Original Regulator

As you now know from my last post, I'm big with hip hop and rap and today, the world lost a wonderful artist at only 41 years of age.

Here's to you, Nate Dogg

He was very low key and didn't pop off like Dr. Dre or Diddy, but he's been around since the beginning and worked with a lot of big artists in hip hop and was even in Chris Rock's movie, Head of State, where he rapped or, lyrically narrated throughout the entire movie. 

I mean watch the video. Before R. Kelly was, In the Closet, there was Nate Dogg. That man knew how to tell a story over a good beat.

You will be missed. 

That's My---

I'm white. Like SUPER white. My legs do not tan no matter what I do-girl be whiter then Wonder Bread.

I'm Irish, Italian, Polish, Danish and Scottish. Tell me that's not one white-ass combination of white right there. The only reason I tan at all would have to be due to the little bit of Italian but then again, I think most of that part of my heritage goes to my love of pasta so who knows?

There is apparently some African American ties on my Mother's side of the family but we can't prove that for sure.

Regardless, this white girl loves herself some rap. If I could listen to anything all day and everyday, it would be rap and hip hop. Now I'm not "hardcore" by any means but dammit if I don't have a serious desire to provide Jay-Z, Diddy, Kanye, and T.I. with some mix-race children at a moments notice!

My latest obsession is this new Kanye joint featuring Jay-Z, please enjoy.

I would really like to walk down the aisle to this song when I finally get married. Joe understands and thinks this is hilarious but for the sake of our grandparents, should we actually decide to go halves on a forever together, we might just have to keep this one for the after-hours reception mix.

Regardless, it's a good spot right? Can't wait to get stuck in traffic with the bass up tomorrow morning :)



In other news: Still have yet to see cat lady since blogging about her-kinda feel like I jinxed myself, oh well.
I have, however, successfully worn a different pair of earrings everyday so at least that's something :)

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I donated this morning and plan to again after payday.
Every little bit helps.

Oh, You Fancy Huh?

I have come to the realization that I have a slight obsession with earrings.
I can't stop buying them. The fact that I make my own and get a discount on them through Lia, only amplifies this sickness.

The worst part about the whole thing? I don't even wear them! I have one $5 pair of tiny hoops I bought at Target that I wear all day-everyday. The only time I switch it up and wear one of the dozens of pairs in my collection is when we're going to a wedding or event that requires a little fancy-ing up.
Don't think it's as big of an issue as I do? Consider this...

I just placed my first order in a long, long time with Lia and I bought four pairs of earrings! Scratch that-five! I was so excited to order the new earrings I ended up ordering the same pair twice and now I'm on the edge of my seat waiting for my credit to come back so I can get a different pair!

So I've made it my new mission to wear a different pair everyday. No matter what other jewelry I have on that day, I MUST switch up my earrings. Today I'm wearing Twix by Lia Sophia to go with this amazing new Bouquet necklace I got.

Granted, I cared more about getting the necklace, but rather then just sticking with the same old pair of hoops, I added Twix to complete the look without making things look too matchy-matchy (see, the City-Olivia is just awful btw..) 

So now I'm on this mission to stop wasting my money on stuff and start benefiting from all of these great pieces. 

We actually have to "dress nice" this week at the office so I have even more motivation to crack open the jewelry box and show off my lovely gems. 

Hopefully I can keep this up. I know I'll continue to buy earrings, I just need to make sure I'm actually making the purchases worthwhile. 

Golden Man

I don't know how many of you watched the Oscars this past Sunday. I did. I quite liked it actually and almost all of the actresses looked fabulous. Even the ones that didn't have the best dresses weren't really that bad either.

My friend Randi lives and works in LA and has been lucky to be able to stand on the sidelines at the Red Carpet for the past two years. This year she was front and center and everytime the Pre-Oscar Red Carpet shows turned there cameras on a newly arrived star, there she was looking fabulous herself and obviously having a wonderful time.

Hi Randi!

Jealous? You should be, I certainly am.

Now, I will say, while everyone looked more or less together, there still were a handfull (less then a handfull) of actresses whose outfits just didn't hit the mark. Co-Host Anne Hathaway had about 6 different dress changes and all of them were stunning. Some weren't my first pics of course but all in all she looked very nice throughout the entire show.

The one person I really made a face over everytime the camera looked her way, was Amy Adams . And I feel bad saying that considering I literally just blogged about a movie she's in. But the whole outfit just looked off.

The dress is nice, again, not my first choice, but the way she decided to put everything together gave us a final product that just didn't work. Had she put her hair up, off of her shoulders, I think the high-neck dress would have been more stunning. And the jewelry? I'm sorry, just no. When you're wearing a dress in such a deep rich blue AND you're covered in sequins, honey, you need to re-think your accessories.
Had she done an up-do with chandelier earrings, I think she would have been just as lovely as Nicole Kidman. Mind you, those need to be the most understated chandelier earrings in the world-not the hot mess picked out by Marissa Tomei.

She was another one that just couldn't complete the look. Her hair was a hot mess and the earrings she picked were just awful. The dress itself wasn't too exciting either. I think if it had been strapless, it would have made much more of an impact.

My feelings about all of this are, when you're spending crazy money on these really expensive, can only be worn once, dresses-they should stand alone. Don't go crazy with the accessories and make sure the rest of you looks as put together and cared for as the dress your holding up.
There's a reason girls spend hundreds of dollars each year on prom..... We're not gonna squeeze ourselves into our dress only to show up without having showered or combed our hair. I'm just sayin'

And Mandy Moore? What is this?

This is the Oscars. Who put you in a dress with a halter-top bustier? Just no. This ain't no MTV awards, a little classier next time if you please. The bottom half of the dress is wonderful-so why ruin it with a Madonna-style top half? Just why? I mean I know she didn't design the thing, but she did think it was a smart move to put it on....

I would say something about Cate Blanchett's outfit but dammit, if it were Lady Gaga in that thing ya'll would have wondered why she was so dressed down, so I'm not gonna hate on Queen Elizabeth. That woman can wear a garbage sack for the rest of her life and people will still beat down her door to read their scripts-chick is that good. So go on with you're odd bubble-big-circle-cut-out-pastel-with-mustard-stains-on-the-collar-looking self. Work it Queenie, work it.

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