The Fallen King

I am not a huge sports fan by any means...anyone I know will tell you that I couldn't decipher between many of the plays in specific sports, or tell you the entirety of a team.  However, I am a Cleveland sports fan, a Cleveland believer and I was one of thousands who were crushed when LeBron left the way he did.

Sherwin-Williams banner being taken down, we were all the witnesses of prime backstabbing

This gets to be brought up today because it is, what I think maybe, one of the most crucial moments in our city's history this year.  Cavaliers vs. Heat tonight and in that I only need to say...crap.  I wholeheartedly believe that the Cavs can kick the butts of the celebrity team "the chosen ones" or whatever it is they choose to call themselves these days.  I like to say that revenge is the best motivation to get someone back, and from what I have paid attention to the Cavs have been doing pretty well for themselves thus far.  Even beating the Celtics after the Heat had lost to them.  Safe to say with some simple logic the Cavs>Celtics>Heat we already sorta beat them once.

So here is what I have to say.  As much as I want to plea to Cleveland to be respectful, to not get rowdy, to keep their bottles in their hands...generally as much as I want to tell them don't give the rest of the country more reason to bad mouth my favorite city (they're gonna do it anyway)...I can't.  Cleveland is known for their rowdiness, we are known for our fans who will pummel you if you look at them wrong and we are known for our dedication.  And that is why the LeBron knife cut so deeply.  Cleveland believed in it's strongest player, the one who made promises of staying in town until he could prevail, the one who said he cared.

I cannot blame him for wanting to win, to chase the team that might give him that quick possibility.  But what I can blame him for is his execution:

• Hiding out in another town
• Announcing the decision like it was a circus show
• Not trying to beat the best...rather join them (not how MJ did it)
• Acting rude over people being upset over his decision (summer tweets about keeping notes on haters) instead of realizing he pissed off a sports crazy town.

Rumor has told me he basically ordered his fiance to stay in Akron (I have a friend who works at the salon she gets her hair done at) and he gets to party it up in Miami.  What are you teaching your kids Bron Bron?  So twitter is raging, blogs are raging...the entire city of Cleveland is raging.  The Q is taking as many precautions as possible:

• Confiscating t-shirts that might be rude (i.e. Quitness, ruined LeBron jerseys etc.)
• Body Scanning
• Having a Bomb Squad ready
• Pouring drinks in cups...no bottles (lol)
• Kicking you out if you get too unruly

Don't wear it...you'll loose it. I have a feeling you'll want to wear it at another time.

Cleveland...be rowdy but don't be dumb.  I suggest this great campaign on twitter @laughatlebron where the whole goal is just to laugh (he won't know what to do). As for me I'm going to watch the game from the comfort of my own home with my Quitness tee. Have fun Clevelanders.

Hello December

Today was an especially difficult day to drag myself out of bed because I was so warm and comfortable (my bed is like lying in a pile of fluff and happiness).  However, upon wiping the sleep outta my eyes, tripping over my dog, and almost falling down the stairs, I realized that it was December.   The month of December means SNOW, SNOW, SNOW and even more snow.  And in the fancy city of Cleveland, snow to most people is a curse.  It means crazier drivers, bigger potholes, longer commute times, lots of salt and of course blustery cold temperatures.  But to this insane chick over here snow in Cleveland means this:

Snowball Fight circa 2006 at BWC with my bestie <3

 It's true, I relish in the moments when there is enough snow to stick on the ground and so that I have the possibility of making a snow ball.  But here is why snow is wonderful:

• It's sparkley
• It's cold (my general disposition is better in the cold)
• It's pretty
• It makes everything look clean
• Nothing compares to a snowy Christmas morning
• My dog loves to jump through the snow (he's got little legs and a long body) and it's adorable
• It tastes good when catching snowflakes on the tongue (so maybe I act like I'm 5)
• Snowball Fights
• Igloos
• Snowmen
• Sledding

Those are the big reasons I can come up with right now but I am a firm advocate of winter fun and have been ever since I can remember.  I will always be happier in the months of December-March where it is acceptable to wear colorful scarves, winter coats and cardigans.  My main memo of this blog as I heard the moans and groans of many people during the extremely gentle flurry this morning...buck up Cleveland the wintertime is beautiful and you know that there will be a time during the winter when we experience 60+ degree weather...so chin up and come join me for a snowball fight and igloo buildings session!

A New Leaf

I have been pining to start a blog for a long time now as a matter of fact I signed up for this months ago and after coming up with what I thought was the perfect title I found multiple excuses not to write anything, and they are as follows:

• Procrastination 1: Who wants to read about my daily activities, no one cares what you had for breakfast.
• Procrastination 2: I have no time, instead I find random things to clean, reorganizing picture albums seems like an acceptable use of my time.
• Procrastination 3: Napping also seemed like an acceptable use of my time.

and of course the ever so popular.....

• Procrastination 4: What could I possibly write about that is interesting to people?

 So, my solution to all of this?  Get over it and get to writing something otherwise this wonderfully titled blog will just be a space in the black hole of blogs.  My theory is that since I have a wide array of interests I will share the exciting, titillating, enamoring and perhaps sometimes the really really boring (not my thought but I can't please everyone) aspects of these things in my life.  So I am a junkie of the following:

• Public Relations: it is true, I thoroughly enjoyed my major in college and everything I have done since then that pertains to this topic.  Therefore when I find something interesting in the PR/Mar/Comm/Adv world I will share it with you.
• Cleveland: the town that lives and breathes sounds of disgust from outsiders and stern warnings of "don't mess with me" from insiders.  We're known for our die-hard sports fans and banning of glass bottles from stadiums to that really small disaster that set the river on fire.  But we are also known for a few other brilliant things, hidden gems and of course what I consider to be one of the best skylines.  If I could marry a city I would.
• Art: it's in my blood, an artist from the age I could hold a pencil, a photographer from my first look at a camera and an appreciator from my first visit to a museum.  There will definitely be a featured piece of artwork or artist once a week.
• French: 10 years of my time and I have happened to not only minor but become slightly obsessed with French things, I'll share those as well.
• Coffee: some people smoke, some people drink, some people dance...I drink coffee, I am skilled in making various coffee beverages.
• Vegetarianism: I have been one for about 4 years now and have learned a few things, cooked a couple recipes, experienced a few disasters and beheld some veggie miracles.  
• Baking: I am known for my skookies and took-way-to-much-time-to-decorate-them sugar cookies.

So there you have it, a list of potential topics or blurbs I may introduce to you my followers on any given day.  If for any reason I may offend you in the future (which I don't believe I will do, I have a generally super sweet disposition) please refrain from sending me hate mail or otherwise nasty things, however I'll read anything about why you didn't like what I had to say .  But on the flip side if I write something you absolutely adore I will with open arms accept nice words and of course as the title of my blog suggests fabulous high heels (I wear a size 10 if you were curious) no pressure though.  Thanks you for reading the beginning of my blog.  Wishing everyone a great Monday!
Jessica