Orange & Black...very scary

Want to know what is so scary about this Halloween in comparison to any other Halloween in past years? Get ready...sit down for this...the Bengals are....0-7!!!!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!

The orange & black (please note, these colors are often associated with Halloween in case you hadn't noticed) are scaring the crap of me! So scary that I shutter when I fall to sleep at night. Shutter that my poor New Year's Eve date has to go through that misery and that his brother has to take partial blame. Shutter that our fearless Bengal has become a scaredy cat (correct spelling, I googled it). Shutter that my boys only led 10% of the time in the 08' season which only counts for the Giants, Browns and Jets games because we never led in the other four games...SSS-CCCC-AAA-RRR-YYY!!(http://www.cincyjungle.com/2008/10/20/638666/update-bengals-led-only-10)only-10)

Our rookie linebacker Keith Rivers is out with a broken jaw. Carson has sat out two games with an elbow injury. We all know Carson and his troubles. He may even sit out for the Houston game this Sunday. Chills just thinking about it!!!

What's spooky as best is that my fantasy team is now 7-0...the exact opposite of my boys. Could it be that as I win each week, the Bengals are then doomed for success? Is my success hindering theirs?! Should I immediately end my future as a fantasy football champ to help them win a freakin game?!!!

I don't know about you...but I'm worked up! Why has Ocho Cinco (not Johnson) only had two touchdowns and T.J. only three? Why did we let Rudi go? Why did we take Henry back? Why can't our defense step up? Why hasn't Jordan called me?!! I'm scared alright.

ROOMIE SEZ

Goonies never say die.

According to Variety, after kicking around the idea of a Goonies sequel fell through, director Richard Donner has been chasing a different spinoff idea: "I'm in the process of trying to get it done as a musical on Broadway. Wouldn't that be great?"

The director has already met with former Broadway entertainment attorney John F. Breglio, and Donner seems confident things are moving in the right direction. He's even figured out where to break for intermission: right after the kids fall through the hole, with the second half unfolding underground.

Say it ain't so?! No doubt you'll be able to buy a Baby Ruth at the concession stand of whatever house it ends up in.

New York is for insomniacs

What did insomniacs do before the internet? It's 6:00 am, and I am wide awake. It appears my experience with the bar crawl from last night didn't wear me out enough for a full night's rest...interesting.

Here's what kills me about being up this early on a Sunday when I had no intentions of being up this early on a Sunday: I will crash at noon when pre-game chatter begins. I will then go on to sleep through the first set of games and perhaps into the first quarter of the second set. I will then wake up, eat something really bad for me, and then proceed to lay around thinking about my wasted day and all of the things I could've done had I not woken up at 5:00 am.

In my previous life (IL, KY, GA), I would be eating a Totino's pizza right about now. Now, this is not the place where I can complain about lack of pizza options but let me say this. Totinos is the best $1.05 frozen pizza ever created. On my NYC budget, it is a beautiful meal full of cheesy goodness. However, I have yet to find a Totinos pizza in this city. That may be because the best slices are just around every street corner, but sometimes it's 6:30 am on a Sunday morning. Sometimes you just need that Totino's comfort in your freezer. I'm just sayin.

In happier news, Heather and I had a lot of fun on a bar crawl yesterday afternoon/last night. However, we didn't end the night on peanut butter cup perfection like we vowed to do...instead Heather stumbled into Duane Reade's for some Oreos and milk. Turns out her charm got her some free milk...at least that's what I think I remember her saying as I passed out to the end of SNL on our couch. Duane Read doesn't have soy milk and so I didn't participate in the oreo goodness, but promise I thought about it long and hard.

Oh yes....don't be jealous of that exciting New York life of ours.

Doin mama proud

I love passionate men. I love Dave Matthews. So I believe it is logical to conclude that Dave Matthews is a passionate man.

Here he goes again. The second free show he has given in support of Barack. If you've been following the election, Virginia is on the verge of becoming a blue state for the first time in decades. Dave, who hails from VA, is doing his part to see that the state goes uber blue just in time for election day. http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-10-17-0149.html

You may be asking yourself, free Dave show, are you going Carly? Are you? You have to. Are you?

Well...I've already looked into it and realized that I actually have the Monday after the show off (he's playing on a Sunday, my mom's birthday ...are you beginning to see the stars align?). However, the show is only for VA residents and students. What about the folks that hail from Barack's political playground?

Nonetheless, my man is doing his part. Got to love that passion!

And you may be asking yourself...what are Dave and Barack talking about in that picture. How about this:

Dave: You know Carly's from Illinois right? I mean, you represent Illinois, so you'd have to know she's from there.

Barack: Dave, I thought you were doing this free show for me...but I'm beginning to believe this is just to get Carly's attention....

Frolicking on a Thursday

So I took the day on Thursday to run some errands and breathe a bit from work. I didn't get much done but shopping, but nonetheless, I enjoyed myself!

I ate at this awesome vegetarian place (Curly's ) and had lunch by my lonesome. It was actually nice! The place was really small and cute and in an awesome location. It was so pretty out that I just people watched and enjoyed my veggie food! http://www.curlyslunch.com/

I also went shopping in Soho and explored a bit. I walked a total of 120 or so blocks (to and from Soho from my apartment). While looking around, I saw a very good looking guy and decided to see who was lucky enough to be on his arm. Turns out actress Alexis Bledel was. You may know her from Gilmore Girls, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants or my personal favorite, Sin City. I don't believe her boyfriend was anyone famous...however as I looked to see if there were pictures of him on the net, I realized she dated Milo Ventimiglia from Heroes a while back. Milo is of course now with Hayden Panettiere (also from Heroes). Now that would've been a much better boyfriend sighting!

I also had drinks with an old college buddy who is now working for Dow Jones. Thursday was a good day with the exception of the return of Mr. Mosquito. Left eye this time. Not my eyelid thankfully, but definitely underneath my eye is swollen. Why am I so sexy?

Update: No call from Jordan Palmer yet.

Heaven in Jersey?

<--FYI, not from Sunday, but an idea of my view

Turns out Carson not starting Sunday's was the farthest thing from lame ever. Ever.

I don't know if anyone can begin to understand the bliss that I experienced on Sunday and am still trying to fully comprehend today.

Picture it. The Jets host the Bengals, my boys. Because I worked with the Bengals in the 05' season, my Jet's boss thought it would be good that I help them in Sunday's game (the Bengals had called the Jets requesting some help on the field.)

Sunday I spent the afternoon on the Jet's field, but on the Bengal's sideline. It was magic. I stood next to Carson for most of the game. I was the point person to communicate all injuries to the press box...so had to stand next to the Motorola phone box which happened to be directly beside the quarterback's bench.

I won't go on too much, but simply picture this and think of its effect on myself:

I'm on the Bengals sideline (next to the bench) during a regular season game. Dave Matthews music is literally playing throughout the game. Heaven.

The experience was unbelievable. TJ and Chad were discussing routes in front of me. Carson was to my left with hot bro Jordan.

Tis true ladies...I have been loving the wrong Palmer brother! For three years, I've been living a football crush lie!!

Carson is quite the man, but he's married. Jordan is single and ready to mingle. He's a spitting image of Carson, but a little less "serious." I'm pretty sure I wooed him with my, "I-am-a-business-woman-who-loves-football-and-likes-to-have-fun-but-doesn't-care-that-you're-a-Bengal-and-Carson's-brother-because-I'm-a-focused-business-woman" moves.

We'll see if he calls me for New Years.

Also, my brother and fasha saw me on TV. Woo-woo! And what was I doing or better yet, who was I standing by? Well, I had my injury list in hand and was next to my future brother-in-law, Carson of course!

Yes, Sunday was what dreams are made of. Oh my life right now...it's good.

ROOMIE SEZ

Uh-oh, and by uh-oh I mean yay!

Carls - just when you thought life couldn't get any sweeter. It has.

Magnolia Bakery Opens Midtown Location

Manhattan’s beloved Magnolia Bakery has announced plans to open a location in Midtown. Rockefeller Center has been chosen as the newest home to the old-fashioned sweets of this family-run business.The original Magnolia has been charming Bleecker Street patrons for twelve delicious years. Its most famous treats are the ice box cake, banana pudding, and of course, the cupcakes. The legendary shop has been accredited with inciting the “cupcake craze” of the 90’s, and the buzz has yet to be quieted.

The Midtown location will accommodate the morning rush by serving breakfast pastries and muffins, but promises to stay truthful to the vintage charm of its first home in the West Village. 1240 Ave. of the Americas (at 49th St.), 212-462-2572; www.magnoliacupcakes.com