Monday, February 23, 2009

iParty; therefore, I am in my element! OR iParty: Keeping the Unemployed Amused!

My first blog wasn't supposed to be about a visit to an iParty store.
It was supposed to be about me teaching my son to drive.

BUT, this was just too good of a blogging opportunity to pass up.
I had to go to iParty today to get some things for my daughter's sixth birthday party tomorrow.
What's the theme you ask?
Oh, it's High School Musical, of course.
I so wanted the theme to be Hello Kitty.
But, when I passed that section in the birthday party aisle, I had to act like an adult for once and say to myself, "It's her party, not yours!"

Anyhow, I think that I must be one of the few people I know who can totally amuse herself in a party store for an hour.
I could have stayed longer (like hours!), but I had to run to pick up my son from school.
While Sephora (can you say "Chick Mecca"?) is still my favorite store, iParty runs a close second now.
And, if you know me well, you know I have, um, a slight fondness for parties...cats...champagne...shoes, k, let's not go into ALL of my slight fondnesses now; that's material for another 20 blogs at least.
So, yes, when God (well, I like to refer to her as the Great Cat Goddess) was giving out "penchant for parties", I must have lingered longer in line.

So, here are a few spoils from my iParty trip.

Cat lady in a cat hat!


Got bananas?


"Here she comes, Ms. Hello Kitty America!"


Grow a what?!?!?

Update: Apparently, the picture that was here was in violation of Photobuckets terms of use.
Gasp!
So, if you want to see what was here, go here!
http://www.gadgetpages.com/product.php?xProd=368

Err, this little gem I found in the "bachelorette" party section.
No, I didn't buy it!
Honestly, I was tempted, because while I had grown basil, rosemary, thyme and even a Chia pet once, I had never grown a willie before.
That would have been quite an amazing feat for a girl, don't you think?!
After further thought, I tossed the willie back onto the shelf, because I decided that the embarrassment factor far outweighed the curiosity factor in this case.

AND, the greatest thing about my little iParty jaunt is that iParty is hiring!
Woooo-freaking-hoooo!
As some of you might also know, I'm currently an unemployed technical writer.
I lost my job 11 days, 2 hours, 45 minutes and 16 seconds ago.
But, who's counting?
So, I left iParty with an application.

Who knows?
I could literally become a paid party girl soon!
Hmmm, that doesn't sound quite right, but you all know what I mean.
Um, just in case, let me rephrase that.
I might become a paid employee of the iParty Corporation soon.
Yes, that sounds much better, doesn't it?
Lastly, here's a big ole shout out to iparty!
http://www.iparty.com/home/
iParty on, Dudes and Dudettes!

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