Want some powdered sugar?

I've always found Eli's hairless lips quite endearing. I think it makes him cuter.



Josh refers to it as Eli's reverse-goatee. We've always found this particular feature of Eli's quite amusing, but it wasn't until this weekend when I realized there might be a reason it's so funny.

Anyone who's seen Chappelle's Show knows about Tyrone Biggums (of "selling his friends' house and keeping the $450,000 from the sale to throw a $450,000 crack party" fame).

The constant white powder on Tyrone Biggums' lips remind me of Eli's hairless lips! I'm sure there must be something wrong with thinking my little cat looks like a caricature of a crack addict.

















Everybody, meet Eli Littlegums.

Come again?

I noticed a flyer today that showed a sale on baklava (probably one of my favorite desserts). I mentioned the sale to Josh and he gave me a funny look.

He told me later, "I thought you said butt love."

Look out! It's God-zee-rah!

The other morning, I was taking the C train to work. I had a seat on one of those small benches, meant to hold about two average-sized people. I took up half the bench with my personal bulk. At one of the stops, a woman with a large bottom came to sit next to me. I was a bit confused, because there were lots of other seats available. The problem is: she didn't even look before she sat down on the other half of the bench.

It was like slow motion. I saw her butt headed in my general direction - no precision sitting for her - nosirree! She sat down, taking up about two-thirds of the entire bench, meaning that she sat on me.

I would've surrendered the whole bench to her, but I physically couldn't get up.

No thanks

I was at happy hour on Friday evening and hanging out with a coworker. While we were chatting, a guy came up to us and asked us, "What's the worst pickup line you've ever heard?"

I thought, "The line you just used was pretty bad."

But then he went on to ask us about our opinions of men's cologne, and went on to say that he really like this custom made dirt-scented one. Gross. I know some people like the scent of freshly cut grass, but dirt??

Triple P

Check out my crude MS Paint contribution to Puntabulous, combining Pride and Prejudice and Puntabulous! We all know about my fondness for Colin Firth + lakes....

I made it while waiting for the potatoes in my curry to cook. Take that, Martha Stewart!

Chocolate before 11 a.m.

When Josh's parents came into NYC on Saturday mornings, we often went to City Bakery (as seen in Sex and the City) to have a little breakfast. I was never very impressed by CB, since their service is sub-par, hot chocolate too thick and gloopy, and prices super high.

Josh and I were in Union Square this morning and as we were walking around, we discovered Tarallucci e Vino, a patisserie/wine bar/coffee shop. I was attracted by the lovely window display, particularly the pain au chocolat. Our original plan was to wait until lunch with my family in Brooklyn for our first meal, but I was too hungry and the pastries looked too delicious.

Tarallucci is such a lovely place to have breakfast, what with the furniture looking like it came out of an Italian farmhouse and the distressed wood floors. The tables are set so prettily with miniature jars of Bonne Maman preserves on tiered servers. Josh and I each had hot chocolate and pain au chocolat. They were divine. Their hot chocolate combines the lightness of Ferrara's hot chocolate with the richness of drinking chocolate. The pain au chocolate was crispy on the outside, flaky on the inside and had the perfect amount of chocolate inside.

And the best part? Our bill was $10. We will definitely go back.

Happy new year!

Goodbye 2005! Hello 2006!

May your wallets be full of greenery.
May your weenies be free of whiskey (to take from Dave's new terminology for ED).
May your glasses be full of your beverage(s) of choice.
May your kitties be purry.
May your friends be friendly.
May the force be with you.