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There will be a lifestyle change now that Parker is here. I have to learn how to get up early at least half the week and take her out (I've been practicing.) Tonight we went for a walk and she dragged me around the marina and the peninsula at quite the speed. If I do that daily, that's some fine cardio for me.

She's a very, very sweet girl. Her mama gets back from Amsterdam in June. (I don't know if I mentioned; Parker belongs to Steph Peña's co-worker and friend, Liz. Whom I've never met. Although I have met her dog. Yes, it's weird.)

We took Miss Peña to Peter Luger for some incredibly sumptuous porterhouse, and former Mayor Ed Koch was sitting a few tables away. Gina and I were excited, because we love him. I've always loved him. In the '80's, I had a small stuffed dog named after him.

Labels: jogging, parker

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Friday, March 23, 2007

Saw Scott tonight - haven't seen him in ages, he was doing stand-up at a comedy club very close to where I work. I'm not a komedy klub person, and suffered through the opening acts with the help of lite beer and fried foods (whoops), but Scott was very much up to his usual envelope-pushing antics, and incredibly refreshing in a laugh-until-you-hiccough sort of way. He was also very pleased to see us, which is always very sweet, even if I do sort of turn into cocktail-party-hostess-slash-morning-chat-show-hostess when I'm with him and a large group of people. I feel like I have to hit all the "talking points" or I'm not doing my "job". Heh. I'm weird. He says the show was partly Scottastrophe, but that Scottastrophe-proper will come to NY soon in a non-komedy-klub kind of venue; he threw this one together in a couple of weeks, which is why Buddy hasn't updates his blog lately.

So that was fun. Tomorrow Parker comes to live with us for the next two months. I hope she's happy here. She's a very sweet dog.

Labels: calamari, kith, our god, puppies

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Thursday, March 22, 2007

I a really obsessed with the Old 97's right now, and Rhett Miller in general. Really, all I ever want to listen to is them and Regina Spektor.

I know I'm behind on the music and all that so it's really very exciting for me to like something that isn't, you know. Sondheim.

And yes, Gina, alt-country. So not the same thing. Stop snickering.

Labels: moozick

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Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Tonight I had dinner with TJ and her best friend, Angela, and Angela's daughter, Sable, whom I've known since she was born. We ate at Maroon's, one of my favorite restaurants. I am obsessed with their succotash. Ever health-conscious, I had a martini instead of a sugary girl drink. (/deadpan)

My life is boring. But I like it.

Labels: aunts, aunts' friends, succotash

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Monday, March 19, 2007

I was sick today but I'm feeling better now.

Enjoy this extremely early computer animation test by John Lasseter (!) and Glen Keane (!!!!).

Labels: animation, disney, glen keane, john lasseter, maurice sendak

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Sunday, March 18, 2007

Except for wearing basically the same clothes all weekend, I had a decent time and did way more outside-stuff than usual. On St Patrick's Day, Mom and I met TJ and her friend and saw this theatre troupe do a reading of Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband. You wouldn't think it, but a bunch of actors sitting in a row reading from a script in front of them can be very compelling theatre. Also, they gave us wine.

Today my mom brought me trout for breakfast, and coffee and tomatoes, and then we went for an afternoon of nostalgia - yes, we were the only unaccompanied adults in the theatre, and yes we felt silly, but it was actually lots of fun. Little kids getting into a live show are very, very, very cute. Afterwards, Mom fed me corned beef and cabbage and sent me home with lots of presents.

We also watched my mom's new DVD of Twitch City (mine to keep once she's watched them all through) and finished up watching the second season of Slings and Arrows. I will be very sad after I have watched the third and last season. Such a good, good show.

Labels: caffeine, canadian tv, evolution for kids, family, salty foods

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