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3 days. THREE DAYS LEFT!!

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Well we're winding down to the final home stretch of "I can't eat cheese." I almost wrote I can eat cheese, whoops Freudian slip! What can I do in this final stretch to overload on delicious dairy before I give it up forever? Should I chug a gallon of milk? No. Probably not. Should I snort cottage cheese? No probably not that either. I know what I can do though.....PIZZA FOR BREAKFAST. Tomato Pie. We've covered them. They're good people.

See this is where the insanity workout comes into play. Sure, I'm not doing the diet so I haven't dropped 20 pounds, but what I am doing is eating normally (maybe a little extra cheese) working out like a fiend, and not gaining any weight. WOAH. look at that equation right there.

Today was a relatively uneventful day. SO uneventful that I almost wonder if I should be blogging about it. Maybe I need to add more excitement to my work week. Maybe I should blog about boy things going on? ehhhh, I'll save that for later. In the mean time we can just make up a boyfriend.

I DO have to say though, match.com has proven very....interesting. Michele says I should blog about dating since I go on so many first dates. I thought that was a great idea, except for the fact I'd prefer to be going on second and thirds....speaking of bad first dates, there was one where I felt like the guy viewed relationships like a business transaction, like what is that? Or my favorite terrible date from many moons ago, some guy kept going on about how he owned hundreds of pairs of shoes, and how he just loved shoes so much. Then kept bragging about how he never got carded (this was before I was twenty one) brag brag brag, Not only do I fake illness as quickly as possible and run away, but I run off with shoeman's favorite jacket. Much to my horror he liked it enough to keep CALLING ME for 6 MONTHS after the fact. jesus christ dude, get over it. I wasn't interested and you're not getting the jacket back.

Hmmm....maybe that's not such a bad idea. Or try this. Write YOUR worst date story here, and we'll take it from there. Post the good ones. Sammi I'm looking at you.

Besides the fact that the rest of the day including the food that I ate was albeit busy, very uneventful, I made it through alive and thankful to have one more day where I can eat cheese, but sad that I was unable to help the cows as much as I could. Boo!

Tonight was yet another ADR session for True Perfection. I swear this stuff is neverending. It's always one thing that's left with this project! It's not that I mind doing it at all, it's quite the contrary, I love working on it. I just wish it were finished so that I could show it to the world!

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Jour Quinze

So I'm skipping yesterday's blog for two reasons, one I totally forgot to take photos and two I'm super behind and want to catch up on my veganism and not teeter out like I did last time!

I'll sum it up for you though, Film Production meeting (awesome), Photoshoot with Jason Corica (awesome), Watching madmen with Micah B (awesome), drinking one or two too many old fashions (awesome)(at the time).

I woke up Monday morning at 6AM on Micah's couch and without a hangover thank god. Because it turns out old fashions + Chips and guacmole + more old fashions + sauteed veggies + more old fashions = Drunkity DRUNK CRUNK DRUNK. ....who knew?

So I made my way home in walk of shame clothes from Not a Walk of Shame (I miss those days) home sweet home. To a still not purple wall.

Today for breakfast I decided to switch it up and go for some hipster vegan cereal. And low and behold I found out that Puffin's one of my favorite cereals is NOT Vegan. BooOoOOoOo. So instead went for some apple cheerios, fruit. YUM.

The big news for today is Sean is coming into town this weekend!!! yay!! So stoked to plan rio and have an all around blast with one of my favorite people. Chant it with me, rio. Rio. RIo. RIOO!!!!!

Today for lunch I ordered from Swingers, a place that I've been meaning to re-try for a while. I went once a million years ago for Trevor Cushman's birthday party at like 2AM and had a blast, but that was like three years ago. And I have to say, I was NOT let down.

And while we're on the subject: YOU'RE LIKE A BIG BEAR.



I got some vegan nachos, not because I necessarily wanted them, but because they were there. (and also because I ate fruit for breakfast.) and you know what. They were prrreettttty bomb. Not like blown away, socks knocked off like Hugo's, but still dank. Yeah, figure out those adjectives in zagat form.

And today is day 15, which makes it the halfway point of veganism! WOO! Go, Sassy, go! Go Vegan go! However, I do feel like I don't think I'm going to stick with this....there's just certain things I miss..like cheese....mmmm and eggs....mmmmm.....Although I DO think I'll continue blogging, it will just be about being a vegetarian instead of being vegan, I mean to the same effect right? It's still savin da animals!

Now I finally have the opportunity to talk about my french class....mostly because I have nothing dramatic to write about in this thing. ...OR that I care to share with the public (ooooo, maybe something IS going on that I'm not telling you about! TWIST)

Back to French. You might ask, why am I taking college classes? I'll tell you why. there's a trick that I'm totally okay with admitting that if you want to defer your student loans all you have to do is enroll in school part-time, so I have been attending Santa Monica college since finishing up at Chapman University in 2008. Wow look at me go, belonging to TWO universities, sooo smart! (not really, just broke. Well..kinda smart, but definitely broke.)

It has been shocking to me though, the level of education that the majority of the kids I interact with have had. It's really appalling. In one history class I took about half of the class didn't know what Pangaea is, and we're talking about grown adults here. And yet the government still wants to keep cutting funding for our education system. Yes, that's smart guys, just raise a breed of brainless sheep to be patriotic and vote for Sarah Palin.

In one of the classes that I was in, these two kids just sat in the back talking, almost OVER the teacher. Not only was it distracting, it was just remarkably rude. And the teacher just let it happen. Finally I was the one that turned around and told them to Shut the Fuck up (only slightly nicer then that.) I'm going to quit now, it just makes me so sad to think what this country is doing to the general population in denying them the education that they deserved.

But don't forget to vote for Mitt Romney this fall! We sure do NEED OUR EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TRIMMED.

On another note, did you know cell phones are totally allowed in classrooms now? Instead of writing down homework, kids do this.

WHERE'S MY PURPLE WALL!?!?!??

Over & out.

Jour Dix

It's official. The cravings HAVE started. But not for cheese...in fact the more I think of cheese, the more it seems super gross to me. How weird is that? What it is for, is delicious....mouth watering...milk. Chocolate. MILK CHOCOLATE!!!!!

Maybe it's the rain, Yeah, rain must start chocolate cravings... since I woke up and it was coming down. Bahhhh. Insert my ughhhh here for three reasons, one because I ride a scooter, two because I realized I forgot to cover my vespa in it's protective rain thing and three because I really didn't feel like getting out of bed to do it.

Lucky for me (and Los Angeles), the rain magically stopped! So I guess them weather forecasts were wrong and it would be a day of sunshine and spring weather right?! WRONG. COLD. Where is that Winter Yetti hiding! I'm going to hunt it, trap it, and make it stop making this weather so cold. Yes, I am under the impression that a winter Yetti has total control of the weather. And yes in my world Yetti has two T's. Let me have my fantasy.

Oh and what's that I find when I walk into work? VEGAN COOKIES? ...wait are these the vegan cookies? I have no idea. I decided against eating them :/ as much as I really...really wanted to....Instead it's vegan toast with my daily glass of Emergen-C.

And SHOCKER, Rick Santourm is out of the campaign??!!!! I TOTALLY DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING! Now we get to see how this battle goes on, Barack Obama v. Mitt Romney. Ugh. It's like last time, I really fail to see how any logical person can think that Mitt Romney is fit to run our country. Like....he's changed his stance on everything, he has no read on what it's like to actually struggle or shed sweat while working a real job that you really earned by your own right.

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For lunch....I had the best thing.

Ever.

Like really ever.

Forever forever ever.

The Alcove: Vegan Wrap grilled corn, golden squash, asparagus and red bell pepper, hummus, avocado, wild arugula, tomato and balsamic vinaigrette, wrapped in a spinach tortilla, side salad, add Tofu. HOLY JESUS. Yeah. THAT GOOD.

Michele got one as well and we were literally sitting next to each other just musing about the food as we ate it. "oh my god, this is so good." "I can't believe this, this is so good." Although the Alcove messed up our order a little bit, I kind of didn't care because of how good my sandwich was. But, low and behold they earned MORE points when they called up later to check on everything, I told them they messed up, and a nice woman apologized profusely and offered to bring the office free pastries on Friday to make up for it. Alcove, you Win. Capitol. W.

Wait, lets just think about that delicious wrap for a minute. Mmmmmm

I'll tell you exactly what else I did today...WORK. Workworkworkworkwork. yes, little sass your life dream of over-extending yourself will come true I promise you! and by all means, I'm not complaining, in fact I love it. BRING IT ON. BRING IT. cause I CAN DO IT.

Here's something else. You ready? (and this totally doesn't count). I spaced out and reached in the fridge for a snack and ended up with a piece of cheese, took a bite...and SPIT IT OUT. Because 1) I'm vegan but 2) it actually tasted gross to me. Omg. Wtf.....WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME?!?!?! I don't understand??? ...or maybe the cheese was just rubber cheese.

Now off to Home Depot in this outfit:

Well... I put a sweatshirt on.

So one 25 year old vegan pulled up on her vespa to the big ol' parking lot of Home Depot, marched on in and got SOME PAINT SAMPLES. YEAH

So excited, so excited!

Before we go on, let's take a look at my room now for the record. TO go back to when this is all said and done. I'll give you the other half later, I got too excited to paint.

Finally around midnight after 4 hours of writing, 1 of french, 1 of working out and a nice heart to heart with my roomate Bruce, I got to it. Now, I'm no painter, I don't pretend to be...wait...I totally pretend to be. I put on my "painting" shirt, ohhhh the painting shirt...Lets tell your story shall we?

In 2004 I made a "feature" in high school and part of it was styled super 1950's. Now I don't know where this shirt came from, but I *think* (jeez i'm getting old and forgetful) but the one, the only ex-boyfriend (no, not my friend Joey), First true love Joey, wore this shirt in the film. Now, when I moved to California I was Suuuuper sad that Joey was still in DC and took the shirt with me to remind me of him.

Now, even though we were never ever going to break up because true love conquers all including a three hour time difference, his parents who didn't want him visiting me when I turned 18 and he was still 16 3/4....3/4's okay, THREE FOURTHS. Anyway, despite all that...we did break up and I kept the shirt. Always remember to keep the best part ladies.

After a couple years of still being devastated I was finally able to get over the break up...and the shirt. I started wearing it for down and dirty cleaning...and painting! And then somehow ended up writing my first REAL feature film about a painter (my wishful thinking) who just happens to move across the country leaving her ex-boyfriend behind on the east coast....

I thought appropriate for her to wear this shirt. You can catch it here and my wide Mary at :52

Happy Holidays Official Trailer from True Perfection on Vimeo.

Anywho, after an hour of "painting" we have these choices.

I'm kind of feeling Number Un. Qu'est-ce tu pense?

Over & Out.

Jour Huit

Wake up and I'm still in the Valley. AHHHHH!!!! Just kidding, it's not that bad. This house rocks, it's the rest of this town that freaking creeps me out like no other...Why, why are cars so big and so gas guzzling necessary? Why so much bag jeans and trashy hair do's?

Anyway, wake up, say goodbye to dog and go on my merry way to work. While driving count my blessings that I live literally five minutes from my office. Since other people can multi task on their phones while hitting the road in their four wheels, I would lose an infinite amount of time driving around on the scoot if I had to go further.

Today it has been decreed that I'm going to re-decorate my entire room. I figure if I'm going to be 25 1/2 on Tuesday, I might as well start acting like a grown'd up and have a grown'd up place aka, get rid of all my college furniture...which is all of it....

I'm going to do a whole new color scheme, no more ugly depressing black, red and white. We're going lavender purple, yellow & white. YEAH. Maybe some orange thrown in there as well. a touch of green. BAM. It's going to take all summer, but I'm up for the challenge.

This monday resisting Monday Wonderful Cheesy Bagel day was actually very easy. I'm finding the further into this I go...the less I want to eat dairy. Does that make me crazy??? Maybe...I haven't had a real craving though. In fact I feel a lot healthier, despite you know...eating a shit ton of carbs yesterday on national "I'm hungerover day." (word misspelled on purpose)

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Let's also take a moment to give observance to the nommy vegan cookies that ended up in the office today.

One thing I did today was help construct step one of the epic Sassy overhaul that is happening to my career starting RIGHT NOW (well started a few weeks) ago. And epic step one was designing the title page to my site. So many choices, So little time!

Finally this one was picked & I am TRES happy with it:

Woot woot! (Putting up now since these blogs are obviously post-dated and it's already gone online.)

Enough of that, Back to veganism!

For lunch I got EPIC FALLFEL SANDWICH from "Desert Rose." A restaurant which we've already covered re: mob front & Mandy Moore. And I'm STILL convinced is a front for the armenian mob. When I called up the guy took 5 minutes to find a pen to take an order. Literally five minutes. Now this isn't sooo weird, but if you think this is a restaurant that supposedly delivers, and I was calling the delivery line. ....how many places do we really think this delivers too? and why is it always empty?!?

But honestly, my falafel sandwich was BOMB.COM and huge. I attempted to finish it and sadly failed. It's interesting to me that a lot of the great vegan options come from the Middle East & Asia, places that are also so big on meat as well. Dare I say a meal like this makes me want to stay vegan forever? ohhh nooo

After work I came home to the most delightful surprise ever. FREE MONEY!!!

Well not exactly free money, but it was a refund on my taxes. WAHOO! This means I can finally go to the acupuncturist to get my back freaking fixed. It's been in such pain for months and I complain about it all the time like the old person I am. Ugh, I AM a single spinster at 25! NOoOoOOoOOoOo

In other news got through another episode of my webseries. YES. Episodes Intro, & 1-5, DONE. only 6-12 left. Lets see if we can get those all done by Monday shall we?

Honestly, other then that I don't have a lot to report today. In the records of the records this will go down as a day where a lot was accomplished but none of it was sparkling or dramatic, besides the 40 minutes I watched of dreamgirls before I went to sleep.

Hmmm lets make something up then...

I started a diary, got set up with my moms friends son, he turned out to be a prick, then I dated a prick who dumped me for someone skinnier, then the son showed up at my door on my birthday, then got in a fight with the prick, then aliens came and blew up earth.

Yup, that was my monday night.

Over & Out.