Emmy Rossum is probably best known as an actress who starred in The Day After Tomorrow as well as the screen version of Phantom of the Opera. She came out with her first album not too long ago and this one song stood out. The song features a FrouFrou/Imogen Heap-esque vibe with a little bit of Enya thrown into the mix. I think she's so pretty!
Emmy Rossum
Album: Inside Out (2007)
Song: Slow Me Down
414 W Gray
Houston, TX 77019
My co-worker one day started fantasizing about this super delicious meatless garden burger that she had at Barnaby's and was adamant that I go try it. Since she was so convincing, with dripping saliva and all, how could I not go try this burger for myself?. Unfortunately, there were two different vegetarian burgers on the menu and I could not remember which one she told me about. So I asked the waiter which one he preferred and he did me wrong! He suggested I order the Boca burger. I should have known better. I've had those frozen Boca soy patties that you can buy at the grocery store before and EW! It really wasn't that bad but it was not spectacular. I began to question my co-worker's taste buds until she told me that I ordered the wrong item. Anyhow, the good thing was that their french fries were some of the best that I have EVER had. They were seasoned! Oh seasoned fries how I do love thee. They're wonderfully delectable. I like my fries skinny and crunchy and they satisfied both! And there was this special sauce that they had that was pretty darn good too! Anywho, another thing that my co-worker mentioned was that she preferred the River Oaks location to this one on W Gray, so I'll be going to that one next time. Side note: Mr. flamboyant man at the host/hostess counter was a bit rude! How dare he sass me!
I consider Methodist to be one of the nicest hospitals in the Medical Center. Their cafeteria is super and offers some of the best stuff. Me likey!
*Disclaimer: Do not read the following blog if you are religiously sensitive. Do so at your own discretion. I don't mean to insult anyone and write what I honestly feel and if you can't handle it then OH WELL!*
I normally like to keep my blog airy, light-hearted and cheery and prefer to refrain from using it as an emotional dumpster, but I'm going to make an exception this one time because I am irked beyond belief. I have this really weird and freaky thing that I do sometimes where I like to make eye contact and smile at any person that I may be walking past. Sometimes I'll even throw in an animated hello with a British accent. After today however, I may have to retire this practice and simply stare straight ahead with a look of contempt. Why? Because today, I made the mistake of making eye contact with this:
6811 Kirby Dr
Houston, TX 77030
The bf thinks that the Chicken Marsala at Prima Pasta is one of the best that he's had. I always order their Chicken Alfredo. The bf normally doesn't like pasta dishes that have a creamy sauce to it but he actually likes the one here. They also give you complimentary garlic bread and it is so GOOD! It's like the garlic bread that you would make at home. The owner of the place always makes a point to stop by and check up on you. Upon my first visit, the owner guy caught me staring intently at the painting he had on his walls. They are magnificent! He told me that he commissioned this woman to paint his walls with this Italianeqsue theme. I just love it! It's something that I would consider doing to my breakfast area so that every morning, while I'm having breakfast, it'll feel like I'm eating my meal in Italy! Lovely yah? Of course, the lady is now super popular and lives in another city and prolly charges both arms and legs for something of that caliber. The only down side is that they don't have lunch specials so whenever we go for lunch, I'm eating a lot and paying for it in every way possible.
In an opera, an aria is an elaborate melody sung solo with accompaniment. On this particular day however, Aria was the ridiculously charming little girl who was celebrating her birthday princess style. I've been caught in a cuteness epidemic as of late. Life's not fair when even a barely four year old tyke has eyelids that are capable of growing the most gorgeous set of eyelashes! Not fair indeedy!
One of the first albums that I ever bought was Cranberries No Need To Argue and it prolly still is one of my fave's. I remember being at my friends house working on a school project and she had this album playing on her boombox. Remember those days?!? I was in the 6th grade. So, the other day, the bf told me about this band from Dallas called Miser that had done a cover Zombie. I caught it on the radio and it's not bad at all! Maybe I'll feature some of my other favorites from the Cranberries in another entry.
*photo courtesy of amazon.com*
Miser
Album: Colors (2006)
Song: Zombie
The bf's boss has the CUTEST little girls EVAR! My fave is the middle one. She's got the most breathtaking smile that I'm sure just wins over her daddy every single time. She's only five but already she knows how to smile with her eyes! Oh! Be still Tyra's heart.
I was jones'n for a Chino-Jap fashion magazine so I stopped by Nippan Daido, a Japanese grocery/convenience store located at the intersection of Westheimer and Wilcrest. It's a great place to go to if you ever find yourself wanting to make sushi. They have the seafood and all things asian. My objective was just to go buy some magazines but I came out with a bag of foreign goodies. I wanted to try everything! My fave mags are ViVi and With but they only had one called NON-NO. I LOVE these mags. I like the casual/semi-casual outfits that the models wear. And it's a good source for hairstyles too! All the goodies were good!
It's been quite some time since I've made oogily googily eyes at a designer handbag. I was flipping through this magazine and this purse just caught my eye! Well there were actually two bags that caught my attention but I wasn't able to locate a picture of the other one. In any case, the bf already vetoed my request. Boo! I guess I'm only allowed to ask for pricey camera equipement that I have no idea how to use. Yay to that! The biggest problem with the purse is it's color. I have no business handling nice things because I'm not capable of taking care of it and keeping it minty. But it's so purrrty! I would look like such a mature little lady carrying it around. Bottom line: Will my camera fit in there?
Louis Vuitton Epi Leather Jasmine
$1,180.00
Ivorie
*photo courtesy of eluxury.com*
I wasn't a very big fan of Jason Mraz until I saw this You Tube video (see below). You have to watch it. When I first saw it back in '05, I literally watched it a 100X over. It's addicting and if you're a girl, or a sensitive guy, you're gonna wanna do something along those lines for your wedding. Because that's exactly what I want to do! The video was directed and produced by some Californian college guys who call themselves Wong Fu Productions and have become somewhat infamous in their hometown and beyond. I absolutely LOVE this video. But what makes it so great is the song that they used! I fell in LOVE with the song and wanted it to be my wedding song. As a music snob, I know I want something that has never made an appearance (a-hear-ance?) on the radiowaves. I'm Yours is a song that Jason Mraz has had out for awhile and it's never been on an official album but he's played it at his concerts and small venue shows. It sucks because I just found out that it'll be on his new album coming out this May and I just know that it's going to become an instant fan fave! Booo! But in any case, it's a great song and I just know that you will love it!
Jason Mraz
Album: We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things (2008)
Song: I'm Yours
Part 4 of 4
This has everything else that I wasn't able to fit into my other categories. Hope you have just as good a time as we did if you plan on going to the Rodeo this season!
The day that we chose to go was the same day as the Hannah Montana concert. Everywhere you looked, there were little (some not so little) girls sporting blonde wigs. How can one girl have so much power!?!
The prize I won for the bf, and the prize he won for his girl. Haha!
This little bunch of adorableness just screams 'gangsta babee'!
Some of us indulged in some painting of the face.
That's right y'all! I'm a kitty kowgirl!
