The Devil Wears Costco Sweaters

I’m on my 7th day (yes, count them, there has been 7 days since my last final had to be turned in, hurrah) of holiday break, and I am ecstatic.  I’m also feeling incredibly stylish today as I finally had a chance to re-dye my hair (mundane, but totally happy-making) and I watched “The Devil Wears Prada” last night. We rented it.  It was funny, but as it is nominated for a Golden Globe this year, I must say it was not as funny as “Borat” or “Little Miss Sunshine.” 

I’m kinda sad, too, that “Stranger than Fiction” didn’t get nominated as I thought that movie was really good.  We also caught that over the weekend. Oh yes, and I finished Specials, the final book in the Scott Westerfeld Uglies trilogy, last week. Okay, so I realize that this post has already gotten out of hand and confusing. See, this is what happens when my life isn’t forced into structure by an insane schedule.

So last weekend, J and I went to Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa, which is very near Palm Springs, for a little getaway as I had just finished finals and J had just finished a big, hellacious job wherein he only got 1 day off (Thanksgiving) in the past three weeks.  His totally awesome-ical boss hooked us up for the weekend and paid for EVERYTHING. YES, EVERYTHING.  Hotel, massages, mani/pedi, breakfast… As long as it was done at the hotel/spa, it was on his tab. Incredible.

Some things you should know:

1. Never turn down a free massage. Ever. — good advice from an incredibly talented masseuse. I was so relaxed, I fell asleep. Or I was so exhausted from finals. Whatever.
2. Never miss a chance to take pictures of freaky Irish dance pageant girls who are running around your hotel in bizarre doll wigs that could be stolen and included in a terrific Gothic Lolita costume. 
3. Hotel concierges are a lot more helpful than AAA. (Especially when you get a flat tire on a Sunday as you’re leaving your hotel in a place you’re not familiar with.)
4. Palm Springs is a good place to make you feel young.
5. The Costco in Palm Springs has nice sweaters, and okay tires, and when you’re the only people in there that are1.  of color and 2. younger than 60, you apparently garner a lot of attention.
6. I’m going to attempt to post reviews of all of the movies and books I mentioned above, so we’ll see how that goes. 
7. Never turn down a free massage. Ever.

~ by findcandice on December 14, 2006.