Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes

I'm at my sister's house in Connecticut. I had to come here and pick up Elvis. Poor little bugger... I missed him.

Anywho, Nora has to memorize a Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme for school next week, so my sister and I are trying to find a good one for her.

If I had to read one, this is the one I'd pick:

I Love Little Pussy
I love little pussy,
Her coat is so warm,
And if I don't hurt her,
She'll do me no harm.
So I'll not pull her tail,
Nor drive her away,
But pussy and I,
Very gently will play.

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Me, today:

• Brooklyn's New Culinary Movement tinyurl.com/ch4ole #

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Billy Elliott

I'm going to see Billy Elliott: The Musical Tuesday. I'm so excited!




I bought the soundtrack a while ago and this is my favorite song:




I'm going to encourage my nephew Jack to become a dancer.

Jimmy Fallon

Why does everybody hate on Jimmy Fallon? I like him and I'm excited for his late show gig.

Happy Ash Wednesday

New Secret Craft Project

So I am starting a new craft project but I can't write about it because it's for my sister and it's a surprise. But I want to tell you about it so I'm trying to figure out a way to do that and prevent her from reading it.

If I tell her not to read the posts about it, she won't. But if she's scrolling through my blog one day and there's a post about it, I'm sure she'll pick up a few words about it as well as see the pictures and that would blow the secret.

Maybe I'll write the posts out and then take a picture of them, so they'll be an image. And then to read them you'll have to click a link.

Like this.

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Me, today:

• Red alert, Red alert! My Snuggie just arrived in the mail! Thank you, Mark and David! #
• The Snuggie is everything I could hope for and more. I am wearing it right now AND Beverly is cuddled up near the bottom. #
• twitpic.com/1o73m - Hot damn, it's my Snuggie. #
• It's Snuggie day! I just signed for a package for my neighbors and it's two more Snuggies for them! #
• So how much would you pay me to wear it on the subway? Or, sitting on a bench in Union Square, reading the paper? #
• Digesting a fried Twinkie. Yes, it was as good as it sounds. www.chipshopnyc.com/ #
• Watching Real Housewives on NYC. I hear one of them is a cokehead... #

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Snuggie

I got my Snuggie! I got my Snuggie! Mark and David got me one as a joke, but the thing is, I really wanted one! It was supposed to be there when I went to LA but it took, like, six weeks to arrive and they just got it last week.

I'm wearing it right now. And I'm typing. I can do that because it has sleeves!

I look just like this lady:



Beverly is all snuggled up at the bottom of the Snuggie right now. I'm going to take pictures later.

UPDATE: Here it is!



UPDATE 2: An anonymous commenter pointed out the most brilliant thing: I look like Gumby.

Nora Channels Axl

Remember when I told Nora about the wise old man named Axl Rose who sings about something called 'patience'?

She now does quite the impression.


Nora as Axl Rose singing "Patience" from Karyn Bosnak on Vimeo.

She knows "Superwoman" by Alicia Keys, but the one she really rocks by her is "No One." I think I have it on video somewhere; I'll have to find it.

Dr. Crawford

After a particularly bumpy flight (high winds in NYC, plane delayed), I'm finally back home in Brooklyn.

Ah, home, sweet home... I haven't been here for about a month. I'm never leaving again.

(For everyone wondering about Elvis, he's at my sister's house in Connecticut, getting chased around by little munchkins.)

Anywho, just catching up on my TiVo... What the hell is Faye Dunaway doing on Grey's Anatomy?

Yes, I still watch Grey's Anatomy. No one else does anymore, I hear.

So, what gives? She doesn't fit in on this show. She's Joan Crawford, for God's sake.

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Me, today:

• Beverly's putting on a purple pinafore for the awards tonight. And what are you wearing? #
• Watching the red carpet with my mom & step-dad. The commentary is amazing. My step-dad just said someone's dress was "crummy." #
• Watching Mickey Rourke on Barbara Walters. I produced a show at Ananda with Carre Otis once and she was such a fab, real person. #
• I'm six minutes behind. Starting now. Kate Winslet looks beautiful. #
• Don't like Amy Adams necklace. #
• My mom on SJP: "That dress is disgusting. It looks like she's going to prom." #
• Best dressed so far: Taraji P. Henson. #
• I love Miley Cyrus' dress. She looks so cute. She's a teenager; she can pull it off. #
• Oh, oh! Penelope Cruz. New best-dressed. Nice... #
• What's going on by Marisa Tomei's boobie? #
• It's starting! It's starting! Arguing with Mark right now. He thinks it's too dark. I like it. #
• Standing ovation for Hugh. So deserved. Nice one. #
• Mark thinks this new format is "capturing the glamour, excitement and magic that movies represent." He's so gay. (But so right.) #
• Yay! Milk! Yay! Milk! #
• Re: Dustin Lance Black... I thought it was obvious, but after his acceptance speech my mom goes, "Is he gay?" #
• Arguing with my mom about SJP's boobs. She thinks boob-job; I don't. Thoughts? #
• That last guy needed to be pulled off the stage ala Gong Show. #
• I just want to put it out there: I loved Australia. #
• Mark, totally excited, right after the musical number: "If Sean Penn wins these will be the gayest academy awards ever!!!" #
• Zac Efron again? Quite a presence at the Academy Awards. They're trying to lure in the youngsters, I bet. #
• Paul Newman, Paul Newman... those eyes... gorgeous 'til the day he died. #
• Sophia is bringing it. Look at those hooters! #
• I want Meryl! She was so amazing in Doubt. #
• Oh, Kate's dad with his hat! God love him. Tears, here. #
• HARVEY MILK! MY FINGERS ARE CROSSED! #
• Mark: Alright, here it is: The only thing going for Mickey is that dead dog... #
• YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #

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Kindle 2

Want.

When Nora Grows Up

Nora and I were recently standing in front of an Ethos water display at Starbucks. On it was a picture of a little girl with words to the effect of, "Buying this water will help her realize her dream of becoming a doctor..." yada yada.

I pointed to the picture.

Me: She wants to be a doctor when she grows up. Do you want to be a doctor?
Nora: No...
Me: What do you want to be?
Nora (throwing her hands up in the air): Why do I have to be anything?

My thoughts exactly.


I took this recently. Look at those curls!

Kittens Inspired By Kittens

Rules.

Well, Hallelujah

It works.

I'm at my mother's house in Illinois and she didn't have wireless internet so I broke down and got it for her. It's all set up now. Yippie! I've felt so disconnected... What day is it? Who's president?

Jack's Favorite Princess

My sister and her husband took Nora and Jack to Disney World.

This was Jack's favorite princess:



They start liking them young, I guess.

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Me, today:

• Watching "Man on Wire" with my valentine. #

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Me, today:

• Getting a pedicure with my mom. I want one of these massage chairs for my apartment. #
• Going to get my teeth cleaned. So exciting. #

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Me, today:

• I'm watching the Grammy's and I'd really just like to hear M.I.A. sing 'Paper Planes' and not listen to this terrible ensemble. #

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Seth Meyers On Michael Phelps Bong Photo

So funny. There was so much more to Seth Meyers rant about the Michael Phelps bong photo on tonight's SNL, but here's two of my favorite quotes:

Parents, if your kid says 'Michael Phelps smokes pot, why can't I?' Say, 'You can, right after you win 12 gold medals for your country.' Really!?!"

and

And, really... If you're at a party and you see Michael Phelps smoking a bong and your first thought isn't, Wow, I get to party with Michael Phelps, and instead you take a picture and sell it to a tabloid, you should take a long look in the mirror because you're a DICK. I mean, really!?!"

UPDATE: Here it is:

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Me, today:

• I'm so sad Jeff is going home. (Top Chef.) Now I hope Fabio wins. #

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Me, today:

• Working on my list of 25 things... #
• @leslialison I didn't have a choice, but it was on the way home & those back braces can be expensive, so I understood his urgency to get it. #
• Catching up on my Top Chef episodes. #

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David After Dentist

You might have already seen this, but if not, watch because it's so hilarious. (Yet, also, kind of sad. What drugs do to our children...) Anyway, enjoy.

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Me, today:

• In a cab to the airport, leaving sunny LA. It's so nice here, I don't want to go home. #
• Going with my cab driver to a gas station so he can pick up his back brace. (He left it there while going to the bathroom bf picking me up.) #
• Oh, yay! It was there! It was right where he left it, next to the stall. Welcome home from sunny, perfect LA, Karyn, this is your life. #

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The Cleanse

I never updated about the cleanse I did from Gweneth Paltrow's website, GOOP. In a nutshell, it went really well. Sure, I had some issues, but for the most part it was tolerable. It helps that it's not an entirely liquid cleanse. But it's funny, even with one solid meal a day, I missed the act of eating, chewing.

Okay, so here is my take on it:

• I LOVED the smoothie and will make it again. The almond milk makes a huge difference—it has so much more flavor than rice or soy milk. Also, I used mangoes instead of blueberries, just because I had them. I used a whey protein powder that I got from Trader Joe's and used actual ProGreens for the greens powder. I high recommend getting it, too, because I think it tastes better than other greens powders. (Or so I've heard.) Here's what it looks like:

  

• I loved the carrot-ginger salad dressing. I even made it for Mark and David twice since I've been in LA and they loved it, too.
• I love the coconut water and will continue to drink it. I drank Vita Coco because I couldn't find fresh. (Well, I could, but it was too far from my apartment.) They say it's good for your skin.
• The miso soup is great, but I was totally grossed out by the bonito flakes. Bonito flakes are fish flakes that are used to flavor the broth. You add them to water and bring it to a boil, then remove them. This process was very messy for me (probably because I have a small kitchen) and I had fish broth everywhere by the time I was finished. Next time I make this soup I'll try to find a different way to flavor the broth.
• I had a terrible headache by the end of day two. I don't know if it was because of a sugar withdrawal or what, but it was not pleasant. Also, I was really irritable.
• By the end of day four I really wanted to eat something, so I made the rice from day seven's dinner.
• I stopped the cleanse after five days because I had had enough. However, on what would have been day six and seven, I found myself making the smoothie and salad dressing anyway because I liked them.
• My skin broke out during this whole thing, but that's to be expected during a cleanse.
• I learned all sorts of things during this, mostly because I did research. Like, when you do a cleanse, it doesn't have to be liquid. In fact, it's better to eat cleansing foods than no food at all. Like, for example, miso is one of the most perfect foods. It contains live enzymes and bacteria and aids in digestion, neutralizes blood toxins and helps clear the skin.

Anywho, that's it! I would do it again in a heartbeat, as it helps kick-start healthy eating habits.

Château du Sureau

I have to start my updates by telling you about Château du Sureau, the fancy place Mark and I stayed in Yosemite. (It's actually about 45 minutes from the entrance of the park, in Oakhurst, CA.)

In short, this place was amazing. The bed was TO DIE FOR. It was the most comfortable thing I've ever slept on in my life. The linens, the pillows... it was heaven on a box-spring. If you're looking to jazz up your bed, this is the stuff to buy. They sell it on their website. I say start with the pillows, then get the linens, then the goose down comforter, and then the mattress. Or, you could start with the mattress if you really need a new one.

Anywho, here's Mommy's little muffin sleeping on the bed:




And here are a couple more pictures of the chateau:





It was gorgeous.

Back to Bev, I called ahead and asked if I could bring her and they said yes. The owner, Erna, has a Coton du Tulear and there's a picture of her on their website, so I thought they'd be accommodating.

Here's Erna and her Coton:



She was a lovely woman.

What else about this place... Oh, yes, the bath products. I expected them to have some fancy French bathroom products, but they had stuff by H20+. At first I was a little disappointed, but then I used them and OMG, my hair is AMAZING. It's soft and silky, and it has absolutely no build-up on it whatsoever. I mean, who knew H20+ had such nice products? I haven't heard about them or used anything by them in so long that I forgot. The shampoo I used was the Sea Marine Revitalizing Shampoo and the conditioner was Marine Collagen Conditioner. Here they are:




I can't remember the last time I used a product and told people to run out and buy it now, but you need to run out and buy it now. I just went to their website and bought a bunch because I'm afraid they'll go out of business. (Not that I heard they will, but I haven't heard about them in so long, and with the economy the way it is... Oy.)

Two more things...

1. This place is über-romantic. The fact that I was there with my dog and gay best friend... well, that was a little sad.
2. If you go, you have to eat at the restaurant... Erna's Elderberry House. It's ridiculously expensive, but, my God, worth every penny. From the NY Times review...

One of the most renowned eateries in the Yosemite area, this elegant restaurant at Château du Sureau is a feast for the eyes, with a contemporary seating area with purple walls and modern prints adjoining a more traditionally elegant room. Likewise, it is a feast for the taste buds, with a nightly changing menu that might include any number of European culinary traditions sculpted into a meal that is definitively Californian...

Okay, more to come!

Updates, Updates, Updates

I am so behind on posting and, for that, I apologize. I have so many things to tell you, though, and I'm going to start now! I'm going to go out of order, so bear with me.

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Me, today:

• Going to the Golden Dragon Parade. Celebrating my Asian heritage. #

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