It's a Lipstick Jungle Out There!

The trip to Detroit was an experience, to say the least. I was hit on incessantly by men my father's age and older, both dealers and DCX colleagues. One of them tried to pick me up by telling me about his wife and kids, and what they don't know won't hurt them! Another used the "I'm in a band and here's my CD" line. All the dirty old men aside, it was a good trip. I had never been to Motown before, and I kinda liked it! I fell in love with the tiny suburb of Birmingham and have decided that I where I will live when I am CEO of the company! For me, the two best parts of the trip were-

1. Seeing the beautiful new Dodge Challenger

2. Having dinner with a friend I met in Israel

I do think I learned a lot on the trip, so I guess that's a plus, too! The corportate AmEx also got quite a bit of exercise, which was fun because it was like going on a free vacation almost.

And then in true Sara fashion, I get off the plane at LAX and am drunk within about ninty minutes. The weekend was filled with some of my favorite things- Lara, beer pong, Stasha, alcohol, shopping, yoga, and hours at the salon.

I did not get back to the Land of Boobs Jobs and Married Couples (aka Orange County) until late Sunday. It was not until Monday morning before hitting the gym that I realized I had an Extreme Blonde Moment- I left all my business clothes in Santa Monica and had a suitcase full of laundry! After I got to Stasha's I thought I was SO smart by hanging my suits in her closet so they wouldn't wrinkle...but I was not so smart in leaving them there. So in stretching the boundaries of business casual to the max, I managed to pull something together.

I get to the gym, workout, and then shower and change for work. Half-way through doing my hair, the dryer dies! I show up to work totally dishevled- hair half-curly, half-straight in an outfit that doesn't quite work. Then I find out that a bunch of VPs from Detroit are in town and we are supposed to dress all businessy for the week. I was not too pleased. I told the AAs if I didn't come back from lunch, they could find me at Nordstrom's curled up in the fetal position between the Jimmy Choos and Manolo Blahniks. I went out and I bought two very cute and expensive suits. I get to work today, only to discover the assholes aren't going to be in the office for the rest of the week!