C is for Cookie..yeah, that's good enough for me

One my way to pick up a salad for lunch today, there was a little street fair to celebrate Earth Week. One of the vendors, Insomnia Cookies, was there handing out free samples of their delicious cookies. What a great idea! They deliver fresh baked cookies to students in their dorm from 8pm to 2am. So you can just order them and have them delivered the same night!! Now after seeing this, I'm thinking...how about insomniabeer? insomniasubs? the list goes on and on!

Another guilty pleasure, the Nintendo Wii, is something which I haven't had much time to play. I was, however, able to fit in about 20 minutes of the new Super Paper Mario the other day. Now I'm not really a big video game player, but I do appreciate a good Super Mario game, and this one is alot of fun. Won't be playing this weekend as the weather is supposed to be b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l and did I mention my plans? no? well you'll have to wait for the monday report. Sorry!

Happy National High Five Day!!

PS. Another shoutout to all my international readers..let's see..Hi France! Hi Brazil! Hi Philippines! Hi China! Hi Canada! And a big thanks to Elissa and mom for proofreading this blog as I never do.

Commuting as a Lifestyle- a new book by Evan

I don't like commuting. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I don't like commuting. I feel like I'm always stuck in the Amazing Race, racing to get into work and racing to get home. I have to get to the 6:45 bus early enough otherwise there won't be a seat for me. Then there's the one or two people from the back of the bus who, when we arrive at Port Authority, make there way to the front so they are the FIRST ones off. Everyone has to be the FIRST one off the bus. This is true coming back to NJ as well. Then it's a mad dash as everyone runs across the highway to get to their car so they aren't stuck in a lineup exiting the parking lot. Has commuting always been like this? I wouldn't mind except that I get caught up in the race. I'll put my leg in the aisle to stop someone from trying to exit the bus before I do at my stop.

We all lost the race last night and this morning. The traffic was so bad due to flooding, that I was unable to make dinner for us (Elissa and me)and she was nice enough to put the meal together. The traffic (caused by people rubbernecking, slowing down to see the flood damage) was awful once again this morning. I didn't realize that towns near me were very flooded and from the bus we could see rescue teams in boats rowing around the flooded streets. I think I'll take the train home tonight.

I tried setting up Go Blogger but have been unsuccessful. I'll keep trying.

Gja

College, Wine, and Shopping oh my!

This weekend, Elissa and I had our first roadtrip to Ewing, NJ. The day was beautiful and our first stop was The College of New Jersey, her alma mater, and the school at which I spent 4 weeks of intense classical vocal training for The Governor's School of NJ. We each had many memories of this place and it was really nice walking around. Elissa gave me the grand tour and we even snuck into one of her old dorms. There were many parents and students walking around, being given tours by "the ambassadors" who were all dressed in the same striped shirts. I took a few photos which I will post when I get them uploaded.

We left the campus and then headed to Hopewell Vineyard in Pennington, NJ for a wine tasting. I honestly had no idea that there were vineyards in NJ. I knew about the tomatoes, corn, and peaches, but apparently people are making the vino as well. The place was on a quiet little dirt road and not at all crowded. We walked into the store and a customer was getting ready to leave with his purchases. He turned to us, "You are in for a great treat, oh boy, he will take great care of you" and then he left. I wasn't sure whether he had had one too many tastings, maybe I should have stopped him from getting behind the wheel. We were left standing in front of the wine counter, on which were dishes of olives, and then the owner, Sergio, started our tasting. I was really curious how he and his wife came to NJ to start this vineyard. He gave me a very brief answer when I asked him, but I didn't feel like probing any further. I had read that they also have a vineyard in Italy and you can even rent their place in Italy for the week. We tasted the wines and bought a few bottles. We thanked him and then hopped into the Honda. Next stop, Liberty Village outlet shopping.

Liberty Village feels like a little town, complete with pond, clock tower, and screaming children wanting ice cream. But get this, it's an entire town of outlet shops! From Brooks Brothers to Harry and David (delicious free samples), you could shop 'till you drop and then shuffle over to the Pepperidge Farm outlet to buy some goldfish for a midday snack. We ended up buying polo shirts at Ralph Lauren and then drove back to Madison.

We had a fun-filled day in NJ and were able to do it before the floods came. I can't believe how much rain we've gotten here. Better start building the arc.

Happy Friday the 13th

Happy Friday the 13th! To all of you diagnosed with paraskavedekatriaphobia (fear of friday the 13th), take a deep breath, everything is going to be alright. The theories behind Friday the 13th are quite interesting and this article does a nice job of exposing it's ancient roots.

If you are a fan of David Lynch, be sure to pick up the second season of Twin Peaks, now available on DVD. I also highly recommend Mulholland Drive, a movie which you either love or hate. That's my DVD pick of the week. I'm looking forward to a fun weekend and to start yours off with a bang, here's a little something which I'm sure many of you have seen.

PS. I'd like to give a shoutout to all of my readers in the Philippines!

Dancing Peep

I just went to type in my blog address and left out a letter and was whisked away to a page called Abundant Bible, (www.evanlucas.blogpot.com). Does this have anything to do with Evan Almighty? Maybe I can get some advertising on my site for the movie, currently scheduled to be released in theaters this summer, the sequel to Bruce Almighty.

It's pouring this morning, a good day to stay inside and read a book, or play SUPER PAPER MARIO FOR NINTENDO Wii, which I picked up the other day. I've been too busy to enjoy the wii, but perhaps I'll take it out of the box this weekend. I've also been doing some editing on my mac and am amazed at the things that can be done with Final Cut Pro Studio HD. I'm looking for a few people to be in a short viral video that I'm putting together for work, so if you are in the city and want to help, let me know. I am looking forward to editing this video with my new equipment.

Here's a little something I saw on Youtube. Enjoy.

Blades of Glory

What has corny characters, great costumes, action sequences on ice skates, and lists Ben Stiller as a producer? Give Up? BLADES OF GLORY, of course. Elissa and I went to see this film starring Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, Craig T. Nelson (remember him?) and a bunch of other SNL Alumni and figure skaters (Brian Boitano!). I'm surprised Vince Vaughn wasn't in this one. I'll admit that I laughed, because I laugh at stupid stuff and there's a lot of it packed in. Will Ferrell still makes me chuckle and Jon Heder was, is, and will always be Napoleon Dynamite. The movie was fun and we had a good time and in the end that's what counts. If you are thinking about seeing this one, save it to your Netflix queue.

More impressive than the film however, is Elissa's skill of sneaking food into a movie theater. Armed with her bag, she was able to smuggle in dinner and drinks for us. I don't think I could have watched the film on an empty stomach.

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