The Unique Worldview of Pamela

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Today is a little rainy in the city. This is not unusual by any standards, but the amount of frustrated and cranky people are. We are fine, but the patrons and the staff are just so... Negative today. I do understand frustration; I, myself, do tend towards such things on occassion [sic]; and on occassion [sic] it is important to vent such frustrations so they escape one's psyche. However, what I have learned in recent months, is that doing it to people just because they are around or to be angry at whomever is around is not the best solution. It doesn't solve anything and only causes strife between oneself and those with whom one is affecting.

I am writing out my frustration on this so it doesn't affect those around me, only, possibly, those who read this, which may or may not be a frustrating post. Anyway...

Other than today being what it is, there is general happiness afoot and minor challenges. Both together create a good life. I feel blessed by all that is in my life and that which is in my husband's, and despite some confusion about our beliefs v. LDS doctrine, all is not at odds as much as there may be pressure to be.

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So... Cookie Monster, what songs do you have on your mp3 player?

*Cookie Monster looks down at device*
CM: 'C is for Cookie'...
*Looks up at interviewer*
CM: That good enough for me.

Hey all, Stefon, from SNL is so super funny, we made our own thing! Here it is...

'If you're looking for good time, look no further than Club Spark. Created by that famous transvestite hermaphrodite lesbian, Summer Funn--with two "n"s and located on the Staten Island ferry. This club has everything: daytrippers, weekenders, snowbirds, yearly vacationers, and awe struck tourists. And look, over there! It's a human wine cooler at the VIP table---it's that thing where you take a midget, put ice in his pants and then stick a wine bottle down there...'

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Saw the musical Once last night. I want to term it as a 'generational musical'. Something that speaks to the youth of the present, but those too far out of the spectrum may not enjoy it as much.
Other 'generational musicals' are: Rent, Spring Awakening, and American Idiot. This one is like some kind of emo show, but not as depressing... Indy rock-ish, with some Beatles-type of music. It's kind of like this: someone takes Roger from Rent, heals him from AIDS, makes his girlfriend alive, but has him be in Dublin while she is in New York, and have him be able to write his own great songs with a band. That is this show. It's like Roger's spin-off musical, except all the characters have different names and the setting has its own quirks. Does this mean I like the show? Not really. I find it to be tedious and a bit boring, as well as harmful to men. What do like about the show is the following: letting the audience go on stage to drink before the show and at intermission, having the Czech family speak English, but use Czech supertitles when they are supposedly speaking Czech in order to distinguish a language barrier, the use of mirrors as set and lighting pieces, and the hard work all the actors do for this show.

2 1/2 out of 5.

Well, here we are in Montauk.
I have super-spotty phone reception, so if anyone has been trying to call, I have not been able to check messages since yesterday. My apologies. Well, not really. I like being away from the phone. It's cool and all. Do leave messages, though, I will return them as soon as I can.

Yesterday, we began our journey with a lovely breakfast at Buon Appetito, which was quite filling and starchy. Afterwards, we made our way via ferry and subway to Penn Station to await our train.
One of the reasons we wanted to go to Montauk was because we would get to ride the double decker diesel train. Which we did, with gusto. We both got to sit by the window, as the train was not very full. Out past Babylon, we started to take in the scenery and noticed various things of elite silliness:

--The term 'hampton' comes from the old Dutch meaning 'farm town'. The Hamptons, then, were once farm communities which are now, ironically, summer homes for the rich.
--Out of the houses we could see from the train, many had their own tennis courts; because, for some reason, they can't share.

Once arriving in Montauk, we located a brochure map and promptly followed it to our lodging: The Sail Inn at Montauk. We made the innkeeper's day by getting a room for 2 nights that has...a jacuzzi! YAY! Why didn't we get a terrace room? It's cold out! Silly people. It's also quite windy here.
We hung out in the room for a while and watch TV. It has all major cable stations, which is a plus and truly wonderful!!
Then, we went to go find dinner...during the off-season...in Montauk...in the Harbour area only...yeah.
We ended up at Manucci's, in which we ate from their pasta special menu. The pasta was all right, but the seafood and the chicken were very good. We are planning on finding some place else to eat today.
Tried to look at the stars, but there is a bit too much light pollution where we are. We're going to try and find somewhere else to be tonight to see them. Also, going to scope out a place to see the sun rise tomorrow morning, or watch the sun set tonight.

On Saturday, I will be going to be Phantom of the Opera's 10,000 and 10,001 performance, as well as the party following the evening show. Rock on.

Yes, yes. I have not vanished into the oblivion. Here is an update for y'all.
I've been doing a lot of things in the Real World... not so much online. That's a reason I've not sat down and composed...but then, you know, I start reading Victorian Literature with Diary entries and letters to people and I remember why I started doing this in the first place. It's a way to write when some things happened so as to remember down the line. It's not the best as other people's writings, but it is what I have at the moment.

Been reading a lot of political news, watching the Republican primary, looking at the what-may-be the end of the Eurozone...etc etc.

What have been doing while world has news? Oh, working, mostly. And being social. Waiting... lots of waiting... waiting to do taxes, waiting to move, waiting to see if we're going to tour the White House on my birthday, waiting to watch movies that will be coming out soon, waiting for End of the Rainbow... Lots of things... all will happen as they will happen.

Today was a wierd day at the library. There's apparently homeless drunk men that sleep here. I've never noticed before, because I stay in a quiet corner. Anyway, one of these people came in, took a paper, and fell asleep in one of their awful plastic chairs. The librarian thought he was dead. The paramedics were called and it was found out he had dangerously low blood sugar and blood pressure. It's amazing he even got into the library! I'm glad there are awesome librarians that work for the New York Public Library, otherwise things could get worse here!

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Our brother, Jesus Christ, the most famous Jew on this planet, and a wise rabbi, does appreciate all the songs and carols sung in His name, but I am also very sure he would like to hear some Hanukkah songs as well.
Thank you.

Any negative comments about my description of Jesus will be deleted. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.

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Just a query and a thought...
It is very, very sad when a family of 4, 5, or even 6 has both parents unemployed and without savings. I do know that. It's tragic. It's also quite disappointing to know that the people graduating from college this year have less job opportunities in his/her chosen then when I graduated.
Here is my question: why is there not any mention of the middle class people that are doing well despite the recession? People that were on types of fixed incomes, paycheque-to-paycheque people who are not as affected. Couples without children.... It's like that entire demographic doesn't exist in the media. It's a bit annoying. It would be neat to see how those people had lived previously and how they are still surviving. Offering tips and suchlike. Just a thought.

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While we ( my husband and I) have generally been pleased with what we have discovered and learned about the Mormon faith, as it exists on Staten Island and Manhattan, we are most likely going to postpone officially joining them for another year. We will probably still devote a great portion of our lives to it, as it does give us great spiritual health. We are still checking out a few things that may not manifest right away, and we'd rather be church friends than apostates. That is all. Please, please, please drop the pressure about it. Thank you.

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Ladies and Gentlemen,
I do not normally post anything of this caliber in this journal, but I am unable to attract media attention to this spectacular event, so I am doing it myself. I wish to talk about the best, most awesome, #1 landlord in NYC. His name is Jack Dolan. He and his father own the Grey Court Apartments on Staten Island. Why is Jack so amazing? Because he is upgrading the buildings without being forced to.

#1: He fixed all the buildings roofs.
#2: He cleaned out all the basements and de-roached them.
#3: He is upgrading the pipes, which are over 100 years old.
#3a: He is creating new bathrooms for some of the tenants which have to get them, like us. This is being done in a timely manner, and ours was serviceable again with a fortnight. During this time, he has graciously offered a bathroom in a vacant apt. for those without bathrooms. On top of this, he has offered to do what he can to assist his tenants during the process.

And, no, the rents will not be raised astronomically to fund this process. These buildings are rent-stabilized, and as such, can only be raised by the percentage instated by the City of New York.

We are very happy with what is going on, and we are happy we have stayed where we are. Most landlords are not this concerned, and so we want to give him some sort of Landlord of the Year award, but, alas, we have not been able to find any. If any is known to exist, please do let us know. Thank you.

Our landlord's son, who will eventually be fully taking over the rental property has decided to update the buildings as much as possible. This is a wonderful idea, and we are thrilled about it. First, he fixed all the roofs, so that the top floor flats no longer have leaks during rain storms, and now he is fixing the pipe systems and the basement. In doing so, he discovered that many of the bottom floor flats have poor plumbing work, so he is updating all the bathrooms on the first floor of, at least, our building.

We currently have no bathroom, just a hole in the floor. We're using an upstairs flat for our bathroom requirements. Estimated new bathroom time 4 days, which I think is pretty cool. New floor, new toilet, new sink, and new shower...but no more clawfoot tub :(
So, yay! New stuff!

Chowder, our lovely kitty, is totally behaving herself during this process. Not sure what to get her as a gift. Any suggestions?

When I was younger, I remember going to NYC to see shows and Andrew Lloyd Webber's shows seemed to be everywhere: Phantom, Cats, Sunset Blvd are the three I remember seeing up all at the same time. Now, only one remains. However, it has come to my attention, via Playbill.com, that Webber is going to start another Broadway Triptych: this Spring we shall be seeing Phantom, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Evita. Imagine if Love Never Dies had made it! There would be 4 Webber shows! There hasn't been a Triptych like this since Disney had three shows running at once! Although, Disney does own half of Marvel, and Julie Taymor's Soul....so they probably make money off of Spiderman. Oh, wait... Newsies may come to Broadway in the Spring...so it'll be the fight of Webber v. Disney. Wonder who will win? It's going to be an interesting Spring.

First time I got to be at a courthouse for Jury Duty, and the summation I have is: It really is a trial by ones peers. At least 3 people weren't sure they were at the correct address (although the words: Federal Courthouse are printed outside), at least 5 complained about wanting to come in during the Jewish holidays, and then various other situations occured involving people's busy lives being taken advantage of, even though being a juror is a constitutional obligation. Adding to all this, I had never done this before yesterday, but I knew more information about the process than those around me! Really??? Common sense people, who has it?
I'm still on phone stand-by for another week, and I have a feeling I will probably get called in at least one more time.

As for the Mormons, there's some background to this:
Some of you may know this already, but we periodically go on a religion search. Not to change what we believe in, but to see what other people believe and how similar those beliefs are to our own. A few years back, I checked out Scientology, mainly from watching the South Park show about said belief system. Anyway, after watching this and this and realizing that Mormons even find this funny, I wanted to learn more. So, we had the Mormon missionaries visit our home. Oh, right... I almost forgot, I did check out this website before doing anything else. Ok, so they came by and we were very impressed with them. Firstly, since we had done our research about the history of the church, the faith, etc., we didn't have to hear it again. Secondly, here is a list of things we liked about the missionaries (in no particular order):
---the church is preaching and promoting theocentrism
---they came with knowledge of the history of the bible, as well as the christian church
---they were very open minded to our ideas as well as what we believe as individuals
---although they both had not watched South Park or seen The Book of Mormon, they were very enthused about us discussing the Mormon aspects of both
---showing them the Book of Mormon my mom had given me, it was recognized as being the one that was passed out during the 1960-something World's Fair (which we didn't know as my mom had gotten it in a tag sale).
---they are just so very nice!

Look, we know about the evils of the Mormon church. We know it isn't LGBT friendly. We know all of that. We also know there has not been any actual scientific or archeological evidence that the Book of Mormon is accurate. However, this is first Christian sect we have researched that openly promotes Theocentrism, which is the word of Jesus, as well as is open to interpretive discussion and questioning of the faith. Yes, in order to join, one must believe that the Book of Mormon is true, but how one comes to that conclusion is entirely up to the individual, although the Mormons encourage prayer.

Don't think we'll actually join the church, but we are fully enjoying the spiritual discourse they bring to us.

I image-searched to make sure I was the first to think of this... but I couldn't find it.... so I present:

OAR REALLY?



SCORE!!!

Today's rant is about:
People who do not read.

I'm not typing about people who are illiterate for whatever reason or people who just don't like to read books. I'm typing about people who will not read directions, descriptions, profile info; and those who *claim* to read them, but in fact refuse to understand it.

What I am currently annoyed with today is I updated a profile of mine on a social networking website (not facebook) in which I spent almost 30 minutes typing out, in great detail, why I was on said site, what I was looking, why I was looking for it, as well as answering various questions that people who have contacted me through said site have asked me. I do admit it was a bit of a bitchy tone, which I also mentioned on said profile. Anyway, I was going through some of the messages and replyed to someone who had contacted me prior to this massive profile update. I do not retroactively punish people for not reading, so I mentioned to this person that I updated my profile and he should check it out to see if I am still what he wanted. He was not someone I was keen to get to know, but I give people the benefit of the doubt on the internet, due mostly to the 2d environment it creates, as well as the lack of actual emotion in writing things down.

This guy replies back again, with the same questions and the same lack of information he had prior to my profile update, so I curtly reply that I currently "was not looking for" what he was looking for. He replies again asking me to be "straight forward". Which, knowing me and my personality, I sat down and wrote 4 things which he had done with his online etiquette which bothered me. I don't normally go and point out people's faults because sometimes they just can't help it. This guy still has not replied back, so I do hope he has figured out I'm not what he wants.

Social network sites cull all kinds of people. It's hard, sometimes, to weed out the good from the bad. I am attempting to solve this, at least on mentioned site in above diabribe, using intellegence, knowledge, and detail.

Hey Folks!
I'm getting really, really tired of standing up for Barack Obama. He's doing his job and it's not his fault if something goes wrong. That's why, as the be all and end all post about this, I urge you to check this out:

The 244 Accomplishments of President Obama

True, it does link to a blog, not a news site, however, all the claims can be looked up and check for authenticity. If anyone else has any fricking problems, I would suggest researching how checks and balances work in our country before complaining. Thank you.

I've been getting various emails, phone calls, conversations, wall posts about what we are going to do during Hurricane Irene. Apparently, we're staying put:




That's right. Yet another reason to love St. George: free from being evacuated!!
Rock on.

We're not afraid of wind and water.

Oh..wait..wait..if you look to the right of the image, 2 blocks from us is Zone A.
Did I mention we're on a hill? Hee hee hee. I know, I know, being minorly snarky here. Am also quite happy that I'm not working this weekend. I'd have to walk through Zone A to get home.

I have figured out how to record shows from my digital tv converter box to my VCR. It may be old school, but until one can record shows for keeps off of a DVR or TIVO, I'll keep my VCR thank you very much.

What is so important to me? An episode of Secrets of New York about haunted Broadway Theatres... Belasco has to featured on this. I'm recording over some music videos and *gasp* my Rocky Horror Broadway on Broadway clip featuring Terrance Mann and Jason Wooten.

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At the library again, checking out the internet and the job post sites and the events going on around the area. Work has been really, really, really slow on both ends. Shuberts have 5-6 theatres open out of 14, and myrddan just finished a gig at the St. George spotlighting Tracey Morgan. Unemployment and a few off-the-book gigs here and there are getting us through the summer. We're not broke, and we're not doing poorly, we're happy and we're able to do what we want to do. We're not in debt to anyone, all our bills get paid on time with no late fees or no interest fees.

Spent Monday at the Liberty Science Center in NJ. It was an adventure to get there, as we chose to take the Liberty Park Ferry. Liberty Park is very nice, but there wasn't any shade or wind. It's almost as if NJ plants trees for the sake of planting, but not for their express purpose...shade! It wasn't too hot, though, so the walk wasn't too bad. The Center was not as I remembered it, which was a good thing, because the last time I was there, many of the exhibits were showcasing new technologies, which are now not as new. It was a very child-friendly place, but it was still fun for us. We saw the IMAX Hubble movie, which was incredible. We also saw the T-Rex Sue 3-d movie...which was okay. As for the exhibits themselves, there were a few things we found memorable: there was, on the floor, a large map of the Hudson River area, from the top, near Canada, all the way down to New York Bay. This map was a satellite view, and we were able to find the following locations on it: our flat, my dad's house, Erich's dad's house, and the area Erich grew up in. We want something like that in our home, but are still not sure the best to go about doing it. Another interesting exhibit were the tanks of animals that were local to the Hudson River. There were a lot of large fish and turtles. Don't remember live animals being there before, but seeing them was a great event. The Touch Tunnel was still there, and we did it. The only problem I had was that the infrared cameras set up at various intervals had glowing LED lights around them. This led to the tunnel being somewhat illuminated and not vary helpful to the sensory dep experience. Otherwise, it was a good day, finished with a ride back to the city on the LRT transferred to the PATH, and lunch at Pound & Pence, an excellent British restaurant in the Financial District.

Since then, we've been home playing video games and watching movies. We have been frequenting the farmer's market for wonderful food and produce. It is a shame when the media reports that healthier food is more expensive than junk food. It simply is not always the case. Fruits and vegetables can be purchased at a lower rate than junk food. While it is true a $1 burger is cheaper than a pound of apples, there are more apples in a pound and are healthier as well. We're not cutting back on eating well, for it is not beneficial to us at all. We are currently trying to avoid the following ingredients in our foods: corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, Bleached flour, partially and fully hydrogonated oils, aspartame, concentrated juices, and other wierd chemicals which we don't know or can't pronounce. Does it make shopping harder? Not really, because we can still find food items that have truly all natural ingredients and unadded sugars, and we are filling healthier and happier because of it. We know restaurants don't always remove these items, so we don't make a big deal when we dine out, but our home will contain healthy products. The only times we question restaurant items is which their meats. We avoid farm salmon, as well as fish that are not being fished sustainably. We prefer wild fish and animals as much as possible. The meat tastes better, looks better, and we're preserving farms and wild life as much as we can. We're not going to be jerks about this, however, but we are willing to discuss it when asked.

We were watching a documentary yesterday about the flood in Johnstown, PA. It was very, very, very tragic and could have been less devastating, as people were given warnings throughout the day. However, the documentary was, while informative, was unintentionally hilarious. Besides bad acting (mostly by the production crew!), there was one moment that really made us laugh:

There was this building, called Alma Hall (still standing) that had a dozen or so people huddled in there and we thought this....
"Hey, it could be worse, there could be zombies."
"What? No...wait... AHHHH ZOMBIE!!!"
"Nah, that's just Bill, he hasn't had his coffee yet."
*Bill makes zombie noise*
"Then why is he trying to eat my arm?"
"Goddammit man, find him some coffee!"

etc.

Again, we know it was tragic. Just found that moment funny is all.

3 things:

#1: Has it somehow become the proper thing to do for people to interrupt talking to one person in favour of someone who just shows up seconds later? It's just bloody rude to multi-task like that.

#2: If there is a default and the interest rates go up how does affect people who pay on time and don't pay interest on anything? Or people that have set interest rates?

#3: I have Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and it is super awesome!!!!!!

It's been really, really hot here. We haven't done much since our Anniversary dinner.

The Anniversary dinner:

This was taken on lockemaison's camera phone.
We ordered the Katana plate, for 2. One side has steak the other side has King Crab, and there's some sort of puffy thing in the middle. It was very wonderful and amazing.

The Ninja Restaurant is located on Hudson Street and is easy to pass by. Inside, it is a theme restaurant of epic size. There's a maze you walk through to get to the dining area, which is set up to look smaller than it is. All the tables are against walls and it feels private, because you can only see one or two other booths from your own. The menu is a scroll, from which you order. There are certain menu items that include a ninja star, and these include a "ninja art" with the meal. Some of these are really neat, others are, well, okay. The fire tricks get a bit old, but it's still amusing. It's a bit pricey, but it's worth it because the atmosphere is so neat and the food is quite amazing. We may go again sometime.

Since then, we have been home because it has been quite, quite hot here. Not as hot as Alabama, but still quite hot. It's hot enough for Chowder, though, and we got her a spot by the fan, so she doesn't get overheated. The only minor issue with the window fan is that it doesn't reach both sides of the bed. We've been sleeping seperately in order to stay cool. I sleep at night and myrddan sleeps during the morning/early afternoon.

Boring entry, I know, but sometimes writing things down helps remember those things forgotten.

It's really interesting the number of interesting comments I get from some of the mundane or inane posts. It's a good way to check on who actually reads my posts. Heh.

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I've been a bit highstrung lately. In my efforts to be vindicated, I've been quite annoying and complacent instead of righteous. My mind gets filled with annoyances of the ignorant in this city and all comes out at once on some person or another for whatever reason: loud cell phone talker, inconsiderate loud pointless conversationalist, what have you. I know I can't right the evils in this world, not even one at a time. I also know that this innate rudeness is really only in this city and not in other places around the country or even the world. I'm turning into one of them...and I don't know how to calm my inner self and being. People are just so self-absorbed with themselves and their little electronic devices they forget there are other people around them. Not being observant will only harm them in the end. There are so many things I have to complain about, and while this may be the forum for such things, I don't know if I really should... I just could use advice on how to calm down. How to be vindicated without turning into a shirking crazy woman. How to be more Victorian about it...things like that. Advice is welcome.

I'm not on a diet, but my husband and I are trying to reduce our belly paunches, at least a little bit. Here's some things we are doing:

1. Cutting down on almost all meat.
2. Staying away from (as much as possible): enriched wheat products, corn syrup, concentrated juices
3. Ordering off children's menus at restaurants or sharing adult portions.

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Yesterday, my father and I went to the Pompeii exhibit at the Times Square Discovery Center. It was very cool in some ways, and not as cool in others. They had a lot of artefacts on display, like pottery and wall pieces, scultures and tiles, some of which would've probably been more enchanced by staying in their original locations than being moved. Besides the casts of people, which was wonderfully interesting, there was also some sort of container that was made from... LAVA ROCK. Oh, the irony!

Other news, that 30+ year old tube tv that we have is finally starting to die. All the digitazation being pumped into it is totally freaking it out. A flatscreen will be coming soon. Meh.

I would have a speech with would include something like the following:

"I do have lewd pictures and video of me out on the internet, and probably in other venues, and I wanted them to exist. I do not regret doing what I wanted to do prior to running. I do admit to having tried various narcotics and having enjoyed them. I admit to being normal and experiencing life away from my couch and away from organized religion. My personal life and my work life will not mix, and anything I choose to do with my personal time is my choice and has no reflection on my ability to hold a job or perform it to my best. If anyone out there finds what I do in my personal life more important than my professional life, than that person is more shallow than I thought. I do hope this country isn't turning into an Idiocracy. "

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Not sure where Amazon gets their info, but it obviously isn't from the official sources.





Why is Webber even given credit for this?

Who says it's bad? We say, "nice to see you! The rapture happened and everyone got saved spontaneously, oh and, hey look! All our stuff is with us, too!"

Why are people so negative and being scared and speaking doom? Everyone is worthy otherwise there would not be any people. Heaven is here, with all. There doesn't have to be any differences or divisions. All are one. Look for the rapture inside. It's a spiritual catharsis. It's not a material happening. Want your theocentrism to shine through today? Cool. Why stop there? Be raptured everyday by the beauty and the joy of the world. You don't have to believe in Jesus or Mohammed or God. You can just be and smile. Why do you think the Mormons are so happy? They see beauty everywhere and in everyone. Where's the rapture? Inside yourself. The earthquake is not a real quake but a metaphorical shift in how one believes in the Other. Happy rapture day and thank you to Mr. Camping for showing us how to love each other again, if only for a moment. :)

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Am staying up until 2.30 am EST to do earthquake watching. So far, nothing. It's really too bad that Camping isn't preaching spiritual rapture, otherwise I would look for the earthquake inside myself.

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Hello there.
I am the universe. I encompass everything and have been around forever.
I have decided, on a lark, to follow the confines of human time, an invention based upon natural occurances, such as the movement of the planets, sun, and moon, and harvest time, eventually spawning into a man-made 24-hour clock with man-made zones across one tiny planet in my ever growing universe: Earth.

So, being the awesome universe that I am, I have decided to not only follow human time, but also follow ideas based on a historical-mythological text, literally and figuratively, and rain down 24 earthquakes in 24 hours, in 24 different areas of Earth on 21 May 2011 CE.

Why am I doing this? Because, being the universe and encompassing everything, I declare it to be my personal own April Fools' Day. Har De Har Squared.

Does this make sense? Chaos Theorists probably think so, being an infinite number of myself, one of me is sure to make this come true. Eventually. At some point.... and if you throw pieces of a clock off the event horizon of a black hole, it will come back, not only put together, but when it is happy: 10:10.

Okay...so if a group of 8 people or so is planning a 48-hour event at a specific location, wouldn't it be expected that at least one of the 8 is always there? Makes sense, right? Let me explain.

This weekend, for the readers who weren't aware, was the Cube Reunion. It was for all the OG Cube people, the "Cube Rat" generation of about 10-7 years ago that all met and hung out at the Cube, before migrating to other places, or moving away, etc. This weekend was supposed to be wonderful, because I hadn't seen a lot of these people in many, many years. The event began on Friday eve, at 6:30. There was apparently a dozen or so people there, and they had a party at the Pyramid Club. We chose to not be there on Friday, because, hey, it's a 2-day event. Fashionably late is our style.

So...yesterday myrddan got to the Cube around noon, and I showed up around 2.30. No one was there. My husband had gone to the Square to see if people were there, no one was. This was a bit disappointing. We waited around for awhile and got lunch...still no one. My husband checked the square again. Now, it's around 5 or so. During this time, this one person, who knew some of our friends was there webcam blogging, and we talked with him. And a friend of ours, who is one of our neighbours, showed up at K-mart. That was it.

I left around 6, so I'm not sure what happened after that. But, as Casper put it on the event page on Facebook: "W T F YOU PEOPLE TALK SOME GOOD SHIT BUT YOU DIDNT SHOW".

That about sums it up.

I'm watching the Royal Wedding BBC coverage on PBS. I think, out of all the coverage being provided, this is truly the best, as it's being done by people who know what's going on and are truly stalwart about it. Not be sleeping much today. Having much fun and feeling a bit 'homesick' for London.

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And in the rpg, the hero has to fight a horde of rats. The player presses L1. Summon exterminator.

"What do you wish of me, hero?"

"Kill the rats for me."

"I cannot do that. I only brought the anti-termite powder. You must purchase for me the rat poison and you appear a bit short of cash...however, if you slay these rats here you'd have just enough gold to buy the poison and it will be ready for the next time."

Moral: Damn you, video game irony!

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Yesterday, I went to Dongan Hills, Staten Island, to go on the Morovian Cemetary Tour. The cemetary is quite large, well over 100 acres, and we saw just a about 30% or so, is my guess. Anyway, I took a few pictures, which are posted behind the cut.

( Cemetary Graves )

Someone I work with had recently gotten married, and so I asked her what one does at a bridal shower. She explained that you eat and give gifts...

Me: So, what does one give at the wedding?
Her: Money, usually.
Me: The bride gets 2 gifts?
Her: The gifts are for the home and the money is paying for your plate at the wedding.
Me: And where are the men during the bridal shower?
Her: They don't go.
Me: So what do the men have?
Her: A bachelor party!
Me: The women get a bridal shower and the bachelorette party, while the men just have a bachelor party? What do you two do together?
Her: Nothing. You have to do some things seperate.
Me: Wow. I didn't do any of that. We just had the wedding. We wanted to do everything together.
Her: You're supposed to do things seperate, you know, things you don't normally do.
Me: We did that. We had a 2-month honeymoon.
Her: That's not unusual.
Me: It was for us. Besides, our wedding was so much fun we're doing our Reenactment again on Memorial Day.
Her: (laughing) Why would you do it again? I wouldn't want to relive that!
Me: It's a bit wierd, I think, to put so much time and effort into just one day that you can't have again. That's why every year we're redoing it to reaffirm our love for each other. This year there will be cupcakes!
Her: (laughing again)

So...yeah...don't really get people and their money usage...

For those Monthy Python Fans that remember the Upperclass Twit of the Year, I now present, its real life competition: The Chap Olympiad! It looks like a cross between steampunk and silly! It's wonderous!

Finally, months after visiting my Great-Aunt Sheila's home and sleeping on wonderful memory foam pillows in her guest bedroom, I went out to purchase some for us.

This morning, I browsed around on-line for prices and stores near my job. I noticed that there were excellent prices at Sears, Target, and Kmart. Nearby my job, however is JC Penney, Macy's, and Kmart.

So, I first went to JC Penney, in the Manhattan Mall (which was much cooler when it had a food court). Lowest price was $29.99 per pillow. A bit higher than I wanted, but I went to purchase anyway. At the register, the cashier did not have a bag big enough for both pillows, and for the price, I didn't want to carry 2 bags around. So, I left and didn't buy the pillows there.

Next stop: Macy's. Macy's only has one brand of contour memory foam pillows: Martha Stewart's. There's a reason Kmart no longer sells her products: they suck. Her stuff falls apart in months. Left Macy's as well.

Went, finally, to Kmart. Not only did I find acceptable pillows at less than $20 a piece, I also bought a new bra! Happy day!

We shall sleep well for many years now, and I will enjoy the support I will be getting.

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Egypt started this protest thing. We are know this.
Libya is now the "big thing" going.
However, there are other countries that deserve a look in the protest movement (in no particular order):

Syria: This started with protests during a funeral and has now escalated. Big time.

Yemen: Audio file, good intro to what's going on there.

Ivory Coast: Election madness, there are some women movements going on here as well

Saudi Arabia: Has not started yet, but there are warnings about doing so...scared, scared dictatorship.

Bahrain: Similar to Egypt, yet not really talked about much in the states.

Tunisia: Basic Q & A link to what's happening there

Not sure why these countries aren't talked about as much, but here is the info, people! It's really important the word gets out!

(Just in case some people haven't figured it out yet, I get most of my news from the BBC. They are truly a worthy organization with fair and balanced up-to-the-minute important news. If it shows up on there, it's important. This news, about the protests, for example, is usually the only way I find out about certain things.)

Check out the tags to see part I...

GTGTBAA: got to go, the boers are attacking!

HCH: hansom cab is here

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Today is a bit of a slow day here at the Foxwoods.
We had lunch at a cafe. The burgers were good, better than the stuff at the buffet. Afterwards, I played on my favourite slot machine, a Wizard of Oz themed one. I put in $10, plus another $4.15 that myrddan had won from playing Keno, and then slotting (he really is better than me at this stuff), and my highest was $35.45, but I lost all of it. *shrug*
Afterwards, I tried my hand at Blackjack, which had a table with a $10 minimum. I lost that, too.
We're down to our last $5.15, and I'm using it at the Wizard of Oz slot tonight, at 1am or so, when it's less creepy here.
We didn't spend more than we could afford to lose, and we're having fun.
Tonight is lobster night at David Burke, with a pre-fixe of $29 a person, 3-course. It's our nice dinner.
Tomorrow we go home..... YAY!!!

Having a fun birthday and all the posts on Facebook from people is wonderful as well.

( Here are some photos from our adventures at Foxwoods. )

We headed out this morning on the 9.30 ferry and waited for the bus, which left late...however...this is the interesting part: the bus went through the Lincoln Tunnel, into Jersey, and then took the George Washington Bridge back to NY and then went NE to CT. What?? Was that really faster? Odd...

So, anyway, there are a lot of people here. There was a 20 minute wait to check-in and a 20 minute queue for the buffet (which was good, but we've had better). Otherwise, it's not too bad. The slots are meh, some pay well, some don't...but it's really just luck, not skill. Seeking out a blackjack table with a $5 or $10 minimum, or I'm not playing. We haven't really won anything, but we're only doing penny slots...tried a couple other games, but slots look safe.

We are enjoying just chilling out though. Tomorrow, we're going swimming! YAY!

Amazingly, no one had EVER told me about me about this before:





This is an image of New York City covered in dust during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. That is correct, there was a dust bowl in New York City during the Great Depression. I was not even aware of this until the other day, when we were watching America, the Story of Us on History Channel DVD.

Q: So, would you like to work at the Belasco for a week in March?
A: I would be stupid to say 'no'.

Kathy Griffin is coming to the Belasco in March. Check out the info on http://www.playbill.com .

Also, filed taxes today. Discovered another wonderful thing about marriage: it is true, deductions galore and larger refunds. Sweet!

Early birthday gifts:
1. A knitted brown vest given by a friend in PA, in December, with some Christmas things.

2. My Dad got us free MoMA passes, good until June. Not sure when we're going, but thanks, Dad!

Union Meeting today. Told to come 'for the fireworks'. Hmmmm....

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Yesterday, myrddan and I went on a Merlin Walk. We walked from Whitehall Terminal to Union Square and its environs. We even stopped at the lovely Cube (where we met):






We had lunch at Sushi Lounge, which features 50% off sushi, minimum purchase. Afterwards, we visited my brother at his job and hung out at Union Square for a bit before I went off to work last night.


Not a very interesting entry, I know, but I wanted to post the pictures.

Yesterday, there was a HUGE sleet/snow/rain/ice storm in NYC and the surrounding area. Went to work at Phantom of the Opera. 1500 seat house....matinee there was... 366. Actually, a 40-person group did not show up, so it was more like 346. At the longest running Broadway show. Lowest number ever. The Mezzanine was closed, except for 12 people who wanted to sit up there. I hardly did any work. It became a joke, because there were so many ushers standing around. Being sent places to "help someone out", just so that we had things to do. It was a good day.

Ladies and Gentlemen of the Internet World, my husband and I just finished watching the wonderful documentary, The Adventure of English, and therein, on Disc 3, was a wonderful introduction to euphemisms meaning one is drunk. These were collected by none other than the wonderful and amazing Benjamin Franklin!

So here, unedited, is Ben Franklin's Drunk Dictionary!

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