Posted in friends, fun, life on July 9, 2008 | No Comments »
I do believe I am recovered from my “life sucks” funk.
The passing of both of my father’s parents in the span of 3 weeks (plus my brother-in-law’s illness) really had me questioning life, the universe, and everything. My faith was rattled to the core. What little I have left, that is. But, after spending a [...]
Posted in fun on May 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I had the incredible opportunity to attend the live taping of NPR’s “Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me!” Thursday night at Proctors in Schenectady. Granted, I paid for the ticket, but it was still amazing. I have been a fan of this show for about a year now - I don’t know how long WAMC [...]
Posted in fun, reviews on April 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I had an incredible cup of Creamy Tomato & Basil Bisque today at the Muddy Cup in Downtown Schenectady (inside Proctors). Wendalicious!
Plus they have great coffee and scones, too. The Muddy Cup has become my second office - when I have meetings, I try to schedule them there. My friends at Proctors tell me they [...]
Posted in fun, memes on March 12, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Sweetpea and her friends sprite and randomduck ran this meme over the past couple of days and I LOVE me some movie quotes, so I wanted to try it. Here are the rules:
Pick 10 of your favorite movies.
Go to IMDb and find a quote from each movie.
Post them here for everyone to guess.
Strike it out [...]
Posted in fun, life, restaurants, reviews, wine on February 7, 2008 | No Comments »
This past Saturday night, my wonderful husband took me to a very elegant restaurant that I’d been dying to try for many years - The Scrimshaw at the Desmond in Albany. I’ve been to several weddings, conferences, and sales meetings at the Desmond over the years, but had never experienced any of their restaurants [...]
Posted in fun, recipes, tips on February 3, 2008 | No Comments »
Hope these snack ideas are not arriving too late!
I found some great ideas over at Cooking Light - here’s the link.
Here’s what else I made:
Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
-one can white beans (or chickpeas), drained
-2 cloves garlic
-1T fresh lemon juice
-1/3 jar roasted red peppers
-salt & pepper to taste
Whiz it all up in the food processor, and [...]
Posted in fun, restaurants, reviews, wine on January 30, 2008 | No Comments »
Last night, Bob and I joined my friends Nell and Skip for dinner at Parisi’s Steakhouse in Schenectady. The occasion was Schenectady’s 3rd annual Restaurant Week (Jan 29-Feb 2), which I’m proud to say I had a hand in starting back in 2005.
The deal is this: for the low price of $19.62 (1962 signifies [...]
Posted in fun, life on January 28, 2008 | 11 Comments »
So…my birthday is Sunday. Yes, Super Bowl Sunday. When did the NFL decide that it would move the Super Bowl into February?
According to Wikipedia:
Due to the September 11, 2001 attacks and the NFL schedule being moved one week back, Super Bowl XXXVI was rescheduled from the original date of January 27 to [...]
Posted in Love, fun, memes on January 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Your 80s Hunk Is
Bill Gates
Who’s Your 80s Hunk?
Not too surprising, really. I’ve always loved the nerdy guys…
Although, I have to admit, I always had a huge crush on Jason Bateman (Sweetpea’s hunk), back when he played Ricky Schroeder’s friend on “Silver Spoons”, and when he finally got his own show, “It’s Your Move”. [...]
Posted in fun, restaurants, reviews, theatre on January 11, 2008 | 3 Comments »
My friend Nell and I went to see Spamalot at Proctors on Wednesday night, and we ventured out for dinner in Schenectady beforehand. We had originally intended to re-visit Aperitivo Bistro on State Street in Schenectady prior to the theatre, but they had absolutely no tables the entire week! Good for them. [...]
