The Hurricane

On the weekend that Lindsay was suppose to arrive in the city to spend a weekend with me ( I ended up having to work) and mother nature had a hurricane in it's plan. She didn't come. I did work. And the hurricane, while nothing to talk about where Lindsay resides... was everything they expected and more in the city. I am fine. My home is fine. Downtown Manhattan did not fare well. I may have to walk to work tomorrow -- just a few miles. I guess I could take a cab. I need to run. It's been three days.
p.s. lindsay and mark have booked a trip to LA for April. I bought my ticket last week. It'll be a cray-crazy time. do you all remember ireland? if you do you know... lindsay might dress as cher. i might take a rear view mirror off a car. this trip knows no bounds.

I've Got One Hand In My Pocket...

Monday night I took six friends to see Alanis Morissette. And she delivered. Even playing in one of my least favorite venues (Terminal 5), it didn't matter. And I was the only one who had seen her before in concert. All my friends were kind of blown away and definitely impressed. Whether you're just a fan of Jagged Little Pill or all the stuff afterwards (go buy Havoc and Bright Lights!) she has amazing vocals and a rock star presence. She goes from harmonica to guitar to high notes and dances with her hair (we all want her hair!) like no one I've ever seen. The highlight for me was "Uninvited". Her band is the best it's been in years. No one in pop music writes music like her (for better or worse). She is a true original. And I can remember my gateway to her - summer of 1995. At the age of 15 and discovering her song "Perfect". Each of her albums is a snapshot of her life, but also of mine. And I still listen to them all today, in a much different way. What's my favorite Alanis song of the moment? "Numb", off her new album Havoc and Bright Lights. Look it up and then write and tell me what yours is.

I was Pitch Slapped and it felt oh so good



"Fat Amy, Cynthia Rose, Aubrey, Stacey, Beca, Chloe & Lily"



Pitch Perfect
Starring: Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow, Elizabeth Banks, Skylar Astin
September 30th, October 2, 5, 11, 12 2012

Yes, you've read correctly, I have seen it 5 times so far. It's the type of movie that just grabbed me and never let go. It's comedic genius I tell you...GENIUS. Plus incredible singing and dancing. And Rebel Wilson. And Elizabeth Banks. And Anna Kendrick. What movie can go wrong with that combination? None I tell you.

Elizabeth Banks is (to me) the most underrated actor out there. I know and understand she's in almost every movie out right now but I still think her unbelievable talent hasn't truly hit the scope of humanity. She is just perfect in every role she plays, whether it be a porn actor, an acapella judge or a recovering alcoholic. Her brilliance astounds me. Her comedic timing is spot on.

Anna Kendrick surpassed my expectations...who knew she was nominated for a Tony! I sure didn't. But now I do and I know why. She portrays the lead girl in this film, Beca, who doesn't seem the type to join an acapella group. But her voice is beautiful...and the scene where she auditions for the Barden Bellas, using her voice and a cup to perform Cups is a definite wow factor. And afterwards I even learned how to do Cups! So much fun, you should all learn! :) There's no lie in saying she's one of my new favorite actors. No diggity No doubt!

The movie stealer...Rebel Wilson as Fat Amy. I can't even describe to you all how hilarious she is in this film. I mean, she is funny in everything she does (seriously, watch all of her interviews she's ever done.) But this is classic. I'm going to leave it at that and you can go see for yourself.

Pitch Perfect has soared to becoming one of my favorite films, and has even surpassed Bridesmaids as my favorite comedy. (but only by a little bit...still love Bridesmaids!)

I give this TEN out of TEN stars. GO SEE IT!
xoxo - Lindsay

Spoon

I maybe the oldest living intern. I got an internship at Spoon. They specialize in breakfast/lunch and do a lot of catering. I will be working with the head pastry chef. I will be doing all production. And I continue to do more and more production at my current PAID job. It feels like things are finally starting to happen - dare I say career. Could this be it? It feels that way - working six days a week. My plan is to intern for roughly three months and see where I fit, how I feel, what I've learned and the possibilities that might come of all of that. I've done internships in the past - in different fields. And nothing came, despite working as hard as I could at that time. I have no grand ideas of this being any different- but it feels different. It feels like where I belong. And that's all anyone is really looking for in life, a place to belong too.

Life Lesson

Memphis

Memphis! Amanda's birthday! She wanted to see Graceland. She wanted to see Elvis. And so we went, and we saw.

Beautiful weather, great food. The National Civil Rights Museum was worth the trip. And I loved Sun Studios (where Elvis and Johnny Cash and current artists like U2 still record music today). The economy has hurt the city (second poorest in the US) and the people aren't very nice. They say everything with sugar, but nothing they say is very sweet.

Amanda and I on her birthday. We went to this really great steak house and from the outside it looked very fancy, but then we went inside and it felt more like we were going to a picnic. Memphis on a whole felt like a trip back to another time, not what either of us expected. And that's both good and bad. But it was just great to be with an old friend (even though we're still young!)