I Repeat...

Sometimes, a song comes along in my life, that I have to IMMEDIATELY download and play on repeat for a couple of weeks until I have memorized the entire song (ahem, chorus). Usually, it's a song I hear in the background of a tv show or commercial, or in a movie.

This week, the song is "Dice" by Finley Quaye and Beth Orton. Yes, this song is a few years old, about 4, to be exact. But I was rewatching an episode of The O.C. on Soapnet from Season 1. It was the New Year's Eve episode, "The Countdown". And at the end, as Ryan runs and runs and runs up the stairs of the Four Seasons hotel to get to Marisa before midnight, this song plays. And it was just beautiful. So I've added it to my Blue Playlist, along with "Scream" by Chris Cornell (heard this in a One Tree Hill episode a couple months ago).

Enjoy.

Where'd You Go, Joe?

So literally just days after listing Empanada Joe's as one of my FAVE lunch spots/restaurants in NYC (see post - Foodie & the Restaurants), according to blog Midtown Lunch, the 8th Avenue & 43rd Street location has closed, and are redirecting customers to their 6th Avenue location. What?! This is preposterous! This was the first and only place I had found that had BAKED and FRESH empanadas. Foods enclosed in fully covered, wrap-like, manner are one of my most cherished types of foods (I will be posting about this later in the day). Flaky, non-oil-soaking-napkin deliciousness...why are all my favorite lunchtime spots shutting?!! If Ginger's goes next...I may have to move.

Randomness of the Day

1) I believe that when old friends leave your life, they are opening the door for new friends. There are a few friends I refuse to let leave. They are my extended family, and parts of my heart. You know who you are. I will continue to send you hellos everyday. (No, I'm not a stalker thankyouverymuch). There are also some friends who took other paths, and I miss them dearly. I'm hoping, via Facebook, our paths will cross again (again, I promise I am not a stalker). ;)

2) My favorite word in the world is passion. I love the sound, the look, and the many different meanings. I love what it brings to other words when put together. I think I lost my personal meaning for it somewhere back in college.

3) Although I have not an athletic bone in my body, and sports tend to bore me, I religiously wear the Jets' PJs my brother-in-law (BobbleHead) and sister-in-law (Mama) got me for my birthday one year. The Jets are Hubby's favorite football team, and I feel a part of him when I wear the PJ's. It's silly I know, but I'm silly :) This will also stand true for any Devils' paraphernalia I will come into ownership of as the years go on.

4) I wish I wasn't afraid of the responsibility of having a pet, as I think I might like having a puppy.

5) People who don't reply to emails/voicemails/text messages etc EVER are on my list of biggest pet peeves. EVERYONE is busy.

I Need a New Attitude...

So I REALLY need a new haircut.  A new style, something.  I think I've had the same hairstyle since I was 16.  No matter what I do, or what "celeb pic" I take with me to the hairstylist, it still looks like this (see pic to the right). Sorry I look so unhappy...I was trying to figure out the screen snapshot off my Mac while taking this.  Wasn't sure if it actually took a picture. (Plus I had one too many last night, and have not had enough fried foods to sop up the leftover liquor).

Anyhoo...So 5 years ago, I had FINALLY found a great stylist who charged me UNDER $100 (she charged me $50, in fact) in NYC, and even though my hair always looked somewhat the same when I came out of there, I still felt...brand new :)

Then she moved to Japan.  Back to square 1.  OH recommended her hair stylist who she just LOVED LOVED LOVED.I met him, and I will have to admit--I LOVE LOVE LOVED him too.  Except he charge me about $150 a visit (new prices for new clients apparently, and this was not inclusive of tip).  SO although everyone LOVED my hair every time I walked out of his salon, I didn't feel new.  I felt like I was being charged 3 times what I normally paid, for the same haircut I always got.  He's an amazing stylist, and if you can afford it, I definitely recommend Mario (www.mariodiab.com).  Mario is so wonderful, has a great vision, and is just so amazingly cultured.  But at $150, I can only go to him once a year, and he's not too happy with my hair when I go in.

My little sister, being back in NYC for a matter of 6 months, found a very hipster fab stylist...in Brooklyn.  And although I do love Brooklyn, I think it's been over 2 years since I last was there (I'm not counting the 3 hours OH and I spent in October doing our own Cancer Walk in Prospect Park, as everyone else walked in the other direction).  I know I'll never get my lazy butt down there, thus, again, only visiting the salon once a year.

And the reason why I've had the same haircut for almost 15 years...I'm scared to do anything different.  I'm scared something shorter will make me look chubbier.  Something too trendy will make me look silly.  Something too "normal" would make me look like I've aged 50 years.  I don't know what would suit me besides the above shot as per this afternoon. And I feel THAT look is just weighing me down.

Last night, after the 4th or 5th Grey Goose & Diet Coke, I came home and couldn't fall asleep.  I was thisclose to getting the scissors and just lopping off my hair.  I even started "measuring out" my bangs with my fingers. I decided I didn't want to wake-up King of Written Street and Polar Bear who were visiting this weekend by trying to find the scissors out in the living room.

So I have two dilemmas--finding a new stylist in NYC who won't charge me the same amount as a new pair of shoes, and a new hair STYLE period.  Please help.

Randomness of the Day

1) Why do fried, fatty foods ALWAYS sound (and taste) soooooooooooooo good after a night of drinking?? I want mozzarella sticks and KFC right now.

2) I'm double jointed.  I think this may be adding to my sudden arthritis.

3) I still feel badly about making The Boys and Moobles walk over to the KFC on 14th and 6th (during our senior year in college) in hopes that there was one closer to us than 14th and 2nd, and in excitement of fried chicken and biscuits, only to find that it actually hadn't opened yet. Obviously, I'm still craving KFC.

4) I've never liked my eyebrows, except for a period of 3 years that I loved them.  An eyebrow threading woman in India totally messed them up 6 months before my wedding. I've never been able to grow them back to the point where I love them again.

5) I want a How I Met Your Mother marathon to be on right now.

Randomness of the Day

1) My mother-in-law reminds me of "Kitty Foreman" from That 70's Show (another all-time GREAT show), sans the excessive drinking.  My MOL laughs at EVERYTHING (seriously, she laughs even when she cries), tries to see EVERYTHING in a positive light, LOVES match-making, and just wants everyone to be happy.

2) My first blog consisted mainly of aim conversations between Moobles and myself.  Thus I created this second blog that would relate better to others, and that would make sense to others besides Moobles and myself :)

3) I love reading all the different random facts about my friends and family.  It's those random facts that make them who they are.  Thus going back to my fascination of "why we are the way we are".

4) I am ALWAYS hungry, even when I'm full, and stuffed to the brim.  I'm still thinking about what I want to eat next. I think it's from all the NOT eating I did as a kid.  I'm making up for it, like sleep.

5) I love hugs.

Randomness of the Day

1) I don't care if the channel is in HD or not. I know what the difference is, but I just don't care. I really could go through life WITHOUT seeing ALL the zits on an actor's face. This situation annoys my hubby to no end.

2) I can't seem to get myself out of bed and into the shower to get to work on time. This is not a new thing. I have this issue EVERYDAY.

3) I do tend to talk to myself, and have been for as long as I remember. I never had an imaginary friend. I just had me.

4) I still get excited when somebody mentions the New Mickey Mouse Club (aka MMC). It makes me feel special that I knew about Justin Timberlake, Ryan Gosling (one of my faves), Christina Aguilera (another fave), Britney Spears, JC Chasez (the love of my life), and Keri Russell (wanted to be her, and was DEVASTATED when she broke up with Tony Lucca-her "soul mate") before most people.

5) When working out, I keep imagining "Nicole Sherzinger abs and Kelly Ripa arms" over and over again in my head. This somehow doesn't motivate me to get up and out of bed any earlier to get to the gym in the a.m., and then get to work on time.

Randomness of the Day

So, on Facebook, a "note" has been going around called: 25 Random Things About Me. It's actually quite interesting and fun (but, of course, I love that kind of stuff). So I thought, why not post my list of 25 on here, and then everyday post something random about me or that I'm thinking of (along with my "Train of Thought" post), as I have PLENTY of random thoughts about myself and the world. So, let's start today with the initial "25 random thoughts about me":

1) I had written this whole thing out, and my program decided to shut down on me before I could save it. Aargh. Of course, I did it again immediately. I love this stuff.
2) I am SUPREMELY neurotic
3) My little sister is my soul mate -- connected through all of our lives, past, present, and future
4) But my husband is the love of my life -- my strength, my calmness, my laughter, my tears, my annoyance, my hugs, and everything in between
5) The one regret in my life is quitting dance. I started taking classes at age 3, until age 12, when I contracted a major case of stage fright. Still have it.
6) I love to write, however I find I write in rambles. Thus blogging and I have really connected. Check mine out at browniesugar.blogspot.com
7) I wish I were wittier. I think I might have been at one point.
8) Josh Duhamel is #1 on my celeb "to do" list ;)
9) I really wish I was more like Heidi Klum as she's #1 on my husband's list :)
10) Shopping is my drug of choice
11) Baking is my activity of choice. And now I bake from scratch! (No more boxed mixes for me, no sir!)
12) I want to see the world
13) I speak Hindi-English and Spanglish. One of these days, I'll actually start speaking fluent Hindi and Spanish
14) I want to go back to school to get my masters. I just wish I knew in what.
15) I already have names picked out for my future daughters. I can't think of any boys' names I like. This just means I have to have all girls :)
16) I dream in color -- very vivid, very real dreams
17) I majored in psychology due to my extreme fascination with "why we are the way we are" -from birth through the college years. I'm still fascinated by this.
18) I sing in the shower, and think I sound amazing (only in the shower)
19) I incessantly stare at my bare, non-existent abs (aka pooch) in the mirror
20) I play out every worst case scenario in my head of any and every situation that comes my way, whether is has anything to do with me or not. Sometimes I do the same thing for situations I see on tv.
21) I am insanely competitive, thus avoid playing any games to avoid having a "Monica" moment (see "FRIENDS" ep "The One With All The Poker"). I hate when people know more about pop culture than I do. But I'll keep that to myself ;)
22) I used to see 4-5 movies at the theater, in one month, growing up. I now see that many in a year.
23) I love monkeys. The cute curious george, chimp types. Not the crazy baboons with the red butts.
24) I need sleep.
25) I don't know how to swim

Am I Missing Out?

So, with a few exceptions, the TV world has been somewhat disappointing in the last few years. Every night I had something to look forward to, many times more than I could record at once! But lately I find myself only looking forward to Mondays (too much going on on Mondays...VERY frustrating) and Wednesdays at 9pm. So I figured, I MUST be missing out on something. There has to be other good shows on that I am not watching. SO here are some of the shows I have heard good things about, and am interested in starting (will have a lot of DVDs to rent). Also, I will list out the current shows that have been disappointing me over the last season or two (or more), the shows that still get me excited, and some NEW shows that haven't started yet which I am looking forward to.

SHOWS THAT ARE ON MY "TO-DO" LIST:
In Treatment (Sundays, 6:30-8:30pm, HBO Signature)
House (Mondays, 8-9pm, FOX)
Fringe (Tuesdays, 9-10pm, FOX)
Bones (Thursdays, 8-9pm, FOX)
The Office (Thursdays, 9-9:30pm, NBC)
30 Rock (Thursdays, 9:30-10pm, NBC)
SuperNatural (Thursdays, 9-10pm, CW)
Ghost Whisperer (Fridays, 8-9pm, CBS)
Friday Night Lights (Fridays, 9-10pm, NBC)
Samantha Who? (in the process of shifting days/times)
The Starter Wife (USA)
True Blood (HBO)
Trust Me (TNT)
Leverage (TNT)
Sorry 24 fans, I still can't seem to get into it.

SHOWS THAT STILL MAKE MY HEART GO AFLUTTER:
Gossip Girl (Mondays, 8-9pm, CW)
The Big Bang Theory (Mondays, 8-8:30pm, CBS)
How I Met Your Mother (Mondays, 8:30-9pm, CBS)
One Tree Hill (Mondays 9-10pm, CW)
NCIS (Tuesdays, 8-9pm, CBS)
Scrubs (Tuesdays, 9-10pm, ABC)
Lost (Wednesdays, 9-10pm, ABC)

REALITY TV THAT DOESN'T MAKE ME CRANKY:
Life In the Fab Lane with Kimora Lee Simmons (Sundays, 8-9pm, Style Network)
Keeping Up With the Kardashians (E!)
Run's House (MTV)

SHOWS FALLING OFF MY RADAR:
Desperate Houswives (Sundays, 9-10pm, ABC)
CSI: Miami (Mondays, 10-11pm, CBS)
90210 (Tuesdays, 8-9pm, CW) *it upset me at "Hello"
Nip/Tuck (Tuesdays, 10-11pm, F/X)
Ugly Betty (Thursdays, 8-9pm, ABC)
Grey's Anatomy (Thursdays, 9-10pm, ABC)
Daddy's Girls (Mondays, 10:30-11pm, MTV)
The Real World (Wednesdays, 10-11pm, MTV)
The Hills (MTV)

SOMETHING NEW TO LOOK FORWARD TO:
Castle (Mondays, 10-11pm, ABC)
Better Off Ted (Tuesdays, 8-9pm, ABC)
Dollhouse (FOX)

SHOWS HAVING ME WONDER "WHERE ARE YOU?":
My Boys (TBS)

Got any other recommendations for me?

Kissing Satellite

*picture courtesy of the Gothamist / Gawker*

I thought this was so cool, it deserved a mention. Enjoying smooching a loved one tonight!