Friday thoughts
D and I tried to see The Good Shepherd tonight, but it doesn't come out until December 22. My enthusiasm is dampened by the fact that it's 3 hours long. But we'll probably see it anyway.
"Coupling," which used to show at 10 pm on Fridays (we managed to catch it once), seems to no longer be on. Tonight they had "Secrets for Aging Skin with Dr. Denese" (who should really not be spelling her name that way).
It's hard to get into the Christmas spirit when it's about 50 degrees outside and people are running around in shorts, but Sarah McLachlan's CD "Wintersong" is helping. It's really good.
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The crossing buddy is a New York phenomenon. It is a friendship that is formed without words and lasts only a few minutes. Yet it serves an important purpose.
Walking is the best way to get around New York. Cabs take too long and eat up your cash. The subway is cheaper, but you have to wait for it, and half the time you end up sitting in someone's lap (not literally, but there's definitely thigh overlap).
But when you walk, you face the twin perils of bikes and cars. Bikes are much worse, but cars can take the corners hard.
So, when you cross the street, you fall in step with a crossing buddy. The more, the better. We all think the car is less likely to hit us, if there's an us instead of a me.
Thin, heavy, short or tall people of all ages and races can be peaceful crossing buddies. But I realized a woman and a shorter man are not the best combination. I had a crossing buddy who was shorter than me and the cars were not properly intimidated. I think they wanted to run us over anyway.
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Maybelline's Moisture Whip lipstick has been replaced by Moisture Extreme lipstick. The Moisture Extreme shade names are the same, but the hues are different. D cleverly went to eBay and bought some for me. So, Moisture Whip fans, you can head over there.
We heard about P's dinner with the Vogue editrix. She is no longer working at Vogue and she is dating (well, periodically, um, visiting) a guy who sounds like Trump II.
"Coupling," which used to show at 10 pm on Fridays (we managed to catch it once), seems to no longer be on. Tonight they had "Secrets for Aging Skin with Dr. Denese" (who should really not be spelling her name that way).
It's hard to get into the Christmas spirit when it's about 50 degrees outside and people are running around in shorts, but Sarah McLachlan's CD "Wintersong" is helping. It's really good.
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The crossing buddy is a New York phenomenon. It is a friendship that is formed without words and lasts only a few minutes. Yet it serves an important purpose.
Walking is the best way to get around New York. Cabs take too long and eat up your cash. The subway is cheaper, but you have to wait for it, and half the time you end up sitting in someone's lap (not literally, but there's definitely thigh overlap).
But when you walk, you face the twin perils of bikes and cars. Bikes are much worse, but cars can take the corners hard.
So, when you cross the street, you fall in step with a crossing buddy. The more, the better. We all think the car is less likely to hit us, if there's an us instead of a me.
Thin, heavy, short or tall people of all ages and races can be peaceful crossing buddies. But I realized a woman and a shorter man are not the best combination. I had a crossing buddy who was shorter than me and the cars were not properly intimidated. I think they wanted to run us over anyway.
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Maybelline's Moisture Whip lipstick has been replaced by Moisture Extreme lipstick. The Moisture Extreme shade names are the same, but the hues are different. D cleverly went to eBay and bought some for me. So, Moisture Whip fans, you can head over there.
We heard about P's dinner with the Vogue editrix. She is no longer working at Vogue and she is dating (well, periodically, um, visiting) a guy who sounds like Trump II.
Comments
Maybe you'll get snow in time for Christmas.
It took me years to get used to a brown Christmas. It didn't seem the same.
c - isn't it? ;) i'd love to get some snow. of course, it gets dirty pretty fast. but it's so nice when it's falling.
I love the crossing buddy idea. So, do you make actual eye contact with someone before crossing, or is it just a matter of stepping out at the same time as someone else (preferably tall, male and prominent)?
I love Sarah. But I almost cry every time I hear her sing.
re the crossing buddy, sometimes you make eye contact, but more often you just fall in step next to each other. i like how it's unspoken.
sarah does have a beautiful voice.
P - that might encourage them to hit me!