Friday, June 16, 2006

last night i went to a benefit for amnesty international sponsered by an on-line beauty magazine that a friend of mine works for. it was at the musuem of the city of new york on museum mile on the upper east side. i had never been to this museum, and it is quite the lovely place. it looks like it was once an elementary school back in the day (and i make that assumption based on having gone to a nyc elementary school and i recognize the standard architecture) ANYWAY.

there were delicious martini's served (delicious in both color and taste) and the most excellent plate of BACON. that's right, i said plate of bacon. this was the most wonderful bacon on the face of the planet. there was some sort of sugary coating on those pieces of swine, and that was awesome!!!! i wish they had given out the recipe!!!

after all the eating, drinking and smoozing there was a raffle. now, it was $20 for just one ticket (which i thought was a little redic) but peter and i pooled our money and got one ticket. i put it in the raffle box that would win an original diane von furstenberg dress. so with the hope of winning something that i would never buy myself, i waited for the raffle. as i stood there, i assured the people i was with that the von furstenberg would be mine. i felt it in my bones.

so the big moment arrives. wating nervously, the person in charge start to read aloud the winning ticket...ZERO(i have that!!) NINE (i'm with ya, sister) SEVEN (check) ONE (i've got that too) TWO (holy crap).....SEVEN (I have....the number....EIGHT. EIGHT. ONE TWO EIGHT!!!!!!) I am ONE NUMBER OFF. one number. one tiny, little number. one number away from getting a gorgeous dress. i have never felt such disappointment...ok, i have, it's not that bad. but i really wanted the dress. and being one number away was just a little too crazy for me. BUT i did not walk away empty handed. i got a nice swag bag, that had more than the $20 i spent for the raffle ticket worth of beauty supplies. so it was really all lots of fun. and i had a good time. wish you were there.

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