And I forgot to mention that Mariah McSketchnie is a big, fat lying whore. After saying first that we would know when we were moving in by the 19th of December, then moving it back to the last week of January, now she is delaying the date further to next week! When will the madness end, McSketchnie?! We need to know! *Roar*

Happy February!

Well, children, I am officially done with my internship! Let's let out a collective 'WAHOO' for that one! And yesterday was an appropriate send-off as my boss was being a crazed fiend, it was raining, and I had to haul my lazy ass all around Soho returning designer clothes -- seriously, who needs 8 bags from Adidas?!

Last night, I went to see Blind Spot, the movie about Hitler's secretary. It was a long documentary, all interview and completely in German (which surprisingly I hadn't considered -- I'm such a narrow-minded American!). Needless to say, it was pretty dour, but I got to learn some stuff about Hitler that I never imagined knowing. For example, his dog was named Blondie -- figures... To erase the bleak picture given to us by the documentary, Tony & I went to see some of his friends downtown and enjoyed a variety of malted beverages -- mmmmmm, Smirnoff Ice...

Since it was a late night, today was almost entirely wasted, but I did get to see The Guru, a movie I've been hearing about since I was in England. It was delightful, and I respect Heather Graham and Bobby Cannavale on a new level now. People even clapped in the end -- you don't get that much at the movies, but somehow New Yorkers just love their movies enough to express it out loud on occasion.

So here's my grand pronouncement: India is gonna hit in a big way. Bollywood is the new 'it'. After seeing flashes in Ghost World, replication in Moulin Rouge, Andrew Lloyd Webber even taking it on with Bombay Dreams in London and now this, it's undeniable. Look for the next Indian (though not Bollywood) inspired movie to come to America: Bend It Like Beckham. I saw it in England and perhaps will see it again -- thoroughly charming.

So, tomorrow (Sunday) and the next day, I have the NYC all to myself, and then mom drops on Tuesday. Though I'm excited to get back to Vermont, I'm starting to get nostalgic (ain't that always the way?). I even thought about how I was going to miss my humble abode at the Webster today when I was walking back from the shower. Craziness.

I'll also miss my fellow intern friends, but I will have the chance to see most of them when they get back to Vermont. I definitely am ready to move on to bigger -- and hopefully PAID -- internships this summer. After a long stretch in the Maple Syrup state I'll be ready to come back and take a bite outta the Big Apple again. Mmmmm... food metaphors...

In just a few days, my friends, I'll have the internet 24 hours a day up and running, so for all of you that have been deprived of me, it's been almost a month, what can a few days do? Arrivederci!

3 Down, 1 To Go

Hello friends, countrymen, study abroaders. I'm alive and well this Superbowl Sunday. I went all out and got $2 worth of time to spend on the internet. However, ye who read my blog are getting the short end of that stick because I've spent the majority of that $2 writing e-mails. Sorry to those of you who didn't get them, I am just too popular!

Life's been good, and from that goodness, I will pull forth some recommendations for all of you.

1.) Real Women Have Curves -- This movie is freakin' amazing. The dialogue is definitely a little to on-the-nose at times, and the acting isn't Oscar caliber, but there's a kid named Jimmy who likes the overweight, Mexican heroine. I don't know if skinny girls and boys will relate to this movie, but that's not exactly my readership demographic, now is it? So, to all of you who are of my heart of hearts on this one, find the movie, watch it, love it, be it!

2.) Quesadillas and Margaritas -- Went out on the Lower E. Side the other night to a lovely joint called Mary Ann's. They don't ID, and for that, I love them. I had only had 2 drinks the entire month before going to Mary Ann's, and it was time to have a little fun. The Paradise Margarita (cranberry, lime, watermelon liqueur and the regular ingredients) was indeed Paradisian. Nothin' says lovin' like a good Mexican feast. AND I wasn't hungover the next day. Yay for hydration and Alleve.

3.) American Idol -- I think reality TV was designed for me. I just eat up the stuff. Granted, I'm not watching Man Vs. Beast -- I do have some taste, but I love hearing and watching people who think they can be celebrities be wrong-wrong-wrong. Sometimes, though, it is sad.

4.) Club kids -- Just finished reading James St. James's Disco Bloodbath, which is the recount -- through a haze of various illicit drugs of Michael Alig's clubland slaying of Angel Melendez. (The movie version is going to be out later this year, starring Macaulay Culkin, Seth Green -- miscast, in my opinion -- and the guy who played Ricky in My So-Called Life.) It's so interesting to hear about this life that I will -- thank God -- never lead: the drugs, the drags, the genital decoration. What a life those crazy club kids lead! It makes for a good read, truly.

5.) Adapation -- Chris Cooper is shockingly sexy with stringy hair and no front teeth. (Despite his white hair scariness at the Golden Globes...)

6.) And now an anti-recommendation... the Super Bowl. Football is bullshit. Don't subscribe to it. Not even for the ads, yo. Your soul is too hefty a price to pay for the preservation of the pigskin.

Okay, well, that's it, kiddies. The time has run out for me at the Easy Internet Cafe. Until we meet again...