tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23930704598275055472023-11-16T06:48:00.986-05:00The Yenta CenterA nice Jewish girl from Brooklyn, transplanted to New Jersey ...
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Sit, have a cup of coffee and a nice piece of cake, and we'll have a visit.Yenta Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10679046512675384587noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2393070459827505547.post-77878470131669931252009-11-24T20:32:00.004-05:002009-11-24T20:55:35.815-05:00Sick & Tired<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Someone once said to me that I would regret not getting married and having kids - because who will help take care of me when I am alone, sick and need help? They were right. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Because now... it would be nice to have someone to come home to to let me complain about the tests they are doing on me and just be there for me. I am so tired of taking care of everything myself - and now that I am ill.... it's getting sorta tough. I can't wait until they finally put me on meds so that I will get some relief.... physical and emotional. Helping the physical will help the emotional. It's the nature of what is going wrong. Everything is breaking down right now.... and it's hard to get someone to really understand that when I say I am tired.... it's soul crushing exhaustion. I don't sleep. Possibly 2 hrs a night for a few months now. The physical pain is really hard to deal with. Everything hurts. By the end of the day.... I can barely get myself into my car. It is really upsetting when it's blown off....... </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I don't want to burden my Mom, etc... by constantly calling - so I try and keep it to a minimum, and have to restrain myself from calling and complaining.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Like I said - eventually when I see the specialists.... most of the symptoms will at least subside a bit ... they better, because I don't know how much I can put up with.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I've always joked around and said "oh, my niece will take care of me when I am old and need family"... well, right now, she is 7 1/2 ... so yeah... not exactly equipped yet - even though she is the light of my life. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Oh, and what about friends? When you need someone to turn to - you really see all to well who is a real presence in your life and who is a "ghost". Unfortunately, I have more ghosts than I particularly care to have - and when all you need is a hug - vapor isn't very comforting.</span>Yenta Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10679046512675384587noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2393070459827505547.post-44986539555333337082009-11-19T23:35:00.001-05:002009-11-19T23:37:01.056-05:00Radioactive<h3 style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: normal;" class="GenericStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}">I think the kids in the after school science class rather enjoyed the geiger counter crazily going off when passed along my throat. No there is no danger.... just the remnants of a scan. One asked if I knew what super power I was going to develop :-)</h3>Yenta Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10679046512675384587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2393070459827505547.post-22233199604578701952008-06-02T22:03:00.003-04:002008-06-02T22:14:01.649-04:00Whenever you are feeling stupid - read these....<img id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://us.mg2.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1649103%5fAPsmvs4AAO11SERXYwqXhVL0J%2bI&pid=2.2&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="101" width="81" /><br /><i><span style="font-style: italic;">(<span style="font-family: verdana;">On September 17, 1994, Alabama's Heather Whitestone was selected as Miss America 1995.) </span></span></i><br /><b style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Question: </span></b><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you could live forever, would you and why? </span><br /><br /><br /><b style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Answer: </span></b><span style="font-family: verdana;">'I would not live forever, because we should not </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">live forever, because if we were supposed to live forever, </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever, </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">which is why I would not live forever,' </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">-- </span><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Miss Alabama in the 1994 Miss USA contest </span></i><span style="font-family: verdana;">. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">`````````````````````````````````` </span><br /><img style="font-family: verdana;" id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://us.mg2.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1649103%5fAPsmvs4AAO11SERXYwqXhVL0J%2bI&pid=2.3&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="120" width="97" /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">'Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">all over the world, I can't help but cry. I mean I'd love </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">to be skinny like that, but not with all those flies and </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">death and stuff.' </span><br /><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">--Mariah Carey </span></i><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">```````````` </span><br /><img style="font-family: verdana;" id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://us.mg2.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1649103%5fAPsmvs4AAO11SERXYwqXhVL0J%2bI&pid=2.4&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="105" width="86" /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">'Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">important part of your life,' </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">-- </span><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Brooke Shields, during an interview to become </span></i><br /><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Spokesperson for federal anti-smoking campaign </span></i><span style="font-family: verdana;">. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">`````````` ``````````````````````````````````````` </span><br /><img style="font-family: verdana;" id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://us.mg2.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1649103%5fAPsmvs4AAO11SERXYwqXhVL0J%2bI&pid=2.5&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="118" width="79" /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">'I've never had major knee surgery on any other part </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">of my body,' </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">-- </span><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Winston Bennett, </span></i><br /><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">University</span></i><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> of </span></i><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Kentucky</span></i><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> basketball forward </span></i><span style="font-family: verdana;">. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">````````````````````````````````````````````` </span><br /><img style="font-family: verdana;" id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://us.mg2.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1649103%5fAPsmvs4AAO11SERXYwqXhVL0J%2bI&pid=2.6&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="99" width="74" /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">'Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">lowest crime rates in the country,' </span><br /><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">--Mayor Marion Barry, </span></i><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Washington</span></i><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> , </span></i><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">DC</span></i><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> . </span></i><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">````````````````````````````` </span><br /><br /><img style="font-family: verdana;" id="_x0000_i1030" src="http://us.mg2.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1649103%5fAPsmvs4AAO11SERXYwqXhVL0J%2bI&pid=2.7&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="78" width="102" /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">'I'm not going to have some reporters pawing through </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">our papers. We are the president.' </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">-- </span><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hillary Clinton commenting on the release of </span></i><br /><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">subpoenaed documents. </span></i><br /><br /><s style="font-family: verdana;">```````````````````````````````````````````````````` </s><br /><img style="font-family: verdana;" id="_x0000_i1031" src="http://us.mg2.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1649103%5fAPsmvs4AAO11SERXYwqXhVL0J%2bI&pid=2.8&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="109" width="101" /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">'That lowdown scoundrel deserves to be kicked to death </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">by a jackass, and I'm just the one to do it,' </span><br /><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">--A congressional candidate in </span></i><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Texas</span></i><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></i><span style="font-family: verdana;">. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">```````````````````````````` </span><br /><img style="font-family: verdana;" id="_x0000_i1032" src="http://us.mg2.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1649103%5fAPsmvs4AAO11SERXYwqXhVL0J%2bI&pid=2.9&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="106" width="80" /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">'Half this game is ninety percent mental.' </span><br /><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">--Philadelphia Phillies manager, Danny Ozark </span></i><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">`````````````````````````````````` </span><br /><img style="font-family: verdana;" id="_x0000_i1033" src="http://us.mg2.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1649103%5fAPsmvs4AAO11SERXYwqXhVL0J%2bI&pid=2.10&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="110" width="101" /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">'It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">the impurities in our air and water that are doing it.' </span><br /><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">--Al Gore, Vice President </span></i><br /><br /><br /><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">And .. </span></i><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">'We are ready for an unforeseen event that </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">may or may not occur.' </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">-- </span><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Al Gore, VP </span></i><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">``````````````````` </span><br /><br /><img style="font-family: verdana;" id="_x0000_i1034" src="http://us.mg2.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1649103%5fAPsmvs4AAO11SERXYwqXhVL0J%2bI&pid=2.11&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="109" width="89" /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">'I love California . I practically grew up in Phoenix .' </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">-- </span><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Dan Quayle <br /><br /></span></i><span style="font-family: verdana;">`````````` </span><br /><img style="font-family: verdana;" id="_x0000_i1035" src="http://us.mg2.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1649103%5fAPsmvs4AAO11SERXYwqXhVL0J%2bI&pid=2.12&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="99" width="76" /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><>'We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">clean air do we need </span><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">?' </span></i><br /><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">--Lee Iacocca </span></i><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">``````````` </span><br /><img style="font-family: verdana;" id="_x0000_i1036" src="http://us.mg2.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1649103%5fAPsmvs4AAO11SERXYwqXhVL0J%2bI&pid=2.13&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="99" width="75" /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">'The word 'genius' isn't applicable in football. A </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">genius is a guy like Norman Einstein.' - </span><br /><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">--Joe Theisman, NFL football quarterback & sports analyst. </span></i><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">```````````````````````````````````````````` </span><br /><img style="font-family: verdana;" id="_x0000_i1037" src="http://us.mg2.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1649103%5fAPsmvs4AAO11SERXYwqXhVL0J%2bI&pid=2.14&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="106" width="84" /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">'We don't necessarily discriminate. We simply exclude </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">certain types of people.' </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">-- </span><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Colonel Gerald & nbsp;Wellman, ROTC Instructor </span></i><span style="font-family: verdana;">. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">````````````````````````````````` </span><br /><br /><img style="font-family: verdana;" id="_x0000_i1038" src="http://us.mg2.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1649103%5fAPsmvs4AAO11SERXYwqXhVL0J%2bI&pid=2.15&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="126" width="84" /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">'If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.' </span><br /><br /><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">--Bill Clinton, President </span></i><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">```````````````` </span><br /><br /><img style="font-family: verdana;" id="_x0000_i1039" src="http://us.mg2.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1649103%5fAPsmvs4AAO11SERXYwqXhVL0J%2bI&pid=2.16&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="94" width="98" /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">'Traditionally, most of Australia 's imports come </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">from overseas.' </span><br /><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">--Keppel Enderbery </span></i><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">```````````````` </span><br /><img style="font-family: verdana;" id="_x0000_i1040" src="http://us.mg2.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1649103%5fAPsmvs4AAO11SERXYwqXhVL0J%2bI&pid=2.17&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="114" width="191" /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">'Your food stamps will be stopped effective </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">March 1992 because we received notice that </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">you passed away. May God bless you. </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;">You may </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;">reapply if there is a change in your circumstances.' </span><br /><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">--Department of Social Services, </span></i><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Greenville</span></i><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> , </span></i><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">South Carolina</span></i><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></i><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">```````````````````````````````````````````` </span><br /><br /><img style="font-family: verdana;" id="_x0000_i1041" src="http://us.mg2.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1649103%5fAPsmvs4AAO11SERXYwqXhVL0J%2bI&pid=2.18&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="80" width="80" /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">'If somebody has a bad heart, they can plug this jack </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">in at night as they go to bed and it will monitor their </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">heart throughout the night. And the next morning, when </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">they wake up dead, there'll be a record.' </span><br /><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">--Mark S. Fowler, FCC Chairman </span></i><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, </span><br /><br /><br /><b style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Feeling smarter yet?</span></b>Yenta Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10679046512675384587noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2393070459827505547.post-8044253994645974342008-04-28T23:38:00.005-04:002008-04-29T09:15:35.756-04:00That's What Friends Are For<span style="font-family:verdana;">They:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">are there when things are good or bad<br />and don't run at the first sign of a conflict<br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">"get" your quirks</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">and don't judge you because of them</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">let you be stupid when you need to be</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">and understand why</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">are concerned with silence<br />are honest and appreciate honesty back<br />allow you in when they need someone<br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">respect your feelings and</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">don't take your friendship for granted</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">don't make assumptions based on idle chatter</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">aren't afraid to tell you that they are glad you are their friend.</span>Yenta Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10679046512675384587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2393070459827505547.post-86948691076613850872008-04-28T23:31:00.005-04:002008-04-28T23:37:36.629-04:00Late Monday Musing<span style="font-family:verdana;">After seeing Across the Universe again, I realized that while Jim </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" style="font-family:verdana;">Sturgess</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> is </span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" style="font-family:verdana;">immensely</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> talented, I felt myself more drawn to <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Joe Anderson</span>. Maybe because of the raw emotionality of his part, or maybe because he is.... hot. OK - Definitely both.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqqtwNnLhfuM7Kulteu8BV4zB30aKuw8MUBKDCVNXFOQMRIrA0UNb5mMwqXTAvpYZ5xtopQdhisPvlwAQc_vriJWvOvDS60xLMtFeUn69iwGl0jZw2b42pdAlM4KuS8mXNi55paPMvdzQ/s1600-h/joe+anderson.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqqtwNnLhfuM7Kulteu8BV4zB30aKuw8MUBKDCVNXFOQMRIrA0UNb5mMwqXTAvpYZ5xtopQdhisPvlwAQc_vriJWvOvDS60xLMtFeUn69iwGl0jZw2b42pdAlM4KuS8mXNi55paPMvdzQ/s320/joe+anderson.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194506042977346290" border="0" /></a>Yenta Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10679046512675384587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2393070459827505547.post-18629396146207847352008-04-27T10:30:00.003-04:002008-04-27T10:41:26.966-04:00Goodbye Uncle Jack<span style="font-family: verdana;">Earlier this week my Uncle Jack passed away in Florida. He was the last of my grandparent's generation and was very special to me, as was my Auntie Anne (his wife). She passed away a couple of years ago. Uncle Jack would have been 99 in a few months and almost up until the end was still his gregarious self. Until recently he was still playing golf!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jack was my Grandma Betty's brother-in-law and we saw him and Anne quite often. They were always so full of life and love for the family and I was always so excited when they visited.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I wish I could have visited with him one last time....... but isn't that always the case?</span>Yenta Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10679046512675384587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2393070459827505547.post-33317768725467999402008-04-21T09:16:00.003-04:002008-04-21T09:56:06.779-04:00Crossroads<span style="font-family: verdana;">A crossroad. You don't see it coming most of the time until you are staring it directly in the face. It doesn't really matter what it is - it could be work, or deciding to change your appearance, not liking your where you are living and moving, or relationships. It can be simple as a haircut or more life changing. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yesterday while wandering peacefully around Central Park, several scenarios came to mind that I had time to think clearly about without the interruptions of "daily life". It was rather lovely to be able to just have a stream of </span><span style="font-family: verdana;" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">consciousness</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> going.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">One of thoughts that came meandering in was - when is it ok to give up when something is not working for you? When is the point where it's too much to keep going, and be able to find the strength to let go for your own well being? Taking control comes easy for some people..... it takes me forever to make those decisions because I tend to hang in there until it's too late. It's my faith and optimism that it's all ok that sometimes prevents me from seeing clearly. When the clouds finally part, I have a tough time dealing with the fallout, but eventually know exactly why things happen the way they do. There are the times of course, where I have a laser sharp vision right from the get go, but let things develop and see how they pan out. I am almost always right about my first vibes.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">So now, at a crossroad... I have some decisions to make.</span>Yenta Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10679046512675384587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2393070459827505547.post-78347665925152395152008-04-17T19:34:00.003-04:002008-04-17T20:50:45.067-04:00Fun With Weight Watchers Points<span style="font-family:verdana;">There is a site I use for reference when I need help with knowing how many points certain foods have. It was been a very valuable tool in helping me make healthy choices. I have tested some of the values and most of them are almost dead on within a half a point.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Here are some of the more eclectic values for those whose tastes run towards the adventurous:</span><br /><br /><table style="font-family: verdana;" border="1"><tbody><tr><td>Emu,cooked</td><td>1 oz.</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table border="1"><tbody><tr><td>Butter,regular</td><td>1 cup</td><td>51</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now *there's* a tasty treat eaten only while calling the cardiologist</span><br /><br /><table style="font-family: verdana;" border="1"><tbody><tr><td>Frog's legs,fried</td><td>2 (3 oz. with bone)</td><td>4</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family:verdana;">because really, fried WITHOUT the bone?... how gauche</span><br /><br /><table style="font-family: verdana;" border="1"><tbody><tr><td>Armadillo,cooked</td><td>1 oz.</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="font-family: verdana;" border="1"><tbody><tr><td>Beaver,cooked</td><td>1 oz.</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family:verdana;">(insert joke here....)</span><br /><br /><table style="font-family: verdana;" border="1"><tbody><tr><td>Brewer's yeast</td><td>1 tsp.</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now, who is eating this as a snack?</span><br /><br /><table style="font-family: verdana;" border="1"><tbody><tr><td>Buffalo, water cooked</td><td>1 oz.</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family:verdana;">God knows, you wouldn't want to fry this to make it even tastier.....</span><br /><br /><table style="font-family: verdana;" border="1"><tbody><tr><td>Caribou,cooked</td><td>1 oz.</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family:verdana;">the point value that every overweight lion needs to have as a reference</span><br /><br /><table style="font-family: verdana;" border="1"><tbody><tr><td>Cholent</td><td>1 1/2 cups</td><td>5</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family:verdana;">I just felt every Jew reading this... shiver with disgust</span><br /><br /><table style="font-family: verdana;" border="1"><tbody><tr><td>Raccoon,cooked</td><td>1 oz.</td><td>2</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family:verdana;">apparently a beaver is leaner</span><br /><br /><br /><table style="font-family: verdana;" border="1"><tbody><tr><td>Squirrel,cooked</td><td>1 oz.</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family:verdana;">hhhummmm - there is plenty of free food in my parking lot</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">As much fun as the listing of food can be - it really is a valuable tool in making decisions.</span>Yenta Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10679046512675384587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2393070459827505547.post-9674616986627788002008-04-16T22:35:00.007-04:002008-04-16T22:47:24.762-04:00The Queen of White Lies<span style="font-family:verdana;">So I'm driving home from the City really, really late one night last week and a song came on the radio that I fell in love with immediately. - The Queen of White Lies. I found out that it is by a young local NYC band called the <a href="http://www.theorionexperience.com/home.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Orion Experience</span></a>, led by Orion Simprini- they are so much fun. A little poppy throwback with an energetic, fresh great sound. Check them out - the album is called Cosmicandy.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Some lyrics from The Queen of White Lies:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Ooh you're like that Cheshire Cat, </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"> There's a devil that resides behind your smile.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"> You've got them diamond eyes, they hypnotize</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"> You're unsuspecting victims with your style.</span>Yenta Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10679046512675384587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2393070459827505547.post-85523796040357331942008-04-04T22:27:00.003-04:002008-04-04T22:32:10.397-04:00A Rose By Any Other Name....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1p1gToqas5j-SVN79mQk2axpWwKmEgAcySNDQQjOiIK2JeFUXdbQYoZOYbm-ApFwCY1xPOgGJxQG1f1zJRWaq-AjNSpzps6frmQZmvQrfCB47Hf71aBWDgbVkwGIj9QjzXmxSRezQLw/s1600-h/vagistat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1p1gToqas5j-SVN79mQk2axpWwKmEgAcySNDQQjOiIK2JeFUXdbQYoZOYbm-ApFwCY1xPOgGJxQG1f1zJRWaq-AjNSpzps6frmQZmvQrfCB47Hf71aBWDgbVkwGIj9QjzXmxSRezQLw/s320/vagistat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185582965909164578" border="0" /></a>It just <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">subliminally</span> says....<br /><br />GET ME A VAGINA AND QUICK!Yenta Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10679046512675384587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2393070459827505547.post-86762703763889928512008-03-30T10:32:00.003-04:002008-03-31T20:09:15.440-04:00Unicorns Suck<span style="font-family:verdana;">$30 in gas</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">$16 for the Bridge</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">$4 various "change" tolls</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">$13 lunch</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">$3.00 gummy peaches</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">adds up to</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">$66 in expenses for me to go to Atlantic City for the day</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I actually only lost $10 gambling........ but ended up $76 down for the day......</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >HOWEVER</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">, spending time with my friend - priceless..</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Tip - don't play the Unicorn video slot - it has no rhyme or reason and cannot be figured out by anyone except the best brains at NASA.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">*I have to edit this to add $10 for parking :-) - so the grand total loss was $86 - I may need to re-think the logistics of these trips......</span><br /></span>Yenta Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10679046512675384587noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2393070459827505547.post-45749815294787794272008-03-27T20:33:00.004-04:002008-03-27T21:09:48.714-04:00Like A Bad Penny<span style="font-family: verdana;">Like the proverbial bad penny - voila, I show up again. It's been a very long time since I've felt the motivation to write anything.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Some of you have been asking about my trip to, and pics from Costa Rica. In a day or two I will post some pics and a link to an album that I'm creating. Mike K. - you're gonna love them!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">One of the fun things that I've done recently is go to "Celebrity Autobiographies". Brilliant concept. Celebrities reading from other celeb's autobiographies. Kristen Johnson was Mr. T, Richard Kind was Vanna White, Kristin Wiig read the early poems of... Suzanne Sommers, Alan Cumming read Tommy Lee, Jackie Hoffman read from Ivana Trump - after all that... the cast split up and read from Liz Taylor/Debbie Reynolds/Eddie Fisher recounting the same events from the three perspectives... same was done with Burt Reynolds/Sally Field/Lonnie Anderson. It was quite an evening.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">This past Saturday there was a phenomenal party for a friend who is moving to Singapore for two years. (hence the cake below) It was such a wonderful time - all the right people were there - a couple of great guys were missing, but they had other plans that evening. Funny though, there was one particular person there whom I'd never met, never spoken to, however... they knew an abundant amount of my personal... very personal history. We laughed A LOT and got along fantastically.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's been a fun couple of months since I've last visited my own blog... I'll try to keep up more often :-)</span>Yenta Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10679046512675384587noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2393070459827505547.post-14590448020437013182008-03-27T20:28:00.002-04:002008-03-27T20:32:58.290-04:00Damn My Boobs Are Great<span style="font-family: verdana;">It took me three days to make, but it was worth it. The friend I made it for, and the peeps at the party seemed to get a kick out of it :-)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidBDWxQR_LsH-i6-3CUUFrhk62hGCtgGabgiA5oYG9q6GraCsDXKGZ2q2oEYqf32xj6f3BgiwHC-Z7PU_eVzmpmBu99SBFgr9fjC1jDe02_vM1zCXRpFyaf8ixNLEYnAUVWC2x2SA-Lig/s1600-h/JohnnysParty022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidBDWxQR_LsH-i6-3CUUFrhk62hGCtgGabgiA5oYG9q6GraCsDXKGZ2q2oEYqf32xj6f3BgiwHC-Z7PU_eVzmpmBu99SBFgr9fjC1jDe02_vM1zCXRpFyaf8ixNLEYnAUVWC2x2SA-Lig/s320/JohnnysParty022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182583910505452050" border="0" /></a>Yenta Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10679046512675384587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2393070459827505547.post-79070355632798596712007-12-11T17:43:00.000-05:002007-12-11T18:05:18.764-05:00Do The FunkyChunky<span style="font-family:verdana;">Oh for Pete's sake - why did someone have to invent this scrumptious melange of popcorn, pecans, almonds, caramel, cashews and two different types of chocolate drizzled over it? Harry and David should watch and learn from Erica & Ronni.<br /><br />I got this as a Hanukah gift.... my expanding ass thanks them.<br /></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbTKJOg8Gnz90tgnmGm20PqXNbuF91z7KCnhMnb7JrnrtSzxyKMKUozoM1IzHbLbf45x0SquFbmJeoCzkSCjLFsmeNYdPb_ocZOLHWEIx35dV65TrVZZOsenRoHnEMHhcFL_IyNLt4uvI/s1600-h/popcorn+500.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbTKJOg8Gnz90tgnmGm20PqXNbuF91z7KCnhMnb7JrnrtSzxyKMKUozoM1IzHbLbf45x0SquFbmJeoCzkSCjLFsmeNYdPb_ocZOLHWEIx35dV65TrVZZOsenRoHnEMHhcFL_IyNLt4uvI/s320/popcorn+500.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142852722725636658" border="0" /></a>Yenta Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10679046512675384587noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2393070459827505547.post-74474303859770407992007-12-08T22:27:00.000-05:002007-12-09T22:29:38.120-05:00Meet Tibby - The Newest Member of My Family<span style="font-family:verdana;">She's <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;">midnight blue</span>... and fast :-)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjts-5VX-E-rbQBAxfXIeNqGhg_OqrHTy5ceMej6QjM2-ErGsn7f13tMf95MbycJRSfiv6-9nV3XHKGOWSljr4ZlMOf2f_Up0X3z7d9c2nbKF3GQmhQETxT6UPzNN2oCqECd-kk96sBrI/s1600-h/tibby1a.BMP"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjts-5VX-E-rbQBAxfXIeNqGhg_OqrHTy5ceMej6QjM2-ErGsn7f13tMf95MbycJRSfiv6-9nV3XHKGOWSljr4ZlMOf2f_Up0X3z7d9c2nbKF3GQmhQETxT6UPzNN2oCqECd-kk96sBrI/s320/tibby1a.BMP" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142181137896601186" border="0" /></a>Yenta Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10679046512675384587noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2393070459827505547.post-64789860571724712252007-12-02T21:43:00.000-05:002007-12-02T22:33:51.444-05:00Broadway is Back - Including Raul !!<span style="font-family:verdana;">Friday morning I woke up and didn't feel that great... really... I mean it... I really didn't... I swear *cough... cough* - So I decided to call in sick to work and then attend the Broadway is Back "show" at the Marquis. The large and prodigious rumor mill asserted that each performer(s) there would sing a song from their show. This would make the whole affair run probably about an hour and a half. Not so..... I feel bad for the people who waited for hours. The show was only a half an hour at best.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Following is a link to the article describing the event. I'm too lazy to properly recount the festivities. </span><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.playbill.com/news/article/113186.html">PLAYBILL ARTICLE</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">and here is a pic I took at the end: Yes, that is "Elphaba" next to Ms. Lansbury......</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwyOlLVfyhaPKFNQaj2Aya-fPTtcEvk_YwB7Yw33plhj9lrA1seqP81xASQGBg0rwSOQ2l9SiuR2KIwtrFShOXbniXFgn89SgbAeZIKD47GwVctfyFaqBGOaUNISROcd2mx-VaZ4o8Et0/s1600-r/Broadway+is+back+11-30-07.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghPHgAn2hrhpIA_IBj8EoTiZvDFMhi0CuR10BlTuhti1TxCEaEG9Ei5J8XrvuwrcXWfy8y4VEKEMeogJEn-ZvFV_H_Q4u66143eEr1Ax6ULDh0072y09SfbvpO3V4mChdR_KWbOcVxerg/s320/Broadway+is+back+11-30-07.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139574066978125314" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Since I had a plethora of time left in the day - I decided to play tourist in my hometown and take some pics. The obligatory stops at "The Tree", Rock Center stores, and Radio City.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJx3cznNY7s0K2xsr9EJStJ6G-fTPxSjQlHlcOf4BXl91vw3Ckeb61coM9pq4c1skYQlDOVmdv9r_Jd3eR3OqRM6_HelPrIWN9wPANQh9KYrDe27n47eOuhE31W8SokAlwJQZxslTySY/s1600-r/rock+center+tree+2007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqh13iJ1FuhGVcCcS0iYSuc9ePGKFhQsuzIOHyn248uOMUBKay-6_94FnKxPDSb6jtmxSs9jA3Dg2VAf11qX1yBMhjWJvZd79_aYqe6RwQ7LXUYD85BMTv-dVtL-mVbL78KhOjD-jsM-Y/s320/rock+center+tree+2007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139576820052162066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoxY4PWo4IOO1C9-Np5zPu7pYiBg6xUOmsxbYn66XEUOmEb9IbJhOauvwIwUOMoZy_C4u8UD7E8AjHyQXJXSpqWvfc8_OUjfpTJvjusuuS0RFWApw4ivDm49rC7woKSp1Tmbn9D4vmKXE/s1600-r/radio+city+75.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-WysOilygNhLtdufkvXR9CYVyXUsgxfl83LMW7R35fOk6PfxpUNZMMhMEzlhkvCoqLI8hYTWfZnwuvHtybsmoW2yoepxKU2XIwV36JtIlH7-pxZ74x-WveVCVsl96rToEV4RJBwgIqU/s320/radio+city+75.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139577039095494178" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">On the side of Radio City:</span><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBaG19y7Cx4woBCWzGDFfPnQr1IzHZQyQ48GlTna8gKvjKfLj3x3lhoB0jBn7sMyd2GfweleUnM_yyoFLwLC__r7crcMQuntbQL6jtZUsoHlqcUNxvG8ibFEw7qo9PVNb6vyUcOBApb1A/s1600-r/comedy-tragedy-radio+city.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhso8IfiTheo2MwhEYLTYYiGI4KGkM2YEWk537cxkRxIee2zOQrQ4vM5aUF4E_NonvaShuzgmD6no-3odxPRKEZjNjS_GX3H_cLKeLo-UKgHfNsd8GDu98ywvgnzApv-GU5pFIyLLTkcUM/s320/comedy-tragedy-radio+city.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139577283908630066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">As if I didn't drink enough coffee so far, I made my regular pilgrimage to my java addicted soul's mecca - Porto Rico Coffee on Bleeker and then to Enfleurage where they have the most delicious selection of candles and soaps. (The subway was </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >particularly</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> fragrant by the way...)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Dear God I was hungry! Good thing, because I was meeting some friends for Mexican at my favorite place that also haaaaaapens to have my favorite waiter. First a stop at Posh for drinks (I was invited for the Secret Gay Conspiracy meeting) where I was introduced to a friend's friend with whom I had a spirited conversation about.... Raul. Let's just say we agree to disagree :-) However, he said I was pretty so he </span><u style="font-family: verdana;">automatically</u><span style="font-family:verdana;"> becomes a new BFF and gets a blog mention :-) His blog: </span><a style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;" href="http://cowsinthebarn.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">cowsinthebarn</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Capping the evening off was some Coldstone which is conveniently down the block from the restaurant. The last time I had it, it was bland and tasteless. This time, I picked well... dark chocolate mint ice-cream with brownies.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">After the sheer amount of food I consumed in such a short period of time, it was quite a surprise that I didn't throw up on the train back to my car. Although I did feel like it.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Definitely not a Weight Watchers kinda day.</span>Yenta Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10679046512675384587noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2393070459827505547.post-68671859505222538482007-11-15T14:03:00.001-05:002007-11-15T14:19:35.071-05:00Pricilla Presley Is Beginning To Scare Me<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFa91bY1Spxk00CXjeMlrYz4Ipj6PpUfBuFBhm7JTDlvcdUUXlqxwzFHCA-NsNzwC_AkBZIb8SX5MSJIAqKwc9HOECLeChloP89xEiEZ3SvXGHWkaUX1lYd9dwBVtHuvIji5-zdA7bZlM/s1600-h/Presley3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133147806624816530" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFa91bY1Spxk00CXjeMlrYz4Ipj6PpUfBuFBhm7JTDlvcdUUXlqxwzFHCA-NsNzwC_AkBZIb8SX5MSJIAqKwc9HOECLeChloP89xEiEZ3SvXGHWkaUX1lYd9dwBVtHuvIji5-zdA7bZlM/s320/Presley3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;">Pricilla used to be one of the most beautiful women in the world... now....</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;">She's beginning to look like Pricilla Queen of the Desert</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;"></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;">or worse... her former son-in-law</span><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133148128747363746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik84R-l23xrGEaRTJYy87vqk17wLhhoOKvVeTdOgo8w9E_LVCY_gjr1x0h1azVM5rSLwrGBtSW4T6wXypQnNSFKIgdY76UQi0VIZXMpgVMuPt-wvbKv7t_C_-RJkpyh6Il-eSet3fVssM/s320/Michael_Jackson2.jpg" border="0" />Yenta Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10679046512675384587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2393070459827505547.post-68257040953899506252007-10-30T14:02:00.000-04:002007-10-30T14:08:53.084-04:00It's a Doggie Doo World.....<div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>So.... was the illustration really necessary to get the message across?</strong></span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127193036079433474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGiwWVQKE8KwbYa2jG8tJXU17QW2F8CLJTEzjTKy6eSq3pKL2bOPlVqEsiuwAwvvx-X9S1wvtlWm67nWKA01iSQ4cQYuaN4bbR0z7CiI268dFPnUMgCTyIwrb92NZDAEGwmRkHVBCo2Ts/s320/dog+sign.bmp" border="0" /></div>Yenta Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10679046512675384587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2393070459827505547.post-60976604385868405192007-10-29T22:35:00.001-04:002007-10-29T23:14:39.319-04:00My Roomate<span style="font-family:verdana;">Over the past year I've discovered a bunch of things about my roomate. Some good.... some enlightening.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">She:</span><br /><br /><ul> <li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Sometimes leaves dishes in the sink too long</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Needs to remember to put money in her savings account</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Loves her cats</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Has more than occasional insomnia lately</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Forgot just how much she loves hockey</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Should really call Motorola about her busted phone</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:verdana;">She has a bunch of good friends - who sometimes drive her nuts</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Can cook and bake like it's her job, but it's really just a hobby</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Thinks more people should keep their word</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Makes herself "too available " to people because she loves to spend time with her circle of family and friends</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Has gotten a little more adventurous</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:verdana;">She tends to trusts people too soon - not in the OMG we're gonna be BFF's immediately way - cause that's just creepy - but always sees the good side, until it's way too late.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Her job isn't nearly as challenging as she really wants</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Has come to terms with the fact that she cannot have children.. unless she adopts (that was not as difficult to deal with as she thought, but still had to deal with it)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Needs to get out an explore the world more, but is too tired with life lately.......</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Is a good person who has people that love her, even though she doesn't feel that way sometimes</span></li> </ul><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;">Did I forget to mention that I live alone?</span><br /><br /><br /></span>Yenta Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10679046512675384587noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2393070459827505547.post-59482888697832583722007-10-21T11:18:00.000-04:002007-10-21T11:46:27.213-04:00Being a Peeping Tom - Or How I Met Auntie Mame<span style="font-family:verdana;">So on Thursday, after a gut busting dinner of really good Mexican food it was decided that we needed to walk it off by getting... hot chocolate. Logical right? I thought I was going to explode, but passing up peppermint hot chocolate at Chocolate Bar... not going to happen! After leaving the store, we were passing all the lovely dwellings on Hudson Street and came upon one in particular where the inhabitants were having a small cocktail party that we watched for a moment. Thoughts of a life in one of those houses were discussed amongst us. As we were about to pass the livingroom window one friend stopped dead in front and starting waving at them. Thinking he was a little nuts and high on the hot chocolate we laughed, but he still kept waving. Well it turns out that one of the party-goers was a friend of his. Said friend came out to greet us and invited us in to join them.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">What a wonderful and eclectic group we were! They were so incredibly warm and inviting. One woman in particular (the aunt of the party goer's partner) stood out and completely enthralled me. She was a fantastically tipsy jewelry designer and former singer. She kept hugging me. After telling her that one of my friends was not my boyfriend as she thought, and that actually *they* were the ones that were together, she made me promise that I would do my best to make sure that my two friends got married and had a nice life together. She also kept singing to me. I wanted her to adopt me.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">What a fun and unexpected evening. The best kind.</span>Yenta Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10679046512675384587noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2393070459827505547.post-81260761357988725952007-10-14T09:21:00.000-04:002007-10-14T09:39:16.062-04:00Corporate Conundrum<span style="font-family:verdana;">Tomorrow, I have 2 very important job interviews. They represent the next "step up" in my professional life - and I am a bit apprehensive. Although I am very confident in my ability to do either job, the prospect of going through the process to obtain them is a little daunting. The substantial increase in salary and responsibilities is very exciting. Tooting my own horn for a moment, I submitted resumes to three places, and got two interviews within days. At least I know that the work I put into developing my credentials is paying off - at least to get a foot in the door ffor an interview.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />It has been eons since I've had to dress to impress and basically play the corporate game. Both of these positions are well worth the challenge, as they are in the industry that I love and want to set myself down in. Since it has been a while, I was somewhat taken aback when I saw the employment forms from both these organizations. My first reaction was - this has the potential to be a personal violation of my private life. Credit reports?!? Oy. I'll live though - it's worth it.</span> <br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If either one of these comes to fruition it means my eventual move back to the City. This prospect is also a little nervewracking, but in a good way!</span>Yenta Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10679046512675384587noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2393070459827505547.post-80349169372473841022007-10-10T15:33:00.001-04:002007-10-10T15:37:17.389-04:00Savage Chicken Pirates<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJoRMhFClYVwdU3eHSholfF8YUZcT8XlTU_5ByIgaIEpaMuBVkiHDR49XpOuizK0_3D8NKzofJf36sL05hHk1imHPgcei4EmpXpQC1rXEw3FF7rRPQXt5l79ITDIFk249UukTg1nX1Hs/s1600-h/chickenpiratetext.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJoRMhFClYVwdU3eHSholfF8YUZcT8XlTU_5ByIgaIEpaMuBVkiHDR49XpOuizK0_3D8NKzofJf36sL05hHk1imHPgcei4EmpXpQC1rXEw3FF7rRPQXt5l79ITDIFk249UukTg1nX1Hs/s320/chickenpiratetext.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119794404470940066" border="0" /></a>Yenta Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10679046512675384587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2393070459827505547.post-72071066165360887592007-10-07T09:05:00.000-04:002007-10-07T09:10:45.455-04:00Meet the MET<span class="regular"><span style="font-family:verdana;">On Friday and friend and I wanted to do something different, on yet another day off - so we took the backstage tour of the Metropolitan Opera House. What a magnificent place - not just the performance space, but the intricate operation it takes to make it happen.<br /><br />Loved the tour - the access you have is remarkable. It made me sad that I couldn't go to Lucia, but........ we heard Natalie Dessay doing some warmups in a room we couldn't go in - and an added bonus... Renata Scotto was singing her heart out from a different room on a different floor - she was teaching someone (said the guide). </span><br /> <br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Seeing the costumes for Lucia, Romeo and Juliet, Butterfly (EXTRAORDINARY!) MacBeth, Faust, Aida, Boheme etc... priceless. They are all so gorgeous - and you are allowed to touch them. My friend and I wanted to hang back and try on the kimonos! </span><br /> <br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">She and I had a blast with the stagehands and propmasters. They were adorable. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:verdana;">It is incredibly fascinating how everything is put together and the time frames involved. My favorite fact... they pick the 27 operas and the singers 5 years in advance! </span><br /> <br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">It was a fantastic experience. I highly recommend it </span><img style="font-family: verdana;" src="http://images.broadwayworld.com/board/happy.gif" /><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><br /></span>Yenta Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10679046512675384587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2393070459827505547.post-37079918985287830012007-10-04T21:44:00.000-04:002007-10-05T08:27:40.782-04:00Wentworth - A Fangirl Moment<span style="font-family:verdana;">Just because... he's perfect.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLlKRUUItITU2o89XiqtK6_PfZyX1RGpZW_QFW9phmoEFfIjrJw1YBKGg4n_am31CxnWKs4G4tvpbOdWrv_a9msdvpdC-3QvVjr-4034O2r2ZvyQkQl838fdgyaiRwVuQpVF-VVUTP4d4/s1600-h/scofield.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLlKRUUItITU2o89XiqtK6_PfZyX1RGpZW_QFW9phmoEFfIjrJw1YBKGg4n_am31CxnWKs4G4tvpbOdWrv_a9msdvpdC-3QvVjr-4034O2r2ZvyQkQl838fdgyaiRwVuQpVF-VVUTP4d4/s320/scofield.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117662889511346562" border="0" /></a>Yenta Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10679046512675384587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2393070459827505547.post-82260790643303320592007-10-04T21:18:00.000-04:002007-10-04T21:50:53.082-04:00Whoa Ho Ho It's.... MAGIC<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMnzF4rnzARkvY6XNw25YjRY19ErbyjtD9qTbF5R9SzzIa7d8MdUTrLCLe2qlWKM8x3mmz6g2p3SguhNgkYK9ZYYJCld9A5LJo9NbV4AlRuAJRiQNVt2SMeHdx82iv5ic_uB5-frsfoTg/s1600-h/magic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMnzF4rnzARkvY6XNw25YjRY19ErbyjtD9qTbF5R9SzzIa7d8MdUTrLCLe2qlWKM8x3mmz6g2p3SguhNgkYK9ZYYJCld9A5LJo9NbV4AlRuAJRiQNVt2SMeHdx82iv5ic_uB5-frsfoTg/s320/magic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117661953208476018" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Yes, yes it is. Bruce and the E Street Band's new album, Magic, lives up to its name - and then some. His songs manage to have the classic E Street sound, yet is never a "copy" of himself. It is fresh and relevant. Much of the music has a decidedly Darkness/River feel to it - which thrills you with "from the soul" lyrics and the soaring sounds that reinforce their standing in the music world as the icons they are. Hearing Clarence's horn and Roy's piano wailing out "that" sound... well, it makes me a very happy fan.</span>Yenta Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10679046512675384587noreply@blogger.com0