i am going to be on wheel of fortune.  let me clarify.  me and my dad
will one day be on wheel of fortune.  the next time wheel of fortune
comes to NYC, we are going to try out.  we are going to try out to
either be individual contestants or to be partners on a parent-child
themed show.  and we are going to kick ass in that audition and then
be ( Read more... )

i gave up baked dessert goods for lent.  this included, but was not limited to:  cookies, cakes, cupcakes, dessert bars.  this explicitly did not include such ambiguous items as:  donuts (though i did not eat any still), chocolate croissants (as they were determined not to be considered dessert goods).  Non-baked dessert goods such as ice cream was ( Read more... )

i got to meet vickie howell today!!!

for those of you who do not know (which is probably every one of my few loyal readers), vickie howell is the host of the diynetwork show "knitty gritty."  i don't have diy so i only get to watch knitty gritty when i visit colin (i make him record a bunch of episodes b/f i get there).  knitty gritty is a really ( Read more... )

so you all know i'm not going to be part of the justice league.  enough said about that ( Read more... )

as many of you know, as part of my birthday celebration, colin and i went to the max brenner restaurant.  max brenner is this restaurant on 13th and broadway, across from the movie theater, that opened this past summer.  what is so special about max brenner?  well, max brenner is a chocolate restauarant.  it serves some regular food, but the only ( Read more... )

During Christine’s birthday weekend, Christine and Colin celebrated by having a cupcake testing marathon.  It was like our own America’s Test Kitchen, but without Chris Kimball and Jack Bishop!  Here are our reviews!

Ruthy’s Bakery, Chelsea Market

Cupcakes purchased:  One vanilla cupcake with white frosting, one chocolate cupcake with blue ( Read more... )

i am really looking forward to winter break this year. not only b/c it means that i will have completed exams, but also b/c it is the first winter break i think i will have had in a very long time when i haven't had to do any work. i remember senior year in hs, i left reading all of pride and prejudice to the last two days of winter break. not ( Read more... )

so i got an offer. now let me backtrack ( Read more... )

i kind of enjoy going to street fairs. i don't know why. is it the assortment of (albeit, overpriced) food vendors? a gyro vendor on every block, the crepes vendor, the chimney cake stand (which seem to be really overpriced for what they look like), $5 for pretty decent thai food combo platter, roasted corn, smoothies, fresh lemonade? it's ( Read more... )

by my standards at least ( Read more... )