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I seriously love dogs and loved this video so much that I had to share it with you all! A dog sensed the recent Eureka earthquake long before humans did! Watch her bolt out of the room! I wonder if Malibu would be that intuitive?

A local San Diego woman, who is 70 years of age was recently crowned PETA’s “Sexiest Vegetarian Over 50″. After being a vegetarian for 40 years, Mimi Kirk looks amazing as ever! Honestly, I hope that when I’m 70 I am as hot as this mama!

The contest was a nationwide vote conducted by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and Kirk was the oldest of the 10 finalists! What’s funny is that the prize is just a basket of organic chocolates and other confections but the biggest prize is the title!

It’s inspiring to me to see beautiful, happy, vegetarian women look and feel so fabulous at any age! I’ve only been vegetarian for 3 years, but I plan on making it to 40 years just like Mimi Kirk! Congrats to Mimi and your support for your health, the environment and animals everywhere (OH! And being from San Diego)! San Diego Vegetarians RULE! XOXO

As you’ve noticed, I haven’t updated my blog here in quite some time. And it’s partially to blame on my lack of enthusiasm with what I was previously writing about AND a tad bit due to my being lazy. So instead of focusing my blog on only web 2.0 and Internet/technology related topics - I’m going to be switching gears to things I deeply adore / love. Including fashion, friends, family and things just going on in my life in general. Surely, I’m going to lose a large portion of my reader base but thank you for all the support you gave me while I explored the world of technology & social media. I hope you can still find some interest in the new direction I’m taking. Come on, even Geeks need to dress and live well!

I’m not that great of a writer but when you LOVE what you’re writing about - it just flows, it’s natural.

So keep a look out for a fresh design, direction and some DAMN good products & fashion ideas I have boiling in my little bird brain. Peace!

I seriously love my Mom and today was no exception when I received an email titled “Stitches” and the following message in my inbox…

“hey sarah… just got back from the drs with 6 stitches in my forehead. it’s an interesting story about a mouse and a cellar. too long to tell you over email. i’m fine and the mouse is dead…. i’ll call you later.

Mom”

So how long do you wait to call after getting an email like this? My answer - immediately! She’s fine but it was a pretty hilarious story nonetheless! I send out my condolences to the mouse.

The Update: So a little background…on Sunday I was on the phone with my Mom and she was telling me that she had found mouse droppings in the house on Sunday and was all grossed out by it. So she set out a bunch of traps.

Well apparently there was a trap set in the wine cellar and when she went around this morning to check the traps the one in the wine cellar wasn’t where she put it. So she called my Dad and asked if he had gotten the mouse - he said “No.” She’s still on the phone with my Dad at this point and noticed a moving tail in the corner, got freaked out, turned and hit her head on the low ceiling. She said “OMG I just hit my head” and then noticed it was wet so she got off the phone with my Dad and grabbed a towel.

She called the doc immediately because she knew she’d probably have to get stitches. Well when my Dad tried to call back, he thought she had passed out cause the line was busy but little did he know she was just on the line with the doc! So he drove home immediately!

She got 6 stitches and my Dad stayed home and took care of the mouse. Ew. What a crazy set of parents I have! xoxo

As some of you may know, my birthday is tomorrow and it marks a quarter century for my life. It’s kind of amazing and scary at the same time. For so long you want to just “grow up” and move on with your life - work on bigger things, meet more people, move around, explore the world, make a difference… But then one day you wake up and realize - wow, I’ve done it! I’ve accomplished SO much, met such amazing people, dealt with issues but got through them, worked (really) hard, traveled, fell in love…

So what’s next? Even though 25 is still such a young age - it’s exciting to think there’s SO much more out there! Sure, I look forward to being an even stronger woman, more confident, beautiful and seasoned but I don’t wish my life away. Look at how fast 25 years has gone, the next 25 will be even more rapid.

As I sit here typing away I reminisce about the last 25 years…

I remember being in EVERY school musical in high school and LOVING it. I loved music and being on stage. My freshman year I was in the chorus in Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Sophomore year I was again in the chorus for Phantom of the Opera, Junior year I was a (small) character in Grease and Senior I was the lead, Ariel in Footloose. What an AMAZING time in my life. My love for music and dance was fed through my presence onstage.

College was a whirlwind of change - moving to Chico, CA to attend CSU Chico for 2 years. I loved music so much that I wanted to produce and write music as a career. So I attended Chico State and pursued a degree in Recording Arts & Music Industry. That path changed as I came to the reality that I would have a tough time finding money in that line of work…and if I’m not cut throat I probably won’t make it. After 2 years of study at Chico I transferred myself to SDSU and pursued and finished a degree in Business Administration/Marketing. Even though I wasn’t studying music on a regular basis, I followed my passion for creativity and art by attending live shows, painting at home, going to art galleries, photography, health and fashion.

Now I’ve been in the business world since 2006 and I’m realizing THIS is the part of my life that is flying by the fastest! Weeks wash away so quickly at times that my head can’t stop spinning! How are we almost in February 09?!?! I remember my parents always saying “Just wait until you get older - your life will speed by” and I remember thinking “I can’t wait until I’m older”. How naive and young we once were, right?

So looking forward and contemplating on starting my research for Botox doctors (joking!) I take a deep breath and hold on tight for the ride ahead. Some things I’m going to do in the next year….

1) To slow down and cherish every moment whether it’s at work, home, with family, or alone. My time here is precious and I will cherish every single second God has given me.

2) To get more involved in music again. Whether it’s through private singing or piano lessons or singing at church.

3) To give back more of my time to the community. There are SO many organizations that need volunteer help in San Diego - beach cleanups, animal shelters, charity work.

4) To LIVE! So that when I look back 25 years from now I can laugh hysterically, cry out of passion and be reminded again of how “naive and young” I was… when I was 25.

I got a Nikon D60 for Christmas and have been having lots of fun taking “creative” pictures. I don’t have many test subjects (I like taking pictures of people & animals over scenery) so I have been using Malibu as my subject. Honestly I think she’s getting pissed. Everything I pull out my camera she runs! haha! Whoops!

Anyway, I will be posting pictures on my Flickr account but here are a few I’ve taken so far…

Pretty funny post I found while Stumbling around the Internet tonight. Wanted to share it with you guys. Don’t cry too much you old farts (btw I was answering ‘yes’ to all of these too - don’t judge!).