In the land of make believe

Like a majority of young women in my demographic I read and enjoy celebrity gossip Web sites. Having lunch at my desk is like having lunch at a celeb frequented restaurant like The Ivy...except the food is not as good and the celebs and paps are on my computer screen. While they stress about how to stay relevant in popular culture, I am stressing about making a deadline for work. Tomato, tomato, right?

But recently, I confess I haven't been spending my lunch hour with Perez or Harvey and the TMZ gang. Instead, I've been doing a little shopping...in the land of make believe. I've been picking out clothes, shoes, bags and stuff for my place without abandon. As a matter of fact, today alone my online cart at J.Crew was well over $400. Crate & Barrel: $3,500. Bloomingdales? $4,000...and that was on bags alone. I'm one well dressed and well decorated young lady! That is until when the screen asks for me to enter my payment information and I change my item count to "0." I'm sure that in a few day's time, I could rack up enough points on a credit card to redeem them for my own island in Dubai. But sometimes, it's just fun to pretend. 

Fine wines and cheap beer

Did you ever notice some of the best conversations happen over a few drinks? Or that conversation seems to flow easier with every sip from your glass? I can't even count the number of times that has happened to me. Usually some of the best things start out like this, so why not name my blog after it? 

They say (they being the blog authorities) a successful blog focuses on a specific topic. Being the scatter brained in a good way type person, there is just no way for me to focus on one thing. I can't pick just one topic to be committed to...plus I've never been all that much of a rule follower anyhow. Instead, I'm going to try and focus on some of the things I love most in life: food, wine and cooking. After all, most of the interesting things I've got to talk about have at least one of those three things going on simultaneously. Throw in a rag-tag cast of characters bunch of interesting folks like my friends, and I promise you that at the very least you'll be entertained.


I know what you're thinking: great, another wannabe foodie blog. And while yes, I have a tendency to lean toward the finer things in life, I also consider a satisfying meal to be a box of mac n' cheese or bread and butter. Seriously, my friends and I lived off something we called "$5 dinner" in college for longer than I'd care to admit. So PBRs or fine Pinots, as long as I can enjoy it with some friends, alls well.


Hope you enjoy reading as much as I'll enjoy writing.