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During my recent trip to NYC/LBI, I had the pleasure of toting along my new camera, aka “The Rebel”. I wasn’t the designated picture taker for the weekend, but decided I’d bring it along to play around with it a bit. My favorite feature so far is the sports setting. You can just hold down the clicker and it takes a ton of pictures really quickly.
I can’t show my favorite sequence, it involves a lighthouse and is a bit naughty, but I can show the sequence that produced the most amazing picture ever.
At first glance, we just thought it looked like a fun sequence of pictures. But, upon second glance we realized we were sitting on a bid of gold. Alyson had just taken a shower and clipped back part of her hair as it was drying. Look a little closer…
That is one fine lookin’ mullet if I’ve ever seen one! Of course, this inspired me to do a little photoshop action… clearly, I had a vision. And it involved two words, four syllables.
El Camino. The mullet of cars. Business in the front, party in the back. Rawr.
I love them. Now that I don’t receive 15 Elvis calendars a year for Christmas, I have to venture out and find my own. Last year my daily calendar was The Office. It was always entertaining. This year, I’m going with one from Urban Dictionary. I typically only learn new slang words and phrases when Jamila visits, so I figured this would be a good opportunity to expand my street vocabulary.
Today I learned that I have a “people voice”. Here is the definition:
The voice someone uses when talking to people who aren’t their friends. This voice is automatically happy, nicer, and sweeter than their normal voice; it is also often more high-pitched. This is the voice people use when answering a telephone, talking to their boss, or when working in retail”.
It’s really true. I have a people voice. I expect my friends would agree. In high school, I used to get made fun of when my Grandma J called and I answered, “HI GRANDMA” in a super high-pitched voice. What makes me do it? Who knows.
A couple other phrases have also hit home…
“That’s crazy”. The perfect response when you haven’t been listening at all; it works whether the other person has been saying something funny, sad, infuriating, or boring. I’m totally guilty of this.
“Frunk”. To act very drunk when you have not consumed as much alcohol as you said, to fake being drunk. Don’t hold it against me, but when I was a kid and my Dad would let me have an O’Douls, I would totally frunk. I thought it was funny. I still do.
From Abe Frohman. Sausage King of Chicago.
I don’t know how many people get a party thrown for them when they retire, let alone one as nice as the docents at the museum threw for my Mom. They are such a fantastic group of people and it was fun to be able to attend the party!
Here is the cake they had made for her. It showcases only a handful of the exhibits the museum has had during her time at AMOA (Austin Museum of Art).
But, my favorite part of the party, aside from seeing them all dressed as my Mom in sweater/skirt combos, was the song they performed. It’s to the tune of “Born in the USA” but called “Tours at AMOA”. Pretty special. I just need to learn to keep quiet when filming anything. I can hear myself on here giggling like an idiot.
All of the docents had such nice things to say about my Mom and have officially declared her as one of the legends of the museum. Believe it or not, I even cried at the party.
I’ve come to realize that a weekend in NYC is about as therapeutic as a week on the beach in Cabo. Opposite ends on the relaxation spectrum of course. I had never been to the city at Christmastime and decided to cross that off my to-do list for the year. Luckily, 4Janks was accepting visitors.
When I arrived, I headed straight to meet Alyson and then we headed straight to the Red Lion. Suitcase in tow. It was Sarah’s birthday (the other half of apartment 4Janks). Vodka, O Bomb, vodka, O Bomb, O Bomb, O Bomb… we’ll you get the picture. It was a fun night and someone may or may not of lost a mole (mole, mole, mole) in the process.
Sexiest Birthday Girl Alive…
After the Red Lion, we headed to Automatic Slims. Suitcase still in tow. I’ve never had to roll through a dance floor before, literally. I kept uttering out “excuse me”s for the hundreds of toes I rolled over. Oops. At least 4Janks knew the DJ so I got to request NKOTB’s “Please Don’t Go Girl”. I was definitely the only one singing. But, that’s what Cornell gets for having it on his playlist.
The remaining birthday crew…
After leaving Slim’s around 3am, pizza just had to be ordered and I got to witness the most awesome display of Old Bay love (yes, the seasoning used for shrimp boils) I’ve ever seen. And probably will ever see for that matter. Old Bay on an avocado, Old Bay on pizza… the possibilities are clearly endless.
Friday had a bit of a slow start. I was clearly on vacation, but who knew Alyson and Sarah were, too? We ordered in breakfast around 11 am, and one of them went to work at about noon. The other made the executive decision NOT to go into work around 1. 4Janks lives the good live.
I spent the afternoon walking around and shopping. That night we headed up to Columbus Circle for dinner and to see the pretty lights.
More lights…
Then, we went and saw Elf. Our tickets were purchased at the last minute, so we had partial view seats. Our seats were on the first row, halfway in the audience, halfway in the orchestra. The stage was eye level, so if you wanted to see what was happening in the back of the stage, you better ask for a phonebook or booster seat. The show was really good though. Norm from “Cheers” played Santa.
Saturday was a bit more productive of a day. We got up and headed to Chelsea Market. Such cool decorations. A tree made out of broken CD’s.
We then headed to see the Rockette’s.
And finished the early evening with a walk by Rockefeller…
Along 5th Ave and up to the Plaza…
And a drink at the “World Renowned Plaza Hotel”. A Hot Toddy to help bring my voice back. No such luck.
And some sort of Christmassy, yet more summer like, drink for Alyson…
We ended the evening with dinner at Moustache…
Oh, but how could I forget?!? We had a run in with the Chanukah Clown outside of the Plaza. That’s a “honk, honk” from the clown on the left.
Thanks to 4Janks for showing me a good time!
I can’t tell you how good life is after you’ve taken a section of the CPA exam. Unfortunately, I feel like I probably failed. Fortunately, I have a month of bliss before I get my score. Yahtzee! My mood has been phenomenal for the last 24 hours. I wonder why?
I got to enjoy hang with the a-holes over a few “eastsides” and tequila gimblets last night. Speaking of… are liquor stores open on Sunday? I need to restock my vodka supply. This week might involve some experimenting in the kitchen in how to make an eastside. That $hit was good! If I can learn how to make one that will save me 10 bucks a pop. Last night’s bar tab was a little high, but worth every freaking cent. On the bright side, I got my bathroom towel hanger fixed after the bar last night for free. Thanks Boozanna!
I got to spent an hour at Central Market today. I love farting around in nice grocery stores.
I took about a 2 hour nap this afternoon. Guess it’s not surprising that I’m still up and blogging and it’s 10:30. Whoopsies!
I got to spend lots of time downloading new music this evening. So, I have always been a fan of Cee Lo back from his “I Wish” days. But, brother takes it to a whole new level these days. I highly recommend his single “F**k You”. Why not?
Oh yeah, and I also caught up on Brothers and Sisters, Modern Family and Cougar Town.
Life is so good if feels like a Steve Winwood song. Roll with it!
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