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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Coachella Valley Music Fest 2009

Once in a lifetime (maybe twice if the bands are really good) experience that I can now check off of my master To Do list, Coachella was really a sight to behold.

While the bands were amazing the thing that stuck out the most to me were the art installations. For your easy viewing pleasure...

The Dome

Bamboo Structure?

Tesla Coils (Which we never did get to see at night)

The Do Lab

Serpent, Dragon or Snake?

Pretty Flower!
My favorite are the two girls using this to apply their makeup.

The Cube, my favorite by far.

And the pretty sea serpent all lit up at night!

Monday, April 20, 2009

All My Friends are Superheroes by Andrew Kaufman

The Frog-Kisser

The Frog-Kisser was in high school when she first discovered her power. Dating the captain of the football team had left her drained and unfulfilled. That's when she discovered Brian, the head of the debating club, and her latent powers emerged.

Blessed with the ability to transform geeks into winners, she is cursed with the reality that once she enables this transformation, the origin of her initial attraction is gone.

About the Book

All Tom’s friends really are superheroes. There’s the Ear, the Spooner, the Impossible Man. Tom even married a superhero, the Perfectionist. But at their wedding, the Perfectionist was hypnotized to believe that Tom is invisible. Nothing he does can make her see him. Six months later, she’s sure that Tom has abandoned her. So she’s moving to Vancouver. She’ll use her superpower to make Vancouver perfect and leave all the heartbreak in Toronto. With no idea Tom’s beside her, she boards an airplane. Tom has until the wheels touch the ground in Vancouver to convince her he’s there, or he loses her forever.

A funny, sweet story, All My Friends Are Superheroes will remind you the greatest superpower of all is love.

Review

While it's not quite my New Favorite Book, there is something absolutely charming and adorable about this easy to read novella is full of fabulous quotes and witty anecdotes.

The love is genuine and sweet, and perfection is in the eye of the beholder.

Me, what would my superpower be? I've had a few nicknames in the past, THE SOCIAL BUTTERFLY, THE MATCHMAKER, THE ORGANIZER etc, but I think the one that fits me the most is...

The Doer

It was in 7th grade, on a Wednesday no less, during swim class that she realized her superpower. Starring up at the high dive that had terrified her most of her life, she thought to herself, just do it. That was the start of it. From that moment on, whenever faced with a challenge, she just went for it. Crushes became a thing of the past, she wanted to know right then and there if there was any mutual interest before wasting an unquantifiable amount of time lusting after some boy. Projects lacked procrastination, because she knew the sooner she finished them, the less she'd worry about them. And any fear, from public speaking to surfing to real life, she faced head on and hoped for the best.

However with her ability to get things done, she finds that from time to time, her organization and pre-planning of her life lacks the creativity or sense of adventure to just "go with the flow," and this sometimes puts strains on her friendships and relationships.

P.S. to my dear friends, I might go out and buy you all this book so you can be happy when you're feeling sad.

Bag Borrow or Steal

Really? I thought this was just a made up SATC trend, not an actual website!

You know I can kind of see the appeal to renting jewelry and accessories on a per-occasion basis, but my problem with bags? Bags are utilitarian items, you throw whatever in them, set them down anywhere and IMHO, it's very hard to keep them clean and pristine.

Also cleaning bags? I can't imagine that's easy or cost effective? So what does that mean? You're probably throwing your sunglasses, cell phone (which you put on your face) lipstick and other daily items in a bag that probably has cum residue from the previous borrower's skanky one night stand, since obviously these bags are meant to be seen out in public in arenas girls are tried to get laid in.

Just saying.

I don't think I'd want to rent a bag, borrow or steal. Doesn't seem worth it to me.

Not to mention the insurance policy.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

MovieLine Coveage of the Event

Many thanks to Mr. Matt McCluskey from MOVIELINE for covering the event!

You can read the full article here. Check out the event video!!

Beer Pong Results...

A more eloquent posting will surely follow... but for everyone who was curious about the results of the Hollywood Assistant Beer Pong Tournament... HERE THEY ARE!

I just wanted to report back to you guys & let you know the outcome of last night. After several hours of ponging here were your Bracket finalists.

Nikki Finke
Imagemovers 1 - Stew Kaye & Aaron Rapke

Movie Line
WMA 1 - Ryan Draizen & Ryan Fox

Gawker
Spyglass 1 - Ian Weinreich & Nic Van Der Meer

TMZ
WMA 3 - Jeff Schroeder & Chris Poydenis

Big Picture
ICM 4 - Dan Feldheim & Aaron Mazor

WWTDD
ICM 1 - Evan Foster & Ethen Adams

And nearing the 2AM hour... Imagemovers took the gold (and crazy ass 4 foot "Neustadter" OneCubicle.com trophy) in an amazing comeback against ICM 4.

The event was covered by movieline.com which just re-launched their new site yesterday! Pictures will be soon to follow. In the meantime if you want to be fairly entertained by the graceful writings of Ex-New York Hereld Tribune writer Grantland Rice on TempDiaries... check it out here!

http://www.tempdiaries.com/2009/04/grantland-rice-at-hollywood-assistant.html

jennifer johnson is sick of being single

While the big B is out of town in Ireland on the LEAP YEAR set, I've had a lot of time to catch up on my reading. See one of the things my boss & I share is our mutual affection for books, LOTS of books. There have been good ones, ok ones, eh ones, and downright terrible ones... but one, one has stuck out as perhaps one of the funniest new books I've read yet.

By the author of pretty little mistakes Heather McElhatton's newest novel jennifer johnson is sick of being single is Bridget Jones meets Office Space with a little Meet the Parents thrown in.

A wicked comedy charting the perils of making your dreams comes true.

Quirky, clever, cubicle-bound Jennifer Johnson is desperate. Everyone around her is getting married while she’s still single and writing ad copy for men’s black dress socks.

Her life hits crisis level, launching her into a humiliating and painfully hilarious quest to find Prince Charming at any cost. This includes agonizing online dates, diet clinic cults, drag queen fights, and a debilitating addiction to Cinnabon icing.

When she meets handsome, wealthy Brad Keller, she wonders if he’s the answer to all her dreams or is he just too good to be true?

Darkly funny and outrageously honest, McElhatton’s wit shines in this cautionary fairy tale about getting what you want—and how it can be the worst thing for you.
However my favorite part about the whole debacle is Jennifer's "darkest nemesis, the girl behind the Cinnabon counter." who she playfully nicknames Satan.

This book hits the stands on May 5, 2009 so be sure to check it out!!

My continued love affair with Bacon...

After the Bacon Vodka Infusion experiments two more Bacon-y goodness ideas have floated through the intra-web to me.

First on tap (as it's slightly easier and quicker to bake in my minuscule toaster oven) are Bacon Today's Bacon Cinnamon Rolls. These things look incredible and very easy to make. It's that perfect combination of salty and sweet much like Vosges's Mo's Bacon Bar. Will post my pictures and results when I get around to it... maybe a Coachella morning snack perhaps?

And also on the list... but procrastination might get the better of me on this one... Maple Bacon Cupcakes. Intern Malcolm brought these to my attention, citing Yummy Cupcake as the source of these incredible creations, yet sadly they're not on the April menu so I'll have to make some myself. It's the same salty/sweet combo, but the thought of infusing maple-y syrup goodness and pancake essence into these make them the perfect balance of breakfast and Satan.