Creative friends Creating - The Gawky Author

 OMG I'm a star. Wait let me rephrase that. My friend is a star and therefore has made me a star. 

Best friend, sister from another mister, comedienne, actress, and writer 

Margot Leitman  

has written and published her first book,

GAWKY, Tales of an Extra Long Awkward Phase.

A phase that I seem to be barely coming out of myself.

I was thrilled and honored to be a part of the books final chapter...no really that's me! 

Hi, Margot. I'm Adriana. The beginning of a beautiful friendship.

She didn't even change my name! That means we're still friends.

Here is a picture of Margot and me at Ithaca College where we met and where her story ends. This proves just how strange, awkward and plain weird we were. 

I am telling you right now this was NOT Halloween. Just an average get together. We were VERY committed to boas and wide brimmed hats.

At the time I was a total musical theater opera NERD.  At the TIME!!  (I have to hurry up and write this so I can go watch the Tony Awards) No really, my bedding had musical notes and a LOT of G Clefs and I'm pretty sure  I had a poster of a cat on a piano holding a flute on my dorm room wall.

But I think both of us celebrate "gawky".  We love and embrace that we have these quirky girls living inside of career driven, successful ladies who finally know how to accessorize and handle ourselves in public. ish.

Margot's wedding with our other sisters. See? We are sooo much more sensible now.

Wait...

On Thursday I was able to attend her book release at the Upright Citizens Brigade and sit in awe of her incredible storytelling talents again.

I am so cool. I am in a book. She is way cooler. She wrote it. My friends are brilliant. I can't take it.

Buy Gawky on Amazon here!

In Defense of Food

One of my blog followers from California sent me this awesome book in the mail.

How do I know it's awesome? Can you see what the dark leafy greens are saying?

Eat Food. Not too much. Mostly plants.
So simple and you know how I love simple. I read the first couple chapters on set yesterday and I am already really liking how it is DE-complicating something that has been made complicated over the years.
I am very interested to continue reading as to expand my knowledge of food processing and manufacturing in this country. Thank you so much Howard for sending it my way and I so look forward to sharing what I learn!

Suggestions

This "suggestion" blog post will be divided into two sections. NYC and...the world.

NYC

Rock of Ages!! LOVED this show. LOVED IT. I reverted back to my youth...but this "youth" being the time that was post Muppets, but pre Vanilla Ice and Paula Abdul.

It was perfect going with Miles so we could see his friend Dan play the leading role in his last week with the production. And drink wine coolers. WICKED. (as in the 80's slang terminology for "fabulous". Not a reference to that other musical playing down the street.)


We went out with the whole cast after the show and we got to chill with Constantine Maroulis who was a finalist in American Idol. He is one uber talented dude. Rock and roll.

Silence the Musical!

Crazy hilarious parody of Silence of the Lambs playing in an old run down elementary school in the East village. Only in New York...

Chelsea Market. Forgot how fabulous this place was until I had yet another five hour date with my girl Jen here the other day! Love my long conversations with her.

The World

This super, Super salad.


I am on a superfoods kick and this salad kicks a skinny rear.

Spinach, raspberries, feta, almonds, cucumbers, dill, mozerella cheese, baked chicken, and no calorie raspberry vinaigrette dressing.
Other Superfoods to suggest: kiwi, sweet potatoes, greek yogurt and blueberries. Just put them in your grocery shopping thoughts and you will not be disappointed you did.

Hunger games.

Oh my gosh. So good!!!! Read the first book in two days and the only good thing about it being over is that the movie is out! Can't wait!