my life as a sitcom

the past 100-some-odd hrs of my little life here in bk have been hilarious.  completely and utterly hilarious.  i can't fully explain here, suffice it to say that as soon as one absurd thing happens an even more ridiculous event swiftly follows.  what can i say, between the nutsos (aka friends) i spend time with to new york's finest insane people, i have had an eventful, laugh-till-you-cry few days.


since i fear imprisonment upon publicly sharing some of these encounters, i will simply leave you with this clipping of snl bloopers in hopes of sending some of my giggles allllll the way to you, across the pond.  

my favorite regards the doughnuts.
i kind of want to marry amy poehler.  and seth meyers.
brilliant.
i also love that rosie perez voice...the past 100 hrs or so has included A LOT of that voice...
maybe too much?

love you! 

xxa

love to love you, baby

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

while i'm not totallllly feelin the valentine's-y vibe today, i can't hate on a holiday that celebrates love, chocolate, and flowers.  i mean really, how cynical do you have to be to actively HATE this day?... awfully tart, i'd say, and truly, it's just not my style to be such a hater {despite the fact that my track record with v-day has included the following super DUPER romantic behavior (ha!)}

below are my top 4 most memorable VD dates/gifts/experiences. 

each instance makes me laugh to this day:

1. i received a bag of sour gummy peaches gift wrapped in (wait for it...) newspaper?!  i think my date was was stoned, too.... maybe?  but hey, i was 14 so my expectations weren't too high (no pun intended)! 
2. i was seeing a pilot, in college, and going through a MAJOR "top gun" phase... it was all pretty miraculous, actually.  when i walked out of the silver building (nyu campus) i burst out laughing, as homeboy was leaning against the window of tasty delight (facing silver's entrance) decked out in an army green jumpsuit, aviators, and black combat boots.  and he spoke in top gun phrases throughout the  weekend, really committing to making it a silly holiday.  it worked and was HILARIOUS (& one of the best date-weekends of my life)
3. i had a guy say "i love you" for the first time on valentine's day a couple of years ago. i know what you're thinking "awww, so romantic."  and it would have been very sweet, however it was our SECOND DATE! yes my friend, the three little words every girl wants to hear 4hrs. deep into a relationship.  haha.  no thank you. 
4. my date forgot that i was his valentine he and got his mother a gift instead?  and then he asked to go out with his friends?  yes, this really happened and i had been seeing this guy for quiiiiite some time, too.  ouch.

hahaha, wooo-eee...

so my track record with v-day has been a bit sorted to say the least.  bearing that in mind, i love the love and ALL of my peculiar v-day memories.  each instance manages to bring a grin to my face!  this year i've deeply enjoyed a prolonged version of the holiday (lots of fun over the weekend) which included a dance-off so hardcore i felt sore throughout the next day.  not kidding.

tonight, my valentine will be one of my very best friends... ahhh perfection
...so i'll leave you here with the yummy, simple cocktails we plan to get hammered on sip casually.  they are so refreshing and delightfully pink... perfect for the holiday!!

1 shot gin or vodka (if you like gin, i recommend hendrick's! yumm)

equal parts ruby red grapefruit juice and sparkling water

and if your feeling faaaaaaanncy, decorate the rim of the glass with equal parts rocksalt and sugar!

sending oodles of love all the way across the pond!

xxa

holy cuteness

this is just adorable.

it makes me want to hit up the bk flea this weekend. 
and build a terrarium... hmmm...

em, from me to you, happy pre-v-day weekend, sugahplum!

And then the days started to grow longer...

At 5pm it was usually dark but since the beginning of the week I have noticed that it gets dark only around 6pm and that my friend friend means that Spring isn't that far anymore.

Plus today is a sunny day in Paris. Almost warm: 15°c (59°f)
I can already smell the time of spending time in the outdoor cafés, drinks on terrasses and picnics near the river.

Also I would like to start my countdown before sunny Texas and Sunny New York :

Current time is

Friday, 11 February 2011, 12:02:12 UTC

It is 68 days, 11 hours, 57 minutes, 48 seconds, until Thursday, 21 April 2011 (UTC time)

PS: I just checked New York's temperatures : -6°c (22°F) OUCH

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Here is a very enlightening article.
Read it, think it, share it...

http://www.villagevoice.com/2011-02-09/news/dear-single-women-of-nyc-it-s-not-them-it-s-you/5/

ohhh hello...

i was "in doing work tonight" which really meant i was doing a touch of yoga, sippin on some fine whiskey, perusing the internets, doing a bitty bit of work and enjoying these find sensory delights.  thanks, world wide web....


twirl: 

*(not sure how i feel about the video but i do love dancing around my apt to this song in my nighty knickers)*

seeeeee:

and twirl some more:

... love me some fleet foxes!

xxa

you do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around...

and that's what it's all about!

i found this article buried in the front section of monday's new york times and was totally captivated.  (i feel like so much of my college thesis was re-printed in the lines of this piece.) 

THIS is why people create art... it's not a  frivolous endeavour or something we choose to do because we're too lazy to come up with anything else.

art's driving force, in its purest form, is a matter of communication and connectedness.  this is why we act, sing, write, capture, and create.  it's a need rather than a want.

hope you enjoy!

 At Night, Protest Gives Way to Poetry