Let’s see, I think the hours were 6am until about 1:15am. I can’t wait to tally my billables this week; I’m confident I’ll easily break my current record of 86 hours worked in a week. Today was better than yesterday, in the sense that we were super busy all day — no sense of twiddling my […]
We’ve finished the fourth full day of no-holds-barred negotiations and I sense the honeymoon phase is ending. Overall I’m still enjoying the experience — it’s different from any other deal I’ve worked on; it’s quite an adventure — but the pace is starting to wear. I’m tired of being stuck with only one suit and two shirts, needing a haircut (I was supposed to […]
I just worked a 9 to 5 day. Note that both times were “A.M.” (Technically I should say 7 to 5, since I put in a couple if hours at the hotel before the first meeting.) Everything starts again at 9 tomorrow, er, this morning, so I’m off to bed.
At 5:20am I received the following email: “We’re a go. See you at the airport.” In just over an hour, I was showered, packed and en route to the airport, simultaneously directing the cabbie and leaving messages to cancel my haircut and let Amy know that I wouldn’t make it to ballet class. By 9:30am I […]
So. Lar Lubovitch. His dance company performed at the Kennedy Center tonight, and I saw it. This was my first time seeing his work, and I really liked it. The choreography was beautiful and fun, fairly intense. Not quite transcendant in the way that Mark Morris was, but still a wonderful artistic treat. With our season’s […]
I. I got my teeth sanded today. Didn’t bother me too much while it was happening, but now it’s totally weirding me out — first time in my life that I’ve had space between my bottom teeth* and been a vampire at the same time. How do I know I’m a vampire? Because (a) I was bitten by vampire […]
Q: What did the billionnaire philanthropist call himself after giving an incredibly expensive organ to the Kennedy Center? A: An organ donor [chuckle, chuckle] Said organ was unveiled today for its debut public performance. My friend Jennifer (another Kennedy Center alum) managed to get special tickets and brought me as her plus one (her husband is […]
One of the best parts about visiting Las Vegas is having the chance to see firsthand some of the natural marvels of the southeastern United States. Last year we visited Death Valley, with its geographic superlatives (lowest, driest, hottest point in North America); this year we set our sights on Ash Meadow National Wildlife Refuge, a biological rockstar in a neighboring […]
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! We had a great, low-key day here in Las Vegas. I got up early for a 50-mile bike ride through the canyons, and then the parents and I spent the rest of the day preparing and eating a delicious, traditional Thanksgiving dinner, watching Jane Eyre, snacking on left-overs, and Skyping with distant family. […]
Last night’s Lotus of Siam wasn’t the only restaurant Tim suggested I visit here in Las Vegas. Next on the list was Holsteins — we tried it tonight. Holsteins is a burger joint in the swanky Cosmopolitan hotel/casino complex, and they have crazy good hamburgers. I ordered their Rising Sun burger (you can’t not order a menu […]
A More Gentlemanlike Manner 