them. Go try them! You'll be smitten.
So I'm sure everyone knows about how you can send in your photos to Jones Soda ( Get your photo on a label of Jones Soda beverage drink ) and if they like the photo enough they'll make a label out of it for one of their sodas. My friend Alina has a friend who has had several of her photos used. But the thing is they wont actually send you a bottle with the photo on it if they decide to use your picture. They will at best send you a few labels. Then it's up to you to find the bottle of soda (or pop as we call it here in the Pacific NW). But of course you have no idea what flavor of soda your label will be placed on. It's all very random. But ANYWAY my point is that my friend Alina was actually in one of the pictures that was selected to appear on a bottle of Jones soda and the probability of actually finding a bottle with her picture is really slim. Now I'm obsessed with searching through all the bottles of Jones soda everywhere I go in hopes of finding a bottle with her picture on it.
