Jun 30, 2010
Happy Happy Birthday Manfriend!
It's manfriend's birthday today! Happy Happy Birthday to my BF extraordinaire! As a special tribute to my favorite buddy, partner in crime and main squeeze, here are a few of my favorite things about him:
1. He can be one silly man. He brings me the giggles all the time with jokes, his general jovial outlook on life and miscellaneous little quirky things. Manfriend + Viking hat + Miller High Life = comedy gold.
2. He seems to be just fine with me au naturale. I like to do the dressy, high heels girl thing, but he loves me just as much sans makeup and in glasses. Maybe even more. Nerd romance:
3. He makes me calm when I "let my crazy out" (direct quote, by the way). I'm a planner, a stresser, a freaker-outer. He is none of those things, and tries hard to bring me back down to earth when he'd probably rather just slap the crazy out of me. (no photographic evidence of said "craziness")
4. He's a SUPER good poodle daddy. Even if he's watching some kind of sports that prevents him from turning his head for .2 seconds to pose for a picture...
Love him mucho. Tonight to celebrate, I'm going to attempt to make him a man feast: steak, potatoes and beer. I expect grill chaos. This could be interesting... Happy Birthday!
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Jun 29, 2010
BootCamp Beatdown



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Jun 28, 2010
It's a great day to be alive
This morning it was beautiful. Still Texas hot, but beautiful. I took a sec to smell the roses and clicked this photo of the Dallas skyline. There is a special spot that I find myself in sometimes where I can enjoy this view.
And I thought of this song. It's rare that a country track pops to my mind, but today, it did.
I was a hot mess this Monday morning -- tired, cranky, hungry for breakfast, lethargic after an indulgent weekend (pretty much in Monday mode). But, this quick little glimpse made me think that I'm lucky to be living today. I've got lots to be glad about: air in my lungs, super friends and family, manfriend, poodle.... Hope you have a great week!
PS: I'm beginning a bootcamp tonight. Will try my darndest to keep this spirit alive, but I expect the butt-kicking will be a one-way ticket back to negativetown. Maybe this time I'll make a round trip :)
Mingle Monday
Hey bloggers, check out this cool thing. It's called Mingle Monday over at one of my fave blog buddies' site.
The way it works is she begins a story and everyone comments, continuing the story one little snippet at a time. Then you visit, follow, comment on the blogger directly above your comment's site. It's a cool idea. Oh and her blog is fantabulous. too.

Jun 25, 2010





"When I wake up in the morning, I feel just like any other insecure 24-year-old girl. Then I say, 'Bitch, you're Lady Gaga, you get up and walk the walk today.'" -- Lady Gaga to Rolling StoneFrom now on, I'm giving myself this pep talk every morning. "Bitch, you're Casey and you're awesome, you get up and walk the walk today." UGH, why does the Gaga have to keep wow-ing me with her "I'm an actual normal person deep down"-ness?


Jun 23, 2010
One week and counting!
Hip Hip Hooray for Twilight: Eclipse!! I'm starting to get really freaking excited! The opening is one week from today! For some reason this time around I'm not quite as pumped up as I was for New Moon. I think it's because I have vowed not to watch any trailers/teasers/clips. It's already annoying that I know the whole story (from reading the books like a fiend), so I'm trying to reserve the cinematic interpretation for when I go see it. There have to be some surprises. This still shot got me excited:
Pretty Flowers, pretty Edward. Can't freaking wait.
Here's some headlines that shoved their way into my mind just today...

And of course, with all the press they're doing for the movie there have been an outpouring of great quotes from the cast. (If you haven't realized by now, I love quotes, they're sort of throwback journalism-ish to me...Also, taken out of context they can be even more high-larious) Here are some faves...
movie. That's a little horrifying, but does not a "horror film" make.
For all her faults, I'm glad she's at least into the character. And I guess I can related to this Edward "tunnel vision" she speaks of. Only quote I've read that doesn't make me want to slap her.

- As of yesterday, over 600 crazed fans were already camped out in L.A. for the Eclipse premier! I don't think I'd go to these lengths. I frequently find myself pondering what is too far for Twilight fanhood. Sometimes I walk that line. But this is def too far. Why don't these people have jobs?

- I love R-Patz/Edward, but he sure does pout alot about having to do press for the Twilight movies. Another interview has come out, in the NY Times no less, where he's whining and moaning about being sick of talking about Twilight. Just grin and bear it boyfriend, in 10 days everyone will have seen it and will be over it until the next one.
My sweet, sweet Edward has shacked up with that little poptart for the summer. Boo Hiss. Apparently, to enjoy their burgeoning relationship "in private," RPatz and KStew have holed up in a love nest in California for the Summer. Vom. I'm sure it's all sex, all day. Can't think too much about it. But what a fabulous house they found:
They've made Eclipse-inspired credit cards. This may be a little bit far, but I do wish I had one. The giggly thing about this story is that they're only making them into gift card form to get more kids to use them. I like that we're showing America's youth how to go retail crazy and get into debt at an early age. Preying on Twilight fanhood to get people to use MasterCards is pretty genius.

"It's like a horror film." —Robert Pattinson on Twilight: EclipseThat's just not true. Bella begs for sex the whole

"We had a confrontational scene where I sort of push him around a little bit. I thought I'd really scare him and grab him and it would freak him out. So I went to grab his shoulder, but he's so pumped up. It was too big to actually get a grip on. That was kind of embarrassing. I did tease him unmercifully about having to dress up in a little grey spandex wolf suit all the time and try and be intimidating while Kristen was patting him on the head." —Robert Pattinson on competing with Taylor Lautner in TwilightI like that R-Patz has some insecurity about not being the pumped-up sex machine character. Such a boy thing to make fun of him for having to wear a wimpy costume. He's the stringy, pale Brit at the end of the day and he knows it. Hehe.
"One of the most challenging scenes was probably finally kissing Jacob for the first time. Bella has got such tunnel vision that Edward is the only thing for her. .... So when Taylor Lautner and I kissed, it felt like such a different dynamic. I was nervous as hell." —Kristen Stewart

“I have had so many people say, ‘Why don’t you just play the part? Just like, go smile, talk about whatever they want you to talk about.’ It’s like, ‘I do, I really try to do that.’ I guess I should get a face transplant or something … But it’s gotten weird. I’ve like, relinquished control." —Kristen StewartAnd, she's back. She's so arrogant she can't even smile and pose for the media. She claims to need a "face transplant" not to bite the hand that feeds her with her tarty attitude. The only person who is going to "relinquish control" is me, if I read any more of this crap.
"I like the glitter lube stuff." —Robert Pattinson on the craziest Twilight merchandise he's seen
This is quotation gold. R-Patz + "Glitter Lube" + Millions of reporters recording his every word = Pure genius.
If you're as nuts for Twilight as I am, there are loads of sites that have a much more robust collection of all the news and coverage. These two are pretty good:
http://www.eclipsemovie.org/
http://twilightguide.com/
Jun 22, 2010
Katy Perry is my hero.

This is the track that has me on this tangent. It's fabulous and has not a single shred of "take me seriously" messaging in it. The video is even more faboo. It's all set in candy land. Fun, frivolous, fantasy...pop. Can't. Get. Enough.

Another thing I love about her, and this is very Gaga-esque too, she never breaks character. She's always looking fierce. And her own spin on fierceness...World Cup. She made a nod to the old U.S. of A., but also one to her future hubby's homeland, the UK. Latex graphic dress just for fun. Loves. (Hi, I'm also feeling like this was a non-accidental wink at the Spice Girls....genius.)


Oh, and she's besties with Rihanna. That gives me the jealouses more than any of it.

She's engaged to Russel Brand. I'm not

Jun 21, 2010
Wicked = Religious Experience


Jun 20, 2010
Happy Father's Day!
Hey blog world! It's Father's Day and I'm lucky enough to be home in Houston with mine. I read that it's the 100th Anniversary of the first Father's Day celebration! Guess it doesn't have much impact on us today but is a fun fact. Here's me, my dad and little nugget at Christmas:
Us posing for the camera and him providing the hugs is pretty much indicative of our whole lives. He was always there and I'm so thankful for that. I have so many friends that have crappy family situations, often with a slew of daddy issues. He's made me realize the kind of things I need to find in my future babydaddy.
My dad and I are very similar. We like a lot of the same foods, have several physical traits in common and he bequeathed on me an appreciation for reading and learning. Probably most importantly, he showed me how to have a sense of humor. We're both cooky, witty (i hope) and definitely weird. He brings me the giggles all the time and I hope he never stops. I envy his comedy.
I hope you all are getting to enjoy today with your fathers! Even if they suck, you wouldn't be here without them! Mine is great and that's one of the biggest blessings I have.

Jun 18, 2010






"I'm in the gym, and I'm doing reps, and I'm reading the books, and I'm studying the character. I'm just saying to myself, 'I want this role. I love this role. I'm not gonna lose it. And I'm gonna know it better than anybody, and I'm gonna do that extra rep, because I'm gonna be Jacob Black.'" —Taylor Lautner on bulking up for TwilightTaylor Lautner is so freaking sweet. He's so squeaky clean. I love that about him. He seems to be so hard-working and genuine. I guess this is the cynic in me, but he better be careful with this "look at me, I'm so nice and admirable" bit. One slip and he's the next Miley Cyrus. In the meantime, what a sweetheart. Still on team Edward, though. (Sidenote: Eclipse is just around the corner and there have been tons of Twilight news items lately, stay tuned next week ...)


Jun 16, 2010
Dear RHONJ, I love you.
Last night I got caught up on one of my fave shows, The Real Housewives of New Jersey (RHONJ, for short). I sort of forgot the fabulosity that happens in beautiful Franklin Lakes, NJ. Here's a breakdown of my thoughts so far this season....
Evil takes a new form in Danielle Staub. Oh my freaking heavens. Just when you think she's gone as crazy as she can, she goes a little further. Not only has she hired some felonious thug to protect her from the "toxic attacks" of the other women ("toxic attack" means they call her a bitch in the testimonial interviews with Bravo producers), but she has pimped out her children for her own gain, gotten into a text fight with a teenager and maybe released her own sex tape. When she gets going down the path to crazy town, there is no turning back. She gets a little infuriated and her head spins around and she speaks in psycho tongues. She's honestly an insane person. She makes Kelly Bensimon look smart and wise.
Caroline Manzo. She hasn't been too much of a voice this season. She is the mother hen and puppet master of all the other women (or so that's my theory), but she's pulled a lot of punches this season (boo). It's clear she despises Danielle, but she's claims to have "disassociated" with her. Whatever. She's too busy shamelessly plugging the Brownstone
to fiddle with all the cattiness. She did reveal that she shaves her face every morning. I feel too weird about that to comment. Otherwise, I enjoy the Caroline segments because I'm hopelessly in love with her son Albie. This is a new frontier for me, he may be the first reality star to make the fantasy boyfriends list. That opens the door for a lot more candidates....I'm having a serious mental dilemma because he's a real person, still thinking about it....
Dina Manzo. Last night she left the show! All the craziness is happening and, like a classy adult, she just politely declined to participate by stopping filming. How weirdly mature of her. Dina is the calmest, most level headed and seems to have it the most together. And she's by far the best dressed. Her husband and daughter aren't featured. She has a strange respect for their privacy and her family's dignity. Then just when I'm disoriented by her sane-ness, she whips out her bald cat and new age crystal voodoo. It's a wash.
Jacqueline Laurita. Oh sweet, sweet Jacqueline. She always gives people the benefit of the doubt. I may even venture to say she's a bit of a doormat, but god love her she's so sweet. She has a maniacal poptart of a teenage daughter, Ashley, who deserves to be beaten. Jacqueline does her best to remain patient and kind, until last night when she dragged her out of the house by her ear for mouthing off. Hallelujah! She gets mixed up with the wrong crowd sometimes (Step off, Kim G), but it's because she's so sweet. Probably my favorite thing about her is her husband, Chris (Dina and Caroline's brother). He's sort of just sleuths around in the back of the scene. You don't know his business, but you know he has guns and he will beat up on a dude. He's just the right amount of sketchy to make you wonder if he's in the mob, but be too scared to ask.
Teresa Guidice. Last season's infamous table flipper, she's probably my favorite. She is an absolute supermom. For reals. She has 4 little girls under the age of 9 and she runs that house like a naval ship. She cooks, she drives them around, forces them into modeling careers. She appears to be a sort of normal-ish mom. Love that. All the while, she's a ridiculous, stereo-type enforcing, jewel-encrusted, big-haired Jersey girl. She does all this momming without help from her guido husband (who's awkwardly small) and always looks flawless. When she gave birth she was begging for diamonds and replenishing her makeup. She asked "when she could put frou frou things" on the baby before they'd cleaned of the womb juices. Unfortunately, she named the baby Audriana. Too many vowels in that name for my taste, but I'm not a Jersey girl. (In actual news, this week it's come to light that the Guidice's owe upwards of $11 million on their home, cars and credit cards. Ooopsies.)
All in all, this season has been a veritable buffet of juiciness and scandal. I heart the RHONJ so much it's embarrassing. Maybe if I marry Albie (who is my same age and in law school) I can be on the show one day too. Daydreams...





Jun 14, 2010
Weekend Recap - it's good to be home.


Jun 13, 2010
The taste gods smiled on me.
This weekend sweet manfriend took me on a date to a fabulous restaurant called Tillman's Roadhouse. The food is all Texasy home-cooking style, but with an upscale twist. This is Dallas afterall.
The food and drinks were all delicious, but there was one standout:
Tater tots? Not just tater tots, goat cheese infused garlic tater tots. Foodgasm. Major Foodgasm. Freaked out when I saw on the menu and had to try. They were probably the most delicious thing I've ever sunk my teeth into. You bite into it and there are little potato nuggets canoeing on a river of warm gooey oozing goat cheese. My taste buds danced, sang, juggled and did backflips at the same time. I'm pretty sure I did something like this:
As some of you may know, I love cheese. All cheese, on anything, in any amount. Me likey cheesey things. But goat cheese occupies a special warm and fuzzy, super exclusive area of my heart (in the company with poodles, purple things, etc.). So you can imagine my surprise when I saw this item.
Sometimes things just go right. And for me, seeing this totally random and unexpected marriage of tastes (that had to have been specifically designed for me) felt like I got the magic ticket in life for the day.

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