Life On Tour

The wine on last nights flight was fun then;
And KILLING me now.
I need coffee, food, and a stomach pump.
I’ll take it in that order;
To maintain my figure.

No WhINing...

When you enjoy one too many glasses of wine;
You best expect to wake up and feel puffy, stuffy, and old...
You did it to yourself––so stop your whining and drink a lot of water!

Wine—Not?

So much for detox.

A bottle of wine, will wine;

Worth it every time!

Turkey and Stuffing and Pie, Oh My!

I woke up in a food haze,
Still craving stuffing,
As if three servings wasn't enough!
The taste of gravy still on my tongue,
Sweet pumpkin pie and wine with friends,
It was a Happy Thanksgiving up to the end!

Wine

The most effective stress-releasing sleep aid for those just so shitty days.

#GrapesEqualGoodness 

Dinner With Friends

I love having old friends visit.
Laughter. Reminiscing.
And with dancers, a lot of reenacting, eating and drinking!
Last night one of my best friends from NYC and his partner took Jeff and I to a delicious, hip new restaurant in West Hollywood called, Laurel Hardware.  
In the grand tradition of Los Angeles eateries, Laurel Hardware had a gimmick...
Can you guys what it is? ...That's right, the restaurant is a located in a former hardware shoppe on Santa Monica Boulevard!
But all gimmicks, hipsters, model/actors, gorgeous (hidden) outdoor patios, pimped out interior and vibe galore aside...
The food was spectacular!  Seriously, there wasn't one course
from the simple, yet adventurous 4 No. menu that wasn't truly tasty!
The entire evening was a success!
I highly recommend Laurel Hardware for your next dinner with friends.

Long Day

It was a long ass day.
Not even the (2) TWO venti lattes from Starbucks will keep me up tonight!
Probably because the (3) THREE glasses of wine I had at the end of this epic day are making me tired.
Good Night!

The Day After Hanukkah...

Two parities,
One night,
A lot of brisket,
A lot of wine,
A lot of friends having a wonderful time!
Happy Hanukkah

I Need A Break!

Over worked.
Under paid.
Still loving life...
The complementary wine and cheese help!

Six Word Essay on Friends.

They know when to pour wine.

Wine and Opera!

Today was one of those days...

No matter how much work I did, it feels like nothing got accomplished.

So now I'm going to release the frustration and meet up with a good friend for a few glasses of wine and enjoy the evening while watching one of our closest friends perform in Eugene Onegin at the LA Opera!

It's not about giving up, it's about surrendering to the energy of the day!

What better way to unwind than with bottles of wine and opera?!?

Who knows, maybe I'll even be able to sneak in a little nap...

at intermission (of course!)

Hangover!

Head

Aches

Never

Going

Overboard with

Vino again on an

Empty stomach!

Regretting last night...

Wine!

Wonderfully

Intoxicated

Nice

Envorniment

Wine Tasting...

Wine tasting;

Hours of laughter and swirling,

Pairing with delicious cheese and chocolates-

Intoxicated conversation afterwards;

Everybody is lit,

Loving the atmosphere-

Head splitting with pain;

The entire body aches,

Maybe we had too much fun last night-

Chillin With Fagan!

There is nothing like a slumber party with your best friend... even if we are thirty-something!
Last night I landed in Pittsburgh, PA (I'm judging a talent competition here this weekend) and it just so happens that one of my closest and oldest friends live here!
Melissa Fagan, my BFF, greeted me at the Pittsburgh International Airport with a huge smile and that crazy high pitched voice we both use to shout our happiness to each other... "What's up bitch face!" (That's the term of endearment we use for one another.)

I met Melissa when we were both twenty years old! She was actually best friends with my girlfriend at the time... and we hit it off right away. Our minds think EXACTLY the same way! We share the same crazy, some what eskewd but still humors personality. We have the same thoughts and judgements of people and society... And most importantly- we LOVE food! In particular: bowls of ranch dressing and tubs of cream cheese frosting! (When we both still lived in New York, we would go to Dallas BBQ's restaurant and order way too much food, and then each of us would ask for a bowl of ranch dressing and proceed to dip everything we could get our hands on in said bowl of ranch!)

Needless to say, our friendship continued to grow from our initial introduction. Melissa is also a performer, and it turned out that our careers followed the same path... We both performed in the Christmas Spectacular at the world famous Radio City Music Hall in New York City! It was amazing to be on that stage and look over and see one of the coolest people I know dressed up and performing as a Rockette! For a short period of time we shared an apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan... until I realized how much I hated the Upper East Side and I moved out!

Over the past twelve years our friendship continues to soar to new heights! She and her boyfriend of eleven years are a major part of my life... We take vacations together, we visit each other and we spend a lot of time raging to one another over the phone about the crappy events of our day to day lives.

So, I'm here in Pittsburgh at Melissa and Marc (her boyfriend's) home... laying in their king sized bed watching morning talk shows... (Marc by the way is in Egypt... he is a dentist and is away for an educational trip)
Last night, Mel and I picked up right where we left off the last time we were together... Which usually includes bottles of wine, ranch dressing and chocolate! Not to mention a lot of gossip and laughter! The laughter is really my favorite part... She makes me laugh harder than anyone I know. I just love her so much because she is never afraid to tell me what she thinks, she doesn't hold back and I love that!

I'm not sure what kind of adventures we're going to share in this weekend... but I'm positive it will be wild and full of life! She inspires me to think outside the box (more than I already do!) I'm sad that Marc isn't here too. He's usually our voice of reason (which is funny if you know Marc) and he keeps us in line!
I can only imagine the trouble Mel and I are going to get into this time!