Cool things of the week...

Starbucks' beverage: Tall, 1 pump Orange, Non-fat, No-whip mocha

CD: Michael Buble "Call Me Irresponsible"

Book: "Identity" by Charlotte Scanlon-Gambill

Day Trip: Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. Check out the African Savanna.

Night Out: Project U Event at Indochine

Work Perk of the Week: A 3-day weekend! Plus, early departure day on Friday. :)

Snack: Organic blue tortilla chips with this amazing dip from Costco (gotta look up the name!)--it's basically a mix of salsa, veggies and cream cheese.

Bargain Beauty Buy: An $11.95 haircut at the Gene Juarez Academy in Federal Way...I have to make an appointment!

TV Show Finale: I have to go with "24". Only Jack Bauer could fly through the air on a rope to escape an exploding oil rig in the middle of the ocean (even though the ending was not as suspense-filled as past seasons...).

Favorite things of the week

I know I'm not Oprah, but I thought you might like to hear some of the cool things going on in my world during the past 7 days:

• Favorite celeb sighting of the week: Nick from "Survivor: Outback". I haven't met very many celebrities, but last Thursday at a fundraising event for Project U (see below), I met Nick from "Survivor: Outback". Nick's a cool guy with an interesting life (he was also a prosecuting attorney on the Watada case).
  
• Favorite fundraiser: Project U at the Melting Pot in Tacoma. Chocolate fondue with strawberries? Supporting a good cause and meeting cool people? How could I say no?


• Favorite Starbucks beverage: Tall, 1 pump sugar-free Cinnamon Dulce, nonfat, no-whip mocha. Whew! What a mouthful ... does that mean I'm high maintenance? Or just an original?


• Favorite celebration: My sister's 25th birthday is today! Congrats, sis, on making it to a quarter century. :)


• Favorite CD of the moment: "Albertine" by Brooke Fraser. Some of you may not be familiar with Brooke, but I was introduced to her music last year by a friend from New Zealand. She also sings on the Hillsong "United We Stand" album ("None But Jesus"). Her CD isn't even available in the States, but I special ordered it because I loved her last one so much.