March 29, 2011 - The Universal Sigh Line

When I walked outside for lunch around 12:30, I saw a long line of people outside the next block's Dean & Deluca. I assumed it was some type of free giveaway and figured it was food related (like coffee or something.) I asked a couple people at work if they knew what it was, but nobody I talked to knew anything.

When I finally had the chance to do some real "research" (ie - search Google,) it took me awhile (ie - more than 2 minutes) but I eventually came across a funny post on the blog Thought Catalog and discovered the line was Radiohead related - cool! The freebie was a newspaper of short stories, poetry etc called "The Universal Sigh." With that info, I quickly found another website that actually links to a pdf version if you're interested in taking a look.

March 28, 2011 - Birthday Steak

My friend John took me out for a belated birthday dinner & of course we went for steak - it has been our tradition for over 10 years! It all started with a bet we had when we shared an office at Columbia House. He bet me that Lauryn Hill's album (she is ex Fugee person #1) would never be as successful on the Billboard charts as Wyclef's album (he is ex Fugee person #2.) The prize was dinner at Peter Luger's (the famous steakhouse in Brooklyn.)

Now, the thing you all need to know is that John's nickname was "Chartboy," because he knew them backwards and forwards, and normally was never wrong about stuff like this... except this time - I won, hooray! But, we never ended up finding a good time to go to Peter Luger's and somehow my prize became a birthday dinner for me at a different steakhouse. When John's birthday rolled around, it seemed like a fun idea to treat him at another steakhouse and so the tradition began. Since then, we've pretty much managed to hit a different place twice a year for more than a decade.

This dinner was at Benjamin Steakhouse and it was delicious. Coincidentally, the chef (who is one of the restaurant's founders,) spent over 20 years at Peter Luger's so it was a nice piece of trivia to bring it all back around to the beginning.

March 27, 2011 - I Feel Like Chicken Tonight

I made enchiladas for dinner and cooked up some cilantro-lime chicken for the filling. This is a shot of it just before I shredded it up, but I kind of wanted to eat it on its own! Luckily (for my food craving needs,) the other half of the batch is in the fridge for snacking.

March 26, 2011 - Run, Howard, Run

I wanted to practice taking action shots with my new camera and needed to find a good subject... Oh!

March 25, 2011 - Tap Project

I'd never heard about this before, but Tom & I had dinner at the Farm and they were promoting Unicef's Tap Project. It's an effort to provide clean drinking water to children around the world, this year the fund targets Togo, the Central African Republican and Vietnam.

The whole concept seems like a great idea - ask restaurant patrons to donate an extra $1 or more for the tap water they usually enjoy for free. The campaign is over for now, but you can find out more or make a contribution on their website: http://www.tapproject.org

March 24, 2011 - The Royal Couple

There was a ton of excitement in the office today because we received a life-size cutout of the royal couple. (It was fun watching various people pose for pictures next to the prince and princess-to-be... there was a lot of giggling involved.)

March 23, 2011 - The Book of Mormon

Tom and I went to see the last preview of the new Broadway show "The Book of Mormon" - it was laugh out loud fantastic. It's from the South Park guys so I wasn't too surprised at how funny it was, but it really is a solid show from start to finish with great songs and a fun story. See it!