Andrea in her Uggs.


She sent me a GREAT defense of Uggs (pretty racy reading!) but of course I can't find it on my email now!!

COMMENT REPLIES

Olivia, I totally would have fought you for that job. You know, before we were both married, had houses and kids (well you have enough kids for the both of us) and dogs. TOTAL DREAM JOB.

Jan and Olivia, when ARE we going shopping??????? Next Wednsday? Friday? Come one! These stores aren't going to wait for us forever!

And I totally wish I'd gotten a pic of this dude in the grocery the other day. Uggs and those baggy ass shorts dudes think are so cool. He looked like a guy with a 5 feet long torso with legs only a foot long.

The only thing missing was a calf tattoo. Course, that could have been hidden by his "sexy" Uggs.

UGH!

Coach bags and wardrobes

Davin, you MUST come shopping with the girls on one of our outings. CLEARLY you could use a few things.

Sorry Jan, I took Alex out to lunch for helping me with some stuff and, naturally, we called Olivia. But it was JUST lunch, no shopping involved!

Speaking of shopping, I got my Macy's reward card and I still have two gift cards from Talbots to use!!!

Man! If only this job had come along about 10 years ago! (OK 15 years ago...)

So you'd have to have five roommates in a one-room apartment and eat nothing but top raman...it's MANHATTAN! And FASHION!


Description:
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The primary responsibilities of this position are writing articles and working on photoshoots (i.e., organizing in- and outgoing clothing, styling on set, writing captions). This position is a great opportunity for someone who is looking to be very involved and wants learn a great deal about magazine publishing.

The candidate must be a strong writer with at least one year of magazine or newspaper writing experience with some copy-editing knowledge. This position offers a lot of room for growth. Ideally, one would graduate from this position to a full-time writing and editing post.

$26K to start + bonuses and benefits. This job is located on the west side of Manhattan.

I love it when people agree with me!

This is from my friend Sarah, now living in San Francisco, a highly fashionable move from Bakersfield, though we do miss her!

By the way, I loved reading your thoughts on leggings.
They have got to go.
I am also awaiting the death of the skinny jean. I admire them on others, but some of us were just never meant to go there.
The sad thing is how many non-skinny people these jeans have taken down with them.

Yes Sarah, sad but true!

Sitting "coach"

Went to lunch w/Olivia and the boy...and, of course, the COACH bag.

Her husband threatened to stop speaking to her when she brought the $300(!) bag home. But, true to her word, she's using it as a purse AND a diaper bag so it's really only a $150 purse!

So cool.

When I was growing up on the ranch, we just used galoshes to go out to the barn. And they were usually covered in mud and manure.

These gals at UC Berkeley have taken barn boots to a new fashion height.

I checked out a store across from campus where they sell for about $40. (No, I didn't buy any)


If I were a Berkeley gal, these would be my boots of choice!

Even among all the cool galoshes, some Uggs sneaked in. SIGH!

The curse of the UGGS!
Yes, anonymous, you've been cursed by the Uggs. You will now see them EVERYWHERE! And each time, you will wonder, "Doesn't that poor soul have any girlfriends?"

Today was the capper. I was innocently walking in to work when I saw a woman coming out of MY VERY OWN BUILDING.

She was wearing (and I'm not making this up) a white tank top, tiger stripe-print overblouse, frayed jean mini skirt and - what? Oh you KNOW what I'm gonna say....the ugliest scuffed up UGGS you've ever seen.

I wanted to take a photo, but she was looking right at me. I believe she sensed my disapproval from across the parking lot!

I shook it off, came inside and went to the morning meeting as usual. And who do you think was sitting there at the conference table along with several other college student guests? That's right, the UGG lady.

So the whole meeting (which I was conducting) I kept thinking, "how can I get a picture of this yahoo for my blog...?"

It was torture!

Oh, they call them blogs as short hand for "web blog," by the by.

On our trip to the mall last week, we had three (3!) Ugg sightings. This one though, just took the cake. I mean, really, STOP THE MADNESS! And for Pete's sake, there's a CHILD involved here. Can't someone DO something?!!

We took a little outting to the mall last week. And Olivia brought her "littlest shopper," though he slept through most of the ordeal.

Here we are at lunch.

Here's little Joaquin looking dapper in cami blankie and baby tennies.




Olivia bought a GIANT Coach bag, which she justified by saying she was going to use it as a diaper bag as well. YIKES.

So we went over to the cheap purse side of the store so I could look for a bag, and instead we found not a cheap purse, but a trashy one. It's a Paris Hilton (yucko). When Jan held it up I thought it was going to bite her!


Ok, bye girls! See you next trip!

This has been making the email rounds. Hilarious.

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"Haggin Oaks Barbie"
This princess Barbie is sold only at the Marketplace She comes with an assortment of Kate Spade Handbags, a Lexus SUV, a long-haired foreign dog named Honey and a custom home . Available with or without tummy tuck and face lift. Workaholic Ken sold only in conjunction with the augmented version.

"Rosedale Barbie"
This modern day homemaker Barbie is available with Ford Windstar Minivan or Chevy Tahoe and matching gym outfit. She has no full-time occupation. This soccer mom enjoys shopping at Target and eating lunch at Sequoia. Home Builder Ken or Law Enforcement Ken sold separately.

"Taft Barbie"
This recently paroled Barbie comes with a 9mm handgun, a Ray Lewis knife, a Chevy with dark tinted windows, and a Meth Lab Kit. This model is only available after dark and must be paid for in cash (preferably small, untraceable bills) unless you are a cop, then we don't know what you are talking about.

Greenacres Barbie"
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"Oildale Barbie"
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I went to a function Saturday night and saw some nice fashion. My camera flash is still a problem, as you can see. And we only stayed through dinner so I only got a couple shots.

First is my friend Jan's shoes.

Her daughter's cool new dress. She got it at a store in Glendale, so close!

And a lady in a really cool blue dress, but I didn't get her name or anything. Bummer because I was wondering where she bought it.