What I Saw On My Walk Yesterday...

This parking meter's birthday

Spring.  Just kidding.  It's LA, Spring arrived in January...

This dog.  That is not real.  Uncertain as to whether he used to be real and was stuffed or soft toys have just come a long way since I was a kid...

This innovative chair.  Slight design flaw given America's obesity levels. 

These palm trees having a fiesta in the park.

On closer inspection, these palm trees appear to be wearing sweaters.  Probably to keep them warm in the cold SoCal sunshine and high temperatures...

That's right...I took my middle income Sunday outfit for a walk over to Beverley Hills to see how the other half was living today.  They seemed fine.  Probably because they have a lot of money.

This parking job.  Rich people just pull in and get out.  Lines aren't for rich people. 

This floating stone sculpture.  Rich people stones just hang in the air.  Poor people stones don't.  Feel this is a very important metaphor for something.  If I wasn't so shallow, I might know what it was. 

I know you're rich, lady, but cover yourself up.  This is a puritanical country and you can't just do what you want.  Spring Break is over - no more Girls Gone Wild.

Location: Beverley Hills
Difficulty Level: Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
Things I learned: I am not rich and famous.  I know - came as a shock to me too.

Things That Happened At Work This Week

1. Walked into a meeting and Ron Weasley was sitting there. Turned to my left and Ron Perlman during his Beauty and The Beast years was there. Neither of them responded to the name, Ron. Nor were they amused. Ron and Ron have no sense of humor.
2. Sat through a 2 hour road-map discussion on something and made a lot of notes which made me look very smart. And interested. Pretty sure I have just written my first novel.
3. Ate my lunch.
4. Got reprimanded by the parking guy. Apparently I was going 17 miles per hour in a 10 mile zone. Showed my displeasure by winding my window up while he was still talking. He won't do that again.
5. Had my new employee stop by so we could brainstorm on digital strategies. Talked about boys. Think we have it covered.
6. Wore several excellent outfits - saw no one on those days. However, saw everyone on the day when I was looking a bit skanky. There is no justice in the world.
7. Wrote a lot of lists. Thinking about starting the tasks next week. Just need to write a list of steps to take to get started.
8. Had a meeting with 8 people in my office. I wanted to squeeze more in and go for the record but they moved to a conference room and it's hard to set a record all by yourself. These people are no fun.
9. Knocked out some handstands.  Wasn't easy. Or attractive
10. Broke the printer.  Shh.

Terrible Struggles I Have Had In My Life

• This morning I put on a dress and I stuck my arm through the wrong hole. I can't get out. This is not the first time this has happened.

 

• It's Kirsten, not Kristen.
• This one time, I wanted a cupcake and they only sold them in packs of four. So I had none. It was awful
• This other time I was at the mall in the public bathroom and they didn't have those sensors on the taps and I had to turn it on myself. With my own hand. Than to add insult to injury they didn't have the sensor paper towel holder and I had to pull it out myself. Again, using my hand.
• Yesterday when I got home, I had to park a block away from my house because selfish people parked on my street. Outside my house. In my secretly designated spot.
• When I was young, I was only allowed to get 10 library books out at a time. My education was stifled. To this day I don't read as good or talk as good English as I could have.
• Sometimes my air conditioning is too cold. And too far away to change
• It's Thursday
• My headset broke so now I have to hold my phone. Which is particularly hard on my arm with tuberculosis that has not fully healed*
• I had to delete some apps from my iPhone so I could upgrade to ios7. And now I don't have that Bic lighter one for concerts. So, now I can't go to concerts.
• I have to watch some shows On Demand because I can't DVR more than 2 at a time
• I had Mexican food for lunch last week and I lost a corn chip in my salsa and then my recon chip went AWOL
• I can't see certain people getting hit by the karma I was promised. What goes around is just standing still.
• I just started watching a new Vampire show - The Originals - and I need someone to write up a character synopsis because my head is too tired to figure out all the main characters. All four of them..
• I tried to braid my hair and this happened. And now I have to look like this today.

Started with such promise.  Maybe if I put a bow on it?

*See previous blogs. You should probably read all of them in case you missed something.