After nearly three years hiatus from the sport, I spent the weekend before last lying on the snow with a neon green green board strapped to my legs.
Oh, and there I am in the snow. See how happy I am?
That's because I haven't started snowboarding yet. Seriously, I think my ass got to spend more time with the snow than my snowboard.
See?
Has it been a year since I witnessed people jumping over a barbecue grill on my roof (and I can honestly say) for the first time?
I suppose so - a friend told me she was going to Fire Island for the fire-jumping event this year, part of the traditional Iranian New Year festivities. How apropos.
Wait, does jumping over homos even count?
This time each year, I wonder, "Do they really need another reason to drink?" and "Really? Green beer?"
And each year I see the mess of drunken masses trolling the streets of New York City in their kitschy green outfits and ornaments.
And each year, dressed in a fabulous green outfit - this year includes varying shades of forest, lime, and grass greens, I succumb to it all and have myself a green beer. Now if only I can find a drunk hot mess to troll around with.
Afternoon update: No matter how magically delicious these cuties look in their green jerseys, ball caps, and loose-fit jeans, they can't cover up their nervous energy of trying to find a bar that doesn't card; smelling like beer and urine doesn't help either.
The best thing about working close to a large transportation hub in New York City is that it's a marketers' dream; especially when it comes to handing out promotional samples.
Right next to the hawkers of the free news dailys (amNY, metro), unpaid marketing interns hand out free Kellogg's Special K bars, Dentyne Gum; I even saw Ugly Betty look-a-likes (complete with Guadalajara ponchos) handing out Ugly Betty mask!
Today's free promotional gift takes the cake. To promote the Travel Channel's Bizarre Foods, a series that I enjoy regularly, they were handing out packages of these.
Here's the link again in case you missed it.
Awesome, right?
Even enjoying my share of 'bizarre' foods, I don't know if I can handle my pack of Salt and Vinegar Crick-ettes.
