I found the perfect dress yesterday at a Forever 21 at The Grove in Los Angeles.

It sings of Lucille Ball and Audrey Hepburn and is just plain gorgeous. I can’t wait to wear it out on the town, be it LA, Omaha or beyond.

My Apple tattoo is referenced in an article in today’s Omaha World-Herald about The Apple Store coming to Omaha.

There you have it: my 15 minutes of fame reduced to a sentence.

My longtime friend (and fellow writer) Tony wrote his first story for Bloomberg News in Chicago earlier this week. The story, “Soybean disease hits Texas,” was picked up by the Houston Chronicle.

Tony, I’m so very proud of you!

My, how far you’ve come since our days at The Gateway.

While clicking through various Web sites earlier today, I learned that the ever brilliant David Sedaris is coming to Omaha in October.

Excited? Absolutely!

I couldn’t be more excited about the flight I’m boarding Saturday morning. I’m Los Angeles-bound to visit my sister, Katie. I haven’t been to LA since my visit in February, a few weeks before I started my Public Affairs job with Cox Communications.

I haven’t seen my sister since June, when she was in Omaha for my grandma’s funeral.

While I love visiting California, it’s rather sad that I only see my only sister (and only sibling) three, maybe four times a year.

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But my heart cried out for you, California
Oh California I’m coming home
Oh make me feel good rock’n roll band
I’m your biggest fan

— “California” by Joni Mitchell

While winding through the aisles of my local Target last week, I had a thought. Without noticing, I have easily become a Slave To Fashion

Maintaining a keen awareness of what’s in style from a fashion perspective can be exhausting. Each season (hell, each week), retail outlets and fashion designers alike roll out new and varied pieces. And while I’m not dropping change on new clothes on a regular basis, I am curious to see what’s out there. I find great inspiration from merely paging through the Sunday ads and moving through the stores I frequent.

I often find inspiration for other projects, as well, from fashion. For example, last season I recall designing this very blog with a brown and pink theme. The idea came to me from a skirt I saw. The color combination looked so good in the store that I tried it on my blog. Literally. And it looked fabulous.

But as with clothes, I grew weary of the Same Old Thing. As such, I changed things up a bit.

I’m sure, with fall at my doorstep, I will return to a similar color combination, as the clothes dictate the season’s feel.

My apologies, loyal readers (should any of you still remain), for my week-long absence from this betrothed blog of mine.

Work has evaporated my creative juices this past week. I discovered fantastic ideas for posts, but later lacked the energy and brainpower to develop those posts once I returned home.

I hope to turn a new leaf and end this drought of ideas and commentary. I write to live and live to write. So it be said. So it be done.

I’m pleased to report that my new refrigerator from The Home Depot has arrived and been installed.

Photos to follow soon! I’m off to the grocery store to stock up on perishables.

A friendly reminder that my webcam occasionally captures my at-home goings-ons, assuming I’m working away in my orange office on my Macintosh or simply enjoying my house while: cleaning, eating, watching TV, reading, etc.

It’s not nearly as exciting as JenniCam (when her webcam was active, that is), but it’s a start to learning more about me.

The Just Letters Web-based game could force you to abandon all work projects and social commitments until further notice.

You have been warned.