toonsday - bachmann vs palin...

monday monologue

First it was Angry Birds,

 the countless hours I spent

 sitting with ToonMan in hospital 

many were spent killing pigs.  

Then it was Words with Friends

 at one point I was playing 4 games with one friend 

she sort of cyber slapped me

 into one game at a time 

with her

When life calmed down

I found the Nook app

began reading using my iPad

Look at my list of Good Reading

see how its grown

Next I found Scrabble 

another friend has repeatedly beat me

THEN

I discovered the app for
NETFLIX!!!!

 I know

everyone else in the universe 

has been loving NetFlix forevah

 ToonMan gets DVDs AND watches downloaded films on his iMac.

I've developed a jones for the BBC's excellent series. 

The Brits do it right and they say 

fuck and shit

just sayin' 

it blew me away the first time 

I heard a character say fuck

What am I watching?  

Survivors 

(no one sings or dances or is on an island or in a jungle) 

its about the people who survive a Pandemic

 ToonMan compares these sort of shows to The Stand 

(I worship Stephen King and The Stand) 

I compared it to the defunct TV series Jericho 

without the exploding bombs. 

In any case I am hooked.

  

I am also watching 

Sherlock,

Torchwood.  

Starz is about to launch their own series called Torchwood - Miracle Day.  

AND 

I've discovered Glee, 

no, we haven't watched it but I am sort of liking it

and 

my old Aaron Sorkin fav Sports Night

Netflix rocks.

Wait this isnt a post about NetFlix

(no one has compensated me for kvelling about these apps, games or programs)

Putting that all aside 

(ok, I did let GrandmaJ murder me at Words)

I did get outside this weekend. 

Saturday

after I got beautified™ 

ToonMan and I walked through the park down to 72nd St

then

over to our vet's office to

donate the left over IV meds, flushes etc.  

Seemed a sin to toss out good meds that could be used to help sick animals.

Sunday 

the annual Broadway Malls Memorial Day Street Fair

stretched from 76 Street to 96th Street

lots of people

 lots of vendors

lots of food

lots of food

lots of people

didnt I mention

lots of people?

and 

a new 

addition

 after the block after block

 of the same kiosks/booths 

of the same stuff 

there was the Author's Corner.  

The only name I recognized 

was Eli Wallach 

 he wasnt there when I walked by

It was hot and crowded and I was schlepping treats for ToonMan so not a lot of photos

just a lot of words

but then that's what Monday Monologue is all about

However

 this weekend is about honoring 

all those who serve 

and 

have served

keeping us safe

Thank you to all of them

and

to all their families

interpretation

This could be taken in many ways

in fact

I am likely spending today in this way

Broadway Mall's Annual Memorial Day Street Fair

It's on!

waiting patiently - Scout and his iconic pal

That's Scout 

posing for me

with his doll likeness/icon

He owns Stephanie 

she in turn owns a fabulous shop called 

Stoopher and Boots.

Stephanie send me this info about the doll:

"The artist, Cindi Miller Herleman, knowing how popular Scout has been at the store, 

made this likeness of him that I now sell.

It comes with a story all about him as follows:  

'My name is Scout, but my friends call me Mush, Boo, Scout Scout, Scouty, and Skitz.  

Some say I am the lickiest dog ever!  

I am a King Charles Spaniel – an original design in the Wee Ones Collection.  

My favorite foods are ice cubes, coffee cups, and sticks.  

When I’m not working at Stoopher & Boots,

 you can find me playing with my friends at the Bull Moose Dog Run 

or 

chasing my brother, Lucky, around the house. 

 If you adopt me, I promise to be a good and loyal dog.'"

Cindi can also make an impressionist version of anyone else’s pet.

Stephanie  just need photos and some info on the animal.

Cost is only $30.

I was in no way compensated for this post,

I just love Stoopher and Boots

Stephanie and of course Scout!

dig in!

its a long weekend

the 'unofficial' start of summer

what better way to get started

then 

a summer plant sale

three on thursday

West 78th Street

 is by far 

one of the prettiest blocks 

on the UWS 

(Upper Westside).  

I've featured its 

prettily painted townhouses before 

 this time 

I am focusing 

(not so well, poor little PointandShoot is having zoom focus issues) 

on the decorations.  

This house in particular with its many

 - in sets of THREE - 

planters and window boxes

 is one of my favorites.

wordless

toonday - whose judgement day?

monday monologue - unraptured

The weekend is over.  

I assume you'all survived the non-event:

The Rapture

it always sounded sort of porn-ish to moi.  

Anyway it was a non-event. 

 I beautified™ 

a gloriously divine deep tissue massage

Saturday morning 

at Exhale 

 the sound system that pipes soothing music into the dimly lit massage studios was kaput.  

One wondered

 if it was a foreshadowing of the end of the world 

but no one there seemed to be aware

Namasta 

I headed back to the Westside for my weekly hair appointment, 

the salon was abuzz with chatter

 would it or wouldnt it

Concensus was not

When I got home ToonMan was deep into a computer game 

he didnt appreciate my 'are we walking or not?' query 

so I decided to head out to Apple to get screen protectors for both my iPad and iPhone 

Apple was out of them but these people were recommended.  

Price was right.  

When I got home 

ToonMan asked if I wanted to take a walk down to the 79th Street Boat Basin.  

I did.

We took the wrong route 

had to walk through the restaurant/bar, 

'The West 79 Street Boat Basin Cafe' 

in the rotunda

GAH 

the music and chatter were deafening.   

When we made it to the waterfront 

the sky looked 

ominous 

very end of days

 So we walked a bit faster, 

with fewer stops for photo ops

I dropped my Point&Shoot 

- again - 

this time I think the zoom got damaged

 I am not a happy camper

I love my Olympus Stylus 9000

it fits in my pocket and/or purse 

and 

goes with me everywhere. 

 Sigh.

I am happy that life goes on 

 My friend Mary and her husband, Jay, 

were in town for the weekend 

staying at another friend of mine's apartment 

just upstairs from us  

Sunday morning we went to brunch at my favorite Recipe

Do these two not look like twins?

Okay

brothers?

Add to the chill in the air, the not quite rain/mist

 a street fair

 The Amsterdam Avenue Festival.  

Recipe 

was represented by a pig roasting

for real 

a 

HUGE 

pig 

roasted, then sliced and served

they were also grilling calamari.

After brunch the men headed back to our apartment

Mary and I went to
Stoopher and Boots 

where I snapped this baby hat with crabs on it and this fun crab shaped pillow

I took the shots for my pal 

CBW 

who has a crab hat of her own

 she let me model it once

Arent you glad the world didnt end?

If it had, you'd have missed seeing me look like a goof

waiting patiently

So if you are
here 

reading
 this

the world didn't commence to end

Miles 

(or is it Myles?) 

who you may recall from another post

 here 

posed so prettily for me 

I took two snapshots

Isnt he adorable?

have you heard?

this photo was stolen from Google

The world is ending on May 21st.  

I understand 

the world's demise was predicted once before

 amazingly it was wrong.  

WAIT! 

May 21st is not the end of the world

 lets get this straight 

I dont want any of you running 

hither and yon 

with 

misinformation.

 May 21st is Judgment Day.

  

The true official last day of the world is 

October 21st.  

Whew.   

I was a little nervous 

I hadnt begun to repent 

now I have more time. 

I do wonder how accurate this is because the same source cites:  

the year 4990 BC - The flood of Noah’s day. 

All perished in a worldwide flood. 

Only Noah, his wife, and his 3 sons and their wives survived in the ark 

(6023 years from creation).  

ALL?  

What about those animals that boarded the Ark two by two?  

Maybe this is really a new show from JJ Abrams, 

he's prolific and has an amazing imagination 

Just check out his new series Alcatraz 

oh, sorry, don't mean to tease.

if this is for reals, well, 

maybe
you'll get to see an episode or two

I dont know when Fox begins its new fall season.

three on thursday

many thanks

 to all the 

NYPD officers

who patrol Times Square 

and 

keep our city safe

and now a word from the cat

re-posting: patsy & mickey - spunky redux

I posted this 'over the weekend' and I think it got lost in the shuffle so I am re-posting it for any who missed it ...

thank you, Hilary!

toonday - any excuse

wash out

After a glorious week 

of near summer temperatures, 

sunshine

 very few clouds

 in the sky

 we had 

a 

WET 

weekend.  

Friday

 I got to head home early 

but it was so overcast, 

so its going to rain any sec,

 I decided to head home 

vs 

doing a little wandering.  

There are some 

Tom Otterness sculptures

(not this one, this was in front of the TimeWarner Ctr a few years ago)

 outside a hotel on West 42nd St 

that I am itching to snap

they'll be there next time I have time.

Saturday 

I headed to see John

 at 

Sam and Chris Salon 

 he did he usual magic 

See how important beautification™ is?!

Next it was home to grab ToonMan and the BIG camera

We'd Googled 

directions to the 

TWO 

waterfalls 

in Central Park

I was psyched.   

ToonMan and I 

would hop a bus

 (a concession to his continuing recovery) 

and 

get some good shots

But 

when I got home 

he was sitting at his iMac

 still not dressed

 he said something

 like 

he hated being a spoil sport 

the weather didnt look at all enticing

 I said 

I was used his being a wet blanket 

and 

settled in to read

 I read a very good well written well plotted mystery 

13-1/2 by Nevada Barr 

who writes a mysteries set in the various National Parks and feature Ranger Anna Pigeon

 I had sort of grown bored with them.

 I am not sure how I discovered 

13-1/2,

 its possible I read a book review 

tho I didnt remember it at all 

as I opened the e-Book on my iPad

 The afternoon and my disappointment melted away 

as the story unfolded  

I wont give much away by saying 

there are twists and turns that will surprise 

even the most clever reader

I was so sure 

I was right about whodunnit, 

then 

I wasnt

I finished it in one sitting!    

Check it out here.

Sunday

more rain 

but 

there was sunshine 

at 

Polished Beauty Bar 

my friend Autumn co-hosted 

along with 

Susan and Micki Nam of Polished 

a Stella and Dot jewelry party

that's Micki's husband Mark holding the door exiting party-goers.  

Polished is so popular with clients 

that they hold 

birthday or bridal shower or kiddie parties there 

 the 

Dot and Stella event 

followed a morning birthday party.

To be cheery 

despite

what the humidity did to my hair 

to celebrate 

a new pair of JBrand red skinny leg jeans

 I got my tootsies 

Minx'd 

like 

this

waiting patiently

His name is Toby

How do I know?

Its on his leash

He is likely dreaming 

of 

treats

or 

maybe

about 

getting a hair cut

so 

he can see better

How many times did your mom say 'get the hair out of your eyes'?

dumdedumdum dum

Its nice to be back, Blogger
but
you stole the words
that went with this post!

Something about looking for a photo
 to inspire me to write something

clever
but
not verbose

now
 its
just
not

verbose!

three on thursday

I got these candle sticks 

for my sister 

so long ago

 I cant remember when

  There are 3 figures 

I told her 

 it was us

 and 

Mom.  

morning glory

Its going on three springs now
Annie
brought me a
HUGE sack
of
MiracleGro

I bought a new window box

 to eliminate the bad mojo 

of dead morning glories past

 Well 

they weren't ever really dead 

they just never sprouted  

I soaked seeds
I cut the appropriate 'slit' to enable

 - what's the right term? - 

a root to grow

At the proper time

when the seeds looked like 

spermatozoa

(stolen from these people)

I planted

I 

waited 

waited 

waited  

Nothing
  

So in the end 

I bought plants at the Green Market 

that the squirrels ate

 Sigh 

This past summer into fall 

I oohed
and  

I aahed 

over
deborah kitt's morning glory photos

 She sent me seeds

I
waited
very 

patiently

For what?  

For Easter to be over

Apparently 

frost
is
verboten
after Easter

I'm a believer!

toonsday - m is for

monday monologue

Sunday was such a beautiful day 

after my mani/pedi stop at Polished

 I headed home to get ToonMan and the camera and off we went

Riverside Park was filled with people out enjoying the sunshine, 

warm temps 

and 

each other.

Families picnicking

ToonMan dubbed the Promenade: 'the concourse'

It leads uptown to the Community Gardens

Awesome vineage on this tree caught ToonMan's eye

On the way home we spotted this little one 

(her parents were very close by) 

inspecting the dandilions

We came home to find this - I am so glad my camera was handy

"Grooming"

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