Three things I'm loving this week:
1. Burger King. Bet you never thought you'd see a fast food restaurant on my good list (especially one who was just on my "bad" list last week for that creepy mascot of theirs), but I'm giving major kudos to the big BK for their efforts to make their kids meals healthier. Read the whole story here. Seriously...props to you BK for being the first to step up and say...enough...we can do better for the kids.
2. New music. Specifically Nickelback's "Dark Horse" and Hinder's "Take it to the Limit" (though...seriously...all I can think of when I hear that title is the Eagles). Both CDs were recently released which means there will be tours to follow. Hinder is already slated to come to Erie and will be appearing at the Erie Civic Center with Motley Crue and Theory of a Deadman on Sat., March 7. Tickets went on sale today.
3. Knee-high boots. I freeze at work (and pretty much everywhere else, really). The other day, as I was changing into my work shoes, my boss was telling me that she can't stand long boots because they make her too hot. Ding...light went off above my head. I dug out a pair of dressy high-heeled, knee-high boots (not the practical ones I tromp through snow in, but the kind you wear with a long skirt). I've been wearing them with my dress pants and I haven't had to wrap a fleece throw around my legs since.
Three things I'm not loving this week:
1.Sore muscles. I joined a women's weight training group at the Eastside Y. Last night was my first night and today I'm paying the price. The worst part is...I know it's going to hurt more tomorrow.
2. P.R. firms. As the editor responsible for finding content for the annual gift guide special sections we do here at the newspaper, I'm the target of every P.R. firm trying to get their goods into the gift guides. They call, the write, they e-mail, they send elaborate (expensive) press kits, they sent samples.
They. Will. Not. Stop.
It's so bad that I refuse to answer my office phone from September to January unless it's a local number. If it's a long distance number I know that it's probably Josh who is calling about the $300 iron he's hawking or Kimmy from the Jones Group calling to see if I received the press release she e-mailed me about some obscure and ridiculous thing like HD radio or $89-an-ounce miracle face cream.
I know that they are just doing their jobs and, sometimes, I can actually use the stuff they send me if it's something of interest to our readers, but...85% of the stuff they pitch to me is just laughable.