Boyfriend of the Week

Meet Keith Haring


artist, pure human, inspiration.

Boyfriend of the Week

Meet






avid reader, amendment passer, log cabin resider, sweet piece of presidential behind.

Connie

Connie is my sister, she's pretty great. Not only is she one tough cookie, but she can eat cookie dough with the best of them until bellies ache. She is super all around.

She is very musically talented, and can play so many instruments from the shake em baby eggs to the mandolin. Did I mention her gorgeous voice, yeah, well shes has that too. Impressive, huh? I think so.

She is two years younger then me, and swears that shes the cuter one. At least we have the same wide mouthed smile. You know, the one where you can see right back to our wisdom teeth because our top lips disappear. That smile almost won her homecoming queen in high school.


Connie can make almost anything. She'll knit you a scarf or leg warmers for Christmas, or sew you something pretty rad for your birthday. Once I got a pretty cool Kermit the Frog purse. I hear trees around the tri-state area will be recipients of some gorilla art sweaters. If you need a knot untied she's your girl.

We were college roommates for a semester, and managed not to kill each other.

She has a great sense of style, and can find a steal of a deal on a sales rake or salvation army. And can whip up an HTML code lickity-split. (Thanks for the help with the banner, BTW)

Connie knows her stuff about politics, and will roll her pretty blue eyes at you if you aren't a responsible American.

She loves coffee, history, and jewish culture.

Connie J and I have been best friends for 21 years. I love her.

January 11, 2004

Four years ago my friend, Dave, was killed in a car crash. He was driving home from a friends house in his parents sports car. Upon exiting the highway he hit a telephone pole and died instantly. A transformer then fell onto his car engulfing it in flames.

I really can not believe that it has been four years since we all got the terrible news. This morning as I realized it was the 11th it took my breath away. It seems like it was only yesterday when I got the phone call, and stood in my kitchen frozen. Unable to move, think, or cry. I was in a state of utter disbelief, and to be quote honest- still am in. I keep thinking Dave will sign online to tell me a joke, or pop up at a party.


Dave was the type of guy you felt like you knew your whole life, even if you met him two minutes earlier. He had a smile that lit up a room, and an energy that made you feel wanted and welcome in his presence. He wore faded jeans, track jackets, and pink shoe laces in his BMX sneakers. He still had his little boy wall paper up in his room and the door to his room was covered with sticker. He had long hair before it was the in thing to do, and played magic cards that were stolen then tossed around his parents living room. Dave was such a passionate person who loved life so much, but most of all he was a great friend.

Because of knowing Dave I am a better person today. I try not to take life for granted, and I tell the people I love that I love them as often as I can. I smile more, and savor life.


Dave, I still miss you.

Boyfriend of the Week

Meet Anthony Bourdain:



chef, tv personality, author, brutally honest human, dreamboat.

Boyfriend of the Week

meet Brian Wilson:

singer, songwriter, genius, dreamboat

Books of 2007

Last year I made 2 indefinite resolutions: to read and exercise more. Being like the dork I am I decided to go all out and create a list that included the title, author, and a rating. 5 being the highest. Heres my list:

Books of 2007
Read

• Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
• 0
  
• Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner
• 5
• Here on Earth by Alice Hoffman
• 4
• Goodnight Nobody by Jennifer Weiner
• 5
• The Guy Not Taken by Jennifer Weiner
• 4
• The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
• 3 (The Secret Life of Bees was way better)
• Object Lessons by Anna Quindlen
• 4
• Snowed In: A Novel by Christina Bartolomeo
• 5
• Before You Know Kindness by Chris Bohjalian
• 3.5
• A Map of the World by Jane Hamilton
• 1
• Best Friends by Martha Moody
• 2
• The Brambles by Eliza Minot
• 1
• The Box Children by Sharon Wyse
• 2
• The Photograph by Penelope Lively
• 3
• The Color of Hope by Susan Madison
• 4
• Little Earthquakes by Jennifer Weiner
• 3
• Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
• 3
• Every Good and Perfect Gift: A Novel by Brenda Jernigan
• 3
• Lottery by Patricia Wood
• 5
• The Rest of Her Life by Laura Moriarty
• 2
• The Last Summer (of You and Me) by Ann Brashares
• 5
• Talk Talk by T.C. Boyle
• 4
• Lost City Radio by Daniel Alarcon
• 5

Books of 2007
Listened to Via Audio Book

• A Wedding in December by Anita Shreve
• 5
• The Last Lessons of Summer by Margaret Maron
• 2
• The Center of Everything: A Novel by Laura Moriarty
• 4
• Rise and Shine: A Novel by Anna Quindlen
• 5
• The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks
• 2
• Say When by Elizabeth Berg
• 3
• A Beautiful Mind:The Life of Mathmemathical Genius and Nobel Laureate John Nashby Sylvia Nasar
• 0
• My Sister's Keeper: A Novel by Jodi Picoult
• 5
• The Art of Mending by Elizabeth Berg
• 4
• Eat Cake by Jeanne Ray
• 2
• What the Dead Know: A Novel by Laura Lippman
• 2
• The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
• 5
• The Myth of You and Me: A Novel by Leah Stewart
• 3
• The Door to December by Dean Koontz
• 0 (the voice on the recording drove me nuts, not to mention the story was awful.)
• The Last Town on Earth: A Novel by Thomas Mullen
• 2
• Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
• 4
• True to Form by Elizabeth Berg
• 2.5
• Long Time Coming by Sandra Brown
• 1 (I didn't realize this was a romance novel until the pulsing member was mentioned, YIKES)
  
• Laced by Carol Higgins Clark
• 2

As I was typing this out I noticed how chick-lit heavy this list turned out to be. I have to admit, it is my not so guilty pleasure...along with Gilmore Girls (you really must admit how witty and clever that show is, com'on guys).