Posts about Natalie Webb
Meeting My Meat
Today I met my meat. His name was Pablo Picasso.
Let me just say that my Peruvian alpaca friend, Pablo, tasted tender and delicious covered in a wild mushroom demi-glace.
After I enjoyed my unique lunch cuisine, Casey and I wandered 
through the colorful side streets of Cuzco for five minutes until we stumbled upon an Incan-clad alpaca.
When I looked into its kind eyes, Pablo stared back knowingly into my soul, and I am confident he sensed the twinges of remorse rising up inside me for eating his kin.
But as we maintained eye contact and he confidently batted his long eyelashes toward me, I offered up my gratitude to him for providing this earth with such delectable protein.
He then gave me a subtle nod, and while yes, it could have been a twitch from a fly that landed on his face, I like to think this gesture acknowledged my guilt and accepted my apology.
The alpacas of Peru will forever hold a special place in my heart… and in my stomach.
STA Head Office Visit
What do Casey and I have in common with Justin Bieber? We all 3 know what it’s like to be stalked by loyal fans. Although Justin may have a couple million more than we do, we both were overwhelmed by the standing ovation of the STA employees as we entered the office doors on our first day. 
The diverse staff welcomed us with a 45 person high-five line. Can you get a better greeting than that? I don’t think so.
After we ran down the the colorful hallway slapping hands with our new smiling coworkers, we turned the corner to behold the “Case Face” and “Webbmaster” wall. What is this you might ask? Yep, I was confused too. The wall boasted a dynamic display of large photos snagged from any amateur stalker’s favorite media outlet called Facebook. Casey and I were both flattered and mildly creeped out all at the same time.
Once we recovered from the shock of entering into the STA celebrity status, Patrick, our Marketing and Communications Manager, whirled us around the office to meet almost every staff member in every department. (We were quizzed later, and of course, both scored a 100% in name memorization. This may or may not be true.)
Throughout the past two days amidst the free meals, royal treatment at the Hilton Garden Inn, and conference calls with MTV and the Wall Street Journal, we kept whispering to each other in disbelief “is this seriously happening?” I think the family-style meal of fried everything we had last night in Dallas convinced both Casey and I that the cultural exploration had indeed begun!
Peace out until Peru.
~Natalie