thanksgiving: the non-professional pics

 
Miles, me and our holiday hostess 

 
Chip and Val (AKA Veronica)ham it up with the turkey 

 
Chip prepares to butcher my maple-bacon-basted masterpiece 

 
a lovely tabletop 

 
Miles conquers Joe and Veronica's lofty living room deck 

 
Joe setting up for the photo shoot 

family fun - an impromptu thanksgiving photo shoot

  

 
thanksgiving 2006 crew 

 
our thanksgiving hosts 

 
la familia - the east coast contingency 

  

  
fun with the aunties

we are family

 
Inay (which is an affectionate way to say "Mother" or "Grandma" in Tagalog/Filipino), Mom, Tita Rosemarie, Dad, the twins and me circa 1970s... Unfortunately, I can't tell which one's Chip and which one's Dale. 

an office runway moment

Trizzy: you'll never guess who held the 16th floor door open for me
Trizzy: your favorite from project runway!
LBC: you serious?
Trizzy: mmm hmmmm
LBC: Michael?
Trizzy: totally spaced out
Trizzy: yup
Trizzy: he smiled - braces and all
LBC: no way
LBC: what's he doing here?
Trizzy: have no idea; he complimented me on my hair
Trizzy: he was on his way out
LBC: MAN!
Trizzy: i didn't compose myself in time
LBC: That is so rockstar
Trizzy: i've seen other stars in person - but this is the first time i really felt in awe... man! :-). anyhow - back to my meeting

where are we headed?

"The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot."
--Michael Altshuler, motivational speaker

cool pics

 
View of the NY Harbor in Battery Park City * photo by trizzy 

 
A view from the top * photo by chett 

 
Milan * photo by chett 

 
View of the Hudson River from Riverbank State Park (Harlem) * photo by trizzy 

Hindu Halloween... well, not quite!

I love, love, love THE OFFICE... Got hooked on it, thanks to a marathon of episodes courtesy of iTunes video downloads. I can't wait till this Thursday's episode. Dagnamit, I still have that infuriating Cardigans song running in my head ("Love me, love me, say that you love me, fool me, fool me...").

From Watch with Kristin:

Happy Diwali! Any scoop on this week's Office episode?
Happy Diwali to you, too! I just watched it this morning and nearly fell off the treadmill laughing. This Thursday's episode is written by Mindy Kaling (Kelly); it centers around the Hindu holiday Diwali (which Michael, in all his cultural sensitivity, describes as the Hindu Halloween), and I think you'll all be more than a little surprised at what goes down in it. Funny, funny, stuff. Mindy's real-life parents are hilarious as her TV parents, and most importantly, Pam wears her hair down!

The reason why I'm so interested in Diwali is because my close friends own their own food line, and every year, it's the time that they are nowhere to be found (on the social front). One of the traditions is to give away Indian sweets (hence, why THE OFFICE's Michael refers to the holiday as the "Hindu Halloween").

Anyhow... TRICK OR TREAT, kiddies! Have fun and be safe out there!!!

Lastly, a birthday shoutout: Happy 30th to Teethwriter!