Yes folks, you are reading the box correctly..that's an Intimacy Kit. *snicker snicker* Well I guess this saves people from calling the concierge for a condom if they happen to feel amorous while staying at the Kimption Hotel. What I found more hilarious was the description of the contents.
Just finished Lucky by Alice Sebold today while getting my hair done. This author also wrote The Lovely Bones which I read sometime last year. Um, I don't know where to start except that I may need to migrate to some chick lit books for awhile because I am borderline depressed. This book is a memoir of Alice's brutal rape when she was a freshman at Syracuse and her journey following. It's written in a very descriptive a straight forward manner that makes you feel like you're there. An amazing story because Alice copes by charging through with an investigation/conviction of her attacker while her friend who is raped goes the opposite direction, choosing to ignore and move on with life and the inevitable divide it creates. I read the book in 2 days primarily because it is such a painful story to read that I needed to get it over with as soon as possible. Not painful in a poorly written book sort of way, but written so amazingly that it basically made me angry/sad/terrified all at the same time and maybe if I hurried up and finished it, I would feel better. If you dare read this book, I've got it to loan out.
So I just fininshed reading Desert Flower by Waris Dirie. Waris Dirie is a runway model turned UN special ambassador. Now before you all start getting craxy and thinking this is another Angelinia Jolie moment, this chick has a legitimate claim to her title because of her life in Somalia and she basically became a supermodel my accident. Luckily for her, her fame and close relationship with the media is helping amplify her voice. This is an amazing story about her life as in Somalia as a nomad then by chance ending up in London as her uncle's maid (to excape an arranged marriage) to being discovered and becoming a supermodel all the while basically being illiterate and suffering from medical problems associated with female circumcision. You folks, you read that right...her "hoo-haw" was sawed off at the age of 5 then sewn shut.
Shamelss....really. So that's me and Laura dancing on top of a bar on Friday night, actually at this point it's very early on a Sunday morning. This is basically what my very belated birthday party looked like. A bunch of us got really wasted (Hiroks was still in bed the next evening when I stopped by to visit) and I spent most of Saturday nursing a headache.
San Francisco: SF showed strong scores in all major categories except mental wellness. Its residents had the study’s highest scores in BMI, dental care and the physical activity category. San Franciscans reported problems with sleeping and stress, and had the study’s highest rate of diabetes. San Francisco also had the study’s highest number of physicians per capita.
Oakland: It earned above-average scores in all five major categories. Oakland was particularly strong in health status, with low smoking and good dental care. However, it did record high rates of diabetes and high cholesterol.
Sacramento: Above average in four of the five major categories, stumbling only in mental wellness. Residents there recorded the study’s lowest asthma rate and also had one of the top scores for exercise.
Orange County: “The O.C.” was particularly strong in the categories of mental wellness, lifestyle pursuits and physical activity. Its health status scores were weak, with high rates of arthritis and hypertension. It also had the study’s highest rate of occasional smoking. On the positive side, it had the best score for getting restful sleep.
Definately a full ticket price rating, I would even buy the DVD or watch it again in the theater. For any yellow-fever wierdo dudes out there, the make out scenes between Vivan and Wil would make your head explode because they are two super cute chicks...
