the ol' grey hyundai just ain't what she used to be

so, after (luckily) claire and i got back from adventureland today (which, yeah, was a blast -- go, frisbee), the car died. hopefully, it's just battery woes and a new one'll bring it back to life. we'll find out tomorrow after a trip to sears auto shop.

despite the burnt feet

had a good time w/ my sister, friend and our kids at the beach today. dang me though for not putting sunscreen on my feet and left ankle... they're on fire.

thanks for reminding me i'm old, hub

watching a "happy days" episode -- the one where joanie smokes -- and realizing that i was exactly claire's age -- 9 1/2 -- when it first aired in january, 1979.

holy earthquake

things were a-shakin' here in forest hills.

NBC, please don't ruin "ninja warrior"

really, please, don't.

sneak -a-peek

here's a clip of claire's performance in "once on this island" at the queens college theater camp from this past friday -- there is another show tomorrow morning, but i'm not gonna tape it.

the putch plays "andrea," a "villager," a "narrator" and a "front headlight." the video below is "andrea's sequence," so in it she's "andrea."

please note, the sound quality is not the greatest... you've been warned.

busy day, not-so-busy night

went to the museum of natural history and central park w/ claire and carl today. did a lot of walking, which made me feel not-so-guilty about our "video game & movie" marathon when we got home -- the game, "little big planet 2"... the movie, "osmosis jones" -- before claire's bedtime.

(btw, dig that face claire's making in the photo to the right...)

missed the beginning of "strike back" on cinemax, so it looks like "mega shark vs. crocosaurus" on syfy for tonight. (dayenu.)

shabbat shalom

just got back w/ the family from the irish cottage before the rain started... nice.

now we're gonna top off the evening w/ a viewing of "paul." may it not schmeck like ass.



[update: scratch the movie tonight -- it's claire's bedtime now. i'll watch some other crappy movie shortly instead.]

anything's possible w/ the beatles

just purged 8 big-ass bags of clothes. and, may i add... i emptied my dresser drawers and closet and managed to put everything away before the camp bus arrived.

i'm unstoppable today.

june cleaver, i'm not, but...

laundry, done. cleaned, dried, folded and put away. usually, i'm lying on a big pile of warm clothy-goodness at this point and falling asleep. must be the groovy tunes, like this one, that inspired me:



(ahhh, nice. always reminds me of cejwin.)

now, what to do w/ the rest of my morning? dare i walk outside and get my lip waxed. i'm in dire need of that and it is sunny right now...