I <3 Sam

At least my quarterback has class.


(And he doesn't look like a dinosaur.)

An updated look

I did this a few months ago and thought it might be fun to take a look at the list again.

Shows I've Seen In the Past 6(ish) Months:
Spring Awakening (x3)
[title of show] (x2)
Hairspray
13 (x2)
College: The Musical
Aliens With Extraordinary Skills
The 39 Steps
Avenue Q
Boeing-Boeing
Altar Boyz
Gypsy
Legally Blonde
Tale of Two Cities
August: Osage County
Spamalot
All My Sons
Equus
Phantom of the Opera
Chicago
In the Heights
Wicked (The Yellow Brick Road Not Taken)
Forbidden Broadway Goes to Rehab

--- I hope I’m not forgetting anything…

Shows I Want to See in the Next 6(ish) Months:
Pal Joey
Billy Elliot
Hedda Gabler
Shrek
Cripple of Inishmaan
Guys and Dolls
West Side Story
Hair
Blithe Spirit
9 to 5
Waiting for Godot

OMFGG.

"Just tell me G.G.
Three words, eight letters
Wanna be your rock, girl
Be your steps at the Metters"

This is entirely too funny. If you're as big a fan of The Greatest Show of Our Time as I am, you will love this. At least I hope. See how many references you can catch.



And you know that I most certainly do love this show entirely too much. I wanted to point a couple of things out. First, the Pinkberry that is a frequent setting for last night's episode is the very same one my friends and I frequent on 2nd Avenue in the 50s (55th, I think?). Also, I was bored on my way home from work yesterday and decided to watch an episode on my iPhone while en route. It was simply beautiful and poetic that as I passed the Met, the girls were gathering for their breakfast on the steps in GG world. Love it.

I'm back.

Just so you know, I'm back in New York, after a wonderful vacation in Kingsport and Paris. Since I am sure to have more time to procrastinate and faster internet access now, expect more thorough posts. Here's a preview of what might be to come:

1. Rena and I are going to start working on a project. I might need your input.
2. Should I start doing a regular posting day, ala RubyTurtleHippie?
3. A review of 2008's shining moments
4. More videos, links and utter nonsense
5. The quest for that elusive 100th post.

For now, I'm actually getting back to work. But I must also mention that I am overjoyed because tonight Gossip Girl returns! I have been going into Chuck/Blair withdrawals. The rest of the week should be great, too. Tomorrow a coworker has a comedy show, Wednesday I'm going to see "In the Heights" and Thursday is the BCS National Championship game!

I hope you're all having a great Monday.

Wednesday is "New Year's is actually on Thursday" Day

Okay, so first of all, you're probably wondering what the heck kind of title you're reading, unless of course you follow the Ruby Turtle Hippie Times. And that's because the author of said times is your guest blogger today!!!! My name is Samantha. Emily and I met while in college at OU. We're proud alumni of Sigma Phi Lambda, PLBD, connoisseurs of buckets of tea and lovers of broadway, shoes and most recently Edward. Oh yeah, and we happen to be great friends. I mean hello she was in my wedding people. That is commitment.

I first owe my apologies to Emily because I forgot to post yesterday. For some reason, at work yesterday I kept thinking it was Tuesday. So obviously, it wasn't time for my educational post.

Now for the newcomers, I write featured posts Wednesdays and Fridays. On Wednesday as I mentioned before, it is educational. And this is my first time ever to miss a Wednesday as well as my first time to guest blog. So imagine the bittersweetness of this moment. It really isn't quite as tragic as I make it sound. But I'm from the South and we love a good tragedy in the South. So let's just roll with it okay?

Okay so today in true educational form, I'll be educating you on what else?

NEW YEARS DAY

• New Year's Day is the first day of the new year. On the modern Gregorian calendar, it is celebrated on January 1,as it was also in ancient Rome (though other dates were also used in Rome).
  
• January 1 marks the end of a period of remembrance of a particular passing year, especially on radio, television, and in newspapers, which usually starts right after Christmas Day. Publications often have year-end articles that review the changes during the previous year. Common topics include politics, natural disasters, music and the arts, and the listing of significant individuals who died during the past year.
• This day is traditionally a religious feast, but since the 1900s has become an occasion for celebration the night of December 31, called New Year's Eve.
• It is considered to be a sign of good luck to be kissed at the stroke of midnight at the start of the new year.
• It is also customary to make New Year's resolutions, which individuals hope to fulfill in the coming year. The most popular resolutions in the western world include to quit smoking, stop excessive drinking of alcohol, lose weight, and get physically fit. I myself have resolved to lose weight and look smokin' for a particular wedding that is set for the summer.
• The Rose Bowl Parade can be viewed on New Years Day as well as multiple bowl games. I'll be watching both.
• New Year's is also the beginning of multiple bowl games, most notably the national championship, where our alma mater, The University of Oklahoma Sooners will face the University of Florida's Gators. GO BIG RED! Beat the Gators!!
  

Well kids that's education and that's my post. Happy New Year!!!