good things come from big feet

friday a few of us began setting up for the biggest sample sale at work, which happened today. this included over 150 giant boxes full of stuff. that's what i call it : stuff. mostly clothes, shoes, belts, toys etc. i was most eager for the shoes... i suppose im in that girl shoe craze right now. the great thing about shoe samples is that they come in large sizes, like my feet. so ploughing through boxes and boxes of designer shoes "lightly worn" by some models for a few photo opportunities was a big job today. lucky me i found so many great shoes and all $1 each. its amazing how crazy people get with these sample sales... cowboy boots was a hot commodity as well, but i had no energy to get in that pile. i also got a handbag, some belts and a few kids toys. i figure... hey this is my last month at work and i will milk as much as i can, especially at all the sample sales since i can't afford full price.

highlights from the weekend:
lamb shanks
matzo balls
brisket
a million hungry people at my house
remembering the story of Exodus
attempting to not eat leavened bread.... failing misserably
sisterly love
pasha, the newest and the cutest little tiny baby with tiny baby feet and tiny baby ears.

hair-make-up-camera

best day at work today throughout the entire past year and a half. i have finally visited the photo studio, sadly as it will be closing down i wanted to catch the last(first for me) glimpse in to the world of fashion and photography. this is where i should have been. i loved everything from the warehouses to the crazy equipment, the models, the art directors, all the artists and of course most important the lunch catering. i grabbed O with me as i headed to the studio and we were both amazed at how wonderful this place is, the people number 1 of course. we got to watch a few of the models do their shoot, the environment is pretty relaxed and they pretty much already know how to pose, what to do. O and i didn't know where to look because there was so much going on, from model shoots to still shots of shoes and hand bags. this was by far the most exciting day of work for me. i can't turn back time, but if i could i would volunteer my time at the studio and learn some tricks. as i talked to many of the guys there, this is by far one of the best studios and i just getting acquainted with it. i am still dumbstruck at the well thought out and hard work put in to this incredible place. we got to chat with one of the models, and i even recognized one of the other models from one of our catalogs.
i probably won't be visiting again as we are all heading out, but i do hope that i will eventually work in such a positive, creative and encouraging environment.

in other news, waiting patiently for k to arrive so we can eat some good food.
oh and kari and i ended up on this site from the sf beta event the other night, fun.

just because

tonight im supposed to be remembering the 42 years of my people's exodus from egypt but instead im vegging out (with leavened bread) and looking forward to american idol results. not exactly what my people envisioned for me but this is what im resorting to. the past month or so, tumultuous. job hunting is a bitch and i don't have the motivation for it. but again, somehow, i managed to get myself out of some hole that i started digging in to, and will be starting my new job in May, not exactly the 6 month backpacking trip that i had envisioned once the lay off was announced, but at least im being responsible, and actually super excited about this change. last night i went to an SF BETA event with kari, what an interesting night, and eclectic group of people. my biggest disadvantage was not being properly equipped with business cards. this, is how you network. i met more people, founders of various companies, random entrepreneurs in 4 hours than i have over the past year and a half living here. a bunch of tech savvy, green peace driven people in one room make a pretty fun night. i even met some russians working for random companies, including fotki.com. my one advantage was being with kari, the prize of the night was a donation to her company and since she was the sole representative of the evening had crowds and crowds of people drifting in our direction. tomorrow im going to finally visit the photo studio at work, why have i not done this before? after meeting the entire photo crew a few weeks back i realized i should have been volunteering my time at the studio more often, so tomorrow i get to see a real model shoot.

things to look forward to:
katya visitng this weekend= passover dinner and non-passover dinner
pauline visitng in may= omfg please hurry up

currently readin(like for real):
love in time of cholera by marquez

milestones to achieve:
be strong like a bull
fly a kite
GRE- set a date
humanity- do some volunteering
meditate
travel to foreign lands