NYC

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New York Events - Village Voice
When finding something to do, the city has a lot to offer. Yet, the question is - how do you find the events? Well, here are a few resources to finding out what to do in the city!

1.) "The Village Voice" - FREE Events in NYC * *
2.) "Oh My Rockness" - Bands/Shows in NYC * *
3.) "NYCGO" - Restaurants, FREE Events, Broadway in NYC * * *
4.) "Today Show" - FREE Concerts at 7-8:00 a.m. WEEKLY *
5.) "NYC.gov" - FREE City Wide Events * *

Games

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Games.

The other night we got the chance to play some good old "Egyptian Rat Screw." I will put up another post on the techniques and rules to playing Egyptian Rat Screw - the new game of the week.


Quiggly had a couple good hands - threw down some Jacks - got some sandwiches - ate some sandwiches, ya know, ya know...

Good times.

.Dougles.

Famous

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Famous - FUNNY

So - I was trying to get our landlord to get a chimney sweeper to clean the fireplace - she called me back and left a message that made no sense and was just hilarious - listen to the end she pauses like she realizes something bad could happen...

Music

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Song of the Month: Regina Spektor - "Laughing With"

"No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one’s laughing at God
When they’re starving or freezing or so very poor

No one laughs at God
When the doctor calls after some routine tests
No one’s laughing at God
When it’s gotten real late
And their kid’s not back from the party yet

No one laughs at God
When their airplane start to uncontrollably shake
No one’s laughing at God
When they see the one they love, hand in hand with someone else
And they hope that they’re mistaken

No one laughs at God
When the cops knock on their door
And they say we got some bad news, sir
No one’s laughing at God
When there’s a famine or fire or flood

*Chorus*
But God can be funny
At a cocktail party when listening to a good God-themed joke, or
Or when the crazies say He hates us
And they get so red in the head you think they’re ‘bout to choke
God can be funny,
When told he’ll give you money if you just pray the right way
And when presented like a genie who does magic like Houdini
Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket and Santa Claus
God can be so hilarious
Ha ha
Ha ha

No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one’s laughing at God
When they’ve lost all they’ve got
And they don’t know what for

No one laughs at God on the day they realize
That the last sight they’ll ever see is a pair of hateful eyes
No one’s laughing at God when they’re saying their goodbyes
But God can be funny
At a cocktail party when listening to a good God-themed joke, or
Or when the crazies say He hates us
And they get so red in the head you think they’re ‘bout to choke
God can be funny,
When told he’ll give you money if you just pray the right way
And when presented like a genie who does magic like Houdini
Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket and Santa Claus
God can be so hilarious

No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one laughing at God in hospital
No one’s laughing at God in a war
No one’s laughing at God when they’re starving or freezing or so very
poor

No one’s laughing at God
No one’s laughing at God
No one’s laughing at God
We’re all laughing with God."

.Dougles.

NYC

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NYC: Halloween Dog Parade

What if Quiggly was in the NYC Halloween Dog Parade? She hates other dogs - I was thinking we could dress her up as a female vampire - she'd have real life blood sucking tactics and she has the ears of Batty! Anyone got any ideas?

Even if Quiggly doesn't do the NYC Halloween Dog Parade - she is still getting a costume for Halloween. What would be a fun and appropriate costume? Please leave comments.

.Dougles.

Travel

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Travel: Virginia Beach, Virginia.
I totally forgot to blog about our travel expo to VB - we went one weekend ago. Decided to travel down to see the family & introduce them to our dog, Quiggly. Quiggster absolutely loved my family and the big yard! We also took Quigg to the beach and we found out she is O.C.D. about sand getting on her tennis ball.


Favorite places in Virginia Beach:
1. North End - 85th Street - bodyboard, surf, chill
2. False Cape - Silent Surf Spot - Biking - Camping on Beach
3. Town Center - shopping, eating, movies, hangin out
4. "The Enchanted Forest" - silent get-away, thinking
5. Stoneys - fresh produce, wild farm animals
6. Lynnhaven Baseball Fields - random Sandlot Baseball (I've only played like twice, haha)
7. Hilltop - shopping, eating, hangin out
8. The Boardwalk - biking, shredding, walking, shopping, eating, hangin out
9. The Chesapeake Bay - eating, hangin out
10. Norfolk - random adventures, minor league baseball
11. Croatan - good surf spot & change of pace from North End
12. Sandbridge - good surf spot & change of pace from North End

.Dougles.

NYC

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"The Famous Met" - The Great Gatsby - 1920's College Party @ The Metropolitan Museum
FREE. FREE. FREE. FREE. FREE. FREE.

Last night Jess, Brennan, Brennan's actor friends and I all went to this insane event at the Met. It was for college students only and everyone dressed up like they were in the 1920's. There were drinks & crumpets & live music on a piano & bass & dancing and all of it was located in this huge room with a long pool & these pyramid things (real pyramids reconstructed) and awesome lighting - it was insane - felt like a movie.






Nevertheless, the actual event was an opening of a new wing - "the American Wing" or something like that...so we also had a grand tour of the artifacts from old and enjoyed more strawberries & then hit the road home...

NYC has so many little cool events - it's impossible to have time & money for them all - but trust me, when there is a FREE event - we will be there!


I will post pictures later tonight!

NOTE: some random chick took the pictures and is sending them to Jess on Facebook - once I get them I will tell you all to check em out!



.Dougles.