happy halloween!
Hope it's full of fun. As for me, I went to a pirates and wenches party at my friend Ryan's place on Friday night. I then left most of my pirate gear at Ryans and went to see my friend Steve dj at another party. Thus, I have no costume today, but I'm wearing my brand-new Dawn of the Dead sweater that I bought on Saturday. I went with a couple friends out to New Jersey to go to
Chiller Theatre. I had a total blast and got all of these zombie autographs:
GEORGE ROMERO!!!! - nice but he looked tired at that point
TOM SAVINI - distracted but I don't care. plus he's totally hot with his new haircut
Night of the Living Dead:
JUDITH O'DEA (Barbara) - sweet
BILL CARDILLE (Newscaster) - very nice
Dawn of the Dead:
DAVID EMGE (Stephen) - polite
SCOTT REINIGER (Roger) - same
GAYLEN ROSS (Francine) - nice
SHARON CECCATTI (Nurse Zombie) & CLAYTON HILL (Escalator Zombie) - They were both really great. I'm sad because Sharon's sorta got rubbed off.
Also Ken Foree canceled.
Day of the Dead:
LORI CARDILLE (Sarah) - absolutely lovely.
JOE PILATO (Cpt. Rhodes) - uh... embarassingly weird.
GARY KLAR (Pvt. Steele) - the friendliest nicest guy. I can't wait to get the picture back of the two of us. He knew what Nature was AND he knew where Fallbrook is. How weird is that!
ANTONE DILEO (Miguel) - polite
Land of the DeadEUGENE CLARK (Big Daddy) - polite and friendly. Another great picture I hope.
PEDRO M. ARCE (Pillsbury) - very funny. Clearly weirded out about the whole thing.
And, Dad, you are going to be so jealous. The only non-zombie autograph I got was...
Adrienne Barbeau. How cool is that! She was great and I'm so glad I went.
Tonight I'm going to watch the parade from Lee's office and take in an early night. Maybe try to watch the two horror movies I have (see the side list). Everybody have fun!
good stuff
Well, it's been a bit of a blur, but the last few weeks haven't been too bad. Lee and Melinda's wedding was absolutely fabulous. It was beautiful and a blast. Check out
http://www.melindaandlee.com for some pictures (hopefully more from them soon).
After the wedding, things finally seemed to become normal again. I almost made it here a few times, but then I was off to London last week. That was also just tons of fun and LOADS of work. I got back here and was all excited to see Taryn, when I got really ill. I was out yesterday and still feel icky today.
I've noticed this blogging thing is becoming monthly. I may retire the blog if I can't get myself here more often. On the other hand, I may not. I added a new link to a campaign I'm working on. It's called
Rx for Child Survival and I really hope you'll all check it out. You might remember that I blogged
back in March that 1.3 million children could be saved each year by breast-feeding alone. This program is working to stop other easily preventable deaths through donations of vaccines, vitamins, antibiotics, oral rehydration therapy and insecticide-treated netting, in addition to breast-feeding education where culturally appropriate. There's going to be
a series on PBS next week that examines global health issues and Time magazine's issue will focus on it as well. Please take a look and please watch and please let me know if you have any questions or feedback.
september wrap up
So, uh, guess I haven't blogged in a while. Here's what's been going on.
I can't remember what the heck I did over Labor Day weekend. I must have done something other than unpack. How sad. I know I saw Lee and Melinda but I can't remember what we did. Well, that's just pathetic. OH! I remember now! My friend Ryan helped me get a shelving unit for the tv etc and we had a really nice time hanging out and having brunch and stuff. Then Lee and Melinda and I went to a club in Brooklyn that was good, even though we spent the night talking and not dancing. I feel much better now.
I've been trying to donate platelets but have been unsuccessful (twice!) because my iron count has been too low. Very frustrating. But I bought all kinds of groceries and so now I'm eating better. Hopefully that'll solve the problem.
I got to go to a Yankees/Os game and the Jets home opener with Lee. Good stuff and lots of fun. I feel much better being able to talk about American sports, even though I'm quite rusty, as Lee will attest.
Wedding prep went into overdrive. My dress is being worked on and I've gone for two fittings. My hair is, like, some multi-phase plan that apparently necessitates a bunch of visits. And I spent a whole bunch of money on new makeup, which is ok because I needed it anyways.
I've also been working very hard. At first, I had a really hard time adjusting, but I'm backing in the swing of things and stressed out as usual. I went to a conference in Providence, which was really nice and I was glad for the train ride and quick peek at a new (to me) city.
I went to my first bar mitzvah, well, the after party anyways. I had a really really good time and treated myself to a new dress for the occasion. I justified that by agreeing with myself to wear it to the holiday parties this year.
Unpacking is tedious but steadily progressing. My friend Mike says he's really impressed how much better it is every time he comes over (we're watching Lost together). I felt really bad about it for a while, but I think it's going to take me months because I'm really going through everything. A lot of things need to be replaced and a lot need to go to Goodwill, but this weekend I really worked hard and it's the first time the place has felt like my apartment.
The kitties are happy and healthy. They seem really pleased I'm back and we've moved. I'm looking for a new vet because I don't like their old one. They're due for their booster shots.
Also, my mom got sick. She had appendicitis and it was very scary. But she's home now and doing mucho bettero. I'd expect some money to be coming her way after the way the hospital messed up. I'm just happy she's around. Hi Mom!
Last but not least, I'm looking forward to a trip to London. I'll be there 18-23 October and I'm really excited about seeing my friends. I'm sure to them it doesn't feel like I've been gone that long, but to me it seems like an eternity.
That's pretty much it. Lots of work, lots of staying at home and cleaning etc. Looking forward to the wedding (it's this weekend) and the trip to London. I finally found my camera, so I'll try and post the August pics soon.
