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North Korea's decision to suspend nuclear tests in exchange for U.S. food aid may pave the way for resumption of the Six-Party Talks on denuclearization, but it's unlikely to yield significant progress, says CFR's Scott Snyder.
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The new U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement has the potential to measurably spur the economy and reassure a top U.S. ally, but President Obama needs to take firmer steps to boost a flagging trade agenda, write CFR's Edward Alden and Scott Snyder.
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The WikiLeaks revelations aren't likely to do lasting damage, but CFR experts say they will make it harder to collaborate with governments such as Pakistan, hurt sensitive relationships, and hinder the open exchanges successful diplomacy requires.
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Reports of a newly operational nuclear enrichment facility in North Korea highlight the regime's defiance of U.S. policy and UN sanctions as well as China's increasing closeness with North Korea, says CFR's Scott Snyder.
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This Task Force report identifies three elements of an internationally coordinated response to the threat posed by North Korea: first, denuclearization of the Korean peninsula and an approach that attempts to resolve rather than simply manage the nuclear issue; second, regional cohesion, enabled by close U.S.-South Korea relations; and third, China's cooperation and active engagement.
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Pizzeria Bianco, Sea Saw & Cowboy Ciao...are they as good as I've been told?
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- sunnygordy Oct 23, 2007 09:07 AM
I'm heading to Scottsdale for a week on business. I've been told these are places not to be missed. Do you agree? Is there some place even better in your opinion?
I have been to some of the very best restaurant's from coast to coast. And Pizzeria Bianco is one of my favorites. A true gem that any community should be proud of.
Some frown over the wait. I view it as part of the experience.
i completely agree. i think they're 3 of the best spots in metro phoenix. but that depends what you mean when you say better. first - depending where you are staying in scotsdale the drive to pizzeria bianco could be prohibitively long. second - in general, how much driving do you want to do? being that metro phoenix urban sprawl suprassed that of los angeles county, you could spend over an hour in your car driving one way to get some place. do you want to do that? third - what do you mean by better? are you only looking at fine dining establishments? i think there are some excellent gems here and they aren't all fancy.
Pizzeria Bianco -- Almost everyone, including me, thinks the food is outstanding. The controversy is about the long wait for a table. No need to rehash that debate gain. Here are some prior discussions:
Cowboy Ciao -- I like it, but think it gets overpraised sometimes. I've never had a bad meal there, but I've had many equally good meals at places that don't get as much buzz.
Sea Saw -- no experience with that one.
As for any place that might be better, that depends on where you're staying, how far you are willing to drive, how much you wish to spend, what type of food you prefer, and myriad other factors. Can you tell more about your dining interests?
Sea Saw
7133 E Stetson Dr Ste 1, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Cowboy Ciao
7133 East Stetson Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Pizzeria Bianco
623 E Adams St, Phoenix, AZ 85004
re: silverbear
I completely agree on all counts with silvebear.
PB is fabulous and I don't mind the wait because I know it's going to be that way.
CC is good but I wasn't blown away by it ( ate there just last week, Tuesday ). The appetizer scallop dish was right on point - 3 large seared scallops, cooked perfectly. Set atop beet risotto with dill cream and crumbled goat cheese. OUT OF SIGHT! My entree, the shropshire stuffed pork rib chop, left a little more to be desired. ( The shropshire blue cheese didn't belong anywhere near that dish, IMO. )
SS - never been but look forward to it at some point.
I would add Binkley's to your list. It is, hands down, my absolute favorite restaurant in the scottsdale/carefree/cave creek area. It might be a bit of a hike depending on where you're staying - but it's totally worth it. Think The French Laundry at reasonable prices. It's on a level all its own.
re: azbirdiemaker
Binkley's is a good call, if the OP is in North Scottsdale.
You MUST try Sea Saw, and I must go again!
Between Scottsdale and Phoenix D'town, three that come to my mind, that are closer are: Vincent's on Camelback, elements at the Sanctuary and T Cooks. All worth the shorter drive.
However, as Michelin states, " a three-starred restaurant is worth the extra drive... ," or some such. Note to Michelin: please pardon the paraphrase.
6920 E. Cave Creek Rd., Cave Creek, AZ 85331
T Cooks At the Royal Palms
5200 East Camelback Road, Phoenix, AZ 85018
Vincent On Camelback
3930 E Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85018
re: azbirdiemaker
Binkley's is totally worth the drive. Not to mention, seeing the beautiful desert in N. Scottsdale and Cave Creek.
re: silverbear
I'm with you, to a point. I have had nothing but great meals, and fun wines at Cowboy Ciao. Have had a few wonderful meals at Sea Saw, but not the omakazis [plural SP?], and have had good pizza at Pizzeria Bianco, but it did not quite live up to the buzz. Very good, but I have actually had better pizza (personal tastes, ya' know). I'd gladly dine at any of these. Need to get back to all, as it has been a few years (wow, can it have been THAT long?) to see how each is doing.
As pointed out, Metro-Phoenix is 500 Sq Miles, and growing, so one could pick out locations that are hours apart, even though they "seem" to be in a much smaller area. Depending on you tolerance for driving, I'd do a MapQuest search for your hotel, and then these three spots. Also, Greater Phoenix Metro Area [GPMA] is experiencing a bunch of freeway closures. They build one and open it - shut it down to re-pave with rubberized surface and open it - shut it down to build HOV lanes and open it - shut it down to put in rubberized surface for the HOV lanes. They are in one of those phases on many, as I type, so some freeway driving might be very limited. If you plan on doing anything on the freeways, check for closures, either partial, or full. Surface streets are broad and usually flow well, but the freeways are in a constant state of flux.
Once you get a geographical idea, do not hesitate to get back and ask for recs. closer to where you'll be staying. Phoenix has some great food, regardless of what folk in some other culinary-destination cities think. I easily compare it, in many respects, to San Francisco, Las Vegas, NYC and London. We've probably got as many James Beard Award winners, right now, as any place, save NYC in the US.
Good travels and dining,
re: Bill Hunt
Thank you , Hunt - for reminding people - PB is good - it's pizza. Sea Saw - on parallel w/ Nobu and some others. Binkley's is its own experience, - and Cowboy Ciao is a genuinely regional treasure.
re: Alice Letseat
Maybe the fact that it is pizza is what impressed me the most. Even though I can't imagine placing it in the same category of what most people think of in regards to pizza. Papa Johns, Pizza Hut etc etc.
Give me a endless supply of luxury ingredients and I guarantee I'll give you a memorable wonderful meal. Give me flour, yeast and water and my confidence takes a vacation. Chris Bianco pulls it off and I can't help but admire that.
I have been to both Pizzeria Bianco and Cowboy Ciao and would highly recommend them. The catch with Pizzeria Bianco is the wait. Plan on it, hang out at their bar next door, walk around Heritage Square and when it is time to eat your taste buds will be rewarded!
Billy Bob
If possible and you have a large enough group, Pizzeria Bianco takes reservations for parties of 6-10. You might be able to do that and bypass the wait. We did that last week (I made them about 2 weeks in advance) and we only had a 20 min wait before our name was called. They take reservations for 5,6:30, and 8.
In line with the other places you mentioned, I would add Binkley's to the list. I believe it is one of the very best in AZ. When I was there, I overheard someone say they thought it was better than the French Laundry (at probably 1/2 the price). Not having been there, I wouldn't know. I just know I love it & think it is a great bargain for the food you get.
Folks also speak very, very highly of Kai which is next on our list.
I have eaten at all three places you mentioned-Cowboy Ciao on many occassions, See Saw just last Friday, and Pizzeria Bianco in August.
For me, the waiting process at Bianco totally ruins the overall experience. This has been discussed many times before on CH. I guess it comes down to how much time one has on their hands and is willing to wait for what in the end is really good pizza.
Cowboy Ciao has a very unique menu and an excellent wine list. I could spend an hour just reading the wine list. There are so many wines that you just don't see anywhere else and there are a lot of bargains to be found. It is so hard to decide what to order as everything is great here. If you are looking for a clone of Houston's you won't be happy, but if you want to experience food you don't see everyday (esp. in Scottsdale) and probably won't cook at home, Cowboy Ciao will not dissapoint. Some faves are the Soup, Mushroom Stir Fry, Chopped Salad, and the elk. But everything is great.
Went to See Saw for my wife's birthday on Friday night. When I made the reservation I asked about the omakasse dinner and was told no problem you will be at the kitchen counter and reserved for the omakasse. I made a mistake and did not understand that there are two omakasse choices-one a formatted 8 course menu that changes regularly and another that is whatever Chef Nobu decides to make you.
We were reserved for the set 8-course menu, $125 including wine pairing with each course. It was an incredible meal featuring very fresh ingredients (mostly seafood), small exquisite presentations, and sauces mostly composed of infused oils. I knew that it was going to be a good night with the very first bite- a cold, very fresh Kumomoto Oyster in its own liquid and topped with Sea Urchin. It was like taking a bite of the ocean. The parade of dishes went on from there. How can you not love a meal whose last course is a slab of fresh foie gras sauteed with asian pears? Best of all, after 8 courses we did not feel full or over fed, it was a similar feel that you get after a good trip to the sushi bar. Interestingly, dessert is not a part of the omakasse dinner and is an additional charge. Also, the wine pour for each course is very small, probably two or three sips at the most. In total, we had the equivalent of two regular glasses of wine-not much for a two and a half hour meal. There was no explanation of the wines and no bottles were every presented. The glasses came already with the wine poured. That is a little unusual & I did not get the feeling that there was anyone in the dining room with much knowledge or enthusiasm for wine. Most likely the pairings are done by Cowboy Ciao's sommelier (the two restaurants share the same owner, are next to each other, and share the same wine list).
The only thing that was a little disappointing, is that as we sat around the counter (14 people on this night) and the kitchen with Chef Nobu and three other cooks are just a few feet in front of us, we watch as the omakasse dinner that we had everything was prepared by the three young cooks. We had absolutely no interaction with Chef Nobu and he paid no attention to what we were eating, yet he was working for two hours just a few feet in front of us. On this evening he was completely focused on preparing a meal for a group of three and another group of two that looked incredible. Even though the meal we had was outstanding, we somehow felt slighted and that we were missing out on the best that the kitchen could do. Several times I even asked one of the young cooks what it was that Nobu was making, and most times got either a shrug or a one ingredient answer like "tuna"-which was obvious from the beautiful slab of ju toro he had just sliced a piece off of. Of course we all know that when you dine at a famous chef's restaurant you don't expect that the great chef personally prepared all or even any of what you are eating, but in most instances he is not cooking right in front of you, and for someone other than you. Imagine if you went to a Gordon Ramsey restaurant and watched Gordon cooking right in front of you, but not once make anything you were going to eat and never acknowledge that you are there. You would rightly probably think, "what an ass". We did not think this of Chef Nobu, but it did strike us as a little odd.
I don't know if this was an unusual night or is normal-I wonder if anyone else has noticed this. I do know that next time, which will be very soon, I will be more clear to reserve for Chef Nobu's personal omakasse, which I understand is more expensive. I think it will be memorable and how often do you get to have a James Beard award winning chef prepare your meal right in front of you? Actually, that is exactly what you get at Pizzeria Bianco, as well, for a lot less money and but a lot more patience required.
Sorry for the long response, but to summarize you have chosen three great dining experiences, so enjoy. Only other thing I would add, is if you have time try to get a table at Binkley's. When he is on, Chef Binkley raises his cuisine above anything else in the valley and on a par with the best of New York and Paris.
re: dflack
To the OP...all of your choices are excellent and different ends of the food spectrum. I agree about adding Brinkley's if you don't mind the drive. It's incredible. For Sea Saw, make sure you ask for the omakasse (either the 8 course or the chef's choice and seating at the bar.
To dflack - your experience at Sea Saw is not at all unusual. We've enjoyed the 8 course omakasse a few times, and the chef is always there working on food. Sometimes, he is making a few things for us, but more often than not, he is working on dishes for another party. That said, we never felt slighted or that Nobu was rude. I do not know him personally, but he does not seem the type to make a lot of conversation. I did not notice him talking much even with the patrons he was cooking for. We very much enjoyed watching Nobu and the others preparing each dish right in front of us. On a few occasions we asked Nobu what he was preparing, and he was kind enough to explain it to us.
I was a bit surprised to hear that no one told you about the wine. Although they don't volunteer what each wine is, they always know when asked, and even brought over the bottle a few times when I inquired. Most importantly, I've found their pairings to be spot on. Each wine actually enhancing the food. It's one of the best food and wine pairings I've ever experienced. Oh, and I think Nobu considers the foie gras to be dessert, and it is one of the best desserts I've ever eaten. :)
re: dflack
IMO Sea Saw is flat out the best restaurant in AZ and as good as anything of its type anywhere in this country or France (don't know Japan). Nobu is a genius and his wine knowledge is extraordinary. He personally does the pairing for his omakase and Chantel who probably served the wine is also very knowledgeable. If you ask or show interest both will be very helpful and informative re the wine.
re: dflack
Do not worry about the length of the report. It was very informative and appreciated, by me, at least. I've done Sea Saw, but it was too long ago, and he & Peter were really just getting things going. The meal was great, but he's made so very many changes, that my experiences really are not relevant any longer.
I'm with you on the wait at PB, and we actually got to "cut the line" last time, because our host, a physican, had saved someone's life, in the family. I wish that Chris Bianco would expand to a larger venue (but take his full talents with him to the new space). As stated, it's been hashed out, and some love it, but some (like me) just do not have the time. A half-dozen fine restaurants in New Orleans, are the same, and I just cannot spend the extra time, regardless of how interesting the "people watching" is.
Gotta' get back to Sea Saw, and you have helped me formulate a plan, when we go.
re: Bill Hunt
I agree with the other posters -- Chef Nobuo definitely chooses the pairings. And when I've dined, if I've had questions or wanted further detail about what was being served and why, the servers have always answered every question handily, as well as the sous chefs. Everyone on the staff is exceedingly well-trained and hardly reticent about the quality of what they've prepared for you.
re: mamamia
Last Wednesday when we ate at PB, it was gorgeous. Probably in the mid-70s at 6:30. Can't ask for better weather. :)
re: Firenza00
PB is quite simply an amazing culinary experience. I understand if you don't have time to wait more than once a month or so, but for incredible food like Chris dishes up, in the atmosphere of Bianco's, makes it very worthwhile. Plus, this time of year, the wait is far from onerous.
When I was there last week, Jerry Colangelo showed up for a beer and a chat with Chris.
re: sunnygordy
If you sit at the bar at Pizzeria Bianco the wait is not that long, especially alone. We have always found that if we go next door and have a glass of wine & appetizer our seats are available at the bar in the restaurant in usually about 45 minutes, which does not seem long if enjoying a glass of wine. (Great Prosecco on the bar menu) Hard to come to Phoenix and miss out on the Sonny Boy (a Pizzeria favorite)
re: travelchow
I know the Wiseguy is a big fav at PB, but IMHO, the Sonny Boy might be as near pizza perfection as there is.
re: azhotdish
It is pizza perfection. I was there once and a couple from Italy was sitting next to me and they said it was as good as any they had in Italy. I heard Chris has turned down Iron Chef several times, I guess that's what makes him who he is. I think last year he was honored in Italy for his skills!
re: travelchow
Even Jerry Seinfeld is a fan.
Pizzeria Bianco is great but it's definately a drive. If you're in Scottsdale, consider La Grande Orange. They have great pizza made with high quality ingredients, and it's on the edge Phoenix near Scottsdale.
The sandwich place next to Pizzeria Bianco is also fabulous. Super minimal, high quality menu. The sandwiches are also huge, so worth splitting.
Cowboy Ciao? A whole lot of hype. I just went last night, wanting to celebrate something special, and it was a whole lot of money for some overrated food. And the service was horrible. From the moment I walked in, the hostess was snotty, the manager was worse, and the server was incredibly unhelpful and unwilling. He didn't stop in once during the meal to see how it was, and let our glasses sit around empty without refilling.
As for the food... we had: the mushroom pan fry (their house specialty), the elk strip loin steak, seared ahi, and an order of ciabatta bread (yes, you have to order the bread separately for $3).
The mushroom pan fry: did not have any trace of the variety it boasted on the menu. It was a bunch of crimini mushrooms, with two morels tucked in and two slivers of shiitake. The worst part was, the morels, shiitake, and possibly some of the others, if they were there, were drowned out by a rich, spicy, creamy sauce. The sauce was tasty, but just not well-paired with the mushrooms, drowning out their unique flavors. The polenta, too, was really bland and dull; overall, uninteresting and unmotivating
This restaurant is known for being creative, but I'll keep the creativity off my plate next time. Because having a great sushi-quality seared rare ahi is one thing, but having this drowned out with yellow mustard (yes, yellow mustard), and then paired with arugula in a roasted red pepper vinaigrette with 4 different kinds of pickles (olives, capers, asparagus, and tomatoes) really just killed it. Mustard and pickled asparagus are suprisingly tasty together, but the rest... no thank you
The elk strip loin was nice, though. It was the one dish that came together; large enough portion for my lover to split with me, after my own order was deemed inedible. The sauces were great and actually worked with the dish; the herbacious and light reduction complemented the subtle gaminess of the meat, while the risotto was creamy, rich, and perfectly cooked (not soggy); and the crisp, simple vegetables were a great counterpart, taking in both the cream of risotto and the tang of the reduction.
And the bread was good. Hot and crusty, with a nice, airy, chewy crumb. Not quite ciabatta, more like french baguette in a ciabatta shape. But at the end of it all, I was also a little miffed at having to pay for bread in order to offset the saltiness of the entire meal.
The food cost $80 total. I think if you choose the right dish, it can be great; but if you pick a not so great dish, it wrecks the night because the servers just don't care about your dining experience
But, I am willing to try Sea Saw next time I have a special event, because it seems to be different enough, and maybe more carefully monitored (the chef works at that restaurant, i think), and because James Beard has never let me down.
But Cowboy Ciao? I don't think I would ever choose to go back, even on a business expensed dinner.
re: oryza
Sorry your experience at Ciao was less than satisfactory. The shrooms have never been a favorite of mine but there is a lot of good stuff on their menu, especially the chopped salad. Service is usually good so you must have hit them on a bad night.
Sea Saw will never disappoint. It is completely separate and truly superb.
re: oryza
I think I have to agree somewhat with oryza about Cowboy Ciao. We dined at CC last month. While the chopped stetson salad was excellent, the other dishes failed to impress. We too had the mushroom pan fry and I agree wholeheartedly with oryza's account. My entree of a short ribs were too fatty while the polenta was tasteless and underseasoned. While I would return just for the stetson salad, I have to concur that the place is a bit overated. Now Sea Saw on the otherhand was excellent and I look forward to returning on my next trip to Scottsdale.
Yes to Pizzeria Bianco even with a two hour wait. The bar next door is fun and cozy and the staff is great. It's just part of the experience. I think Cowboy Ciao is totally overrated. The food is good, but not for the price and was expecting something fantastic because of all the hype. Wine list may be good, but if that's the only plus I may as well go to the owner's Kaz wine bar instead...


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Im not the girl your mom warned you about, her imagination was never this good.
On the Go
Monday, October 20, 2014, 10:15 PMThe mind is a powerful tool
Often it made me feel like a fool
Protective actions seem like touches
Arousing words pleasing like hot flushes
You left me pushed to a corner
smothered by just one word
V, love.
Hardening my gaze
Then there is you
protecting me from harm
quietly, you watch the scenes
together so intensely
I feel your gaze stripping me off my guard
Your wit putting thoughts into my head
Looking up at your domination makes me weak
Then again you are not whats complete.
Thursday, September 18, 2014, 7:52 PMToday marks the day where i begin something new.
Humans are like animals to remain sane. Truth is, the is a parallel that can be drawn between the way that animals behave and the way that we should behave.
Animal instincts teaches you to think for yourself. A dog doesn't try to please you unless you have achieved its loyalty. Animals merely look to the benefits that the other person can provide and then suck up to them by doing tricks.
Today, I learnt to stop pleasing others. Personally because it affects the way I think and eventually this mindset of mine develops to my full character. Basically, If you are pleasing others all the time to gain a certain acceptance, each pleasing instance requires a lot of work. You have to empathise and put yourself in the other's POV before committing to what should be said. During this moment, you are losing a part of yourself and trying to fit yourself into their feelings and thoughts. So Wendy, stop fitting yourself to everyone's Procrustean bed. You can never be yourself if the moments in your lives are made to think like others. Truth is, you are 100% Wendilicious. Be Proud and Confident with what you say and who you are.
Look back for a second. I have developed these thoughts, on me own. I feel like I just hopped up to a helicopter and looked at my life from a bird eye's view. Indeed. I have trust issues because I grew up wanting my brother to accept me and to treat me like his best friend. So, I viewed things from his perspective. Took up all his interest and started treating strangers I meet as naked fuckables. Eventually, it becomes a habit. Looking back, I never wanted this.
We all set up with the most noble intentions but my dear self, this is an ultimatum to choose the world or yourself. Accept everyone but be proud of yourself. Nothing to prove, nothing to lose, nothing to hide.
Sunday, October 06, 2013, 4:43 PM
Its been drilling.
3Weeks and ive done so much:)
Night cycle TWICE
Club hop once
Dance camp
Okay doesnt seem like plenty.
Maybe im jus quite boring normally HAA
Friday, October 04, 2013, 2:21 PM
I feel like i dont care for this spot enough.. well so much has changed and i cldnt record it. So i might as well do it now:) UNI has been amazing.
I did so much that ill never expect to:)
Pictures talk for me:)
Time flies. Make it count.
Memories. Thank God.
Tuesday, July 16, 2013, 1:07 PM
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Thursday, June 13, 2013, 7:15 PM
University NewsNIE Bachelor in Education.
The past few months have been scary as I awaited results from the various local universities.
Well so while I complained when the rejection letters came in, I also complained when I did not recieve any news. Which... Im sure all we actually mean is.. WE WANNA GET ACCEPTED! :)
Long story short, Im going to NIE and I will be teaching English. So I hope it regard less grammer and that ill do well throughout the next 8 years :)
I read somewhere once about how everything in life is now about what you do but HOW you do it.
I personally find it applicable to the things I do. I mean, while I am not getting younger, Life seems to be inversely proportioned with all its challenges.
Im learning to take a leap of faith.. and live life in the moment. Trust comes later.
Looking back, Life has been pretty interesting with all its turn of events.
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How girlies like me just worry if they might appear too thin or it might hurt or WORSE. It might be uneven.
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September 25, 2014
June 15, 2014
I have had so many ideas for blog posts. So many things I'd rather talk about than this. However, as much as I'd like to tell you I ran a half-marathon or had a great vacation in wine country, this issue seems to be much bigger than me and I think I will regret not being able to address it. So, here goes.
A few weeks ago, J and I traveled to Napa and Sonoma for a vacation with his family. While we were gone, I was blissfully unaware of the shooting that happened at UCSB, the subsequent campaign #YesAllWomen that spread around social media and then the backlash to #YesAllWomen that was basically men saying "No, you're wrong" in various ways. It was only when I returned home from California that it came to my attention and I was horrified. I clicked link after link, reading about so many women and their experiences, their viewpoints on what had happened in Santa Barbara, misogyny in our society, men refusing to acknowledge any of it, how enraged and tired we are. I can't come close to articulating what so many women already have. The only thing I can do is share my own experience and join in the chorus of voices.
I was about 14 years old the first time I was sexually harassed and made to feel unsafe and small. I was performing in a play at a local community theatre, the cast a mixture of other kids and adults. A man in his 40′s named Bob would constantly crack comments backstage about how I looked in my costumes and to call me when I turned 18 and how far away was that and did I want to date him now? It was framed as a joke but I knew in my gut that it wasn't. I never could find words for what it was so my cheeks would burn and I would smile uncomfortably and attempt to move anywhere that Bob wasn't. Eventually another adult (female) brought it to the attention of the director and Bob was told to stay away from the kids. Because that's what I was: a kid.
The second time I was sexually harassed, I was a senior in high school traveling alone on an airplane. Smushed up against the window for a two hour flight, the man in the seat next to me made comments about my looks, what he thought were my best assets (ass, number 1, tits number 2), asked if I wanted to sleep with him when I landed because he and his wife had an open relationship and he was going to a hotel on business. He looked visibly pleased at my discomfort, spilling details of his sex life, inching as close as possible to me. I did not know that I could call for help. It did not occur to me to press a button and involve a flight attendant. I felt trapped and ashamed. At 17, I did not have any tools, any words, any recourse, any understanding that I was entitled to my own space. I was amenable, always putting others ahead of myself, even at my own expense. I was not able to travel in public without being disgusted with the details of a stranger's sex life, details that were offered to explicitly make me submissive and uncomfortable.
I have told maybe three people about that experience since it happened roughly 13 years ago. The shame of it still stings even though I did nothing wrong. And also, let's reiterate once again: I was still a kid.
As an adult woman, I could write pages and pages about men inserting themselves into my space whether or not I wanted them to. Physically, verbally, it is not an exaggeration to say that it happens every day. It doesn't matter if I'm out for a run on a hot day in a pair of shorts or bundled up in the middle of February in a winter coat, gloves and boots. It is not because of any characteristic that I specifically possess. It is simply because I am a woman.
The man who accosted me walking in Chelsea one night, who told me I'd look really hot if only I took off my glasses.
The man who yelled at me as I left the yoga studio. "Keep doing what you're doing, NICE ASS!"
My male scene partner for my first and only Harold audition at UCB, who made the game of the scene a situation where he just threw insults at me, finishing the scene by calling me a "cunt". In front of everyone. Because it was funny, right? Actually it was not. I never auditioned again.
A male yoga student who cornered me when class was over and made sexual comments to me that left me so uncomfortable, I went home in tears and he was asked to not come back to the studio. Turns out I was one of many female teachers he had approached.
Men trying to touch me on the subway or whispering something crude while nodding slyly and smiling.
My co-worker at a former company who would stop by my cubicle and make comments about my lipstick, about my legs, about my clothes, telling me I was dressed inappropriately for work, sharing intimate details about his divorce and his dating life. I was still not in a place where I could speak up to his face. But with the encouragement from others, I took it to HR. I had e-mails from him in my inbox that said "Please don't tell anyone the things that I discuss with you". I forwarded them on. Soon after that, I left the company for other reasons. As far as I know, he still works there. He was asked to attend a weekend workshop in Connecticut entitled "Employee Etiquette: How To Treat The People You Work With."
I recently cut all my hair off. Over fifteen inches, gone. I had many reasons for this, my therapist blanketing all of them with a need for change, a need for power, a need for agency over my decisions. When my husband asked what prompted the idea, the reason that came truthfully tumbling out was "I'm sick of men staring at all my blonde hair on the subway." And it's true. So I hacked it all off. I guess you could say I hit a breaking point. And while the length of my hair shouldn't matter and the onus shouldn't be on me to change myself, the power it has given me is unbelievable. I tell anyone who will listen how empowered I feel, how masculine, how strong, feelings that are mostly alien to me.
My inability to stand up for myself is perhaps its own separate issue and it bleeds into all areas of my life, not just this one. As a child, as a girl, I was never told that I had a right to my body and my space. I was not given words. I'm also an extremely emotional and highly sensitive person which means when I was younger, my feelings would overwhelm me and make it very hard to communicate. This is why I'm really good at staying silent in scary situations, why I'd rather slump down in my airplane seat than call for help or tell anyone to stop. It's a straight up dangerous way to be.
Now, I practice. I have phrases in my toolbox that I have rehearsed so if I need them, I can use them. My husband is the one who encouraged me to create them. We sat together one evening and made a list of things I could say. They are simple and I feel silly even admitting it but the power it gives me to have something to lob back is indescribable.
"Don't touch me", I said loudly to a man recently who was standing on the running path with his arms outstretched, laughing with his buddies, drinking a beer (on a running path? Cool, bros!) offering a high five or a grab, who knows?
Don't touch me. This is making me uncomfortable. I need you to step away from me. I don't care.
The last phrase meaning, I don't care that you like my hair or not (awkward male co-worker who said I looked like King Joffrey! Funny! But also, ????) I don't care that you think I'd be hotter if I took my glasses off. I don't care that you'd like me to smile as I walk by. I do not exist to make you happy, newsflash. I don't even know you.
I'm not sure men need to practice these phrases. My husband admits to me that he barely thought about what women go through on a daily basis until he met me and we had many conversations on the subject. And why should he? He walks where he likes to walk, whether it's dark or light outside. He's unaccustomed to strangers shouting crude things at him. He doesn't need to wonder if the person behind him while he walks home is following too close. He doesn't need to cross the street to be sure. He's never slipped his keys between his fingers like a weapon, thinking a stranger might be lurking somewhere nearby.
The messages are clear: The only thing that matters is how I look. How I look is fair game for commentary, from anyone. I am not safe in public. I am not entitled to space or respect. Because I am a woman, I have to be constantly vigilant because there are predators out there who want to invade my space and my body. After all, as women we are told 'do your best to not get raped' instead of telling men 'DO NOT RAPE WOMEN', kind of fucked up, no!?
So, those are some of my experiences and by no means are those even half of them. Every woman I know can speak similarly. Because #YesAllWomen. And yes, I am completely aware that it's not all men but the tricky thing is, how do I know? If we're alone in an elevator, how do I know what kind of guy you are? The point is that as a man, you NEVER have to think about the type of person who is riding in the elevator with you and I do. That is the point. The playing field is nowhere near level. You need to understand that or this conversation can't go anywhere and nothing can improve.
I'm waving my arms like crazy over here because at 31, I'm finally feeling empowered to take up space, to chop off my hair, to speak back to the men in my life who enter my space without my permission. I'm raising my hand and I'm pushing that call button like crazy.
I think we all deserve at least that much.
More reading, if you need it:
The Most Powerful #YesAllWomen Tweets
A Gentleman's Guide to Rape Culture
Why Is It So Hard For People To Get That Elliot Rodger Hated Women?
The House On The Hill
April 3, 2014
My parents sold their house. They'd been talking about it for awhile now – property taxes too expensive, too much property for my dad to maintain, etc. They put some work into it and put it up for sale in October.
"This is going to take awhile," I thought. It's a beautiful house but it's dated now and it needs work. It also sits awkwardly on a huge hill which can be a pain when the driveway is covered in snow or ice…
A young couple from the city walked into the house with their new baby a month or two ago. They wandered around for a bit, pointed out some things that needed work and then were basically like, "We'll take it, here's cash" and that was that.
I was four years old when my parents decided they needed more space and moved us out of Nassau County and into the big house on the hill at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac in Miller Place. When we moved in, a huge peach farm hugged the main highway and new construction was popping up in empty lots, mixing in with old houses that had been standing since before the Revolutionary War. I'd meet my neighbor Sam at the bus stop every morning, we'd ride bikes after school or roller skate around her unfinished basement. We'd bounce from neighbor to neighbor all summer, to the one with central air conditioning, to the one with the pool, begging dollars from our parents when the ice cream truck rolled through, making our tongues sting with sour War Heads or too sweet sugary Pixie Sticks.
I have a fuzzy memory or two from my toddler days but really, the only home I know is the one my parents just sold. And as lucky as I am to have had them there until now and as crazy and as selfish as it sounds from a woman of thirty-one, I just thought I had more time. More summer evenings at the backyard picnic table with my mom's macaroni salad. More walks around the property to see my dad's new flowers or landscaping adventures. More time sitting on the stoop with a glass of wine listening to the crickets, seeing stars and the flash of the neighbor's television from across the street.
My parents are so excited about moving. I know they're nostalgic and sad, just like me, but they're making an excellent choice and they've purchased a beautiful condo in Riverhead. I went out to see it last week and to begin the arduous process of sorting through boxes of things I've kept at their house. It was funnier than I thought – particularly once I hit the shoeboxes of high school keepsakes. You can see my two interests clearly – Broadway playbills and Jesus paraphernalia. Cast lists and tech rehearsal schedules, a program from my Confirmation, Jesus stickers on a youth group notebook. Then, notes passed surreptitiously in math class, referencing inside jokes I no longer understand and people I no longer remember. Love letters, artwork, report cards, yearbooks, photographs. One of my favorites: a childhood birthday card from my beloved Grandma Agnes telling me she won at bingo last night, here's a few extra dollars, love, Grandma.
So many things sorted through, a few boxed up, so many things stacked up in a trash pile, better to let them go.
I saved my tears for the ride home and I'm not even sure what I was crying about, exactly. I know that home is really my parents and they are both still alive and I'm so grateful for that. I know that the next chapter will be full of fun, in a brand new home in a brand new town. Beers on their new patio in the summertime, Christmas in a new living room, meals around the same table taking up a different space. The same drive out to the island from the city, just a little bit longer.
I guess I cried for all the goodness. Because that's all that really came to mind. I couldn't for the life of me drudge up anything bad, anything sad, even though I know those experiences are there and that's alright.
But I suppose during a transition like this, when you have to say goodbye, you remember the goodness. The sweetness. The grace.
Carving out trails in the woods behind our house. Me and Paul and cousins, staying out for hours, making up rules and games, pretending we were experts, tour guides, identifying berries and leaves, finding the best walking stick, man hunt when the sun went down.
Building igloos on snow days with Debbie, taking turns speeding down the hill on sleds, all the neighborhood kids coming inside for hot chocolate, my mom would throw our mittens and gloves in the dryer until we were ready to go back out again.
Jumping in leaf piles, pulling Jeremy in his little red wagon, walking to the Harvest Festival at the junior high school for caramel apples.
Helping my mom weave the sparkly white garland around the bannisters for Christmas. Hanging lights in the windows, securing with scotch tape, waiting inevitably for the tape to give up and for the lights to fall down. Karen Carpenter on the record player.
Falling asleep in the back of the minivan, driving back from the beach or the cousins' house or a party late at night, waking up when the car hit the tiny bump at the edge of the driveway where the pavement is slightly uneven. Feeling the van turn slightly as it makes its way up the hill, my mom pressing the new automatic garage door opener, shifting the car into park. Paul and I sleepily unbuckling ourselves and crawling out of the car, my parents carrying in my little brother and sister, pajama-clad and snoring. One by one, we'd file up the steps and into our house, which had been standing there quietly, waiting for us to come home.
What A Lovely Place
March 1, 2014
I wrote this over the weekend and forgot to hit publish. You're welcome.
A few weeks ago, tired of the New York winter, I texted Tom to see if he was around for a visit.
"Any weekend!" he said, delighted. "It's dry and 80 here!"
I picked the weekend based solely on cost of flight. ($288 round trip, be still my heart!) Then last week, the news began circulating that California was due for some rain right around the time I was set to show up.
"Don't worry!" reassured everyone. "The forecast is always wrong!"
The forecast this time, my friends, was correct. Great for the drought, bad for me, but I'll take one for the team.
Knowing we were about to get rained on for almost my entire stay, Tom and I began half-jokingly talking about driving to the desert for a day just to get warm, before the storm hit. I took an early flight out of JFK Thursday morning and when I arrived, 11:15 AM LA time, Tom was waiting for me at the airport.
"Here's some veggie sushi, a juice and a scone. Also we are driving to Palm Springs now."
And we did. Driving straight from the airport, we booked a cheapish room at the Ace hotel due to some Orbitz rewards I had racked up and in two hours, I was sitting at a restaurant in 83 degree weather sipping a Bloody Mary. Later we sat by the pool reading, took a nap, went to dinner, a day of perfection. I could've gotten on a plane home that evening and felt like my trip was worth it.
In the morning, while grabbing a quick brunch at Cheeky's before we left for LA, the rain started and didn't stop until Sunday afternoon. I thought I would mind because it's not warm exactly and definitely not summery and DEAR GOD ENOUGH WITH THE PRECIPITATION, WORLD but it's…spring. And spring, I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR!!!
The rain kept coming and I spent blissful hours alone while Tom was in rehearsal just sitting in a coffee shop reading a very long delicious novel, something I always say I'm going to do in New York but never do. I just grab a few pages here and there on the subway when I can. There's something about the push and pull of the city that makes it hard to stop and rest and I think there's some of that in LA, especially in the entertainment industry, but I'm blissfully not a part of it. So I read and I wrote and I napped and my best friend was always somewhere close by.
We reenacted choreography remembered from 6th grade when we were in the children's chorus of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, much to his roommate's dismay. We went out for late dinners and drank fancy cocktails downtown. We spent each night in bed next to each other watching HBO on his laptop, the computer balanced on a pillow between us.
This is my 7th time visiting Tom in LA? I think? It's amusing to see that the first time (when hilariously, it also rained as soon as I arrived), was spent really seeing the town and doing some touristy things and cramming a lot in to a few short days. As the years have gone by, it has become less about that and more about Tom being like 'hey I have errands to run, do you want to drive around with me for two hours?' and we sit and do NOTHING and it doesn't seem to matter at all. In fact, it's quite lovely to have that kind of relationship where you're like hi, you don't have to entertain me or do anything special, I'll just be here hanging out with you regardless.
He did clean his room for me, which I found quite precious.
It doesn't take much to reboot and reset and breathe a little bit after a winter spent bracing against the chill, shoulders hunched, evenings spent feeling sad for no reason. I feel like I've now got gas in the tank and I can power through the rest of the cold and I'm so grateful for that.
Rainy spring.
How about you come to New York sometime soon?
Tom, also I am talking to you.
It's Electrifying
February 24, 2014
I didn't set out trying to get electrocuted.
If you've ever been electrocuted, then you know how it feels and you would know that that should never be a human being's end goal. Ever.
But that's precisely what happened about a week ago on a rollicking Saturday night.
Let's preface it by saying I was Tired. Like, real tired. A couple night's of bad sleep, too much work, I was pretty delirious. So at the rockin' hour of 11-something on a Saturday night, I turned to my sweet husband and said, that's it, I give up, I'm going to bed.
"Remember to unplug the heater," said J.
Now, the heaters in our apartment are sensitive little beings. We usually sleep with the heat off, which is fine, but when the temperature drops below a certain degree, the heater will randomly blow air through its vents, even when turned off, to prevent everything from freezing. So throughout the evening, because the heater is on my side of the bed, I will get randomly blasted with ice cold air. It's as fabulous as it sounds.
So we finally came to the conclusion that oh, you could just unplug it, problem solved.
I stumbled into the bedroom and pressed the OFF switch. Then I reached down and pulled on the plug which is a HUGE three-pronged crazy thing in a HUGE custom-made socket. It wouldn't budge. So because I'm not a quitter, I just thought, I KNOW! I'll use BOTH my hands and pull HARDER on it, not even stopping to think that the heater, at that moment, was STILL blowing out its final remnants of hot air. As in, I had pressed OFF, but it wasn't really OFF.
And so it came to be, that in my approximation, when I took my two hands and grabbed that plug and both of my index fingers made contact with one of the metal prongs, 10 zillion watts of electricity jolted through my body.
Let me tell you…
Aside from some static electricity mini zaps, I have never before felt anything like that. It zipped through my index fingers, up into my wrists and all the way down to my toes. I screamed as if being murdered, because I was pretty sure I was and jumped back about three feet into the air. J came running and found me hysterical holding out my index fingers to him, gulping for air, my heart beating like crazy.
"ELECTROCUUUUUUUUUTION!!!" I wailed.
J sat me down on the couch and calmly looked into my eyes, speaking slowly, as if to a very stupid animal.
"Do I need to call…an AM-BU-LANCE?"
"I DON'T KNOW!!!!" I yelped. "AM I GOING TO DIE?"
And it was a dramatic question, of course. But the fear was very real as my heart was racing and my body was on high alert.
"I think," said J, as sweet as can be, "that in these types of situations, if you were going to die…you probably would've done so by now."
"Your heart would've stopped right away."
"I mean, at least I think so. Do you want me to Google it?"
"I'M DYYYINNNNNNNNG!" I wailed and buried my face in J's t-shirt.
We sat like that for a long time.
My whole body felt so strange. The memory of the electricity stuck to my skin, I could feel the jolts in my fingertips still and the warm buzzing and burning sensation throughout my arms.
After sitting in silence for quite awhile, I looked up at J and said, "Remember when I electrocuted myself?" and started to laugh.
"DO NOT," said J. "THAT WAS NOT FUNNY."
But the corners of his mouth were already turning up at the ends.
"YES IT IS," I insisted. "THAT WAS RIDICULOUS."
"Laura, come on…"
Then he ventured out loud…
"Do you think your hair stood up when it happened?"
And that was just enough to push us to the brink of a new kind of hysteria, and the laughter started and couldn't be stopped. I told him I wished someone had taken a picture so I could've seen it, wondering if you could've seen my skeleton like you can in cartoons.
After about an hour, I made my way back to bed, staying as far away from the heater as I possibly could.
"I think I'm going to let you deal with that from now on," I told J, as he tucked me in.
"No problem."
I fell asleep with phantom pain in my wrists but laughter in my head and my love the next room over, checking in every now and then to make sure I was alright.
Run Run Runaway
January 27, 2014
I don't run.
Not sure if you know that about me.
Oh sure sometimes I "go out for a run", usually at the advice of my therapist who once suggested I move my body when I get anxious. But I'm not very strong, I don't love cardio and I don't go very far. I also tend to get distracted by the showtunes on my iPod and it's like, you know what? I'd rather stop running and daaaaaance!
My brother Paul, however, runs marathons.
I'm just going to let that sink in, in the event you knew Paul in high school. Back then, he was glued to his computer, was about 80 pounds overweight and his exercise routine consisted of walking from the couch to the pantry to scope out whether our mom had purchased any more Oreos.
Instead of exercising, Paul used that time in his life to become the smartest person in the world. Literally. He knows everything. More than anyone I have ever met. And I'm guessing somewhere in the middle of LEARNING ALL THE THINGS, Paul was like hm, science says exercise and eat vegetables so I don't die. And just like he does with everything, he went full throttle.
Last year alone, Paul ran 4 marathons, a 50k and a 50 miler.
People can change, I guess, is my point. Also my point: Paul is now unfairly the smartest person in the world AND the most athletic/lean/drop-dead gorgeous.
Last year, he and my also athletic sister Deb ran the Brooklyn half-marathon and were like IT WAS SO GREAT WE ENDED UP IN CONEY ISLAND DRINKING BEER!
And I was like, oh bummer, I want to hang out with you guys in Coney Island drinking beer, no fair.
So when registration came around a few weeks ago, those fools along with my husband who is always like YOU CAN DO IT YOU ARE GREAT!, convinced me to sign up.
I'm only slightly panicking. I had 16 weeks to train when I signed up (now down to 14) and I'm told that's plenty of time. I'm taking it slow, baby steps and it's been great so far except the polar vortex has mandated almost all my runs happen on the treadmill which is my least favorite thing.
But I must say, even after a 2 mile run, I am exhilarated.
"I DID IT!" I keep saying. "I RAN TWO MILES!"
I've just always labeled myself "not athletic", "not a runner", "not", "other", I can't, I can't.
I'm trying to prove to myself that I can.
January 25, 2014
My blog broke.
Like, forever.
And I couldn't fix it.
And I got married and had a bunch of health problems so I gave up.
But then I missed it.
So I got Paul, my brother, to fix it. And he did! And now I'm writing! Aren't you so thrilled?
I'm in the process of getting the template updated as I think it's time for a change but just wanted to say I'll be back in action regularly.
What did I miss!?!?!?
Weddings and Stuff!
September 3, 2013
I'm getting married on Saturday.
No big deal, you guys.
Back when we were first planning our wedding, the hardest part was deciding where to do it. We obviously wanted to try to get married in NYC or around it, since that's where we live and that's what we love but oh, YOU GUYS, I don't know if you've heard but New York is a little expensive?
Sample conversation from wedding planning:
ME: Oh okay, so that's $15,000 and that includes…
HORRIBLE PERSON: The venue.
ME: Alright. So food, booze…
HORRIBLE PERSON: Nope. Just the venue.
ME: Oh. So. That includes…
HORRIBLE PERSON: The space.
ME: Ooookay. So if I wanted to feed people…
HORRIBLE PERSON: Dinner starts at $150/person.
ME: Including alcohol?
HORRIBLE PERSON: No, just dinner.
ME: Can you hang on a second while I throw up?
etc. etc.
It became clear after many similar conversations that we couldn't afford a New York wedding if we wanted to invite all the people we wanted to invite. I don't know if you've heard but I have a few relatives. (4 kids in my family, parents each one of 7, 45 first cousins! High five!) J also has a large family and an admirably huge circle of friends and we sadly had to say goodbye to New York as an option.
So we opened our search elsewhere. After throwing some ideas up against our extensive list of Do's and Don'ts (e.g./Do not make people fly into an airport and then drive 10 hours and then get on a donkey to take them the rest of the way), we settled on a place near and dear to our hearts: the beach! Specifically, Amelia Island, Florida where J's parents own a beach house and where we travel a few times a year to swim in the ocean and go for bike rides under Spanish moss.
It was affordable, easy to get to, personal to us (both J and I grew up loving the ocean) and lovely.
It's been tricky to plan a wedding far away from home but we've had a ton of help and it's been really fun to attempt to create a memorable weekend experience for everyone. All I wanted was a raw venue so I could make it feel like us and I could get as far away from the types of places where all the weddings look the same. I'm pretty thrilled with how it's coming together which feels like a huge relief considering the wedding planning process in general has been more stressful for me than it has been enjoyable.
Since we took the wedding out of town, we've had a lot of people decline which was to be expected. I prepped myself for the disappointment, realizing that to take it personally would only upset me. Kids are back in school and summer is technically over and it's hard to get on a plane if you're elderly or sick or have little babies or just a busy adult.
What I've realized though is that the disappointments have made me ten times more grateful for the people who are showing up. I'm overwhelmed, quite honestly by all the people I love so much coming from all over to celebrate with me. Tom is flying in from Los Angeles and Alayna and her husband will be there though they are grieving and my friends Dan and JK and 6/7ths of my improv team, compromised of actors and artists who will light up the dance floor and be generally ridiculous.
It's the sweetest and the loveliest and I've cried many times thinking of it.
I've been in Florida since Sunday, taking this upcoming week to finalize last minute details and spend some time with J before people start arriving and things get crazy. The wedding is Saturday at the sweetest little chapel followed by a reception at sunset at a lovely space on the marsh side of the island with huge windows and Chinese lanterns over the dance floor. My dad is giving a toast in his ridiculous Brooklyn accent which is sure to delight everyone, as long as the Southerners can understand him. (J is from Nashville, Tennessee.)
I'm thrilled to have a party.
I'm even more thrilled to marry J.
There was a time in my life when I did not believe a person so wonderful existed. There was also a time in my life when I did not believe a person so wonderful would ever find me.
I'm so lucky to have been proven wrong on both counts.
I love you, J.
Let's get married and lay on the beach for the rest of our lives.
Miss Cay
August 22, 2013
I'm getting married in two weeks, if you can believe that. (I cannot.)
I was going to write about that. About how we're getting married in Florida and I hope there's not a hurricane and I'm sad because some people won't be able to make it but excited for the people that are and I like my dress a lot and there will be a candy buffet but.
My best friend Alayna's mom got sick a few weeks ago. She went to the doctor thinking she had pneumonia and was given a diagnosis of cancer which was…unexpected. And we thought she'd be alright until we realized she wouldn't be and about a month after she went into the hospital, she passed away.
She was in her early 50′s.
And my sweet best friend no longer has a living mom.
That's a crazy thing for my mind and heart to process, particularly as I'm immersed in planning a wedding and all that goes with it. It's been such a haunting reminder as I dwell on little things like what to wear and what kind of flowers I want, the presence of my mother and the history of our relationship. That mother-daughter dynamic, still there like I'm a teenager, wanting her to go away and leave me alone, I'm all grown up and yet reaching for her hand and wishing she was there and needing her advice.
I have been concentrating on being a sounding board for Alayna, the strongest lady you could ever know who was brave about all of it and who took care of everyone around her and who has a little notebook of all the things she talked about with her mom in those last few final days.
I didn't spend a lot of time with Miss Cay in person but because I knew Alayna so well, I felt like I saw her every day. (And she read my blog sometimes which always tickled me.) I knew the way she lived her life, joyful with a strong faith in God, surrounded by a strong tight knit community who adored her. When she faced death, she was at peace and full of love and she planned out her services and declared no crying and wanted no funeral but a potluck picnic in the park instead with happy singing of songs and balloons being released into the air for her.
So that's what everyone did.
She died last Saturday afternoon and when I found out, I grabbed my phone and some headphones and I went out for a walk. It was a gorgeous New York City summer evening and I walked and walked until I was tired of walking and thinking and feeling and I sat on a bench by the water in my neighborhood looking at the sky.
The sun was getting ready to set hiding behind the clouds that hovered all over the skyline. I imagined Alayna's mom up there, floating, singing a church hymn, snapping her fingers. And just as I was trying to decide which exact cloud Miss Cay was hanging out on, the sun burst through and shone so brightly I knew the answer.
She was everywhere.
A Walk
June 3, 2013
It was a black tie wedding and I kept my heels on until the end. You ask the shuttle bus driver to let us out near your parents' house where we are staying instead of downtown at the hotel with the rest of the guests.
"We'll have to walk a few minutes," you say apologetically as we get off the bus.
I walk a few feet and realize I'm not going to make it in these heels so I hold onto your arm for balance while I slip off my shoes one at a time. The road is suburban, sleepy at this late hour and dark. So different from New York. Tiny lights shimmer from the front porches of houses, guiding our way. We walk on the pavement, listening to the crickets. I pretend the white line of the shoulder is a balance beam.
Eventually the gravel hurts too much on my bare feet so you tell me to move to the grass. It rained all day today and the blades are cool and wet squishing between my toes, heavenly relief. Your tuxedo jacket is limp over your arm like a puppet waiting to come to life.
I carry my heels in my hand and we walk on the grass, through the yards of your childhood friends. We talk about the food we ate and the people we saw and how weddings are a great but weird way to catch up with old friends who disappear out of your life for years at a time and resurface again. You want to talk and catch up in a meaningful way but the music is too loud so you drink too much and dance too long and say how great it was to see them again and wave as you get off the bus.
I like when you talk like this. How evident your frustration is at a lack of meaningful connection with people you love. I love how much you care. I like the way you pause between sentences, the way you say 'um' and tilt your chin while you gather your thoughts. I think back to the first time we grabbed a drink and you showed up wearing a sweatshirt that looked really soft and you tilted your chin a lot and chose your words carefully and listened intently to everything I had to say.
When we tiptoe into your parents' house, I realize I'm missing the wrap your mother loaned me. I panic instantly at how careless I can be, scanning my brain for when it might have slipped off my arm in the grass somewhere.
"I'll find it," you say, calm as can be. You kiss me on the forehead and tell me to get ready for bed and you walk out again through the front door, into the darkness to retrace our steps.
My feet are wet from the grass and my body aches from dancing. I'm just a few steps away from collapsing into bed but you're out there in the middle of the night, fixing my mistake.
My sister-in-law once asked me if you were always so mellow. I admitted that you weren't, not all the time, but most of the time, yes. A feeling I'm drawn to because it makes me feel grounded, my feet firmly planted instead of flying through the air as they usually are. I live in the clouds and I talk fast and I lose things and where are my keys? I don't know where they are, I don't know where I am.
You remind me when I forget and you find the things I lose and when I'm anxious, you tell me to breathe and you let me borrow your confidence and try it on for size. I don't remember a flash of fireworks when I met you or the surging of a Hollywood movie score, blinding white light and the Hallelujah Chorus. Instead, I experienced a warm feeling that slowly and steadily crawled over me over time, as if you were an old blanket, a friend I once knew a lifetime ago, a person who made me feel safe and strong at the same time.
My cell phone rings.
"I found it," you say. "See you soon."
I stand in the silent kitchen, eyes closed and wait for you to reappear.
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Police officer fired after SBI arrest, another suspect sought
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A Warsaw police officer, arrested by the SBI for allegedly conspiring to sell oxycodone in Jones County, has been fired.
SBI officials arrested 33-year-old Lacy Ray Ward at about 4:30 p.m. Thursday while she was still on duty as a police officer, said Jones County Sheriff Danny Heath. She was then fired from the Warsaw Police Department.
On March 28, a camera recorded Ward sitting in the passenger seat of a truck with 29-year-old James Parker III as he sold 19 oxycodone pills to an undercover investigator in Jones County, Sheriff Heath said. The transaction happened at Hargetts Crossroads, near Highways 41 and 258, said investigators.
Once the Jones County Sheriff's Office learned that Ward was a Warsaw police officer, deputies contacted the SBI to assist, said Sheriff Heath.
Ward has been charged with two counts of conspiring to sell/deliver schedule II controlled substances and obstructing justice. She is being held under a $250,000 secured bond.
Ward had once worked as a narcotics officer, investigators said.
Major Matt Wineman said it's kind of a shock and tarnishes the law enforcement community as a whole.
"You have someone that's supposed to be upholding the law, and it turns out they are actually the ones breaking it," he said.
Parker, of Kinston, is still on the run, said Sheriff Heath. Investigators do not believe Parker is in Kinston and are actively searching for him in surrounding counties.
"We're hoping we will have him in custody in the next few days if not sooner," Wineman said.
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Ello, the newest social network, has little to recommend from it.
All things network from Web browsers to wireless networking to IPv6 with your host, and long-time networking hand, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols.
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, aka sjvn, has been writing about technology and the business of technology since CP/M-80 was the cutting edge PC operating system. SJVN covers networking, Linux, open source, and operating systems.
Ello, the newest social network, has little to recommend from it.
Akamai's latest report shows the Internet speeding up almost everywhere in the latest quarter. But, fast enough and in enough places to meet our hunger for Internet video? That's another matter.
Telecom and networking powers are uniting under The Linux Foundation to create an open source Network Function Virtualization reference platform.
The patches are ready. Now it's up to you to put them into place as quickly as possible.
The Unix/Linux Bash security hole can be deadly to your servers. Here's what you need to worry about, how to see if you can be attacked, and what to do if your shields are down.
The popular Linux and Unix shell has a serious security problem that means real trouble for many web servers. Fortunately, a patch -- as source code -- is available.
Flying and working will be getting more pleasant with Gogo reaching speeds of up to 70 Megabits per second.
It's not always easy, but there are many ways to watch NFL games without paying an arm and a leg to your cable or satellite TV provider. Here are your options.
A hacker may have been responsible for leaking explicit photos of celebrities due to a weak link in their Apple iCloud accounts. Here's what you can do to keep your embarrassing selfies (and company secrets) out of the public eye.
Google delivers a faster, better and more secure version of its Chrome Web browser for Windows. Indeed, the 64-bit version may just be today's best Windows Web browser.


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Code word for strippers in Mexicali, Mexico. Popular strip clubs include Meow Meow and Mosca
Wanna go and feed the ducks tonight?
by Carne de Rez February 09, 2012
Short for dumb fuck. Someone who is being particularly annoying as rather dense.
I think that Molly is a duck
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The World Café (1340 West Gray, 713-520-9696) has had more makeovers than a River Oaks housewife, but its essential raison d'etre remains the same: Even beautiful people with expensive cars love cheap drinks and free buffets. My recollection of its last incarnation as Blue Agave is little more than a blur, as I consumed enough margaritas one Friday night that I forgot where I parked my car. My memory of World Café is likely to be equally hazy: Tuesday nights you can get smashed on $2 bellinis and feed your face with chips, queso and chicken wings. (Hell, you can even get a dozen shrimp for $3 between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.) The wings are hot and the salsa has a kick, but the queso could use a little help and the bellinis get a little on the sweet side after the initial five or six. Frozen concoctions that come out of machines are not exactly what I look for in a specialty drink -- at times, I didn't know if I was choking back a bellini or some weird peach margarita -- but for $2, who's complaining? Just sit back, listen to the piped-in Santana and watch all the nonsmoking office types break out the Marlboro Lights and start getting happy.
World Café's Frozen Bellini:
2 bottles rum
1 bottle peach schnapps
Half-bottle cassis
1 pound frozen peach slices, pureed with water
6 bottles champagne
1 quart frozen orange juice concentrate
1 quart sweet and sour
1 T salt
1 cup sugar
Pour ingredients into a five- gallon bucket, and fill to the rim with water. Mix well. Blend with crushed ice. Garnish with a cherry or tropical fruit. Santana music, Gucci bags and Jaguars optional.


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He may not face any criminal charges for the Olivier Martinez fight, but Gabriel Aubry was the culprit responsible for these fisticuffs.
That's what the police believe, as TMZ has obtained the official report filed not long after authorities responded to this brawl on Halle Berry's property last Thursday morning.
It lists Aubry as the "suspect" and Martinez as the "victim."
"Suspect arrived at victim's residence for child custody exchange," according to the document. "Suspect and victim engaged in verbal altercation. Suspect became upset and attempted to punch victim's head but missed and struck victim's right shoulder instead.
"Victim returned with 3 punches to the suspect's head, causing him to fall to the ground. Victim's fiance [Halle] notified police."
Ouch. So Aubry started the fight AND got the worst of the fight? That hurts, figuratively and literally.


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The Official Daystate Owners Club is again pleased to announce yet another FREE to enter competition. Our exclusive relationship with Huggett Precision Products has secured our membership the opportunity to win a full Huggett System… Shroud, Moderator and Custom End Cap for your Daystate Rifle. Click here to enterRead More
Wolverine Hi Lite (480cc Carbon Bottle) will be available in UK and worldwide via RFD special order from Friday 3rd October 2014. Expect to see an additional 80 12 ft/lbs (average) shots compared to 400cc bottle. The Wolverine Hi Lite should not be confused with the HiLite .303. The (Wolverine Hi Lite) is effectively a Type B sporting a lightweight carbon bottle, and good looks while increasing shot count.
Additionally the Wolverine Type C full Walnut Stock option will be available from early November 2014 via special order only through RFD. This option will incorporate 200cc air tube available as Carbine. See more detail and pricing hereRead More
Based on Daystate's acclaimed Wolverine C type the Wolverine Forester is the latest in a long line of highly successful Limited Edition rifles released by Daystate and is the first Limited Edition for 12 months.
The Foresters stock takes several design cues from the Wolverine 303 with it's unique stock design that has been, so far, only available on the export 303 calibre model. The new Wolverine Forester also incorporates the laminate and engraving styles from the Huntsman Forester of 2 years ago, a rifle that sold-out almost as fast as they were delivered.
In common with the last Forester Limited Edition, the rifle is…. Click here for full press release
Hot news from the World FT championships in Wellington New Zealand. Daystate shooter Richard Beaugie came second overall with a score of 136 – the same actual score as the match winner! Richard also won the veteran championship using his Daystate Mk4 Target.
Steve Franklin, who has also been supported by Daytstate at the match and was also shooting a MK4 target came in just one point behind – which after a shoot off put him into a credible 6th place.
Given that the match attracts the best shots in the world and that many of the rifles they were competing against were custom build dedicated match guns, costing many thousands of pounds, Richard and Steve's achievements with standard out of the box MK4s is a fantastic result...Read More
Staff at Daystate had a rare treat the other day when Daystate founder Ken Gibbon visited the new Daystate factory accompanied by his Son Simon Gibbon, also a former member of the Daystate team.
Ken was the driving force behind creating the company 36 years ago and his legacy is still very much in evidence today, not least in the Daystate logo – which Ken designed!
Ken has promised to share some early articles on Daystate which we will post as soon as they arrive. More hereRead More
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So it seems I "underestimated" what varying length numbers meant. I didn't even think about situations where the operands are 100 digits long. In that case, my proposed algorithm is definitely not efficient. I'd probably need an implementation who's complexity depends on the # of digits in each operands as opposed to its numerical value, right?
As suggested below, I will look into the Karatsuba algorithm...
Write the pseudocode of an algorithm that takes in two arbitrary length numbers (provided as strings), and computes the product of these numbers. Use an efficient procedure for multiplication of large numbers of arbitrary length. Analyze the efficiency of your algorithm.
I decided to take the (semi) easy way out and use the Russian Peasant Algorithm. It works like this:
a * b = a/2 * 2b if a is even
a * b = (a-1)/2 * 2b + a if a is odd
My pseudocode is:
rpa(x, y){
if x is 1
return y
if x is even
return rpa(x/2, 2y)
if x is odd
return rpa((x-1)/2, 2y) + y
I have 3 questions:
- Is this efficient for arbitrary length numbers? I implemented it in C and tried varying length numbers. The run-time in was near-instant in all cases so it's hard to tell empirically...
- Can I apply the Master's Theorem to understand the complexity...?
- a = # subproblems in recursion = 1 (max 1 recursive call across all states)
- n / b = size of each subproblem = n / 1 -> b = 1 (problem doesn't change size...?)
- f(n^d) = work done outside recursive calls = 1 -> d = 0 (the addition when a is odd)
- a = 1, b^d = 1, a = b^d -> complexity is in n^d*log(n) = log(n)
- this makes sense logically since we are halving the problem at each step, right?
- What might my professor mean by providing arbitrary length numbers "as strings". Why do that?
Many thanks in advance