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Thursday, August 31, 2006
Quick Today Show Clip The Today Show used one of Christian's lines for their pre-taped bit about CNN anchor Kyra Phillips' gaffe on live television. The whole report was followed up with a live segment with two guests so I've cut it down to just Christian's line, because really that's the only thing that matters.
Today was a great day with the meeting at Comedy Central, an awesome Cuban lunch and a looooonggg meeting with Mike Berkowitz, Christian's booking agent at APA. Mikey is giving me an advance copy of Studio 60 so I'll add that to my reviews that will probably not happen.
--Kambri Psyched about the upcoming CD release! Let the countdown to October 24th begin!
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Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Here's the Scoop, Kids Today Show tomorrow at 8:09 AM. I'll record it and post it per usual --assuming it isn't cut and they use Christian -- but in case you actually wake up and are in front of the tube that early, well, bless your heart, you'll get it twice. I thank you for your faith and early-riser-ed-ness.
I actually might be awake with you tomorrow as I have to shower and shave for my Comedy Central pow wow regaring Christian's stand up comedy CD. Once that meeting is in the bag, I'll have a better idea of the focus of the focus group on which I'm focusing. Thanks to everyone who emailed me with their support or flagrant interest in a free non-committal gift for their annoying step-family member. The scoop is forthcoming.
--Kambri My very important opinion on the three sitcom pilots that may never make it to Prime Time will have to wait. Someday I'll make time to write a post about them and the A-holes on MySpace and the decline of civilization. Until then Mama needs her ZZZzzzs and a pint of pinot to get her there.
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Change of Plans
On our way over to watch Talladega Nights, the Today Show called. Christian may or may not be on a pre-taped piece to air tomorrow morning. They need to green light the segment first but we'll know in the next half hour or so. Stay tuned.
We checked the mail and headed back home. If the item is nixed, we'll just push our plans to a later showing...the bonus of living one block from a 16 screen movie theater. This is the third time our efforts to catch this movie were thwarted.
Meanwhile, I watched the screeners for The Class and The Winner. After having read and re-read the scripts last February, it was interesting to see the final casting choices and note the script changes.
--Kambri Today Show's calling. It's a GO. Gotta run. Reviews of the sitcom pilots and info on the Today Show segment to follow later tonight.
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Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Pilot Season
"There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." -- Oscar Wilde
DVDs of the pilots The Class, The Winner, and Andy Barker, PI were in our mailbox this afternoon. Of the three, the first is the only one with any IMDB message board chatter. Since I don't actually read message boards (they either anger me or addict me -- both scenarios constitute a supreme waste of my time), who knows what the chatter is actually about. Wilde's quote generally holds true, I think, but sometimes in television all the advance buzz can kill a good thing. So maybe slipping quietly under the radar (Oh hello, According to Jim) while better shows get canceled (Arrested Development anyone?) ain't such a worse thing in life. Anyway, I will chat about them (or not) after I watch them tonight.
We also received a new digital camera today (Fun mailbox trek -- take that rain!) and I promptly began futzing with the settings. Check out this very first photo I snapped (click for larger view). No joke! I couldn't get that again if I tried. She's giving a big wink and a smile to the giver of such an awesome gift who also happens to hang out with Paquita regularly so it's like she knew.
Finally, I am planning on inviting some creative types and/or those in the media, PR, comedy or distribution to join me for drinks to discuss Christian's CD and brainstorm marketing and PR ideas. In exchange for the time and effort, the drinks will be my treat. I'll give everyone a free copy of the CD, of course, and will try to come up with some other freebies as a thank you. If you'd like to participate, please email me . I'm looking at a Tuesday or Wednesday in the next week or two or three and will keep attendance to 10 or fewer. If you can't make it, still feel free to contact me with any ideas or, hell, any other time you'd like to meet. I think we'll have fun and hopefully help Christian's CD sales.
--Kambri Come on, people! Free drinks! A free CD you can give to a step-something-or-other at Christmas! Me! What more could you ask for?
Back in the Saddle
Christian's debut CD is about to drop so we don't have time to futz around reading and sunbathing before Labor Day arrives and officially ends summer break.
This means I've got to come up with some ideas for a CD launch party and/or stunt as well as put his new logo and branding all over everything. Today was his MySpace profile and scouring his new website for additional edits and broken links. Thursday I have a meeting with the producer and PR rep for Comedy Central to come up with a marketing and PR plan so I hope to have some good ideas generated between now and then. Any thoughts? Feel free to share!
Christian stayed busy choosing his final track listing by cutting out some bits and working with the graphic artist designing the art inside and out. Once that's official and after I meet with the Comedy Central folks, I'll know better when I can make the announcement of the title and start pre-plugging the release tenatively set for October 24th. Stay tuned.
Meanwhile, congratulations to ChrisRegan&Eric Drysdale for yet another Emmy nod for their writing. This will, however, be the last time they both win for The Daily Show since Chris quit last February and Eric is now a scribe for The Colbert Report (which I thought was a definite winner last night).
--Kambri Way to go out on a high note together.
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Sunday, August 27, 2006
Carrie Bradshaw Crawled Into My Ear and Laid Eggs
When Christian & I decided not to go the cheesy (cheesey?) Vegas route due to its surprising lack of ease and kitsch, friends told us we had to register. I was opposed -- I didn't want to plan a big event and didn't want a dress, cake, church, flowers, you name it -- so I certainly wasn't going to expect people to buy us things like china we would never, ever, ever use let alone have a place to store in our NYC apartment.
"Oh, trust us," they insisted. "People will buy you things. They will want to get you things. If you aren't registered, those things will be random and you'll be stuck."
So we registered. We were actually surprised at how much stuff we actually wanted and needed. Stuff we would probably never get for ourselves because why have a nice knife that looks great and is superior quality when the crappy one I have that I don't even know how I got kind of slices the tomato that I sometimes need to slice when I occasionally cook at home? And the stuff came and we were stunned.
We are simply blown away by the generosity of our friends old and new and young and old. I love that all our comedian friends couldn't resist writing silly notes in all the gift cards. I love that some random stranger at Crate & Barrel had to write a sexually suggestive note for a wedding gift and probably sniffily thought, "Well, that's just not right."*
So when the blue box from Tiffany arrived, I thought, "Who the fuck would get us something from Tiffany and what on earth will I do with it? " I called Christian annoyed, "What if it's some crystal vase-y (prounounced "vozzy") thing?!"
Why did we bother with the register? I don't want this. Let's send it all back. We can do the courthouse just like when I got hitched at 17. That worked out okay and it was on Friday the 13th!
I was panicked. Oh no, here's where the awkward gift thing comes in to play and this is precisely why I don't "do" weddings and Christmas and other holidays. It wastes everybody's money and time and who wants to eat cold food with people you don't even know really when you could be with friends you chose and chose you too and who care enough to send you sexually charged notes with gifts from your registry?
When I got home I immediately ravaged the perfectly wrapped package expecting to unveil a Risky Business egg. Turns out it was a bowl. A beautiful, simple, white, crisp bowl with a dent it in it that Tiffany refers to as a "thumbprint".
A few thoughts sprang:
-- Hmmph, Tiffany makes bowls? -- Thank god it's not crystal! -- I could actually find a use for this.
And I have. Found a use, that is. I love it. I've already used it as a bowl to float the severed head of a brilliant red Gerber daisy and to hold the contents of my popped smart pop mini-bag popcorn. I even love the robin's egg blue box in which it arrived. So much so that I'm using it to store all our wedding cards.
I can't wait to see the gift giver and tell them in person how perfect it is. Maybe out of guilt that I was annoyed at first but mostly because it's such a simple and lovely thing. Sure, I feel guilty that I was annoyed. But give me a break, I grew up in a shed. I don't know what "nice" is. I didn't even know what Tiffany's was until I moved to New York and now I know they make exquisite bowls with dents for your thumb.
Sometimes you need to hate something first before you can love it better.**
*Card accompanying the gift of two pewter curtain rods: "We wanted to get you something romantic. Not sure if this is but perhaps we aren't as creative as you two."
**Carrie Bradshaw's eggs were laid and hatched stillborn. Kambri will return tomorrow.
--Kambri I had to search and replace "I" for "we" and "my" for "our" for this entry. I want a divorce.
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Saturday, August 26, 2006
Good luck to all our friends competing against one another for the comedy / variety show writing category at the Emmys tomorrow night.
My bet is on The Colbert Report unless it splits the votes with The Daily Show in which case all bets are off. Eric Drysdale is actually nominated for both of the aforementioned shows. He also happens to have a really cool 3-D camera that he used to capture our wedding and day at Coney Island. I haven't seen the photos yet but he said it uses regular film. See the picture at right and notice the multiple lenses. When we get the pics, I'll post one assuming the scan is able to pick up the dimensions.
--Kambri I hope Bill Maher's show doesn't win, not because it isn't great but because I won't be able to congratulate anyone personally. It's a good bet to win, too, I think.
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Friday, August 25, 2006
Cupcakes Take the Cake
My pal Rachel Kramer Bussel plugged our wedding party cupcakes on her cupcake blog here. There are a few other posts on the blog you can find, too. But my reason for pointing her post out is so you, dear reader, can learn more about the and scrumptious bakery I chose completely at random and about 2.5 weeks before the wedding date which was plenty of time. (I still don't get what the fuss is all about with planning weddings.) Bijoux Doux is the name and baking wedding cakes is their game. (Sorry.)
They did a fine job and folks loved the dessert. I only wish I had taken a bit more time to decorate the table and stand -- my job, not theirs. Unfortunately, they arrived after I had gone upstairs to hide / get ready in the loft and so whatcha see is what I got and it was totally acceptable.
Kambri Cupcake obsession is beyond my comprehension but, yes, I will be doing an interview for her site which has gotten loads of big time press. Just don't get it.
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Thursday, August 24, 2006
The Honeymoon is Over - Literally Well, I would say it's great to be home, but it's not really. Christian left for his gig at Westminster College around 7:30 MST and I left for the airport two hours later -- alone. I got a little weepy as I was shutting the hotel door behind me with all his stuff still inside. I want to bottle up the dust of last two weeks so I can sprinkle me with it when he ticks me off or when New York stink and sidewalk fury sets in again. I'm wagering 8 days.
Two glasses of wine couldn't help me sleep through the crying baby in front of me so I spent the red-eye catching up on all things JonBenet and some TLC show about medical miracles before touching down at 5:15 AM Eastern. Christian left for St. Louis making him touch all four time zones in less than a week!
Time for Flickr updating and all that post-trip nonsense like throwing out all the rotten fruit & meat. Meanwhile, Sarah found a great use for her Emmy and the folks at Defamer agree and Susie photo-blogged her brother Adam's book party so it's almost like I didn't miss it.
--Kambri Six more hours till I see Paquita. Oh how I've missed her!
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Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Reverend Ramsey and Brian sent us a provocative care package to help us cope with the 10:00 PM closing times and Mormon sensibilities. With such a gesture as that, I'll be practicing what Rev. Ramsey preaches for a long time.
Turns out, going to bed around midnight is perfectly reasonable -- who knew? -- and we made the most of the long, sunny days. For instance, it is 8:30 in the morning and I've already been awake for an hour making coffee, watching the news and planning our day. Today consists of horseback riding, alpine sledding, tram riding, ATV driving, packing, checking out and trekking to downtown Salt Lake City.
It is simply gorgeous and tranquil here at the Cliff Lodge & Spa. Save for a few bumps like the games in the gameroom all being screwed up in some form or fashion (we should be outside or romancing anyway) and one large group of kids experiencing an "Amazing Race" day (avoid them by going to the members/adults only pool on the 10th floor rooftop), it has been perfect. Capital "P" Perfect! The people are freakishly nice. They're all Ned Flanders or his relative and so docile I almost feel bad every time I do the NYC elbow throw if they don't move out of the way fast enough. Oh, and every day? Sunny and warm. Every. Single. Day. I guess I just thought it would be cold and damp or, I don't know, really. Just not this perfect all the time. The Mormons must know what they're doing.
--Kambri Facials are exquisite! I must get rich and get them every week.
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Sunday, August 20, 2006
There Really IS a Mountain Time
And I'm in it! There are, however, NO Latinos, African Americans or any other race other than white. Not even at the airport. Racists should just move here: out of sight, out of mind.
Anyway, I'm watching the sun make its way over the mountaintop as I type this on my honeymoon in Salt Lake City. Don't scold me. Christian is at the gym and our brunch reservation isn't till 10:30 MST. Plus we've had dirty hot sex twenty times in 8 hours.*
The showcase in LA -- the third annual one he's performed in -- was kind of lame, I think, but Christian had a couple of really positive meetings with movie/TV producer types to make the jaunt to LA feel worth it. That and we had a great dinner with friends (brace yourself for flagrant name dropping) Julius Sharpe (aka Goldy of the late Craig Kilborn show -- read his new blog), Adam (the Kimmel producer) and Jessi Klein (former "Best Week Ever" panelist with Christian who now writes and performs for "The Showbiz Show").
I also got to spend time with Sarah before she picked up her Emmy. !!! She looks absolutely stunning in the pictures I've seen but I'm not sure if I can post them. (I've since seen them on WireImage & FilmMagic.) I hope she'll let me so I can show her off. She's so purty. Incidentally, Sarah actually went to Adam's book party (see below) that was in LA. Spotted at the LA fete was Paula Poundstone. ??? Even though it's breathtakingly gorgeous and relaxing here -- with plenty of booze for those inquiring minds -- I'm still bummed I'm not going to Mo Rocca's pad to congratulate Adam in person.
Instead, our agenda includes a tram ride over the mountain and down to the basin for a horseriding expedition, hours at the rooftop pool with my new Jon Krakauer book and a few trips down the Alpine Slide, maybe a moisturizing facial** and lots of chocolate which the resort gave us as part of our romantic retreat package.
--Kambri *Marriage does change things. Typing that sentence was not fun. **Part of the hot, dirty sex I was talking about.
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Thursday, August 17, 2006
Here Comes the Bride and Groom
In L.A. for a showcase at the Laugh Factory before jetting off to a lodge in Salt Lake City for some hot honeymoon action of which the Mormons are sure to disapprove. Meanwhile, I can't get to everyone's emails and comments which makes me sad because my heart is bursting from its newly enlarged size to make room for all the love everyone showed us. So instead I'll sip frozen drinks poolside at the Standard and warm my spirits in a heated pool on top of some mountain whose name I can't remember. Pfft.
Meanwhile, here are some great captures of me making my way to the stage as Christian lets me pass in front of him. I'm positively bursting with happiness. Truly the best weekend of my life. And when Tears for Fears' "Head Over Heels" blasted over the speakers, Christian and I giggled like schoolgirls up in the private loft. Best entrance song ever. Better than -- dare I say it -- anything by AC/DC, but don't tell anyone I said that.
On to the pics. Click on them for alternate sizes including high resolution versions.
But Enough About Me
So we got married, blah, blah, blah. That doesn't take any talent or special skill, so on to other topics of interest.
We missed seeing my pal Mandy of the NY Post at our nuptials; but I suppose if you're going to miss a wedding, getting bitten by Andy Dick while covering the roast for William Shatner then having it covered in Page Six makes for an excellent excuse!
We also missed our friend Adam Felber because he was out in LA for his new book Schrodinger's Ball which also happened to get a great review in the NY Times. In a bummer turn of scheduling, he'll be in New York this weekend while we're out in LA and Utah. This means we'll miss the private shindig hosted by his friend, NPR co-worker and co-bloggerMo Rocca at Mo's pad celebrating our mutual friend's milestone.
Faithful readers will recall that Mo popped in for Edith Layton'sbook launch party. Why? She's Adam's mom, that's why! She also happens to be an amazing woman and multi-award winning romance novelist with her own book coming out soon. That family is sincerely talented and awesome and funny with her daughter Susie Felberadding to the talent pool as an accomplished comedian and writer and gorgeous mommy-to-be. She also happened to capture the (thus far) only photo of me smiling too wide whilst descending the stairs at my wedding party thingy.
There's plenty more of our friends who we need to congratulate -- more books, CDs, marriages and what not -- but right now I'm just bubbling with joy for Adam and for Mandy probably not being "too AIDS-y".
Honeymoon in Queens and a Tranny, Too
So now that our wedding party is over, it's the honeymoon right? So what do we do? Clean out all our closets and our underbed plastic storage bins. We're reluctantly donating two big bins of books and happily ditching about six MORE bags of Christian's clothes that no longer fit his svelte figure. I'm purging a bunch of old office wear as well figuring I'll never work in an uptight office environment again. If, by some chance I do, then these clothes still won't be missed and will surely be out of style.
Last night after returning from a trek to pick up our wedding photo CDs from Billy Tompkins, I passed by the Salvation Army. I saw a woman hunched over digging through bags of clothes that had been dropped off after hours. I almost stopped to tell her that I have tons of clothes she could pick through before I donated them but, before I could, she stood up and faced me. It was my cross-dressing neighbor. I might as well have caught her pissing standing up. We made eye contact that read, "We will never speak of this moment."
--Kambri Instead I'll just share it with the world wide web.
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Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Lots of Laughs
At our dancing skills. From Fanny Brown Rice's Flickr page.
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Christian on the Mound
--Kambri "Pitch out!" - Grady Hinchman
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Sunday, August 13, 2006
"Best Wedding Ever!"
Quote by more than five or more dozen guests tonight. I heartily agree.
Sideways smiley face.
--Kambri Coney Island, here we come!
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Saturday, August 12, 2006
It's a GORGEOUS Day to Get Hitched!
So Friday I decided I wanted to carry flowers. And last night thought, "Maybe I should paint my nails because people will want to see my ring." And, oh, I haven't written a toast yet and we still need to buy bubbles and tablecloths.
So what did I do? Got hammered with my mom, mother-in-law-to-be and my ex-mother-in-law from my first marriage who came in from Ohio and I haven't seen since '95. Plus "Reverend" Ramsey and lots of friends were there to party.
I had a wee bit of a headache this morning but no matter. We got up for brunch and a little hair of the dog, found the exact flowers I had in mind, bubbles and tablecloths all within a square block. Sometimes living in Astoria is awesome. Where else can you find a giant party store, funeral home with attached flower store, an awesome diner with giant Bloody Marys and a million dollar stores with cases of bubbles just hours before your wedding? Not on Park Avenue, I assure you.
--Kambri Blogging when I should be writing a toast and maybe getting a manicure. And maybe shaving my legs or underarms.
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Friday, August 11, 2006
Prickly heat be damned, I'm looking fine. Turns out the salicylic acid found in my Neutrogena Clean & Clear is the perfect remedy. Save for a few pesky spots on my bum and elbows, you can't even tell I was an itchy, bumpy red tomato yesterday. Whew!
I treated the Deafies to a tour of the AMMI, my second trip in less than a week after treating my pal xiphoidprocess and her punkin to a trip there last Sunday. I really do love that place and I'm surprised at how I continue to find new and fascinating things there despite my numerous visits. After some gift exchanging and picture taking, they left for more touristy jaunts. Today is Risa's birthday, so they'll have a nice dinner in Little Italy before humping back to Midtown for drinks with us.
Meanwhile, I'm gonna shower, primp and relax with a TPIR re-run before the drink-a-thon begins.
--Kambri Anybody else worried about Bob Barker and fed up with MySpace?
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Thursday, August 10, 2006
Blogger ate my real entry so here's the low-down:
Christian is at his bachelor party and it's thunderstorming like mad outside. I'm drinking Corona after eating the most amazing quesadilla I made on our new Mario Batalli panini grill off our Crate & Barrel registry. Seriously, the best quesadilla and a cinch to make. Get you one of those fancy presses.
I'm covered in a prickly heat rash (ITCHY and UGLY!) which is none too sexy for a strapless cocktail wedding dress and, more importantly, wedding night. Luckily Christian knows the merchandise he's buying so I'm not worried. Suckah! He bought me some cortisone cream and some other stuff but I have to wait for him to get home from his bachelor party before my relief can begin. What kind of twisted scheme is that?
All the Deafies arrived in town today. We're brunching in the morning before they head off to tourist-y stuff. Then tomorrow night, my last night of singlehood, what am I gonna do? Spend it with my mother, fiance' and his mother. Come help me not kill someone or hop in a cab to hightail it the F out of D by buying me tequila for some last minute body shots. Or maybe not.
--Kambri The salt might aggravate the skin.
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Wednesday, August 09, 2006
With only three days left till wedded bliss, things are running smoothly if not a little jam-packed with all of Christian's CD stuff.
The weather report looks promising with mid-80 temperatures and sunny skies. I don't care if it rains on Saturday but I will be sorely disappointed if Sunday is a bust for Coney Island and Christian's first pitch for the Brooklyn Cyclones for which he is ill prepared. Just where should one practice pitching when one does not own a ball or a glove or a yard? His finger was wrenched last Tuesday, too. It healed almost completely within two days but he's been treating it with kid gloves hoping to get it back to 100% in time to throw. This could be awe-ful-some.
I also cashed in an offer from Serednipity 3 that Christian got in his gift bag back when he appeared on Last Call with Carson Daly. It was supposed to give him a free Golden Opulence Sundae. Valued at $1,000, it is the most expensive dessert in the world. Turns out that offer was a Valentine's Day promotion so the publicist is giving us and two out-of-town wedding guests free lunch instead. That's even better in my book but don't tell the publicist that.
Oh! In other "windfalls" news, you know those news reports about unclaimed funds that are just floating out in the universe that eventually revert to the State? Well, I have some! $1,098 to be more specific. What a nice little surprise. I read and re-read the letter a dozen times sure that it was a scam but it's not. Who knows what $1,100 will buy? I got a free laptop not long ago, don't need clothes or books or electronics or anything really. I guess I'll invest it barring any brilliant ideas on how to blow money I didn't even know I had.
--Kambri Spa treatments? More classes at NYU? A weekend getaway?
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Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Pictures
We're off to a photo shoot for Christian's debut CD with Comedy Central Records, which has been officially named, by the way. I can't tell you what he went with until I get the green light from those in charge. I love the name he chose but I'm not sure about this cover art. I guess I'll understand what they're going for later today. I have never had an "eye" for stuff like that.
Tomorrow I get my own photo shoot with Carol Hartsell of the talented DrinkatWork.com group. We're going to get some promotional shots of me and a few in my "wedding" dress for good measure.
--Kambri Carol is doing re-caps of their Drink at Work Presents shows which you can read online here. Link - 2:01 PM -
Monday, August 07, 2006
Little Miss Sunshine is a delightful movie.
It is so well cast with charming, compelling performances that made me and Christian long for more. We caught it Friday afternoon after greedily shopping with a Crate & Barrel gift card.
It was a gorgeous day and we were in great spirits, rested and had no agenda so we strolled lazily throughout C&B looking at gadgets and pillows. I breezily brushed by Christian, stroking him lovingly on his back between his shoulders as I fondled silver cheese knives and plastic wine stoppers. A young woman glared at me curiously. Her facial expression combined the questions "What the Fuck?!" and "Am I on Candid Camera?"
"What's her deal?" I wondered before catching a glimpse of Christian across the room. Far away from the "Christian" whose back I stroked.
"Oh Fuck!"
All four of us froze for a nano-second before I broke the silence, "OHMYGODI'MSOSORRY!"
"I just thought, 'Well, it is New York'," he said, laughing it off as his girlfriend whisked him away never laughing or acknowleding me or Christian. Christian laughed hysterically as did I for hours later. Even today, three days later, I broke down and Christian half asked, "Crate and Barrrel, right?"
--Kambri Oh, yes, Crate and Barrel. Deliciously awkward.
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Friday, August 04, 2006
PLAY BALL!
So I've been pitching (heh) the Brooklyn Cyclones like crazy hoping they would let Christian throw out the first pitch the day after our wedding when we take our big group of 60 to go see the game. I hadn't heard anything and was kvetching to my old boss Jack over vodka gimlets about how I really wanted that to be my wedding present to Christian.
Guess who Jack just happens to know? The owner of the Cyclones. One phone call later and guess who is throwing out the first pitch on Sunday, August 13th? Yeah, I knew three years of office insanity with Jack would pay off.
Update: As it turns out, it was my pitch that did it and not the phone call. Guess who will still try to claim credit and lord it over me until I re-pay him?
-Kambri Link - 11:31 AM -
Thursday, August 03, 2006
Geico's Ad Group
Whoever makes up the creative team for Geico commercials deserves a huge bonus. I can't stop laughing at this one with Little Richard.
We just settled on our final wedding vows and songs for us to enter the room (Christian nixed "She's Got Balls" and Chopin's "Funeral March") and open the dance floor. Glad that's out of the way, now it's the final countdown! Only eight days left!
Best Week Ever's 100th Episode Party at Marquee So this party was a bigger deal than we realized. There was a red carpet and a camera crew and a bunch of celebrities. Check out Wire Image, Getty Images and Film Magic's sites for all the pics and who's who list like Christina Applegate, Chloe Sevigny and a host of others.
Christian got in a bunch of good zingers in his speech but no one really heard it because 70% of the people there weren't there for Best Week Ever. There were gobs of well dressed, beautiful party people who no one at VH1 knew. How do these people get on the guest lists for these things? One really pretty blonde woman was quite the Cee U Next Tuesday to a writer for the show which made my blood boil. How about a gentle "excuse me" and enthusiasm for the free booze fest? Gorgeous club kids make me want to cut things. Namely their throats. Dad's a bad influence, I think.
Anyway, tune in to The Today Show tomorrow morning to catch Christian talking pop culture with Matt Lauer and promoting the 100th episode of Best Week Ever which airs tomorrow night at 11:00 EST.
--Kambri Link - 1:35 PM -
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Leopard Print It Is
Received confirmation on the dress code for tonight and per the producer, "It's a night of tightness," which apparently means I should definitely opt for my strapless, leopard print sexy mutherfunking dress. I got a red belt to funk it up / play it down a bit and a car is picking us up to preserve our showered freshness.
The producer asked Christian to give a little address with some jokes and luckily they reviewed the guest list and details beforehand. A certain philandering sitcom star trying to turn to movies was set to be a punchline before Christian found out that he will actually be there tonight. Can you say "Awkward?" So insert another young celebrity name there and the joke is salvaged.
Christian and two other Best Week Ever panelists will be promoting the show on The Today Show this Friday morning so set your TiVO now.
--Kambri Time to take my third cold shower of the day.
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Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Rachel's cat caught FOUR mice yesterday! Lots of folks were moving yesterday so I guess they were flushed out and picked the wrong place to hide. I haven't seen any in a few days but I hear them grab Paquita's food every now and then. Time for some serious extermination.
Yesterday was spent at the DMV (renewing my expired license) and Macy's (picking out Christian's shirt & tie for the wedding). Two worse places were never created. Seriously maddening day so we capped it off with pomegranate margaritas and My Super Ex-Girlfriend.Uma Thurman and the other woman were genuinely funny & charming and the premise is a great idea, but the movie is flawed. I love all three male leads (Luke Wilson, Rainn Wilson & Eddie Izzard) but they are terribly mis-cast. Christian actually screen-tested for Rainn's part so he already knew most of the plot which was a buzz kill.
As for the wedding, the only outstanding things are the vows and the music. I can't convince Christian to let me enter to AC/DC's "She's Got Balls" (seriously, listen to the intro and tell me that it wouldn't rule?) and every other song is too stupid and cheesy and mushy. Gag. He also won't let me wear my strapless leopard print dress as my wedding dress so I think I will wear it to the VH1 / Old Navy party tomorrow night.
to go see the game. I hadn't heard anything and was kvetching to my old boss 