KDP had a birthday yesterday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
And The Professional Shopper and Vinci are tomorrow! Early wishes & cupcakes for them!
Is anyone NOT having a May birthday?
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Fragility
I saw a man get hit by a car tonight. I have never seen anything like this before, and I hope to never again. I was on Old Country Road at a major intersection. The cross street had the green light & what I believe was a Civic sped over the intersection. As he passed down the street to my right, I heard a "thud" and saw his car veer across the two lanes of on-coming traffic & hit the curb. At the same time I saw, what I thought was his front bumper, fly across in the opposite direction & land in the road. From where I was sitting, I could not see anything but the car in the opposite lanes. When my light turned green, there was a gray sweatshirt laying across the road. There was a man in that sweatshirt. My stomach immediately flipped upside- down and my arms have felt like weights ever since. I cannot believe it. I pray for that man & his family tonight. I will not be able to close my eyes for awhile without seeing that image.
Dates & Dilemnas
First things first:
"The Devil Wears Prada" is coming out on June 30th. Ink this one into your planner!
Nick Lachey is signing his new album on Tuesday, May 9th. You have to be on line at the Virgin Mega Store & be one of the first 300 to purchase it. Then, you are given the "golden wristband" that will get you back in at 4:00 for the signing. I'd do it in a heart beat. The problem? I have two finals to administer that afternoon. Now, a strong urge tells me to throw caution to the wind & cancel class & postpone the tests to Thursday. But, the practical self says not to. Oh drat! I hate being reliable & dependable.
OH~~Fleet Week is the week BEFORE Memorial Day. So, ladies, plan on a trip into the city!
"The Devil Wears Prada" is coming out on June 30th. Ink this one into your planner!
Nick Lachey is signing his new album on Tuesday, May 9th. You have to be on line at the Virgin Mega Store & be one of the first 300 to purchase it. Then, you are given the "golden wristband" that will get you back in at 4:00 for the signing. I'd do it in a heart beat. The problem? I have two finals to administer that afternoon. Now, a strong urge tells me to throw caution to the wind & cancel class & postpone the tests to Thursday. But, the practical self says not to. Oh drat! I hate being reliable & dependable.
OH~~Fleet Week is the week BEFORE Memorial Day. So, ladies, plan on a trip into the city!
Saturday, May 06, 2006
Tribeca Film Festival
OH MY GOODNESS! I met Jamie Johnson! Wait! I'll start from the beginning.
Crau & I went in to the Film Fest today. We met at Penn where, as soon as I got off the train & entered the main lobby/ticket center, I hear "So this is what you do on a Saturday". It's a student from Farmingdale. I keep telling you all that I feel like "Where's Waldo" and need my own book. I chat with him for a minute & then grab Crau & off we go.
We wanted to grab lunch before we got on line to try & see if we could buy tickets to the film of choice. She suggested Rosa Mexicano, which was a very cute mexican restaurant across from Fordham & Lincoln Center. As we finished yummy quesadillas, we walk outside & spot David Blain...aka The Bubble Boy. You know, the guy who does those weird stunts like freezing himself for a week or burying himself alive for 5 days? This time he is in a water bubble for 8 days & then will hold his breath for 9 minutes on Monday night. Nuts. We did not walk up to him, mind you. There were lines and security all over the place. But we could see him just fine from the sidewalk. Besides, we had bigger things to do: get in line an hour and forty minutes early to try & get tickets to see "The One Percent". It's a documentary about class in America. And its creator/director is the heir to the Johnson & Johnson Corporation.
So we get on line and we are about 50 people back. Not too bad, I think. We are guaranteed to get in. We met some nice women while waiting. One in particular was from Anapolis, MD, and just took the train up this morning to see THIS film and stay the night & then go back home. So cool. She had her suitcase with her. lol. Anyway, we wait & wait & wait some more. Then a volunteer comes along & says that it's not looking too good & she does not think they will be taking many people in to see the film. So we cross our fingers & wait even longer. They took a group of people in & we weren't in it. Then she comes out & says they can take 20 more. We LITERALLY just made it in. Crau was #19. UGH! I would have had a breakdown right there on the sidewalk if I didn't get in to see the film. But we did!
The film was great & the theater was packed. I sat in the very first seat of the theater, which is a handicap row so I was all alone. Crau was behind me. At the end of the film, Jamie Johnson was there to do a Q&A. He was so nice & looks like a normal guy--not anything like you expect $25 Billion to look in person. But that's why he does these films. He wants to try and lessen the gap between the overly wealthy & the poor. He doesn't seem to appear comfortable in the role he has been handed in life & I am taking this film venture as his way out of the guilt. He's so humble. He looks like the actor, Daniel Futterman. The son from "Birdcage" & the younger brother, Vincent, on "Judging Amy". Yeah~~I love him. I stayed after to shake his hand & congratulate him on his work. I figured "Hey~i can do this. I talk for a living!" Nope. I was in awe. I became just like my friend "C" (aka~~The Professional Shopper) and started sputtering out words that Crau says were coherent & made sense, but it didn't sound it to me.
Ah~~I floated on Cloud 9 as we walked back towards Penn. We stopped for a yummy coffee treat (iced decaf. caramel macchiato for me) and then realized that our trains were in 15 minutes & that we had already missed one.
Oh I love Jami....I mean the Tribeca Film Festival!
Crau & I went in to the Film Fest today. We met at Penn where, as soon as I got off the train & entered the main lobby/ticket center, I hear "So this is what you do on a Saturday". It's a student from Farmingdale. I keep telling you all that I feel like "Where's Waldo" and need my own book. I chat with him for a minute & then grab Crau & off we go.
We wanted to grab lunch before we got on line to try & see if we could buy tickets to the film of choice. She suggested Rosa Mexicano, which was a very cute mexican restaurant across from Fordham & Lincoln Center. As we finished yummy quesadillas, we walk outside & spot David Blain...aka The Bubble Boy. You know, the guy who does those weird stunts like freezing himself for a week or burying himself alive for 5 days? This time he is in a water bubble for 8 days & then will hold his breath for 9 minutes on Monday night. Nuts. We did not walk up to him, mind you. There were lines and security all over the place. But we could see him just fine from the sidewalk. Besides, we had bigger things to do: get in line an hour and forty minutes early to try & get tickets to see "The One Percent". It's a documentary about class in America. And its creator/director is the heir to the Johnson & Johnson Corporation.
So we get on line and we are about 50 people back. Not too bad, I think. We are guaranteed to get in. We met some nice women while waiting. One in particular was from Anapolis, MD, and just took the train up this morning to see THIS film and stay the night & then go back home. So cool. She had her suitcase with her. lol. Anyway, we wait & wait & wait some more. Then a volunteer comes along & says that it's not looking too good & she does not think they will be taking many people in to see the film. So we cross our fingers & wait even longer. They took a group of people in & we weren't in it. Then she comes out & says they can take 20 more. We LITERALLY just made it in. Crau was #19. UGH! I would have had a breakdown right there on the sidewalk if I didn't get in to see the film. But we did!
The film was great & the theater was packed. I sat in the very first seat of the theater, which is a handicap row so I was all alone. Crau was behind me. At the end of the film, Jamie Johnson was there to do a Q&A. He was so nice & looks like a normal guy--not anything like you expect $25 Billion to look in person. But that's why he does these films. He wants to try and lessen the gap between the overly wealthy & the poor. He doesn't seem to appear comfortable in the role he has been handed in life & I am taking this film venture as his way out of the guilt. He's so humble. He looks like the actor, Daniel Futterman. The son from "Birdcage" & the younger brother, Vincent, on "Judging Amy". Yeah~~I love him. I stayed after to shake his hand & congratulate him on his work. I figured "Hey~i can do this. I talk for a living!" Nope. I was in awe. I became just like my friend "C" (aka~~The Professional Shopper) and started sputtering out words that Crau says were coherent & made sense, but it didn't sound it to me.
Ah~~I floated on Cloud 9 as we walked back towards Penn. We stopped for a yummy coffee treat (iced decaf. caramel macchiato for me) and then realized that our trains were in 15 minutes & that we had already missed one.
Oh I love Jami....I mean the Tribeca Film Festival!
Cinco De Mayo
Oh Happy Margarita Day! I hope everyone had at least one frozen salted treat! I had fun yesterday. Mango, lime with coconut flavor, & pina colada spritzers! Mmmmmmm.
And, I know it's a bit late, but I found out that Thursday was the unofficial "Star Wars Day". Wanna know why? It's the day you can say "May the Fourth be with you"...get it? May 4th~~"may the fourth"? Hysterical! Yes, you all know I have a corny sense of humor. Don't roll your eyes & looked shocked.
I am heading in to the Tribeca Film Fest today! Can't wait to fill you in!
And, I know it's a bit late, but I found out that Thursday was the unofficial "Star Wars Day". Wanna know why? It's the day you can say "May the Fourth be with you"...get it? May 4th~~"may the fourth"? Hysterical! Yes, you all know I have a corny sense of humor. Don't roll your eyes & looked shocked.
I am heading in to the Tribeca Film Fest today! Can't wait to fill you in!
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
One Down~~ Two To Go
One school is complete as of thirty minutes ago. The semester has ended, my grades are in, and I am DONE! For a week and a half, anyway. Then the summer classes begin. I have two more schools to wrap up by next Thursday, but those two equal the one I just finished. If that doesn't make sense to you, that's okay because I understand it.
I'm lovin' it!
I'm lovin' it!
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Happy May
I am so excited! The end of the semester is near & that means warm weather & the time to do more fun stuff than before! Things I am looking forward to are: shopping tomorrow with mom, cinco de mayo, the tribeca film festival, three birthdays next week, graduation (because I am required to go--I was supposed to be away but I need the job to pay for the trip......), Swarovski's release of a new line (can't wait~~love swarovski), and dinner & shopping with C. This is all for now through May 20th. Can't wait!
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