Photo Credit: Be Different Act Normal
Photo Credit: Be Different Act Normal
Maybe I have too much scarf advice, maybe not - but this idea's a great one. Put shower rings on a hanger to hold all of your scarves!
(Maybe that didn't need an exclamation mark, maybe it did, it's hard to say.)
John Denver was all I heard growing up in my house and I'll forever love this song.
“If you drop a dish rag it’s a sign that your lover will come to you soon.”
Ram & Row created this gorgeous piece of living room furniture that morphs into a rowing machine. It was designed by Patrick Saint-Martin and runs for - well, probably a ridiculous amount of money since they don't list a price.
SUCH a great idea, however.
“The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.”
If you're not impressed by this, get over yourself.
And if you think it isn't hard to do (in your late twenties), then I implore you to give it a whirl.
This isn't really a look-what-I-can-do post (well, it IS) but more of a what-can-you-do post? Is there something that you used to be able to do really well and stopped? Maybe you should give it a try again? One day I hope to be able to do the above but have my hands reach/walk all the way down to my feet. I know, I dream big.
In any case, I'll forever keep trying to still be this kid any way I can.
I stumbled upon this piano bar recently and it is GORGEOUS. If I turned you off with the phrase "piano bar" - I completely understand. I'm usually turned off by them as well. But I swear this place is different (/better) than what you're imagining. Look at it.
Those photos don't do the place justice, either. It's crazy dark inside and way more enticing in real life (there's a skylight and if that doesn't scream class to you, then get the hell out of here). This is the best thing I've been to in Greenpoint so far (with Pie Corps finishing a close second) so you should probably go.
You can read more about the place over here.
Available on Amazon
Available on Amazon
(Before I begin, I should tell you that I'm fighting the urge to be really negative about this book. Why am I fighting that urge? I don't know. Maybe it's 'cause I'm sure that Bob Newhart is a nice man. And also, I think I'm of the opinion that this book really isn't aimed at my demographic so maybe there was no chance in hell I'd ever have liked it.)
That being said, I intensely disliked this book. If you enjoy hearing the routines (in detailed length) of older comedians' bits, then you'll definitely want to read this. I do not. Nor will I ever. I'm also a fan of memoirs that go a little deeper into the mind of the writer/performer - and this one did no such thing, I thought. And that's fine! That's not his style, I guess. But God, it was a really hard read.
There, of course, were a few things that I did enjoy and I'll list them now.
"I've found that fights in marriage are generally about something other than the topic you are arguing over."
"Comedy can help us make it past something very painful, like death. Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event over which we have no control, deal with it, and then move on with our lives."
That's it. Those are the only parts I liked and/or want to remember. And maybe that makes sense 'cause I'm not an over-70 year old, white man. This book isn't for me! I get that now.
In any case, I'm glad it's over. All I can really say about it is that he's certainly no Martin Short.
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I'll be there, you'll be there, everyone'll be there, man.
The festival goes from February 26th - 28th and you can get your tickets over here.
“I’m sorry but Yankee Candle is way too overpriced. They have big, smelly candles at Wal-Mart for $4, world.”
