It's been a long and grueling year full of obstacles, big and small. Our team has worked really hard this year and our customers have been loyal(thank you), and so as a small token of our gratitude we had a company dinner at Morton's Steakhouse downtown. We don't do it often, but every once in a while we try to taste the fruit of our labor - helps us keep perspective.
Anyway, we had a blast talking about 2009, and got excited as we looked into 2010. And to all you A-Listers, thank you for supporting our brand and allowing us to do what we do, hopefully one day we can take you to Morton's with us!
Headed north...
Medium, please.
Get it, Ally!
Stupid auto-focus. Too hungry, no time to re-take the pic.
Quite possibly the best key lime pie I've ever had...and my grandma can make a mean key lime pie.
This is what a satisfied belly looks like...
My sister's birthday is on New Years Eve, she had no idea it was coming. A little camera-shy, but appreciative none-the-less...
Man, we've been spoiled this month! 5 gallons of cookies, a fully catered lunch for our whole company, and now a bunch of Godiva chocolates...plus in 1 hour we're going to Morton's Steakhouse for our year-end company dinner. Heck yea!
Around here, if you say, "There's chocolate(donuts, candy, or anything unhealthy for that matter) upstairs...", it's devoured in minutes(the early bird really does get the worm). I hope nobody from the office reads this becuase I jacked the truffles and milk chocolate gems before anyone could get them! And if you are in the office reading this...shhhhhhh! Come to my office and I'll hook you up... *note to self, "Don't spoil your appetite, Morton's is money."
There's nothing like a cold brew after a long day of work(intended for an of-age reader), or during a long day of work for that matter(intended for a responsible reader). I just thought of that because I was browsing through Urban Outfitters' website and found yet another Local Celebrity shirt! I don't know how I missed it before, but I did, and here is it...
For those who can't read our special person sign language, it says "BEER". Click here to get your own...
We've had a blast working with the legend that is Bob Ross. When people see his face they are instantly transported back to their living-room 20 years ago as they sat in amazement at the wondrous landscapes that this soft-spoken artist would so effortlessly create on his canvas. Either that or they sat in amazement at the sight of such a glorious afro on an old white dude...
Either way, this is an exclusive and official Bob Ross t-shirt that we made just for Urban Outfitters. Click here to get one...
...IT'S TIME TO GET FAT! Some people say that putting on a few extra lbs. during the holidays is perfectly acceptable...I plan to take full advantage of that creed by way of cookies - "Chinese Style" Almond Cookies to be exact.
Every December one of our vendors drops off a 5 gallon paint bucket(unused of course) full of buttery delight for our company to stuff our faces(and bellies) with. If you've never had these cookies, I highly recommend you do...
These cookies are P.C.
At first I found this hilarious...but then realized that somebody probably learned the hard way. I looked like the kid in the picture when these bad boys arrived. It should say, "Warning, gluttons will get fat."
Our friends over at Urban Outfitters found this pic in U Magazine Online and sent it to us today. This is the official Bill & Ted's movie poster shirt we made exclusively for UO. Last we checked, it was blowing out of their stores, so if you want one then get in there right quick before they're gone!
In the great state of California you have the right to be summoned to serve on a jury once a year. I have been lucky enough to avoid service two times in the past, but fate has a funny way of catching up with you. I got summoned once again a few weeks ago and had to serve this past Monday. If I didn't get sat on a jury that day, I was done with my service, but if I DID get sat on a jury then I was stuck for the duration of the case. Well, I was THIS close to being dismissed from the court, but the guy that got sat on the jury before me was cut because he came up with some bogus claim that swayed the lawyers to cut him from the jury...thus leaving me to fill in his spot as alternate #2.........ALTERNATE! That means I had to sit through the whole trial and come up with all of these brilliant opinions about who's lying and who should pay what...but I don't even get to deliberate with the 12 core jurors!! I have to sit in the hallway and play sudoku on my iPhone(on easy) while everyone else gets to play with cool evidence and bring the law on some deserving sucka!
Anyway, on my way into the parking lot at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, I noticed a huge production going on with the new Porsche Panamera sitting out front in a matching silver with cameras all around, and the street was all blocked off. I figured it was going to be a Porsche commercial for the new 4-door, but it turns out it was a shampoo commercial staring Heidi Klum and a bunch of sweaty firefighters. I swear I'm not that guy who takes pictures of celebrities(when you live in LA you get used to seeing them...), but I made myself look like a tourist for all of you land-locked people that don't get to see big names very often. Personally, I would've liked to see the Porsche doing donuts, but I figure a few pics of Heidi Klum NEXT to the Porsche will have to suffice.
Check out the creepy guy in the blue hoodie...are you sure he's authorized to be on set?
