Friday, May 30, 2008

Sex and the City

After many years of waiting for closure in reference to four of my favorite television characters has finally arrived - SEX AND THE CITY "the movie!" I'm looking forward to seeing Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha rekindle the chemistry that for many years had me hooked each and every Sunday night!

When the show aired its last episode a few years back I burst into tears when the credits started rolling. I couldn't control myself. I felt as though I had lost four of my dearest friends to a lifelong sabbatical to a remote location without human contact from the outside world. I immediately went into Sunday night withdrawals because for several years Sunday nights were dedicated to meeting with two of my dearest friends (Mika & Dee Dee) and dishing on what we thought about Big etc. Long gone are those days but as I sit hear they are as fresh in my memory as waking up this morning. I've never before in my life been dedicated to a show as I was to Sex and the City. It spoke to heart of single women across the globe, across color barriers and women of almost every age. The FASHION became a huge part of the show and drew me into a fashion frenzy with Vogue, Fashion Week, Manolo and Jimmy. I've yet bought a pair of Manolo's or Jimmy's yet but one day I'm going to strut myself straight into the shoe department at Neimans with my freshly pedicured toes and place my feet into a pair of leather foot gloves and not even shriek at the price. Place my plastic down on the counter and walk out with my head high and neimans bag swinging in tow. What a wonderful day that will be! Hmmmmm....martinis anyone!

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

AT&T Moment

I can't believe what I did this evening. I had two year old meltdown on the phone while talking to the AT&T customer service rep. I had a good reason though - I had purchased a usb port a few weeks ago that unknowingly was not compatible with my laptop therefore I returned the gadget with the expectation that everything would be voided etc. A few weeks later I started getting bills from AT&T then delinquent bills started coming in the mail and I immediately called customer service. That was a joke because I had hung up with no help in site and had to return to the store with the intentions of having everything cleared up once the representative went into the computer system and printed out a 2nd & 3rd receipt. Why today, when I came home from a really really really long day at work and found another bill from them waiting and staring up at me from the table. I grabbed my cellphone and called those &%%%##@@@ (pardon me) and the customer service rep had the nerve to tell me I would have to go back to the store and when she said that I lost it and started screaming like a two year old at the lady. She probably thought I was crazy but I was fed up with the run around approach and asked to speak with a manager. She put the manager on the phone after a few minutes on hold and the manager took care of me immediately after viewing my account that showed I had not used any minutes. She apologized repeatedly and stated that they didn't want to loose me as a customer. I responded with disgust in reference to the treatment I had received trying to clear up the account issue. She apologized again and said she would take care of everything. I felt bad screaming at the lady but it did feel good...heeeeee...heeee...try it sometimes just have a complete meltdown on someone you don't know over the phone its a bit liberating...I 'm kidding that was not an excuse but after my long day someone had to feel the heat...sorry AT&T. Do you think they would be interested in sending me a free iphone for my troubles...

Extremely Belated Photos from My Birthday in Sept 07

My Mom (left) had a hard time keeping the surprise but she did a great job of walking out of the room when she needed to chat with Marlo about the plans they were conjuring up. She said she was relieved it was over because she was about to tell me everything if I kept harassing her...lol
Marlo (left) the BEST COUSIN ever she coordinated everything - and is extremely good at keeping secrets....
All smiles from the Concilio Crew - hugs to my ex-coworkers! (Elizabeth, Jorge, Me, Tara and Yoko)

Check out my sister Angie (right) and I - don't we look hot! She did a great job of surprising me for my party - Thanks Sis!
My dearest Michele, Penny & Katie helping me celebrate turning a year wiser...lol....gotta love these girls for coming out on a weeknight!
Myself and Phylisa (my BFF from Stephen F. Austin State Univeristy - Class of 2004) We Rock! Phylisa joined me at my birthday celebration last year (yeah these photos are few months old...oh well)

Sunday, May 25, 2008

Life in the Entrepreneur Lane

I'm addicted to watching yet another reality show "Life in the Fab Lane" w/ Kimora. She's crazy, inspiring and successful. I've realized that it only takes getting your foot in the door and from there everything seems to fall into place. Timing, networking, believing in your product/service and surrounding yourself around talented individuals will shift your success into overdrive. Happy Memorial Day!