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Party photos

Saturday, Ken and I hosted a combo Birthday/Housewarming party at our new place in Williamsburg. It was quite a fiesta, if I do say so myself. Check out some of the photos...

The Boyfriend Pants

Two Seven in '07

Happy Birthday to me!!

Having a party tonight at the new apartment. Pictures to be posted Monday.

Bella

So, last night I went to the premiere of Bella at the Latino Film Festival with my friend Jen, her mom, and a friend of hers also named Jen. Now, I've already seen Bella once before. Back in April my Jen hosted a charity event where the producers screened the movie at the Tribeca Theater. So, while this was my second time seeing the movie, its one of a few on a very short list of movies I don't mind seeing again.

Since Jen worked with the producers of the film for the chairty event, she knew exactly who to reach out to in order for us to join the afterparty at Mantra. What a great time it was too. The actors in the movie are really great guys who have set themselves on a mission to start giving Latinos the credit they deserve in films. Instead of always portraying the stereotype (you know, the thief, the don juan/casanova heart-breaker, etc) they're making films that breathe life into portraying real Latino families and success stories.

In any case, there were a few other folks there not in the movie... like Rosie Perez! Since it was my birthday at the stroke of midnight, Jen had no shame in asking her to do a birthday photo with the birthday boy and she happily obliged.

I wish I had a manny

The Manny Book on MySpace TV

Whole Foods meets Love Connection

Apparently the new Whole Foods on Bowery is chock full of people looking for a date along with a nice, ripe melon. Is Whole Foods the cruise spot for the straights like Home Depot is for the gays? Actually, please... everywhere is a cruise spot for the gays. HA!

Article: Whole Foods Bowery Is Proud of Its Meet Market [NY Sun]

Oceanic-experience in Battery Park

Coming in 2008 to Battery Park is a new high-tech carousel ride focused on sea life called SeaGlass.

Instead of garishly painted horses, the seats will be translucent fiberglass molded into dolphins, turtles, clownfish, and other marine life. And unlike a traditional carousel, which spreads out from a center column like an umbrella, these creatures will be supported from below on a turntable, allowing unobstructed 360-degree views. All this will be housed in a nautilus-shaped structure featuring 93 SmartGlass windows that darken during the three-minute ride to simulate the experience of diving to the ocean floor.

Check out the article and the web site.

My birthday song

The Billboard #1 song on my birthday, July 28, 1980 was:

"Magic" by Olivia Newton-John

What was yours? Go find out...

I HEART PUPPIES

OK... real or fake, this is the most adorable picture ever. Check out his spot.