Do you know the way to San Jose?

Attention my California friends!

Are any of you familiar with San Jose?

As in, what to see/do/EAT?

I'll be there for a conference in a few weeks and have never visited this particular area of California before. Unfortunately, I'll only have one day [a Sunday] that isn't filled to the brim with conference activities, but I'd like to make the most of it.

Your suggestions are very much appreciated!!

[This will also be my first solo conference, and I'm slightly stressed out. The agenda is intense.]

Female seeking awesome blog design

HELP!

My blog design is less than stellar.

I am seriously lacking in design skills, much to the detriment of my little bloggy.

If you or anyone you know is awesome at making blogs look pretty, please let me know!

I'm tired of my blog looking like a 12 year old put it together.

Thank you dears!!

How to look hot without looking slutty: A Vegas conundrum

As I pointed out a couple of months ago, the girls and I are jetting off to Vegas in July for some fun times.

On our second night in town, we plan on partying it up at one or more of the hot clubs Vegas houses. So, my dilemma is this:

What the hell do I wear?

I want a dress that says "Hi, I'm Alex, and I'm here to party and maaaaybe make some men drool and buy us free drinks. However, I have a boyfriend and have no interest in random hookups with strange men, no matter how rich, nor do I want to find myself in a female version of The Hangover."

Though I've never been, I feel Vegas clubs might be the land of dresses that say, "Hi, my name is so-and-so, and I am trying to look as slutty as possible. Please, strange rich men, buy me endless amounts of vodka waters and take me to your suite."

So you see, I want hot, but not slutty.

Sexy! That's what I want. Classy sexy.

Oxymoron? I am determined to make it work.

Here are some ideas that Polyvore helped me conjure up:

Vegas dresses by sara.alexandra featuring a one shoulder cut out dress

This board has made a few things obvious to me:

a. I'm into sparkle/metallic colors. Like whoa. There is a sassy gay man in me just dying to get out.

b. It seems I find one shoulder to be synonymous with sexy. I'm a fan, what can I say.

c. I have a secret desire to wear a bandage dress, even though they remind me of the nauseatingly annoying Kardashian sisters.

I didn't even try to tackle accessories because I suck at those. Seriously. I need an accessories fairy to whisper in my ear every time I put on clothing.

Can any veteran Vegas revelers offer any advice??

In Texas, we don't know how to handle cold weather

I consider anything below 60 degrees to be cold, so you can imagine my feelings when I left for work today and it was 22. And I'm fairly confident that many Texans share my sentiments.

As a testament to how poorly equipped we are for such weather, the entire city of Houston is experiencing rolling blackouts today. Do you know how big Houston is? This is a huge deal for us, and everyone is in a tizzy about it. I am personally outraged that I am at work. I mean come on, the power goes off at least once every hour. Is there really any point in me being here?

So amidst all this abnormal weather, I had to laugh when it was announced that Punxsutawney Phil saw his little groundhoggy shadow, signaling an early Spring.

I hope he's right!

P.S. I am such an old woman for having a blog post dedicated to weather.

P.P.S. I hear Keyboard Cat has a new video coming out very soon. You bet I'll be posting it when I see it!!