$300 worth of makeup . I am doing a lot of press events in the next few months so I decided to up my normal CVS brand of makeup . So of course I went out yesterday and bought fancy makeup that I do not know how to put on . But the universe answered my prayers  ” Liliana can we set up Hair and Makeup for your press conference in Bishkek. ” Thank you oh Devine universe.  I had to call Dre twice to give me instructions on the spray on foundation . ” wait moisturizer first ? Sunblock last ? Water on what sponge ?”

I got a text from Dahlas this morning . ” ma’am I haven’t finished learning devil on the fiddle ” ugh

New staff in Bishkek finish their first boot camp day with Victoria!!!

Thanks Victoria ! And Daniel of course. They have been to clubs, hookah, today they saw Futball.

I have been swamped with emails the last few weeks. CALGON take me away.  Went out with Pinky ( regional from Denver) . Guinness and Irish Whiskey. I hated him the next day. But we had fun.  By the way Austin way to go !!

Kyrgyzstan staff getting chosen tonight!!! Can’t wait to get the pictures. This will be Victoria’s first girl search as dance instructor. Go get em!!!

I leave in a week. Less then 2 weeks before Bishkek opens. I am very very excited. My friend Leslie actually purchased a ticket to meet me there. Fun

I am still laughing at this anti gay thing. So it got me thinking; What women would I sleep with?  I would sleep with 1. Gina Gershon ( super hot in that movie with Jennifer Tilly 2. Emilia Clarke from Game of Thrones . (But she has to be in character). 3  Kate Winslet.

Can not be flat chested. I would prefer real breasts to fake. I already have fake and see them daily. And I want a little meat on the bones.  The Butt has to jiggle.

I can’t help but keep laughing . This woman got kicked out of Memphis bar for being unruly .  She decided to call the press and claim that Coyote Ugly is anti gay . I am literally hysterical laughing thinking , half the bartenders were probably gay that were working that night . In my twenties I was gay for one night . Lol ” instead of blaming your behavior on us why not say ” I am sorry, I wasn’t being cognizant about the rules of the bar . ” That’s it . No big deal . But no , now we will have to deal with this ridiculousness .

RIP Carl. Lung cancer , died within a month of diagnosis . He never smoked or drank . Incredibly sad . Your NYC family will miss you dearly

” Why is Jeff the lawyer writing operation responses to our new partners in Japan?” Quick answer : he’s going on vacation again and this is his way of pushing us on his schedule.

Denver and NYC rocked last night!! Very very pleased. Lee is editing the 2017 bikini calendar. It’s not necessarily a style I love but it will be an interesting change. He is putting a lot of work into this. I said yesterday if this  doesn’t sell significantly more  then the previous years perhaps we should go back to the “less work” calendar.

” Lil can I put my bunnies in your back yard for 3 days. I promise you will have no responsibility. ” My response ” Is this what they call fringe? A parallel universe where I live alone with my 6 cats and want to save all the animals ? ” ( I would love to save animals but in a broader sense) .

CVS: Junkie waiting by the prescription counter. I could spot him from a mile away. I waited 5 minutes after he left to start walking home. He was smart and quickly walked around the block to intersect me. The minute I saw him I turned away and headed right to starbucks. I still have my NYC sense. I saw it in his eyes he knew that I knew what he was thinking.  Unfortunately there will be another CVS customer who might not be so lucky.

I sent Kevin and Michael to Tokyo to approve the new site and view other neighborhoods for future sites. I received 1, I repeat 1, call about work while they were drunk. Our new Japanese partners took the boys out every night. Yesterday’s videos  from their Karaoke night at an  all male ” Full Monty” club were hilarious. ” Please universe, I hope Kevin and Michael didn’t completely  embarrass the company. I hope they were actually good when they did Karaoke !

Thank you Dinesti for getting Jackson’s special olympic team some tickets to the Chargers game. My son is a coach for special olympics. His team has been asked to go on the field during half time ,  throw some passes and catch some balls. There were not enough tickets for some of the parents to attend so Dinesti rounded up a few tickets.  I wanted to go and see Jackson and the team but I gave the tickets to the parents instead. Go team!

All booked for Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. 24 hour trip and I lose a day. So I leave on September 9th but I arrive September 11th. Ok let’s do this!!!

NYC girls have been asked to perform on Good Morning America. ” Please Paula pick the right girls!!”

WTF Justin !! You are fucking kidding me that you arranged a Skype interview ? Skype and FaceTime is to chat with your kids or live Sex with Chris Hemsworth ! That’s it . Now I have to put fucking makeup on .

Jeff finally annoyed me until I agreed to a meeting in Los Angeles . Heading there this afternoon .

I am in a bit of a tizzy today . Still off my sleep cycle from Dublin

Red Dress Run in New Orleans. Not only did Daniel ,our Director of Operations , enter the race but he decided to pierce his ears to match the dress!!! God I wish I was there.

It’s been a pressure cooker with work. Things are getting  busy and 3 corporate employees are on vacation. I gave corporate bonuses and Daniel sent me a text ” see how morale goes up when you give out bonuses.” My response was ” Morale seems pretty high without bonuses considering 3 people are on vacation.” Jeff is literally always on vacation. Half his emails and calls come from remote places. Lee always whines ” I am so overworked I need a vacation.” Then Juston ” How the hell is the new guy on a 2 week vacation ?” Well life is about to get very very busy.

September 14th/15 opening Bishkek. Hopefully October 12th opening Cardiff, Wales. November/December  opening Fort Worth, and a mid December opening Tokyo.   Fort Worth has been a grueling process. Hopefully we can speed things up.

Still not home yet . Jackson and I are sitting at the Boston airport . ” Mom I was born to be in an older generation . My generation is in a creative drought . ”

I picked him up from Harvard . New vocabulary :”  Mom stimulating a cricket’s  limbs was DOPE.” ” our team was so LIT when we won the ” guess ” the diagnosis challenge .”

” Mom I have been around a lot of teenagers . I picked up some new vocabulary .”

busy busy busy . Tokyo franchisees found a location so we need to go and approve it . Kyrgyzstan hired a new PR person so we are coordinating . So much going on and 3 cooperate people on vacation . As Orange is the new black , Daniel and I dubbed Lee the new Jeff . ( jeff takes more vacations then anyone .  As we are getting insanely busy Lee is taking a two week vacation  ). Justin is on vacation too . WTF is going on ?

I need to get home and just recharge

We have had an incredible time in Ireland for the manager’s seminar .

” Lil when can you go to Los Angeles?” This is a daily question from Jeff. He wants me to go and meet the authorities about putting Coyote in Hollywood. ” Dude I am traveling every week and we don’t even have a space in Hollywood. ” UGH

So my ex-husband and I own the building that houses Coyote Ugly New Orleans. Daniel suggested we make some of the floors AirbandB units. We put one floor on the site a few days ago and it is booking like hot cakes. My ex-husband is insanely happy. A month ago I promised Daniel and his friends they could stay for 3 days during the Red Dress Run for free. ( he does work hard.) I got a text message from my ex ” ok no more friend and family deals!”

Heading to Boston to Drop Jackson off for classes at Harvard. ( so proud). Then Tuesday I head to Dublin for our annual GM seminar! Very excited.

Coyote Ugly signs 15 city deal in Japan. Justin is on fire!!! Tentative opening of Coyote Ugly in Kyrgystan is September 14th!