PRAY for me Argentina.......insert Orchestra here.

Good morning all,

Happy Birthday to Christine Peckham-D'attilio
May you have Champagne Wishes and Caviar Dreams

Ok now to todays agenda...
Today I will venture to my alma mater Mass College of Art
in hopes that I will be able to salvage my old portfolio files
and make the files more readable to edit in Adobe Indesign.

I have a long up hill battle
But I can do it
Evita did just that.
(She has nice hair like me.)

:)
Ciao Ciao
Un Bacio Tutti!

Marisa:)

Bath & Body Works + Marisa = Marketing Success

Good Morning Y'all
I am a sucker for smelly good pretty things.
If your ever in a jam wondering what to buy me
you can always please me with:
-coconut scented anything
(in this case I have highlighted Coconut Lime Verbena Antibacterial Soap/Lotion)
-Something red or Pink
-Kabbalah Candle( for that secret kaballahist in a catholic girls mind)
-IF IT INVOLVES WARM SENSUAL AROMAS.....think chocolate, or orchids

I am not a ROSE kind of girl
I love hot pink roses or pale pink or deep red FLOWER roses
BUT never anything to perfume with....in other words...NO ROSE SCENTED SOAPS
NO ROSE SCENTED OIL

Mother Nature gave me the greatest gift(other than my booty):)
The allergy to rose OILs

rose petals on the other hand are nice.
am i the least bit insane here?

ok back to work
THE TEMP AGENCY wants me to come in and interview next week
How cool am I?

(also i hate anything cucumber melon scented )

XOXO

Marisa:)

THE GAMBLER with Nothing to Lose

(THIS DIAGRAM ABOVE DEMONSTRATES THE FINE
ART OF BUNGEE-JUMPING)

I am Happy to say that Last night in my
cRAZY mAD-hoUSEWIFE bRAND WINE BOUT of confidence
(and the bullieing of my husband)
(and the bullying of my friends)
(and the bullying of my brother)
I did something wild......

I EMAILED MY NEWLY UPDATED GRAPHIC RESUME
TO A TEMP AGENCY.

It felt good to get it out there
NO matter how many changes I need to make
to get back into the Design world

I HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE!
I still have my full time job
and my husband and a roof over my head
and a lovely family to support me

and

my favorite cat Sushi
and my favorite friends

Lets see if someone bites..........

Marisa:)

HonkyTonk.....BedOnkeydoNK

Ok so this song on the radio inspired me to wear Western Flair Clothing to Work
today and so far the compliments just keep coming. Its friday so I am in a particularly good mood. THIS "HonkyTonk.....BedOnkeydoNK" is a real song by
Trace Atkins. I highly reccomend singing along.

"At that honky tonk badonkadonk,
Keepin' perfect rhythm: make you wanna swing along.
Got it goin' on like Donkey Kong,
And ooh ee, shut my mouth, slap your grandma,
There outta be a law; get the Sheriff on the phone.
Lord have mercy, how's she even get them britches on.
That honky tonk badonkadonk.
(Aw sorry.) "

I got my new cowboy boots on
I got my turquoise Bling on
Call me Urban Cowgirl!

Happy Friday Y'all!
(maybe if you are nice I might post this weekend..but now Back to work)

Marisa:)

TURBO-KICK TURBO BABY

Its Wednesday in Boston and ITS 50
ITS TIME TO TRY A NEW GYM CLASS
(to offset my Pilates training)

TURBO KICK

I am so excited....Its HIP-HOP /Kickbxing Dance class!
I also NEED to buy this shirt
I think i will when i pay off some of my current bills
How cool would I be?

Marisa
aka
M PO

Damn! That girl has LIPS>....shoot!

Happy Friday Y'all!

Yippitey DO! I am so excited today...NOt just because it is Friday
BUT also because i have been WAITING to see this movie
and TONIGHT i get to go see it! Yes when you are pushing 30
and working seven days a week...You get totally ecstatic about Woody Allen Movies.
THERE ARE TOO MANY MOVIES OUT THAT I HAVE TO SEE....I would rather go to the
movies than sleep.
Still on the list of movies that marisa needs to see:
- BrokeBack Mountain
- Memoirs of a Geisha
- Hostel(looks good but still unsure)
- Cassanova(wait for DVD)
*there are probably a couple more but i am feeling brain-dead right now so i cannot think straight....maybe because the bills are due tuesday and i have a LOAD of paperwork and paper trails to chase down and conquer.

Now...about that Graphic Design....I want to answer a lingering question my friends keep hounding me about. ITS A WORK IN PROGRESS. I am trying to finalise my logo and get a cable to connect my ZIPDRIVE to my computer....I might end up buying a new ZIP DRIVE.....maybe that will make my solutions so much better....also i need to upgrade my operating system....so this is an ongoing process...as i make PROGRESS i will update you all. Now I must get back to work. As i need a job to pay for the computer stuff and all the materials that go into working on my portfolio..

Ciao for now!
:)
Marisa Josephine =^..^=

OU EST WASaBI???????????

Well Well WELL.....After high class dining with my good friend Megan
and my darling husband David I have once again restablished my love
affair with Sushi (the food not my cat)(i love her too)
FUJI1546 in QUINCY MA IS THE BOMB-DIGGETY~



I personally enjoyed the BLUE CRAB MAKI and the Avocado Salad
YUMMO as well to the joys of Shrimp Tempura Maki and Spint Tuna Maki
(NOTE: I DID NOT EAT ALL OF THIS BY MYSELF..I had a sharing party of 2)

Sushi makes me Happy
Perpetuating my transition to Freelance Graphic Design makes me happy too
Its fresh
Like I am!

and to celebrate...I must go to the darkside and go purchase this
JUST TO experience true intellectual cooking store....


THE DARK SIDe IS SOOOOOOO GOOD!
and Victorias Secret semi annual sale is a good thing too!

Sayonara for NOW!

Marisa:)

GHETTO FABULOUS with CHEEZ-WIZ Flair

this is a first taste of cheez wiz infused philly cheesesteak fun.
YUMMO!

more to come...........

YUMM-O !!!!!!

Its December 27th Ladies and Gents!
Have your stomachs recovered yet? Mine is ultimately happy
My brain is ultimately happy
and
My smiles just cannot get any bigger

I am the proud owner of the New Black Motorola Razor(my secret husband)
and The new RACHEL RAY COOKBOOK(autographed no less )
Rachel Ray....You rock!
Your the inspiration!

when you throw yourself and your desire into lifes stewing hot pot
its only one thing....

YUMM-O!

Thank you to all who have been able to share this wondrous holiday with me
I am so blessed to have all of you in my life. You make me happy and glad
to know that there are some very special people in my life.

Sushi, even you make me happy when you do not eat the ribbons off
the sparkly presents under the tree. To my husband Dave, I am so
appreciative of everything!!!!!!!!!!!! To my family, It was so good
to be able to spend great times with you

Buon Natale
Grazie Tutti!

Marisa:)

Napoleon Dynamite moment #5392578

Yeah you heard me!
Your just jealous of my LIGER!
If you have not seen this movie...Pedro does not offer you his protection.
Thank God Pedro offers me his. I need his protection today.
The snow and rain is sort of icyness. Lets hope I do not swerve off the pavement.
My uncle had a slight swervy experience today that made him get in a car accident.
He is fine. The other car took a beating though.

But you know what
I am thankful its friday
but since i work on the weekends
Its just another day
I do look foreward to shaking my groove thing at Dave's Work party this weekend.
Bring on the Jamiroquoi!

Yeehaw its Monday

Ok people I am not an alcoholic. I am just emphasising how crazy this
whole holiday season can be if you COOK with this stuff. It makes a
mean barbecue! We had a blast in Texas. I cannot wait to go back someday.
The County Line barbecue was amazing. I never knew I liked Ribs and Beef Brisket
THAT MUCH but I did.

Texas was really good to me and Dave. We had fun with our friends and
enjoyed alone time as we... With Dave in school and me working 7 days a week
it can be a little daunting. But I treated myself to a 5 star spa in
San Antonio and a few too many Jack Daniels. Thank you to all the kind
people we met and to our friends for being so much fun.

On another note...The snow is not really helping out our pocketbooks in
the car department but that is a story for another time. Did you know we are not allowed to put up a christmas tree at GLAMOUR KItChen store but we can display menorahs with candles?

think about that one
and the fact that i have only 10% of my christmas shopping done
and i work in the mall
fancy that?
but i have to say
With the Holidays approaching I feel blessed to have good family,
good friends and a lot to look foreward to in January 2006
(that might even involve some possible Temp work in Graphics)
we shall see how that pans out though.

Ciao for Now!

Marisa:)

Dear Nike: My Husband is INSANE

Dear Nike,
I think you should know that one of your greatest fans is definately insane
(but in a cute way)Last night was such an event. I did get some laundry
done though and thats about it.

Dave cooked dinner, I folded some laundry and then i ended up taking him to Mass Ear and Ear Infirmary Emergency Room because he said he could not see clearly out of his
right eye(he was mugged two years ago and hit with a bottle and had some damage to his right eye)He said he was having flashes of light and really wanted to go to the hospital.
> FOR MY HUSBAND TO WANT TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL THAT WAS PRETTY SERIOUS
> so i got out of my PJs and headed to hospital and after a few hours....came home.
> he is fine. he had some pressure in his eye
> and a migraine that was causing him to be dizzy and
> not be able to speak in
> complete sentences. he is ok this morning
> you know how he did this to himself......???????????
> this is the kicker...........
>
> he donated a PINT of blood yesterday for charity
> and then
> WENT RUNNING 10 MILES
> my husband
> book smart but lacking in common sense
> but i guess he is a true athlete

> anyways
> today I drove him to school
> because he has a big exam and he needed to study before the exam....couldn't
> do that in the hospital I wanted to get here earlier but I got stuck in
> rush hour traffic but at least he is ok
> and that is all that matters

Have a wonderful and safe day everyone!
PICTURE NOTES: THIS PICTURE ABOVE WAS TAKEN TWO YEARS AGO WITH ONE OF DAVE AND I's friends Annie C.It is not me in the picture.Shes the bomb! Shout outs to Annie!

I walk the Line! Yeehaw!

Good afternoon Darlins'
I am so excited! Dave has agreed to go see WALK THE LINE Tonight!
I love Johnny Cash! I love Country!
I love my husband! I love McCormick and Schmicks!
I am predicting oysters in our future! YUM

I have to apologise to you all for my nutty post yesterday.
I just also want to comment that I could not be the person
I am today without my good husband, my good family and
my great friends. Thank you all for being so caring.

I just want to say....I think Hollywood has finally
done something right by making this MOvie

Have a fine evening y'all!

Marisa:)

I GIVE THE f...UP today...I JUST DO

I try and try to get the people in my life to collaborate
and get stuff done but somehow I end up like the failing teams
project manager on the Apprentice. I end up getting
to be the human scapegoat.

Honestly
I am not being arrogant in saying that
"TO PICK UP THE PHONE AND MAKE A SIMPLE PHONE CALL
IS NOT THE NORM THESE DAYS AND YOU SHOULD TRY IT SOMETIME
BECAUSE THE WHOLE WORLD DOES NOT REVOLVE AROUND EMAIL
24-7"
I have to make the phonecalls
when I AM AT WORKK
and why should someone AT HOME
do what they are both involved in with me

I AM BUSY TOO
WHY IS IT MY JOB TO PICK UP THE PIECES?

so am i nuts?
no
I am just able to MULTITASK
in a world where others choose not to.

period.

Cake that is 2.5 Years Old

Welcome all to my Wedding Memory Lane

David and I were Married May 31,2003
It is now November 16,2005
and
still
no
wedding album

This has been a crazy time in our lives
Not to mention my husband and i both are scheduled maniacs
with just enough time to breathe

But now i need to take a breath of fresh air
crack the whip on the holdup of the wedding album
and arrange a meeting with our ever so talented photographer
and get this album cracking before we hit our THIRD anniversary.

I love my husband and I have the memories of our wonderful wedding
but for God Sakes its about time we document it
with the expensive but awesome Photos we so PAID for

Please say some prayers that the photographer is able to meet with us soon or else you will be praying for my mind to return to my head.

(not the clearest picture of me or dave but its pretty decoration for my blog)

Marisa:)

Mama Licari & Her Sauce

Monday Monday
The Day after sunday
I have so many new HAPPY(yes happy...can you believe it?) thoughts in my head
Call me nuts. Call me wild. Call me Happy cuz thats what I am.
But It all started with a Concert. And a martini with a good friend.
Megs I was so happy to see you. You totally made my night!
Those of you who know me know i like the Arts and Theater
Most of you know my nutty taste in Music(i.e country and hip-hop)
You all know my love of cooking
Now i feel blessed to know another Blogger, Francesca
of: Frankiecan'trelax Fame.

I hope you do not mind me posting an awesome excerpt from your
blog today girl. You truly speak what i think.

"But, if the way to a man heart is through his stomach, then the window to an Italian
woman's soul is in her oven. You can tell how much said woman likes the man she is cooking for by checking out what is bubbling under the lids on the stove. To me, making a man a pot of homemade sauce is a very loving gesture. The process takes anywhere from 5-8 hours,depending on how much you are making. A medley of meats, cheeses, wine, and other ingredients slowly simmer to perfection under the attentive hand of the cook. The recipe is secret, passed down from generation to generation. "

Brava mi amici! Tutti Brava!

I will elaborate on the concert maybe tommorrow
I think if i do not get this work done thats on my desk today
I will be in serious sauce.

Ciao Ciao

Marisa:)

Imagining Myself in Hawaii

Hi all
Ok so I went a bit overboard in my last post this morning. I am not really a lunatic by nature. I am obsessive sometimes but I do have the ability to practice my prana-yana breathing....as in focus breathing I learned in Yoga.

I envision the beauty of the glorious endangered turtle.
I envision that I should not let Bacon ruin my Day.
I envision that all people should coexist together.
I also do not want to make people think I am a complainer all the Time.

I am thinking a new thought now.
Its amazing what deep breathing can do.
I will try my best to make this day more peaceful and
try to ignore the tendency to make more gray hairs for myself.

I will try to be above the annoyances of my careless co-workers.
I think of NAMASTE.
Namaste is Hindu and it translates to:
" I BOW TO YOU, REMINDING THAT GOD IS EVERYWHERE AND IN
EVERY HUMAN BEING WE MEET ANYWHERE AT ANY TIME"

i APOLOGISE TO ALL OF YOU FOR MY LOSING MY COOL.
i AM MUCH MORE CALM NOW.

(i think i will reward my self with a subscription to
Howdesign Magazine......I think it will inspire me to be
a more focused designer)

Start the Day off with a PIG!

hey there people
I am trying to continue thinking today is a beautiful day
I AM REALLY TRYING

It is a chilly morning in boston and my so called non classy co-worker
has cooked like a pound of bacon in the microwave right next to my desk. Its not that i do not eat bacon on occasion but usually in the rare instance I do indeed
get to eat bacon I EAT IT IN A RESTAURANT OR IN THE COMFORT OF MY OWN HOME.

Some people just have no class. Some people are just damn selfish. I am trying to get past this but that damn smell of Bacon makes me feel like I work at McDonalds.
I really hope that in the move to the next office(our company will be moving in god knows how long but not soon enough) that i will be far away from the damn microwave.

(note: this particular employee does something greasy in the microwave on a daily basis and no matter how hard you try to stress to her she never listens)
I would rather get to work late than subject my fellow employees to the stench of greasy bacon......Ok I had to vent.
I am not a rude person. I just eat breakfast before I come to work.

Put the O back in Country!

Hey y'all,
This picture of Shooter Jennings Cracked me UP this morning. Seriously can this guy look any damn funnier? Sometimes you need to laugh at stuff. This world is pretty funny you just have to let yourself be amused.

I for one, enjoy the fine tune of Country Music. I enjoy it so much that I am counting the days til we (Dave and I) get to go to Texas to experience this genre of music in all its glory. Its music that makes you smile! and Laugh! and there is not enough laughing in this world.

Today if you see someone on the street, smile their way....you might have made them realise life is really not that serious.

On other notes, the funniest thing that made me laugh(other than the shooter jennings guy) was when i went to the voting booth this morning. I said my name like 5 times and had to manually point out my name because the person who was checking the registration books seemed to not be able to read what was in front of them so i basically checked my name off for them. The other thing that cracks me up about going to the voting place is the fact that as you try to enter through the door everyone and their mother tries to accost you with brochures of who to vote for. I know I read up on my candidates before going down to the voting booth. The amusing thing is the brochures just basically say the candidates name. If the candidates really want the voter to make an educated choice they should refresh the voters memory with the run down of their stances on important issues. So instead.....voters are more confused than ever. I know I am not confused. Everyone GO VOTE!

Apparently I look Good Today....well Thats nice.

*copyright note- this photo was taken from a website called toothpastefordinner.com---a highly amusing website check it out!

Hi all,
Do you ever have one of those days when it all seems to make more sense than the day before? But then you think....Jeez why can't others just be normal human beings?. I am not truly complaining in this post but i feel like some people forget the rules of being friends and just basically turn into weirdos you somehow know.

Obviously this post is scattered but at this moment let me just say this......
Sometimes you just gotta do your THANG on yo OWN! As my friend G-Spice says to me
all the time.....Why be Wack? Hollah! Get down with yo bad self!

Well babies.....The bad self has had enough. its time for a personal redesign.
Also i am scrapping the StellaMarina thing in favor of the SugarOrchid design name.

SugarOrchid sound so much more fashionable....more later!

Marisa:)