In reviewing a movie this afternoon, I was researching that awful statistic about how many single women outnumber single men in NYC--turns out to be around 210,000!
This led me to the website of a new book that looks really intriguing, Richard Florida's Who's Your City? He also wrote a recent book called The Rise of the Creative Class, of which I believe I'm a member. Hmm...
The new book comes recommended by Seattle-born celeb chef Mario Batali, who says: “Who’s Your City is another breakthrough idea by urban life genius Richard Florida. The power of place has everything to do with our success well beyond our own recognition. If you are contemplating a move or know someone who is, or are even vaguely interested in the idea of place as self, this book is a must read.”
Officially on my birthday list! I'm really slacking on my non-fiction reading. Last year I only managed to read two: the incredible In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick, and the outrageous Voluptuous Panic: The Erotic World of Weimar Berlin. Oh!! Also on my birthday list is Alex Ross' The Rest is Noise: Listening to the 20th Century. I've been wanting to read that for months.
Speaking of the Batali's, last year I had a delicious birthday lunch at Salumi. I wish I had been in a better mood for it. My golden birthday (27 on the 27th) was ironically the first year I didn't feel like celebrating. I blamed it on Mercury retrograde and two full moons in June. This year will be better, though I wish I hadn't planned my flights so that I'll basically be sleeping through it. ?!? was I thinking...
Two funny bits from yesterday's Czech news:
May 13 - The International Cocktal Day. Prague bars report that Czechs especially favor mojitos, gin-tonics and cuba libres. Cocktail makers say that Czechs has learnt to drink and enjoy them but they are still very conservative in their choices. "I got goose-flesh when somebody is ordering mojito," says Lukáš Zabloudil from Prague bar called Postel. During one night, he can shake up to 150 mojitos. But when mojito was introduced here in 1996, Czechs were very sceptical about it. They used to say that they were not going to drink crashed nettles with ice. Young Czechs are also willing to experiment more with cocktails than their parents. Those old folks prefer to drink beton (Becherovka + tonic), or Bavorák (Fernet + tonic). On this day in 1806, the american magazine Blance published the first written definition of cocktal. (Hospodářské noviny, p. 4)
Sausage stand disappeared suddenly from Wenceslas square over night. When Prague 1 clerks accompanied by municipal police and a distrainer arrived yesterday to Můstek to remove the first sausage stand, they found out there was nothing to move away. The stand disappeared. According to the witnesses, the stand was there on Sunday afternoon and on Monday morning it was gone. The owner of the stand didnt want to comment. (Lidové noviny, p.6)
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hmm, but do you really think that there were SO many more eligible single guys in Seattle? It looks that way on his map, but I never found that to be true.
also, is your birthday June 27? that means i'll be seeing you right before your birthday- we should have a dual celebration!
hey lady, yeah i do think there are more single guys in seattle, though how eligible they are is anyone's guess. remember your theory about how everyone is gay, even if they're not? but yeah the tech industry & the techno scene...but who are they dating? not asking me out. yes its the 27th! lets celebrate in praha. xo
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