Tavie

2009-11-09T23:38:00.002-05:00

Finally saw Where the Wild Things Are tonight. It was really lovely and I enjoyed it a lot.

I guess my disappointment - it's a small one, really - is that my favorite aspect of the book was missing. When I was a kid, my favorite thing was how Max's room turned into this forest. I missed that a lot. It really was the single most memorable part of the book to me - that magical idea that your own bedroom could turn into this other world. Having Max run off to the place was disappointing. It changed it for me.

Except for that, it was a really beautiful movie and I was completely charmed by it.

2009-11-07T20:21:00.002-05:00

Last night we (Gina, Kirsten, Mom and I) took Tante Joan for fondue at the Melting Pot in Hoboken to celebrate TJ's birthday. Somehow, TJ managed to sneakily pay for it. I found that out today. (Yes, Mom, I can keep a secret real well.)

Grr. It's impossible to pay for anything where Tante Joan is concerned. Not complaining - she's ridonkulously generous - but for her own birthday I expect to be able to treat.

Today I met up with the women in my tiny family again and we drove to Tarrytown, NY to see the Flying Karamazov Brothers. They're a family favorite. We've enjoyed them since the 1987 PBS airing of their version of Comedy of Errors at Lincoln Center. There's only one original member of the troupe left, but the new guys are really good. They put on a really entertaining show. I am no hipster; I enjoy the jugglers.

2009-11-04T22:30:00.001-05:00

Bye, Hallowe'en faerie.

Dominatrix Joanna

2009-11-02T23:06:00.002-05:00

Finishing up Halloween, see the rest of my pics here.

Our Jack

2009-11-01T13:04:00.002-05:00

Our Jack
Originally uploaded by Tavie

Last night I threw on my Jesus togs, hastily carved our little Jack (he lost a fang) and then headed out to Chinatown for Andrew's traditional horror-movie-slumber-party (which was so on-again, off-again this year I wasn't sure it was happening until the last minute.)

We watched one schlock-fest (Creepshow) and two genuinely scary ones, in my opinion (Quarantine and High Tension). The last freaked me out so much that Andrew had to put on some Disney cartoons to calm me down enough to sleep.

2009-10-31T13:37:00.003-04:00

Happy 39th anniversary, Mom and Dad.

2009-10-30T23:08:00.001-04:00

Yesterday I picked up a new book to read*. It was October 29th in real life, and it was October 29th in the book, too.

I love it when that happens.

* Life Before Man, Margaret Atwood

2009-10-30T01:05:00.001-04:00

Teddy's Junior Ranger

2009-10-27T20:27:00.001-04:00

Teddy's Junior Ranger
Originally uploaded by Tavie

And, too, pictures from our day-trip last Sunday to Sagamore Hill with my mom, the Teddy Roosevelt fanatic.

Christ

2009-10-27T20:25:00.001-04:00

Christ
Originally uploaded by Tavie

I've uploaded some pictures of Staci's Halloween party.

2009-10-24T13:33:00.001-04:00

Beth and Nathan are here. I love it when they visit. We're going to go to eat Jekyll and Hyde's, if we can't. Haven't been there in years.

Last night we went to a late showing of Paranormal Activity, which was pretty suspenseful and spooky. I had the heebie-jeebies when the lights came back up.

2009-10-23T16:13:00.001-04:00

I'm updating my blog out of an unspecified sense of obligation.

Mystery scene

2009-10-19T15:08:00.001-04:00

Mystery scene
Originally uploaded by Tavie

Does anyone recognize this? It's somewhere in Disney World of the 1980's... possibly Journey Into Imagination?

Ready to go

2009-10-19T10:26:00.001-04:00

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Originally uploaded by Tavie

I added 168 new pictures to my Flickr set of rescued childhood photos.

Then and now

2009-10-18T16:17:00.001-04:00

Then and now
Originally uploaded by Tavie

Uncle Tom gave me some CDs full of old photos and I'm going through them.

2009-10-17T21:49:00.003-04:00

Happy birthday, Mom!

I spent the majority of my mom's 59th birthday being pampered beyond belief, first at a facial at a too-schmancy-for-the-likes-of-me place on the Upper West Side (a gift from my aunt to my sister and me.) Afterwards, Kirsten convinced me to get my first manicure in 17 years (and my second professional manicure, ever.) Then I went to my aunt's apartment and saw her newly-remodeled bathroom, which put the fancy spa to shame, it's so posh and amazing. Her new toilet is an unbelievable robot from the future, via Japan. You would not believe the amenities on this thing. She's so fancy that we call her Flovenia.

My mom's birthday was celebrated at a sort of hipster-y, kitsch-y Polish joint in Greenpoint, where I gorged on goulash and steak tartare.

I also managed to lose weight this week, despite my recent vacation-y indulgences.

My mom loved the iPod we got her.

Governor's pond on a pretty day

2009-10-15T00:18:00.001-04:00

Governor's pond on a pretty day
Originally uploaded by Tavie

Somewhat belatedly, pictures from our trip to Williamsburg last weekend.

We had one full day there - Sunday - the day of perfect, glorious, bright blue October weather.

2009-10-12T23:44:00.001-04:00

Jiggety jog. Pictures to follow when I'm not exhausted.

2009-10-09T12:49:00.001-04:00

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2009-10-08T21:33:00.001-04:00

Billyburg tomorrow. Williamsburg, Virginia. Colonial Williamsburg is one of my favorite vacation destinations and this is the perfect time of year for it. Virginia is so beautiful in the autumn. It's a girls-only road trip starring my mom and sister, my best friend and her mom.

I'm going to try and stay on track with the Weight Watchers... which means no peanut soup. I just have to remember that I've had peanut soup many times, I know what it tastes like, and it's just not necessary in my life right now.

Other than the food, I expect to have a great time. That is, if my sister starts talking to me again.

Goblazers

2009-10-06T21:43:00.001-04:00

Goblazers
Originally uploaded by Tavie

This is my friend, Goblazers. I met her in Portland. She lives with my other friend, Erin. See more pictures of them here.

The beach from Goonies

2009-10-05T11:47:00.001-04:00

Multimedia message
Originally uploaded by Tavie

I just got back from visiting Erin in Portland. It only took me 4 years to finally make it out there, sheesh.

My timing was good, she just adopted a new dog named Goblazers. Goblazers is the most lovable little chihuahua mix in the world, and she and I spent a lot of time cuddling.

Our good friends, Beth and Nathan, were also visiting, and the four of us had a lot of fun. I could've wandered around Powell's for just about ever, built myself a little cabin made of books and just lived there permanently. It's a wonderful place. Yesterday, Erin's cute boyfriend drove us to the beach. It was the beach from The Goonies. Goonies never say die. I am a Goonie.

I'm home - at work - now and running on fumes. I didn't sleep at all on the plane.

2009-10-01T00:09:00.000-04:00

Portland tomorrow!

2009-09-28T21:59:00.001-04:00

Sometime over the summer I lost my black trenchcoat. I am quite upset about it.

2009-09-27T21:04:00.002-04:00

I'm very protective of my weekends. I need time to sleep in and do nothing for long stretches of time.

I did that today, all right. I knew I had to clean out the turtle tank and clean my bathroom, but I woke up at 1, did not make coffee, and suffered the consequences of that decision all day by doing little more than dozing.

The turtle tank and bathroom didn't get clean until 8 pm.