The Future of Us at WORD

 

Last week my friend (and talented writer) Jay Asher was in town to promote his new book, The Future of Us, which was written with another uber-talented individual, Carolyn Mackler... 

 

yes I'm 36 weeks pregnant....

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Birthday Dinner in NYC

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So, yesterday was my birthday. We usually make a big to-do of our birthdays with either a trip or fun activity (last year I was at Disney with my family, and we recently saw Warhorse for my husband's special day...) But this year, being as massively pregnant as I am, my main goal was to relax. I slept in nice and late, did some writing, attended a prenatal yoga class, and then we went down to the West Village for an upscale dinner (and to experience the first night of NYC's Restaurant Week!). Here's all about the restaurant spot I picked...

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Diamond Resorts Press Event

On Tuesday I was invited by Diamond Resorts to attend a press event at Eleanor Bunin Monroe Theater in Lincoln Center. Truthfully, I have never stayed at a Diamond Resorts property and did not know much about the company prior to the event. But it was shared with me that the CEO, Stephen Cloobeck, recently went undercover in his own company for the CBS show Undercover Boss... and since I've been a long-time fan of the television series, I was intrigued to learn more about Mr. Cloobeck's experience and how they would in turn impact Diamond Resorts properties, employees, and customers...

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Uptown Showdown, Round Two

Back in November, we attended the first Uptown Showdown comedy debate at Symphony Space. We had so much fun that we bought tickets for the second event (which was held this past Monday night.) The debate topic was Old Hollywood vs. New Hollywood...

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Cheers to 2012

Happy New Year!

Hope you had a wonderful time ringing in 2012 with your loved ones. Although one of these days I plan on heading down to Times Square, this year we spent New Year's Eve in Central Park...

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Rockefeller Tree

My husband joined us for Write Nite this week (yay!) and afterwards we walked over to see the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree...

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Teen Author Night

 

Last night I attended the final Teen Author Night of the year with my Write Nite group...

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Views from a Street

Macy's Day Parade, Thanksgiving Day 2012, New York City...

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Press, Parties & Writing

This has been one of the few weeks when I've had plans every single night.....

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Uptown Showdown

Last night we went to Symphony Space for the first Uptown Showdown comedy event hosted by Young Adult author Maureen Johnson. The topic of this old-school style debate? Dogs versus cats! And you can guess what team we were routing for...

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