Starting off the summer Movie / Concert Season with a BANG!

May 30th, 2008

Prob the perfect day to start a perfect weekend of a perfect summer.

HOW?

1) Took a 1/2 day & went to see Sex & The City with Sherri & Rowana at 3pm

yes, that's sherri mixing us up some cosmo cocktails IN THE THEATRE!

You were expecting anything less then cosmo's at SATC????

2) Then off to see Duran Duran in Central Park...which I did not have to pay for (I actually WON THESE TIX OFF THE RADIO - thank you G-ROCK!!!!)

before it got dark...we had to BOP-BOP-BA-BOP to "planet earth"

Decorate My Office

a few weeks ago I rec'd a promotion at work (thank you all, thank you)...so I figured it was time to spice up some of the decorations. I'm a HUGE fan of the motivational posters - so I was super duper excited when I rec'd their new catalog.

Tell me what you think (I might have to get them all):

maybe the gold streamers puts it over the edge..cuz I have to tell you - when the miata first came out I thought it was SUPER-DUPER-C-U-T-E!!
Hello 1984...Jake Ryan wants his shirt back
uh - yuuuuuuh
so this might be SLIGHTLY wrong - but dang - is it funny or what?

Gas Prices are Out of Control!

my car has a 17 gallon tank

at $3.47 for regular....I spent over $50 today to fill it up - that's FIFTY FRIGGEN DOLLARS on gasoline!

~holy crippies~

Carrot Eating Hamster

this is a followup to my pancake headed bunny:

betcha hope the hamster can get the whole dang carrot down w/o choking, dontcha?

talk about a woman scorned!

I heard about this on the 10pm news tonight....this woman, Trica Walsh-Smith, is in the process of getting a divorce from the guy who is the president of the Shubert Organization (yes, Shubert as in Broadway). Why plead her case in front of court, when she can air her dirty laundry on YouTube!!!!

http://

Another FREAKY x-bus ride

So I'm on the bus coming home from work & it's half empty.
Sweet!
In fact, since it's still daylight out...I luck out with a seat in the first row (you know I HATE the second row). About 10 minutes after the bus pulls out this drunk foreign guy comes up front & starts questioning the bus driver about the signs over the windshield. You know the ones that say "No Eating / No Drinking / No Smoking / No Radio Playing". So, because I'm in the front row - I hear him say "is it ok if i talk on my cell phone". Ummmmm, whatever dude.

Two minutes later 2 guys come up to the bus driver, tell him there is a issue going on in the back & they want the police called. Right now! These guys are your not your typical vinnys - these guys are your average joe-schmo middle aged dudes...so I was kinda concerned.

Bus driver calls in & gives some code, ok - now I'm getting freaked out. Then he enters some code which I'm guessing is flashing on outside the front display...hello major freak out. Then he pulls over & announces we are going to wait for the state troopers to arrive. Ok - I'm in full blown freak out mode. I'm sitting in the front row & if this guy is nuts-o....I don't want to get hurt.

Five VERY LONG minutes later the troopers arrive. They board the bus & talk to the guy. Turns out he's just mean drunk (not even foreign - just couldn't form a sentence). They talk to him like he's an idiot & the end result is that the guys he was bothering sat up front (oh, did I mention that I moved to the all of a sudden LESS hated second row) and drunk dude stayed in back. When it came those guys getting off the bus, drunk dude walked towards the front & stood in the aisle-way & muttered.

Luckily I got off 2 minutes later & didn't look back.

I pay $4 for my bus ride & I provide my own entertainment (aka iPod)...I want a refund - I did NOT enjoy this show one bit!

Amy WinePeep goes to Rehab

to see more peeps in action...go to the annual peep show in washington dc at:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/20/AR2008032002753.html

Happy Easter everyone!!!

When Easter Eggs Hatch

if I didn't know Easter was this weekend...I do now!

Todd Walks!!!!

(March 1st, 2008)

Ultimate Peep Show

so, what do you think your peeps are doing late at night?

HAPPY....TO ALL

HAPPY V-DAY TO ALL!
and
HAPPY B-DAY TO:
MAYOR BLOOMBURG (b. 1942)
MEG TILLY (b. 1960)
FLORENCE HENDERSON (b. 1934)
JIMMY HOFFA (b. 1913)
JACK BENNY (b.1894)
ROB THOMAS (b. 1972)
GREGORY HINES (b. 1946)
and

TELLER (b. 1948)

new station in town

I was SOOOOOOO bummed when they dumped JACK FM

This weekend I found out about a new station

(thanks beri)

...it's the old CD-FM: 101.9

btw: you central nj-ites have the greatest station: 106.5 (G-ROCK)

I listen to it all day online...especially during the lunchtime retro request hr

long ride home

Last night we got hit with a really nasty snowstorm. My bus ride home is usually about 30 minutes, but since the roads were filled with white fluff & pretty darn icy....my driver went only 25 mph the whole way.

My bus pulled out of the depot at 7:10 & I didnt get home unitl 9:30!

The one saving grace is that I'm listening to a new audiobook & the bus was half empty, so i had the seat to myself.

Lincoln Tunnel Twilight Zone

Something weird was going on this moring with my a.m. commute... check out this picture of the car lane on the Lincoln Tunnel Helix:

I took the pic from the bus lane at 8:40am

Anyone who commutes via express bus just KNOWS that during rush hour all the cars in that section are

BUM-PA ta BUM-PA!

WEIRD!

SWEDISH FISH X-TREME

hello chewy lovlies!

this ain't ya momma's fish!

Giants vs Patriots (aftermath)

I might not be the biggest football fan in the world, but the superbowl is def. a game to watch.

So who won???

Why we did (of course!)

In about an hour from now starts the Parade up the Canyon of Champions....check out all the guys who still took their same express bus this morning, but something tells me they will be cutting out of work!

Todd Turns 1

Last weekend was TODD's FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY (I can't beleive my little nephew is already a year old). It was at this cute restuarant by my sis' place.

is this not THE flooring to have - i'm so jealous!
someone is excited to party!
EXCITED was not even the word - all the kids were MESMERIZED by the entertainer, who really was amazing
blowing out the candle on the "BIG PEOPLE's" cake
....s'kay cuz Todd got a cake all to himself!!!

life on the express bus

I had "ISSUES" this morning on my way to work: 6 mommies with 6 daughters (I'm guessing about 8 y/o) got on my express bus this morning.

Obviously, no one passed them the Express Bus Commuter Rules!

They got on the stop before the bus jumps on the expressway, so most of the group could not sit side by side. The all sat in aisle seats 4 deep with the remaining group in the last row.

I was situated in the 3rd to last row next to a window.

What was the problem? Well, I was surrounded - there was someone next to me, infront of me, behind me, etc.
and they talk...LOUD!
and they giggled....uncontrollably
and then the mommies passed around breakfast to the girls and the parchment paper that their bagels were wrapped in crinkled (not to mention the cream cheese smelled a bit).
and then the girls began to sing.....OIY VEY!
I couldn't take anymore (and only 10 minutes had transpired since they got on)

I politely let the mommy next to me know that "most of the bus was sleeping, so could they keep their voices down".
I was expecting a b*tchfest & I was pleasantly wrong :)
....they whispered - LOUD - but it was still better then before!
Somehow I even fell asleep right before i hit the Lincoln Tunnel ramp (zzzzzzz)

Bunny with Pancake on Head

somehow i need to keep my sense of humor when i have to work late...

...were you expecting Bugs Bunny at iHop?

i said it was a Bunny with a Pancake on his Head!

Travel Expo

This weekend Randy & I went to the Adventures in Travel Expo that was held in one of the Piers along the Hudson River. It was HUGE - they had almost every single country represented & travel packages for every type of traveler, from a time share yacht to climbing the cliffs of Patagonia in Chile (which I am considering for next winter)

They also had a bunch of toys to play with.....like a rock climbing wall, a scuba tank & a rope ladder. Here is Randy heading up the 35 ft ladder:

once up, there is only one way down - take the zipline down the length of a football field
of course, there were some show-offs...check out this lady who was in 3" heels & the tightest jeans!

Happy B-day Cuz

happy b-day to my littlest cousin

he's the smartest - he knows how old he is!
all gone!
PS: happy b-day to my littlest cousin's daddy too!

more Engagement details

As promised - here are the details on Amie's engagement (I'm soooooooooo happy for her!)

Earlier that day (dec 31, 2007), Jeff & Amie were hanging out on the beautiful Cancun beach slurping back some fluffy drinks.....I wonder if they had any BBR - that is my fav beach drink.......later on in the evening they were on a masted ship in the middle of the lagoon when just a moment before midnight Jeff proposed. You couldn't have asked for a more beautiful night! You could see Mars up above & to add more drama to my story...YES...there was a sax playing in the background (awwwwwww)
Now I just need a pic of the pretty rock!

time flies by

i can't beleive my little nephew is turning ONE in just a few weeks (25 days to be exact)....check out his pre-party pose:

sweet surrender

not that I WOULD DO IT....but how many chocolates do you think I'd have to down to get toasty at work?????

ENGAGEMENT NEWS

AMIE's ENGAGED!

Jeff proposed at midnight on new year's eve...sound familiar?

(pictures to follow)

~~d I love weddings d~~

Happy New Year 2008!!!

The last few days have been a blast. (I've been off work now since Dec 20th & let me tell you it was impossible waking up this morning at 6:30 am). New Years was really kind of a blur - I know there was some jello shots, appletini shots, vodka shots & eventually some scotch shots (ick). Sometime in between that there was some streaking, fireworks, grown men doing the worm(???) & some other stuff that I'm not totally sure how it happened...but I got pictures to prove it, although I swore I wouln't post them :)

welcome 2008!!!!

ok...I lied...here is the safest pic I could post!!! XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Here are some pre-new years party pics from my house on the 30th: Drew & Kendra
hello everyone

todd & his daddy

cute couple...in about 15 yrs: Maddie & Max

bye bye gift cards

it sure didn't take that long to either SPEND or ALMOST SPEND our gift cards to:

• Macy's (empty... and now i own new lovely, lovely earrings)
• Home Depot (1/2 gone...i dunno what the heck you buy at home depot...but it sure made randy happy)
• Linens & Things (1/2 gone...i bought randy a 5 gallon boil kettle for his brew kit & 2 new cookie sheets for myself)
• Borders (3/4 gone...randy bought me some books)
• Starbucks (didn't touch any of them...and I got 3!!! I'm saving them for when I go back to work next Wed for my $5.05 mint mocha lite no whip frappachino)

SuperBad

Derek got this movie as a holiday present from Neil, and sitting across from the table of the two I heard them say something along the lines of THIS MOVIE IS THE GREATEST. Ok, that was enough for me - I had to see it (although I had no interest to see it in the theatre since I went from tears of laughter streaming down my face from 40 YR OLD VIRGIN to being kinda disappointed with KNOCKED UP. Anyway. last night randy & I popped it into the dvr & after 10 minutes of d$ck, d$ck, d$ck, c*ck, c*ck, c*ck, d$ck...I got frustrated & turned it off. My orig review of this movie is that it was SUPERBAD, and not in a good way - I mean...

...do guys REALLY talk like that?

Come on!!!

Then Derek told me again, YES - that is how 17 y/o's talk. No way! Yes Way! No Way! Yes Way! Really? Really. Hmmmmmmm. So, this evening I gave it a second chance. I'm glad I did - toooooooooooooo funny (that is once you get passed the first 15 minutes of c,c,c,d,d,d,c,c,d)

Oh, here is something else I just found out (from checking out the imdb website): YOUTH IN REVOLT is definitely in the works....and no other then Michael Cera is playing Nick Twisp!!!! I can't wait - it is being directed by the guy who wrote CHARLIE BARTLETT. I remember the director mentioned it at the Q&A about being a project he wanted to do, but he didn't confirm back then that it was an absolute done deal (oh - see CHARLIE BARTLETT - trust me, this is another damn funny movie that I recommend). I wish I thought first about marketing schoolyard fights - I would have made a FORTUNE marketing to the guidos how they kicked the rockers a$$, and would have marketed to the rockers the same vhs tape (remember - this is going back to the 80's) the same tape with a bit of 420 (LOL).

this week is flying by

first off - I got a good haul in the present dept this year...lots of gift cards to places I'll shop at....like:

• Borders
• Starbucks
• Bath & Body Works
• Linens & Things
• Macy's
• Cheesecake Factory

and then I got stuff I wanted, like: audio books, fuzzy slippers, toaster over (yes, I WANTED ONE), nick twisp books, etc. I hope randy really liked his present from me - I got him a complete brewing kit from http://www.midwestsupplies.com/. Now I just got to save up 54 empty bottles & we are ready to begin.

I've been off work now since last thursday & don't have to go back until after the new year...so what to do during this 12 day vacation? I dunno really. So far, the only major "outings" were 1) Saturday night when we all went to Ruth Chris Steakhouse to celebrate my parents anniversary & 2) seeing I AM LEGEND on Sunday night (no one told me that this was a zombie movie!!!!!)
I don't count last minute shopping (which somehow I still wound up doing - bought the eggnog at 4pm Monday afternoon) as an outing.

Okay, so now I'm off to the mall to spend some gift cards. Derek is gonna use his Sports Authority card & Randy is gonna use his Barnes & Noble & Home Depot card. I think I might have enough to come home with something shiny!!!!

drum roll please to the WH'r who knows this is for her......

final package is in transit - I hope you enjoy it!!!

ok, maybe i had a bit too much to drink tonight...but I just wanted to say I loved being your SecretSanta Renee!! Time to get some sleep {{zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz}} - michelmoba

Indiana is coming to town

whoooo-hoooo....btwn xmas & new years Ms K and her gang are coming to town. I cant wait! Orig the whole family was gonna camp out in my living room (which would have been fun), but sherri found them an apt to stay at by her. Will post pics once they get here - I cant wait to see how big the boys are now. Last time i saw Max he was under 2 y/o!

when small towns rule the world

get this for small town law.....because there is only one supermarket in my town (which closes by 11pm nightly), the CVS refuses to sell any "grocery items" during 11pm-8am. Don't beleive me that I can't buy a bottle of pepsi at my 24 hr CVS?

Check this out:

Happy Birthday Honey

Chanukkah / B-day Party at my M&D yesterday

PS: look how STRAIGHT my hair is - thank you Brian{{mwaaaah}}

what's the matter with a few xmas lights?

DAMN...there always has to be one show off on the block!!!

Trans Siberian Orchestra performing "Wizards of Winter"

Wine Party

What could be better then having everyone come over with a bottle of wine & a sidedish? I think that makes the perfect evening....and that is exactly what barb did :)

maddie just couldnt be left out - so we gave her a seltzer....quite the taste for the bubbly!