Do They Think they can Dance

Yes! I found this and thought it hysterical! Go boyz!!

Secret Diary of a Call Girl

I saw the ads on the train platform and I thought I would try the show out from my cable's On Demand station.

Sex, money, drama, Europe and good writing are what you will swallow when you watch this show. Belle is the main character and you can click the title for more info. What I find fascinating is her solitude. She can't discuss her job, not even with her best friend. Instead, you see her frustrations coming out in her work. It's a great character study.

We have sex for different reasons, but all for an objective. Some just make money doing it.

Consumerism

I'm at work and two married co-workers are talking about TV's. One is a father of three(F3) and has flat screens in all of his rooms in his homes, but now because LCD HDTV screens are lowering in price he wants to get larger screens to replace the ones he has. The other is a father of one(F1) and our IT guy. Here's part of their conversation.

F3: "Well, I have a 42 inch, but I saw that the 46 inch ones are coming down."
F1: "Yeah, I saw that."
F3: "I really don't need one, but I want one
F1: "Me too

Let's look at these two guys. The father of three works until 5:30pm everyday and his commute is about 1.5 to 2 hours every day. He's home by 8pm and has to leave for work everyday at 6:30am. His weekends are filled with sleeping and playing with his kids. The other works here and teaches at NYU. When do they have time?

I love technology like everyone else, but goodness, if you already have 42 inch TV's do you need larger ones.

Do American's have to get the biggest and best of everything? With this market I would hold onto as much capital as I could. We need to scale down and focus on quality time with our loved ones. That's what is important.

Now computers are a different story...

On this way to 8 Gold Medals

Go boy! He's from my home state!

Relax Relate Restore

6:40pm yesterday I took my external hard drive and computer in because of my inability to restore my hard drive. I had the most amazing technician to help me. He told me what to do and when I told I didn't have time to sit and do it myself he did it for me after I left the store (I had tickets to a play).

I got a call around 10:49pm from him saying it was completed and ready for pick up! I was so relieved. I have to say it was the best customer experience I've ever had. I pick it up this evening!

Wow Gas Prices Down

It's no coincidence that gas prices have taken a dive. The closer we get to the election I'm sure the Republicans are calling in some favors from the oil lobby and are going to use that in order to get votes.

Americans take a second look. This is a torture trick. Soften you up for election then really give it to you in 2009 with higher taxes and less health care.

HellBoy II : The Golden Army

I saw it Saturday and I thought it was great. Better than The Dark Knight and very close to how surprisingly good Iron Man was. It was funny, scary and the story was engaging (the villains looked like vampires). I had an amazing time. What else can you expect from the man that directed Pan's Labyrinth?

Now, rant time...

I know I live in one of the most expensive places in the United States, but I didn't know that a Combo of a Large Popcorn and two medium drinks is $17 and why don't they display the prices? I'll tell you why, because no one would buy them. How ridiculous is that?? The popcorn was good, but $7 for a larger. Guess I'll have to pick up my candy and water before I get there.

Woe is me

Well, my computer is still not working. It could be more serious than I thought. I'm taking it better than I thought I would primarily because of my backup. It's interesting that when you have computer problems it just consumes you.

Wish me luck tomorrow 6:40pm!!

I Got Life

Hair is one of my favorite musicals. I met some great people while doing the show in Brooklyn. I saw this production last summer in Central Park and I plan to see it again soon. Good Times!

Wish me luck!

It still rings true today. All of our voices today can make a difference! Stand up for what you believe in!

Broadway Grosses for Last Week

When you see a show below 50% capacity, that's not a good sign. The ones I've seen are in bold. I'm seeing A Chorus Line Friday night. The 2nd column is the weekly gross, 3rd is the average ticket price and the last column is the percentage of seats filled.

A Catered Affair	$291,282	$55.28	70.6%
A Chorus Line	$505,730	$68.57	86.2%
August: Osage County	$550,495	$85.31	82.4%
Avenue Q	$317,522	$64.71	77.1%
Boeing-Boeing	$474,393	$66.04	83.4%
Chicago	$551,427	$69.47	91.9%
Cirque…Fantasy	$554,145	$56.36	70.6%
Grease	$682,087	$83.54	95.2%
Gypsy	$792,415	$73.69	78.7%
Hairspray	$713,123	$66.94	93.3%
In the Heights	$1,004,285	$94.19	99.2%
Jersey Boys	$1,129,029	$114.59	100.8%
Legally Blonde	$851,934	$67.70	93.0%
Mamma Mia!	$1,022,164	$83.80	101.8%
Mary Poppins	$977,652	$71.99	94.5%
Rent	$483,938	$65.96	77.7%
South Pacific	$905,905	$108.95	99.8%
Spamalot	$635,392	$66.65	82.7%
Spring Awakening	$463,224	$66.62	79.7%
The 39 Steps	$258,459	$55.91	73.4%
The Lion King	$1,324,314	$100.08	100.0%
The Little Mermaid	$1,153,710	$94.48	100.6%
The Phantom of the Opera	$915,177	$70.78	100.0%
Thurgood	$241,534	$59.52	65.0%
[title of show]	$162,682	$42.97	51.3%
Wicked	$1,522,686	$105.22	100.0%
Xanadu	$241,048	$68.50	73.8%