Tide turns once more...

As I mentioned my epiphanies before, more keep coming. The healer in me is still there, but as for a "business and lifestyle" model, I realized that I really would like to "steer my own ship". Also, I've found, I want to create a center for intellectual and social discord. In the most beat poet, hippie, cafe-mentality way possible. That leads me to opening a tea shop. It is going to be overflowing with great energy, live music, open mic nights, and just a general place to rest your head and have some extremely innervating and delicious tea.
I have support by loved ones, and I hope this will create a community and not just customers.
More on this to come, but check out the rough website I created for the tea shop by clinking on the image on the home page.
:)

evolving

I have a rotation of passwords that I use and one of them contains the phrase work is fun. I am now rethinking just exactly what that means to me. I have had many small "epiphanies" over the years as to what I'm meant to be doing, careerwise. I remember at least three years ago if not more walking down Broadway to look at the building front of a natural health sciences school, mainly for acupuncture.
Well, it's coming full circle again. There were some small "signs" lately that came together, and I am now seriously considering going back to school to be a healer, as they say. I am mostly interested in Chinese Medicine and Ayurvedic Medicine, as well as "newly-forming" theories of Kabbalistic Medicine.
Wish me luck on my journey, and I'll keep updating...

Hot Pandemonium

It was like a zoo today in Manhattan. Everybody was out, walking around, being in heat, in every way possible. It's been between 80-90 degrees for the last three days in the tri-state area. I have to admit, being in cold dreary weather really does pay off when you get that delirious euphoria that comes with warm weather! We would all be howling if it were socially acceptable.
Bryant Park was body to body. I took a cell phone picture of it but I don't think it came out very well. I wanted to go to the center and lay in the grass, but I sat in the side of the fountain and moved onto finding a place that juiced their own fresh fruit. (I ended up at Health King - crowded, good, but very pricey)
All in all, there's a magic in the toasty air in NYC.

Pesach in Urbia

I'm now living in NJ and suburbia has come upon me like a wave. The town I live in is lovingly called "urbia" by my partner and I because it's not quite the rows of identical houses with mowed yards. It's a bit"rougher", if you will.
But since I've moved here I've been to my first Red Lobster (several times now), been to two different Targets and WalMarts in one day, and been to and enjoyed my first Applebee's/
Noooo, it's got a hold of me! :)
I'm freelancing for the show Chopped, on the Food Network, and that's taking up a lot of my time. (I just adore Ted Allen, the host, and his cute little facial expressions and chic glasses - if only I were a gay man).
I made a mini seder tonight which turned out to be a lot of food. We ended up looking up "short seder" on the internet and finding a 30 minute seder and doing it off of my laptop. Way to go, 21st century! And Happy Passover! I'm going to my friend's seder tomorrow night since no one had time to have a big one until tomorrow.

"Wedding Porn"

For anyone getting married, or for those who just like pretty visuals, there is this site:
http://offbeatbride.com/
The colors and designs are eye catching and pretty exuberant.

Economize Me

Last night, I went to a networking event for women at a swanky Midtown bar. While walking to the downstairs event area, I noticed the groups of cliches, er, men in suits chugging down shots. I guess that happens in happy hour bars all over NYC, particularly in Midtown. I felt as though I was in a movie though. A cheesy movie.
The networking event was actually painless and everyone was quite nice and articulate. I met women in all types of industries with all types of personalities. But one thing was dauntingly clear. The economy has hit us all. IS HITTING, I should say. It's affecting me, but it's also affecting lawyers, analysts, human resource administrators, and well, even Mary Kay representatives! (I know, that last one isn't exactly the shocker of the season).
It can be very discouraging, but I know that we all need to be resourceful and positive.
I sure as hell am trying.

My first story of economizing me is trying not to spend so much $$$ on meals! The East Village Taunts one with sights and smells (some not so good, admittedly), and I am weak! My average lunch is $10 ranging up to $15 which is too much for an unemployed lady. I am vowing to eat at home more and shop in the grocery store for things on sale. (and not just go back to my cheap staple, ramen...variety is the spice of life...and nutrition...)

Send me your stories of economization at chevytothelevyfilms@yahoo.com.

Everyone Should Dance

I do believe that everyone should dance. It's exercise, fun, with technical aspects and artistic aspects, as well as a social "thing".
I definitely do not do it enough.
There was dance class, a seemingly obligatory little girl activity. I quit after about 6 years because I just couldn't do that split that became more an more mandatory every year. Still can't.
Then there was the college years when dancing was a really fun accompaniment to the almighty social lubricant that is alcohol. But I realized over the years of trolling gay bars - the best music - and diver bars, that I enjoyed the high of dancing more than the alcohol. I was in every possible situation - dancing alone in an empty, pre-late crowd club; dancing alone in a crowded club; dancing with a group of friends; dancing with strangers, both sexually alluring and well, not so much. It's body language without a doubt. I felt as though I explored that language, learned it, perfected it.
These days I'm slightly older and go out a lot less, particularly to dance clubs. The future looks bleak on this front - the days of that granny on roller skates being cool are over. I guess that went out with disco and the coke spoons.
So what do I have to look forward to in the near future? I know that my body wants to dance and possibly even more than the standard bar/club gyrations.
I have decided to take dance classes. Of all sorts.
I'll update you on how that goes...