You know who I love?

Those people who stand on the side of the road with election signs.

Or on the bridge going over the freeway.

I always honk and wave when i pass them. Seriously, even yesterday, at about 4:30pm, i was on my way home from work and one guy was standing all alone in the pouring rain waiving his sign. And if you've heard how Seattle's weather has been, you'll understand this is is sheer dedication on his part. For some reason, it reminds me of Barbara Streisand in The Way We Were. (One of my favorites)

To everyone out there who stands on the side of the road, waiving your sign and smiling in the pouring rain, keep up the good work! You always make my day, as i'm sure many others.

Quotes anyone?

So I have this thing, I love quotes regarding personal growth. It's nice to hear from a complete stranger that they've been through the same thing I'm going through, that i'm not completely crazy.
Here are some of my favorites:

From Garden State
Andrew Largeman: You know that point in your life when you realize that the house that you grew up in isn't really your home anymore? All of the sudden even though you have some place where you can put your stuff that idea of home is gone.
Sam: I still feel at home in my house.
Andrew Largeman: You'll see when you move out it just sort of happens one day one day and it's just gone. And you can never get it back. It's like you get homesick for a place that doesn't exist. I mean it's like this rite of passage, you know. You won't have this feeling again until you create a new idea of home for yourself, you know, for you kids, for the family you start, it's like a cycle or something. I miss the idea of it. Maybe that's all family really is. A group of people who miss the same imaginary place.

I'm pretty sure this quote rings true for most young adults in their 20's. I always thought this way and when I saw Garden State, I remember watching it and thinking "Oh my gosh, that's it! That's exactly it!"

From Breakfast at Tiffany's
Holly Golightly: He's all right! Aren't you, cat? Poor cat! Poor slob! Poor slob without a name! The way I see it I haven't got the right to give him one. We don't belong to each other. We just took up one day by the river. I don't want to own anything until I find a place where me and things go together. I'm not sure where that is but I know what it is like. It's like Tiffany's.
Holly Golightly: I'm like cat here, a no-name slob. We belong to nobody, and nobody belongs to us. We don't even belong to each other.
Holly Golightly: Well, when I get it the only thing that does any good is to jump in a cab and go to Tiffany's. Calms me down right away. The quietness and the proud look of it; nothing very bad could happen to you there. If I could find a real-life place that'd make me feel like Tiffany's, then - then I'd buy some furniture and give the cat a name!

Breakfast at Tiffany's has some of my favorite quotes of all time. This is just a scared young woman, afraid of growing up and settling down. Everytime something gets serious, she'll run and try something new. Her best friend is an orange cat without a name and she has a cut out bathtub for a couch. This movie to me, is a total classic.

From Elizabethtown
Claire Colburn: Sadness is easier because its surrender. I say make time to dance alone with one hand waving free.

Something I've totally learned this year. Why sit at home and think about that heart wrenching break up, when you can go out and try new things, meet new people, maybe even meet a new special someone. When i'm 80 years old, I want to remember all the adventures i've been on, and the people I've loved and lost and know that I gave it my all and learned as much as I could.
Instead of sitting at home regretting things that may have happened in the past, why not learn from them?


And Here is my ending quote:

From Audrey Hepburn
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it's at the end of your arm, as you get older, remember you have another hand: The first is to help yourself, the second is to help others.

Now that I've introduced myself....

Can I just say that I think drivers in the Seattle area have to be the dumbest known to mankind???
Ok so I may be "that girl" who does her makeup on the way to work... yeah I get some people who give me the finger, i'll admit it. Hi I'm Brittany and i'm that annoying girl you flip the bird to.
BUT! I only do it when i'm stop and go, or just plain stopped. I'm a smart driver, I really am.

One of my biggest pet peeves is when I am kind enough to let someone in front of me, and they don't give me "the wave". I get pretty annoyed... and I'll probably end up riding their ass. No Joke.
Come on people! Maybe someone should start a Driving Ettiquette class. Here are the basic things you would learn:

1. When someone lets you in front of them, a simple wave makes a VERY big difference.

2. If you need to get into my lane, put you're damn blinker on.. I'm not a mind reader.

3. If you're going to get in front of me on the freeway, don't speed up just so you can make it in, then slow down. Really? What are you thinking?

4. Don't ride my ass, then when I slow down in hopes that you'll take a hint, DON'T speed up and pass me while flipping me off.... Maybe you should just learn to drive like a normal person and we wouldn't have had this problem to begin with!

I really think this class should exist. But for now, I'll just vent to you fine folks!

Now, there are some things about Seattle that I love.
For example, so many people out here ride their bikes to work. Good for them, seriously.
If I didn't practically live out of my car and live about 30 minutes away from work... no wait who am I kidding, I still would take my car. But Kudos to those who ride their bikes or take the bus. I wish I had the guts to do it.

On my way to work one morning, I was stopped at a light and I saw this woman on her bike wearing a hot pink body suit, a pink tutu, black leggings and tennis shoes. There's my new hero. It very well could have been a guy too, but whoever it was, in my opinion, rocks.

So everyone except that pink tutu woman/man, learn to drive or take the bus and hope that the bus driver isn't a total idiot!

Why am I starting this Blog?

Becuase I've read so many great blogs in the past few weeks, to name a few:

1. Seth Godin
2. Scott Adams (Dilbert Cartoonist)
3. Wonderbranding: Marketing to Women ( Michelle Miller)
4. The Diva Marketing Blog
5. Rants on Modern Marketing

Ever since I started my current job at a Seattle Based Marketing Company, I've read so many ideas, insights and critisisms, that I'd like to throw my own out there.

While also adding my ideas on how humorous life is in general.

So here we are, now everyone can see exactly what is goin on in my crazy mind.

ENJOY!