The Lazy Blogger

Yesterday, the parents and I went into New York City to see Forbidden Broadway Goes to Rehab, before it closes since supposedly it will not be back for some time post this which is really too bad since I happen to love parodies. Some of the numbers I'd heard before from one of the cast recordings I have but other were completely new. I really liked Feed the Burbs and the naked Harry Potter song to Let Me Entertain You since really, that is why the majority of people see Equus, to see naked Harry Potter. The Xanadu parody was also amusing and I now feel sad I think I missed A Tale of Two Cities because it looks gosh awful!

We were supposed to go to dinner with my Uncle and his girlfriend afterwards. They'd gone to see the performance with us but we'd come in separate cars. We all left the theatre about 6pm and were supposed to then meet at my parent's house. We got there about 6:30. We waited 30 minutes and then called my uncle to find out THEY WERE STILL IN NYC AND HAD NOT EVEN PICKED UP THEIR CAR YET O_O It was like... WTF They knew we wanted to go to dinner, why on earth did they dawdle in NYC for an hour and not even tell us!?!?!? SUCH MORONS! Suffice it to say we did not meet them for dinner. I mean it's nothing new for my uncle, he is the same man who at his own father's funeral did not follow the hearse because he knew a short cut to the cemetery.

Over the last few days we've gotten like 6 inches of snow, so I thought it might be fun to get a few doll pictures outside, at least until my fingers turned red with cold. I was hoping to do some sort of story about Lelouch being glad Gino is away getting a new face up so Suzaku is his and introduce my newest chibi Geass!Yo but yeah... so did not happen >>;

( At least the yard looks pretty )

Guess what book I've been reading today... If you guessed Harry Potter, you would be wrong. I spent the day with Mr. Gladwell reading Blink. I must confess as of having read most of books 1-6 of Harry Potter, I'd take Blink over any of the books in well a blink XP My husband on the other hand has been reading my copy all afternoon. He refuses to give me spoilers so I can know if what sumeragiskank reported to me is true too. Does he not understand, I need to know what happens just so I can understand the wank and the fan-fiction! I'm semi tempted not to even read the book since I don't actually like that many of the characters except Neville.

But my big treat today was meeting my best friend from elementary school and going into NYC. In high school, we use to always meet on the train and go into NYC to get half price tickets at the TKTS booth. I've seen quite a few shows that way and it's something I've missed. Since she lives in NYC now we met at about 9 at the still temporary relocation for TKTS under the Marriott. It's odd, in high school the wait use to seem so long and then once the booth opened, we'd have another 20-30 minute wait until we go to the front. I think between having more windows and arriving a little earlier we lucked out. We had our tickets and were 3-4 blocks south by 10:10 o_O; My friend's first choice had been Wicked and I wanted to see Avenue Q. She's thought about Spamlot but overall, I found the music to that disappointing. It's funny for the first minute or so but then I always feel like I just want the song to end. From someone else in line I'd heard good things about Xanadu and really how can on resist roller skating muses! XD; In the end, I won out and we saw Avenue Q. (Wicked wasn't up.) We then walked to Chelsea and I attempted to remember where Blossom and the Chelsea Market were. I bought some yummy cupcakes at Elini's at the market and we decided to try a tiny French place next to Blossom as my friend is not a tofu sort of person. It was really too bad as I've been dying to go back to Blossom since January. The French places was all right, though my crepe needed something and my "fresh" lemonade tasted like lemon juice watered down, as in there was no sugar in it at ALL. ~.~ We then walked back to the theatre and made a detour for the Meat Market Flea Market (funky clothes and funky jewelry, nothing actually interesting) and went to the theatre.

We were smart and rather than going to our seats first, we immediately went to the bathroom XD; The man sitting next to be was grossly obese and did not really fit in the seat and there was no leg room (like economy on an airplane has more leg room o_O;; ) making it very difficult to fit my book bag near me. (I had my book bag as I had biked to the train station and had my helmet with me.) As for Avenue Q... I so LOVED it. I'd been listening to some of the tunes from it for quite some time, but now I want to actually buy the CD. Kate Monster is a lot less annoying in person, as you get to better appreciate the talent of the puppet master playing her. I adore Rod. I was to snuggle him to my bosom. I think my favorite part was his asking Christmas Eve if it's OK if his friend was gay and being reassured until a few more salient facts were revealed. I also loved the "Bad Idea Bears" OMG. And I loved what happened to them in the end XD;;;; I found myself laughing so hard I cried and feeling for the characters in such a way I cried a bit. And wow the yarmulkes at the wedding, I have no words for them. I also loved the way it really did play off Sesame Street. If I hadn't just read The Tipping Point, I'd have forgotten how Sesame Street use to teach one how to combine sounds to read. But having just come from that book, it made Avenue Q even more amusing.

I still would like to see Wicked and I think Xanadu and I confess I would happily see Avenue Q again. Next time I'll have to find something to put in one of the hats they pass around XD;; I don't know if it is always the case, but this performance there was a Metro Card. XD;;

I then finally got to try the Starbucks Raspberry Mocha Frappucino before heading home.

And while I am in better shape, the South Lex hill still royally sucks. Next time, I am cheating and taking up Longview ~.~

I am in another doll quandry. Ever since I decided I didn't need Sayuri, I've been looking longingly at girl Nikys. Girl Nikys with blossom bodies so they have slightly bigger boobs. *__*

I could sell for my PF Kitsune and Inari and get twin girl Nikys. Since I now have a TF size Yuki and Yuzu, it would work, and though they'd be the same size as "Uncle" Syuusuke and Uncle Yuuta, they would be the perfect size with "Uncle" Masaharu, Uncle Hiroshi and Mama.

Unlike Yuki and Yuzu, who I have 2 sizes of, I would not have 2 of Kitsune and Inari. It's either or.

So...

[Poll #761342]

( Spoilers for the Devil Wears Prada, the movie )

I also saw the last 5 minutes of Superman while waiting for it to end so we could all go home. My thoughts.. someone needed to invest in a good editor. lol

While my DVD player refuses to play my Tenipuri Festa DVD because it has some weird PS2 coding, my husband's Mac was willing to play it!!!!! I can't get the sound, just the pictures, but from just the pictures....
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For those who want to read about the DVD...

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Anyway, I have to remember to never read fan-fics unless sumeragiskank recommends them to me. While sometimes she can be a bit off, she's much better than I am at weeding out things that should not be read. *sighs heavily*

And in answer to kosquarepelli's question, it appears I like "Blood" more than "Just for Dream" since I listened to "Blood" for 3 weeks straight and I've already added it back to my playlist which means "Just for Dream" is no longer on repeat. ^^

I've made a huge dent on my new layout, though as sumeragiskank and becroberts have told me, no one is likely to truly get it but me. I scanned my moving page, and made a dent in scanning doujinshi to sell and to add to Penal-tea. Hopefully, if I don't oversleep tomorrow, I will be sharing soon. ^_^