The Dateable Dork

Oh hello there.  Long time no post!  I’m sure you’ve all noticed that I haven’t quite been feeling the bloggy mood lately, but life marches on outside of this little site.  Here’s what’s been a-poppin’ lately:

I’m still not over my little encounter with Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig the other night.  I snapped the above photo of the stage door, since photography was prohibited inside the theater (too bad!).  Picture Hugh Jackman saying “fuck” every 3rd word, and picture me hanging over the balcony like a 12-year-old girl, and that pretty much sums it up.  Oh, and at the end of the night, four women each donated $10,000 to charity for a signed, sweaty article of clothing from the guys.  Unreal.  Bottom line: the play was great, and as if I weren’t in love with Hugh Jackman before, he has now completely ruined me for all other men, forever and ever.  OH MY GOD THE HOTNESS.  And yes, both Hugh and Daniel are JUST AS HOT and JUST AS RIPPED in person as they are in the movies.  Lord help me.

I have been absolutely dying to check out the new Tim Burton exhibit at the MOMA since I found out about it a few weeks ago, and I finally got over to the museum today.  WOW.  Take my advice – if you’ll be in New York between now and April, go check this out.  It was wonderfully creepy, delightfully playful, and fantastically awe-inspiring.  There was no photography allowed inside the exhibition, but I snapped the above photo from the brochure – that little story goes on to ponder what she would do if she ever needed glasses and how everything around her would get wet if she cried.  The exhibit was packed with breathtaking drawings, paintings, puppets, and even movie props (Christopher Walken’s cape from Sleepy Hollow!  Johnny Depp’s costume from Edward Scissorhands!), and it was truly a must-see.  (It was also packed with people, so I would suggest going on a weekday.)  Plus I got my yearly recharge of my favorites from the permanent collection, including “The Starry Night” and “The Persistence of Memory” which had been out on loan for several months earlier this year.  Oh, how I love the MOMA.  : )

My “DD only” photo holiday cards came in the mail over the weekend, and I must say, I think they came out great!  I’m excited to send them out.  Note to self: I also need to bust out my lights for my apartment windows one of these days. 

My transition to my new job is finally complete, signified by our move to a new office last Friday.  I went from a 400-person office to a 13-person office, so I have a feeling I’m in for a culture shock.  We’ll see how it goes on Monday morning – wish me luck!  I’m envisioning something like “The Office,” but there’s no cute Jim character for me to drool over.  Le sigh.  : )

Things are getting so busy around here!  And the wait to hear back after submitting my grad school applications is going to be a LONG one… I want to know RIGHT NOW, damn it! 

Oh, and I caught my reflection in a store window the other day and decided that I was “all legs” in the dress and boots that I was wearing that day.  I smiled to myself.  : )