if you think we're waxworks

Happy Father's Day, everyo-- Well, every dad!

You know what this holiday needs more of? Pin The Tail On The Donkey! Danny's still too young to play that, though.

Now that Gary Coleman is gone, I feel wrong owning my "I'm what Willis was talking about" t-shirt, let alone wearing it. Pop Culture references really are so fleeting.

Special day. Special day!!!

Spring begins
when the spring peepers come out
and sing their songs
that only other spring peepers
and those with imaginations
can understand.

Do you ever have a really weird dream, yet wish that it was real and spend the whole rest of the day almost locked in a state of remembering it... almost clinging to it because you don't want to forget it, even though, in time, you will?


How's that for a compound question?

Monday birthdays are never as fun as weekend birthdays.

What the what???

http://trololololololololololo.com/

I can't stop watching it to try to figure out what the hell's going on, which gets the song in my head more and more! Aaargh!

Danny Alexander is one year old now! Man, how time does fly.

He has not mastered walking yet, but he's a champion at crawling away from you when you want to pick him up for nap time.

( and look what his nana made him! )

I WANT TO MOVE TO PANDORA! I want a thing that will fly me all over the place! I want a cat face! I WANT TO BE BLUE!

Today's date is 10-01-10. Am I the only one who thinks that's cool?

I wish I could speak binary.

I shouldn't still be laughing at that "what are the sexiest animals on the farm?" joke, should I?

Because I can't stop. It's starting to scare people.

I apparently brought baby food to work instead of jam.

I wonder if this means I should have my eyes examined...

BUT IN MY DEFENSE the light wasn't on when I grabbed it.

My dad called me today to ask how to send @ replies to people on Twitter.

AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

First of all, I don't have a Twitter.

Second of all, HE SHOULDN'T HAVE A TWITTER!

What is the world coming to? I promised Danny that, when he's grown up, I won't ever embarrass him by doing whater is considered cool to his generation, because it's EMBARRASSING.

Even though I don't think Twitter is cool. Beside the point.








I'd get a Twitter if someone asked me to.

YOU! YES YOU!

I'm hosting a Halloween Extravaganza at my restaurant on Halloween. YES, ON ACTUAL HALLOWEEN! It's on a Saturday this year, joy of joys!

So put on your best costume and come join us at

THE WALRUS AND THE CARPENTER RESTAURANT AND BAR
999 6TH AVENUE (AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK

There will be a costume contest, live music, a full bar, dancing, food and fun fun FUN!!!

Only $5 per person at the door, all ages welcome!

Hope to see you there! xx

I was just playing Scrabble with myself and I got

YOU UNDERESTIMATE LIFE.


o_O

Across the board like that. I kept playing to see if it would give me any more fortunes, but all I got was a bunch of nonsensical consonants.

I'm kind of scared now.

The New Yorker is coming to my restaurant this Tuesday. THIS TUESDAY. For an interview and an article about family restaurants in Manhattan. They just called me today. There's so much WORK to be done!! The bar needs to be restocked, the restaurant needs to be spotless, my nightclub needs to have a kick-arse act on the bill for when they're checking the place out!

And to think I was worried about The Walrus & The Carpenter having to close down. I guess summer really is good for business. Especially because, according to Zagat, "the restaurant offers a fun interactive environment that's sure to entertain children from one to one hundred and one, without breaking the bank".

But I'm not smug. No. I'm afraid I'm far too nervous to ever stop long enough to be smug!

My five-month-old son loves it when I play ukulele and sing to him. He's too young yet for electric guitar, but he is a big fan of acoustic. I can't believe I used to be worried that he'd hate music. Or that he'd hate me. I can't wait to teach him to play when he's older.

Also, and especially for Yari: 80's-themed Halloween party!!! You're all invited, even if you're not in NYC. I'd love to see you there!

Also also, Zagat just published a glowing review of my restaurant on their website and they've mailed me to let me know that it's going in their guide to recommended New York restaurants! If there was ever a reason to say "OMG!", this would be it!

Ahh, my pot boileth over with good things.

Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson died within hours of each other today. Holy shit.

This summer is making me want to go into my favourite box until September.

I consider myself to be pretty good at making grilled cheese sandwiches. But sometimes, do you ever just want to take a flame-thrower and watch the suckers burn?

And, before you ask, I do not have rage issues. :D