Every year, my family does a Home Run Derby pool.  Cash goes in (or is IOUed, for those of us not present), names are drawn out of a hat, and the one holding the winning ticket takes the kitty.  It's the only thing that could make watching ESPN/listening to Chris Berman for more than an hour bearable.  And it's just one of those fun, goofy little ( Read more... )

09:34 The R train was ridiculous this morning...never thought I'd be missing the M or the W. #

20:30 Judging by today, those upcoming yoga classes will prove to be a very worthy investment. #
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14:50 Out enjoying the sun in Bklyn's waterfront park, and catching up on some reading. Life is good. #

17:17 Why do all the contestants on Cupcake Wars have the crazy eyes? #

19:17 Best part of all the spy segments on TV? Old clips of Boris Yeltsin being wacky, and that Tatu song as a soundtrack. #
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10:41 Anyone else find it weird that spy swaps are being tracked in the media? Shouldn't they be a) secret; and b) John Le Carre book plots? #

12:56 Unbillable Hours: "Like Grisham, only better." bit.ly/aSF1n6 #

13:11 Today is already very long and very cranky-making. Time to venture outside for lunch and that fresh--er, soggy heatwave air. #
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15:47 Can sorta see the Queen's security detail gathering at Ground Zero. That counts as a royalty sighting, right? #

17:36 Definitely just saw the Queen at Ground Zero. Sure, it's from 24 floors up, but that hat is instantly recognizable! #

18:10 What's that, you say? It's too hot to go to the gym? Okay, if you say so... #
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Definitely a good (if hot) weekend.  Put in some family time, got in plenty of reading (caught up on magazines and finished Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter), pushed through the trauma of bathing suit purchasing, had a bridesmaid dress fitting, went to the gym, binged on cable TV, and managed plenty of retail therapy.  Oh, and celebrated America and ( Read more... )

00:34 I know I should support the Neistat brothers as local CT boys, but the DIY hipster artsiness of their HBO show is giving me a headache. #

16:39 Ugh...traffic nightmare = two missed trains. Seems like an awful lot of headache just to go home and swelter in Bklyn. #

21:07 Just bought a season pass for the new (yay!) episodes of Futurama. Pretty ( Read more... )

10:28 Still amused by the fact that Michael Steele had his little meltdown at Abbott's here in Mystic. Lobster rolls make a man do crazy things. #

11:49 Skipping the G-town parade this year. I assume it'll be the same fire trucks and local DJs as uzh. (And Sam schmoozing from a golfcart.) #
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21:41 Catching up on True Blood. Why would anyone pick moody, sparkly vampires over crazy southern ones? #
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20:42 I'd forgotten what a good movie The Spanish Prisoner is. Who doesn't love an overly elaborate, hyperverbal Mametfest? #
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