May is The Happiest Month

At least it is for me. Yes, I've been working real hard lately but I've also been involved in lots of play. There are moments of darkness and lightness in life and this whole month has been filled with lots of light. I hope the next month brings more of the same : ) I wish all my readers more moments of light than darkness.

One Out of Two Ain't Bad

Almost 1 1/2 - 2 months ago, I predicted a Melinda/Blake final. Instead we get a Jordin/Blake final. Even though Blake sometimes reminds me of a Hobbit, I still want him to win. We have enough Beyonce wannabes out there.

I'm So Tired

I could slide out of my seat.

I am too exhausted to blog.

Lessons Learned from a Saturday Night

Last night, I went to a cool bar downtown called Pravda. If you like vodka, then Pravda is your place:

1. You absolutely cannot have a conversation on the phone at Pravda, it is dark, noisy, and you have to walk downstairs in order to come in the place.

2. It is possible to fit 7-8 people at a 4 person table, you will just block the path of the waiters.

3. Do not order a mojito at Pravda unless you like your mojito with alot of pulp, yuck! You are better off drinking a Bohemian.

4. It is an exercise in futility to get a cab on Houston St. in the middle of the night.

5. When someone is babbling incoherently in the middle of the block drunk of his/her butt, it is best to not say anything, don't even think about laughing or smirking (especially if you think the person is a she-male)

* Shomer Negia Theme Songs

There's a woman that is very well-known in my community, she teaches womens' classes every few months and has quite a following. Her classes focus on strategies for dating for marriage. She talks alot about why it's good to be shomer negia and talks about it in a way that is very refreshing and humorous.

I was thinking that all successful marketing campaigns have a catchy slogan or theme song. What would be a possible good theme song for a shomer negia campaign? That proved to be challenging at first; most love songs do not encourage waiting to get physical. I guess that eliminates "Let's Get It On".

Watching VH1 Classics this week gave me some inspiration. There was this song that came out around 1987, the song was called "We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off" by Jermaine Stewart. Even though the video is just about the gayest thing you've ever seen in your life, most of the lyrics are pretty cool and do pertain to shomer negia (we'll just omit the lyrics where he says we can dance and party all night and drink some cherry wine). I would post the video for your viewing pleasure but YouTube is being a real pain in the you-know-what.


* you can't touch anyone of the opposite sex (excluding close family membes) until marriage.

My Favorite Deep Thought

Back in the days when Saturday Night Live was worth watching, I loved hearing 'Deep Thoughts' by Jack Handey. Here's a personal favorite (can't promise it's word for word accurate):

A little kid asks his mom "Why is it raining?" His mom tells him "Because G-d is crying." The kid asks "Why is G-d crying?". His mom replies "Probably because of something you did."

I Remember When....

I used to say Cannes Film Festival as "Cans Film Festival".