Saturday, 19 December 2009

7 Swans A' Swimming!

Well at least it started that way... Then word got out that there was bread and
all swan hell brooke loose!





There was a point when I started to get a little nervous... seriously.
Look at the look in their eyes!

Friday, 18 December 2009

Meditation on A Theme- TONIGHT!!

TONIGHT!
7PM @ The Center
Hosted by Robb Leigh Davis
with an awesome cast of peeps all who have spent some time Meditating on the following...
It's The Most Wonderful Time of The Year


I have a lot of opinions on this theme...
the shopping, the crowds, the travel disasters, the chaos, the stress, the lights, the smell of Christmas trees, childhood ornaments on my grown up tree, the displays, the postage, the shenanigans, the carols, the cookies,
the wrapping paper, the heartache, the joy...
A LOT of meditations, really!
Which will I choose for my performance tonight?
Well- you have to come see, of course!
See you there then!

(RLD chose the Peanuts to illustrate all the PR about tonight so I couldn't resist adding
these two myself!, I have always liked Lucy....)

Thursday, 17 December 2009

This is Me...


...at Panera. At 8AM. Killing time....
Hamptons Nannyland has painters in house today doing some work
(that means paint fumes, dumb painter talk, cigarette fumes, Rush super loud on BYOB(oombox), and me, at Panera at 8AM, killing time....)

PS... I am out of coffee.

PSS... when you order stuff at Panera, you have to give your name. We come here a LOT as it is one of A's favorites. The lady who is always here when we come thinks my name is Nancy. (Well, she know it isn't Nancy but since she can't recall my real name- we go thru the Nancy thing EVERY time!). Thus- who does Nancy need to sleep with to get a free refill??

Wednesday, 16 December 2009

Just Fantastic!

The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down
www.colbertnation.com
Colbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorU.S. Speedskating

Welcome To The Slope, NY Times! Slippery Enough For You?

The New York Times published their Annual Gift Giving Guides this year with an added guide. In addition to the usual For Him, For Her, For Tweens Guides, they included a Gift Guide "Of Color"! That's right! Finally- you can get your yellow, black and brown friends something they want instead of the usual crap you get for the whites in your life!
Now if only I knew what to get my pals in wheelchairs....

PS.... Dear NY Times- Can I get Baby Jamz for my nephew?? He's just a regular peach color?

PPSS... I like Carol's Daughter Body Butters which are located only in the Of Color guide and not in say, the Cosmetic Enhancement guide with the other lotions and potions. Should I not use it? Can I get my colored friends a Baby G watch? It looks cool but it is not in the Of Color guide?

Gift Guides Located Here: www.nytimes.com
Commentary on said Gift Guide (by someone other than me)
Located Here: www.politicsdaily.com

Monday, 14 December 2009

Monday

my life is slipping away one vicodin induced nap after another marked by the passing of law & orders....

Sunday, 13 December 2009

More In My Astoria Series....

Bright Lights, (not as) Big City!

Saturday, 12 December 2009

Street Corner Santas


I guess I aint the only one shopping at As(postrophe)Toria market this year!

Friday, 11 December 2009

Walking in Astoria...

I find all sorts of things whilst meandering in my 'hood.... the lovely yellow footed planter that now houses hens&chicks in my living room, the broken down doll abandoned on the sidewalk, birds in cages hanging outside of the window (just mean, really)...

This yard on 27th St makes perfect sense to me- plenty of gnomes, a stone turtle, the baby Jesus (and a bird cage sans bird)!!

This one- not so much..... An homage to the sacrificial lamb, perhaps?

It's Finally Upright!!

I had some troubles keeping the tree straight up and down! It toppled more than once- several times more than once! Annoying!! But finally- it is delicious! I napped by it's pretty, pretty lights just this afternoon... I just love Christmas lights and my tree!

For Jason!

Today...


...I just spent $27.95 to Express Mail the papers that are the official Beginning of the End of my Mirage. They have to issue something still but these papers beget that one and then it is 6 weeks and one day 'til the official end.

I am celebrating with Haagen Dazs' Limited Edition flavor- Peppermint Bark. I suggest you also raise a spoon of this shit because it is GOOD!

And darlings, we are worth it!

Wednesday, 9 December 2009

Whilst driving East...

...I passed this driving advertisement for Atlantis Marine World...


PS... it's not a real shark or a real man! Just FYI!
(You can swim with sharks there! We have done it. It's cool. On the LIE? It's just weird!)

Tuesday, 8 December 2009

Photo Shoot Sunday...

Thank God for the calendar because someone needs to cut down on the Ring Dings!
YIKES!
But there is something about a 15+ year friendship that is just so adorable...
(More pics to come as we are trying to create promo stuff for our newest venture together and I like to get a lot of opinions first!!)

Saturday, 5 December 2009

Greatest. Thing. Ever!

"People drop a lot of stuff to celebrate New Year's Eve. Times Square in New York City has "the ball" and communities all over the U.S. drop uniquely local items like a giant peach in Georgia or a big cheese in Wisconsin.

Perhaps the best, or at least cutest anyway, drop occurs in Bethlehem, Pa. That's where they ring in the New Year by dropping a 25-foot tall bright yellow PEEPS Chick. Just Born, the company that makes the marshmallow awesomeness, is based in the o' little town of Bethlehem so it's a truly local celebration.

The PEEPS drop is part of the First Night Bethlehem celebration, but this year it's also the grand finale of the first ever Peeps Fest. Peeps Fest is a two day event starting on Dec. 30th that features family activities like glass blowing demonstrations, family photos, factory tours
and the PEEPS olympics."

Friday, 4 December 2009

Il Burlesque a New York da Oltremoda

I am huge in Italy!! See if you can find my sassy alter-ego, Bella DaBalls in this Italian TV special!

Molto impertinente! Molto calda! Piacere, mio bello!

Thursday, 3 December 2009

Oh, OK- One More...

I kinda wish I still had this dress....
Me & Jeff
circa '76

But just for the record- in my family, sometimes the girls wore the sporting equipment!
Of course, the girls also got hockey pucks hit at them when they dressed like this but
that probably should be kept IN the family!

She shoots, she scores!! (She gets hit by a puck!)
Me, circa '75

Duck This!!

In the continuing saga of me and my bro...
Us & some ducks in our driveway. 1981
(My Mother called this one "4 Ducks"!)

Wednesday, 2 December 2009

And The Award Goes To....

Me & My Bro (clearly sharing hair spray)
Post-Athletic Banquet 1990
with our cheerleading/golf awards
(you can guess who earned which!)