BEERS AND BOOBS

The #ChesapeakeWomensRugby team 

(the rugby team I play on... Duh!)

is hosting a  

#BreastCancer fundraiser 

@AlexandersFells (our team bar)

 this Friday 10/21 from 7-10pm!

This means if you are in Baltimore you should come out and donate/support the cause!

One of our teammates was diagnosed a little while ago, so this fundraiser is specifically for her, but also for those of us who know victims, survivors, or are friends of friends who have come in contact with that Bitch called Breast Cancer.

I hope to see some of you there!!!

Cheers!

WHAT HAPPENS IN PHILLY...

Ends up on my blog :)

Philly ain't Vegas, gurl, get wit it.

Over the weekend the roommates and a friend drove from Baltimore to Philly  (a little under 2 hours--we got stuck in traffic) to celebrate roommate G's birthday! 

We booked a room at the Omni and did what normal 20's somethings do when single and looking for a good time in a strange city:

We ate, drank, laughed, cried (included with the laughing--only good tears), danced and conquered #OldCity Philly.

Hey, what can I say, it's what we do, and we do it well :)

Saturday:

The view from our hotel.

Pizza from Revolution House: ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!

Roommate G and I in 'getting ready' mode.

This is her new called ID photo.

That's roommate love.

We go big or go home for birthday's in our house.

Next one is for Roommate M--we're going to the BIG EASY!!!!

And I'm packing a bottle for the ride!

Our friend S came along too!

She was Dolly Parton's assistant for the evening.

Blonde, Big Hair, was the trend for the evening.

Philly wasn't ready for us...

Don't believe me?!

Roommate Love!

You believe me now... I know you do.

Sunday:

In the morning we pulled ourselves out of bed (and off the couch) and wandered into Farmicia.

Once again... HOLY DELICIOUS!

I snagged the menu. I have intentions of recreating the above pictured breakfast and many other items I found appealing. I know you're as excited as I am about this--it's you who gets to see the end result--I (and the roommates) luckily get to enjoy them :)

The plan is to go back to Philly again.

Not anytime soon, but definitely in the next couple of months.

We love Baltimore, but a night of debauchery in a foreign city is always fun ;)

OH! I almost forgot!

I almost met up with fellow blogger Erin of Everything According to Erin (GO CHECK OUT HER BLOG!!!!), but unfortunaley our paths didn't cross!

She did however lead my roomies and I to EXCELLENT bar recommendations AND gave us a heads up on the appropriate Old City/Philly attire!

Thanks girl!!!

Hopefully next time I'm in town we can meet up!!

GOING TO THE CHAPEL

On Saturday I went to the chapel...
and I DID NOT GET MARRIED,
but this did happen:

Oh yeah...

#FML

The only picture proof I was able to find.

Blurry and far away, and okay by me.

Can I also mention that the bride is not a big fan of yours truly...

The irony of her boquet and her garter and I meeting was NOT lost on me.

LAUGHED my ass off ALL NIGHT LONG!

BOOM-ER-WHAT?!

Look what I got in the mail today from one of my Twitter friends:

Don't know what it is yet?!

Well let me open the bag and show you:

Why it's a BOOMERANG from AUSTRALIA!!!

FUCK YES!!!!

Oh, and it came with instructions too:

Because this blonde right here definitely needs instructions ;)

A big, BIG

THANK YOU!!

Goes out to @rustynath, my fellow twitter-er and friend via the great @jenfriel and #nerdsunite

MORE #NERDSUNITE-ing

Last night I also had the absolute pleasure of meeting:

@JenFriel, @coolmcjazz, @thekerp,

@therandolphshow, and @dmbosstone 

But @JenFriel is awesome and she gets her own post ;)

Didn't get a chance to get pics with everyone, was too busy chatting it up, but here is one from the end of night:

Thanks to Jen's Droid Charge--makes me a little sad to not have my Droid any longer...

Thank you for a great night!!

:: I'm so glad I forced myself to medicate and crawl out of bed for this. ::

Last night was fun, completely out of my social norm to venture out to a new place alone, but I loved every minute of it--even if there were some moments of awkward silence LOL

On a side track: Social media is an AMAZING was to break out of your shell. To try things you've never tried before, and really just a great way to put yourself out there, and see things in an entirely different perspective.

If you're not on Twitter... GET YOUR ASS OVER THERE RIGHT NOW. 

You're missing out on a adventure.

And on a Sexy Men tangent: There are many sexy men on Twitter... and in a unintentional-hilariously random way--I've had the pleasure of meeting a few a lot of them in person. OMGizzle and HOLY SHIT. 

Just get on twitter.

It's fun.

That's all.

#NERDSUNITE-ing

Last night I met the amaze-ZA-zing Jen Friel 

(You may know her as @JenFriel, mastermind behind Talk Nerdy to Me Lover...)

(but I call her my internet-bestie-girl-crush-nerdy-LOVER-and-new-friend-for-life)

[or how ever long it takes for us to ADD-out and get tired of one another--I'm hoping for never ;)]

...and my night life was made complete.

#fact

The End.

(Photo via @JenFriel because my iphone was fail-ing and her Droid was #winning)

VIRGIN FREE FEST 2011 RECAP!

Exactly one week ago today was the Virgin Mobile Free Fest!

I was lucky enough to win tickets in the 30 seconds that they SOLD OUT this summer--but next year, if I'm not as lucky I'll spend the $50 bucks for a ticket...

I HAD SO MUCH FUN!!!!!

My rugby twin, @nashbash2, was my +1 for the day.

Our day started here...

Then of course went here...

We took a break around here...

And ended the night with one of my favorite bands: Empire of the Sun

(and the headliners: The Black Keys)!!!

(That RT from the band pretty much MADE my day/night/year FYI)

Nash and I had a BLAST!!! She and I RAGED all day and night long.

We danced out asses off!!!

Most definitely going back next year!!!

Now I'll leave you a little bit of Empire of the Sun:

Empire of the Sun - We Are The People by kartveli007

I have to thank my ex for getting me hooked on their music. I credit most of the music I listen to now to his influence. This band definitely holds a soft spot for me for/because of him, but now it makes me glad to listen to them and know that he and I are cool now.

I would even say friends. I think he could say the same.

I like that.

I also think he would agree.

Okay, I'm done now.

Enjoy the music!!!!

THE BALTIMORE GALS' SURVIVAL GUIDE TO #HURRICANE IRENE: GUNS, WINE, CANDLES AND S'MORES

The roommates and I had a conversation today regarding the upcoming events of this weekend.

And it was too good not to share.

It went a little something like this:

Seriously, these are the conversations we have.

I love my roommates.

#justsayin

What are you doing in preparation for the impending doom (aka #HurricaneIrene)?

And don't forget to Follow Me on Twitter: 

@ashleycrowl

for more Brawltimore, roommate, and hurricane craziness! 

Come on, you know you wanna ;)

oh and get the GroupMe app for iPhone or Droid 

YOU WILL THANK ME LATER!

**Sorry about the double conversation copy/editing... I whipped this up quickly tonight... but you get the gist

WHAT I'M TUNING INTO: "CALIFORNIA SOUL (DIPLO REMIX)" MARLENA SHAW

I finally decided to pay attention to the Fall 2011 Target add on tv today, instead of just muting the commercials. 

GOOD IDEA!

I discovered a new song (technically an old song), that I absolutely DIG!

(I also love the concept of the video--bocce ball!

I really want to try and play, but of course I have to find time...

When I was in Georgia last year it started to get BIG in Atlanta, and I never got a chance to go and check it out :( Hopefully I can talk the roomies into it. I think we'd all have a good time with it!)

With a little internet sleuthing I was able to track down the artist and the remix

(which is what I'm featuring here today).

Check it:

California Soul (Diplo Remix)

Marlena Shaw

Oh, and if you're in the Brawl-timore area and want to check out a little Bocce Ball yourself check out one of these sites:

Bocce in Baltimore

Baltimore Bocce League 

Joy of Bocce

and this article, which was pretty cool:

Bocce Tournament

COOTD: #HOTMESS

#Seriously?!

 Who in the hell let me walk out of my house yesterday!?

Aside from the comical/highly flattering commute to work:

I was looking extremely rough during my shift at the store last night.

That's what I get I guess for going to the fair, hanging out in the cow pen, napping at my Aunt's house, then borrowing the Sister-Cousin's clothes because mine were covered in cow hair, slobber and other unmentionables and because I had all of 6 minutes to get in my car and on the road. Oh and for not bringing my emergency make up bag with me before I left my house at 7am.

Estupida Chica.

Rockin' the TOMS and an Old Navy dress...

Oh and excuse the disgustingly dirty mirror at work.

No matter how many times I clean it, I always come back the next day and it has been defiled again.

Seriously.

It was not pretty.

Thank GOD for the brutally honest friends that I have for telling my busted ass that I looked a sure shit #hotmess yesterday.

BUSTED

As many of you know I play rugby.

And I LOVE it.

Last Saturday my team played in the Cheesesteak 7's Tournament. 

Please don't be fooled by the tournament title.

There were NO cheesesteaks anywhere NEAR the pitch (that's rugby lingo for field).

Instead of cheesesteaks the fields were covered in rocks.

Resulting in the following:

Blllllaaaaa... bloody Knee :/

Not pictured is the injury I received during the last few seconds of our final game...

Stupid hard ground helped me dislocate my shoulder.

Lucky me I'm so limber...

Because the thing popped right back after it happened,

but damn if it didn't hurt like a bitch!

I'm a little tender today, but my mobility is near normal.

Hooray!

Now my knees... they are a WHOLE other story.

I'll have to show you a picture of them the next time I wear shorts...

I have a feeling that Saturday's injuries might result in a few good scar stories down the road.

Both a good and a bad thing.


OH! And a quick funny:
Saturday one of my twitter followers found me at my game!
She is going to play rugby for my team during the summer!
Weird coincidence and one more reason why social networking kicks ass!

OOh... and she has a blog too!
Go check it out:
The Maryland Girl
She is just getting her blog started, but I have a feeling it's going to be a good read!
Follow, follow, follow :)

Follow Me on Twitter

and for more #Rugby fun:

DAY AFTER BIRTH

I have the greatest roommates and friends.

Friday night after work I walked into a dark house full of giggles and screams.

The roommates RUSHED home after hearing I was on my way back...

They proceeded to make me Birthday cupcakes, sing to me

and go absolutely CRAZY with balloons in my room.

Seriously.

The bitches went wild:

in my bed

in the bathroom

in the closet

even in the shower

and on my dresser too!

Jump to Saturday afternoon...

I had to swing by my coaches house to pick up my gift :)

When I came home those crazy bitches were at it again:

They moved the balloon craziness down to the main floor...

and then they decorated the kitchen for me :)

They set out the cupcakes :)

AND they made me a taco dinner!!!!

And bought me a quesadilla maker for my birthday!

Those bitches roommates of mine 

are

THE BEST!

SHOES!

BEST PRESENT EVER!

♥

I heart my friends.

 SHOES + a Slurpee = HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!

Madden Girl

Limmeric (Peeptoe Bow) Pump

Look how tall  they are!!!
Oh, and they are COMFY too!

OJB you're the best!!!

You know me way too well.

THANK YOU!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!

If I had my way on my birthday(TODAY)
The day would be filled with glitter, lights, and other shiny things that sparkle. (oh damn, I sound a little blonde and easily amused/confused right now)
(I'm not quite sure what is up with my new all-things-glitter obsession)BUT I LIKE IT!  

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I hope everyone has a day like I've had today!!! Happy Friday!:)