prune of the week 5.17.08

i'm in canton right now with my mom and i just have to rant.

i'm 27 years old (soon to be 28 in little over a month, yikes!), and i live in cleveland. read:CLEVELAND. these things you all know.

i do not live in canton with my mom, i haven't in quite some time. so please tell me random family members and friend of our family - why do i still get invitations sent to my mom's address?

if you want to invite me to a shower, graduation party, or a wedding i don't think it is too much to send me my own invitation. granted i may not be married or dating anyone seriously but i'm not a child!

god forbid if i don't settle down and i end up being 40 and single, are you people still going to include me on my mom's invitation?!?!?!?!?!

i'm a busy girl. i don't like not knowing things that i am invited to.

for instance my mom sits me down this morning and is like, ok, i have a stack of invitation for us to go over.

A STACK OF INVITATIONS!!! whaaaaaaaaaaaaat???

there goes my summer.

what is the etiquette on this? is my asking for my own invitation too much?

cause i'm like well, if i'm a child who gets included on her mother's invitation i don't have to buy a gift right?

yup, no gifts will be purchased out of my checking account unless i get my own invitation. hear that people?!?

ok, rant over.

thank god i have my prune of the week : )

damn you number 7 plastic

dear makers of number 7 plastic ::

WHY, did you have to go and make this plastic bad for us?

WHY, did you force me to stop using my favorite UD and CLE+ pride nalgene
bottle?

WHY, does my nalgene bottle sit empty and all alone yearning to be fill with the
wondrousness that is H20 and be drank from?

WHY, do i now have to do more dishes because i use more glasses now?

i know some people, er, A LOT of people are still drinking out of their bottles. i did for awhile too.

i was thinking, no stupid plastic can make ME sick. i'm invincible!

but i noticed myself subconsciously not using your number 7 plastic product as much.

i noticed my nalgene being left in my car instead of being used everyday. what am i going to take to the gym with me now? if i pass out at the gym due to dehydration it is all your fault!

so, makers of plastic no. 7 bottles, can you hurry up and make plastic no. 7 - 2.0 so that i can buy another water bottle?

thanks!

alexa "loves H20" (insert last name)


p.s. for proof, look how sad my empty water bottle looks...

plum head of the week 5.14.08

i'm a bit tired from an awesome wine tasting event with court and georgia peach last night and a bit busy at work today, so you gotta love lunch break blogging.

i mean i have to post something today or my favorite poo poo will send me hate emails. xoxo

good thing today is plum head day and my dear friend captain joe p tone is going to do the work for me!

captain joe was the first guy friend i really became close with upon moving to cleveland. he was newer to the area as well and worked in my office (be it on the way other side of my office). it wasn't long before captain joe, bird and i were out causing tons of trouble throughout the warehouse district and cleveland in general.

since captain joe was lucky enough to snag a freaking awesome girlfriend (hi miss mel!) i have seen less of the prowling "where are all the ladies at" joe and more of the lovey dovey i'm going to stay in and cuddle joe.

which isn't a bad thing, mel is great for him, i just like to bust his balls that he doesn't hang out as much.

thankfully for cleveland's sake joe has emerged from his hibernation and is ready to entertain us all for the summer.

oh and did i mention that this friend of mine also happens to be the managing editor of Scene Magazine and is really freakin' talented - and don't forget hilarious.

so there was my ode to joe, don't worry he gives himself some more odes throughout his plum head questionnaire answers.

i heart you captain joe!!! xoxo

Where are you typing from?
My secret bunker at 1468 W. 9^th Street, overlooking the most crooked part of this crooked city’s crooked river. Unasked but worth noting is that I just returned from Dish Global Deli on West 25^th, where my life was changed by an off-the-menu Turkey Club. I’ll never taste another herb mayo again.

Occupation:
Professional typer.

Relationship Status:
Lucky to have found someone who tolerates an herb-mayo-eating typing professional.

How do you know me?
Former Scene cohorts, kickball teammates, and partners in gallivanting.

If you had to sell Cleveland to someone, what would you say?
It’s a nice size: big enough to keep you interested and busy, but small enough that there’s nothing – no restaurant, no event, no bar, no person – you can’t experience within a week of deciding you want to experience it/him/her.

What’s your favorite part about Cleveland?
Aside from the aforementioned manageability, I’m quite fond of the price of beer here. And Awesomefest.

If you had a last meal on earth what would it be?
Probably the half-rack-of-ribs combo from Malibu Grill in San Jose, California. Hands down the Best Restaurant Tucked Between a 7-11 and a Dry Cleaner.

What’s your signature wedding drink?
Tanqueray and Tonic.

Would you rather be the celebrity or in the entourage?
I imagine the celebrity sometimes wishes he was in the entourage, and vice versa. Me? I’d rather be anonymously rich.

Dream vacation destination?
Today: Los Gatos, California.

Favorite restaurant? (preferably in Cleveland)
Presently: Crop, Reddstone, and Lolita (during happy hour).

What’s your favorite blog (besides cleveland’s a plum)?
C-Notes, the group blog of Scene magazine – especially the restaurant, music, and sports coverage.

Least favorite day of the week?
Sunday. There’s always homework to do for Monday.

What’s the oddest thing you have ever publicly witnessed?
Nothing springs to mind, but the two Indians fans who, after bickering with Red Sox fans, ended up fighting each other at the recent game was fairly strange. I wish I could tell you more, but … oh wait! I wrote about it for my second-favorite blog, C-Notes!

What’s the next big thing you are looking forward to?
A July wedding in Savannah, Georgia.

What is a juicy bit of information that you think your fellow plum heads should know about me?
You’re a highly skilled kickball bunter.

FLAVORS

if there is such a thing as a foodie heaven i was in it at last nights FLAVORS of northeast ohio event sponsored by the american liver foundation ohio chapter.

talk about exclusivity. each of the 19 participating chefs were assigned to a table of 10 where they presented a six course meal of their choice right in front of the diners table. the event was held at the intercontinental hotel ballroom right next to oprah, yes that oprah, who was doing a speaking series right next door. no sighting though, le sigh.

anyways on the event. i was lucky enough to be given access to the vip pre-party sponsored by bacardi with food from paladar latin kitchen, where i drank quite a few peach mojitos, very tasty.

i sampled a lobster latte from crop bistro, this avacado ceviche in an ice cream cone contraption with POP ROCKS on top from chef's for hire, and a bloody mary mix filled syringe with shrimp from DANTE.

i also got to hangout with my blogger friend amelia (see picture!) from chef's widow and her oh so talented husband chef jonathan sawyer from bar cento and the soon to open greenhouse tavern.

the ballroom was immaculate. with each participating chef decorating their own table. my favorite table was chef doug katz's table from fire food and drink. he even brought in his own chairs and the centerpiece lit up!

my group sat at zach bruell's parallax table. if you read this blog at all you know my friends and i are huge fans. and chef bruell didn't disappoint when it came to the food and flavors. if anything though i wish he would have interacted more with the table like the other chefs seemed to be doing.

i was slow to taking pictures of the courses and by the time i was on my third glass of champagne i was like crap i haven't taken pictures of the plates! oh well, i'll just let you know that my favorite course was this phyllo dough crusted walleye with fennel confit and this creamy buttery delicious sauce that went straight to my thighs. oh wait, or was it the potato pancake with a berre blanc sauce and smoked salmon? maybe the grilled cheese served as an amous bouche? yeah, everything was awesome who am i kidding.

after the walleye course we had an amazing surf and turf sushi with lobster and beef tenderloin. um... yum! i DID take a picture of that.

after four different varieties of wine and champagne my favorite by far was the pinot blanc, first time i have ever had it. considering what a pinot noir fan i am one would think it would be a staple for me, well now it is!

from start to finish this event was amazing (minus the really overwhelming auctioneer), and hopefully i will be able to attend FLAVORS again next year and you should too!

although next year i will start fasting two days prior not just one day. seriously, i'm still stuffed. good times!

long weekend

this weekend was PACKED full of fun wanna hear about it?

:: i got my pay it forward package from the fabulous nilsa from SoMi! talk about a great start to the weekend. thank you so much nilsa!!!

:: thursday jewfroblue and alymcjew invited the downtown family over for a cheese party (see awesome pic to the right). we ate cheese drank some wine and watched the cavs lose. minus the cavs playing like poop the get together was grand!

:: friday bird and i went to the cleveland gladiators game at the Q. jewfroblue, alymcjew, matt and jesse also joined us. it was super fun because they won. and there isn't anything better then watching arena football, it's like football in high definition!

:: after the game we went to the thirsty parrot to catch the end of the indians game and to watch friday fireworks! i learned something new about my friend jesse while watching said fireworks. he gets hard for fireworks. seriously, i mean i had no idea he was such a fan. he's like a giddy little girl. ; )

:: i realized that i don't know when the grand finale in a fireworks show happens. i kept screaming GRAND FINALE GRAND FINALE!!! over and over again. i was totally jumping the gun, yup, that's me. i had a video of me screaming this over and over but accidentally deleted it, so annoying.

:: i'm better than jesse in guitar hero. his boy video game ego was crushed i could tell and he's not allowed to blame the beer consumption for his lack of skills.

:: saturday afternoon i headed out to big fun in coventry to pick up the blog prizes for my pay it forward contest. i will get them in the mail this week promise.

:: CAVS GAME!!!!!!!!!!!! muffin and i went to the game on saturday night and watched my cavaliers get their groove back. it was awesome, they stomped the celtics. now they just have to do the same this monday night too!

:: before we hit the after party we went to corner alley for some cocktails. we also stopped at pickwick and frolic to see my cousins grog and cathi. good times.

:: eighty81 and word of mouth promotions held a cavs after party at the house of blues. obviously muffin and i had to be there. free entrance, check. vip wristbands, check. lebron, check!

:: lebron james, delonte west (who was doing a shot next to me at the bar) and joe smith were all in attendance. there were a few other tall dudes but those were the only three i recognized. so because we were in the roped off vip section i was "supposed" to be playing it cool and not take pictures. i managed to sneak two pics but it was so dark in there it was hard to see what i was shooting. of course the one that came out his head was turned. oh well.

lebron got a new stylist, he's been looking mighty dapper these days

:: lebron's girlfriend savannah was super nice and i actually talked to her for a bit. although lebron did not smack my bum this time - we did dance!! boys got some moves. i generally think he is a nice guy, i mean he's still with his high school sweetheart (and mother of his two kids) which i think is awesome. it doesn't hurt that she is classy and gorgeous too.

:: muffin and i danced or butt's off and took our shoes off in the cab on the way home. talk about some burning tootsies. oh and did i mention that i think we were WAY over served. oops.

:: just got home from uncle andy's birthday celebration with the downtown fam. happy birthday buddy!!!!!!!! and thanks for the hospitality : )

:: jason and sara got engaged this weekend! the birthday cookout was also a time to announce the engagement to everyone. so exciting. congratulations guys!!!!

:: i'm tired, i'm going to bed. xoxo

mama

dear mommy,

consider this your mother's day card! : )

not really, but since you are off galivanting in toronto canada fine dining, riding around in limos, and are currently on a private jet heading back to ohio i don't think you yiayia and thea eros are having a bad mother's day to say the least.

you know you're the best and i'm not about to bore you with all the sentimental details instead i'm going to leave with the BEST homage to mothers around.

a little boyz II men!



remember when me and mandy used to since this song to you when we were in high school? i still remember the moves we coreographed if you would like me to do them for you when i come home next weekend let me know.

love your baby,

alexa

lebron smacked my bum

i love the cavs.

i know it's a very general statement but it's true. if i were to ever win millions of dollars i would give money to charity, family all the usuals, but then i would buy court side season tickets to the cleveland cavaliers.

i seriously want lebron's sweat to splash on me as he is running past me on the court. is that too much?
last year after the cavs won the eastern conference championship vs the sucky pistons the city of cleveland was going crazy.

muffin and i were at that final game (with awesome seats btw), and as we were leaving the arena after we danced around in the streets and ran into KJ, we walked past the view ultra lounge where muffin saw one of her party promoter friends.

long story short we were asked to come in free of charge (no thanks $20 cover). little did we know that the king would soon be among us.

we also didn't realize that we would be the ONLY white people there. i'm not kidding, muffin and i stuck out like a sore thumb - but it wasn't only because of our skin color.

considering we had just come from the game we were decked out in cavs gear. i had on jeans, flip flops and a "witness" t-shirt and my rise up towel over my shoulder - read: HOT.

the girls in the "club" (i hate when people call bars clubs, gag), were decked out. looking so polished and put together and i was a sweaty drunk girl dancing on an empty dance floor.

well the dance floor filled up and then the king came in. my jaw dropped.

i was in a bar with lebron and obviously he would notice muffin and i because of our stunning good looks, or because we stuck out like a sore thumb. obviously we took a picture...

lebron, just like us.

his friend actually came over to muffin and i to check us out, lebron was even waving at us - were being ridiculous.

so the night comes to a close and everyone is heading out, including lebron. muffin and i are standing by the stairs towards the door and lebron was heading our way. everyone was stopped and cheering him on letting him through.

everyones all trying to shake his hand and talk to him but he's not really stopping or making contact with anyone. until he came to me.

i have my hand up to high five his ass, and wait for it.....he actually high fives me!!

i high fived lebron!

now is when he touches my bum.

as he was high fiving me with his left hand he smacked my butt with his right.

i cannot make this up.

it was a smack like how the players smack each other after they make a shot or take a hard foul.

apparently i'm just one of the guys.

so as i am typing this thinking so fondly of this time last year the cavs are losing BADLY to the celtics.

they need me in the stands to win. thank god muffin and i are going to the game saturday night. don't worry lebron, i'll save you! but seriously dude you gotta pick up the pace you are playing like crap. why are you being so timid?!?!?

and the winners are....

first off, thank you to the whole 31 people that entered my little version of the pay-it-forward contest!

it was so funny reading all the answers and obviously it was a tough decision - or maybe it wasn't and i'm just being polite. i guess you'll never know.

anyways on to the winners.

first place goes to TIFF formerly(?) of truth bombs. congrats girl! even though you're a tigers fan i still love ya and just had to choose your answer. it was hands down the best entry...

"Detroit is a pomegranate. A little bit seedy, but once you spend some time with it, absolutely delicious."

second place which is just as cool as first place but not is RS27 of your beard is good. congrats dude! even though i don't know your name and simply call you beard you're still awesome and so was your entry...

"Los Angeles is a plum.

Is that taken? If so I'll go Los Angeles is a silicon burrito.

Looks so delicious, but is so fake."

now on to the random winner. i wrote all the participants sans tiff and beard which looked like this...

note surviving myself is the sole entry in pink... somehow it fits. ha.

next, in order to be fair, i camera videoed my choosing of the random winner. and to be even be MORE fair i ended up letting my roommate bird do the picking.

watch and see if you are the winner! or you can just watch and hear me squeal like a girl at the end. which is equally just as hilarious.

it was ironic that narm from white collared red-neck, (or "harm" as bird called him due to my awesome handwriting), won because he was semi close to being a winner with this response of...

"Cleveland is your Drunk Uncle - sometimes it is a bit disheveled and scary but goddamn if it doesn't provide a little entertainment."

...but the panel decided that due to his already living in cleveland he could drive his ass over to where i'm going to buy the t-shirts and buy one for himself.

but instead, the karma police had his name chosen and now he gets a t-shirt too! and i have no idea if narm actually will be excited to win like i oh so excitedly exclaimed at the end of the video.

so winners, just email me - lexy0702 at aol com, with which t-shirt option you want and the size and color (any color) you want the shirt to be made on. oh yeah and your mailing address, duh.

although narm, i think i can run to your apartment building from my apartment without stopping. read: it's REALLY close to my apartment. we'll figure something out.

anyways i'm off like a prom dress, thanks again for all your participation!

plum head of the week 5.6.08

the summer going into freshman year of high school my friend KJ and i decided that we were going to try out for the freshman cheerleading squad.

C-C-H-S! goooooooooooooooo crusaders!

i cheered in the 8th grade and i was pretty good. i danced for years and hitting the moves and keeping beat were never a problem for me - especially the voice projection.

KJ was good at all of the above as well, but one thing we sucked at and i mean really sucked at were the jumps.

did i mention that the year before my high school got first in cheerleading nationals?!? who were we kidding?

KJ and i practiced so much. i had a trampoline in my back yard and we would be like, "we are AWESOME on this trampoline!!", then we would go on the concrete and couldn't jump for shit.

we also couldn't do a back handspring. actually i don't even think KJ could do a cartwheel. we were a walking mess.

my "trick" was like a somersault, cartwheel and a round off - then i patted my head while i rubbed my stomach. look at me! look at me!

KJ and i bonded over our sucky cheerleading skills.

if there was a squad composed of loud and coordinated girls who just failed at toe touches and back handsprings we would have been captain and co-captain. for sure.

there are so many random stories from my childhood involving KJ, i mean we lived across the street from each other since we were like 6. we grew up together. to this day we even both work within minutes of each other.

basically what it comes down to is that there is something to be said for having someone in your life like KJ for as long as i have. friends like that are a hard to come by and i am so thankful that i have her and her family in my life.

love you KJ! xoxo

Where are you typing from?
Cleveland, OH

Occupation:
Promotions Manager

Relationship Status:
Married since 4/22/06

How do you know me?
I grew up across the street from you. Well, diagonally across the street from you!

If you had to sell Cleveland to someone, what would you say?
It’s the “Milan of the Midwest!” Seriously, how could you not love a city that has produced Bone Thugs N Harmony? Kidding. I’m a walking “Positively Cleveland” dictionary. I could sell Cleveland to a Pittsburgh native!

What’s your favorite part about Cleveland?
Cleveland Sports! And the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (insert shameless plug here)

If you had a last meal on earth what would it be?
Carrabba’s Chicken Marsala—no mushrooms!

What’s your signature wedding drink?
I don’t think we had one….I’m a little sad now! If we had, it would have been “Nuts and Berries.” It’s made of Frangelico, Chambourd and a little half-n-half. Go out and get yourself one right now!

Favorite Book?
Nice Girls Don’t Get The Corner Office

Would you rather be the celebrity or in the entourage?
I think the celebrity. Someone else get the spotlight? Nope!

Dream vacation destination?
Italy

Favorite restaurant? (preferably in Cleveland)
Chain restaurant-Carrabba’s. Non chain-Pickwick & Frolic Sunday brunch!

What’s your favorite blog (besides cleveland’s a plum)?
I only read yours!!!

Least favorite day of the week?
Tuesday. It’s the worst. Lots of week left to go before the weekend starts, and you’re not relaxed from the weekend like you are on Mondays. Nothing good ever happens on a Tuesday!

What’s the oddest thing you have ever publicly witnessed?
I worked in radio for 5 years so I’ve seen it all. A man having a conversation with his Frisbee in Voinovich Park was up there though. It wasn’t as cool as talking to a Wilson Volleyball ala Castaway! :)

What’s the next big thing you are looking forward to?
The new Cleveland Convention Center/Development of the Lakefront. And the NKOTB Reunion Tour. Equally excited for both. And I should also probably say our Baby who is due in September.

What is a juicy bit of information that you think your fellow plum heads should know about me?
Hmm…I’ve got some pretty good stuff seeing as I’ve known you since 2^nd grade…I know you’re unbeatable at Bubble Bobble and Oregon Trail, you would never let anyone borrow your American Girl dolls (HA-I’ve got my OWN Samanatha now!), you have an incredible singing voice and are a great actress, there is no one you love more than your mom and sister, and that we pretty much were awesome playing the game “War” against our sisters. Although I don’t think we ever actually played, just mostly set up for it all the time. Love ya!

admin note :: today is the last day to sign up for the t-shirt contest! if you haven't entered yet click here!

currently thinking...

...when did desperate housewives start to suck so bad?

...is it weird if i rent a tv for the summer? i mean my current roommate is taking hers and the roommate that is moving in in september just bought a huge brand new flat screen so i only need a tv for june through august. is this normal, do people actually rent things?

... that i hope that the cavs game on saturday vs the celtics gets scheduled as a night game

...um, poo poo is getting married june 14th! and we had such a wonderful time at her shower today.

...how much i love the backspin channel 43 on sirius radio. it's like old school hip hop night everyday.

...swooning over my new shoes, but annoyed that they were 25% off on zappos when i just looked. too bad i bought them at saks.

...wondering why i've been so sensitive these past few weeks. normally i'm a bad ass, but recently i've been a ball of emotions.

...not looking forward to having to be at work at 6:15am. that is an ungodly hour and no one should be awake that early.

...that i can't stop thinking/reading about christopher mccandless

...should i take these sunglasses back? i bought them in black this weekend but i'm not sure about them.

...gary coleman on divorce court?!?! PLEASE.

...that although i am so excited for poo poo's wedding i'm mad/sad that i don't have a date.

...about the fire alarm in my building going off at 7:30am saturday morning. and if there ever was a real fire i would never leave the building because i will simply go on the roof and a helicopter will come and rescue me with one of those rope ladder things. yup.

...why isn't rob and big coming back for another season? i'm going to miss them

...i really need to clean my room and change the light bulb in my closet

...that i may officially have grown out of watching the real world hollywood. well not really i will never stop whatching, but this season is the first time i am looking at the cast like they are all kids. and Brianna, seriously you need to put some clothes on - you look like a street walker.

...how i need to find doctors in cleveland. it is no longer logistically smart for me to keep going to the canton doctors that i have had all my life.

...that i shouldn't have drank a coke zero this close to bedtime especially when i have to get up at the ass crack of dawn.

...how i can't wait to finish reading "he loves me, he loves me not" by trish ryan. check it out for yourself too!

...tomorrow is cinco de mayo. i have always used a vacation day for cinco because drinking tequila on a patio is one of my all time favorite things to do. but i can't this year because well, vacation days with my job aren't all that abundant.

...that my roommate bird needs to give me some sort of alert when she has a boy sleepover. because i did not like it that while i was standing in the hall this morning in my bra and underwear a random boy got to see the alexa show for free. awesome

...that i can't wait to give away tshirts for my first ever blog contest! don't forget to leave a comment to enter. go, go now : )

song of the weekend

if this song and or carlton and doesn't make you want to get up and dance you have no soul.

also, don't forget to enter my pay-it-forward contest! carlton wants you to. for real.

it's contest time!

i have a confession to make, i hope you are all sitting down...

i did not come up with the title cleveland's a plum. i mentioned the origin of my blog's title on my first post but here's a refresher course.

cleveland's a plum was a tag line that was created in the late 1970's in order to reinvent the city of cleveland. it went, "new york may be the big apple, but cleveland's a plum!".

um, yeah.

the marketing campaign failed, miserably. surprised? the campaign itself now only lives on through retro bumper stickers and tshirts. oh yeah, and my blog!

so since i was lucky enough to win not one, but two pay-it-forward blogger contests i need to make sure this contest makes one hell of a splash.

awhile ago trish ryan left me a comment pondering what she thought her city's fruit would be. interesting idea i thought, i'll go ahead and save that one for later.

now is later.

so have you figured out the contest yet?

this is my version of the pay-it-forward contest (because you get an awesome prize), but with a twist.

to enter:
leave a comment stating what you think your city's fruit/vegetable/food/ice cream/etc, should be and why. if you live in cleveland already feel free to get creative.

i will choose two winners picked purely from what i think the best answers are and one winner that will be randomly drawn. also, if you aren't feeling that creative just leave a comment and you'll be entered into the random drawing.

the part that i like best about this contest is that you get to CHOOSE YOUR OWN PRIZE!!! and it's an awesome prize if i do say so myself...

the three winners will get their choice of the following two tshirts, "cleveland - you've gotta be tough" or "cleveland's a plum". the cool thing about these shirts is that the images are iron on decals so you will be able to choose the color, theme and size of your shirt!

did i sell you on entering yet?

option one: modeled by my lovely sissy! ironically she is wearing this shirt while in NYC. the shirt she is wearing actually gave me the idea for this blog oh so many moons ago.

work it sissy, way to show of the merchandise

option two: modeled by my roommate bird, she is SO tough. totally.

show me tough, get angry, get mad - you're in cleveland!

alright guys, the comments and contest are officially open for entries. no more lurking!! I'll announce the winners this upcoming tuesday or wednesday. go...

cleveland is a plum. what's your city?

i was hot

when i checked my email this morning i got very excited because i had a new kids on the block tour announcement email!!

instantly excited, i clicked through to the website to check out the tour dates to see when i was going to see my boys.

i wasn't happy.

there were only ten dates announced but no cleveland. where's cleveland?!?!

the little girl inside me cried a bit. then the adult in me realized that they MUST be announcing more dates. they must! i'll keep thinking positively.

so because i am confidant in what a beautiful woman i grew up to be i can share the following picture with you.

yes, that is me age 10, with my nkotb birthday cake - it even has my name on it!

the outfit, the glasses, the headband. i mean i don't even know what do with this picture but laugh. but it is proof ladies and gentlemen that i am true nkotb fan. they better be coming to cleveland.

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the cavs just lost. they need me there to win - i'm serious. someone should have given me a ticket (cough, cough nameless). damn those wizards! ugh. i guessing lebron is doing this right about now...

yes, that is gary coleman as lebron

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on a happy note, a happy birthday note that is. one of my favorite friends miss muffin is celebrating her birthday today! strike that pose lady. hope it's the best year yet and i can't wait to do dinner on friday : )

plum head of the week 4.29.08

although my roommate bird is leaving me to move back home to lakewood in one short month i have a feeling she'll still be sleeping on my couch on more than on occasion.

bird and i met when we both work at Scene together many moons ago. we became instant friends when we realized we had a lot of friends in common due to the west side of cleveland catholic school system that a lot of my UD friends also went through.

there was an instant ease with each other that quickly turned into us going out and causing trouble A LOT. bird likes to go out more than most. she is always, and i mean always up for a good time. dinner and drinks? a happy hour? bird is your girl. i mean i'm usually always up for it going out too which is probs why we get along so well.

i'm going to miss bird being my roomie because she is a true loyal friend who genuinely looks out for her friends and her family is oh so important to her (like mine is to me). she's such a good irish catholic.

speaking of irish catholic, i have just got to post this video of bird again, i mean i think i have picked up a few more readers since i originally posted this in march. warning though - i'm REALLY loud.

dance bird dance!!! xoxo

Where are you typing from?
Lakewood, Ohio

Occupation:
starting a new job on Monday!! Account Exec. for United HealthCare

Relationship Status:
Single

How do you know me?
We became “Hubbies” as co-workers at Scene and now we are roomies!

If you had to sell Cleveland to someone, what would you say?
Wow…this could be a long one, considering that I actually started crying one Friday night in the Dive Bar bathroom because one of my buddies (from Cleveland) was raving about how much better Columbus is than Cleveland, and TOTALLY bashing Cleve. C’mon….if you’re gonna say Cleve sucks….at least compare it to like Chicago or NYC…But Columbus—the place is landlocked! Shoot, I didn’t even answer the question…on to the next one, this is too long.

What’s your favorite part about Cleveland?
The people and the lake.

If you had a last meal on earth what would it be?
My Mom’s Chicken Potpie

What’s your signature wedding drink?
White Wine

Favorite Book?
The Joy Luck Club, To Kill a Mockingbird, Mr. Maybe

Would you rather be the celebrity or in the entourage?
Celeb!

Dream vacation destination?
Tahiti

Favorite restaurant? (preferably in Cleveland)
Parallax

What’s your favorite blog (besides cleveland’s a plum)?
I’m not a big blog reader…but Perez I guess.

Least favorite day of the week?
Monday.

What’s the oddest thing you have ever publicly witnessed?
One Saturday morning, I turned onto the Detroit/Superior Bridge and saw the most hilarious/weirdest thing…a guy on rollerblades down on all fours with a wheel for his hands to glide on with a giant stick and flag coming off of the back of him, just gliding down the hill of the bridge. I couldn’t stop laughing!

What’s the next big thing you are looking forward to?
Summertime drinks on patios!

What is a juicy bit of information that you think your fellow plum heads should know about me?
You snore.

the weekend in pictures

happy easter to me and all of my fellow orthodox people!

christos anesti! : )

so sometimes pictures can speak just as well as words, and that's exactly what you are all about to get.

i have realized that in doing a weekend recap it is just obnoxious and boring to type out AND to read. instead, thanks to my wonderful camera we have pics to tell the story.

here goes.

this weekend was one of the best i have had in a long time thanks mostly to teen and diva coming to visit from pittsburgh. i'm so glad they came i can't thank them enough for doing so. you girls rock.

friday night we hung out in canton and went to dinner with my mom and her friend cathy at iris. from there we did what diva named the canton 500. where we went from bar to bar downtown. yes canton has a downtown.

we had to stop and look at the art of course...


and there had to be some molestation of john belushi outside of the blue olive...


i mean is this a tractor?!?! what it is doing in the street? i guess it is art or something...

um teen, interesting position...

saturday we got up and headed to cleveland. first stop the rock and roll hall of fame. and thank you KJ for the free tickets!! xoxo

i totally played tourist at the rockhall and it was so much fun and way entertaining. the biggest realization i had though was how flippin' wee all of the musicians are/were. looking at their actual costumes in front of me i swear the dudes were all 5'4" and a womens size 4. but i don't have any pics because they are not allowed in the museum. DUH!

next stop. progressive field and the indians vs yankees game. we won! but not so much today, oh well. all i know is that grady may have his ladies but i wanna be a garko-ho. get it? i seriously love ryan garko.


i also love the batter's eye...


i love the clevelander too...


my friend rob asked me how he could get on my blog...

taking your pants off is probably a good way to accomplish that

after the game and going back to the clevelander, we headed to the public house to visit foxxy. now one would think we would be tired by now.

nope. teen, diva and i headed to touch supper club for old school hip-hop night. i love this bar but seriously the douchebag door guy has got to go. talk about an arrogant prick.

we looked like shit from being out all day but we didn't mind. as long at the music is good. which it always is.


once we left touch we headed back to my apartment where we found out that lindsay lohan was at the same bar with muffin and the gang in vegas. now i should have been there with them but this weekend was just as cool as vegas. well, may be not as cool but you get the point.

as i mentioned earlier, today is my easter. so i headed back to canton for dinner at my tia jo's house. wanna see the highlights? i knew you would.

hi everybody

zuzanne and her raspberry tiramisu...

yummy