Monday, June 29, 2009

helen ficalora chain


i really really want { this } chain from helen ficalora.

it's dainty and perfect and reminds me of my days of horseback riding...
doesn't it look a touch like a bit on a martingale?

mixie mixie


west villagers are going bananas for eskimix.
(ok... this is where i met ryan on grove... sigh)

not bad....
but guess what, nyc?

we have a little place called hogi yogi in utah where we've been spinning
our own yogurt flavors for YEARS.

for the FIRST time, nyc is SOOOO last season.

Sunday, June 28, 2009

jo + jax


love my awesome friend joey.
she's gorgeous, talented (a brilliant choreographer and dancer--keep your eyes open for her in the upcoming weeks on a certain show that we all love), has legs for DAYS, and has launched a fabulous dance wear line with equally fab sister, jackie.

check out { jo + jax }

while their unis are amazing... i think my body craves the sweats more :)
i think i may have to have them for my pre-show warm-ups.


Saturday, June 27, 2009

breathe. bend. be.



it's yoga (where i did my teacher training) is offering a free teacher training course to the contestant with the most youtube video hits.
i think our friend wendy's video is really well done.
good luck, wendy!

cruising powell


the clan, sussy, bil, and everyone else's significant others (oy.)
will be cruising powell this week.
hooray!
my FAVORITE vacation.
looking forward to:

s'mores
powell sunrises and sunsets
shooting stars
waterskiing
gorgeous tans
no makeup for a week (!)
rook/spit tournaments
impromptu dance parties
internet/cellphone free zones
finishing a good beach read
singing round the campfire
red vines
best damn cookies
water weenie smackdowns (uh... that sounds wrong...)

and good old fashioned family fun!

not to worry.... i've saved little online treats for you throughout the week....
so keep checking back!
or read the archives... remember the taffy puller?

bachelorette roundup 6 will be a week late.... sorry....

Thursday, June 25, 2009

never can say goodbye.... no no no-no-no.


i discovered the king of pop when i was in 3rd grade.

it wasn't thriller... it was the jackson 5.
ironic, isn't it?
a white mormon girl from utah fell in love with music because of motown.
every night, i'd put my jackson 5: greatest hits cassette tape in my walkman and MJ and the boys would boogie me to sleep.
abc, ben, back to indiana, i'll be there, i want you back, never can say goodbye.....
pure, brilliant.
how i slept thru those grooves, i'll never know....

in high school, laree and i became obsessed with PYT and don't stop till you get enough.
word for word.

i'm so sad to lose him but happy he can finally find peace.
away from us.

it's that same old dizzy hang up.
can't live with you or without.
tell me why is it so?

don't wanna let you go.

we wanted too much, didn't we.

away i went.


really really great soundtrack.

yay! alexi murdoch.

i'm a little bit obsessed


with greg laswell.

hear him { here }

he's a bit matt nathanson with a splash of joshua radin
and a lot of sexy bass/bari goodness.

find him on tour.... sadly i'll miss all his near-to-me gigs.
give him a smooch for me, will you?

i don't think i'm turning japanese...


dd took me to a japanese bakery.
she likes it for the packaging.
when i think japanese cuisine, good sugar doesn't usually come to mind.
(trust.. i've lived there... it's always a little low on sugar/fat/all good things and high in red bean paste and strange fake substances...)
but... i decided to try a sensible cherry (surrounded in a jello nugget).


aaah!
jello nugget slipping off cherry .

5 second rule...


bleh! tastes like jello cough syrup... with a cherry pit.

nope. japanese pastry still not sweet enough...

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

hurray!


stellie spooning her mini-flamingo and little bear. she MUST sleep with ALL of her stuffed animals on the bed. it's a circus menagerie sleepover.


nugget and i are escaping the nyc rain and heading back to drier & sunnier climes.

must play before i'm strapped to the city for the next 6 months.
i'll leave her in utah while i work my head off learning birdie.

lucky girl!

{ twelfth night }


it is such a treat to have brilliant shakespeare in the beauty of our central park.
hands down, my FAVORITE nyc summer pastime.

i was supposed to attend the opening night, but i'll be back in utah-tah.... soooo...
i waited with the saigon posse @ the crack of dawn (ok, 8:30 am)
for my twelfth night tickets.


we actually had a blast and the time flew!


stellie joo-jie graced us with her presence.
ugh. my afro got bigger and BIGGER as the humid morning wore on..
.... which was very flattering on my sans-makeup'ed face.
but we DID meet a lovely new friend, zach.


safely in our seats and blessed with PERFECT weather.
the show was delightful.
loved my friend, stark, as sebastian. he was charming, nuanced, funny and had the most dashing entrance i've seen in many a moon!
audra was darling and
hathaway held her own!


post show nosh @ cafe lalo


i love this gang.


i love summer in the city!

coincidence? i think not.....


i had a shoe fitting for bbb.

looks like i'll be in hot 3 inch skinny 60's heels....

look what was on the wall!

our shoes pointing toward each other?
an omen.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

poor jon + kate


maybe it was her bat crazy hair?
maybe it was his terrible decision to pierce both ears?

at any rate,
i'm sad for jon, kate, and the kids
and wish they weren't vilified.

dear kate,
if i had 3 million kids, i'd be just as demanding.

dear jon,
if i didn't talk EVER, i'd resent everybody around me.

i'm sorry.
xo mim


Monday, June 22, 2009

bachelorette roundup 5


so many quote nuggets from tonight's bach:

i can taste it.
i eat it (as he suggestively licks his fingers?!).
it comes inside me and becomes a part of me.


i've already got six shows now.
i got all that publicity.
i already got what i wanted.

"pervy- psycho- untalented- cowboy," wes talking about the publicity for his "album".



you're a lot like my mom!
i just want to get her in my element...around the planes in dallas.
shame on me! i wanted to kiss her but i didn't.
goll-ee!!!
nice guys finish last. it's been the story of my life!
practically perfect jake (who, for the record, completely creeps me OUT!)



she knows i was blessed.
your feet are softer than *&%#. (hmmmm.... softer than what?)
gay mango-mango loving "foot fetish" referring to his package


random and disjointed thoughts:

ok... i'm sorry i blamed you, kip kip. YOU'RE not the awkward kisser, jill is.
she bucks back with hottie kip AND jesse.
HOW are you so fooled by that filthy so-and-so, wes!
how?!
jill, you're a hot mess!

ok... while fake jake isn't my fav (maybe just cause he was on tv?), he certainly should have stayed longer than "breakdancer/actor."

FINALLY, she kicked foot fetish to the curb!

could the show pay someone to write a new score for the show? i'm TIRED of the SAME themes over and over and over and over again.

the return of jake is brilliant!!!!
and did i tell you ed would be back?! teaser proves it.

also, can we retire the phrases:

i'm being treated like gold.
i feel like an absolute princess.
i want to take our relationship to the next level.
...the most dramatic rose ceremony in bachelor history.

reid is adorable (but the fact that he wore that nasty v-neck still haunts me), kipton is predictably darling (wouldn't be mad if he got his ears tacked back), and.......

i'm still missing ed (and i feel like he's the one that gets down on bended knee....).

my summer shades


cute as a button

the most divine shade of persimmon.


watermelon


the most punchy shade of.... watermelon.

shake shots


brgr is completely brilliant.

welcome, their new "shake shots."
5 oz shots of their famous milkshakes for girlies who need a little sugar but want to stay little.

see? you CAN have it all!

Sunday, June 21, 2009

. my D .

. hawaii . 1983 . wearing dad's concentrated expression .

i know it's cliche to say words can't express my feelings about my dad,
but truly, they can't.
( seriously, i just got the lump writing that.)


this man has and will mean more to me than any other person on this earth.
he has tirelessly supported, lifted, challenged, and inspired me in ways i could never adequately describe.

so, simply,
my d taught me how to build:

sandcastles. dreams. beautiful relationships. a productive life. a thirst for knowledge. a reverence for things sacred . a devotion to great cheeseburgers and "best of" everythings. ikea and crate and barrel furniture. a foundation for anchors for the houseboat and for a testimony of the restored gospel. a reputation for hard work.
proper caramel popcorn.



. classic saturday morning 1983 . the "snow white" enchanted forest couch
(i'd hide under the "briers" and pretend to be snow white waiting for "true love's kiss"...
then my prince would find me and resurrect me with aforementioned kiss...
then repeat. ...and repeat, and repeat, and repeat. "snow white" never got old).


d is a partner in crime to witness:

sporting events. live theatre & music. pee-wee's playhouse on saturday mornings. lake powell sunsets. hamptons road trips in the winter . laughing-till-i-wet-my-pants funny moments. all of boston while driving a very lost car . all things disney. opening night (s). 1,000,000 hrs of dance/piano/singing performances . our mutual love for M and the girls . miraculous healing blessings of health, peace, and comfort.


you'll always be the first man i'll remember.
you'll always be the last man i'll forget.

happy father's day!

i love you tooooooooo much.
xoxo n

Saturday, June 20, 2009

full bye bye birdie casting released


broadwayworld.com announces it { here }

playbill.com announces it { here }

theatremania.com announces it { here }

have y'all heard of this funk kid?

Friday, June 19, 2009

why does ryan reynolds


wear so much makeup?
holy moses!

eyeliner + a base that was WAY too dark for his skin.

i take my men without a full beat, thank you very much.

did you hear?


i'm so sad i'll be in rehearsals when this art summit is happening....

the ferneys, the lovelands, sussy!

oooooh i could be such an art goddess if only i could go.

sunset break!


my half-sister KT wrote the most beautiful tribute to her (and my fairy god)mother, sydney.
read it { here }

i celebrated her today by lunching with other syd godchildren as they had auditions for big broadway shows.... knowing full well that she orchestrated mine.
how proud she must be of all of us.

today, i miss watching moonstruck under a full moon on the back lawn and
learning how to make grilled cheese sandwiches on an ironing board.

....and always, sunset breaks.


rain, rain, go AWAY!!!!


i woke up to bummer news....

the rain postponed the yankee game so late that
i had to give up my seat in the luxe suite
(had tix to see the final installment of the norman conquests)!!

and

i found out that my not-so-secret MALE crush kissed a dear MALE friend of mine.....
is it sad that i found it consoling that he did it while on cocaine?


grey skies are gonna clear up?

image via fffound

Thursday, June 18, 2009

dear ryan on grove,



i know your name is ryan.
i know you live on grove street.
i know we talked about appropriate things a girl on a date with somebody else
and a boy who has a sleeping girlfriend at home would talk about.

i know i liked you.
i know you liked me.

i hope we meet again.

image via fffound

yup.

utah barbies











did y'all see this forward?
sorry i couldn't figure how to put the captions under the pix.... you get the idea.
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Mattel recently announced the release of limited-edition Barbie Dolls for
the Utah market:



' Park City Barbie'
She comes with an assortment of Kate Spade Handbags, a Lexus SUV, a
long-haired foreign dog named Honey and a million dollar home. Available
with or without tummy tuck and face lift. Workaholic Ken sold only in
conjunction with the augmented version.
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'Sandy Barbie'
The modern day homemaker Barbie is available with Ford Wind star Minivan and
matching gym outfit. She gets lost easily and has no full-time occupation.
Traffic jamming cell phone sold separately.
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'Ogden Barbie'
This recently paroled Barbie comes with a 9mm handgun, a Ray Lewis knife, a
Chevy with dark tinted windows, and a meth Lab Kit. This model is only
available after dark and must be paid for in cash (preferably small,
untraceable bills) unless you are a cop, then we don't know what you are
talking about.
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'Draper Barbie'
This yuppie Barbie comes with your choice of BMW convertible or Hummer H2.
Included are her own Starbucks cup, credit card and country club membership.
Also available for this set are Shallow Ken and Private School Skipper. You
won't be able to afford any of them..
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'Spanish Fork Barbie'
This pale model comes dressed in her own Wrangler jeans two sizes too small,
a NASCAR t-shirt and tweety bird tattoo on her shoulder. She has a six-pack
of Bud light and a Hank Williams Jr. CD set She can spit over 5 feet and
kick mullet-haired Ken's butt when she is drunk. Purchase her pickup truck
separately and get a confederate flag bumper sticker absolutely free.
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"Scipio Barbie'
This tobacco-chewing, brassy-haired Barbie has a pair of her own high-heeled
sandals with one broken heel from the time she chased beer-gutted Ken out of
Spanish Fork Barbie's house. Her ensemble includes low-rise acid-washed
jeans, fake fingernails, and a see-through halter-top. Also available with a
mobile home.
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' Moab Barbie'
This doll is made of actual tofu. She has long straight brown hair,
arch-less feet, hairy armpits, no makeup and Birkenstocks with white socks.
She prefers that you call her Willow . She does not want or need a Ken doll,
but if you purchase two Moab Barbies and the optional Subaru wagon, you get
a rainbow flag bumper sticker for free.
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' West Valley Barbie'
This Barbie now comes with a stroller and 2 infant dolls. Optional
accessories include a GED and bus pass. White boy Gangsta Ken and his 1979
Caddy were available, but are now very difficult to find since the addition
of the infant.
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' Provo / BYU Barbie'
She's perfect in every way, mainly due to the high levels of antidepressants
in her system. We don't know where Ken is because he's always at church
meetings.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

sojourn


my new friend, brett, owns sojourn- an amazing restaurant on the upper east side.

DD and i taste tested it for you and can assure you, it deserves our stamp of approval
(which, believe it or not, does not come easily).
dd also says the cocktails are pretty inventive and delish....

we died over:
goat cheese and beet salad with pistachio
crispy artichokes
sweet pea ravioli
kobe beef sliders with ginger ketchup
and
blueberry cheesecake

this is what i'm ordering next time:

churros
with mexican chocolate dipping sauce


and the old standby chocolate situation.

go. it's a new favorite.

check mate


so CHESS with grobie, idina & pascal is premiering tomorrow night on PBS great performances.

when i met josh groban, he was rehearsing "anthem" for chess.
yes, friends, i heard him live.
in the same room.

he 's truly glorious.
and the nicest guy. a real dude.

i'll be recording it.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

baby boy names?

my cousin just had her baby boy so we're swimming in boy names.....

zaxson= not my favorite

what are your favorites?

(photo by sussy of the new tiny's cousin)

please tell me


you're watching kathy and her horrible mis-matched hair extensions.
no one makes me laugh harder.

and your bubbies and you are planning on watching the catfight .... i mean.... finale of the real housewives of new jersey.


see that dvf dress jaqueline (who just popped her 3 rd baby. congrats!) is wearing on the left?
i picked up that girl at the sample sale last year....
she's so last season.