Close But Not Touching

Sometimes people say to me "CRD, what's it like having Zach around? He's the best cat ever!" and I have to tell them that it is pretty great when he's here.

Zach's favorite thing is to be Close But Not Touching™. He wants to be near you, but not quite. Some kitty cats like being on your lap, but not my little buddy.

This is the view of Zach when you're on the couch watching Bones together.

This here is what it looks like when you're sitting in bed reading Teri Garr's memoir together.

And finally, here's him helping you cook CSA Farm Share vegetables:

God Bless, Little Buddy!

LOLMOMS

I totally have an idea for my next website!

Making An Ass Out Of Et

Amber and I sure liked watching Easy Living recently, mostly on account of Jean Arthur being a hoot throughout.

The funniest part? Watching that old man from TCM enunciate the words "assets" so forcefully in his introduction that Amber fell off the couch.



I love that old man. I'm always impressed how he does his long-winded and informative introductions in just one take. Now maybe I wonder if edits wouldn't be so bad.

Der Montaukster!

One highlight of our trip to the Hamptons last weekend was that we didn't run into the Montauk Monster. Like that other great NYC story, Kitty Genovese, this one has captured the cultural imagination, and will likely be studied by future generations in textbooks for years to come.

You can tell for sure this little beastie has captured the cultural zeitgeist, because he's been LOL-ized!

Last week, Amber kept us in the loop of other news-worthy animals, but if there was a vote I'd give this one the cake, or whatever the saying is.

Rest In Peace, little guy!

Foreigners Say The Darndest Things

I love goofy Foreigners. Just one of the many cute things they do is re-title American movies for no reason. Now, I can't explain why the not-very-good Spanish movie Abre Los Ojos was remade as a not-very-good American movie called Vanilla Sky, but I can at least understand that they were going for the whole "philosophical" title thing.


But why is Boys On The Side called Kaffee, Milch, & Zucker in Germany? Is this meant to be a description of the three heroines? Is Whoopi the coffee? Does that make Mary Louise the milk, and sweet Drew Barrymore the sugar?

That cultural arbeiter, USA Today, had a funny story yesterday on how foreigners re-title movies, which is what reminded me of Koffee, Milch & Zucker. My favorites are that the Taiwanese know Get Smart as Is The Spy Capable or Not? and the Chinese think Knocked Up is called One Night, Big Belly.

I dunno. I can't wait to find out what they call Amber & my detective show in Germany!

East Egg, West Egg, Scrambled Egg

I sure had a fun time this past weekend with Amber, Kevin, Diana, Peter, & Nick in the Hamptons, celebrating Friendship and Harriet's Birthday.

Highlights included Car Ride, Snacks, Dame Shirley Bassey, Sweets & Beets, Outdoor Rocking Chair, Harriet's Appetizers, Bedside Cookies, Gluttonous Brunch, Beach Art, the HOV Lane, and then getting home safe to Zach.

I sure wish there had been more than one photograph to document our Fun Times, but I guess at least it's a pretty accurate representation of the trip.

Summers Friday

I love Summer Fridays. In my world, this means I have alternating Fridays off (I alternate with my boss, in case there's an international publishing emergency: this way one of us can handle it).

On some Fridays I go on adventures, like to Outlet Malls or to Governor's Island.

Some days, like this one, I think I'm just going to be a lazybones. That means sleeping past 8, doing some laundry, and maybe going to boozy brunch with Amber before coming back here to eat vegetables and watch programs.

In the meantime, I sure know someone who likes it when I'm home during the day.