Goals
Well, I didn't achieve my goal of finding a job before my apartment lease ran out, so I'm in NYC to pack up and say goodbye to the city I love. (I say this matter of factly, when in reality there have been many tears shed). I'm trying to do things I didn't do while living here, like going to Lincoln Center last night. I'm still holding out hope another goal will be realized in my last week here, and that is to be on Cash Cab (no easy feat as this unemployed gal has to take the subway for obvious reasons!). Still, after heading home at midnight last night my friend and I opted to splurge on a cab. Alas, no Cash Cab, but holding true to my blog I did ask the driver if he'd be willing to play Cash Cab with me. I didn't get any money, but I did get a laugh from him. He was very nice. But he still made me pay my fare.

Sounds like a win/win to me!
Currently, I'm one of the millions of unemployed. Thank You President Obama for extending the Unemployment, but the problem is I can't get through the phone lines to apply for the extension. For weeks I've been trying daily and get "due to the high volume of calls waiting, we cannot take your call. Please call back later." Click. So I wrote the Governor of New Jersey (where I was employed) and suggested he create jobs IN the Unemployed Office to help the unemployed--while many of us could really use the money, what we'd really like more is a job. Makes perfect sense to me.

The Mad Hatter is Awesome!
Mary and I may not always have perfect luck with our requests, but my 7-year-old son, Noah, just hit one out of the park! A die-hard Tim Burton fan for, literally, half of his life, he has sent a couple of letters/pictures/movie ideas to Mr. Burton, with no luck. It's crushing to watch your little boy run to get the mail day after day, only to find a little metal box full of disappointment. A few months ago, he drew pictures from Tim's movies, including one of Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter (brilliant IMHO). He decided to send it to Johnny instead of Tim, and wrote a letter saying what a big fan he was and if he liked his pictures "please write back because Tim Burton never does." Well, last night, there was a big envelope addressed to Noah, and inside was an autographed picture of Johnny Depp! Noah freaked out!!! So, Johnny -- I'm sure you've found our little blog and reading this -- I just want to say you are a true hero for doing that! THANK YOU!!!! Noah is floating on a cloud . . .

I want my Eco Challenge!
Years ago I stumbled upon The Eco Challenge and quickly became fascinated with it. It was a show created (before Survivor and The Apprentice) by Mark Burnett that had teams competing to win a race through rough terrain that was very physical and lasted for days. Ian Adamson became one of our favorites to watch and in full disclosure, struck up a correspondence with my co-writer Colleen for a bit. Anyway, I looked forward to watching this every Spring. And then Survivor became a huge hit and I fear Mark Burnett lost sight of his 'baby.' I have to admit, I've never watched Survivor but from what I can tell it is about alliances and a lot of back stabbing. I loved the Eco Challenge because it was purely physical and grit. You won because you trained physically and deserved to win. I'd love for it to come back, so I might as well ask!

FB BFF?
Love Facebook! I know you're not surprised after reading my posts that having a celeb as a friend would make it even better! After much consideration, I decided to ask Portia de Rossi. She must have a great sense of humor, considering the shows she's been in. Plus I'm gambling that she's pretty approachable. We'll see . . .