Pondering while Lounging

Sometimes you have a day when you really do not want to say much
but you need to say something.
its almost september. i really dread september.
the weather gets colder and you cannot go to the beach.
i love august. this august has been ok
but somehow i feel like my life has been so backwards lately

it seems like the end of august brings on the serious
misconceptions you have about everything.
number one in my book to ponder is how to make
the most out of this two job work seven days a week kind of life.
i am getting really tired of this whole routine

the only good thing about upcoming september
is that:
1) good fashion is coming soon!
2) hot soup
3) no more bathing suits
4) no more shorts and capri pants
5) hooray for patterned tights and BOOTS!
6) hugging my cat for warmth at night instead of pushing her away since its too hot out.

is it Friday yet?

-marisa

1 down...694 to go!

If i had 695 dollars
I would buy this bag
and
never eat again

j'adore this Kate Spade creation:
El Morrocco!

(SIGH)

marisa:)

Being 30 deserves a Tattoo !

So.... while reading my usual daily reading of People.com
I came across this cool picture of Christina Ricci.
I think she only gets better with age( I used to think she was kind of dorky)
I do too.(get better with age that is)

Not only did this picture make me envious
but i think it would be pretty sexy to get a tiny
tattoo under my bustline

I have not done this.
But its an idea....one that i would need to really think about.
There is something about nice scripted type as a tattoo that makes me quiver.
Maybe this graphic designer in me needs to be revealed


Its pretty cool to be 30.
I think I am liking it.

Happy Friday everyone!

-un bacio tutti-
Marisa:)

go stick some Harry Winstons up your nose!

Good Morning all
This is a tribute to The now AUT-ED Alison Kelly
May you have many more wonderful adventures in design because you kick ass
I would buy your stuff anyday!
I am just a tad bit annoyed
my favorite girl , Alison on Project Runway
got aut-ed.....NOT ONLY IS SHE CREDITED WITH GOING TO MY ALMA-MATER
BUT SHE IS THE BOMB_DIGGETY WHEN IT COMES TO STYLE!

She has such potential and ingenuity
I loved how she loves fashion and really is passionate about it

TO YOU VINCENT: go stick some Harry Winstons up your nose!
I do not want to hear about how your fashion dress with paper mache art
made you " get off" nor do I even want to think or envision such
a thing ever happening to you.

Ok so i am a bit angry with Project Runway
RATINGS ARE NOT A DETERMINATING FACTOR IN THE SUCCESS OF A TOP DESIGNER
THE SHOW NEEDS TO BE ABOUT FASHION AND CREATIVITY
AND AS AN ARTIST(yes i still am one..believe it or NOT)
I FIND IT VERY DISHEARTENING THAT PROJECT RUNWAY
WOULD VOTE OFF SOMEONE TALENTED IN FAVOR OF AN OLD FOGEY
WITH SUCH OUT THERE BEHAVIOR THAT HE CANNOT KEEP UP WITH THE TIMES

I need to take a breath now

Oh yes...I am enjoying 30 so far...in case you were wondering
(but that is another story for another time)
I am THIRTY AND FLIRTY!

-marisa:)

30 is Tres Chic! Quelle Jealouse?

Today is August 2
The day after my new life at 30 began

Today is a good day
I finally got to try Neptune Oyster in North End
IT was awesome and highly reccomended

How could i not be cool
its 105 degrees here in the city

literally (see picture above)
I am Marisa

fabulously
30
and
about to jet set to Bermuda

YOU KNOW YOU ARE JEALOUS! ha ha ha
I do the hollywood celebrity thing...
I am taking a CELEBRITY CRUISE

now i know you are jealous
ha ha ha

xoxo
Marisa:)

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.....