Whose Idea Was It . . .

. . . to make matching sweatsuits fashionable? I don't care how fancy they are--sweats belong in the gym, at home, or walking the dog.

That's all for now.

Top Five Pet Peeves About the Gym

1. People who do not use the cardio equipment during their scheduled time.
2. Women with long hair who don't put it up while they're working out. If you don't put your hair up, you're not there to break a sweat, and therefore don't belong at the gym at all.
3. People dropping weights. It startles me every time.
4. People who try to talk to me while I'm working out. Just don't.
5. Short shorts on guys. ANY guys. Ick.

Anyone have any other gym pet peeves I haven't thought of?

Autumn Weekend in NYC

Spent the weekend in the city with Joe. . . It was fabulous, thanks for asking. :-)

While walking in Central Park, we came across some sort of doggie festival, where we oohed and ahhed at all the pretty dogs. Here, Joe cuddles a Newfoundland that was bigger than him.

We ate at Kunjip, a great restaurant in the teeny area south of Midtown known as Koreatown. The food was yummy, but Joe had a problem separating the noodles. It was quite an amusing display of chopstick ability.

We watched the ice skating in Rockefellar Plaza for a while (does anything feel more New York, or more Christmas-y? I think not). . .

. . . and stole a kiss before walking another 20 blocks downtown.

San Fran (Beyond the Bars)

The Fishermans Wharf, of course.
Boats. Lots of 'em.
Caitlin feasts on crab.

More San Fran Photos

Caitlin sings karaoke!
Michael uses parking meters as hurdles.
Megan, Caitlin and I won a karaoke contest! It was a cash prize: $75. Megan is overjoyed, and therefore sticks the money down her shirt. None of us can blame her.

San Francisco Pics

Here's a smattering of the pics I took in San Francisco:

Michael (Syracuse New Times) and Caitlin (Charleston City Paper) rock out on a San Fran street.

We got a rum bowl at a bar in the Haight. . .
. . . and we drank it. . .
A reminder on the street to not dump waste down the grates--we must protect the sea animals!
Here, I'm enjoying a glass of sangria at a tapas restaurant called Cha Cha Cha's, and giving a look to Andrew, meant to say, "Who is this chick [to the left of me] and why is she so hyper?"

My San Fran Pics (?)

OK, I know, I know, all of you who know me know I took a ton of pics in San Fran. So where are they, you're wondering? They're on my computer and waiting for me to sift through them to select a representational few. Which will not happen until next week, because I am going to New Jersey tonight to visit my Gram and then I'll be on Long Island to spend the weekend with Joe. That makes me super happy. :-) In the meantime, I'll post this San Fran photo to represent the fact that it was FLEET WEEK while I was there. That made for quite the scene!

An Epiphany

As I unpacked and hung up my clothes in my hotel room in San Francisco, I realized something. . .

What does this mean??

The Girls

Kristie was home for a week but Kate and I were only able to visit with her on Tuesday night because Kristie had a death in the family that she was dealing with and I was away in San Fran for the majority of her time home. We went to DeJohn's for drinks and caught up for a few hours. It was lovely.

Flowers in My Hair

I'm heading to San Francisco today for a Web Publishing Conference. I'll be sure to take pics of all the alt-weekly cats to post here when I get back (I'm sure y'all didn't get enough of it from my pics of Little Rock). I'll be back on Monday. Til then. . .

Sunday Morning in Pictures

The puppies drink from the puddles in the driveway.

Colleen makes home-made hash browns for breakfast.

Ben caulks the front stoop. He's so handy.

Joe contributes to breakfast by throwing some sausages on the grill.

Todd and Jess come to visit and to meet the new puppies.

Puppies!

Colleen with one of the puppies.

Joe cuddles the new pups.

Joe and I went and spent the weekend at home in the Southern Tier. We stayed with Ben and Colleen, who were perfectly gracious hosts, at their beautiful home in Apalachin. They just adopted two cute-as-a-button golden retriever puppies, Blue and Kismet, who got pleeenty of attention from us while we were there. It was a picture-perfect weekend, and I hated leaving.

Butt . . . Butt . . .

Metroland stickers make hot asses hotter: Joe and I show our support at Lark Fest.

Nate Turns 31 Today!

Sorry to out your age, darling, but you seriously don't look a day over 25. ;-)

Nate will spend his birthday evening entertaining folks as always--everyone go to Justin's to wish him a happy one!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NATE!

P.S. This pic is from Friday night--Nate and I had a fabulous dinner-slash-pow-wow, and then we met up with Robin at Elda's (of all places).

Fall Fashion Shoot

On Monday, Mel and I directed the fall fashion shoot. This is my third shoot, and my second time doing fall. Luckily, this time we were in a studio instead of on location. We had so many vendors and SO much merchandise. To have shot on location would have been a horror and a half. Thank goodness for photography studios.

Here, I'm adjusting the clothes on Shane, one of our models. I drastically cropped this pic--the issue doesn't hit the streets until next Thursday, and we don't want to give anything away before then.

TGIF

This weekend, the plan is to go to see Gram for Rosh Hashanah. (Happy Rosh Hashanah by the way, for all you people who are into that sorta thing.) I'm totally just in it for the brisket and matzoh ball soup. (Just kidding, Gram, don't worry! . . . But there will be rugelach and chopped liver, right? *wink*)

Tonight, a much-needed pow-wow with Nate. Followed by a cocktail or two.

Season Premiere Tonight!

Two words: Grey's Anatomy.

That is all that needs to be said.

I Miss My Girls

Where are you? :-(

Everyone's simply too far away from me.

Lark Fest

Joe and I have a beer on the street at Lark Fest; after Hector on Stilts played, Clay and Jeb signed a bunch of autographs for their excited fans.

My Favorite Face