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Sun, November 18
Missing
My friend and coworker went missing on Tuesday. Well, not missing in the sense that her family does not know her whereabouts, but missing in the sense that they are not telling ME. And, the fact that I miss HER.
Here's the story: We went to drinks with an old coworker of ours at The Blue Owl on 2nd Ave. It was happy hour, much to our delight. The drinks were easy on the alcohol--so no one was feeling dizzy or buzzed, but our taste buds were happy. The drinks tasted like candied grape fruit. After an hour or so, we parted ways. I went to Westville to meet my Inner Monologue friends for dinner, and she went to Irving to do some writing.
The next morning she didn't come to work. My friends and I thought she slept late. I left her a message akin to "get your butt to work bitch!" but nicer.
Turns out she had to go to the hospital for a killer migraine. I sure can relate.
But its been radio silence since then.
Pick up the phone, R!
Where are you??????? It has been a week.
Posted by lexzog at Sun, November 18 | Comments (0)
Christmas and Cupcakes
Coming back from my writer's workshop in Brooklyn last Wednesday, I felt inspired. I started writing a short story in my note book. Unfortunately, the only times I am struck by the muse seem to be when traveling to and fro in the city's underground, so a lot of my stories feature homeless people. I was happy to find that just as I was writing a description of just such a character, there popped a real live homeless man right before my very eyes.
I started jotting down the details into my book:
"He wore a black baseball cap cocked to the side, and clutched his ratty puffy coat--the one he wore in winter AND in summer--protectively to his chest."
I noticed he was about to enter my subway car.
"He entered the subway car, stumbling as the door almost closed on his cheek."
He glanced my way.
"He glanced my way."
He started walking in my direction.
"He started walking toward me."
Shit. Of course. He staggered toward me and....sat right next to me. Of all the seats in the empty train. He began to mumble about cupcakes, and withdrew a bag of hostess cupcakes from under his shirt. Then he began to talk about Christmas. "It's Chrisssmas. GodammnissChrismas I tell yas. He tore open the cupcake bag with his teeth and spit some of the plastic in my direction. I continued writing, hoping that he would see that I was very involved. Too involved to be messed with.
"Excuse me Miss, could I please borrow a piece of paper?"
I wanted to tell him that he could keep it when he was through but I figured the less talking the better.
I don't know what he did with the paper,but he continued mumbling the way that homeless people mumble to themselves incoherently and circuitously about Christmas and cupcakes and how he didn't give a damn.
I didn't want to draw attention to myself by getting up before a stop, lest he lash out at me for being rude. I got up when the train was about to come to a stop, and just as I got up, he stopped mid-grumble to say, "Thank you very much Miss, have a good night."
Puzzling. Manners, after all.
Posted by lexzog at Sun, November 18 | Comments (0)
Wed, November 7
My Sister's Bat Mitzvah
So it was on October 27th, but I've had lots going on lately (think: flashy diamond ring) and have had no time to post my pics. Ash and her friends had a blast, but I think I had the most fun. Below is a video of Ash singing her Haftorah and some pics!
Ashley's Haftorah
I thought it was funny that her Haftorah portion was about Sodom and Gomorrah. Even though Ash wrote the whole speech herself (that was after Justin and I bribed her with the promise of installing the new OSX Leopard for her Mac if she rewrote the speech from what she'd cut and pasted from the Rabbi), she certainly did not know what the word "sodomy" meant. Yet the poor girl has to define the Jewish day in which she comes of age with a story that is in the simplest and crudest interpretation (leave it to me) based on it. Of course she googled the word after Justin and I brought attention to it. Justin begged her to add to the end of her speech, "Rabbi? What's 'Sodomy' mean?"
ASH ON THE BUS!
ASH AND THE GALS DANCING
ME AND MY COUSIN MARGS
Posted by lexzog at Wed, November 7 | Comments (0)
Beauty Confidential
My friend Nadine Haobsh has published her first book Beauty Confidential. It's a very cute, helpful, any-woman-will-love-it beauty guide. You'll love it, your best friend will love it, your mom will love it. If she wears lipstick.
Nadine is also going to be on The Today Show tomorrow morning (9:42 am, to be precise!) so tune in!
Posted by lexzog at Wed, November 7 | Comments (0)
The Next Show: November 13!
Come to Inner Monologues next show: Face Your Fears on November 13th at 7pm.
Dan designed this awesome invite:
We have a brand spankin' new location!!!! New performers, and a new format for the show...FUN TIMES!
Posted by lexzog at Wed, November 7 | Comments (0)