tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68861543035089396222024-03-18T20:08:18.354-07:00I plan stuffAudreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973458418587462258noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886154303508939622.post-4915881288569754442009-05-21T16:14:00.000-07:002009-05-22T01:29:47.470-07:00I'm On A Boat (Part 2)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We worked arrivals (kind of) for the second party on the boat. Soooo sleepy now, but I got a nice little video of the submarine. So cute!</span><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw-Qf43LQ-0SmrUyesNw8o31KcKQL16YIeAlbR4uYCb-y_cnmhNQKpBOfdxmc_VGpY4yVfa4hR1fiTib7qpvA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Audreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973458418587462258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886154303508939622.post-28936007208162696162009-05-19T16:36:00.000-07:002009-05-19T16:47:45.041-07:00Random Shots<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFyMoQsiemMyehntDGdaTIcVhtOLevgQYulktLsAw4UsX6lhAbgA3vmEo0ERBeBGeD6MkXpzeaNiVz57XM1r1yzN-K_rIUWzSsLeMV3uSd-xkjcBhdpNCVfVuJ97JzCBhh-FBKQRvNt0/s1600-h/papanino2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFyMoQsiemMyehntDGdaTIcVhtOLevgQYulktLsAw4UsX6lhAbgA3vmEo0ERBeBGeD6MkXpzeaNiVz57XM1r1yzN-K_rIUWzSsLeMV3uSd-xkjcBhdpNCVfVuJ97JzCBhh-FBKQRvNt0/s200/papanino2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337683945686895666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQf4QZVA_TJ4oXr7qBcaaR0xML64tzi4z3FjlVQlk1Tyojh5Hc3MHzfKkRMLzNXBW0IVSONaJdUtPK0KaxBaQQ4Y5d2yYtud1ut_u0okOwsPMkB67_Wezv4fO3GMqNHx88fFn-xqlgEU/s1600-h/the+girls.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQf4QZVA_TJ4oXr7qBcaaR0xML64tzi4z3FjlVQlk1Tyojh5Hc3MHzfKkRMLzNXBW0IVSONaJdUtPK0KaxBaQQ4Y5d2yYtud1ut_u0okOwsPMkB67_Wezv4fO3GMqNHx88fFn-xqlgEU/s200/the+girls.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337683944403317522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdu3i56MvoVIgWhGtIst2C1MFRBGvbR3IwzdN-_BjKCfjcqOiCmpOVdLQiu2JWEkjTdNEKmJNzWLBVk6tE2-F1a8SrFUeTMvUBjsyRE-1f9UpJvwFyHLvduCHTu97zDMUb-Rkpd01V0w/s1600-h/vodka.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdu3i56MvoVIgWhGtIst2C1MFRBGvbR3IwzdN-_BjKCfjcqOiCmpOVdLQiu2JWEkjTdNEKmJNzWLBVk6tE2-F1a8SrFUeTMvUBjsyRE-1f9UpJvwFyHLvduCHTu97zDMUb-Rkpd01V0w/s200/vodka.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337683932488033810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLeM_ejCLWYVomcfTaUwMR4EP9HBAiaCSvs97ofyTHFCxc0yWtNJ9TaztiVPgKz6liqN977p_RApplB4JpGhRFm688N3epqLkoTZG_ZM6k1BcGgCXgDd8DEO9kf5TrgKmaff8ek4cqnI/s1600-h/breakfast.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLeM_ejCLWYVomcfTaUwMR4EP9HBAiaCSvs97ofyTHFCxc0yWtNJ9TaztiVPgKz6liqN977p_RApplB4JpGhRFm688N3epqLkoTZG_ZM6k1BcGgCXgDd8DEO9kf5TrgKmaff8ek4cqnI/s200/breakfast.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337683931630005346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDmH0sC8OtKT9owMn3_0zOpP6UYUnQUIYxTl5jc4HPutQVUTd0c5TdvY2SHGNKwptneUqYMfeVc3dE1toAKwxhLEi9T3kr6VzYJ9L_5AVaMPx2nEJtQ0v1RQ9c6i8hmQk7vHO9yoscU8/s1600-h/my+wall.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDmH0sC8OtKT9owMn3_0zOpP6UYUnQUIYxTl5jc4HPutQVUTd0c5TdvY2SHGNKwptneUqYMfeVc3dE1toAKwxhLEi9T3kr6VzYJ9L_5AVaMPx2nEJtQ0v1RQ9c6i8hmQk7vHO9yoscU8/s200/my+wall.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337683926289332466" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">1) The owner of Papa Ninos 2, Pierre, is very excited we came back this year. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">2) Us girls outside one of the many adorable restaurants we've visited. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">3) Me holding Allison's giant bottle of vodka. Yeah, it's real. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">4) Our hotel's LAME 30 euro breakfast buffet. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">5) The desk in my room. I am working on 3 simultaneous projects and need to stay organized!!</span></div></div>Audreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973458418587462258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886154303508939622.post-88243672878437841882009-05-19T16:17:00.001-07:002009-05-19T16:34:54.190-07:00Le Mesclun<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWh_8aDlFd1PXZpZ8jFszGUXKmKMqsIsK63zlAhteuTTeHenq2fwojwo-OzfJp2O_asFkgQp-vauC20gNR9_4h31xjcMqyaUgCV6rOHEfionwnnQFUP_nRCUj62xaBw3vI9Ap1ODv6h6A/s1600-h/dinner+pic.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWh_8aDlFd1PXZpZ8jFszGUXKmKMqsIsK63zlAhteuTTeHenq2fwojwo-OzfJp2O_asFkgQp-vauC20gNR9_4h31xjcMqyaUgCV6rOHEfionwnnQFUP_nRCUj62xaBw3vI9Ap1ODv6h6A/s200/dinner+pic.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337681770119843042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuV-JE95VNnMgAwE8KWAZAzUyT6Q-ddAiyIOMijE-MRIWrmy7Bo0BljC0eHxBA9spppsAUQd6HaUz7aybtlGWZXIwpzrZn4R1H3ZNKgzI98P1mo-GoR9r3mjXnS4hn1Knas30zee07q6s/s1600-h/dinner+street.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuV-JE95VNnMgAwE8KWAZAzUyT6Q-ddAiyIOMijE-MRIWrmy7Bo0BljC0eHxBA9spppsAUQd6HaUz7aybtlGWZXIwpzrZn4R1H3ZNKgzI98P1mo-GoR9r3mjXnS4hn1Knas30zee07q6s/s200/dinner+street.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337681768510408962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMSqUsNzPkrSTyVip9pBiV4byENNwP_QcKsKvsDROotyc13CiBVCyxFy2OqRHvIJZUzdlAylMMW80ei7QZ5jGax72RRy23Am1pA1DYTinizPvnpCY4t9WR_EVCps7J7kAbAuM6-12Hbo/s1600-h/dessert.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMSqUsNzPkrSTyVip9pBiV4byENNwP_QcKsKvsDROotyc13CiBVCyxFy2OqRHvIJZUzdlAylMMW80ei7QZ5jGax72RRy23Am1pA1DYTinizPvnpCY4t9WR_EVCps7J7kAbAuM6-12Hbo/s200/dessert.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337681759044423746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWCkeJg5uYBpKw8HTvCKDIIUd_UY-JbpZPgdv9ZpnU0c_58FxWUx4vKdsbf_KxwtRRO-QDIxqh3WnQ6HA4QJyhi1aYg0vx-lW0LV355RZUwmdlgQNLx6pO8bN6ImICijd6RnajKC8Daf8/s1600-h/dinner.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWCkeJg5uYBpKw8HTvCKDIIUd_UY-JbpZPgdv9ZpnU0c_58FxWUx4vKdsbf_KxwtRRO-QDIxqh3WnQ6HA4QJyhi1aYg0vx-lW0LV355RZUwmdlgQNLx6pO8bN6ImICijd6RnajKC8Daf8/s200/dinner.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337681755300993106" /></a><br /><a href="http://lemesclun-restaurant.com/intro.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Le Mesclun</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> is a fantastic little french restaurant in Old Town, just a couple minutes off the west end of the Croisette. It's up a windy little street that's lined with adorable restaurants. Those are the tough tables to grab, as each place has only 6-10 tables and dinners last 2-3 hours. We went as a group and had one of the more amazing meals of our stay. I ended up with a celeraic soup with some kind of mushroom garnish, cod with vegetable "paint" (basically puree of beets, celery and carrot, each mixed with butter, that the chef smudged on the plate) and a chocolate lava cake with pistachio gelato. We sipped a white burgundy and thoroughly enjoyed our 2+ hour dinner.</span>Audreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973458418587462258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886154303508939622.post-20793618090509942722009-05-19T16:03:00.000-07:002009-05-19T16:15:58.519-07:00Cannes Cannes!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0UP6OFKBfRxfrjA9OF4GF0WH1YBAKj3u8-ps__PqULhS4Gb9D8FUlMcAsvK_idC1ZeGSGO2Qc_R2NnIBIk3LdRbrTEIAO307TUugznIlLQy1-JtV1mNxDG4mJmn1mDURtYFiOQTkGwhE/s1600-h/transformers+carlton.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0UP6OFKBfRxfrjA9OF4GF0WH1YBAKj3u8-ps__PqULhS4Gb9D8FUlMcAsvK_idC1ZeGSGO2Qc_R2NnIBIk3LdRbrTEIAO307TUugznIlLQy1-JtV1mNxDG4mJmn1mDURtYFiOQTkGwhE/s200/transformers+carlton.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337675792587182690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp5DkyBXkzeWQDTbWGeLl-iXc50j9yr8t-tefvWX2XjQfZz5BmMLtVAFroYIawh_JwXS29f1Lx9QGantPKw1LHbkypriVlW1TC9uKWvVigyIen5moWUegfwEAZhlv7dN8Am0OonZ0gpdc/s1600-h/up+house.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp5DkyBXkzeWQDTbWGeLl-iXc50j9yr8t-tefvWX2XjQfZz5BmMLtVAFroYIawh_JwXS29f1Lx9QGantPKw1LHbkypriVlW1TC9uKWvVigyIen5moWUegfwEAZhlv7dN8Am0OonZ0gpdc/s200/up+house.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337675784074178626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrn7YbaJHUICfIHBueeNlJVD-tAA9pD7epOVe0-3iw2PwVj63HucG-SISzEEU1_HkK8BVgRGBmwKNwPVFfyfGo6UmaGwQNY3vYuA2PwfSZsMxa-xk4yDWrW2xNNSptnrrheDLgTgD9yFE/s1600-h/palais2009.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrn7YbaJHUICfIHBueeNlJVD-tAA9pD7epOVe0-3iw2PwVj63HucG-SISzEEU1_HkK8BVgRGBmwKNwPVFfyfGo6UmaGwQNY3vYuA2PwfSZsMxa-xk4yDWrW2xNNSptnrrheDLgTgD9yFE/s200/palais2009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337675775128318786" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3xPeY_YwUt0wtXqIe9XeuMst6FxmzBqwLf14hVFBhftM86EmEoIvAWRarsJ8JZuzjC6Th9p7eg_4W9D9hMaehZzzJOgmYr3-dF66-YKIcjBu0wACrRBPTOc4iad55mUd5QZ5eyBRvleI/s1600-h/carlton+lawn.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3xPeY_YwUt0wtXqIe9XeuMst6FxmzBqwLf14hVFBhftM86EmEoIvAWRarsJ8JZuzjC6Th9p7eg_4W9D9hMaehZzzJOgmYr3-dF66-YKIcjBu0wACrRBPTOc4iad55mUd5QZ5eyBRvleI/s200/carlton+lawn.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337675770397481522" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZwOn0qvu8VE5GUsQTSHZnIYdWWRZDTR4Rtf8LAujDWy3TawRLRzxSl9ullXcm1wppSu5v6THvrxUP-NpsEZdzha3pHBnbQyMSehBJvJmXBe_59fjZa4Hjl7gAv5rHzfAU9nGmDR-kwE0/s1600-h/cannes-2009poster.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 126px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZwOn0qvu8VE5GUsQTSHZnIYdWWRZDTR4Rtf8LAujDWy3TawRLRzxSl9ullXcm1wppSu5v6THvrxUP-NpsEZdzha3pHBnbQyMSehBJvJmXBe_59fjZa4Hjl7gAv5rHzfAU9nGmDR-kwE0/s200/cannes-2009poster.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337675766337517266" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">This year is pretty cool, but EMPTY. Way less people, fewer parties, less money spent overall. The studios who are doing things have scaled back, though there are still the requisite ads at the Carlton Hotel. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1055369/">TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN</a> has a giant Bumblebee statue. UP had a replica of the (cartoon) house and a giant billboard (the space is now covered in fake snow for <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1067106/">A CHRISTMAS CAROL</a>). Still just as tacky as ever.... But this year's poster is pretty cool!!!</span>Audreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973458418587462258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886154303508939622.post-8080358007016202622009-05-19T15:47:00.000-07:002009-05-19T15:58:48.148-07:00YAY, check-in!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdV55VLOpA_Pyu0rVnLkIpqsktsyl2L_Rw4AETchLQMCpF18HaJaRugd1n_5hee0l0uJl_inGptaQhtsDpNXBg4QEljeFghFhOodIoqaLaPyHaszpAzH51OlO8Wn8LVTvsPqoj_0jlx0/s1600-h/dock3.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdV55VLOpA_Pyu0rVnLkIpqsktsyl2L_Rw4AETchLQMCpF18HaJaRugd1n_5hee0l0uJl_inGptaQhtsDpNXBg4QEljeFghFhOodIoqaLaPyHaszpAzH51OlO8Wn8LVTvsPqoj_0jlx0/s200/dock3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337671197865274930" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQ3Bn0ebnl9oKq-cRz491WDKwphSkAfLZphfwg6_SLfMXbZkJ9aGzrcv-esRbT8Jzc6Hwx0qE122OYQh2Ue_jtqA8XmrhGrWRTnG00NAZ5FUv11OmgaQ3vIPPTIi76ZlhEe6ByI1fomg/s1600-h/dock1.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQ3Bn0ebnl9oKq-cRz491WDKwphSkAfLZphfwg6_SLfMXbZkJ9aGzrcv-esRbT8Jzc6Hwx0qE122OYQh2Ue_jtqA8XmrhGrWRTnG00NAZ5FUv11OmgaQ3vIPPTIi76ZlhEe6ByI1fomg/s200/dock1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337671194348859266" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx2SLOWD4LcNrHaC0KyIpQTt1JmbQHE0HYazWvcwHP7MyiTqnumWRHSsuVEv8XBzD6NAtfyyg9b2NEpy8vbw74zSLN0afFK5Iq9-D5LLmanyapCw4jSDFd15C_Jgu9IoGOn5Zdepe8JOQ/s1600-h/dock2.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx2SLOWD4LcNrHaC0KyIpQTt1JmbQHE0HYazWvcwHP7MyiTqnumWRHSsuVEv8XBzD6NAtfyyg9b2NEpy8vbw74zSLN0afFK5Iq9-D5LLmanyapCw4jSDFd15C_Jgu9IoGOn5Zdepe8JOQ/s200/dock2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337671186977099506" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">So this was my home for 7 hours last night. MUCH more comfortable than last year, this time we had nice weather AND a tent. And some funky floral arrangement... still not sure about that one. It was just sitting there, minding its own business, until </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0659363/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Hayden Panetierre</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> showed up and all hell broke loose. A gaggle of paparazzi swarmed her as she walked up the red carpet to check in and one (or more) of the dumba**es managed to completely take out the plant. Completely knocked it over -- roses flying. C'est la vie!</span>Audreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973458418587462258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886154303508939622.post-89379464839952511362009-05-19T09:13:00.001-07:002009-05-19T09:31:02.055-07:00Party crashers<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Last night was AWESOME. Had a pretty smooth check-in, nothing too exciting. As usual, a few people who couldn't understand why they weren't on the list because </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">A) Do you know who I am?!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">B) Do you know who my father/brother/agent/bff is?!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">C) <i>party host </i><party>e-mailed me and told me to come (P.S. doesn't happen. ever.)</party></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">D) I've been to other parties on this boat.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">E) I saw <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">party host<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "> at X party and he invited me personally (P.S. he didn't go to that party)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">F) All the other parties have let me in.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">G) <party><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">party host <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; ">said to just show up and call from the dock (P.S. doesn't happen. ever.)</span></span></party></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">It's ridiculous how hard these "grown-ups" work - and all the lies they tell - just to get into a party. One gal used a friend's legitimate e-mail invite to forge one to herself to look as though it came from us. She spent 20 minutes trying to convince us to let her in, stood around pouting for another 20 minutes, then came back at us threatening that she'd have one of us fired when she spoke to the host tomorrow. My co-worker happily turned over his business card. Oddly, he still has a job.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Some people are stupid enough to try to use other people's names to check in. We require a photo ID from anyone we don't know by sight. It's one thing to try to use random names (agents, managers, etc.) but one dude actually tried to check in under the name of a semi-known race car driver. We knew who the legitimate one was - we looked his photo up the day before online and he had already checked in - but this new dude SWORE that it was him and who the hell had we already let in and how dare we question his legitimacy. We asked him for photo ID, but he said he must have left his wallet at home, but would we accept a business card? </span></div>Audreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973458418587462258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886154303508939622.post-2070588553061538572009-05-19T09:08:00.000-07:002009-05-19T09:12:57.579-07:00F**k land, I'm on a boat.....<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We have all been so obsessed with the SNL digital short, </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QwM4vXex7c"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">"I'm on a Boat"</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">, and have been singing/humming/quoting it for the past week. I don't care if you've already seen it, you must watch it immediately, if not sooner.</span>Audreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973458418587462258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886154303508939622.post-57742695290217750662009-05-18T09:14:00.001-07:002009-05-18T09:20:21.759-07:00Par-tay<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqZ03XNHkoFa0-QAA_PC3HhRhFlG4xbWZt7eaGH_uwGbiChCKqI5LjXeB99p5CllHnFKxOrpvQs7J6VCIzvE0IDMD6ityQF8SNmQpgdMA6WIHgsaYcTZWhD7G5OgHCrzbyY5PZTmoq7c/s1600-h/_Media+Card_BlackBerry_pictures_IMG00581-20090518-1645.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqZ03XNHkoFa0-QAA_PC3HhRhFlG4xbWZt7eaGH_uwGbiChCKqI5LjXeB99p5CllHnFKxOrpvQs7J6VCIzvE0IDMD6ityQF8SNmQpgdMA6WIHgsaYcTZWhD7G5OgHCrzbyY5PZTmoq7c/s200/_Media+Card_BlackBerry_pictures_IMG00581-20090518-1645.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337199129729526354" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Tonight I am working check-in for a yacht party in Cannes. Just like last year, we sit at a little table at Gare Maritime and smile, check people in from a list and tell the losers to GO AWAY. Those lucky enough to be on the list board a tender that cruises them out to the party boat, which is anchored somewhere out in the middle of the water. It's already looking better than last year. Last year it was cold and rainy and we all froze our butts off as we sat from 10 pm til 4 am. This year we planned better, and have a little tent, heaters, etc... so of course it's sunny, beautiful and NOT RAINING. More proof that fortune favors the prepared. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>Audreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973458418587462258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886154303508939622.post-15090991408401985742009-05-18T01:48:00.000-07:002009-05-18T02:37:21.471-07:00Running<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXk4dAKCznk1n298ZGEdQS6_IFqpFN6P67e0_mXkR69Eeb5bGKWPJRnBbklQoqaqQ_81DqrpIMPNk4mFq4fVZiPkBWTRO92QnmzAOHdD0V1Z1dVTJjfQD4wy9ujSVKplFZZtw4PXCbUQ/s1600-h/Cannes+Run+051709.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXk4dAKCznk1n298ZGEdQS6_IFqpFN6P67e0_mXkR69Eeb5bGKWPJRnBbklQoqaqQ_81DqrpIMPNk4mFq4fVZiPkBWTRO92QnmzAOHdD0V1Z1dVTJjfQD4wy9ujSVKplFZZtw4PXCbUQ/s200/Cannes+Run+051709.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337085112914194882" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I have the Camp Pendleton Mud Run on June 6/7 and the Seattle Rock-and-Roll Half Marathon on my birthday, June 27th. Anyhow, I have to get some runs in so I will be ready and Cannes is a BEAUTIFUL place to do it. My hotel is 2 blocks off the Croisette, which is the street that lines the beach and has all the hotels and Film Festival stuff. They shut down the street for the festival, so it's like the Vegas strip with people everywhere - smoking, drinking, being annoying. After about 8 am there are too many people out there and it's impossible to even walk, much less run, so I try to get out by 6 or 7. End to end, the Croisette is almost a mile. We walk it a few times each day, but the morning runs are my favorites. I run past the Palais (the festival HQ), past the famous La Pizza, and curve along the water on the sidewalk. Then it starts to get busier on the Croisette, so I hop up to the rue de Antibes (the big shopping street) and head back to the hotel). I wear a Garmin 305 to track my runs and stats... Here's a little map.....</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxP1G1pc3RbQFUWAwdHniS86QHlb9DwEpAkQxsCs4P081C3YvG7KUFVG1zgKd50T4oiOTeXJIzunyUw0YYrLQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Audreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973458418587462258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886154303508939622.post-22071772002523027232009-05-16T11:31:00.000-07:002009-05-16T11:37:46.606-07:00More Cannes<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwZcGCf0FpJE7LJt8WIPltBgsNuWse8olezOzJI3E_Rf_0VPAw7GhHs6tjc6f6XcsTBgF_a76P5Ev6iXLzndQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Transformers had a pretty cool life-sized Bumblebee outside the Carlton Hotel.</span></div>Audreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973458418587462258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886154303508939622.post-46311189654079721572009-05-16T10:41:00.000-07:002009-05-16T11:29:35.658-07:00Cannes<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwPDiuIOvETIZcwF7AWmiq9zoaQgSmUTd8OkuT3x9zW7Siu42UZfgr31jOuL7D8Wje-FotDfiw40fiXSSstIw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyLeDLe4RbIJoWK8gY71CBM4vfY_-qqfFx6Umvm-jiGIQD5uO9E3N6tz7jo0Xq7jFZdlXWyEVXLVErAvCe8fw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Audreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973458418587462258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886154303508939622.post-90534509485526824342009-05-12T06:20:00.000-07:002009-05-12T06:52:14.881-07:00More Cannes<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">This year we're doing a couple of yacht parties. Sound glamorous? Okay. We went yesterday to a site visit at the dock and on the boat. Unfortunately I don't have any pics/vids from the tour to share.... but the ride on the tender was still pretty cool. The tender picked us up from Port Pierre Canto and took us out to the yacht. Takes about 10 minutes, depending on where the boat's sitting (floating?). The weather is MUCH nicer this year - high 70s and sunny compared to last year's low 70s and drizzle - and it's absolutely gorgeous outside. This was an amazing chance to escape the lobby and get some fresh air.</span><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwsKG38vR5n6ymB-oWuGLghJfkVuTbuDo3ChIWkSsIsHJgSF8SLhiQtjBPRsA5C2bHlyNP5h2SOnwgzQ5mjLg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Audreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973458418587462258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886154303508939622.post-77726199481150280142009-05-11T17:23:00.000-07:002009-05-12T03:19:00.662-07:00Who wants to see some Cannes?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">From <a href="http://www.mandarinoriental.com/boston/">Boston</a> (4 days) to <a href="http://www.raleighhotel.com/">Miami</a> (5 days), then to </span><a href="http://maps.google.fr/maps?hl=fr&q=cannes&um=1&ie=UTF-8&split=0&gl=fr&ei=RMYISojKPM2hjAfGm6CxCw&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=image&resnum=1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Cannes</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">. All in all, not a bad trip. The east coast start knocked a few hours off the flight, so from MIA-LHR was about 8.5 hours. Then LHR-NCE was another 2 hours. I hadn't gotten more than 5 hours of sleep a night for the last couple weeks, so I took advantage of the downtime and slept for most of both flights. Unfortunately, by the time we landed, my cold was kickin' and I was not doing well. Congestion + air pressure = misery. I somehow got through the descent (thank you jack daniels!), found my bags, stumbled through customs (really just an exit - I don't even think it was manned) and caught a car into Cannes.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">This year we are at the </span><a href="http://www.homebusiness.fr/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Residence All Suites Hotel</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">. It's a perfect location - a block and a half off the Croisette (the main drag) keeps us close to the action, but not quite squashed in the crowds. The hotel itself is relatively new, so I hear. And true to Cannes-form, the lobby and pool are pretty sharp, in order to impress the passerbys. The rooms aren't too bad. They're modern in an American hotel chain way, like a Sheraton, which is to say that they are totally fine and clean, but don't have any personality. Lobby has wireless, but it won't reach to the room. Ugh. They also seem to hate electrical outlets. I had to buy an extension cord and a power strip to power the Airport Express, MacBook, phone, blackberry, iPod, Garmin.... (and that doesn't include the USB-powered gizmos). But check out my view!!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><div><div><br /></div></div></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzZzQaH0eqZpwwLXnxr3GQLusz2srjtteLTWmPs9Z4YmBLOmLEvHHlWvLvKui0Yn2n4kuU_1EDMtWiPCMit0A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzkp2recynJNx4V_rOloaHlo80R37axaEM-ttvzIDST1HTH7bxfJSQ0NNJpnCnUPRxxhxAVzmHNLN0gb_E9MA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Audreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973458418587462258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886154303508939622.post-74203008680346777442009-05-11T17:08:00.001-07:002009-05-11T17:23:42.878-07:00Gaga<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Easily the best performance so far... Lady Gaga!!! In between putting out fires, I managed to catch a couple songs in the best seat in the house - balcony house right, in videoland (where our video guys were set up). Unfortunately my little Flip video camera doesn't do bass very well. Or at all. Turn off your speakers. You'll thank me.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxQjUuN2IjoYyofSSZ_Is1L1nbifu9gIjkMi9uObyMC0AECjfFh4wRDcwoZrG-cJtjWHpRk3PiTeFX5ML3bZw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Audreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973458418587462258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886154303508939622.post-65742373515056173852009-05-11T05:39:00.000-07:002009-05-11T05:54:40.855-07:00T-Mobile<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Had great fun on the first 4 stops. LA and San Fran flew by pretty quickly, then Boston and Miami. All had amazing performances, but there were definite stand-outs - Lady Gaga, N.E.R.D., Natasha Bedingfield & Wyclef. Now looking forward to Estelle & LL Cool J on May 28th in NYC!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Here are a few pics from the shows...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">1 - Pharrell signed this square on the meet and greet wall... don't know if you can quite see it, but it reads, "N.E.R.D. should win a...." with an arrow pointing to the Grammy.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">2 - N.E.R.D. on stage.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">3 - San Francisco stage.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">4 - LA stage.</span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ovQYew97eCCF9DldmmdbaX2J45RDDVYjgPZh5yQM8TaPSpIdEny-dIO4LePYxKQg6_cw1G26wY5yIvKqL0-UjldAKP_2Ug45rjlh3q3ByqZ9cQyadsFRO2MUg1zjQEhwm1qIjXTINMU/s1600-h/NERD+sig.JPG"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ovQYew97eCCF9DldmmdbaX2J45RDDVYjgPZh5yQM8TaPSpIdEny-dIO4LePYxKQg6_cw1G26wY5yIvKqL0-UjldAKP_2Ug45rjlh3q3ByqZ9cQyadsFRO2MUg1zjQEhwm1qIjXTINMU/s200/NERD+sig.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334548235078385010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJhmmnEPiXVoqeJtvop0ZOA425dwjkpwmr6bGCpQAvrfb_AXr5PcKutoLRiq-DkPpJ1Ehw8yHKMtgxxgab9CESl9IyRnwJj-tW7Uu1dTTYXNaIiVqJkVw-_gN4zN7psy7egmfQnUuk90/s1600-h/IMG_3172.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJhmmnEPiXVoqeJtvop0ZOA425dwjkpwmr6bGCpQAvrfb_AXr5PcKutoLRiq-DkPpJ1Ehw8yHKMtgxxgab9CESl9IyRnwJj-tW7Uu1dTTYXNaIiVqJkVw-_gN4zN7psy7egmfQnUuk90/s200/IMG_3172.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334548232138365458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbhl3_1CQKxg122CtykJlaZboUae-uGQLW7NGdIb1UkZtsJcdEEb9YxOs7mnevlGWPoxhPKrokTbxPRfb7dLUnidQk8KmyPcvfMKfpMzuIVJcmdxrgNoxPvqBHH_p3Z0q6-ycxb0lIx8/s1600-h/SF+Stage.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbhl3_1CQKxg122CtykJlaZboUae-uGQLW7NGdIb1UkZtsJcdEEb9YxOs7mnevlGWPoxhPKrokTbxPRfb7dLUnidQk8KmyPcvfMKfpMzuIVJcmdxrgNoxPvqBHH_p3Z0q6-ycxb0lIx8/s200/SF+Stage.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334548234240709490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJTJT9qgkqZhrmDRJpO3rh3K1k68_WJk2KsGmDrBylwywr94Gls2ObRy-3JgED81I0ZqgYC2QA1NT4O9-Q0i5y8dKZyxGxHspzELkpRsP8cHJN5q8RiWiHUAORgF9pzVlvv5JcAULKgY/s1600-h/LA.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJTJT9qgkqZhrmDRJpO3rh3K1k68_WJk2KsGmDrBylwywr94Gls2ObRy-3JgED81I0ZqgYC2QA1NT4O9-Q0i5y8dKZyxGxHspzELkpRsP8cHJN5q8RiWiHUAORgF9pzVlvv5JcAULKgY/s200/LA.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334548227960947618" /></a><br /><div><br /></div>Audreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973458418587462258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886154303508939622.post-85156312176187141602009-04-06T23:12:00.000-07:002009-04-06T23:23:43.134-07:00GRAMMY/T-Mobile Concert Tour<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Wow it's been a while... oops. Lots going on, but my focus is on the GRAMMY Celebration Concert Tour, Sponsored by T-Mobile. It's a 5-city concert series. Here's the link to the official <a href="http://www.sidekick.com/grammy_home.aspx">site.</a></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Los Angeles </span>- Hollywood Palladium - Thursday, April 9, 2009</span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; ">Gavin Rossdale</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; ">Leona Lewis</span></li></ul></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">San Francisco</span> - The Warfield - Tuesday, April 14, 2009</span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; ">N.E.R.D.</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; ">Natasha Bedingfield</span></li></ul></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Boston</span> - House of Blues - Monday, May 4, 2009</span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; ">TBD</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; ">TBD</span></li></ul></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Miami </span>- Fillmore - Wednesday, May 13, 2009</span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; ">Katy Perry</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; ">TBD</span></li></ul></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">NYC</span> - Terminal 5 - Thursday, May 28, 2009</span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; ">LL Cool J</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; ">TBD</span></li></ul></div>Audreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973458418587462258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886154303508939622.post-89399144666007196502008-12-25T17:31:00.000-08:002008-12-25T17:36:33.252-08:00My Fancy Snowman<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Renee and I built a snowman today!! It was harder than I remembered - and a little colder - but it turned out all cute and shit. The snow was super powdery (which made fusing tough) but we persevered and ended up with a pretty decent fellow, if I do say so myself! We scrounged for things to use for the face... no coal or full-sized carrots in the house, shocker! Only baby carrots, which don't work so well. Ended up with a crown (don't ask), racquetballs for eyes, a funnel for the nose and branches for the mouth and arms. Not too bad, considering....</span><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx9xiuMbhvta2W29nDAhTXj2XHexnxplfa-c_YOLgGHCzy3GVo4SFwkOkGoC0GUWUMyoXjDcZbQveYgHAX5zQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Audreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973458418587462258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886154303508939622.post-45386963254745996092008-12-25T17:09:00.000-08:002008-12-25T17:31:18.351-08:00I'm no (Snow) Angel<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">I have been wanting to make a snow angel for the past few days, but just haven't been quite drunk enough. I would start to go for it, then think, "oh, not now, I just warmed up," or, "my hair's dry - I'll do it later." But, finally, I was out in the snow, post-snowman, and figured it was as good a time as any. It wasn't what I was hoping for. The snow is over a foot deep, but has accumulated over the past 4 days, with layers of freezing rain (ice) in between. So I threw myself back only to sink to the top layer of ice, barely denting it. Oh well, at least I got my fix and realized that I wasn't really missing anything. Until next year!!</span><div> <iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwWNfBr0T0IKs9BhoFtGcBoMeS7yCuhCrwzuW_q_CLu512V6uu_J6ob946EobHzSbt-mnAqqSwHdBXd_5q_LQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Audreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973458418587462258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886154303508939622.post-82478026669176906832008-12-25T16:52:00.000-08:002008-12-25T17:05:38.519-08:00Christmas Day!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2XMD9W9I5Halj8ALj112-4uo8tNpoHuZhNDxXiWk83Z_WWOpWjd2bJen57y4GD8R-D2VU5RhPe5ogzME59pomIkyq1DoaJoRZZI8a9aSeENEOsYmLqZBgc8u4Hi2g8w85N3o0asReUFU/s1600-h/1225081326.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2XMD9W9I5Halj8ALj112-4uo8tNpoHuZhNDxXiWk83Z_WWOpWjd2bJen57y4GD8R-D2VU5RhPe5ogzME59pomIkyq1DoaJoRZZI8a9aSeENEOsYmLqZBgc8u4Hi2g8w85N3o0asReUFU/s200/1225081326.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283897860612465554" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJBmQZdGFFjUkLywg2ylB3GChgPgaLqylSgZaJI5bD7lkFrIncpLymEMz9DrdCLFw_dqULlGCsqdPGOCUbXtcVLw-P9bReY9U8gFwyWzaUBcv3foIV19m9uFP8exSTExfWfreSj3_0go/s1600-h/downsized_1225081319.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJBmQZdGFFjUkLywg2ylB3GChgPgaLqylSgZaJI5bD7lkFrIncpLymEMz9DrdCLFw_dqULlGCsqdPGOCUbXtcVLw-P9bReY9U8gFwyWzaUBcv3foIV19m9uFP8exSTExfWfreSj3_0go/s200/downsized_1225081319.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283897856216761266" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCSUO_iGI-Tu3EHqKzg6Bn73seNbS4b7TVN1jQShAlUtlTgbMQfYv3UQuhVrOk_JVCwKtgzkovhuWkZh6v8J84s-0QhNgbP45DrktDssVJRmB6YZAjBHFtBPc3bxiiHFl8_MuiWPbKa4/s1600-h/IMG00074-20081225-1314.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCSUO_iGI-Tu3EHqKzg6Bn73seNbS4b7TVN1jQShAlUtlTgbMQfYv3UQuhVrOk_JVCwKtgzkovhuWkZh6v8J84s-0QhNgbP45DrktDssVJRmB6YZAjBHFtBPc3bxiiHFl8_MuiWPbKa4/s200/IMG00074-20081225-1314.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283897848839764754" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8FYPvG-TI20Vs0NfWGnvhJd-MGpnIGTRZ2SeuUrxi45OPbnFMA0PpQiYcLKaHTGyBTQATYNS6iprzj-7CtBsewZfFBiGEwGbpTETZ_0JH_uyxjq1zKQX5-YyuT3dpIqeg5w9c-OzJXc/s1600-h/IMG00064-20081225-1312.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8FYPvG-TI20Vs0NfWGnvhJd-MGpnIGTRZ2SeuUrxi45OPbnFMA0PpQiYcLKaHTGyBTQATYNS6iprzj-7CtBsewZfFBiGEwGbpTETZ_0JH_uyxjq1zKQX5-YyuT3dpIqeg5w9c-OzJXc/s200/IMG00064-20081225-1312.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283897848427199554" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupLPmWILK5lsYqWfArTy72MWG14D4grBOYCfPOq312czIISwiECWMvl-UmpPMbB6Vy-rLjYy_Rm48UOaKUFSBzyNw0kcZWJyvn6lxsla1Il-C9XJ8eNloto64RF3acnvfBS4ELbWuOGs/s1600-h/IMG00048-20081225-1304.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupLPmWILK5lsYqWfArTy72MWG14D4grBOYCfPOq312czIISwiECWMvl-UmpPMbB6Vy-rLjYy_Rm48UOaKUFSBzyNw0kcZWJyvn6lxsla1Il-C9XJ8eNloto64RF3acnvfBS4ELbWuOGs/s200/IMG00048-20081225-1304.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283897844800840290" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br />We now have over a foot of snow on the ground and have been "trapped" in the house since Saturday. Renee (my sister) and I did slide our way to the local LA Fitness in her rented Altima with the bald tires, cruising past the geniuses who managed to stick themselves in ditches. We also made a few scary trips to the grocery store for more supplies (mostly beer, but also lots of food for cooking and baking!), but otherwise stayed holed up at my mom's place. My boyfriend and I work crazy hours, and generally aren't home except to sleep. It's been nice not doing anything, and we've had a nice few days on our asses. However my sister gets stir-crazy and is always trying to get us to do stuff. Since I did get my down-time (and have next week off of work too), it works for me. Today we cleared the snow from the driveway and even made a snow man!</span>Audreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973458418587462258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886154303508939622.post-10983054436860364802008-12-21T19:47:00.000-08:002008-12-21T20:05:52.962-08:00Portland - Christmas 2008I haven't had much time at all to write - been so busy at work - that I haven't been able to put up my England pics/videos yet. Now it's Christmas week and I'm in Portland for 8 days, working very little, and I have time to post! I'll start with Portland stuff. Gordon and I were able to make it in on the last flight (landing at 1 pm), before PDX got all iced in. Knowing we could be stuck inside for a few days, we stopped at Safeway for the necessities such as cupcake mix and nacho fixins. We got 6+ inches of snow the first day, and another 5+ inches the next.... PLUS a round of freezing rain overnight that put a 1/2" layer of ice on everything. I'll post more later, but here is a video to start you out...<div><br /></div><div> <iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwbIl62pdxsyN6nzfXlOuIdiK_TsJQndv7jEIkCmZN7DCtreiyKf4eIfgd3T-orXRsz2exg3jzjZAtoiNbu-Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Audreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973458418587462258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886154303508939622.post-85509998714216325752008-11-29T19:53:00.001-08:002008-11-29T20:03:50.883-08:00Atlantis Light Check Photos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSS8z2sVA9tvIUrQTxhAsYWgi-9kmi-PUDp8W7cVbbOe495LafzdVAjv6M3EFmdT9NzdbYYoic_89wXQW0xlsyzr_Z6VnD_5F89Aqoj93AzLIjuppdEjcE3kt8XAvCZgrwFSp4npnvh0/s1600-h/image007.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi41RIUD5fCHUaLwwTbLljFpthTZlmKjxLMlGSugVZAqr9vF6CcdNHsH8GB0yPOpQFiPJ5zyRpPjaOpqAyYSvPgHmS56mngWmVmfGNYDr_WbFGeCdpPzMEd7sAaWSqXKQ0VWXcPRal5Msw/s200/image001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274296119453748162" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Some ridiculously awesome photos of the light check.</span>Audreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973458418587462258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886154303508939622.post-36611077057941852892008-11-23T01:59:00.000-08:002008-11-23T02:15:48.824-08:00Atlantis Videos<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyEx4wlDtp7-KKKHpAB5VTqHumCg_26TBelhLg-6ET1e7uwa3C7fEQPQuc3aeAvUWMddtFeojRmrrCjirUDuA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxhBXWuJUjKO32qsY5YZOe2nXUxsxLYRE9rnp6Rbg8civM-welU8ipWtr2Amxf_fWq9x8gNcHHhoFJqt2jqmw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwZav5_4eh4Sm8H4I7EZ573zAy6H87tb7isOcerCo8GL-uzPJR3IzfsLUzMgPQ8IPwDe-Vn2BVNakHXBfOM7Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Audreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973458418587462258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886154303508939622.post-48201093287459029362008-11-23T01:02:00.001-08:002008-11-23T01:58:40.763-08:00Atlantis Opening<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjedIrezJ_I_lFNtAVodzQkBLJS0-GUGOTWH8ji5XsGyRT0sT4rtGA-ccF72vU1oTtr5f1yPXF53GjRo2-4D_7SsvlDPmUzaQmuYGHAF8SSt_tYgC2sB36meVJHCiBhGKoMg9R7jxk905c/s1600-h/atlantis+exterior.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271787086628437618" style="FLOAT: right; 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We were very fortunate to get to eat there three days before, at their fancy seafood restaurant Ossiana. From their website:<br /></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">"Santi Santamaria, the three star Michelin chef, offers gourmet seafood and a seductive ambience in the underwater world of Atlantis. In his first venture outside Europe, the ‘Architect of Food’ offers an intensity of flavours and a focus on technique with his Catalan cuisine in an elegant space inspired by the ocean depths. It’s the perfect location for an intimate dining experience, with unmatched views of the exotic marine life of the Ambassador Lagoon."</span></div><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Chris called ahead and was told that the dress code is formal. YAY! Time to break out the prom dress!!!! The four of us - Carleen, Chris, Roman and I - glammed it up and hopped in a taxi for the unexciting 15 minute ride to the tippy tip of the Palm Jumeirah. The Atlantis is on the breaker that surrounds the palm, connected to the trunk by crazy tunnel. I had nightmares of the walls breaking and seawater flooding in, but we made it through just fine.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">As we drove the final stretch to the hotel, we saw car a mile-long line of cars parked along the side of the road. Apparently they don't have much parking there. Ha. Pulling up to valet we saw all sorts of fancy. It's the cheesey Atlantis chain, WAY Vegas-y and over the top. The people are divided into 2 obvious groups: fancy schmancy overdressed (diamonds and black tie) and American casual (tank tops and flip flops). Kids running around, screaming, while their parents don't even have the decency to pretend they care. Tourists and locals taking photos in every possible area... it was something.</span></p><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The dinner was amazing. We had a table right by the giant fish tank. We each ordered 2 courses, but the chef sent out so many tastings that we ended up with (no lie) 9 courses. Deeeeelicious! Part of the reason it was so good, was that it was extremely fresh. Sadly, they actually kill the fish after you order. That was a little hard to think about, but I forgot about it as soon as little Nemo arrived, cooked and looking quite tasty, to my table.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Here's a quick overview of our meal:</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">1- Amuse bouche - beet puree with yogurt</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">2- Canapes - tomato with cheese, mushroom tart, crab on fruit, peach with macadamia nut-daikon radish with caviar</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">3- Zucchini flowers with goat cheese</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">4- Boullibase (my app)</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">5- Hamachi</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">6- Cod (bacalao) with hummus and quail egg</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">7- Seabass with baby artichokes and pumpkin puree (my entree)</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">(Carleen and Chris had grouper - Roman had turbot with lamb and lentils)</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">8- Cheese plate </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">9- Assorted dessert sampler - 6 different dessert bites, like little truffles or canapes made from chocolate and assorted fruit and nut flavors</span></div></div>Audreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973458418587462258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886154303508939622.post-34586487355754676312008-11-22T23:52:00.000-08:002008-11-23T00:24:02.766-08:00Tour of Dubai<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCuWHpXgKfZDSuTW8_UTnP_SDDxs-cMPJQAVEZjn_U9Y8AvgSfMJ8zDnPO4bY3ioI_ROBm3LaFOwQHI2GuX3FQupyrTDD_RpN0ZjUnaycagpXIMrzBuIHfGAhClraqWXpBeIL2lw7hyphenhyphens/s1600-h/IMG_0806.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271765786483709074" style="FLOAT: right; 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MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkP4moLx6B3w41r590Z3lrNCIX7rvNMMvyy6_2snAJsqhq_BEUX7SwjYC14lmlhL_xxzGUtcRZiBRqkpKKaPavbUaYSh_rjOdoIO9TCNNQ25x0vkxOxp-_NAVEeVzUZrBFNKGW7DcWzt0/s200/IMG_0753.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">My boss hooked us up for a little tour of the city, including the spice market, gold souk and creek. YAY!! We were all excited as we hopped in the Land Rover (or whatever the hell it was) and made our way through the hideous traffic to Old Dubai. Unfortunately we had a REALLY annoying and inappropriate tour guide who seemed well-travelled and worldly, but who had an awful chip on his shoulder about the gays. I happened to be with 3 people who are (as my mom says) festive. When he went off on the first tirade, within the first 5 minutes of meeting, we all had to smile and nod, so that he wouldn't take us into a back alley and kill us. Luckily (for him) he managed to stay off that topic and the rest of the morning was quite pleasant.</span></div></div></div></div></div>Audreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973458418587462258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886154303508939622.post-44160775520221671672008-11-22T23:37:00.001-08:002008-11-22T23:49:02.720-08:00More Gala Photos<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhv_29rHa7KUZL_vAyXG_eMrhqkymAuzf1BOzVfCw4K2OAHjfa8NjSwN7KYOEOeXoCHpW-tYimvgoK4yVF5B3eDI_rfMViN_AkGK4JBR2bucq-oeq4c2ZwZPa6obF47mzuYORsPjqYyx4/s1600-h/IMG_0996.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271755961224205122" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhv_29rHa7KUZL_vAyXG_eMrhqkymAuzf1BOzVfCw4K2OAHjfa8NjSwN7KYOEOeXoCHpW-tYimvgoK4yVF5B3eDI_rfMViN_AkGK4JBR2bucq-oeq4c2ZwZPa6obF47mzuYORsPjqYyx4/s200/IMG_0996.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvYwLQ1-wlHeO_s6SKdSPYJGIfkpV4Z96bAyvsPiSQZfRChPMk6NQpMAfEgo9uixQUSX9HtQ52scKG1Y7K5CtYrAef-4thq0YBLCKGlGqetnC25BzwXbaAvcYC32wOpFmDMJy7pvzb4P0/s1600-h/IMG_0978.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271755956966632162" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvYwLQ1-wlHeO_s6SKdSPYJGIfkpV4Z96bAyvsPiSQZfRChPMk6NQpMAfEgo9uixQUSX9HtQ52scKG1Y7K5CtYrAef-4thq0YBLCKGlGqetnC25BzwXbaAvcYC32wOpFmDMJy7pvzb4P0/s200/IMG_0978.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepbW5HSBmPyxal6rbc8cjh4j8KWNh7D_D8R2iC13-qj4u_MJKfgs8T0BgdTiP-SpY84exWnNgJQhJBPq-0Nc7u0BjDX8mjIlqx1ItvxwJLD7PEIpGxt1KX0MIU2HpFnDrZMTvPsWPtz0/s1600-h/IMG_0977.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271755946701879042" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepbW5HSBmPyxal6rbc8cjh4j8KWNh7D_D8R2iC13-qj4u_MJKfgs8T0BgdTiP-SpY84exWnNgJQhJBPq-0Nc7u0BjDX8mjIlqx1ItvxwJLD7PEIpGxt1KX0MIU2HpFnDrZMTvPsWPtz0/s200/IMG_0977.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgau16dimLrfClBa0Gq94piQba3_uA05nSAquCt6jJ2dJLsbcVVyVFRxFsXT7FUviwLRFWyFfnTFXcQb2LXPUHYwzMLQEq3uZ1F9qZLqoU_TbkiazHwA-zGK8TROG2rUZL5C0IPrYIdHyw/s1600-h/IMG_0976.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271755938561098882" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgau16dimLrfClBa0Gq94piQba3_uA05nSAquCt6jJ2dJLsbcVVyVFRxFsXT7FUviwLRFWyFfnTFXcQb2LXPUHYwzMLQEq3uZ1F9qZLqoU_TbkiazHwA-zGK8TROG2rUZL5C0IPrYIdHyw/s200/IMG_0976.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8FLRWzHgEndY60TZR3peuUemk6GkyJc2XGpFiwwsJ-cQOzYWP2Bzsyk8Q9HDUsTMHh4NcTSUT6TfR0BjsqKfUMpnqNNKxwgcdX1qn87NjWIXOgFBJupR9DLUhUhBc9fEPhvwI9_kSsNc/s1600-h/IMG_0958.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271755936346867266" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8FLRWzHgEndY60TZR3peuUemk6GkyJc2XGpFiwwsJ-cQOzYWP2Bzsyk8Q9HDUsTMHh4NcTSUT6TfR0BjsqKfUMpnqNNKxwgcdX1qn87NjWIXOgFBJupR9DLUhUhBc9fEPhvwI9_kSsNc/s200/IMG_0958.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Audreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973458418587462258noreply@blogger.com1