Little Cup o' Mine

So among the trio of hilarious gifts I received today from Melinda was this ceramic version of a paper cup often seen in the hands of New Yorkers who have gotten their diner coffee to go. I have no idea where she found it, but it cracks me up and I plan on using it forever, now. I have no need for any other coffee cup. I have found my true love.

It was a good gift and it cheered me up, which I needed on spending my first Christmas alone. I didn't think it would be so bad, but spending Christmas alone actually is very sad and I hope never to do it again. Even working on Christmas (which I've done a number of times) wasn't as bad as sitting alone with the dog and cat and watching the TV for, oh, I don't know, maybe 12 hours. I crammed in a marathon of Christmas-y movies including Love Actually, Scrooged, Nightmare Before Christmas. I also watched disc one of the House of Elliot, which came to me via Netflix - the other true love of my life.

Well tomorrow it's back to work, which I am dreading because our new editor lives only to bring us pain. But that is another story for another day.

Merry Christmas

I hope I'm not being too old fashioned by wishing everyone a Merry Christmas, instead of Happy Holidays or Happy Shopping Season or whatever is trendy right now. I still think of it as Christmas. Call me crazy.

The Great Mouse Caper

So you would not believe how incredibly hard it is to find Mickey Mouse-related items for children these days! My search was for Toddler 3 girls clothing, but I was also interested in any books or stuffed Mickeys they might have.

I started my search at what I thought was the most obvious place, The Disney Store. Boy, was I wrong! It's all Princess stuff for the girls (Belle, Cinderella, The Little Mermaid) and Pirates of the Caribbean and that Cars movie for boys. There was also The Incredibles, a few Winnie the Pooh items, and Dumbo - I didn't even know kids these days knew about Dumbo!

Disney really needs to go back to its roots. Obviously Mickey still sells. Kids still love that giant mouse. And Disney still uses him and the Mrs, the dogs and the ducks as their mascots. When people think Disney they don't think Captain Jack Sparrow, they think Scrooge McDuck, especially now at Christmas.

So after combing the entire mall, I'm embarrassed to say I finally found some Mickey gear at KMart. I guess I should be glad SOMEONE still appreciates the power of the Mouse.

Washingdog Square

This is what I love about New York.

I know I haven't been here that long - only about eight months, and there are people, I'm sure who would say, "You can't go around saying, 'This is what I love about New York' when you haven't even been there a year." - but I don't think this will change.

What I love is that you can go to a place that you think you know so well; where you think, perhaps, you've seen just about everything there is to see - drugs, sex, Jews for Jesus, 9-11 conspiracists - and then one day you go there and, inexplicably, there's a Wiener Dog convention.




How did they all know when and where to show up?

And how is it a collection of such odd and oblong little dogs would put one into such a state of wonderment that no number of men dressed as women shouting at trees could ever match?

Coming Soon....

....New City. New Postings. New Life.

Sound exciting?

Don't count on it!