****ALL ABOUT: Colleen****
NAME: Colleen
HOME STATE: SCS, Michigan
BIRTHDAY: September 18!
CELEBS WHO SHARE YOUR BIRTHDAY: This is the most random group….Jada Pinkett Smith, Lance Armstrong, Xzibit, James Gandolfini, Dee Dee Ramone
CAREER HISTORY: Since I’ve graduated college (Michigan State!), I’ve been working in Advertising at a well-known agency. Before that, I had random jobs here and there and was a intern for a State Senator.
TV SHOWS: Gossip Girl, Grey’s Anatomy, I’d really like to get into Mad Men, Intervention, Project Runway, The Hills, The Bachelor, E! News, TMZ, The Soup, Conan, Letterman, Real World, all of the MTV challenges. As you can see, I really love my trashy reality TV shows, but don’t get me wrong, I watch plenty of CNN and MSNBC as well.
MOVIES: Sleepless In Seattle, You’ve Got Mail, One Fine Day, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, Gran Torino, The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Love Actually, The Pursuit of Happyness, 10 Things I Have About You, Mama Mia, The Dark Knight, Slumdog Millionaire, 500 Days of Summer, Mrs. Doubtfire, Prancer, Home Alone 1 and 2
MAGAZINES: Us Weekly, People, Interview, Elle, Cosmo, InStyle, Wedding Magazines, Hour, Marie Claire, Vogue, Nylon, Elle
WEBSITES: facebook, twitter, people, perezhilton, dlisted, popsugar, outblush, tmz, overstock, meebo, youtube, google/gmail, wwtdd, hollywoodrag
STYLE ICONS: Jennifer Aniston! Leighton Meester, Rachel Bilson, Lauren Conrad, Victoria Beckham, Sienna Miller, Selena Gomez, Reese Witherspoon
FAVE BEAUTY PRODUCTS: I like all Aveeno products! MakeUp For Ever foundation, bronzer, hi-def powder, and eyeliner. Maybelline mascara, I switch my shampoo and conditioner every other week.
RANDOM FACTS ABOUT ME:
1.I’ve never been to the ocean and sad about that. Mark says one day he will take me there….we’ll see.
2.I have the cutest niece in the world, Kate. She’s 15 months. It’s the coolest thing to watch her grow and learn from all of us. She’s preparing me for the one day I have children.
3.I’m not a big fan of red meat. I hate steak, ham, bacon, and porkchops. I will usually order chicken or fish when I’m out to eat.
4.I have flat feet…very flat feet. And it’s painful. But I still love to wear heels out…mostly just on the weekends though.
5. My favorite thing in the world to do is get my hair done. I love my hair dresser, Ginny, and I don’t even mind sitting in the salon for hours.
6. I have never broken a bone or had stitches, besides my wisdom
teeth. However, my sister did slam my fingers in the car door when I
was like 5. And it was Halloween and I was dressed as a clown…..
7. I am the fastest texter you will ever meet.
8. If I could choose my last meal, it would be Eggs Bendict from
Janet's Lunch, minus the meat. With banana cream pie!
COOLEST CELEBRITY I EVER MET: President Barack Obama! September 2008 in Detroit. In front of the Detroit Institute of Arts. I screamed in his face and he laughed. ☺
MOVIE I’D MOST LIKE TO HAVE BEEN IN: Grease!! I know all the words anyway!
ADDICTIONS: My niece Kate and snapping a million pictures of her, Diet Mt. Dew, Texting, the Internet, my cat Margo
FAVE RESTAURANTS: Janet’s Lunch, Andiamo Trattoria and Ren Cen, National Coney Island, Fishbones, Piasano Pizza, McDonalds
FAVE DRINKS: Water, Diet Mt. Dew!, Diet Coke, Crystal Light Lemonade, Recently discovered my favorite drink…Rasberry Stoli and Lemonade! I
also drink Miller or Bud Light.
FAVE HANGOUTS: Molly’s house, Mark’s house, My sisters house, browsing through bookstores with Molly, Partridge Creek, Fishbones
FAVE CLOTHING: Express, BCBG, J. Crew, Banana Republic, Forever 21,Anthropology, Nordstrom, Target, Gap, DSW, TJ MAXX!
FAVE MUSIC: Sarah McLachlan, Coldplay, John Mayer, Jack Johnson, Joshua Radin, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Mariah Carey, Fall Out Boy, Kid Rock, Billy Joel
WORST HABIT: Biting my nails, having the messiest room in the world.
DREAM VACATION: One day I would love to make it to Santorini Greece. I’d like to be there for a month…or longer. And I would also really like to go to Fiji because if you google it, it looks perfect.
FAVE ESCAPE: Mark’s cottage at Houghton Lake.
THE WAY TO MY HEART IS THROUGH: Humor. If you are a funny guy that can make me laugh, I pretty much love you.
TYPICAL BREAKFAST: I love the deli breakfast sandwhiches at work...egg and cheese on English muffin… I think I like them alittle TOO much. And a Diet Mt. Dew…..
FAVE ROADTRIP FROM DETROIT: Disney World!!! It was the best and the worst drive in the history of the world. It was with Molly’s family. We could NOT get comfortable for anything. Any Molly drove approx. 13 hours straight….just downing shots of Starbucks Expresso shots. Can you imagine how slap happy she was! We stopped to get gas in the most random places in the world and counted 5 billion Waffle Houses along the way.
GUILTY PLEASURES: I watch Roseanne every single night, I love watching the Disney Channel
HERITAGE: Mostly Irish and German.
NICKNAMES: Coll, Noodles, Boo Boo
THREE THINGS THAT SCARE ME: Centipedes, Deep dark bodies of water, loved ones passing away.
FAVORITE CONCERT: Oh man…this is tough. How about I list some of my
favorites…? Prince, Mariah Carey, Justin Timberlake, *NSYNC, Coldplay, Britney. I know that the one day I see Sarah McLachlan live, no other concert will even matter.
IN MY PURSE: Giant overflowing wallet (not with $$ unfortunately), cell phone, makeup, lip gloss, hair ties, nailpolish?, check book, random necklaces, coupons.
PET PEEVES: People who drive/walk too slow, people who chew too loud, know-it-alls, people who call you, then you call them right back and
they don’t answer!
IN A HEARTBEAT: Justin Timberlake, George Clooney, Bradley Cooper, Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ed Westwick
DREAM INTERVIEW: Sarah McLachlan! I don’t think people realize how
much I love her music. I’m addicted and have been for years now.
HOW DO YOU SPEND YOUR LEISURE TIME: Hanging out with my boyfriend,
Molly, my family, fishing, taking walks, browsing the internet, shopping, watching tv...pretty normal things.
WHAT WAS YOUR JOB IN PREVIOUS LIFE: An elementary school teacher. I think about that a lot, and wonder why I chose to change my major.
WHO WOULD YOU WANT YOUR PRISON CELLMATE TO BE? Justin Timberlake. He could entertain me by singing and dancing.
IF YOU COULD LAY CLAIM TO HAVE WRITTEN ONE BOOK, WHICH WOULD IT BE:
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
GREATEST INVENTION EVER: Internet….or the car!?...or the phone…or lightbulb.
FAVORITE JUNK FOOD? Pizza, French fries, lots and lots of cheese, chocolate
DO YOU LIKE TO COOK? I don’t cook very often but I really want to start learning!
FAVE LIVE MUSIC VENUE: DTE Energy because I love summer lawn concerts, or maybe the Fox because it’s gorgeous inside.
THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS: Cell phone, shower, and “I love you’s” from my favorite people.
****ALL ABOUT: Molly****
NAME: Molly
HOMESTATE: MI
BIRTHDAY: June 28th
CELEBS WHO SHARE YOUR BIRTHDAY: John Cusak (thumbs up!), King Henry VIII (thumbs down)
CAREER HISTORY: Hmmm ok.. My first job was at Glazey Daze Pottery Making/Painting Studio, then I worked at Soulliere's Landscape and Garden Center (with Colleen, her sister Mary, and Colleen's boyfriend Mark! crazy!), Babysat for two twin boys, worked at Jimmy Johns Sub Shop and met some really great friends through working there, I taught dance at GPW Community Center. After graduating from WSU with a degree in English, I worked at Borders. Finally, I got a job at the Moosejaw headquarters in Madison Heights, and am currently on the buying team and I love it :)
TV SHOWS: The Office, 24, Rachel Zoe Project, Project Runway, Gossip Girl, Sex and The City, Felicity
MOVIES: Marie Antoinette, Factory Girl, Stranger Than Fiction, Across the Universe, Matilda, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Sandlot
MAGAZINES: Nylon, Vogue, Elle UK, Interview, O Magazine (haha..)
WEBSITES: fashionista, perezhilton, whowhatweardaily, twitter
STYLE ICONS: MK Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Sienna Miller, Rachel Bilson.
FAVE BEAUTY PRODUCTS: Clinique Super-Balanced Foundation in Ivory, Benefit Moon Beam Liquid Highlighter, Too Faced Bronzer in Snow Bunny, Edwin Paul Salon & Spa Beach Spray, MAC liquid eyeliner in Boot Black, Urban Decay eyeshadow in Gunmetal.
LAST BOOK I READ: "A Free-Wheelin' Time" by Suze Rotolo
RANDOM FACTS ABOUT ME:
1) I took dance lessons up until senior year of college. I thought about majoring in it in college, but I hated the competative side of it (mmm and prob wasn't good enough). I taught at the GPW Community Center for 2 years, and would love to go back and teach someday
2) I also paint/draw and thought about majoring in THAT in college. I'll probably go back and take more classes & see what happens.
3) I HATE BEETS.
4) I love New York, and would love to live there one day, even just a short period of time.
5) I love the Olsen Twins. It's a not-so-secret obsession that is getting worse the more outrageous they get.
6) I eat popcorn really really loud. sorry :(
7) Oranges are my favorite food....and Mexican...any kind of Mexican.
COOLEST CELEBRITY I EVER MET: Hilary Duff. She was so nice! and Juliette Lewis came into Borders and ordered a Chai Latte... I almost had a panic attack.
MOVIE I’D MOST LIKE TO HAVE BEEN IN: Factory Girl (MK and Sienna Miller and James Franco?!?)
ADDICTIONS: Starbucks, Fashion magazines, my dog Maggie.
FAVE RESTAURANTS: Janet's Lunch, Trattoria, National Coney Island, California Pizza Kitchen, Burrito Mundo, Bucci (in Grosse Pte. Woods)
FAVE DRINKS: Cran-Raspberry Juice, Vanilla Lattes, Hot Chocolate, ummm Water, Reisling White Wine, Green Apple Martinis
FAVE HANG-OUTS: Friend's houses. Bookstores. Any kind of bar that I don't have to stand there and pretend to be cool (basically not Fishbones... but I allllways end up there).
FAVE CLOTHING: J-Crew, H&M, Gap, Elizabeth & James (when I have the money...), Banana Republic, BCBG, MOOSEJAW!!!, Both of my sister's closet.
FAVE MUSIC: Justin Timberlake, Jason Mraz, John Mayer, Coldplay, Imogen Heap, Thom Yorke, Britney Spears, Regina Spektor, Kanye West, Jay-Z, (Miley Cyrus), Taylor Swift, Jack Johnson, (Hilary Duff), Ben Harper, India.Arie, Mariah Carey, Lily Allen, Alanis Morisette
WORST HABIT: Playing with my hair when I'm nervous, Leaving my clothes on the floor, Never looking at my cellphone/having my cellphone on silent when people are trying to get ahold of me
DREAM VACATION: NYC, Paris, or the French Polynesian
FAVE ESCAPE: New York City
THE WAY TO MY HEART IS THROUGH: A sense of humor and a sense of loyalty
TYPICAL BREAKFAST: Iced coffee and granola bar
THINGS I'M ALLERGIC TO: mmmm I dont think anything?
FAVE ROADTRIP FROM DETROIT: To Florida with my family, Colleen and Charlotte.... it was innnnnsanely long but sooo fun :)
GUILTY PLEASURES: Bingo at the St. Joan Fair, "That's what she said" jokes, Mario Kart on Nintendo Wii, cupcakesandcashmere.com
HERITAGE: Irish and French
NICKNAMES: Moll, Nills, Fluffer, Molly Wolly
THREE THINGS THAT SCARE ME: Snakes, Mice/Rats/Rodents of any kind, Marilyn Manson
FAVORITE CONCERT: Justin Timberlake, Coldplay, (NSYNC!!!!!), Jason Mraz
IN MY PURSE: phone, wallet, random brocheres, pieces of paper, pens, journal, book, other people's business cards
PET PEEVES: People talking to me with food on their face, text while they are talking to me, and girls that think they are Carrie Bradshaw.
IN A HEARTBEAT: John Krasinski (obv.), Justin Timberlake, Ed Westwick, Emile Hersh
DREAM INTERVIEW: Jesus? am I allowed to say that?... well if not...Marie Antoinette
HOW DO YOU SPEND YOUR LEISURE TIME: Hanging out with my family and friends, reading, watching DVDs, drawing/painting, cutting up magazines
WHAT WAS YOUR JOB IN PREVIOUS LIFE: I have no clue?... a painter? a ballet dancer? something like that...
WHO WOULD YOU WANT YOUR PRISON CELLMATE TO BE? David Blaine....maybe he could get us out!? and if not he could keep me entertained.
IF YOU COULD LAY CLAIM TO HAVE WRITTEN ONE BOOK, WHICH WOULD IT BE: "The Picture of Dorian Grey" by Oscar Wilde because its one of my favorites and its such a sweet idea!
GREATEST INVENTION EVER: The automobile aka the car... hah...
FAVORITE JUNK FOOD? Taco Bell.
DO YOU LIKE TO COOK? I would like to learn how to cook... but i can not cook/bake/do anything that involves making food at the present time.
FAVE LIVE MUSIC VENUE: The Filmore (formally the State Theatre) in Detroit
THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS: Coffee in the morning, Beach Spray in my hair, Laughing
