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A Fabulous Few Days in NYC: Snapshots

the view from our hotel room.
I found it kind of stunning &
it would stop me short every
time.

I totally want to drink with this dog.




woops.



























Vicki's smooth cab-hailing style. the arm behind the thing was
constant, inadvertant and totally hilarious.




















the Dakota, which totally made me cry.



















total dolls
















Yankee Stadium! what fun.

for those couple of you who couldn't remember how FAST LOVE goes...

just because I miss LOST

fun, fabulous.

omigod, George. nicely done. that was the one of the best things ever.

tonight, bitches !

Sometimes, at a particularly busy moment in my day, a moment perhaps hinging on chaos, I play this and it calms me down.

YAY, PRIDE!

Which McCain is scarier?

Not Cool, Weiners.

okay I'm not looking to organize a boycott or anything here, just thought I'd spread the word...

did you know that Michael Weiner's son Russell is the founder and CEO of Rockstar Energy Drink ??? We know Michael Weiner as Michael Savage, the uber right-wing wacko who hates civil rights, especially for gays and immigrants. actually he just straight-up hates gays and immigrants, among others (muslims, liberals, me, you.)

I did not know this and now will immidiately change my ways. I used to like Rockstar and drink it from time to time. mostly because the cans look cool.

as I said, I'm not looking to start a movement, it's just that I don't like to actively give my money to companies who so very strongly represent things I so very strongly disagree with.

It's just a consumer choice thing and, although I know it's impossible and silly to try and track every penny (we all buy from some the big dog conservative-leaning companies like McDonald's, Fed Ex, Verizon, etc., as well as inadvertently give to others, whose contributions and leaning we don't even know), the most egregious offenders, such as Coors Brewing Company, Fox News, Blockbuster and now Rockstar, remain in a special category titled I Will Not Knowingly Give You My Money Even If You Make Delicious Blue Moon and Killians Irish Red.

just fyi, like-minded friends. I wish I would have known this years ago or I that could take back the probably 30 or so dollars I've given the Weiners in my lifetime. weiners.

for fun, in case you aren't familiar with the Weiner family, here are some gems:

Michael and Russell co-founded the Paul Revere Society, whose ideals/goals are these:

1. Support Traditional Marriage
2. Close the Borders now.
3. Deport all illegal immigrants now.
4. Eliminate bilingual education in all states.
5. Require health tests for all recent foreign born
Some say that the borders are arbitrary, English is only one of many languages in our new "Multicultural America," and that we share no common history or values.
6. Make tax cuts permanent.
7. End Affirmative Action
8. Tort Reform - Stop Class Action Lawyers.

other awesome Michael Savage quotes:

"When you hear "human rights," think gays. When you hear "human rights," think only one thing: someone who wants to rape your son. And you'll get it just right. OK, you got it, right? When you hear "human rights," think only someone who wants to molest your son, and send you to jail if you defend him. Write that down, make a note of it. So anyway, let's get back to the serious stuff here."

"Right now, even people sitting on the fence would like George Bush to drop a nuclear weapon on an Arab country. They don't even care which one it would be. I can guarantee you -- I don't need to go to Mr. Schmuck [pollster John] Zogby and ask him his opinion. I don't need anyone's opinion. I'll give you my opinion, because I got a better stethoscope than those fools. It's one man's opinion based upon my own analysis. The most -- I tell you right now -- the largest percentage of Americans would like to see a nuclear weapon dropped on a major Arab capital. They don't even care which one..."

"Many of the countries and the areas in these countries that were hit by these tidal waves were hotbeds of radical Islam. Why should we be helping them destroy us? ... I think what we're doing is feeding our own demise. ... I truthfully don't believe in foreign aid."

recently, addressing the homeless problem: "Why not put them in work camps? Most of them are able-bodied."

and, of course, his most famous quote, which subsequently got him fired from MSNBC in 2003: "Oh, you're one of the sodomites? You should only get AIDS and die, you pig"

ciao, buddies.
-Nina.

"terrorist fist jab," almost as funny as "fair and balanced"

whoo pig sooie! fun and games and wine in arkansas

go hogs.

ciao, buddies.

-Nina

L.A. is O.K.

o, what a lovely long weekend in LA we had. after 6 years of her living there, we finally got our asses on a plane to visit beautiful Tatum. it was nothing but fun: great food, great lady friends, perfect weather, beautiful vistas + art at the getty, fab dining/drinking scene within blocks of Tatum's place, scary scientologists... yup, awesome!

girl hog and I had a nice afternoon at Venice beach despite horrendous hangovers and badass blisters.

at Moonshadows restaurant and bar in malibu. apparently, this is the place Mel Gibson was drinking at the night he brought sugartits to the public lexicon. also supposed to be a favorite hangout for Brit-Brit.

clearly:

we didn't see any celebrities, which was disappointing for me. I was just sure I'd spot someone - - and believe me, I was looking. I almost crashed several times from trying to subtly scan faces and walk at the same time. what I planned to do a celebrity once I found one, I have no idea.

just blocks from Tatum's place. nice little snapshot view, huh? it was great to see Tatum still gaze upon the sign with a hint of awe.


outside Tatum's great little artist's quarter style apartment. we really loved her place; it's unique and funky and in a very friendly and comfy little complex. we also loved her two goofy cats, Mama and Monkey (aka Mookie, Brando, Brandy, Buster, Tinyhead, Monsterhead, Wookie, etc)

saturday night Beirut show at the Wiltern. AWESOME, awesome show in a perfectly art deco theater. lovely.

ciao, buddies!

-nina

Senator Widestance Commemorated

Yay, Saint Paul Saints! For so many reasons I say this, but the giveaway this Sunday is just too awesome.

"The keepsakes consist of a miniature bathroom stall with a couple of lower legs and feet. One of the feet is spring loaded and "taps."

It's a bobblefoot, ha! Somebody in Saints marketing has a fiesty sense of humor - - and, apparently, a very large green light. Well done, Saints. This is the best one yet, even better than the Michael Vick plastic dog and Randy Moss hood ornament deals.

I can just imagine the other promotions...

Maybe a June "bobblebutt" giveaway? I think it would involve a naked male prostitute, a little meth and a gay-hating preacher. (Hey, wait a minute... isn't Haggard's "super church" in Colorado Springs.... ?? Mmm hmmm.)

As a July "bobbleberry" giveaway I'm seeing maybe a bobbling blackberry, an underage congressional page or two and the House Ethics Committee.

August? Maybe just a closet with a revolving door.


Ciao, buddies.
-Nina.
P.S. HAPPY SUNNY WEEKEND!

The SNL Digital Shorts are awesome. Sometimes. This time:

I am not pure.

This is creepy. And not in a cool-creepy, Christopher Walken, sort of way. It's creepy like a grown men with tattooed stigmata kind of way.

• NY Times: Dancing the night away, with a higher purpose.

It's also incredibly stupid to the point that it's hilarious. Anyone else think there's a pretty gaping hole in the logic here... having to do with, uh, teenage boys-- ???

But... I think we've found our theme for this year's ladies holiday party!

Having been to Colorado Springs before, I can say that if there is a place for a purity ball, that is it.

That town was one of the oddest I've ever been too and I don't think you could pay me cash money to ever go back. Focus on the Family is centered there. I saw real, live skinheads there. I was slightly frightened... and I'm white and straight. I felt like they could smell my impurity and my "far-left lunacy" for miles all around. Scaaawwy.

Ciao, buddies.
-Nina.

Is there something wrong with me

because I think this is hot? And I really mean hot, as in sexy and delicious, not hot, as in cool.

Yes? Something is wrong with me?

I thought so, too.

I'm very sorry.

Fuck it. We'll do it live. (coke is a scary drug.)

OMG, the best video clip ever. See it while you can... before the fox news police successfully remove it from the peoples' collective memory. (it's already hard to find on youtube).

never mind, it's down already

gawker still has it up: http://gawker.com/5008668/bill-oreilly-meltdown-resurfaces

how sweet

what a bunch of cah-rayzee bitches