Absence

Sorry for the lack of posts lately!  I've been busy setting up the Finley Gold E-Commerce store with J.

Although it's not functional yet... you can still check us out.
www.finleygoldla.com

I'll be doing some posts about my lingerie store visits in LA very soon.

Back from Coachella!

This year, the good people at Coachella decided that you can only purchase a 3 day pass instead of buying a ticket per day.  I thought I could handle being out in the desert for 3 days from 11AM to 3AM in the morning... but that sure takes a toll on my body.  Unlike last year the weather was a lot cooler (thank the gods) and I mentally prepared myself for three days of chaos.

But before heading out to Indio, my girlfriend and I went shopping to find some appropriate clothes for the weather.  Something that would work in both 60 degree and 90+ degree weather, easily accessible to port-a-potty (aka no playsuits/jump suits/or long maxi dresses), dance appropriate (wouldn't want the girls to fly out mid jump), and something cute so one could bring all the boys to the Coachella yard... (and believe me there were many a boys)!

So we just got a couple of summer dresses from H&M and Forever 21... because we felt like they would get disgusting after 16 hours of sweating from the sun and serious dance partying.  Our outfits worked out great because I paired all my summer dresses with a scarf that could easily turn into a shawl once the sun set and the freezing desert temperature set in.  Also, there were so many people that body heat helped with the coldness.

Here are the trends/themes of what girls were wearing this year to Coachella:
Crop tops, cut offs, summer dresses, bikinis (only), bikini tops paired with cut offs, body paint, and tunics.  The outfits were a lot more conservative this year compared to last year...  Although most girls were still scantilly cladded... there was way more exposed girls last year... 

I'll be posting pics once I find my connector thingy...

Coachella 2010

Hey All,
  I'm leaving for Coachella this weekend.  For those of you who don't tknow what this is you can check out the website here.  It's a 3 day desert festival out in Indio.  I can't wait to go.  I went last year with my girlfriends from school, and this year we're making it a tradition.  I'll be there all three days so if you happen to be at Coachella holla at your girl:
Friday:
Imogen Heap, LCD Soundsystem, Jay Z, Passion Pit, Vampire Weekend

Saturday:
MGMT, Muse, Sia, Tiesto, Tokyo Police Club, David Guetta, Kaskade, Hot Chip

Sunday:
Florence & The Machine, Little Boots, Phoenix, Spoon, Thomas Yorke, Talvin Singh, Yann Tiersen

ahhhhhhhhhh  and I'm super duper excited about Imogen Heap because I've always wanted to see her in concert... and something always happens, she's sick or I'm sick that we just miss one another... and if we do miss one another this year... I think I might have to throw lye at someone (jk... or am i?).

 separated at birth?

Ocho-Cinco Strikes again!

Just when I thought Chad Ocho Cinco aka the "Black Mexican" was fading from my life... he comes back in full force.  Since I've left NYC the only "Dancing with the Stars" contact I've had was when I saw Pam Anderson on Jimmy Kimmel Live... but no... My little cousin has a crushy crush on our bebe Ocho Cinco... and it doesn't stop at Girl You Trippin'...  the new phrase for me and the girls at Finley GOld is : "Child Please" .
"Child Please is a nice way of tellin' someone f*ck you."

Here's another -ism from our Ocho Cinco:
Kiss the baby: when the fat lady sings

and on the youtube clip i've attached you can see Chaddy Chad shopping at Claires to buy some diamond studs... he's so thrifty!... and he sure loves a deal!

"Just cuz you got money don't mean you gotta spend it!"

The video is just pretty amazing because he pretty much covers all the issues of life... and you can probably find the meaning of life in this video... so watch!



Also our Ocho Cinco is an entrepreneur... you can buy his "Girl you trippin" shirt


...this is for you YJ!!!
and just in case you wanted to stalk him... here's his twitter.

Soapy Soap part deux

I'm thinking about what kind of soaps I can demo for you guys and what kind of soap molds I can use for future soaps.  Whoever suggests a really fun idea can win free soap!  Cuz I know everyone wants some organic soap.

Here are some creepy soaps:

Baby doll hands reaching for the water!!!

I kind of like this one... but since i'll be rubbing his tummy... he'll get skinny in no time!

 Something to wake you up in the morning... Bacon scented soap.

And the best for last... the D-20 dice for all those d&g geeks out there :)

Visiting the Farm... Emu-culate Conception

I went to visit my friend Maddy on her farm yesterday in Palmdale,CA.  She raises an Emu named Dory, a male duck named Daisy, 2 cats named Koco and Mo, a ton of silky chickens, and an assortment of aquatic creatures.


I stupidly forgot to take my allergy medication... so lo and behold I started sneezing and crying even before I got near the farm.  I got to see where my goaty goat would live... but i'm having second thoughts of buying a goat and thinking about just finding a local farm and purchasing fresh milk from them... (I can see the tears in my sisters eyes right now)... Goaty goat named **** will always be in our hearts.

But I think the bee hive is still gonna happen... just not in the near future.

I'll post pictures in a few but I'm working on a business plan today...

p.s. just re-watched the Wedding Singer with Whit... and I forced her to watch E!'s new Pretty Wild and I think we're addicted to the craziness/trashiness of the family.

but I love google because when I typed up "Pretty Wild"... this is the image that first popped up:

I don't know who they are... but they sure look fun!

Taping of Jimmy Kimmel Live!

So the camera does add a gajillion pounds. Jimmy Kimmel is really skinny in person, and is actually kind of hot.  I was surprised how normal looking he was in person and how different the camera made him look.  He's good looking and well not skinny like Kate Moss, but thinner than your average joe.

My friend Cheryl and I went to a taping of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"  today because the love of our lives, Nathan Fillion was a guest star.  Usually for these tapings they usually have another guest and maybe a music guest... but i had no clue and didn't care who they were because Fillion was going to be there!
Just in case you guys don't know who he is or what he looks like... here ya go:

He was in a bunch of tv shows and movies.  My fave shows are Serenity and Castle, and my fave movies are Slither and Waitress.
And he usually plays a heroic rebel who never abides by the rules, but always does stuff for the greater good... It seems his character/personality is pretty similar to the roles he plays.  He's also a big cutie and I'm even more in love with him than before.  wah.

But there were other guests on the show that were a big surprise and made me very excited.  The other actor guest was Pam Anderson.  She was promoting "Dancing with the Stars" and came to the show.  She's really tiny and doesn't have the the oompa loompa orange tan in reality.  The cameras just make her skin tone look fake-bakey and in person she looks a golden tan.  But I have to say she just radiates/oozes sexuality because I could even feel all the sexuality sitting 15 feet away from her...  I was drunk on her love.

I've been watching "Dancing with the Stars" with my sisters while I was in NY (most likely will not in LA)... and I'm a big fan of Ms. Anderson.  She's a very emotional dancer and  I think she'll do really well on the show.

The final act was "Crooked Vultures"  a "power trio' featuring Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters),
Josh Homme and legendary Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones.  Cheryl and I were standing outside freezing our tushies off... and wasn't impressed by this 'power trio'.  It was also funny to see sci-fi geeks there to see Nathan Fillion stand out in the cold staring blankly at the stage while this hard core rock was playing.

I thought there songs could've been better, because I love Dave Grohl's music, but found the two songs they played very repetitive and not inspiring...