He appreciates culture

I was in a fashion shoot for Global Woman magazine today, so I wore a traditional Pakistani outfit called a shalwar kameez. I waited for the other people on the shoot at Columbus Circle and Central Park West.

A homeless man came by and said in a flamboyant voice "OOOOOOH honey you are fabulous! And I'm gay! Otherwise I would ask you to marry me!"

He then asked if I had $2 for a hamburger at McDonald's. I said sure.

As he left, he told some people at the bus stop a few yards away that he was marrying me after all.

House-proud, are we?

I was at the bank and the woman in front of me was at the teller, all in a snit because she had filled out a check incorrectly and needed a new one, which she didn't have on her.

"Now I have to go back to the townhouse and get one!" she griped at the very nice teller, who frankly hadn't done anything.

People are sooo in love with real estate here! Normal people would have said "Now I have to go home". I never say "Now I need to go back to my one-bedroom with the clawfoot tub!" seriously.

I adopt Susie

A spotted rabbit named Sushi has been up for adoption at my vet's for months, so I finally applied to adopt her, and was approved. I have changed her name to Susie, because I don't see why anyone should name a rabbit after raw fish.

star sighting

I saw the actress Demi Moore at W 77th Street and Central Park West this evening. But truthfully, if other people on the street had not been saying "Demi Moore just went around the corner",I would have just walked by her without noticing.

Tornado!

The first tornado in 116 years appeared in Brooklyn this morning. The rain itself only lasted for about an hour, but caused so much flooding that there were no subway trains through much of Manhattan and I ended up taking a cab -- after an hour on stalled trains for a ride that is typically only 20 minutes --- to get to work.

The irony is, the rest of the day was warm and clear, a perfect summer day. And, no,we were not in the eye of the tornado.