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i've been so busy i haven't even had time to blog about the awesome birthday i had with my friends, drinking and eating and laughing with my favorite nyc people, and then heading to philly/cherry hill to see the disco biscuits and the phillies with julia and spend some time with my mom. last weekend was insanely fun, which i needed because work the past few weeks has been out of control busy. but i've been so busy outside of work i haven't been able to think about it much except when i'm there kicking ass and taking names. i think that's a good thing.

today i'm off and leaving my house soon to head to goshen, CT to hang with katherine!! i hope we go to the bar with the peanuts on the floor, or get lost in the woods somewhere with a case of beer.

aaaaaand bill cosby is in 2 days.

RIP Harry Kalas, the Voice of the Phillies

Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas died today at age 73, in the broadcast booth just hours before today's game. He was the voice of the Phillies since 1971, a Hall of Fame inductee and one of the greatest announcers in baseball history. Today is a sad day for baseball fans. Harry the K will be missed.

A cool tribute I read about was Victorino, Stairs, and some other players gathering in the dugout before the game (which I'm surprised they played, but at least they won it for Harry) to share a cigarette. Harry was notoriously always smoking, and Victorino thought it would be a good way to pay some respect. Thank you, Victorino.

Awesome Show!! Great Job!!!

Phillies: 8
Rockies: 4
FINAL!!

w00t!!!

and I've been doing this for the past hour or so. 108, 489... this is too good.

Day 100 of 365. - "Kites in a Storm"

Day 100 of 365. - "Kites in a Storm"
Originally uploaded by ArchedRoof

whoa - kites are awesome.

p.s. yeah, it's 8:15 on a saturday night, i'm still in my PJs and have done nothing today. Except watch Cadillac Records (with Beyonce as Etta James, Mos Def as Chuck Berry, Adrien Brody as producer Leonard Chess, and Jeffrey Wright as Muddy Waters - I don't know why this movie slipped through the radar, it's really good) and this movie Robot Stories (four short films), digitally hang out with Julia for about 7 hours, watch baseball, and dick around online. Thank god it's nasty out today, because I really enjoyed the excuse to be a bum.

Another Friendly Game of Baseball

The Phillies have been disappointing so far, but it's nothing new for them to start out slow each season. Plus I think they all partied a little too hard during the off-season after winning the World Series (they definitely deserved to). But party time is over, guys. Time to step it up.

The Red Sox just beat the Angels in a very exciting tug-of-war game ending in an excruciating 9th inning with Kendrick fouling 7 times with 2 outs and the bases loaded...but Jason bay was on fire tonight, Penny got the job done in his Red Sox debut, and finally Kendrick flied out to the right field to end the game. After what tragically happened to the Angels rookie pitcher Adenhart, I can't talk any shit about their team. Except to say that Bobby Abreu is an inbred douchebag who should've stuck with the Mets.



But I guess I shouldn't badmouth the Mets when the Phillies aren't winning games... but then again, badmouthing the Mets is my job as a Phillies phan. And it's so easy. Ugh but they're winning right now... Phillies start soon, I need to ra11y.

And you ask what is all of this called? It's just a friendly game of baseball.

The Feldman Haggadah

The Feldman Seder last night was wonderful. I ate wayyy too much and had to leave before dessert (probably a good thing) but it was so nice, as it always is, to spend time with my family. Every year, as I'm sure is customary for all not-too-religious families, we light-heartedly complain and groan about the readings and ask, after every song or prayer, "Are we done yet? When can we eat?" This year, my dry-humored uncle Donald passed around the Feldman Haggadah, a photo-copied 2-page joke he told us to look over and then dinner could be served. "Just kidding, we have to read the real one," he said, but we all died reading this thing.

It goes like this:

Opening prayers: Thanks, God, for creating wine. (Drink wine.) Thanks for creating produce. (Eat parsley.)

Overview: Once we were slaves in Egypt. Now we're free. That's why we're doing this.

Four questions:
1. What's up with the matzoh?
2. What's the deal with horseradish?
3. What's with the dipping of the herbs?
4. What's this whole slouching at the table business?

Answers:
1. When we left Egypt, we were in a hurry. There was no time for making decent bread.
2. Life was bitter, like horseradish.
3. It's called symbolism.
4. Free people get to slouch.

A funny story:
Once, these five rabbis talked all night, then it was morning. (Heat soup now.)

The four kinds of children and how to deal with them:
Wise child - explain Passover.
Simple child - explain Passover slowly.
Silent child - explain Passover loudly.
Wicked child - beat brow in front of the relatives.

Speaking of children:
We hid some matzoh. Whoever finds it gets five bucks and a scratchoff!

The story of Passover:
It's a long time ago. We're slaves in Egypt. Pharaoh is a nightmare. We cry out for help. God brings his plagues upon the Egyptians. We escape, bake some matzoh. God parts the Red Sea. We make it through. The Egyptians aren't so lucky. We wander 40 years in the desert, eat manna, get the Torah, wind up in Israel, get a new temple, enjoy several years without being persecuted again. (Let brisket cool now.)

The 10 Plagues:
Blood, Frogs, Lice - you name it.

The singing of "Dayenu":
If God had gotten us out of Egypt and not punished our enemies, it would've been enough. If He'd punished our enemies and not parted the Red Sea, it would've been enough. If He'd parted the Red Sea (remove gefilte fish from refrigerator now.) etc.

Eat matzoh. Drink more wine. Slouch.

Thanks again, God, for everything.

SERVE MEAL

Say Grace. Drink more wine. Sing some more songs. Try to stay awake. Who knows one? Who knows two through thirteen? Dad bought a goat for two zuzim. Everyone beats up everyone until God steps in.

Go to sleep.

It was definitely sad without my Nona, but I think we all tried to be funnier and in our best spirits to make each other less sad, and it worked. My aunt brought a box of things she'd found in Nona's apartment when cleaning it out, and brought me a huge envelope filled with all the cards and letters I ever sent to my Nona - she kept them all. I read through them on the train home and totally teared up but it was more of a happy memory than a sad one. On every single card, in various handwriting over the years, I always wrote "I love you very much!!!!" and it made me happy to see that, knowing how happy my Nona would have been reading it and how much I'm sure it meant to her. I'm glad I was a good granddaughter, and I miss her, but I know she had a happy life and loved her family as much as we loved her and always will.

*tears* I know. But seriously. Sometimes I get so busy I can't see my family as much as I'd like to, but they will always be the most important thing to me.

Happy Pesach!

I am working a short day today to head up to my uncle's in Peekskill to have Seder with my family (dad's side) as I do almost every year. Today is always one of my favorite days, because I get to eat delicious food (way too much of it) and spend quality time with some family I rarely get to see.

This year will be a little sad because it'll be the first year without my Nona, and I know that when we listen to the old cassette tape of her and my grandfather singing from about 25 years ago, as is our tradition, we are all going to tear up. But I know it will still be an enjoyable Seder and we'll drink and be merry as she would want us to be.

I am definitely looking forward to eating. My aunt Susan makes the BEST matzoh ball soup in the world (I know her secret!), and we always have really great Greek family recipes like lamb and meat pie (cooked with matzoh, of course). I haven't eaten a thing yet today - not to fast, really, but because I've been slacking on breakfast lately - and my stomach is ready. Now if only I knew there would be some surprise guests tonight and could hope to meet a nice single Jewish man... j/k, I don't even care that much if I end up with a Jewish guy. But maybe it would be nice.

ambien rambling: APRIL!!!!

it's time. to write about april. i think i've mentioned this before, and you can see in my handy calendar over there that april is a kickass month. but april. is. the. month. of. cosby.

THE MONTH OF COSBY. shirts are officially in the works. pictures TK.

for those of you who have been unfortunate enough to not have experienced the house of cosbys:



there are also house of cosby 2, 3, 4, and i think 5, but don't watch anything else - it's crap (or, it would seem, porn).

today i trampoline-worked out and it was awesome. it was seriously an aerobic workout and i feel like if i do that every day for a half hour, i could get in great shape fast and have muscles and things.

ALSO: PHISH JUST ANNOUNCED THAT THEY ARE PLAYING FENWAY PARK ON MAY 31ST. I have always wanted to go to Fenway Park, and seeing Phish there would make it that more awesome (although I'd settle any day for seeing the Red Sox and that, too, would be awesome) but whoa man. I'm going broke buying all these Phish tickets so I entered the lottery for two. A new friend told me he forsees this being a beneficial decision. When I asked him if he could see into the future, he neglected to comment further. But, luck is luck. and it's mutha-LUCKIN april.

Bacon!!!!

Bacon Salt, Bacon Vodka, and now this:


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Camp Bisco!!

I just saw the initial lineup for Camp Bisco 8 and couldn't pass it up. I just got an early bird ticket. Make up for last year and do this year right (namely: bring a tent this year!). If anyone wants to go, holla!

The Thing I Did(n't Do).

This Thing We're Doing, the ambitious project my cousin started to blog 25 days in one month, didn't quite happen for me. I did post 25 times, but I don't think they were all 25 different days. Maybe it still counts? I swear I can attain goals. Sadly (for the project, but not for me), I've been Doing Things instead of Doing That Thing. I know I haven't really been blogging much, but I've been tired and busy and doing fun things and loving that it's almost getting warmer out. I definitely feel spring fever in the air. People are out and about and talking to one another (me) and I like it. Last night at a bar, while waiting for a date, I even got a "so, do you come here often?" which would've been funnier if the guy weren't cute.

This morning I woke up at 4am and couldn't get back to sleep, so I'm super tired. Otherwise I'd probably have more interesting things to say and maybe have even thought of a good April Fool's joke. But I got nothin. Time to do laundry and dick around until Lost comes on.

Great post, I know. Cut me some slack?