NorCalPeach

It's Been Too Long My Love

2010-07-15T22:11:00.000-07:00

I've been so terrible at blogging...So much for me being a professional blogger! After Canada, I just kind of looked at my computer and went "eh...I don't feel like it." Facebook and Surf The Channel took over and everything else just fell onto the back burner...I really want to blog more, so this it. I will TRY to blog at least once or twice a week...Hopefully it can get it me into the swing of things and I'll start posting more often. For now, I have some new possibilities and I really hope they work out well! One of those new possibilities...His smile just makes me giggle :)

Why I Love Google

2010-07-15T21:57:00.000-07:00

You always make me smile :) Thank you!!!

Canadians...They They Know The Way To My Heart

2010-05-29T09:51:00.001-07:00

I will have photos of this place, for sure. I went there yesterday with Kendall and her mom, and let me tell you. They know how to make your stomach happy. I had the most delicious quesadilla that had an unexpected ingredient: yams! Soo delicious. With a little bit of sweet, and a little bit of spice, I had the best lunch I've had in a loong time. I bought the Rebar cookbook, and I can't wait to take it home and start cooking for my friends and family.

PS, the Caesar salad is so scrumptious!

My First Morning In Victoria

2010-05-28T11:11:00.000-07:00

I think I'm hearting Canada right now...Off to downtown Victoria...Can't wait to get photos and stories!!!

Another Way To Make Me Melt...

2010-05-18T16:08:00.000-07:00

My 4 year old nephew runs into the living room when I arrive at his apt, and says "Adwin, wiw you stay hewe fowevew?" *he says it JUST LIKE THAT*

Crazy Animal Sex

2010-05-03T22:41:00.000-07:00

Or Maybe they're just taking it slow...

I Never Thought I'd Be This Person

2010-05-03T22:35:00.000-07:00

(side note: NOT my dog...)

How To Make Me Melt

2010-05-03T22:24:00.000-07:00

My Dad called me this afternoon while I was at work...

"The little one misses you." So, he hands the phone over to my nephew..."Aunt Adrienne, will you pick me up and take me home? I want you to pick me up and take me home!"

Seriously!?!?!?!?

Tyler, WHY DO YOU HAVE TO MAKE ME LOVE YOU SO MUCH????

Whip What

2010-04-15T22:30:00.000-07:00

My sister knew how excited I was to watch Drew Barrymore's directorial debut, WHIP IT. So, she recommended that I read the book. I did, and I totally loved it. It was just so sweet, so funky, and so a teenager trying to be cool. I loved it! I totally felt for Bliss. Her yearning to be in a different place, feel something new. The joy in meeting a new boy to just go crazy silly for. Then the heart ache. Oh the heart ache. It sucked and made me want to cry. Boys suck balls!

Now, I'm done reading the book and I really want to watch the movie, which I have to watch at my sister's place bc she has the DVD...and it's Blu-Ray. Mother fucker. I'm not so lucky to be up with the Jones' ;) and have all those cool gadgets...(OK, so I have some. But not that one. I'm the kettle. My name is Black.) I start watching it, and I can immediately notice the differences between the film and the book. I knew that the author of the book also wrote the screenplay. I was expecting the film to share the same emotion and teen angst that Ms. Cross exposed in her book. What did I see? Nothing. Boring, lame, quiet, nothingness. It felt so long, but as the audience, we missed out on all the secret inside jokes shared between Bliss and Pash. We missed how strong their friendship is.

Oliver. Where do I start. Physically wrong. And the whole Señor Smolder wasn't even mentioned! In the book, you get the idea that he's this mysterious, oh-so-hot, make your knees go week and you need to change your underwear the moment you lock eyes with him. The dude they chose for the film, and his debut was less than stellar. It sucked ass.

I'm just bummed that Drew Barrymore, a chick that I think is so rad and I really admire how she turned her life around, disappointed me with this cool story. All in all, great actresses in the film, but bad movie. Check out the book. SO MUCH BETTER!

Aah! I Don't Know

2010-04-09T21:20:00.001-07:00

There are some times during my day where all I do is second-guess myself, and wonder…I wonder what I’m doing here…Why I can’t just throw myself into this life and live it to its fullest. Cliché, yes. However I truly believe that we cannot be a waste on this earth. There cannot be such a thing. I want to know WHY I am here. Am I just filler? Am I just here to help people pass the time away? Am I here to be the scapegoat for people? It definitely feels like all of those are true. It’s hard to believe that I am here for more than anything else. I do things in hopes that people will notice me…Not to be photographed, not to be famous…But for my ‘friends’ and my family. Even possible suitors. Am I not doing enough? I feel so invisible lately. I’m not writing this have people feel sorry for me. There is no pity here. It’s just life. I’m not the only person who feels this way. Shit, I really hope I’m not!

I just want to know why I feel the way I do. I don’t think that enough therapy or medication could ever help me understand this. No matter how hard I try, I still get back to this point. What am I here for? What I am doing? Where am I going?

I haven’t written in here in a long time, and I feel terrible. Not that anyone really reads this, but just the action of posting makes me feel better. Maybe someone, somewhere might read what I write or post? I don’t know. Blah.

Goddess In Human Form

2010-03-29T21:41:00.000-07:00

Meeting Kelly Cutrone on my street in San Francisco...One of the best gifts the Universe has provided me this year. At a point in my life where I can't believe that I am anything but subhuman, and so many of my friends are pushing me, supporting, and encouraging me to get to where I want to go. Reading her book, If You Have To Cry, Go Outside, although some people may think it's an easy way to make a buck, such a great way to get people, like me, out of my shell. I was once super confident about who I was, and where I could go, and what I could get. Now, not so much. I look inward to find that strength again - however it helps so much to have the friends that I am LUCKY To have, and have people like Kelly Cutrone to give great advice, and just be real. So anyway...Yes, meeting Kelly Cutrone - AWESOME! Hopefully this will be the fire under my ass to get my life going...

Here Comes The Sun

2010-03-22T00:28:00.001-07:00

This month we celebrated your life; the beautiful life that was taken away from you so suddenly, 10 years ago. Cheers to you, for giving me the best smile I've ever seen. The best laugh I've ever heard. The best friends I've ever had. I love you. I miss you.

Mahalo.

Snob

2010-03-22T00:26:00.001-07:00

This is what happens when you do brunch in the Marina. $9 mimosas. Seriously???? Nob Hills needs to get us a great bottomless mimosa brunch. Hurry!!!

Missing Out

2010-03-21T23:53:00.000-07:00

My sister took this photo at the family house up in Mendocino this weekend - I totally missed out!! Trips up the Mendocino are always the best. Surrounded by beauty, away from sirens, stupid drivers, phones ringing, and neighbors screaming. There USED to be a gorgeous view of the Pacific, but SOMEONE decided to build a house there. The silence at night is deafening, but it's what I crave when I'm in the city or in suburbia. Creepiness factor: the pitch black night staring at me through the windows of whatever bedroom I sleep in and reminds of that movie with Liv Tyler...The Strangers. You know the one, with the group of psychos that kills for fun. OK, so I have not watched it, but still it's scary! Imagine being in the middle of a forest and anxiety is like a flurry when all you can think about is "When will I see a face in the window?" Haha, yes my imagination runs wild. It happens when you're surrounded by beauty. You just can't NOT think about fun and crazy things.

Where Am I Going??

2010-03-11T20:57:00.000-08:00

How did I get here? I haven't read anything in a long time...blogs, books...I haven't written...blog, journal...I want to get back on it, but I feel so behind! I need a kick in the ass. I need a change.

A Dream Deferred

2010-02-19T22:19:00.000-08:00

What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?

Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.

Or does it explode?

by Langston Hughes

Pelican Sighting

2010-02-09T21:27:00.000-08:00

Taco Bell in Suburbia...One man trying to "shoo" a pelican off the roof of his car...No such luck until he drove off about a quarter of a mile and the pelican got bored. Yay for Mother Nature - the best entertainment EVER.

Born To Read

2010-02-07T10:39:00.000-08:00

So you know how Facebook has page or fan suggestions? I saw this one for Soulmates Photo and I was like "eh, another random thing that doesn't matter, blah, blah, blah." However, I clicked on it and started looking through the photos, and I came across this one. How awesomely adorable is this? SO CUTE!!! This photographer definitely has a great eye and I am super jealous. Plus that baby is so goddamn cute. You can check them out at www.soulmatesphoto.com. Enjoy!

Football? What's That?

2010-02-07T10:26:00.000-08:00

Happy Super Bowl Day everyone! Today is one of the most glorious days for the American people. We eat, we drink, we sit on our asses and yell at the TV for a few hours. Wait, that sounds like almost every day for us.

I am not a fan of football. I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area watching football because, well, that's just what people do, right? Plus the 49er's practiced in my hometown and I could walk to the field and watch them up close. My school had Joe Montana Day and we dressed in 49er colors and praised him when he came to our gym to say hello to all of us.

Alas, as I grew older I would just tell people that I didn't completely understand the game. One day, I woke up and decided to come out. Stop lying to myself, and to others. I HATE FOOTBALL. Seriously. I hate it. It's a lame sports game that people watch so they can live vicariously through others as they run and violently attack each other, while wearing PROTECTION. What about Rugby? Now that is one bad ass sport.

I digress. I don't like football, but I do enjoy Super Bowl Sunday. Why? Because I get to eat fattening food, drink alcohol, and hang out with friends. Also, I love the commercials. They are pretty awesome. SO if anyone is offended by my short rant, fuck off. I let you watch football and you let me hate it and we all live happily every after. Thank you.

Mahalo.

Today I Had to Go Outside And Cry

2010-02-03T22:31:00.000-08:00

Because I got my Kelly Cutrone book! So excited to join The Style Titles for their first book of the year. If You Have To Go Cry, Go Outside by Kelly Cutrone is the first on the list. Hoping for some great perspective and some great discussions!!! Thank you Nicole and Jeanne for this great new venture. You two are awesome!

Health Scare

2010-02-02T23:41:00.000-08:00

So I just subscribed to the magazine Body + Soul, and in the Jan/Feb issue, they have this awesome article on what they believe health care reform should really be. Enough with these goddamn pharmaceutical companies. We need to talk about health care from the ground up. What we eat, how we feel, how we exercise and interact with other people. What are life at home is like. What our life at work is like. Enough about trying to FIX all of these problems, why can't we learn and teach people to PREVENT these problems?!?!?!?

At the end of the article, they share a few stats, beginning with this: " Many Americans assume that our health-care system is the best in the world, but statistics tell a more complicated story."

95% of US health-care funds go towards treating illness.

5% goes to prevention.

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38% of American adults use CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine).

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18 Minutes: Average appointment time with a physician in the U.S.

18 Seconds: Average time a patient speaks before a doctor interrupts.

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$76 Billion: Cost of health care associated with physical inactivity in the year 2000.

I seriously can't believe how wasteful our current health care system is. Where is all the money going? Oh, wait. Don't answer that. STUPID QUESTION. Right now, I am unfortunate that my employer does not pay for my health care. Fortunately, I pay for it myself. I am poor because of it, however I'd rather have it than nothing at all. What's $200 a month compared to THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS of dollars in debt because I got into a car accident. Or got pneumonia. Also, I am very fortunate that the doctor I chose, one that was recommended to me by someone in my family, is amazing. She took the time to get to know me, ask me what was stressing me out, and really listen to what I had to say. When I had my melt down and she wasn't there to see me, she called me to find out if I was OK and told me what she thought she should do to help me. That is a doctor who is DOING HER JOB. Rather than just tell me how to fix things, she tells me how to stay healthy. I appreciate her so much, and I am so happy to have found her.

I should not be the only one gushing about my doctor, every citizen in this country should be gushing about their own doctors instead of complaining about how shitty or rude theirs is...Or that they do not have one at all. I really agree when people say that it's up to us to change health care. Better eating habits, exercise, and really listening to our bodies. Yes, I definitely need to practice what I preach. With more encouragement I know that I'm not the only one who can be inspired to change. Like Mahatma Gandhi said "Be the change that you want to see in the world." We should all be practicing this, and showing others, especially the children of today, how to properly take care of themselves, and not RELY on doctors to FIX them.

HBO Developing Biopic On The Original Carrie Prejean

2010-02-02T17:17:00.000-08:00

HBO Developing Biopic On The Original Carrie Prejean

It's interesting what hate gets you these days.

(post from Perez Hilton)

The Style Titles

2010-02-02T13:59:00.001-08:00

Check out my friend's awesome new site, The Style Titles...this is where I will be receiving all of my fashion textbooks, and learn how to be socially relevant in today's world. ie, I have no idea how to dress or even pretend to look like I'm put together. So wish me luck!

The Style Titles

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Goober

2010-02-01T22:43:00.001-08:00

I just can't get enough. I miss him!!

Confession

2010-02-01T22:35:00.000-08:00

I get excited when Interwebs people acknowledge me. YES YOU, YOU ARE IMPORTANT!!! (and yes I just said 'interwebs' - I like that word)