Posts Tagged ‘find the funny’

rocking out at molto

My intro to Rome is via the driver from the airport to the hotel. He asks where my Dad and I are from and when we answer “L.A.”,  he says “Marlon Brando” and proceeds to whistle the theme from the Godfather. In-between whistling, he points out sites like the Mouth of Truth (um, maybe not), the Coliseum and some cool spot where they used to have chariot races. I’m thrilled that I can now say I’ve done the culture thing so I can proceed to sites like Prada, Bottega and Cucinelli. Um, fashion is culture too, right?

I feel a super strong bond with Rome since we both have a history associated with RUINS – ahaha! Read the rest of this entry »

protection from the paparazzi

Finding the Funny in Italy —

In the short time I’ve been in Lake Como,

I…

• couldn’t get the car in reverse and had to be pushed
• encountered a bus and lost my side mirror
• boarded the wrong train, twice
• went to the wrong restaurant and unknowingly took someone’s reservation
• got a rope stuck in a boat motor and got stuck with a big charge

Good Times!  (but it’s what memories are made of, right?) Meanwhile, I’ve also made some — Read the rest of this entry »

mick is like the energizer bunny!

Keeping your cool, following your instincts and St. Laurent trench coats are always in style.

know what else is TIMELESSLY COOL?

old photos of your parents
case study houses
coffee table books
Aretha Franklin
good friends Read the rest of this entry »

don't tell

Last night in the ER was actually funny in an OMG-this-could’a-turned-out-so-much-worse way!

An elegantly dressed 80-ish man (with his grandson) comes in asking to see his wife who was just brought in by the a paramedics.  I ask the last name and go look it up on the computer. She’s listed in Bed 6. So I go there to ask her if it’s okay to bring back her husband. But she’s asleep — with a breathing apparatus — and I can’t see her very well. She’s a little overweight and looks a tad bit masculine to me, but I’ve heard that sometimes happens as women get older (ugh, kill me now!)  Still I’m not sure (but we Piscean chicks are never sure.) Read the rest of this entry »

First person I have to deal with on my ER shift tonight is Anthony Chan, the most uptight Triage Nurse ever – in an especially pissy mood – even for him.

pointing the finger

With his index fingernail painted in DAY GLOW ORANGE  (from a weekend of gay debauchery?) he condescendingly motions to me to come closer and in his most annoying voice —

VOLUNTEER  — see if you can do something to entertain the antsy six-year old in bed 16  — assuming it’s within your skill level!

(Thanks Anthony! Love when you call me “VOLUNTEER!”) I go to Bed 16, check out “Freckles” (can’t say her name cuz of Patient Confidentiality) and immediately bond with her, because I SO know how it feels to want to get out of the E.R. Read the rest of this entry »

OMG! I’m such a KLUTZ!

find the funny even when it hurts

Before my 1:00 shift today I thought I could squeeze in a mani|pedi. (Wrong!) I was excited to look my best for my meeting tonight at Craigs with a up-and-coming Writer/Director. Apparently I miscalculated.

Upsettingly, the whole process took longer than usual (How would I know Nail Spa Lane would be busy on a Monday?) Realizing I was LATE, I ran through the alley, and hopped over a planter, but my flip flop got caught on the ledge and I landed face-down on the pavement. OUCH! Read the rest of this entry »

feeling better yet?

Positive Quotes have an energetic force that touches us deeply and universally. We listen carefully to WORDS OF WISDOM from Plato to Dr. Seuss to those Prolifics “Unknown” and “Anonymous!”

Meaningful messages have the POWER to —

• Heal
• Reassure
• Motivate
• Resonate

Inspiring Quotes are Ubiquitous —

We hear them at weddings, graduations, funerals—

We see them on Google, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest —

They move us to make the most of Mondays when each week starts fresh —

They’re in songs, or in sermons, you name it — they’re everywhere! Read the rest of this entry »