(no) tea at The Waldorf and a radical imprint launch later.

the day started well.

dP blew bubbles to indulge us before we went into a Very Important meeting.
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Then (yes, Lots of Work in the between hours) we headed across Town to Park Avenue and a meeting (but sadly no Tea as the restaurant was closed for a Private Function) at The Waldorf with a Delightful (and rather inspiring) personage of Some Note (and accomplishment). 20111024-204537.jpg20111024-204543.jpg

do you recall Weekend at The Waldorf? The hotel has it on a lovely loop in the inner sanctum lobby

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We were a little early for the evening’s appointment so spent a while at Housing Works, on Crosby, noting the splendid number of classic New York set texts.

Then to McNally Jackson (on Prince) for the radical imprint launch of Evolver.

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The crowd was attentive and clad in various Fall shades in corduroy or chunky wool knits.

Apart from a woman of an uncertain age who was in sparkles. We leaned in closer to see what she was reading, shocked that she was there for the new imprints offerings on Sacred Economics or shamans or internal spiritual confusion.

Phew.

Our keen powers of Observation had Not failed us.

She had a pile of Candace Bushnell glossy paperbacks and was clearly skimming to see which ones she didn’t yet own.

btw, the cafe at McNally Jackson has fruity-good enriching quotes- like these:

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Off to an early night now.

Giving a (not that early, they’re European, not New Yorkers) breakfast presentation in the morning…….

Bit nervous about seeing the surgeon on Thursday. Just thought we’d mention it. We had blood tests done. And the medication still feels ‘off’ (we wake up feeling Very Old). And it still feels like a small yet not unfriendly creature twists our vocal chords every time we swallow.

Not to complain. But just to be au courant, darlings.

Lest we forget.

About teamgloria

I used to make my living from writing. And then it all stopped and so I went and did something else, part of which entailed a whole new look from Brooks Brothers (it wasn’t really me, but it was necessary). But a decade later I started to write again (during nights and weekends and frustrated lunch-times and long haul business travel) and one of the things I wrote (or came to me – as I do believe in the whole Muse concept) was a character called Gloria. Gloria was a trainee angel and sat “up there” waiting for her first assignment. To occupy the hours she should have been studying humans and their foibles, she spent her time enjoying the new celestial movies-on-demand channel and became obsessed by Doris Day. So you can imagine the drama that unfolded when she came to Earth. Quite a shock to the system. But Gloria was determined to see Manhattan through the eyes of a vintage Doris Day movie and something magical started to happen – to me too. Because I started to do the same thing and life became easier (and then I got Tobias the tumor which changed the trajectory, for now). There are a lot of glorious people, places & things that help me get through my day – they make my life great – and so I call them “team gloria” (although they don’t usually know that). So I thought I’d start documenting them, and looking out for new people, places & things on a daily basis, and sharing them with you (whomever you are – do say hello. Oh, and tell me who your team gloria is :-)
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