Bog of Eternal Stench

First I want to mention this SNL skit:



Too funny. (even though all of those shows are either long gone or not even closing.)

Anywho- NYC is so gross. Sure there are a few streets not spotted with dog shit, but I rarely walk down them. Only when traveling near a museum or Central Park, but then again, many Central Park sidewalks have horse shit. So basically what Im saying is odds are you have to constantly dodge shit. Then theres the garbage. I have literally watched people just toss their empty soda can on the ground. Eric has taken to confronting litterers, but Im not that brave. They may shiv me. If the trash and shit isnt nasty enough, then you have homeless people. If you have never smelled "homeless" you cant even imagine the stench. They smell like what I imagine the Labyrinth's "Bog of Eternal Stench" smells like. Im not exaggerating. Not only are the homeless people gross- so are many of the "regular" inhabitants. Yesterday while walking down the subway platform the man in front of me seriously stopped, squatted a little, let out an enormous fart, then continued on as if nothing had happened. Ugh! Oh my god- it was awful. I was in his direct path! Did he do that maliciously do you think? Was he aiming for me? Did he get some sort of obscene pleasure out of farting on me? Probably.

Where'd Everybody Go?

So, not the best time to be in the theater biz. Here's a little snipet from an article on playbill.com...

PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Jan. 3-9: Where'd Everybody Go?
By Robert Simonson
09 Jan 2009


So let's look on the bright side: theatre owners will be saving a lot on their electricity bills this month.

Nine Broadway shows gave their final performances on Jan. 4. It's more complicated than that, of course. Some, like White Christmas, Slava's Snowshow and Dividing the Estate, are simply concluding their limited run. Another, 39 Steps, is simply taking a breather before reopening at the Helen Hayes on Jan. 21. But whatever the reasons, you just don't want to see a quarter of Broadway's theatres go dark at once. You just don't. What's more, three more shows — Spamalot, All My Sons and Gypsy will close on Jan. 11 and Spring Awakening one week later.

There are some silver linings. The hit farce Boeing-Boeing recouped well before closing and will begin a national tour in 2009. And no one can really feel sorry for Hairspray, which ran forever. Grease also stayed a fairly long time (too long, to some critical tastes). But doubtless the producers of those shows, along with Young Frankenstein and 13, probably feel cheated by the economy of what might have been a long run.

Yeah.

Le poo-poo.

Whilst traveling to and fro the laundromat yesterday- Eric passed by a Hispanic transvestite walking his/her dog, who advised Eric to "Look out for le poo- poo!" For me the best part of this encounter isnt the transvestite, but the wording of "le poo-poo". I am surprisingly unfazed by tranies. Maybe its my artistic up-bringing amongst dancers and actors. I also went to the Ms. Drag Rhode Island pageant with my friend Ron,although tranies and drag queens are not the same thing. I admittedly know a very good many lines from the movie "To Wong Foo: Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar". My local Burger King employs a very nice he/she who I suspect may be one in the same with the "le poo-poo" lady.

Wedding Immersion

As you can tell from my last few posts- I am deeply immersed in wedding land. It suddenly occurred to me that we've been engaged for 7 months and all I have is my reception location! So I've been researching and emailing vendors like crazy! I mean, we still have 9 months- but I was shocked when 6 photographers I inquired with already had our date booked! The worst news Ive had is that the water at my ideal ceremony location (Corpening Plaza) may be shut off to save the city money!


If that turns out to be the case, it will just be this big cement wall. Not very romantic. I should find out in a few weeks what the decision is.

Ive also been looking around at dresses for my ladies to wear. Im letting them pick their own dress- black and knee length is all I ask. Here are some of my faves from Nordstrom...

Bridesmaid Beauties by Costume Diva

Wedding Inspiration Board

Updated the floral inspiration board to include more images and to cover more of the wedding look overall! Im loving it!


Black/ pink/ red Wedding by Costume Diva

ps. Martha Stewart and her team are amazing.

Wedding Flowers

Here are some beautiful floral ideas Im loving for the wedding. White, light pink, with hints of red and black. I think its classic, romantic and modern. 9 months to go!


Wedding floral inspiration by Costume Diva

Here is a pic of me in my Mom's wedding dress...

(1972)


and my Oma's wedding dress...

(1948?)

2009!

Happy New Year!