This is where I am now..

Dave Wanamaker in the East Village.

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Dear Me...

Well, it looks like the old girl's still got it. Way to go, self, for getting all those sanitation workers and delivery truck drivers to wolf-whistle you as you were walking crosstown tonight.

It probably didn't hurt that you were carrying a warm, good-smelling pizza.

**PS: Mad props for letting us have the experience of purchasing said pizza at an authentic new york pizzeria. But you know you've been away from New York too long when the surliness of service industry professionals catches you off guard. Just sayin'. Tone down the bubbly-ness.

XO,
M

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Good Book...

FYI, I am totally loving the new Nick Hornby novel, "Juliet Naked." Hopefully they won't make a crap hollywood BS movie out of it like they did with "Fever Pitch."

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Dear Pandora...

So, I'll admit - at first I was skeptical about you. I mean, you're great and all. And the fact that I was able to create a "Glee" station very nearly made me jump up out of my chair and dance. But my love and devotion for you was incomplete until just now, when I downloaded you onto my Blackberry.

After installing your app (oh baby!), confirming that I do have an unlimited data plan, and then taking a quick listen to confirm sound quality, I was ready to convert to pandora-ism. AND then, I realized that unlike on my hubby's iPod touch, I can text and email while you are running!! (Meaning that I am now typing this blog post on said crackberry while listening to Finn and Rachel sing "Don't Stop Believin".)

Life is good. I love you.

XO,
M

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T-Minus 30 days...

Until the premier of New Moon.

So excited.

http://www.newmoonthemovie.com/

Yay!
Xo,
M

Delicious Brains...

Dear Zombies:

As you might know, I am a big fan of yours. I thought it was hilarious how you infected Charlotte Lucas in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. And how Mr. Collins didn’t even realize it until right at the end. Ha ha!

Anyway, my fascination with you has really gotten me to thinking about my zom-pocalypse survival skills. Even though the Facebook quiz said I only have a 65% chance of beating you, I know better. So watch out!

Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

XO,
M

Running Amok...

I think word and phrase origins are fascinating. My latest "find" is this Wikipedia entry for running amok -- a phrase I've used for years, never really knowing what it means. Well, here ya go...

Running amok, sometimes referred to as simply amok (also spelled amuck or amuk), is derived from the Malay/Indonesian/Filipino word amuk, meaning "mad with rage" (uncontrollable rage).

The word was in use in India during the British Empire, originally to describe an elephant gone mad, separated from its herd, running wild and causing devastation. The word was made popular by the colonial tales of Rudyard Kipling.

Although commonly used in a colloquial and less-violent sense, the phrase is particularly associated with a specific sociopathic culture-bound syndrome in Malaysian culture. In a typical case of running amok, a male who has shown no previous sign of anger or any inclination to violence will acquire a weapon and, in a sudden frenzy, will attempt to kill or seriously injure anyone he encounters. Amok episodes of this kind normally end with the attacker being killed by bystanders, or committing suicide.

The syndrome of "Amok" is found in the DSM-IV TR.^[1]

Find more at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_amok