It's time to start the countdown... ONE WEEK UNTIL NEW YORK/GYPSY!!!!! or-- excuse me, PATTILUPONE:GYPSY. I guess thats what they're calling it now. And rightfully so. But, I. Can't. Stand. It. :DDD Oh, and I posted my version of "You Know You're Obsessed With Patti When..." on myspace: Ici. Way behind on my FOP labs. Gahh.

I love how often Beatles songs are being played in the subway or on the street.  They seem to come when I need it most. Standing with wet feet in the cold on Bleecker, lugging a suitcase behind me: "The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful, and so are you..." Look around, round, round, round round.  Look around.

24 icons from the latest CSI: NY episode "The Cost of Living" Preview: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

As of late, I've really been into cosplaying, as in actually making things from scratch. I'm not great at it, but I'm getting there. Anyways. The point is, we're in need of cosplayers. Who are we? Well...likely, since it makes them identifiable. Oh, and their wings. So please, help us out! If you know anyone who might be interested, please, spread the world, link them to this journal, anything!

The New York Times has this piece in today's edition: "Fewer Children Entering Gifted Programs" by Elissa Gootman and Robert Gebeloff . It makes me wonder if New York City's gifted programs are supposed...wondering if I'm disagreeing with the Times for what it's writing, or if I'm disagreeing with the newspaper for not so much reporting the news as turning itself into a club demanding social change

This will, out of necessity, have to be a short post because I'm at work and a bit pressed for time, but I HAVE MORE EQUUS TICKETS!!!!! I owe a tremendous debt of gratitude (not to mention cash) to...on February 8th. Oh ... just thought of something ... maybe I need to order one more because this will make the count between London and New York thirteen. Isn't that supposed to be unlucky

Add an ice cream truck.  This has happened far too often to be coincidence. Good Burger was the first time I noticed this.  In a rush to keep customers from eating poisoned food, the characters escape...from there yet - if anyone greeted me by saying, "Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger, can I take your order?" I would be too tempted to ask, "How has your organization not been sued yet?

Originally published at ChicHERE.com . You can comment here or there . The curators of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts are currently in the midst of packing up the more than 145 exquisite creations...other designers, will now make their way to San Francisco where they will grace the galleries of the de Young Museum from November 1 until March 1, 2009. Read the rest of this entry »

This has been the hardest week ever. I'm living for the weekend. Boston + Stef + Lauren + RAPOSO = who'll save my heart this time?

From Arts, Briefly, NYT : In the coming revival of “Guys and Dolls,” the role of the most important doll of them all has been cast: Lauren Graham, below, the “Gilmore Girls” star, will make her Broadway...choreographed by Sergio Trujillo, is to begin previews on Feb. 3 at the Nederlander Theater, at 208 West 41st Street, and open March 1. This revival has just gone from "meh" to "YAY!" in my head