I saw a really good band last night called Crooked Still -- check them out! They're a really eclectic bluegrass/indie group consisting of fiddle, cello, banjo, and occasionally ukulele. Just really talented non-pretentious musicians doing something different. The singer's voice is gorgeous and I developed a sort of crush on her. The fiddler kind of ( Read more... )

1. Drinking game for the current cycle of ANTM: take a slug every time someone says the word "confident."

2. Today was gorgeous! New York is a completely different place when the weather is nice--you can actually keep your head up and look around and enjoy it. I'm so eager for park weather.

My cousin's son in Israel is having a bar-mitzvah soon and I want to send him something. I know he likes video games and technological gadgets, but I don't think he has an actual game system. Do you have any recommendations for PC games for a smart little boy? Nothing with a complex back-story (his English is good but too much reading would be ( Read more... )

Word of the Day for Friday, March 13, 2009 ( Read more... )

Sadly, no Purim party this year since I just couldn't get it together. Instead, Alena and I spent last night baking hamentaschen and drinking wine, and I brought a big batch in to work today (good timing since our big series authors are in this week for all-day meetings, so I definitely delivered cookies to author + boss while they were mulling ( Read more... )

Freudian slip of the day (by a co-worker): "Six Fags Great Adventure" (is that not the best porno title you've ever heard?)

Should I join Twitter? Give reasons to support your answer.

I was walking down Madison Avenue today when an old man screamed in my ear, MIDGET! I turned my head to check if I hadn't just imagined it, and there he was, CACKLING at me. Like a witch.

Welcome to New York, me!

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/09/uk.station.flashmob/index.html

I've officially been living in New York for a week. There's still plenty of settling-in to do, but much progress has been made. Alena and I kicked off the Ikea assembly party with Anssi the stool, which looked like the easiest thing to build. It took us at least 2 hours and my hand was bleeding by the end. The experience encouraged me to illicit ( Read more... )