between the tweens: google domination

this is a very scary look at the possibilities of where the world may be going thanks to the ever-growing internet and the technology we have in place to make it work. thank you jeremy for posting about this.

between the tweens: google domination

celebrity valentine

i hate valentine's day - i really do. even when i'm in 'love' or 'like' or 'lust' - i really don't feel the need for this hallmark holiday. i mean after all - why do i need a specific day to tell the one i admire that i really do admire them? it's the unexpected day you show up with flowers, candy, bmw, or a baby from malawi that should mean more than that faithful day in february - that's so predictable.

so - as i have done for many years - on february 14th i gathered with other single and slightly bitter people (marcos, amy, and ryan - and new additions - jim and travis) to have our 'anti-vd party' - i mean who better to spend this dreadful 'holiday' with than with the people i truly love! this year - we assembled at gym bar for a little happy hour 2-4-1 drinks. i do love me some gym bar - so 'sporty' - lol.

once we all had assembled and got our drink on - we headed over to our dining destination - croxley's - over on avenue b in the east village. it was packed! evidently the rest of the bitter single people also showed up to feast on dime wings and great beer. our party of 6 had to wait just a few minutes for our table. we grabbed a drink.

the hostess sat us in the back - not the typical place we usually sit (we like the front area in the casual church pews - but we were getting a table and that's what really matters.) we sit down - order another round plus 4 plates of their dime wings, carrots and celery, blue cheese, and fries and got to gabbing on about this and that. i look over to the people to the left and sitting at the table next to us in a goofy hat with goofy glasses was someone who looked very 'incognito.' i lean over to my friends and in the best subtle way ever - i motioned to them to help me figure out who it was diving into nachos and wings just one table away.

turned out - it was hollywood heartthrob - josh hartnett. awww - desperate and dateless like the rest of us - there was josh grubbing down on some wings with his guy-friend. we were all happy to know that even hollywood hunks dine dateless on the dreadful valentine's day. i guess now that his once beloved - scarlett johansson - was now dating justin timberlake - he too was having to drown his inner-fat-girl with wings and wallow in love loss and misery - or so we thought.

minutes later - in bound 2 more of our friends (andy and casey.) see - they had valentine's day plans of their own that night. being bffs and roommates - they took it upon themselves to make reservations at white castle. evidently casey had found that white castle had a valentine's day special where you could reserve a table and have a waiter serve you sliders and soda complete with table cloth, candle and rose (i sooo know what i'm doing next year for sure!) - so they joined us late. now our party of 6 had grown to 8 - and the only 'space' left was in between josh and amy - so down they sat.

suddenly - behind me - there was a stir and a small group of people (2 blondes and the 2 hostesses) were behind me trying to get josh's attention. evidently the one blonde was supposed to meet up with the hollywood heartthrob. the hostess was trying to block said blonde from entering the dining area. this blonde was none other than u.s. open champion - maria sharapova. evidently miss sharapova was denied access to the restaurant because she lacked identification. so miss sharapova pushed into the dining area to collect mr. hartnett (who was in the process of paying for his and his guy-pal's unfinished nachos and wings) and bolted for the door.

so what would anyone do at this point - why - snag his table for the 2 extra friends and eat his leftover nachos - just kidding - or am i? humm...

i guess the real question is - are these 2 celebrities knocking boots or are they just good friends. evidently mr. hartnett really has it bad for the blondes. too bad i didn't get to snap a pic of her - but oh well - at least the pic of josh chowing down like a big dog will forever live on this very respectable blog - lol.

irony or coincidence?

so with all this anna nicole smith news going around - i find it's only fitting that i let you in on some anna nicole irony in my life - or maybe it's not irony but coincidence - next weekend - i'm being whisked away to hollywood, fl to judge the mr. and miss sweetheart international pageant - the promoter of the pageant contacted me via email today to let me know that i am going to be staying in the seminole hard rock casino - yes that's right - where anna nicole collapsed and later died. how fun will that be? lol - i tell ya - my so-called life cracks me up sometime.

i'm totally taking pictures! now where did i put my trimspa?

speaking of trimspa - i went to their website today (www.trimspa.com) - they had taken the site down and put up a memorial site dedicated to anna - aww how sweet and ewww creepy at the same time!

breaking news :: anna nicole has died

anna nicole smith has died - more on this as it develops - trimspa baby - the train wreck has finally come to it's last stop!

anna is best known for marrying an 89-year old billionaire (to her 26-year old self) j. howard marshall and later as the spokesperson for the diet pill - trimspa - and coined the almost drunken tag line - 'trimspa baby!'

always a trainwreck - anna's life was put under the magnifying glass when she signed up with e! to do a reality television show - 'the anna nicole show.'

will she be missed - i don't know - i personally think someone is out to off the entire family. her son's death is still a mystery...humm...

anna nicole was 39 years old.

theatrical thoughts :: the little dog laughed

the little dog laughed
cort theatre :: new york, ny
attended :: february 2, 2007

it's not very often i make it to the theatre to see anything but musicals - they are - after all - my passion. but - when anyone waves free tickets to something in my face - i'm on that like flies on poop (graphic i know) - so when a friend (manna) invited me to be the other of his $3 tickets for the new douglas carger beane play entitled 'the little dog laughed' - i jumped at the occasion. i mean - any theatre is better than no theatre at all - right?

we meet for dinner at ollie's - a great place for a pre-theatre dinner. try their dumplings and bok choy shumai - yummy! we finished up just in time to head to bond 45 for a pre-theatre cocktail. i discovered that they have complimentary hours d'oeuvres at the bar to snack on - i was just upset that i ate my weight in chicken mu-shu at ollie's!

onto the play - what a delightful experience. small cast - tom everett scott (best known for his role in the 1996 tom hanks movie 'that thing you do!'), julie white (from hbo's hit series 'six feet under' - my how i miss that show), ari graynor (from showtime's hit series 'the sopranos'), and finally johnny galecki (from tv's 'roseanne').

the first thing that you will notice is that the cast - is most known for their hits on tv and in film. this by no means took away from their performance in this live theatre experience. sometimes i find that it's difficult to take a seasoned tv or movie actor and shove them on stage in front of a live audience - they usually fall flat on their asses (eh hem - denzel washington in julius caesar - there's 3 hours of my life i'll never get back - but i digress). this was not the case for 'the little dog laughed.' each actor played their role with supurb delivery.

julie white who plays the overprotective and bossy agent (diane) of rising movie star and closeted homosexual (mitchell) played by tom everett scott - deserves a tony nomination for her role. she was absolutely stunning to the point where you could not get enough of her. her energy filled the room and the character's commentary was well written causing the audience to explode in laughter just about every time she was on stage. her role definitely shows the dirtier side of the entertainment industry.

the forbidden love story between mitchell and alex (johnny galecki) was the central plot of the show. alex was the hired prostitute to come to mitchell's room for a night's romp in the sheets. when he arrives - mitchell is too drunk to actually do anything with his purchase - so - they just fall asleep together. well as you can imagine this happens again and again - and before too long - the passion is there and - bam - clothes come off and i will tell you this - mr. galecki has been working out! my god - these guys really got into shape for their roles and to see them in the buck on stage - well worth the $3 i didn't pay for the ticket.

nakedness asside the show was definitely a great experience. very well written. very entertaining. it's unfortunate that the show will be closing this month. i'm just glad i got to sneek in for a night before it closed!

the show was in all a sad reality for gays in the entertainment industry - having to hide their true feelings so they can stay on top of their game. everything for fame - nothing for personal gain. the flip side is how people are hurt when you can't be true to yourself. while it was a comedy - it was a dark comedy indeed.