tinsely & bruley

My department just announced our new show. 

Remember when I told you about ABC’s new show, Duets?

There’s been an update.  Lionel Richie is out, John Legend is in.

We are all excited over here!

[PS last week was not at all stressful, and everything was totally normal, and if you, too, work behind the scenes of television you know that swapping out a major star 2 days before shooting is like, no big thing.]

But alas, the show must go on, and John is a welcome addition to the show! 

What do you think of the change?

Last week, my coworker scored us an invite to ride the new Transformers ride at Universal Studios Hollywood before it opens next month.

Given that I have never seen a Transformers movie nor am I usually one for rides-of-the-unknown-kind, I was hesitant.

And then I put my big girl panties on and went with it.

That 3D technology is really something! I may or may have not taken off my glasses half-way through just to collect my mind. But then they gave us free ice cream at the end, and all was well again.

…and the church is in an office park occupied by plastic surgeons and women’s recovery centers.

Then irony of it all is astounding to apparently no one but me.

Only in Orange County.

For my nephew, Brandon.

Flat came to brunch with my friends:

Flat liked it when Becky ordered a mimosa, with no juice:

Flat and I took a break in a park:

Flat avoided midtown and enjoyed the Empire State Building far away from the tourists.

Flat is a big shot:

Flat is a pimp:

Flat liked the fish in Chinatown:

Flat went to the Supreme Court:

Flat kept things old school:

Flat visited my alma mater:

Flat liked Washington Square Park:

Flat has a really awesome Aunt who against her better judgement went to Times Square. On the weekend. In the rain.

Flat rode the subway:

Flat is the 99%:

This is important because cute Iphone cases are something I see all the time—tumblr, pinterest, gilt, etc., but I never buy one because I don’t need one.

Well now I do, and the options are endless, and I don’t even know where to start.

I’m not dropping more than 20 bucks. Give or take. Unless it’s really cute.

Cute Iphone cases. Ready? Go!

Back from NYC after a whirlwind of a weekend! Trip started with all flights grounded at LAX for a “VIP,” which produced a loud groan from the jaded LA passengers. But the VIP turned out to be the VP, so ya know, you gotta give Joe a runway when he needs one.

My first morning in the city, I took a stroll down in SoHo to meet up with some old coworkers and accidentally stumbled into utter chaos. FBI everywhere. The press. NYPD. On lookers of all sorts. And then I realized, it was like a real like episode of 20/20 unfolding before my eyes. The news had just broke. They were looking for Etan Patz’s body. And sadly, the search was futile. But it was quite the New York moment.