Giggle fit last night at "Twelfth Night" performance with Heather. I couldn't stop laughing, because the show was terrible and the costumes even worse. We laughed with silent, shaking shoulders throughout.
Daniela and I smelled an amazingly sweet aroma while walking past Pozzo bakery on 9th today, so we HAD to walk in. We browsed the sweet delights, as well as the very cute baker boy. When we left, I joked I should have asked if he had any buns I could taste. We laughed and laughed until the next block.
Sarah and I hit Ariba, Ariba for mexican tonight - which always means a lot of fun margaritas too. In my opin, Ariba, Ariba is the best mexican restaurant around. The waiters are some of the most gorgeous gay men in this city, so we had eye candy for dessert. Sarah slipped into tipsy-gal while we plotted April Fool's Day pranks, and I wanted to make a fashion arrest for the shirt violation at the next table.
Thanks ladies for making the last couple of days so memorable, so fun, and and so right!
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Sicky Sucky
Doc follow-up for the back today - and everything appears to be back in working order. The craziest thing, though, is that I've been infected with something else entirely!
Doctor: "We got results when you did the routine blood tests last week."
Allison: "Oh yeah?"
Doctor: "Yes, and results are interesting."
Allison: "Okay... what does that mean?"
Doctor: "Did you know that you recently had mono?"
Allison: "Really?"
Doctor: "Yes, did you feel tired/worn out at all recently?"
Allison: "I'm always usually worn out - but that's just a result of my lifestyle."
Doctor: "Well - you had mono."
Bummer - had I known I had mono, I DEFINITELY would have taken off work... and for like 2 weeks too!
Doctor: "We got results when you did the routine blood tests last week."
Allison: "Oh yeah?"
Doctor: "Yes, and results are interesting."
Allison: "Okay... what does that mean?"
Doctor: "Did you know that you recently had mono?"
Allison: "Really?"
Doctor: "Yes, did you feel tired/worn out at all recently?"
Allison: "I'm always usually worn out - but that's just a result of my lifestyle."
Doctor: "Well - you had mono."
Bummer - had I known I had mono, I DEFINITELY would have taken off work... and for like 2 weeks too!
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Back in Allison Action!
Week of bed-rest and muscle relaxers have got me feeling a whole lot better. Not 100% back - but pretty good overall. Walked upright for the first time in a week, and am ready to meet Sonja in the gym tomorrow. I don't think I'll need to get surgery again - but that's for the doc to call. Fingers firmly crossed. Bummer is I still can't can't wear heels, though, which has been a blistering lesson in the reality that I'll never be taller than 5'4" flat-footed. So ladies - get your roller skates out or bowling shoes on or beer pitchers filled - 'cause I'm back, and there's so much to do!
Me - Intimidating??
Last week at a restaurant, Sarah and I got into a conversation with 2 guys at a table next to us. They were on a date - and intoxicated, but amusing. They were very flattering with their comments to both of us... and then the conversation came to self-reflecting halt with this:
RANDOM: "Allison, honey - what do you do?"
SARAH: "She works for ABC News."
RANDOM: "Really?! That's awesome. Such a competitive field and you look so young. What do you do?"
(I smile - I do look kinda young!)
ALLISON: "I do editing, producing stuff."
SARAH: "She's been working in her field since we were in college."
(I smile - my social security checks are gonna rock!)
RANDOM: "Is your boyfriend in the media too?"
(music stops, lights turn off, flowers die)
ALLISON: "Oh I don't have a boyfriend."
RANDOM: "Are you serious?!?"
ALLISON: "Yep, but have a ton of bad dates" (lame attempt at saving face and being funny)
RANDOM: "I know why you don't have a man."
(ears perk, sit up straight)
RANDOM: "It's because you work at ABC News. Guys are totally intimidated by you. I would be if I were straight. You should just tell guys you work in retail or something."
That night, as I settled into bed - I thought about it (okay, obsessed about it) - and since I've tried everything else I can think of in terms of dating a whole host of different people - why not Random's suggestion? I've heard men say that dating successful women is emasculating - but never really processed it until now. Why don't I experiment with Random's suggestion to see if it holds weight?
These are what I've come up with:
I re-pot plants at Chelsea Garden Center.
I'm a clerk at Papyrus Paper Store
I'm an usher at Lincoln Center
Hit me with your choice - I'll let it ride the next 2 weeks - and let you know how it goes.
RANDOM: "Allison, honey - what do you do?"
SARAH: "She works for ABC News."
RANDOM: "Really?! That's awesome. Such a competitive field and you look so young. What do you do?"
(I smile - I do look kinda young!)
ALLISON: "I do editing, producing stuff."
SARAH: "She's been working in her field since we were in college."
(I smile - my social security checks are gonna rock!)
RANDOM: "Is your boyfriend in the media too?"
(music stops, lights turn off, flowers die)
ALLISON: "Oh I don't have a boyfriend."
RANDOM: "Are you serious?!?"
ALLISON: "Yep, but have a ton of bad dates" (lame attempt at saving face and being funny)
RANDOM: "I know why you don't have a man."
(ears perk, sit up straight)
RANDOM: "It's because you work at ABC News. Guys are totally intimidated by you. I would be if I were straight. You should just tell guys you work in retail or something."
That night, as I settled into bed - I thought about it (okay, obsessed about it) - and since I've tried everything else I can think of in terms of dating a whole host of different people - why not Random's suggestion? I've heard men say that dating successful women is emasculating - but never really processed it until now. Why don't I experiment with Random's suggestion to see if it holds weight?
These are what I've come up with:
I re-pot plants at Chelsea Garden Center.
I'm a clerk at Papyrus Paper Store
I'm an usher at Lincoln Center
Hit me with your choice - I'll let it ride the next 2 weeks - and let you know how it goes.
You - Yeah, You
Dear Dude on the 1 Train north, approx. 11:15am:
Your personal hygiene regiments in public disgust me. Yeah you, in the gray cap and frayed cordoroys. I just want to get this out - because it's there, like a disrespectful back-talking teen in need of a good grounding. Please stop spit-shining your shoes in public. And also - please don't EVER AGAIN clip your fingernails on the train. It's wrong, and the next time I see you do it - I will take that nail clipper file to your neck.
Your personal hygiene regiments in public disgust me. Yeah you, in the gray cap and frayed cordoroys. I just want to get this out - because it's there, like a disrespectful back-talking teen in need of a good grounding. Please stop spit-shining your shoes in public. And also - please don't EVER AGAIN clip your fingernails on the train. It's wrong, and the next time I see you do it - I will take that nail clipper file to your neck.
Totally There
VMC II2007-03-20 08:00:00pm
Teams of brave competitors will go head-to-head in the world's only competitive eating vending machine event. This contest unites gastronomical expertise, speed eating, physical dexterity, athletic skill, and sheer consumption strategy. Each team must rise to the following task: to consume the entire contents (minus packaging) of a standard vending machine. Upon the referee's signal the competitors will be given a stockpile of dollar bills and change, and begin feeding currency into their machines while carefully selecting their eating approach.
The first team to successfully eat the entire contents of the vending machine will be declared the winner. The night will be structured like a prize boxing fight, with an exhibition match and a main event. Competition eaters have asked that the details of their involvement not be publicized at this time.
This event is sanctioned by the Global League of Competitive Consumers (glocc.org), and will be featured on their website and their international competitive eating calendar.
Friday, March 9, 2007
Lost in My Head: A Week's Worth of Bed-Rest
After a week living like a middle-aged woman with a bad back - confined to home and the promises of a medical prescription, these are some observations:
1) Vlasic pickles really are the crunchiest.
2) I still can't stand Bobby Flay.
3) Doing taxes stinks - and can lead to sporadic meltdowns. Trying to get a hold of your financial advisor is a lost cause and can lead to annoyance fits.
4) Watching "The Mirror Has Two Faces" will spur tears - lots of 'em - some because you're wallowing in self-pity, most because you're watching "The Mirror Has Two Faces" on a Friday night.
5) Hitting a diner for the daily excursion with a friend and her baby makes you look like a lesbian couple... so much so, that people ask us both about the baby - like I'm supposed to know stuff...
6) Maureen Dowd's book "Are Men Necessary?" is living up to its title.
7) You know you should just up and move to the Jersey 'burbs when you pray that "48 Hours Investigates" will be on next.
8) Not wearing any makeup for a week has really opened up my pores.
9) I'm getting more gray hairs - several have cropped up on my crown... and I can name every breaking news story that planted them.
10) They sell stamps at the deli across the street - so sweet!
11) My Cosmopolitan rag's horoscope prediction says 'Come October, you'll meet a sweet guy with whom you might swap I-dos with some day.' Great... October...
12) My A-Zone text horoscope this week says I'll discover news which will "bring sorrow." Even more Great.
13) The Roxy is closing - and I'm teetering between pissed and sad. It's some serious 'break-up pain.'
14) Heather once told me this - and I'm starting to buy it: Guys in this city have it made. There are more great girls out there than guys, and the men here know it.
15) The pharmacist at the Penn Station Duane Reade is the best. His name is Herbert and he winked at me after he told me not to drink alcohol with my muscle relaxers. Did the wink mean it would be fun to drink alcohol with muscle relaxers? or did he wink because he knows I can toss a few back like a 1950s starlet?
16) No matter how you arrange your pillows to act as a knee cushion to take pressure off your back, you will wake up on your stomach with all the pillows all over the floor.
17) When you're sick or disabled, what you really want is a boyfriend... or someone who won't let your watch "The Mirror Has Two Faces."
18) Why don't they keep waterproof mascara on the sets of Spanish soap operas?
1) Vlasic pickles really are the crunchiest.
2) I still can't stand Bobby Flay.
3) Doing taxes stinks - and can lead to sporadic meltdowns. Trying to get a hold of your financial advisor is a lost cause and can lead to annoyance fits.
4) Watching "The Mirror Has Two Faces" will spur tears - lots of 'em - some because you're wallowing in self-pity, most because you're watching "The Mirror Has Two Faces" on a Friday night.
5) Hitting a diner for the daily excursion with a friend and her baby makes you look like a lesbian couple... so much so, that people ask us both about the baby - like I'm supposed to know stuff...
6) Maureen Dowd's book "Are Men Necessary?" is living up to its title.
7) You know you should just up and move to the Jersey 'burbs when you pray that "48 Hours Investigates" will be on next.
8) Not wearing any makeup for a week has really opened up my pores.
9) I'm getting more gray hairs - several have cropped up on my crown... and I can name every breaking news story that planted them.
10) They sell stamps at the deli across the street - so sweet!
11) My Cosmopolitan rag's horoscope prediction says 'Come October, you'll meet a sweet guy with whom you might swap I-dos with some day.' Great... October...
12) My A-Zone text horoscope this week says I'll discover news which will "bring sorrow." Even more Great.
13) The Roxy is closing - and I'm teetering between pissed and sad. It's some serious 'break-up pain.'
14) Heather once told me this - and I'm starting to buy it: Guys in this city have it made. There are more great girls out there than guys, and the men here know it.
15) The pharmacist at the Penn Station Duane Reade is the best. His name is Herbert and he winked at me after he told me not to drink alcohol with my muscle relaxers. Did the wink mean it would be fun to drink alcohol with muscle relaxers? or did he wink because he knows I can toss a few back like a 1950s starlet?
16) No matter how you arrange your pillows to act as a knee cushion to take pressure off your back, you will wake up on your stomach with all the pillows all over the floor.
17) When you're sick or disabled, what you really want is a boyfriend... or someone who won't let your watch "The Mirror Has Two Faces."
18) Why don't they keep waterproof mascara on the sets of Spanish soap operas?
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