Pedal, Pedal, Pedal

I am known for many things, my athletic ability is not one of them. I used to be back in the day, but laziness and love of all things idle have left me a little out of shape. So I decided to change that. I agreed to go on a bike ride in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania with my roommates Eileen and Cathy. It wasn't until a couple of days before the trip that the trail was 25-miles.

This scared me.

But I was determined not to let this get the best of me. It was an ideal day, cool with hints of warmth. It's what a true autumn day is. I was feeling pretty good and then fatigue. I stopped a couple of times and kept going. When my left knee started to hurt, I recommended that we take a lunch break. After some time, I found a good pace and am proud to say, made it through all 25-miles unscathed. And I did not get eaten by a bear.

I woke up this morning to be in debilitating pain, but aside from some soreness in my legs, feel pretty good. This trip made me realize how much I really love biking and I hope to be able to do it again soon.

I think I tired myself more this afternoon praying for football wins than pedaling all that distance yesterday.




Quote of the Day:
"I can't believe its only 4:30pm. It feel like its 7pm tomorrow". -Ellen Teitel, after biking 25-miles.

Live From The Times Center, It's Monday Night!

It's no secret that I love Saturday Night Live. Next to Letterman, it is my greatest television obsession. So when I saw in New York magazine last week that a panel discussion with SNL people was scheduled, I rushed to get tickets.

So tonight my roommate Cathy and I headed to the Times Center to see a panel discussion consisting of Lorne Michaels, Jim Downey, Seth Meyers and Amy Poheler talk about SNL and Presidential Politics. We were in the second row and I swear I made contact with Lorne.

The evening was sponsored by the Museum of the Moving Image. They had speaker after speaker and I felt like I was in an infomercial. I paid good money to see Lorne Michaels talk about SNL, not see a laptop presentation on the Living Candidate website. After what felt like an eternity, the program finally started.

The highlight for me was watching the panel watch the Sarah Palin/HIllary Clinton skit from last Saturday. It is such a rare thing to see Lorne watch a sketch and get a reaction and that moment in itself was so special. I've also determined that I want to become best friends with Jim Downey. Jim Downey is the mastermind behind almost all the classic SNL political sketches, including my all-time favorite sketch of Bill Clinton in McDonald's. He is so relaxed and awesomely full of stories. Seth Meyers is hilarious, as is Amy Poheler. It will be sad to see her leave SNL.

It was so great to hear behind-the-scenes antidotes and be in the room with so many brilliant minds. It just makes me appreciate them all the more.

Quote of the Day:
"It's always exciting to say 'Live from New York!'" -Amy Poehler