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March 2011

RT @AgarTheTerrible: If I were in a band, the name of it would be “That’s Stupid, We’re Not Calling It that”

Mar 31, 2011
Mar 31, 2011 2 notes
#pleatedjeans
Mar 31, 2011 5 notes
#nomi #showgirls #Elizabeth Berkley #ask elizabeth #book signing
Hello. I'm from SLC also, and while you covered the general feel of the city, it seemed like you missed out on some of the non Mormon bits also. The University of Utah is crazy liberal, and as a non member I feel very comfortable there. As soon as I hit Provo I get extremely uncomfortable. Happy Valley is not a great place. If you ever get the chance to come back, and are a coffee enthusiast, I suggest you go to Caffe D'Bolla, a little shop right in front of the library. They have an excellent siphon brew, and it's right in front of the library. The library. Go there. Also worth your time: 9th and 9th, the shops on Broadway, and well...anywhere that is not the epicenter of missionaries. It's a decent city if you can avoid the churches' chokehold on the city center. Good luck with your travels!

Hey there! I really appreciate the feedback! When I traveled to Salt Lake City to do research on polygamy, I wasn’t really interested in visiting the more liberal parts. BUT! I loved Utah, thought it was gorgeous, and am dying to go back! So, my next trip out there will definitely involve trips to the more relaxed areas. Also, much thanks for the coffee rec, I am addicted :)

Mar 31, 2011
Mar 31, 2011 2 notes
#cute overload #cute kittens #adorable cat #kitty
Mar 31, 2011 1 note
#drinking game

#honestly I have to stop rewarding myself with a glass of wine just for making it through the day.

Mar 31, 2011 1 note
Mar 30, 2011 1 note
#sepia #photo #redhead
Play
Mar 30, 2011
#skittles #cat #skittles touch: cat #video

You can tell if someone is legit crazy by how often they change their FB profile photo. :’(

Mar 30, 2011 2 notes
#facebook #crazy #relationship advice
Mar 30, 2011 60 notes
#redhead #sylvia plath #quote
James Went To See Britney Spears.
  • James: we saw britney!
  • me: i saw the pics!!
  • me: how was it??
  • James: held up with fishing wire
  • James: made to dance like a marionette
  • James: Gay.
  • James: it was gay.
  • me: aww
  • me: i feel so sad for her
  • me: she makes me sad
  • James: "She looks good!"
  • James: everyone said
  • James: but, she just looked sad to me
  • James: good, compared to two years ago
  • James: but she's so over it
  • James: --wait. i was just looking at myself in the mirror
  • James: nm
  • Find James at: http://ladouchebag.tumblr.com/
Mar 30, 2011 7 notes
#la douchebag #gchat #funny #gay #britney spears
Mar 30, 2011 899 notes
#pugs in a tub #pugs #cute overload #cute puppy
Welcome To My New Blog Format.

Okay, so I was doing this very silly thing where I had two blogs. One was LaRosaKnows.com, and the other was my Tumblr blog.

Essentially, I am not a computer wizard. I loved having a dot com because it made me feel important (legit, also?), but the Tumblr format was so easy to use and friendly and the beautiful layout…

Then I stumbled upon this blog that was a dot com address powered by Tumblr…

BAH WHA WHA WHATTTTT?!

To set up my dot com I had to hire a tech person, I used Wordpress which is allegedly the easiest format to use, and still I had troubles. But Danny solved all of those things and within 30 minutes BOOM! I was a dot com.

So, when I discovered that I could have Tumblr AND a dot com, I asked him if he’d help me out, to which I got the reply:

This of course made me feel like an asshole. So, I took to my own devices (dangerous), called an IT person, figured out how to alter an IP address, and VOILA!

LaRosaKnows.com on Tumblr is here!

The only problem seems to be that I cannot figure out how to get my old posts from the dot com back… but maybe that is the price I have to pay?

Anyways, WELCOME! :D

Mar 30, 2011 1 note
#tumblr #dot com

Bitches who try to flirt with their friends boyfriends should be destroyed, painfully and slowly.

xoxox

Mar 29, 2011
#wisdom #quote
Mar 29, 2011 6,335 notes
#hedgehog #adorable animal #cute overload
Mar 29, 2011 507 notes
#marc by marc jacobs #designer #clothing #fashion
Mar 29, 2011 77 notes
#julianne moore #redhead #red hair love
Play
Mar 26, 2011 1 note
#chris lilley #summer heights high #angry boys trailer #hbo
Mar 25, 2011 379 notes
#pug #pug art #art #adorable puppy
Mar 25, 2011 157 notes
#cat #adorable kitten #funny cat #funny animal
Mar 25, 2011 60 notes
#oreos #food porn
Mar 25, 2011 18 notes
#josh groban
Supermoon Strikes Again!

Okay, so, the “Supermoon” was on March 19th, right? It was the brightest moon we’ve seen in 18 years, and is extremely rare… blah blah.

Great, that happened. But you know what else happened? That moon has fucked up everyone’s shit.

I’ve had two friends go on a raw diet (wtf), Rebecca Black is famous and trending on Twitter, and Elizabeth Taylor died (why god??).

My friend Kristen said, “I’m super feisty and angry, and work was THE WORST THING IMAGINABLE!!!!! and I’M FAT!!!!!!!!”

And another friend, Ashley, told me, “i was driving to work, and i totally like got lost in my thoughts and thought i was on sunset but i was on santa monica, i thought i had missed the freeway. i’ve just had extra trouble focusing, and i keep having odd out of body experiences like forgetting where i am.”

The weather in Los Angeles has been abysmal, and Japan had a tsunami… I mean, hello, SUPERMOON!

My lady time is approaching this week (too much?), and my body has been going completely wonky. I have the usual cramps and I’m sleeping like crazy, but the cramps are somehow worse and even after sleeping 8 hours I need more. I’m breaking out and my hair has taken on a zig zag lightning bolt pattern on my head.

I’m just saying… SUPERMOON STRIKES AGAIN!

Mar 23, 2011 12 notes
#supermoon #period
Mar 22, 2011 3,540 notes
#little lion man #mumford and sons #lyrics #music #art
“Marry me!”—Maebe Funke
Mar 22, 2011 2 notes
#Arrested Development #quote #funny #maeby funke #marriage #wedding

I just told my godchild that they’ll never have a unicorn because they’re all dead :(

Mar 22, 2011
#unicorn #hipster
Mar 22, 2011 2 notes
#hotpockets #passive aggressive note
Mar 22, 2011 9,049 notes
#gummy bear art #gummy bear #candy #food porn
Play
Mar 22, 2011 1 note
#Chloe Sevigny #Drew Droege #video #funny #comedy
Mar 21, 2011 205 notes
#cillian murphy #hot #celebrity
Mar 21, 2011 1,982 notes
#love quotes #love #famous quotes
Mar 21, 2011 108 notes
#Quentin Tarantino

I’ve finally started reading the HARRY POTTER books, about a zillion years too late. I’m on Book 2.

Anyone have a favorite book?

Mar 21, 2011 10 notes
#harry potter #harry #harry potter geek #hermione #the weasleys #voldemort
Mar 21, 2011 10 notes
#redhead #redhead love #red hair #model #beautiful #photography
Your blog is algebraic

Hey, thank you! Polynomials are something that excite me too!

Mar 21, 2011
30 Day Plan: Go Vegetarian.

I have been very hesitant to write about this because A) I’m afraid I’ll cave and fall off the wagon and B) I write for a green website and often about vegan issues, and I am fairly certain everyone I work with assumes I am already a vegetarian if not vegan.

But the truth is that the only meat not in my diet right now is red meat, and that’s only because I heard that it increases the risk of breast cancer— so I cut it out. But I’ve been toying with the idea of going vegetarian for awhile, because I really do love animals and would like something to hold over other peoples heads! Additionally, working at Ecorazzi has really shed some light on the benefits of nixing meat, so I decided that I should give it a try…eventually.

I’ve read that going veg for 30 days and setting a start and end date is the way to do it, I’ve just been looking for the right time to put down the turkey, cold turkey.

Enter the Genesis Awards! An event I attended over the weekend which honors celebs and media types for their work with animal activism. I got to sit in on the ceremony, which was catered by celeb vegan chef Tal Ronnen, and watch as presenters like Olivia Munn and Betty White awarded filmmakers and broadcasters for revealing the dangers of factory farming, or highlighting a story about a puppy mill, etc..

The thing is, this event was essentially like being forced to watch PETA videos for two hours while being served vegan ravioli. The footage that went along with each award included cows being beaten, monkeys dying in cages, baby chicks being thrown into grinders, that kinda fun stuff!

So, while nibbling on my vegan cheesecake (note: some things do taste better with dairy I’m sorry to say!), I decided that I would start my 30 day vegetarian diet that night. Meaning that from Saturday, March 19th until Sunday, April 17th I will be all veg all the time.

Today is Day 3 of being without meat, and so far so good. This morning I had whole wheat toast with peanut butter for breakfast, as a snack a banana, and my lunch (pictured) of hummus, pita, taboulie and falafel. Everything has been yummy, I don’t feel deprived (yet), and I’m pumping myself up with the promise of veggie burgers in the very near future. I’ve also started taking vitamins in case I’m not getting enough of something (though what, I couldn’t say).

Luckily I live in Los Angeles, and aside from all of the restaurants having veg options, I also am two blocks from a vegan Thai restaurant called Bulan, and four from a macrobiotic joint called M Cafe— going vegetarian looks like it will be pretty easy.

I’ve also promised David that if I went veg, I would cook a vegetarian meal once a week for us to try (yes, this is an easy way for him to get free food but I also suspect that he may be curious about going veg and eating healthy). So, every week I’ll be trying out a new recipe and seeing how I do in terms of cooking sans the meat, and I’ll provide David’s feedback on it as well!

If anyone has any recipes/tips/snacks that help make the transition into veg easier, I am all ears!

Mar 21, 2011 7 notes
#vegetarian #ecorazzi #vegan #diet #food #recipes
Mar 18, 2011 66 notes
#cute overload #cute #cute kitten #kittens #adorable #photo
The Saddest Place On Earth: Airport Bars.

Ever tried to get drunk at an airport bar? They are the saddest places on earth and also, apparently, a spot where people go to make friends.

I made the horrific mistake of booking my flight home from Florida on St. Patrick’s day. So, after a week at home with no booze and cats for friends, when I got to the airport I decided that it was time to get my boozin’ on.

There is a gem of a spot at the Tampa Airport called, “Jose Cuervo Tequileria,” that looks not unlike your neighborhood Applebee’s. I rolled my carry-on in there, saddled up to a table, and ordered myself an Irish coffee.

Admittedly, there was a part of me that thought drinking alone at a bar might lead to some stranger interactions. The problem is that I don’t really like strangers, and I usually have enough of a bitch face to project that attitude. Like, when I was in the security line and the guard had to check my ID he asked me, “Why do you look so angry?” I wanted to reply, “Fuck off,” but instead I smiled and told him I’d “work on it.”

So, at Jose Cuervo Tequileria, I opened up my laptop and put in earbuds to try and discourage any undesired attention. But because the opposite of what I want to happen always inevitably does, I became the victim of some polite conversations.

“Want a little company?” A mid fortyish gentleman said as he stood over me. He had a receding hairline and a belly that hung over his business pants.

“No thanks,” I said and stared down at my keyboard. I felt badly but, come on, leave me and my booze the fuck alone.

After that approach the bar took on a new sad ambiance, as if the lights dimmed with this man’s deflated ego. Then I started to take notice of the people around me, of how tired they looked from traveling, or the prospect of it, the baggy sweatpants they all sported to be comfortable on the plane, how many tables had just one occupant either reading a book and drinking, or staring at the other single tables… It was depressing. My waitress came back, a woman that could have been my mother’s age but with braces and a hot pink scrunchie holding up her hair, she asked if I wanted fries to go with my drink. No, I didn’t.

That’s when I unintentionally locked eyes with a handsome black man at a nearby table.

“I bet you’re Irish,” he smiled at me widely. Maybe he wanted me to throw my head back and laugh, exclaiming “Yes! How did you guess?” and pull up a chair next to him, let him buy me a drink. But instead I nodded and pursed my lips, not amused. It’s not that I can’t feel flattered, having a good looking dude talk to me, but it’s just that I don’t know him, and he could be a serial killer rapist looking for his next redhead corpse to bury— I can’t be that corpse.

Whether it was my silent response, or my half snarl I’ll never know, but he gulped down the rest of his beer and left… I’m a horrible person.

Mar 18, 2011 1 note
#airport #bar #jose cuervo
Mar 17, 2011 40 notes
#lady gaga #photography #sexy
Mar 17, 2011 1,542 notes
#nailpolish #pretty #pink #photography
Mar 17, 2011 1,542 notes
#nailpolish #pretty #pink #photography
“What do you think? You can do anything, you lucky bastard, you’re alive. What’s a little pain compared to that?”—Nathaniel Fisher, Sr, Six Feet Under (via stefan823)
Mar 17, 2011 33 notes
#six feet under #michael c #Michael C Hall #nathaniel fisher #tv quote
Mar 17, 2011 1,163 notes
#adele #singer #beautiful
Mar 16, 2011 3 notes
#cat #cute cat #cute overload #kitty
Last Night In Florida.

I’ve been home on spring break and, yes, I’ve resorted to torturing our cats for my own amusements.

It has been a very quiet trip…

In the mornings I’ve taken to eating breakfast and blogging while my mom putters around the kitchen and leers over my shoulder saying things like, “What are you doing?” and “Is that a website?” After which we’ve spent the afternoons shopping or eating, but usually both. And nights have been spent at home, watching the History Channel and Vampire Diaries with my dad, which is just as geeky and odd as it sounds.

Florida is a very bizarre place to be on SPRING BREAK!! and not actually experience anything that is remotely like spring break. My parents, who are usually good for a nice bottle of wine or some very exotic whiskey, are inexplicably without booze and I don’t have the heart to beg for them to go buy some, like an alcoholic. And while driving around my sleepy beach town I have seen many a hot chick in bikini, however I myself have not been one of those hot chicks.

What gives? Well, as I mentioned in an earlier post, most of my friends are not in college anymore, so I have no one to really break free from the madness of spring semester with. Though I did meet up with some high school friends for dinner, and we experienced delicious Cuban food and sangria coupled with conversations about our jobs and relationships… all very grown up things. That was nice, and I enjoyed it, and I felt like the kid at the grown up table and in a way that almost felt rewarding.

I’m not bored, I’ve always liked my alone time and being back home where I can smell the ocean in my backyard. But I feel quite badly for our family’s four cats, who I really have been torturing with kisses, and belly rubs, and picking them up to cradle them like babies.

Poor kitties.

Mar 16, 2011
#florida #cute cat #cute overload #parents
Natalie Portman Is Reading My Blog.

Remember when I predicted Natalie Portman’s fall from grace a la Julia Roberts because the trick doesn’t know when to stop making movies?

Well, apparently she got my message.

In an interview with Collider, the actress talked about the fact that she’s going to be in a lot of films coming up, and said she feels kinda bad about it, because ya know, it’s kinda sucky (duh!).

“I did ‘Your Highness’ and then 'Black Swan’ and then 'Thor’ and then 'No Strings’. So it was really interesting. I feel bad for boring people with my face for a while.”

Don’t worry, we feel badly too.

The 29-year-old blamed the apocalypse, or something (classic backpedal maneuver).

“You have heard that the apocalypse is coming, right? 2012. The Mayan calendar,” Portman said. “I thought that I would get it all in right before. It was a great opportunity to get to do a lot of different things in a year.”

Listen, I don’t want to say I told you so, but…

I win.

Mar 13, 2011 1 note
#natalie portman #collider #julia roberts
Spring Break As A 26-Year-Old.

That photo is funny, not only because this kid considers going to Applebee’s every night to be a great time, but because I grew up with people who would consider that a viable and cool spring break activity.

I am officially on Spring Break myself, and what will I be doing with my time… (!!!) Going home to Florida to party with my parents!! Yay!

Spring break for me used to mean going to the beach, turning pink from the sun, and drinking enormous alcohol-filled Hurricane’s in plastic cups. But the fact is that I’m getting older, and a lot of my high school friends who are still in Florida are either A) Knocked up B) Married or C) Engaged, none of which is terribly conducive to an Applebee’s nightly binge.

It feels weird to be surrounded by people my age who are for all intensive purposes more grownup than me. Especially since I don’t think of myself as anywhere near marrying age or ready for children. Don’t get me wrong, I am happy for my friends because all of them are in amazing relationships and the steps they have already accomplished seem fitting for them.

But where does that leave me?

I am apparently the 26-year-old friend without a husband or baby on my arm. Maybe I shouldn’t feel weird about that, but I can’t help wondering if my growth as an adult is somehow stunted.

I read this article in the New York Times called “What Is It About 20-Somethings?” where they reported, “The 20s are a black box, and there is a lot of churning in there. One-third of people in their 20s move to a new residence every year. Forty percent move back home with their parents at least once. They go through an average of seven jobs in their 20s, more job changes than in any other stretch. Two-thirds spend at least some time living with a romantic partner without being married. And marriage occurs later than ever. The median age at first marriage in the early 1970s, when the baby boomers were young, was 21 for women and 23 for men; by 2009 it had climbed to 26 for women and 28 for men, five years in a little more than a generation.”

So, I know that I’m not alone. By and large people like me who can’t be bothered with things like growing up, making money, and having babies before 30, are on the rise. In fact, my friends in Florida who have already accomplished these things may become a thing of the past. But still, maybe because I am southern or was raised Catholic or have Facebook to remind me of all the people I am slacking behind of, it’s hard not to feel a little out of place when I go home.

My parents didn’t get married until my mom was 35 and my dad was 32. So the issue of marriage has never been one of high pressure in my family, in fact I can distinctly remember my mother telling me that there were lots of fish in the sea when I relayed the idea of marrying my high school boyfriend to her at the age of 18. My brother and I have always been encouraged to wait until we are ready, told that we have plenty of time, and expected to put most of our focus on our careers rather tan love lives. I suppose that’s why, at 26 and 24, my brother and I are both pursuing higher degrees and have yet to be hitched. That’s not to say that you can’t be married off and get a master’s degree, that happens all the time, but I’ve always thought that marriage would come much later in life, after I’ve made my millions and have a comfortable estate surrounded by a moat.

I guess the idea of going home and seeing what I don’t yet have in my life reflected in the faces of my friends has gotten me thinking about these things (marriage, babies, growing up). But maybe that’s normal? Maybe I’m not the only chick out there who fears sounding like a bitter bitch just for bringing this all up?

I suppose everyone has something they have to face when they go home, mine just happens to be married couples and pregnant bellies.

Mar 13, 2011 3 notes
#spring break #applebees
Mar 10, 2011 3 notes
#heart #love
“

And maybe I was wrong to ever think that you could love me
I was hoping you just couldn’t find the time
Have my efforts been in vain with pen and paper?
Did you ever care, did I ever cross your mind?

Only fools will go on and keep talkin’ to a wall
But I can’t fool around forever
And if stone is the wall that you’ve built around your heart
Then I guess it’s goodbye in this letter

”
—Alison Krauss “Last Love Letter”
Mar 10, 2011 1 note
#alison krauss #bluegrass #last love letter #love #quote
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