I went with Peter, Joe, Laura, and Matt to see Star Trek in IMAX the other day and it was awesome as expected. I have a few nerdy complaints though. One is that Vulcan and the snow planet were much to large and close together. They would surely suck each other into their gravitational fields and slam into each other. Also as pete pointed out (co worker not boyfriend) they went into warp drive, then tossed kirk out of the ship and somehow he landed on the snow planet only a few feet from where they started. Other than that the movie was great!
Joe and I saw the thermals again last night. As always I liked them a lot. The problem is I'm not so fond of their new CD. Its just boring and repetitive. its not terrible or anything, I just prefer their old stuff. Plus, i'm getting old and 10:30 shows on week nights are a lot for me. Also the floor of the black cat is getting stickier. My feet stuck to the floor and it was too hard to dance around to the music, so i was forced to stand pretty still and just bob a bit.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Shopping Etc
First the etc then the shopping
Sat night after wicked I met up with leslie to go to a roof top party in her neighborhood. The party was fun, the drinks were good, and the people were nice....but then we realized that the building that the roof looked out on had multiple windows open with multiple couples having sex. WTF. we are talking like 4 separate windows. One of the kids even climbed up onto a higher part of the roof to get a better veiw.
Sat during the day, back at chelsea market we sumbled upon a sferra sheet sale. I bought the two softest sheet sets and a duvet for only 250 bucks total, when if you know sferra this should have cost around 700 bucks or more! and its a great pattern too. I got back to the hotel and told my family about this, so we returned to the sale so they could all buy similar stuff. This was one of the best deals i have ever stumbled upon!!!
Sat night after wicked I met up with leslie to go to a roof top party in her neighborhood. The party was fun, the drinks were good, and the people were nice....but then we realized that the building that the roof looked out on had multiple windows open with multiple couples having sex. WTF. we are talking like 4 separate windows. One of the kids even climbed up onto a higher part of the roof to get a better veiw.
Sat during the day, back at chelsea market we sumbled upon a sferra sheet sale. I bought the two softest sheet sets and a duvet for only 250 bucks total, when if you know sferra this should have cost around 700 bucks or more! and its a great pattern too. I got back to the hotel and told my family about this, so we returned to the sale so they could all buy similar stuff. This was one of the best deals i have ever stumbled upon!!!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Food, the good, the bad, and the awesome
As always, NYC has a lot to offer in terms of food.
Friday night for my grandmother's birthday we went to 81 for my grandmother's eighty fifth birthday. The food was great, and they had plenty of vegetarian options. I had the ricotta ravioli, and the cauliflower steak with green beans. Very good. I may try making that on my own.
After dinner the chef Ed Brown gave us a tour of the kitchen. Very cool to see. The most interesting part to me was the meat in pressure sealed containers sitting in low temperature baths of water slowly cooking. If I ate meat I'd go right out and get a pressure machine.
The Bad restaurant, which was really the worst restaurant I've been to in NYC in a long time was China Grill. There was no good vegetarian option, so they made me just a plate of lo mein which came out way too spicy. We also got "crispy spinach" which was too greasy, and a side of wasabi mashed potatoes which was the only good part.
The Awesome food was start to finish my lunch on sat. In Chelsea market Leslie and I split a plate of crudites and a grilled cheese sandwich with figs at the green table, and then walked around the corner to la Madeline for the best macaroons ever. They had every flavor imaginable, and were exactly like the kind you'd buy in paris. I highly recommend going there (instead of magnolia).
Friday night for my grandmother's birthday we went to 81 for my grandmother's eighty fifth birthday. The food was great, and they had plenty of vegetarian options. I had the ricotta ravioli, and the cauliflower steak with green beans. Very good. I may try making that on my own.
After dinner the chef Ed Brown gave us a tour of the kitchen. Very cool to see. The most interesting part to me was the meat in pressure sealed containers sitting in low temperature baths of water slowly cooking. If I ate meat I'd go right out and get a pressure machine.
The Bad restaurant, which was really the worst restaurant I've been to in NYC in a long time was China Grill. There was no good vegetarian option, so they made me just a plate of lo mein which came out way too spicy. We also got "crispy spinach" which was too greasy, and a side of wasabi mashed potatoes which was the only good part.
The Awesome food was start to finish my lunch on sat. In Chelsea market Leslie and I split a plate of crudites and a grilled cheese sandwich with figs at the green table, and then walked around the corner to la Madeline for the best macaroons ever. They had every flavor imaginable, and were exactly like the kind you'd buy in paris. I highly recommend going there (instead of magnolia).
Monday, May 11, 2009
Weekend in NYC
I had a great weekend in NYC. I'll write about it in 3 installments. 1. Theater. 2. Food. 3. Shopping etc
Sat night I went with my family to see wicked. I had wanted to see it, but I was kinda bummed that was taking up time I could have been out with friends. But I went anyway. and it was AWESOME. I cant wait to get the soundtrack and torture peter with that next :) Maybe wicked will even come through dc again and i can see it again. It was a good story that was funny and sweet and all the actors were so great.
(I picked the shortest post for this morning because I have to run to a meeting, but more tomorrow!)
Sat night I went with my family to see wicked. I had wanted to see it, but I was kinda bummed that was taking up time I could have been out with friends. But I went anyway. and it was AWESOME. I cant wait to get the soundtrack and torture peter with that next :) Maybe wicked will even come through dc again and i can see it again. It was a good story that was funny and sweet and all the actors were so great.
(I picked the shortest post for this morning because I have to run to a meeting, but more tomorrow!)
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
dissapointment
Yesterday as a company we were supposed to rent 2 large buses and go to Wallops, VA to watch the minotaur rocket launch. Very exciting.
I watched the daily twitter posts turn to hourly as the launch got nearer, and the sunny sky turn to rain. 50% chance of launch. We were still going. Then, an hour before we left, it changed to 85% chance it would NOT launch :( so we canceled the trip.
Please keep your fingers crossed for me that I get to go tomorrow!
I watched the daily twitter posts turn to hourly as the launch got nearer, and the sunny sky turn to rain. 50% chance of launch. We were still going. Then, an hour before we left, it changed to 85% chance it would NOT launch :( so we canceled the trip.
Please keep your fingers crossed for me that I get to go tomorrow!
Monday, May 4, 2009
Wolverine
Sunday night peter and I went to go watch the new wolverine origins movie. I had high hopes, and peter had very low hopes.
Half way through the movie, just as peter is wanting to turn the adamantium bullets on himself, he turns to me and says "you cant be enjoying this can you?" To which i replied "are you kidding? Hugh Jackman hasn't worn more than a wife beater this whole movie, of course I love it!"
Other than him though, the movie kinda blew. The plot wasnt that exciting or original, the characters weren't that special or well developed, and the action scenes werent that awesome except the one in the trailer when the guy sliced the bullet in half killing two people.
I was excited for the next magneto origins story, but now i'm kinda worried.
Half way through the movie, just as peter is wanting to turn the adamantium bullets on himself, he turns to me and says "you cant be enjoying this can you?" To which i replied "are you kidding? Hugh Jackman hasn't worn more than a wife beater this whole movie, of course I love it!"
Other than him though, the movie kinda blew. The plot wasnt that exciting or original, the characters weren't that special or well developed, and the action scenes werent that awesome except the one in the trailer when the guy sliced the bullet in half killing two people.
I was excited for the next magneto origins story, but now i'm kinda worried.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Party Down
Ok so there is this new show on Starz I decided to give a try, its called Party down. I figured it has a good cast and especially my personal favorite Martin Starr. He is the greatest. Anyway, I've been watching it on demand, and its just not good at all :(
1. its not funny
2. the good actors are just playing annoying people
3. the plots are too much like I love lucy where they get themselves into these situations and you are just feeling too awkward or anxious for them to actually enjoy it.
I wont be watching any more of these
1. its not funny
2. the good actors are just playing annoying people
3. the plots are too much like I love lucy where they get themselves into these situations and you are just feeling too awkward or anxious for them to actually enjoy it.
I wont be watching any more of these
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