The Ideal Summertime Lunch

Picture it: a beautiful day, no work or school to attend to, a pair of working legs to direct you all over midtown Manhattan, and a hunger for a picnic lunch that covers every base of deliciousness. This happened to me once or twice last summer and I will make sure it happens again! A veggie sandwich from Bouchon Bakery, a bag of specific candy from Dylan's Candy bar, a Diet Coke, a bag of salt and vinegar chips from a nearby deli and a pal in Central Park- can't get much better than that!

Perfect Celebrity Couples

Ok duh, not PERFECT, nobody is, and I'm not some midwestern housewife who devours People magazine and believes everything on E! News and puts everyone with an ounce of fame on a pedestal. However, I do have my favorite Hollywood pairings, and Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany definitely top the list. First of all, LOOK AT HER. This is NOT a posed, photoshopped magazine shoot. This is a CANDID paparazzi picture. Holy gorgeous. She is exquisite. And then look at him! So tall! So translucent! They live in Brooklyn and seem very normal and hilarious in interviews. They make some good movie choices(Requiem for A Dream, Wimbledon, Little Children, A Knight's Tale) and some bad (Hulk, Legion). They're just like us! But perfect.

Marley and Me

Last night I was babysitting, and once the wonderful little muppet had fallen asleep, I turned on the amazing Samsung HD TV and flipped over to HBO to see what was playing (yes, babysitting is amazing). Lo and behold my new favourite "must-watch if it's on tv" film was playing! I don't know why I love Marley and Me so much. Maybe it's the doggy, maybe it's how great a couple Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston make, maybe it's the perfect mix of funny and sad. It gets me laughing and bawling every time. It's not about the dog DYING, it's about how he LIVES!

Packed Lunches

I like lunching as much as the next city girl, but when I eat too many meals out, I find myself longing for my own simple homemade delicacies. Packing lunches are super easy, and especially fun to eat outside in a nearby park now that the weather is getting warmer! On Tuesday's menu: a berry melange, pineapples, Fage yogurt and Shreddies, complete with an iced coffee from Think.

Classroom Accoutrements

I've often said, I'm not particularly addicted to iced coffee, I'm just addicted to the act of going into Starbucks or Think or Amy's Bread or 9th St. Espresso before class, getting my icy drink, and having something to fiddle with and sip on during class. Monday wasn't an iced coffee kind of day, so instead I got fresh pear juice from Liquiteria. Made my Children and the Media class that much more delicious!

Cadbury Creme Eggs

Who doesn't love these babies? Though disgusting in theory, delicious in practice. I really do not want to know what the goo inside ACTUALLY is. I just want to enjoy one a year when Easter comes around. Happy Easter! Happy Passover!