Seaside

I took an oath of secrecy about this weekend. We had Betty's bachelorette party in Seaside.

We got her dressed up with a veil, sash and big ring that was also a shot glass... and all I'm going to say is that we were back at the hotel by midnight.

The next morning we went back to the Boardwalk and the girls were surprised by my skills in skeeball. My high score was 540,000. And we got a lot of dumb prizes with our ticket points.

I saw this same postcard in a store this weekend. Randi sent this one to me in 97 when I was in Texas.

Anchorman

I've never been to San Diego -- I have a few friends who've been stationed there and I know someone who was born there.

But it's the setting of Anchorman, which I just saw, and was absolutely hilarious. Will Ferrell is so funny, and so is Steve Carell, who plays Brick the weatherman, who I swear is a grown up version of Ralph Wiggum. "I love lamp." Hee. I also laughed so hard at all the cameos and the big newsmen rumble scene. We never have fights like that in our newsroom, but I think we've gotten close.

Also, my sister got very mad at the scene where Jack Black throws Baxter off the bridge. She also got mad at Khoder for laughing. Very funny.

 

 

 

 

 

Bronx Zoo

We took my niece Taylor on her first trip to the Bronx Zoo this week. I think at first she didn't understand what we were pointing at, but then she got pretty excited to see some of the animals. She liked the flamingos and gorillas.

It also rained on us and we got pretty soaked. But it was pretty hot so we didn't care.

There was a cool pond of turtles that I loved. And I also loved the tigers. They were amazing and pretty close to the glass. They also have very good soft-serve ice cream at the zoo. We stopped for a snack in an area where we could see the baboons and ibexes running around.

I bought these postcards a few years ago when Randi, Khoder and I went to the zoo with Mikey.

 

Madonna

I just got back from Madonna's concert with Randi and Maria. We had so much fun.

It wouldn't be Madonna if the show didn't have some crazy stuff in it: bagpipes, skateboards, swings, kilts, Madonna playing a guitar, break dancers, an Imagine cover, scenes of war, a photo of Bush and Saddam (not in any particular order.) I loved the old stuff and didn't like some of the newer songs.

Here's what she sang:

The Beast Within intro
Vogue
Nobody Knows Me
Frozen
American Life
Express Yourself
Burning Up
Material Girl
Hollywood
Hanky Panky
Deeper And Deeper
Die Another Day
The Lament
Bedtime Story
Nothing Fails
Like A Prayer
Don't Tell Me
Mother And Father
Imagine
Into The Groove
Papa Don't Preach
Crazy For You
Music
Holiday

Ringo

Today's Ringo Starr's 64th birthday.

I've seen Ringo twice. First at the State Theater and then in 2001 at Rockefeller Center for the Today Show. Had to get up very early and still didn't get very close. But it was fun.

 

 

Shoes

I got this postcard of Elton John and his shoes when I went to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with my sister.

I put this one up because I went shoe shopping this week, and was surprised to find the perfect shoes for Betty's wedding. Comfy and cheap. Only went to three stores. A miracle!