50 Shades of Crazy on the Bachelor

I don't hide the fact that the Bachelor and Bachelorette are guilty pleasures. Is it the tears or the ugly dresses that look like they came from Tellos - I can't quite say.

On the premiere of the Bachelor we had a girl in a wedding dress begging for a kiss.

A girl crying on the stairs because she wasn't going to fight for a guys attention. You are are on the wrong show girl! That's what the Bachelor is all about.

Among all the hair extensions and spray tan and tears there was one shinning beacon of shame. The 50 Shades of Grey Girl. She showed up with a tie telling the Bachelor that she hoped he would show her how to use it. I'm pretty sure the look on his face was not excitement but fear and confusion.

Do girls not realize that guys don't read these books? Sean probably had no idea what she was referring too. As the night went on she just kept getting drunker and more ridiculous and kept pulling out her Christian Grey tie. Needless to say she did not get a rose.

I'm sure there are some woman out there that read the 50 Shades series who are normal but this woman pretty much sums up my idea of who reads these books and thinks they're good.

It's just as glittery as I hoped

Why hello there Furla glitter bag. I've been waiting for you and we're going to have so many glittery adventures together.

Imaginary secrets

Do you ever have the urge to blog but don't really know what to say? That's how I'm feeling right now. Shall I tell you about my weekend?

Derek and I went to a place called Penguin Pizza for dinner and drinks last night. The menus were called "Penus". I was really amused by that. We played trivia and lost. I really liked that place. We ended the night at Red Bones where I thought I lost my license and had a mini freak out. I wanted my margarita damn it! Luckily it was found and margaritas were had.

My mother came over today and I finally gave her her Christmas present. She gave me some nice bowls and a piggy bank with cash in it. I really have too many bowls though. I'm going to have to tell her I'm good on that front. She'll probably switch to mugs.

My mother thinks I'm very secretive about my love life. She asked me if Derek and I talked about moving in together and I told her that we planned on it when our leases were up. She asked me why I didn't tell her sooner and the answer is simple, she never asked. That answer was not acceptable though, clearly I keep secrets.

So that's pretty much my weekend. I'll probably finish reading Shatter Me, which I'm enjoying and then it's time for Downton Abbey! FINALLY.

Your first cassette and twisted ankles

I was reading this blog post by Amanda Palmer and it got me thinking as to what my first cassette was and if I was a musician and were going to play an album in its entirety what would it be?

My first cassette was Ace of Base the Sign

I sang every song at the top of my lungs and danced around my bedroom like I was on stage - or what a 10 year old in 1994 thought one should look like while dancing on stage. I still have this album on my ipod by the way. It's a classic I tell you!

As much as I love The Sign, I don't think that would be the album I would perform all the way through.

That honor would have to go to No Doubt's album Tragic Kingdom.

I bought Tragic Kingdom with a gift card to Strawberries that I got for my 11th birthday. I also bought a lava lamp (it was awesome). I didn't have a CD player yet because they were too expensive back then. My friends and I listened to that tape for hours and when my friends went home I listen to it by myself.

Tragic Kingdom is responsible for me twisting my ankle. I was dancing in my room by myself when I landed on my foot wrong and hit the floor hard. My brother hearing the crash came running into my room to see what happened. Oh no big deal. Just injuring myself skanking to No Doubt.

So if I had the opportunity to perform one album all the way through it would be Tragic Kingdom. But with less ankle injury. Plenty of lava lamp and skanking though.

Baby it's cold outside so get me my glitter purse

One of the first things I do when I wake up in the morning is check the weather. Today my blurry eyes read 7 degrees. Sadly this was not a nightmare but my very real single digit degree life.

With the holidays being over and the winter boots I purchased online not fitting me despite being really cute, I've been a little grumpy. I've decided to make a list of things that I do like about winter.

+ being inside with candles burning and snow falling

+ tea

+ snuggling under blankets

+ winter hats and scarves

+ ice sculptures

Well it's a start. Winter will never win me over but I do what I can and count the days until spring. Also, I have a red glittery purse coming to me shortly. Red + glittery + purse = happy Ginny. It also can't get ruined by rain or snow. It's the prefect winter purse.

I like the way you die boy

I saw Django Unchained last night. I thought it was great. The dialogue was probably my favorite part of the film. I did find it hard to watch the scenes of slaves being whipped or killed.

It was a bit long but it didn't feel that way while watching it.

Django is now my favorite Tarantino movie. He can be hit or miss with me. I loved Kill Bill but I can't finish watching Inglorious Bastards. I don't like a re-imagining of history. It happened how it happened and I can't get myself in the mind set of "what if".

Now the eating and movie watching is done and it's back to work today. It's currently 18 degrees out. I'm not looking forward to going outside today.

Year of the water snake

Hello and welcome to 2013. Is it everything you hoped for?

It's the year of the water snake.

Did I ever tell you about the time a snake or eel or something that looked like a snake or eel wrapped itself around my ankle in a pond? Fun times, really.

Golden Temple was packed. We somehow eventually got a few seats at the bar. Lil Anne is a master at chair sniping. I've never seen anything like it.

Melissa is back from FL and photo bombing better than ever.

My tights lasted a few hours.

$8 well spent :(

Here's my full outfit with rip in stockings. I highly recommend wearing fringe when drinking because it's really fun to shake your dress. This was at Washington Square Tavern which was much calmer.

I think this is my last GT New Years. I've done it two years in a row and next year it's time to mix it up.

I really need to exercise more in 2013. I've been lazy and eating and drinking a lot. I pretty much only drink water and beer. The water part is good but the beer I could cut back a little. I love the taste of beer. Some people like the taste of coke I like the taste of a delicious hefeweizen. Cutting back a little will be a good thing.

Happy 2013 everyone! May you never have a water snake wrapped around your ankle.