Month: March 2009

Monica is…digesting marketing ploys.

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I came across a few advertisements over the weekend, some marketing geniuses thought were mighty compelling:

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Nothing says classy like a Looney Tunes character around your neck. It was in my boyfriend’s Playboy magazine featuring Seth Rogen. Need I say more?

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I’m a little intrigued about this one, only because I have thick hair & I kinda hate dealing with it. Although I would hardly think a hair salon in a Korean strip mall would make a dream come true. A bag of money, yep…now that’s the kinda desparate stuff I dream about.

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This one has a damn easel & a stupid poster for the simple. Granted this was from a “sale” that I attended with a friend & boyfriend at the LA Convention Center. It claimed “super low prices” on electronics. Needless to say we were duped, 20 bucks were sacrificed in the process. The crowds were atrocious. I feel ashamed, since we genuinely thought there were deals to be had. I needed a camera. I am a dumbass.

Monica is…apparently a senior citizen.

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The fine folks at AARP sent me this in the mail the other day. I guess it’s kinda “cool” they want me to be apart of their club of senior food discounts, newsletters about bone density loss, & intimacy in your later-life. Shudder. How & why did they send this to me? Anyways, just in case your interested, hit up their web page (http://www.aarp.org/) Shit, I’m beginning to think they infiltrated my info through my frequent visits to Coco’s.

Monica is…in awe of this doughnut.

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The other day after our Farmer Boys binge fest, we couldn’t just end it there. As if we hadn’t consumed enough calories that night, we decided to top off our gorging with a trip to Krispy Creme. I’m seriously not a “sweets” person, but every now & then I have an unexplained craving for these trashy doughnuts. I guess it’s the fact you can commit a drive-by in the middle of the night & not have to get out of the car to order the doughnut above. (the cheesecake doughnut filled with mysterious magical goo!) By the way when I bit into that, I felt my lungs fill with cheese almost immediately. Delicious. A moment of innocent bliss. I don’t think I ever want to know what the nutritional facts are to this thing.

Monica is excited…for next tuesday!

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Guess who’s gonna breathe some Rudd/Segel air? Yep, it’s me. Thanks to my dear friend who woke up at the crack of dawn to win tickets from Kroq, we get to go to the world premier of I Love You Man. St Patty’s day isn’t just gonna be ducking drunks & skanks dressed in short green outfits, It’s gonna be fun! Pics from the night coming soon!

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Super fun, great light hearted movie, Paul was adorable…loved the night.

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Monica is…always happy about a shopping trip.

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It was my day off today and was really excited to head over to the Century City mall for a few hours and do some window shopping. I really miss shopping. When I had a decent paying job, eating, traveling, & shopping were my top things to do. I always think about it everyday, because these are great things to savor in life, although not having funds makes it nearly impossible to consistently do them. So for now just a stroll and maybe one tiny purchase (a supersoft marc by marc jacobs hoodie I snagged on sale!) will do. I usually come down to this mall simply for the Cusp boutique (Part of Neiman Marcus). Its truly a beautiful store with the perfect mix of high & low fashion, perfectly trimmed down to the best pieces from my favorite designers. Plus their sales are just amazing. I came in early so it was just me & two other people sifting through racks of fairly new spring stuff already marked down more than 50% off. It’s incredible how the recession has affected these specialty shops. I truly hope its not a casualty of this shitty economy because its a pretty special place.