Feeling like a Swan Dive ..........

Ok today is July 31
Tommorrow I swan dive into a new age group....the 30's
Its really scary for me
I like being 29
I like my brown hair
(a certain obvious part of my hair is suddenly turning a metallic color)
THAT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN YET

I know I should embrace 30
But it feels so weird to me

I am not going to pretend I am 29
that would be so passe

But is 30 an opportunity to let myself grow more?
30 is a chance to buckle down and be like....Make yourself a name out there!
Do something creative! Drink a glass of wine while i make small changes

NO not at the gym
NO not at work
I must develop myself as a new Creative Entity
I must prove to myself that I am that exciting person with shazam
Not only should i think of myself and cute and flirty
but
Creative and Thirty

Remind me this often...
and donate to my new haircolor fund

ha ha ha

TO REWARD MYSELF I HAVE SCHEDULED MYSELF A HAIR APPT to get my
hair in BANGIN' shape for my vacation I leave for on Friday

Turning 30 brings me some new stuff:
A birthday cruise to Bermuda with the people who love me most
My husband, My mom and papa and my brother and his girlfriend.
Jealouse?
yeah I thought so
YOU JUST WISH YOU WERE thirty!

xoxo
Marisa:)

(also i would like a cotton candy machine...long story)

Life is a Bowl of Cherries!

Hi everyone
Its MOnday and Its NOT torrentially downpouring in this part of the
Land of Usa! If you have a hankering to go to a movie... you have to
see

YOU ME & DUPREE

Not only did i feel glad I emptied my fabulous bladder before watching
this movie but I think its pretty darn amusing to count all the
amazing things you want to furnish your house with from watching this movie.
SERIOUSLY THE SET DESIGNERS NEED AN OSCAR FOR THIS
also
I <3 all three actors in this movie

Kate,Matt and Owen
a fine set of THREE

(and seriously Steely Dan...get over yourself)
you can link to the newest stupid controversy
by clicking on this:
www.people.aol.com/people

also this movie makes me long for a secong honeymoon to Maui
Maui and Kauai are fabulous. I highly reccomend that as your
NO fail vacation destination.

Ok am I random or what?
Yeah....also random today.....yeah smacking yourself in the eye
with a shower door at your new locker room at the gym

nothing says beauty like a big bruise on your eye area.

eat rainier cherries
they do your body good!

xoxo
Marisa:)

YOU got Soul, YOU got Class.....Shake your B-___S!

Ok so I edited the Title because I do not believe in using Crass Language
on my site....even though I like to mumble it to myself on certain occasions

Gym Thing is going well. I really love my regimen.
The new locker room at my gym is what I have dreamed of for a while
I have a penchant for decor and bathroom fixtures.
I am pleased with a lot of things right now.

I am excited for my cousin to have baby #3
another cousin of mine had a healthy beautiful baby boy
and
I am finally feeling like I am on my way to a great physique.

Did I tell you I love Big Band Music?
I cannot wait for Christine Aguilera to come out with her new Twin set CDS
My brother in law and his girlfriend are so cool too
Now if my office A/C would work correctly all the pieces would fit together

ADDED BONUS OF THE DAY: EPISODE 2 Tonight on Bravo----Project Runway
(better than sports any day.....except WORLD CUP SOCCER!)

ciao for now
un bacio tutti!

Marisa:)

Bring on the FASHION.......MAKE IT WORK!!!

Good Afternoon All,
Its 2pm in Boston.....only 7 more hours to the preshow of Season 3 Project Runway
10pm is the SEASON PREMIERE for us EST folks.
CAN YOU FEEL THE EXCITEMENT????????????????????????????

SO EXCITED
I AM GIDDY

I am also giddy because its wednesday
FRIDAY is almost here
and
did I mention......PRoJecT Runway Summer 2006 is HERE!!!!!!!!

(ok bravo should hire me to do their advertising)

xoxo
Marisa:)

ITALY wins WORLD CUP 2006.......Capisce??????

YOU HEAR ME ????
YOU HEAR ME CLEAR
ITALIA IS WORLD CHAMPION CUP CHAMPIONSHIP
I COULD NOT BE HAPPIER
THIS IS SO GREAT

I turn 30
Italy wins the World Cup
and
What else GREAT can happen Next????????

I wonder how I prank call pizza stores to houses in germany....
JUST KIDDING...

xoxo

I VIVO

Marisa:)

Italians Conquer more than Pizza!

They conquer Brat-wursts!
They conquer Wienershnitzel.

Italy beats Germany in World Cup 2006.

Believe it or not
Germany had the audacity to
say
"Italians are only good for Pizza."

UM....
I think NOT

Hooray for Italy
Even if they do not win the ultimate world cup(which i hope that they DO win the CUP)
They at least proved to the germans that
germans should keep their mouths clean and stop eating their own jinxes!

Viva Italia! Que Sera Sera! I VIVO!!!

-ciao tutti

Marisa:)

"Everything she does is a public affair but this is about having fun."

Hey Girls and Guys

Its been a while since my last post. I have been pretty busy
being sick with a fabulous case of Bronchitis and Sinusitis
but today I am starting to feel better! Hooray!
(I am sick of sleeping in a sitting up position)

At times like this I am in need of a Kraft-Matic Adjustable Bed
Certainly!

Anyways enough of that random Talk.
This is the Fourth of July Ultra Long weekend of Fun!
I am very excited to go to our favorite Bar tonight....FUJI 1546!
I am also planning to venture to the Beach tommorrow and
Pretend I am a celebrity. I LOVE FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND!

I am also happy to say that I will be able to attend
a really ROCKIN Party at my Fabulous Friend Michelles 29th Birthday!
I am making a BARBIE CAKE as I do every year for my cool-ass friend!
I might take a picture and post it
but you have to mail me a pair of ultra cool rollerskates
and buy me a set of tix to XANADU: THE MUSICAL on BROADWAY

seriously
they are making a musical
and I just HAVE TO GO!

Have a FABULOUSLY FIREWORKS ENGULFED WEEKEND!
GOOD LUCK TO MOther in Chief and her Husband Cousin Kenny
because My husband and I are praying for a NEAR-HAPPENING BABY DELIVERY

Fingers Crossed
Sweatbands are on
Lets Dance on our Rollerskates!

ciao tutti

Marisa:)

I guess the Cat did it!

Husbands are a different species

case in point:
i turned the TV on yesterday
(because i wanted to watch the Britney Spears Interview on the TODAY SHOW)
(but i missed it...here is why)

went in the other room
when i came back in the room
the TV was OFF
so i said to my husband
"did you turn it off?"
he said
"no"
"why are you accusing me of turning the tv off?"

i said
"well then I guess the cat did it"

Damn I better make my cat do more tricks!
Mama needs a new Car!
Marisa:)

If at Nothing....Drink the Wine!

Hi all
I am sorry for my lack of posting. It has been one heck of a June!
I ventured to NAPA VALLEY and begun my third career of Wine Taster to the Stars...
Then i started my fourth Career as a Pussycat Doll.

Dontcha want to ride the wine tram...
Dontcha wish your wine was like mine...
OOOH BABY
Dontcha want to ride the wine train
DONTCHA!!!

ANYWAYS....
I am back supposedly working
but i took a quick break to write a quick post
I am told by my loyal readers
that i need to pick up the slack and post more.
SO I AM POSTING
I am not a Taylor Hater by the way....Even though he is a one trick pony
BUT yes.....Taylor is a silly man and he is my age too so i got to
cut the new American Idol some slackola''

More to come about my fabulous San Francisco adventure
where I attempted to get more in touch with nature....er um ....
Grape Juice fermented....um wine.....bubbly and
Peruvian Food


mui caliente!!!!!!!!!

Marisa:)

Killing me softly

Hi all
Its friday and its Raining again in the good old beantown.
Interesting events have taken place in the last week.
First We moved to our new house in Quincy.
Second I frequented Dunkin Donuts for coffee more than i really wanted to.
Third, I finally got my kick butt bottom freezer fridge that I have wanted for a while.
Fourth I was mad that Taylor Hicks was not voted off Idol.
Fifth My favorite show, The OC made me angry by killing my namesake character off
Marissa Cooper. I am still in denial that they actually killed off the most
complex character on that show. I know my name is spelled Marisa but
when i was little NO ONE had my name on tv or anywhere else
NOW my favorite character is NO MORE
Seriously i think you think i am all nutso and loco en cabeso....but whatever

Do not even get me started on what happened on the Grey's Anatomy Finale
MCDREAMY cannot have two women
Addison deserves better
The vet needs dr. grey
enough said

I think tv show finales have put my emotions in a tizzy
BUT
they are just TV
and I need to get over it.

So when does the movie "the breakup?" come out?
anyone know?
I think at some point soon i need to watch Wedding Crashers again
That movie makes me die of laughter.
and
Nobody puts Baby in the Corner.

Happy Friday Y'all!
Go see Da Vinci Code
Drink Cocomut Martinis
and
BOYCOTT SOUL PATROL IDIOTS LIKE TAYLOR HICKS on american idol

-marisa

Feet in the Sand

Hi all
I am writing a quick post today because things are hectic at work
Let me just say I am very happy to be looking out the window
and seeing the sun today
As you may have heard it has been one heck of a rainy few days(almost more than a week of nonstop rain)

I just wanted to say hello
and now I am a new resident of QUINCY MA
HOORAY
My new house is pretty darn cool
We get our refrigerator delivered tommorrow morning
YAY
I am lost without our refridgerator
(our refridgerator is a MAYTAG/AMANA so it
was detoured from the factory to Boston because
of the Heavy Rains and Flooding)
BUT NOW i just got a call and it will be here TOMMORROW
I KNOW YOU ARE JUMPING FOR JOY
I KNOW I AM!

ciao!
un bacio tutti!

Marisa:)

Sachet Chante!

Hi y'all
I am so busy with work and packing right now
that i really should not be posting
but what is a day without a post to amuse you

instead of writing i have posted this montage
of a lovely furry friend of ours
located in the land of the large onion....Chicago

give Molly a woot woot!

ciao tutti!

Marisa:)

Tiffany Blue Shoes with Brown Accents

These are a pair of shoes my lovely husband is trying to convince me to get
I love them
I feel guilty though

what do you think?

-marisa

Fresh Churned Friday

I HAVE A DEEP DARK SECRET.
ITS PRETTY WEIRD
IT AMAZES MY HUSBAND and
anyone who has ever seen me at a Bickfords

I have an obsession for Butter


REAL BUTTER
ITS A PROBLEM
I KNOW
but so is my new obsession for Budweiser Select.

Sometimes when i am cooking i slice a bit of butter for the recipe and then
i slice a bite for myself
YUMM-O!!!!
also when i was little we went to IHOP and the waitress brought whipped butter(which as a four year old would see looks like ice cream) so i grabbed the little cup and gulped it down.....my parents were a bit
aghast at that. but it was yummy
so
Butter=YUMM-O

xoxo

Marisa

LICKA-BOOZE FRIDAY and Somber Thoughts

Ciao Tutti!

Its a breezy beautiful Friday here in Boston.
Its always lovely when the air is crisp and refreshing.

I think of sitting and pondering the beauty that is
Friday and reveling in the drama of the newest episode
of The OC. I am also excited that Ace got voted off
American IDOL. Is it just me but does that
PARIS girl on American Idol drive you to drink?

Kirsten the recovering alcoholic Mother on the OC
makes friends with the licka-booze again



I wish Paris on the American Idol show would
drink some booze too and get kicked offf



tell me how you really feel.....

Stubborn....Then I Flamenco!

Hi there
Its friday and a wonderful sunny breezy day in the land of the Bean
Beantown that is. I like fridays but when fridays involve long days
of paperwork i just want to whip my hands in the air and
FLAMENCO
I have had a BLURRY CRAZY week
Its been emotional and happy all at the same time

I feel like doing a powerful dance!

I am also inspired by Shakira
"Baby when you talk like that
It makes a woman go mad
......
You know my hips don't lie And I'm starting to feel it's right All the attraction, the tension ... Oh, you know I am on tonight and my hips don't lie ..."

asta luego!
baillamos!
ciao ciao!

Marisa

Livin la vie en rose

CIAO MI AMICI!

Isn't it starting to look like spring?
I know some of you are looking to :
"WHY HAS MARISA NOT POSTED LATELY?"
"HAS SHE FALLEN OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH?"

NO darlings I have not run off with my cat to a 24 hour sushi bar
I have not gone on a one way trip to BALI (even though that would be nice)
I have not gone to LA to try to get on the latest reality show TOP CHEF
I am here in 45 degree Boston.
Yes I am doing work
If you would like my autograph today please email me

I am just being peaceful and trying to get over a BUG that seems to
be bugging me and my husband. Isn't love grand?

well let me just say
APRIL IS ALMOST HERE>>>>>I NEED A NEW UMBRELLA BEFORE THE SHOWERS COME!
(maybe i will indulge in the coveted umbrella I want this weekend.....hmmm)

UN BACIO TUTTI!

-Marisa :)

HEIDI .... YOU HAVE FORSAKEN ME

Dear Heidi Klum,

You and Michael Kors and NEEEENA GARRRRCIAAAH
have gotten me really mad. Not only did you DISS Santino
But you have pulled a POLITICIAN MOVE

First you say to Santino
" Santino, You are too wild"
Then you say to Santino
"Santino you are TOO safe"

WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THAT COLLECTION?
NOTHING. I WANT TO BUY A DRESS FROM SANTINO
I HOPE SANTINO GETS HIRED BY ANTHROPOLOGIE
I WILL BUY HIS CLOTHES WHEN I HIT THE LOTTERY

I am happy that Chloe won
BECAUSE
She is a good designer too
BUT
my biggest argument i have with the show is this:
THIS GOES FOR ALL DESIGN

I was once told by a teacher that the most important
part of design was to have a plan. The plan is to communicate to
your other team members how to carry out the final project.
CHLOE DID NO SKETCHES AND HAD NO PLAN
Although her stuff came out beautiful(in a way if you like Puffed sleeves)
You (Heidi et al) did not set a good example by rewarding
a designer who does not have a clear cut desire to be perfection.

I will contradict myself now and say
That chloe is a innovative person. I loved her color and fabric choices
but one thing is for sure

NOONE I KNOW WILL BUY THAT FIRST UGLY PINK SATIN 1980s dress
NO- ONE

but bring on the chocolate and turquoise colors
girl

Congratulations

Heidi - I still like you
Michael- get a clue.....santino is gonna outsell your business someday
Nina- eat a santino sandwich.....just kidding.....appreciate all designers
you do not exactly agree with

being a designer is hard work
you cannot be everything to everyone

Santino should have won....BUT ... I will take Chloe Dao
She's suave.

-Marisa:)

ARE YOU IN OR OUT?????????

Good Afternoon Guys and Dolls,


TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT OF THE CENTURY ON TV(forget the oscars.....yawn)

8pm EST- UPN- America's Next Top Model CYCLE 6
9pm EST- BRAVO- PROJECT RUNWAY FINALE EXTRAVAGANZA
starring the ever so german superstar.....Heidi Klum

Start poppin the air pop popcorn now!
Its gonna be a fashionably good time.

someones going down...
someone is in
and the other one will be OUT

auf weidersein

Marisa:)

Bad Like Lindsay.....WINK WINK

Good Morning All.
Because it is LENT and I am Catholic I am feeling kinda guilty.
I have been trying to bid for this duvet from Snottery Barn
for quite a while and I keep getting OUTBID.
SO I JUST GOT BALLSY and I BOUGHT THIS from Pottery Barn.com

I do not usually spend money like this
Because I am the type of person who believes in saving for a rainy day
Today I decided WHAT THE HELL. I AM BUYING IT. If i do not like it
in person I will return it. In the meantime...I am so excited

Also I am a rebel today because 1) its friday and I by mistakenly
brought TURKEY for lunch(on fridays during Lent you are not supposed to
eat MEAT)FOWL is considered MEAT. 2) I want to make my hair look like
Lindsays Picture here....god give me the strength to let it grow like that
so for LENT i am giving up HAIRCUTS. (also after buying this DUVET cover
I probably cannot afford a haircut for a couple of months.
3) I am gonna celebrate that i do not have to work at 7am tommorrow tonight
by drinking a Martini. Yes my friends I can sleep past 6am on a Saturday Morning.
YIPPITY DOO DA DEE

Dave if you are reading this....take my credit card away.
I am trying to not go to the VS site.

Have a wonderful friday and weekend y'all
if i get my derriere on my computer tommorrow....y'all better watch out

Prayers go out to my brother in law Dave D. for the sudden loss of his
father. Prayers go out also to our little cousin Riley, who has recently
had a procedure and will have surgery next week. Our thoughts
are with you all. Thank you for reading my nonsense and stuff.

auf weidersein

Marisa