February 10, 2004
Lombardi's Pizza
Reasonable pizza with enough history to make up for it. Large pie is slightly too much for two people, but great tasting. Others agree.
Jen Bekman Opening
"A" and I stopped by the Jen Bekman gallery opening on Tuesday night. He got his usual perfect parking spot, right in front of the gallery even though he was handicapped by the rental SUV.
The gallery was very very full, which made it hard to walk around. But it certainly added to the excitement. In particular I liked the work of Eliot Shepard and April Tillman.
We bumped into and briefly met Jake Dobkin. He was easy to spot with his Canon DSLR worn around the neck and wearing several layers of Gothamist clothing. I believe we successfully avoided being captured by him that night, unlike some others. We seemed to have missed the Jen Chung appearance though.
Afterwards we wandered to Lombardi's for pizza.
A friend's blog
I've been a subscriber to New York Magazine for the past 10 years or so. It's certainly varied in it's quality with ups and downs over that time. For the most part though, it's always done the job.
In this weeks issue, on page 213, in their Help Desk Section you'll find a question about "a Friends's Blog". The "blogged down" in the LES is asking
"The guy's cool in person, but on his blog he comes across as someone I'd rather not be linked to. Now he wants to know what I think of the thing. What do I say?"
They suggest a passive aggressive sort of approach, where you tell them you're shy. At the same time, they subtly make fun of the questioner, by asking if they feel regret that they aren't ballsy enough to put all of their opinions on line.
Going to be interesting times as journalism and blogs continue to go back and forth.
Winding Down with Sex and the City
Sex and the City has had a fairytale relationship with New York for the past several years. Besides being the "fifth lady", the show has provided an endless series of run-ins around town. Oh, that's the SoHo house pool, I see they took over my favorite restaurant, is that SJP running down the street? Personally, we had dinner at the adjacent table to SJP and MB at Gramercy Tavern a few years ago, right before the series started. She looks VERY different on the other side of the camera.
In (almost) all series though, there comes a point where the initial "great idea" runs out of steam and you can see the desperate searching and groping for something to fill anyother story arc. I've just learned about Jumping the Shark (which was a pleasant hour or two of browsing). Or, you can do as Seinfeld and very few other shows have done and try to go out on top in your own way.
As SATC winds down towards it's destined end, they've been taking more chances and having more fun. It feels fun again and well worth watching. It should be interesting to see how they tie it all together. Of course now it's rumored that they're making plans for a movie.
Cold
The NY Times has an interesting article on the perception of cold and how it's almost impossible to accurately describe how warm someone will feel. It's kind of like the "what does the color red look like" problem. The popular "windchill" is disected in the article.
The best quote in the article:
If two people in the same bed can say, at the same time, "I'm freezing!" and, "It's an oven in here," without faith in an objective measurement, the whole point of science is called into question.