I was dreaming when I wrote this...
My weekend technically started Wednesday night, so this roundup includes New Year's Eve. This year, I partied like it was 2009. Seriously, when Prince's song came on, I yelled "2009" each time he said "1999."
Snap, crackle, pop: It's Yule Log time!
I headed back East Friday and found my parents' house packed with people and food. Saturday and Sunday were spent visiting with relatives and eating as well. I don't even want to think about how many cookies I ingested in the last 72 hours. It makes want to hit the tredmill hard.
Kiss that funky fly-away 'do "Twilight" hunk Rob Pattison's been sporting good-bye. He got a haircut. No word yet on how many OMG!!! text messages were sent concerning said haircut or if it's news. Anyway, it's the perfect excuse for a sweet before-and-after photo comparison.
Here's lookin' at you, falcon statue thingy
Season's greetings FlipSiders. You can call me old-fashioned because that's my thing right now, at least as far as cinema's concerned. Thursday night, I watched the copy of "The Maltese Falcon" that I kidnapped borrowed from my father. It was pretty sweet, but what movie with Humphrey Bogart isn't?
It's "Best Year Ever" time
It's hard to believe that it's almost time to ring in 2009. Who should be the 2008 Man and Woman of the year? The stars weigh in here. You can weigh in on what was Big in '08 here.
Click here and here to find out what's going on this weekend. Don't forget to check in Monday for the Weekend Roundup. Ciao for now.
In an awesome display of birthday gift-giving saavy, my husband bought us tickets to see a performance of "Sleepwalk With Me", a one-man show by my favorite comedian Mike Birbiglia.
So it was with much excitement that we headed to the Bleeker Street Theatre in New York City on Sunday afternoon to see Birbiglia in person.
Here he is on "Conan O'Brien".
Don't look up
I kicked off a festive weekend Friday at happy hour at the Harp & Fiddle. I chatted people up about who they'd like to kiss under the mistletoe. Here are my top three picks:
The sci-fi remake "The Day The Earth Stood Still" hit theaters Friday. The Earth will actually stand still for one second this New Year's. Read about it here.
Could it happen?
"If I Were a Boy"...
...I'd have to know all of this stuff?!? Why didn't open doors, pull out chairs and put down the toilet seat make the list? How many items can you or the man in your life cross off?
Fedoras optional but recommended
The smooth sounds of Tim Warfield got me ready for the weekend Thursday night at White Rose. I was happy to hear some holiday tunes in the setlist. I was also thrilled that the bar put in more booths since the last time I was there. I'm a fan of the high-backed, red velvet-lined seating. It makes for a cozy place to sip a cocktail while wearing a black fedora (or so I've heard).
