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Things NOT to do before a Cruise

2010-06-25T12:52:00.002-04:00

Instead of booking a cruise to nowhere to test my sea sickness tolerance, I booked a cruise to New Brunswick, Canada (also known as nowhere *cymbal crash*).However, here's a cautionary tale of what not to do before embarking:1. Drink large, copious amounts of alcohol2. Do shots3. Stay out till 4am the night before leaving4. Eat food once you get home and pass out at 5am5. think that you might be

LAME

2010-04-29T16:22:00.002-04:00

So, I noticed I haven't blogged anything in April and it will be May 1st on Saturday, so I'm jumping to it. This month has been a complete blur filled with horribly last-minute projects and running around like a headless chicken.However, now that my Annual Meeting is over I can sit back and....1) fill out my time sheets2) tweet for my own account3) have after-work plans4) eat fish tacos5) wear

Lunch Topic of the Day!

2010-03-18T17:28:00.007-04:00

So, my coworkers always randomly find some controversial topics to discuss at the lunch table and the discussion always leads to the one or all of the following:a) a screaming matchb) saying something inappropriatec) too much sharingToday was: Would you want to know if your spouse/bf/gf cheated on you?D's position was: Yes, honesty is always the best policyE's position was: hell no, you lie. take

Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games

2010-02-16T12:02:00.003-05:00

This is just to let everyone know that I'll be completely useless and absent for the next couple of weeks. My <3 of the Olympics is only matched by my <3 of Vancouver! Let's hope for minimal Buble coverage...

Intellectual Conundrum

2010-02-05T17:37:00.006-05:00

John Granger who is known as the "Hogwarts Professor" swung by NYC for a lecture-tour of his new book about the Twilight series. As a twilight fan and a former English major, of course I attended this - however, it was also well-attended by older readers who haven't read the books yet and just like to attend everything from the NYPL. So, it wasn't a giggle-fest over Edward's beauty and

Grammys: GAGA

2010-02-01T18:06:00.005-05:00

If you want to know what I thought of the Taylor Swift Show AKA The Grammy's - you can check out my twitter feed from last night. Otherwise, I only have one thing to say. That guy behind Lady Gaga must've been PISSED. Luckily, it looks like he might just be an ornately dressed bellboy holding the seat. wtf?

Guest Appearances on Glee I Dream About...

2010-01-30T00:46:00.007-05:00

So, like millions of other Americans, I love Glee. The songs, the cute HS teacher (something i never had), the baby daddy drama....it's all there in a bright, innocent, almost technicolor package. It also makes perfect sense for it to be a musical since most adolescent shows on television are the opposite of realistic, so why shouldn't all the kids break into song and choreographed dance

A Single Man

2010-01-27T16:36:00.005-05:00

I didn't know what to expect from this movie other than good acting, sadness and perhaps, some kind of commentary on the human condition or existential theory. Luckily, it included all those Oscar-worthy elements and a whole lot more. Like an episode of Mad Men, the clothing, sets and cars were perfect. Tom Ford's designer eye definitely paid off in the aesthetics and crucial details that puts

Haiti

2010-01-20T12:54:00.009-05:00

In the words of one of my favorite writers, Edwidge Danticat:In fact that is the struggle that most Americans [have] - as rich as this country is, most Americans are very limited in their interaction with the world, unless the world comes to us in a very shocking way.While most of us are astounded by the destruction, we are probably even more astounded by the regular living conditions of Haitians

Team Conan!

2010-01-19T16:47:00.007-05:00

Ok seriously...who watches Jay Leno? I would at times, tune in to see the guest he had on, but when it came to the monologue and opening, I'd have to go with letterman and his top ten. Maybe it's because I'm a New Yorker or because Leno is a caricature of a person, but I found his show kind of generic, corny and progressively staler as the nights went by. Dave also has his issues - sometimes he

Changes...

2010-01-03T12:21:00.008-05:00

I don't really want to have resolutions since they begin and end within one year, but here's some stuff i should be working on.What I'm going to try to do more of:1) be more accountable2) follow up with people3) blog4) make more $$$5) be more active6) read7) wedding planning8) spend time w/ family9) save $$$10) help othersDo less of:1) being negative2) eating crap (less sugar - no fried foods!)3)

Hollywood North

2009-12-10T12:28:00.011-05:00

I realize i haven't written about Vancouver at all and there's no better time like when my email is down and I can't get anything done at work - here's a summary.Day 1 - drove from Seattle to Canada.Our rental car situation hits an all time high as we're told the only car left for us to rent is a brand new Subaru Forrester (this helps later on as we're in a blizzard in whistler).Along the way, we

Really, Tiger?

2009-12-09T18:29:00.003-05:00

I can't even begin writing about this. Did he not think this would come out? If his wife doesn't leave his ass and take all of the money that the law allows, i won't have an ounce of respect for her. I'm not a prude and I don't think guys need to be monogamous. I do think that if you don't intend on being faithful or you need to work out some deep-rooted issues from a loveless childhood and

A completely unbiased biased review

2009-11-23T18:02:00.008-05:00

Watching the movie twice on opening weekend did a couple of things:a) made people think i was insaneb) helped the movie gross 3rd highest in opening weekendsc) gave me the opportunity as a twilight fan to see if the movie holds upA - I am not insane, but I do get overly excited for things like this.B - your welcome summit. how about you guys stop showing previews that are just mini summaries of

The Olympic Peninsula, Portland and Seattle

2009-11-19T09:41:00.012-05:00

I really should've broken this blog entry into individual locations, days or places, but that wasn't going to happen when i'm unmotivated and taking an excessive amount of photos that still aren't completely edited.Here are my first few legs of my Pacific Northwest adventure - flew into Seattle, headed Northwest to the Olympic Peninsula via ferry and the famed 101 highway through Port Angeles,

Things that have happened since my last entry

2009-10-12T23:48:00.007-04:00

I wish i had some wonderfully prolific reason for not blogging - god knows i have plenty of opinions and love pondering back and forth about ways to procrastinate. So, i guess my only reason is that life caught up to the blog and made it impossible for me to put it on paper and save it for later (mike birbiglia what what). Either that, or the new fall season of television came out and has taken

Swayze flying high from above

2009-09-16T11:44:00.005-04:00

I was watching the Barbara Walters special last night on ABC with Patrick Swayze and his wife, Lisa Niemi that happened earlier this year. This was a re-broadcast and it was full of hope and fight, which made it even sadder. Damn that Barbara! She showed the first interview with Swayze from many years ago right after his father died, in which he started crying about the pain, then she brought it

Lady Gaga wins at crazy!

2009-09-15T14:31:00.008-04:00

The VMAS this year really outdid themselves with hennessey-soaked narcissist kanye west, weird live band music from wale (wah-lay), movie and music premieres, the michael jackson tribute, live musical performances and last but not least, lady gaga.what a trip! her outfits are amazing and i have to say, were the highlight of my VMA-DVR experience (i had to take a one hour hiatus to watch trueblood

Reason #437 not to move to Texas (or any red state for that matter)

2009-09-04T22:28:00.008-04:00

Apparently, republicans around the country (especially Texas) are outraged that our president wants to welcome their kids back to school. So mad, that they're protesting it. Check out this quote from this article:Florida GOP Chairman Jim Greer released a statement this week accusing Obama of using taxpayer money to "indoctrinate" children. "As the father of four children, I am absolutely appalled

Happy Birthday Keanu!

2009-09-02T12:17:00.001-04:00

45 never looked so good

A Walk in the Clouds - Rochester and Finger Lakes

2009-08-20T16:05:00.011-04:00

Rolling hills of Bully HillSometimes the stars align and give us the opportunity to achieve harmonious merriment. Last weekend was one of those times - my former apt-mates (and honorary apt-mate) and i very eagerly left city-life to head upstate to visit my college roommate Paula and her husband, mom and dad, dog, cat and house.P, Em, Rach, Lor, me, MomWe had an amazing adventure to Bully Hill

Live blogging - FAIL. True Blood - WIN.

2009-08-17T01:12:00.000-04:00

Having a great time in my Upstate NY - Rochester/Finger Lakes jaunt. Will post pics and info about all of it soon. I tried to send something in the car up but it ended up just being jibberish (it's jibberish anyway, but at least you would've been able to read it). Luckily, it's still in my phone:An unimaginable amount of cars on the road - even in liberty. had lovely lunch at panera with free

Restaurant Week: The Dinner Issue

2009-08-05T17:59:00.010-04:00

I was afraid I'd be totally late with this post since NYC Restaurant Week was supposed to end July 31st...it's now extended...to LABOR DAY! Yes, so it's now the Restaurant Summer Prix Fixe apparently. This is not too surprising seeing how a lot of these places are hurting in this economy and I feel particularly happy to help a place out by gorging myself on their specialty dishes. As long as

Double, double toil and trouble

2009-08-03T11:00:00.009-04:00

After my review of HP6, I mellowed out for a while and then figured that maybe i was a bit harsh on my assessment of the movie. A bunch of hardcore book-lovers had the same lukewarm reaction as i did (mainly because they remembered the story very well), but a lot of people also loved it. It's hard not to love HP - it's visually stunning and there's so much built-in fun with magic and

NYC Restaurant Week Lunches

2009-07-30T12:01:00.012-04:00

Funny thing is that i haven't participated in NYCRW in a couple of seasons. I'm not sure why - the food quality certainly has not gone down and the deals are not any less worthwhile. The only excuse I can give is that sometimes when you start traveling around you start forgetting that great food exists in NYC and it's right at your doorstep...either that, or I'm lazy and I didn't feel like

Sucked into Comic-Con

2009-07-27T11:47:00.009-04:00

I can't summarize everything that made me excited over Comic-Con, but between the G4 & Eonline coverage, twilight & True blood updates from 37 sources, fanatical minute-by-minute tweets, I was definitely hooked on everything. Above is a montage to express my favorite topics at this year's Comic-Con. [from top right: Clone Wars, V, Iron Man, Big Bang Theory, True Blood, Alice in Wonderland, Fringe

Walter Cronkite (Nov 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009)

2009-07-24T00:40:00.008-04:00

Although he was before my time and some kids these days (anyone younger than me is deemed 'kids these days') don't even know who he was. He was a journalist and an anchorman, but that isn't all he was to this country. When I think of Walter Cronkite, I think about the man who told the nation that JFK was shot...or that we landed on the moon...or that Nixon was a liar. He covered Vietnam, the

When will then be now?

2009-07-21T17:42:00.009-04:00

Gay rights is something that I probably have no business writing about, not just because i'm not gay, but mainly because although I support G&L rights i'm not super-informed about legislation or the history of the movement. All I know is that it's ridiculous to think that gay marriage somehow threatens heterosexual marriage in a country where divorce is booming (slight less boom now that money is

True Blood: Never Let Me Go

2009-07-19T23:34:00.007-04:00

I couldn't help myself.I've been reading Charlaine Harris' the Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Series and it's completely sucking me in (whoops bad pun). It makes me love Alan Ball's True Blood series on HBO even more. The books are different than the show in plot, but they have the same flavor - gritty, decadent, and most of all, good campy FUN . I feel the heat coming off the damn

Great Expectations: A Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Movie Review

2009-07-17T16:22:00.006-04:00

At this point, I feel like most hardcore HP fans have already seen the movie but if you haven’t, there are spoilers in this review and you have been warned. I’ve been a fan of HP since my apt-mate in college lent me the first 3 books and I polished it off in 3 days. I’ve gone to midnight releases and read all of the books multiple times since then. However, re-reading the book before a movie is

Blogging for dummies

2009-07-15T20:40:00.001-04:00

In honor of theslowginfizz, here's a list of reasons for blogging:1) so my friends don't have to listen to me rant2) because i have a lot of issues with the last harry potter movie3) i need to fill the time between tweeting and facebook with something4) some people don't have twitter or facebook (shudders)5) my memory is really bad so i need to write stuff down6) forced introspection is better