Friday, February 3, 2006
The Supper Club Initiation Begins
Tonight is the first official Supper Club meeting of 2006! On tonight's agenda: Indian food in the West Village. Attendees include: myself, Floating Head, Magpie, Mrs. Cohen and perhaps a Mr. Cohen (although Magpie said he had a singing gig so maybe no?). The idea behind Supper Club is that there are so many restaurants to try in NYC and you tend to stick to what you know, so every couple of weeks, each member has to come up with a new restaurant and new cuisine to indulge in. Lovely! New members are welcome, so anyone who would like to join, please inform your local contact. Tomorrow I see the film Capote and buy some hangers and storage for the new clothes that I bought last night..7 shirts/sweaters and 5 pairs of pants, as well as some new underwear...new clothes are needed because I needed a little sprucing up...I need to throw away some old crappy stuff that is dull and ugly and move on to colorful, pretty, cutesy stuff..agreed! Plus, it's no-tax week...so why not spend a little on making myself look better? I've been feeling very ugly and rundown looking for some reason, very blah. My sunday is to be spent celebrating the Year of the Dog (the Bounty Hunter..I love him, I wish I could have visited Veronica when she lived in Hawaii so that I could have tried to meet him) and watching the dragon parade and going to the festival and then some dim sum or some such foodstuffs afterwards...red bean buns hopefully.
Wednesday, February 1, 2006
Good Smell Alert!
My recent food obsession has been spinach. I like to eat it raw with toasted sesame oil and teriyaki sauce drizzled on top...so I ate that for lunch today and my whole office smells like toasted sesame oil... IT'S WONDERFUL ... for those of you in the vicinity, please stop by and take a whiff!
Beans, Beans the Magical Friend
Naomi and family were in town for the week visiting so I got to spend some time with them at dinner at L'Express last week and then on Saturday, I met them at the Museum of Natural History, where Sam was extremely impressed by what he saw...and he impressed me as well. Not only did he know all the real names of the animals (such as kudus - which I had only heard of last spring when Cindy and I went to Disney World and saw some kudus at our resort) but he knows all the names of the dinosaurs too! And he knew that kangaroos are marsupials... he's one of the smartest little boys I've ever met! He's only 2! This kid has a bright future, I'm sure :-)
Friday night, I finally got to meet some of the characters in the Story of Magpie - I am already quite familiar with Mrs. Cohen, but now I can say I've met (and had dinner no less) with Mr. Twinkle as well as The Jza. We saw Underworld:Evolution which as Magpie has already blogged about, was seen purely for its entertainment value and not to be evaluated for anything more than that...and I really liked it, but then I love all the gothic-y, vampirish type stuff anyway...and Lycans - must not forget those loveable, albeit hairy, lycans.
But point of post is also to say this: I was informed yesterday that I've received a promotion! So all my hard work over the past year has not gone without reward and I can say thank you to Mr. McGee for pushing this all through for me... I hope the good karma he has collected will come back to him, as he also deserves good things! They've also hired a temp, who may very well turn into a full-time junior me so to speak, and already, he's helped out my workload...so maybe 2006 won't be so shitty after all... I was hoping for something good to happen and I was told something was in the works, but you know how that goes...so anyway, cheers to me! The extra money will be put to the Conspiracy Corner Goes to Japan/India Fund...and Saving to Buy a Soundproof Apartment Fund (yeah right, does that exist?) or the Pay Someone to Smother the Nazi Above Me In His Sleep Fund... oh the possibilities...!
Beans, Sam, and I outside the museum
Checking out the Brown Bear, making sure he is safely behind glass...
PJ and Sam
Samwise the Smarty Pants off to hunt more animals!
Friday night, I finally got to meet some of the characters in the Story of Magpie - I am already quite familiar with Mrs. Cohen, but now I can say I've met (and had dinner no less) with Mr. Twinkle as well as The Jza. We saw Underworld:Evolution which as Magpie has already blogged about, was seen purely for its entertainment value and not to be evaluated for anything more than that...and I really liked it, but then I love all the gothic-y, vampirish type stuff anyway...and Lycans - must not forget those loveable, albeit hairy, lycans.
But point of post is also to say this: I was informed yesterday that I've received a promotion! So all my hard work over the past year has not gone without reward and I can say thank you to Mr. McGee for pushing this all through for me... I hope the good karma he has collected will come back to him, as he also deserves good things! They've also hired a temp, who may very well turn into a full-time junior me so to speak, and already, he's helped out my workload...so maybe 2006 won't be so shitty after all... I was hoping for something good to happen and I was told something was in the works, but you know how that goes...so anyway, cheers to me! The extra money will be put to the Conspiracy Corner Goes to Japan/India Fund...and Saving to Buy a Soundproof Apartment Fund (yeah right, does that exist?) or the Pay Someone to Smother the Nazi Above Me In His Sleep Fund... oh the possibilities...!
Beans, Sam, and I outside the museum
Checking out the Brown Bear, making sure he is safely behind glass...
PJ and Sam
Samwise the Smarty Pants off to hunt more animals!
Monday, January 23, 2006
Just Wanted to Say...Happy Anniversary!
to my mommy and daddy - this weekend marked their 37th year of bliss together... and they still dote on each other...what's their secret to a long and happy marriage? Separate schedules! You can't get sick of a person if you never see them! ha ha...just teasing! I will talk to you both later on...and a little gift is on the way!!
on a smaller note: I'm officially addicted to my Sweet Raisin Juicy Tube...I can't stop applying it, my lips are now so glossy, I'm blinding people as I walk down the street...but only if the sun hits me just right...
this weekend I moped and felt blue (still!) and then yesterday recovered greatly, because I had an awesome brunch with Magpie and Floating Head and then we laughed a lot as we flew to Magpie's nest to work on the Secret Project. Then we headed out to The Most Girly Temple of Sephora to try on perfumes, nail polishes, and lipsticks...and that was that.
Today I'm tired, but mostly I feel like this icky virus that has plagued me is almost gone...I think I just need to sleep really well this week and I'll be myself soon...
AlSO: On Friday, January 13th, it was Jacob O's birthday and I'm a terrible auntie/godmother. I did not call him yet to sing offkey. My gift is on the way though...that's something? He knows I love him, right?
on a smaller note: I'm officially addicted to my Sweet Raisin Juicy Tube...I can't stop applying it, my lips are now so glossy, I'm blinding people as I walk down the street...but only if the sun hits me just right...
this weekend I moped and felt blue (still!) and then yesterday recovered greatly, because I had an awesome brunch with Magpie and Floating Head and then we laughed a lot as we flew to Magpie's nest to work on the Secret Project. Then we headed out to The Most Girly Temple of Sephora to try on perfumes, nail polishes, and lipsticks...and that was that.
Today I'm tired, but mostly I feel like this icky virus that has plagued me is almost gone...I think I just need to sleep really well this week and I'll be myself soon...
AlSO: On Friday, January 13th, it was Jacob O's birthday and I'm a terrible auntie/godmother. I did not call him yet to sing offkey. My gift is on the way though...that's something? He knows I love him, right?
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Pod Update
Just because I know you all are curious...what songs is she obsessively playing over and over on the little Nano?
Length of Love - Interpol
Banquet - Bloc Party
Tracy Jacks - Blur
Far Out - Blur
This is a Low - Blur
The 15th - Fischerspooner
Blue Jeans 2.0 - Ladytron
Autumndivers - Turnaround
Moonbabies - Happy When Smile
My Bloody Valentine - Swallow
Penelope - Pinback
TV Pro - The Vines
Length of Love - Interpol
Banquet - Bloc Party
Tracy Jacks - Blur
Far Out - Blur
This is a Low - Blur
The 15th - Fischerspooner
Blue Jeans 2.0 - Ladytron
Autumndivers - Turnaround
Moonbabies - Happy When Smile
My Bloody Valentine - Swallow
Penelope - Pinback
TV Pro - The Vines
Howie, Sufjan, James, and Joel
I'm still resting, because I'm still not feeling 100% - but it's getting better all the time, bettah, bettah, getting so much bettah all the time... well that's optimistic of me (and uncharacteristic) but after sleeping and resting a LOT this weekend, I feel like I'm almost back to normal. So what did I do?
Howie on Friday - Howie (VoxInfo) is leaving us!! He has found another job and yet another member of Team Conspiracy Corner bites the dust...so we all went out to Blockhead's for a last hurrah! And some margaritas...and laughed a lot... about his inability to stay awake in staff meetings...Vox will be missed, I'm very sad that he is leaving ...who else will keep me up to date as to why I should be angry about the Neo-Cons?... I'll have to rely on his blog for my daily Howie dose...
Sufjan on Saturday - Megan and I went to the outrageously beautiful Allen Room at 59th Street to see Mr. Sufjan Stevens (http://www.asthmatickitty.com/musicians.php?artistID=5) play his lovely genius songs - this theater is amazing, the whole wall behind the stage is windows, so you look down 59th Street, with Central Park and the NYC skyline in full view... amazing!
He was c'est le top as always (eh, I've only seen him twice now, but so what?) and now I just have to buy the other cd's of his that I don't have and then go to Carroll Gardens to begin stalking him...he shall be my boyfriend someday...
James on Sunday - I played for most of the day and evening with my little boyfriend, James Thomas Stanley, had some fun with all of his books and toys and got lots of cuddles in while Frinee made really yummy meatloaf and parsnips
Joel on Monday - Joel, as in Dr. Joel Fleishman...I spent a good deal of this day off watching the first season of Northern Exposure, my favorite show of all time...the first season wasn't the best one - Maggie and Joel are still doing the flirty/fighting thing but I don't think anything really happens to them until the third season... I have to buy the 2nd and 3rd seasons which are already out on DVD, but they are so expensive, it can't be done right now... so I did that and I tried to get myself together, laundry and cleaning and just together..I've been feeling kind of blue since I don't really have the energy to do much since I got sick and I don't know why but it made me depressed...I guess because it's the new year and I had all these things that I supposedly wanted to try and change but instead, I don't feel like doing anything more difficult than sleeping and so then I feel bad about myself for not getting off my duff and doing something about feeling bad...so it's this dumb vicious cycle - which also prevented me from not going to bed until about 3am last night - so that's why I decided to just rest as much as I could this weekend and nap and sleep and lollygag in the hopes that this weird illness I've got will fade...
I'm thinking it is, since I do feel better and more hopeful and more optimistic today... last week was just plain shitty for me, I felt very out of it, very not myself .. the one good note was talking to Best Friend Ever Veronica on Sunday for a good couple of hours and also receiving her Gift of Choxie! I'll have you know, I've eaten quite a bit already...and I love the cd by the way, he's kind of Sufjan Stevenish with a little Elliot Smith thrown in.
Howie on Friday - Howie (VoxInfo) is leaving us!! He has found another job and yet another member of Team Conspiracy Corner bites the dust...so we all went out to Blockhead's for a last hurrah! And some margaritas...and laughed a lot... about his inability to stay awake in staff meetings...Vox will be missed, I'm very sad that he is leaving ...who else will keep me up to date as to why I should be angry about the Neo-Cons?... I'll have to rely on his blog for my daily Howie dose...
Sufjan on Saturday - Megan and I went to the outrageously beautiful Allen Room at 59th Street to see Mr. Sufjan Stevens (http://www.asthmatickitty.com/musicians.php?artistID=5) play his lovely genius songs - this theater is amazing, the whole wall behind the stage is windows, so you look down 59th Street, with Central Park and the NYC skyline in full view... amazing!
He was c'est le top as always (eh, I've only seen him twice now, but so what?) and now I just have to buy the other cd's of his that I don't have and then go to Carroll Gardens to begin stalking him...he shall be my boyfriend someday...
James on Sunday - I played for most of the day and evening with my little boyfriend, James Thomas Stanley, had some fun with all of his books and toys and got lots of cuddles in while Frinee made really yummy meatloaf and parsnips
Joel on Monday - Joel, as in Dr. Joel Fleishman...I spent a good deal of this day off watching the first season of Northern Exposure, my favorite show of all time...the first season wasn't the best one - Maggie and Joel are still doing the flirty/fighting thing but I don't think anything really happens to them until the third season... I have to buy the 2nd and 3rd seasons which are already out on DVD, but they are so expensive, it can't be done right now... so I did that and I tried to get myself together, laundry and cleaning and just together..I've been feeling kind of blue since I don't really have the energy to do much since I got sick and I don't know why but it made me depressed...I guess because it's the new year and I had all these things that I supposedly wanted to try and change but instead, I don't feel like doing anything more difficult than sleeping and so then I feel bad about myself for not getting off my duff and doing something about feeling bad...so it's this dumb vicious cycle - which also prevented me from not going to bed until about 3am last night - so that's why I decided to just rest as much as I could this weekend and nap and sleep and lollygag in the hopes that this weird illness I've got will fade...
I'm thinking it is, since I do feel better and more hopeful and more optimistic today... last week was just plain shitty for me, I felt very out of it, very not myself .. the one good note was talking to Best Friend Ever Veronica on Sunday for a good couple of hours and also receiving her Gift of Choxie! I'll have you know, I've eaten quite a bit already...and I love the cd by the way, he's kind of Sufjan Stevenish with a little Elliot Smith thrown in.
Friday, January 6, 2006
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