Fabulous Food Show

As a last minute thing I was able to go to this because Danny's restaurant was one of the booths in the Grand Tasting Pavillion and he was helping his chef do demonstrations. All of the food vendors were there giving out samples and while eating a sample of parmesan cheese with truffle oil, a chocolate filled pizzelle and then butternut squash filled ravioli I was thinking that I was going to pay the price later and sure enough, I had a stomach ache after it was all over. I also tasted about 7 different kinds of tomato sauces dipped in bread and had a wine flight of 6 diffrent wines. It was great to experience all that gourmet food in one place, but I wouldn't pay the $30.00 admission fee on my own accord. Rick Bayless was demonstrating last night in "Kitchen Stadium" (Danny and his other chef's nickname for the demo area) but I didn't sit down to watch because that was during my overdose on samples.

The Office: Survivor Man

While watching this episode of The Office, I blocked out the dumb antics Michael was doing in the wilderness and instead focused on Jim's birthday party saga. You have to actually work in an office to appreciate the huge dilemma that Jim was facing. He tried to combine everyone's birthday into one designated day and have one huge party. Everyone agreed because he was in charge, but deep down inside they all wanted their own special party with special cake and recognition. They wanted Michael singing "Happy Birthday" to them in a high pitched voice, no matter how silly it is.

Good times at the Wall

Unlike Dane Cook, I actually had a great experience today at The Wall (Wallgreens). I went in for mascara because mine is so old it's starting to make my vision blurry. The rack of Jane cosmetics caught my eye as they were buy one get one free. As I was looking at them the cosmetics cashier said "Can I help you with anything?" I'm thinking here we go, I'm about to get bothered. I said my usual "No, I'm just looking". She said to go to her to check out when I was ready. Along with the mascara I was deciding between LIpKick Ribbons and Liquid Lip Color because I really wanted a new lip gloss and it was FREE, but it's so hard to pick one from a drug store without trying it on. I opted for the Liquid Lip Color in Touchy because the LipKick Ribbon compact looked too bulky and two of the colors it contained I knew I would never wear. I went up to the cosmetics cashier and told her I was ready to check out. She was the most pleasant person ever, and she gave me FREE SAMPLES! She gave me a sample of Neutrogena Acne Stress Control, and perfume samples of Celine Dion's Belong, Britney Spears' Curious, and Flair by Revlon (which stinks already, I can smell it through the package). I was on a shopping high as I walked out of The Wall! And I paid $5.30 for everything!

Election Day

I voted. I really didn't care about electing the councilmen committee at large or whatever it is I voted for, but I wanted to make sure I was still registered and everything went smoothly. Now I know I'm good to go for the 2008 presidential election next year, which I feel is very important to participate in. Now I'm cold brrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Why is winter coming so fast this year?

Garnier Nutritioniste Nuti-Pure

For the past 2 years, I simply cannot bring myself to wash my face at night. I end up passing out on the couch and only have enough energy to trek to bed. I wear full makeup every day and need to get it off at night so I've resorted to using cleansing towelettes. I've used every brand out there and when I saw that Garnier Nutritioniste Nuti-Pure
was new, and with purchase you got Nuti-Pure Detoxifying Cream Cleanser for free,
I wanted to try them. The towelettes get most of the mascara off which the other brands fail to do. I don't wake up with raccoon eyes! I'm still getting used to the Cream Cleanser. The packaging and smell reminds me of a hair product, which is weird for me. Also, the cleanser leaves a gross soap scum in my sink. I don't think I would buy the Cream Cleanser again but I'm glad I got it for free!

The Next Iron Chef

With Top Chef over, I got hooked on The Nex Iron Chef on the Food Network to fill the void. One of the main reasons is because local Cleveland chef Michael Symon of Lola and Lolita is on it, and he just might win. Another reason is it was filmed at the Culinary Institute of America, where Danny went to college. He and I went for a vist this past February and I kind of recognize some of the rooms where the challenges were shot. I cannot stand judge Donatella Arpaia. She just reminds me of an ultra rich New York socialite with bad hair and clothes. And her website has this intro that takes forever to load, one of my HUGE pet peeves. Well, only one more week of her and then we find out who is THE NEXT IRON CHEF when Symon and John Besh battle! Ha ha ha my life is consumed by reality TV.

Stinky

Today Danny and I went to the Barley House in Akron to watch the Ohio State game and meet up with his cousins. I never had this happen to me before, but some guy sat next to me and he STUNK! We were all in a row at the bar and it just permeated though me the whole time I was there! Just thought I'd like to share that.