Time to Look at Stimulants With a Measured, Clinical Eye
May 9th, 2008We are home this morning. I feel like granite, as does, thanks to a fading memory of Flunky The Clown, my pancreas (he mentions his prostate in this clip, but you get the idea):
New York greeted us with open arms, after lying beside us in the dark. The weather was spectacular and beautiful and we saw some good good people. Sadly, not all the good good people of NYC, but quite a few. Spring has sprung and the green leaves and 70°F weather was amazing. And I wanted to spin in circles and sing theme songs to 70s sitcoms.
Just in case you didn’t know: My lady was on the Today show (topic blog post on the Today show site here)! I’ll let the rest of the world hash out the aftermath. I’m just stoked that Heather had the opportunity and was able to do a great job, regardless of the circumstances. Before you get huffy, realize that Heather was bumped from the originally intended interview and that it was meant to go a different direction. Just take a deep breath. No one died.
Several of you have asked where you can see the video. I’ve embedded it below. I have no idea if there is a kill date or not, so hopefully, everyone who wants to see the video will be able to see it.
Thanks to Sarah Brown and her agent Anne for the hookup at Soda in Brooklyn. They were good sports, even when we went way past the 7:30 end time. Also, great to see Alice and Doug! Greg, you were missed! Soda didn’t complain when we moved the line outside and kept it in front of the establishment. Also, thanks to every one of you who came out and waited on line (apparently New Yorkers need the space between “on” and “line” to indicate the difference between waiting in a line and being a part of the cloud/tubes). It was lovely to meet everybody and I’m always floored by what Heather’s writing has done and the people we’ve met. Some photos here (thanks for sharing them, Marta. Great to meet you!). Heather gave me permission to “turn it on”. Which I did. Which may have scared the straights. See just about any photo with me in it. Daddy likes his bourbon. Personal note to Todd and Lisa: I am not normally that cranked up. Wednesday night was the Annual Spring Fling wherein the months of snow and bitterness melt away and the resulting endorphin rush simulates any number of illegal substances, none of which I’ve ever done (speed/meth/cocaine/etc.).
If you were there and didn’t know it, Heather had been up since 5 am NY time (3 am, Mountain) working. Then she did the Today Show, then Brooklyn for the meetup and Cringe. We got back into Manhattan at around 1am and finally to sleep a little later. Crazy. And she still updated her site yesterday. She’s working hard for it, honey. So hard. And I couldn’t be more proud.
New York, I love you again. Thank you everybody. You rule! o
Tags: cracked out, my pancreas feels like granite, New York, NY, personal, quick travel, Today Show
You know, I don’t know if this will make you feel any less cracked out but you were pretty normal for Brooklyn. And it was great to meet you and the lady.
Heather was lovely on the show. Enough said.
I’m crying softly that I couldn’t meet you. and I really want to hit Kathie Lee Gifford with a couch cushion or a heavy object. hugs, hugs, warm tea, teddy bears, pudding and all things good. *sigh*
Heather was terrific. Kathie Lee. . . made me laugh. I’ll leave it at that, since I shouldn’t make any sweeping assumptions about her character based on a seven minute clip.
See what a good teacher your wife is?
Ya know, when you see a picture of someone and then you read what she writes and then you hear her voice? It’s different. It’s like seeing the radio guy, never what you expected but not in a bad way, necessarily, some radio guys are quite scary looking.
I thought Kathie Lee was Kathie Lee and fine and Heather was great. I’m sure there was much that one or both probably wanted to say and maybe Ann Curry would have been a better, hipper choice for the interviewer but that’s not who did it. So, there you go.
Oh, my dog asks for lots more pictures of Chuck and Coco.
A.
It was a please meeting you. I’m glad you got to enjoy a bit of NY’s fine pizza.
@Patrick: My sentiments exactly!
You know, we Canadians took it a step further, and we say “waiting *in* line” to refer to waiting in line. I’ve never understood why Americans say waiting *on* line. You guys are weird.
But yay for NYC! I love that damn city.
You two are the Brad and Angelina of the blogosphere! If you ever set up a book signing in Chicago I’ll be first in line! Coming from a former Utahn (Brigham City) and former Mormon, you fucking rock!
Well, I think Kathie Lee needs to have the stick removed from her ass. But Heather was the picture of class, and gorgeous to boot! We women who grew up in the Greater Memphis area ALL are…
I wrote a blog post and posted photos of the meet and greet, too… with no less than 4 of your Twitter updates for added effect (we’ll just call it Serious She-Geekery).
Yes, Wednesday was an absolutely gorgeous day, and I was glad you two were able to be out in the sunshine.
I live in Midtown, and I doubt Times Square had any idea its coolness quotient went up 1000% with you two cavorting about with your cameras.
Because I’m a well-researched fan, I already knew how tall both of you are, what you looked and sounded like, so the meeting in real life did not surprise me but freaked me out properly. Just because y’all are so talented. Because I’m a well-researched fan.
Well wishes to your pancreas. And Heather’s sinuses.
I find it a little hypocritical of Kathie Lee to criticize regarding the safety (or lack thereof) of blogging about kids, when she hardly talked about anything but her kids when she was on TV with Regis. Isn’t it pretty much the same thing?
Dear Jon,
I am a long time reader (starting when Heather was first dooced) and a first time commenter. I love both your and your wife’s sites.
Since Heather said you manage the ads, I wanted to know what was up with the John McCain ads on dooce.com. Based on what you both have written about politics, I cannot believe that either of you are supporting McCain in the election and was pretty horrified to see the ad on Heather’s site. I hope that this is something you weren’t aware of previously and that you will decide to stop running the ads.
Thank you,
Jennifer
I’ve been a lurker for a while, but I’ll comment today! I just wanted to say I completely enjoy both of your blogs so much, and you guys are amazing.
WOW, and I messed up my first-ever comment by spelling my name wrong. Fantastic!
As one of the many that stopped by Soda (and happens to live just a few blocks away!), I want to thank you both again for both for making the pilgrimage to Brooklyn – you totally fit in, cranked up is par for the course. And I guess there were mentions here and there that you’re both tall, but damn you are tall! So nice to meet you both!
She was lovely. True no one died but they wasted a great opportunity.
Oh well.
Eek! Kathy Lee has been such a bizarre train wreck on the Today show it is unfortunate that Heather’s interview had to be part of that.
I have to give props to Heather for making Kathie Lee squirm like that. I could make a sweatshop joke, but I just won’t.
As to the person who commented on the John McCain ads, I get them too; it’s just a part of using Google AdSense. It happens. Unfortunately part of the rule, too, is that you can’t comment on the ads on your site. So I will just say that the appearance of John McCain ads in a person’s sidebar should in no way be construed as support for John McCain (or any other politician who may run ads in Google).
Is Heather pregnant?
She certainly looks to be.
Heather was fantastic!!! YAY!! Even taller than I had imagined haha.
So happy for your family.
KL Gifford was awful. Truly awful. Ms. Gifford also looks orange, but perhaps that is a low blow.
It was so great to meet you and Heather – I had a blast. You guys were so funny, and so cute together. My friend called me a “bloupie” – a blog groupie. I will wear that badge proudly.
Kathie Lee said it all when she said she didn’t want anything to do with computers–she has no concept and was a poor stand in for whomever was supposed to interview Heather. I wonder why Hoda took such a minimal roll?
I agree, nobody died and Heather was lovely. Would it have killed them to mention the book?
My favorite (?) part during the interview was when Kathie Lee yelled, “GOTCHA!”
She SURE did! What a ho.
Anyway – Heather looked amazing as always and did a phenomenal job, especially under the circumstances. You both deserve all the happiness and success in the world for how hard you work on keeping us entertained.
@K. um, rule #1 in life: NEVER ask a woman if she’s pregnant if you don’t know. Also, I think Jon pointed out the resolution looked all skeewampus and stretched. Mind your manners.