I just want to say that I have new found respect for Xanga superstars like Chris and Dan. I thought I was good at time management, but I could never keep up the pace of responding to hundreds of comments a day on my blog entries. I have no idea how they do it. I have received over 70 comments about my Idol photos from Iceland to Islip, Slovenia to Sarasota and it’s not even half of what those guys get on a daily basis!. It’s amazing how far reaching this show has become. It’s also amazing to me how many people check the Xanga front page for Featured Content. I almost never do that. There are some interesting things out there.
In just the two hours I was gone for dinner tonight, my Footprints went from 2000 to over 2400. I’m not sure what I ended the day with, but this has been by far my busiest Xanga day to date.
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A bunch of Idol Forums and Asian and European fan sites published my photos (stole them actually, but kept the watermark and linked to my site, which is cool). I’m now contending with a myriad of teenage girls who for some reason think I have David Archuleta on speed dial #3 (Sorry, Jason Castro’s on #2) Even the official American Idol website, featured my “hot scoop” about the winner and the tramp, with various tweens weighing in on the scandal! LOL.
An Israeli site also linked to me, though I didn’t know until checking the Google hits, as I don’t read Hebrew!
And then there were the Google searches that people used to get to my site. This one caught my eye:
so tomorrow – meet at my place promptly at 2:55p! we want to be on the road by 3pm – b/c i just got the memo and we need to allot enough time to park and go through security!!
Did
you say you have an extra parking space??? my friend tiffany needs to
park her car and just in case our garage is full can she park it at
your garage???
On the
Idol memo that arrived with the tix — NO camera, cellphones, video
cameras are allowed. You’ll have to leave in the car! :( i remember
when i went 2 years ago, security goes through your bags, pockets,
etc..so don’t try to sneak it in!!
also, dress code is “concert” attire – no tshirts, hats, shorts, jeans!!! so dress accordingly!!!
i think our tix are pretty good seating – i think its above orchestra in the center…yay!!!
call me with any questions!!!
i’ll see you tomorrow outside of my apt at 2:55pm!!!!! xoxoxoxo
One of my favorite books is coming to the big screen, and guess who’s playing the title character? It’s funny. The whole time I was watching Narnia/Prince Caspian, I felt his looks were just too distracting. Who better then, to play Dorian Gray!? From BuzzSugar:
According to The Hollywood Reporter, director Oliver Parker
is “planning to make a visceral, dark horror story and says the themes
of stardom are as relevant as ever.”
That was my immediate thought as well, that the book’s themes of
vanity and the desire for everlasting youth and beauty seem to be
incredibly relevant to today’s world (especially in American society,
though Dorian Gray does not take place in America). I had to
read this novel in college and I’m so glad I did. It’s a riveting — and
often scary — read. If you haven’t read it, this is the plot description:
“Dorian Gray is a young man of impossible physical beauty whose
portrait — painted by the artist Basil Hallward — becomes connected on
an occult level with the workings of his soul. Drawn into a corrupt and
sensual life by the dissolute Lord Henry Wotton, Dorian remains young
and beautiful, while the painting ages in his stead, ultimately
becoming a monstrosity.”
Have you read this work by Oscar Wilde? What do you think of this movie news? Source and source
There was a fire off the 101 on the way home. If you look at the full size version of this photo, you can see the flames. I just snapped it while driving by. There’s a helicopter above you can’t see. The temperature was 100°.
If you need to talk today, don’t hesitate to call.
xoxo
Carey
From: Bine
Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 4:05 AM
To:
Carey Anthony
thanks! Means a lot!
it is harder than I thought. receiving all these e-mails from
friends at Virginia Tech of what is going on in Blacksburg. Feels like I am at the
wrong place. Hard to focus! All the memories and with it all the
flashbacks of emotions. Painful
talk to you later.
Bine
I’m reposting my blog entry from one year ago today:
What follows is a
first hand account of this weeks tragedy by my friend Sabine,
who thankfully lived through it. Please take the time to read
this. It’s terribly sad, but also hopeful. I
appreciate your condolences to my friend and the loved ones she
lost. She will be arriving in California tomorrow night, and
I know she will be overwhelmed by the kindness of strangers.
Thank you. –Carey
“He was an injustice
collector”
Day 3 -
Wednesday
I’m heading to the aiport now to pick up
Sabine. Thank you ALL so much for your messages, comments and
prayers. I will pass them on tonight…
She’s finally here. I hope she can
begin healing,
Day 2 -
Tuesday
———- Forwarded message
———- From: Bine Date: Apr 17, 2007
9:48 PM Subject: the second day To: nye
group
After a day of immense sadness and an
emotional roller coaster I am finally home. I have spent most
of the day with friends from our department. Today the shock has
settled and the magnitude of Monday’s event hit all of us. Especially
when we went back on campus to attend the convocation. Everybody from
our group couldn’t help but sobbing. We hugged each other and we tried
to comfort each other, which indeed helped.
The convocation was good for
our school especially the speech given by Nikki Giovanni who talked
about our morning and our capability to move on. After that we
went back to a friends place to be together and share the time and to
support each other. One of our friends, went to visit Gil, who has been
released from the hospital already, and to talk to him. And for you to
see, what an amazing person Gil is: He said today, one day
after he had been shot, that he is not angry at the shooter, that he
forgives him. this was not only his fault, it was also the society’s
fault our inability to help human beings who are in pain. He forgave
the VT-administration, which failed to close down the campus after the
first 2 homicides. But most importantly he wants to thank his
classmate, who was shot just seconds before him (as of now, I don’t
know the name), and who fell on top of Gil, so when the shooter came
back, his classmate was shot again and this way saved Gil’s life. Gil
said, “he has not only saved my life but the life of my wife, the life
of my son, the
life of my parents”. Gil is so much more at peace than we all are. No,
he has not yet left the shootings behind, but he has already started to
move on.
Maybe you have heard that tuesday night
was a candlelight vigil on the drill field of VT. Our group did not go
there but stayed at the friends house where we organized our own
candlelight vigil. It is not that we didn’t want to show our sympathy
with the others, but as our departments mourns the loss of 10
students/faculty, we just wanted to be closer to them…somehow.
Our classes have been canceled for the rest of the
week and Norris Hall will be closed for the remainder of the semester.
Some of our professors have already announced, that they are not going
to finish their classes anymore, they simply can’t.
Many people from our group of friends are heading
to home to get some healing time, and Youenn has offered me to pay for
a ticket to Providence (thank you so much for this generous offer).
First I thought I needed to stay here, but after today, being so
emotionally drained, I decided to leave Blacksburg for a while. I am
not going north though, I guess I am ready for some sun and ocean (well
and the friends/husband at the west coast, too). Carey, the master of
frequent flyer miles has gotten me a ticket to LA tomorrow afternoon
(Thank you again).
I again want to thank you all for
your help, support, phone calls and love. I just hope everybody here at
VT has a similar circle of friends…
love
bine
From: Carey
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 10:03
PM To:
Sabine Subject: RE: the second
day
You never need to thank me for loving you my friend! See
you tomorrow. xoxo
Sabine was interviewed by one of the bigger papers in
Germany this morning. Sorry if you don’t read German
Our “GLY” family in Brazil in 2002
Update 6:56 PM PDT:
Why Outsourcing is
Bad
After Sabine called me at noon, I called United
Airlines to book a flight. I was a 1K flyer with United for
over 12 years. What that means, is that I flew 100,000 miles
or more, every year, on United Airlines. With this status,
you would think I would have some influence with the airline, or at
receive some perks even though I switched jobs and do not travel near
as much anymore.
When I called United, I was routed to
a call center in India. In the past, 1K customers
could call a number where a human being actually answered the
phone. That stopped on 9/11. When I confirmed that
I was indeed speaking to a customer service rep. in India, I told them
what I was looking to accomplish. I had already checked all
of the flights out of Roanoke, VA (the closest airport to Blacksburg,
VA where the massacre happened) and all of the flights were booked for
frequent flyer seats. I told United that I had assumed they
would have opened up more seats because of the tragedy, and the
customer service rep. said, “What tragedy”. I told her
briefly what had happened, and she said there was nothing she could
do. I asked to be transferred to a supervisor, and no one was
available, so I ended the call.
Now, keep in mind that I am used to getting what
I want. Traveling that much, for as many years as I did,
taught me very well how the system worked and how to work the
system. A few minutes later, when I called back, I was
speaking to someone in the Philippines. I immediately asked
to speak with a supervisor and I was transferred. I then
explained to the supervisor what had transpired, and asked him if he
was aware of the tragedy in the U.S. He told me that he was,
and that he was sorry for all the victims.
Now I’m not ethnocentric enough to expect
everyone in the world to know about, let alone even care about what
happened at Virginia Tech. yesterday, but I would
expect a U.S. based carrier to inform their call centers around the
world that an event had occurred that would change the pattern of air
travel temporarily out of a few cities closest to the event.
I calmly explained this to the supervisor in the Philippines, and he
agreed with me. I asked him to abandon normal protocol and
open up some frequent flyer seats for my friend Sabine.
Again, I know the system very well, and I
know what is possible and what is not. (Most everything is possible by
the way!)
After I had secured flights to and from Los
Angeles for tomorrow thru Sunday, I asked that he transfer me to United
Airlines Corporate Headquarters in Chicago. He said
he could not transfer me, but he would see if he could get
someone there on the line and conference me in. It took a
while, but before long, I was on a conference call with the Vice
President of marketing for United Airlines. I explained the
situation and how the supervisor in the Philippines had helped
me. I also said that the majority of people affected by this
tragedy would not know how to or, in their grief, be able to work the
system like I did. I told him in the nicest way that just
like his industry changed after 9/11 that the average consumer’s world
changed with the advent of blogging.
Never before in history, has the individual
consumer been able to have such a massive effect on the
world. Lately I have noticed how my blog is coming up as the
first or second hit on certain Google searches. The reason
for this is that I post very frequently and tag my entries
well. I told him that if enough people were to blog about
United Airlines indifference to this tragedy at their call centers
around the world, that they could have a public relations nightmare on
their hands, and that I would be more than willing to make that
happen.
I suspect those of you who know me, know what
happened next. The Vice President of Marketing for United
Airlines promised me that he would notify call center
supervisors via systemwide email, that customers flying out of
airports within 2 hours of Blacksburg, Virginia would be offered
special fares and accommodations for the next 2 weeks. To be
fair, they had already instructed individual airports in the affected
area to accommodate travelers affected by the tragedy. What
they did not do however, in this new global economy, was thing
globally. The Internet has made the world a much smaller
place after all. Walt Disney knew this 50 years ago, even
before the Internet.
It’s a world of laughter, a word
of tears. It’s a world of hope, and a world of
fears. There’s so much that we share, that it’s time we’re
aware, it’s a small world after all.
Me and my friend Sabine last
Christmas
Update 12:14 PM PDT: Sabine just called me to say
that 10 people from her department were killed including her
professor. She wants to come to Los Angeles ASAP as students
are leaving the campus in droves, as it’s just unbearable to be
there. I will be looking for plane reservations from Roanoke
to Los Angeles for her tonight, and hopefully she can be here by
tomorrow, at least physically away from all of that terrible, terrible
sadness.
Day 1 -
Monday
At 7:10 this morning, I got an email from one of
my best friends, Sabine. We have spent New Year’s Eve
together for the past 10 years all over the world.
She is from Germany, but she is getting her PhD at Virginia
Tech University in Blacksburg, Virginia. I’m happy to report
that she is alive and was not injured today, though sadly, some of her
friends were killed. In the days and weeks to follow, we will
find out more about the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.
For now however, we remember the victims of this terrible
tragedy. What follows, is the complete thread of emails I
received from Sabine starting early this morning. The emails
are listed in chronological order in Pacific Time, which is 3 hours
behind Eastern Time in Virginia. Note the times on the
emails, and at first, indeed the first few hours, so little was known
about what was happening on campus. Sabine actually makes
light of it, as she forgot to bring her lunch with her today.
The second series of shootings occurred 2 hours and 20 minutes after
the first, yet the campus remained open and students went to
class. Sabine also appended one of her messages with the
first and second emails sent to everyone on campus. Note the
times on these emails, and how progressively worse the situation
gets. Sabine was clearly in shock, and still trying to make
light of the situation despite how scared she was. She didn’t
want her loved ones to worry. Interestingly enough, the
university had 2 bomb threats last Friday. Last year an
escaped convict also rampaged the school, killing two police
officers. Sabine still does not know how many of her friends
were killed. As I write these words the death toll is 33,
with many more injured. I have tried to call her several
times today, and the cell networks are jammed. As you read
these emails, please keep the victims and their friends and families in
your thoughts. –Carey
From: Sabine
To:
Carey
Date: Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 7:10
AM
we got evacuated from our buildings due
to a bomb threat and now we have a gunman…never a dull
moment in Virginia.
that is the last update on the
situation here on campus….craaazy!
bine
P.S: And people wonder, why
I am not finishing up with my thesis
;))
From: Carey
To: Sabine
Date: Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 7:14
AM
Didn’t this happen
last year too??? Stay safe. xoxo
Carey
From: Sabine
To:
Carey
Date: Mon, Apr 16,
2007 at 7:18 AM
Well, not the bomb
threat, that is an exciting new feature ;))
The only
thing I am annoyed by is: I didn’t bring any lunch with me, and now I
am not allowed to leave the building and will be starving
here….well, lucky me, I do have some “natural reserves” so I
have a higher chance of surviving
:)) bine
From:
Carey
To: Sabine
Date: Mon, Apr 16,
2007 at 7:24 AM
What a
nightmare! Are you home? You should finish
your PhD at UCLA. Los Angeles seems safer! Did
you see the pics of Bassam and Mariana?
From: Sabine
To:
Carey
Date: Mon, Apr 16,
2007 at 7:43 AM
No, I am at
school…quite disturbing the whole thing! Check CNN…already
one dead…crazy
From: Sabine
To: Carey,
Eva, Carolina
Date: Mon, Apr 16,
2007 at 8:24 AM
Subject: Fwd:
Second Shooting Reported; Police have one gunman in
custody
ok..getting a bit
nervous. He crossed campus and moves towards us. Norris
Hall is the building right next to ours, they better catch the
second one quickly
plus I am hungry and I need
food..;)
———-
Forwarded message ———- From:
Bine Date: Apr 16, 2007 9:02 AM Subject:
evacuation To: Carey;Eva; Carolina;
Youenn
Our
VT-server must have collapsed, I cannot get any e-mails from there
anymore.
They are evacuating us now. It is quite
some chaos here.
I have to say, this situation
scares the shit out of me…but definitely makes up for a good story
;))
bine
Forwarded message from Virginia Tech Office of the Dean Unirel@vt.edu
Subject: Second Shooting Reported; Police have
one gunman in custody To:
Multiple recipients <LISTSERV@LISTSERV.VT.EDU >
In addition to an earlier
shooting today in West Ambler Johnston, there has been a
multiple shooting with multiple victims in Norris
Hall.
Police and EMS are on the
scene.
Police have one shooter in custody and as
part of routine police procedure, they continue to search for
a second shooter.
All people in university buildings
are required to stay inside until
further notice.
All entrances to campus are
closed.
—– End forwarded message —–
From: Bine
Sent: Monday,
April 16, 2007 2:57 PM To: Undisclosed
Recipients Subject: Today’s
Shootings
ok, for
all of those who are reading about the VT-shootings online and worry
about me. I am fine. We were evacuated.
I am hanging
out with friends here in our house, nobody wants to stay alone right
now. Everybody is under shock. 22 people were shot. The second shooting
happened in the building next to ours, which also belongs to our
department, therefore we don’t know yet, if any of our friends are
among the victims. Cell phones are not working and we are still in
shock!
I will keep you
posted
bine
From: Bine
Sent: Monday, April 16,
2007 3:01 PM To: Carey; Eva; Carolina; Youenn Subject:
Today’s Shootings
…I am just
getting more and more bizarre information and you are probably are not
interested in all the details, but it kind of helps me putting it out
there, this way, I feel it is more real. We are all sitting here numb
and shock…all of us want to cry but we can’t.
A
friend of mine, Gil, who was in the classroom was shot in the head but
was able to call. By the time he called, he hadn’t realized that he was
shot and told his wife, that he was ok. He said that most of the others
where shot including a professor from our department, then he
collapsed. He is right now in the hospital and in surgery.
Another friend of mine, who NEVER skips class, skipped it
today!!
Again, I am not sure, why I am telling you
all this, but it helps.
My friends and I
are sitting here and feel so lucky!
Thank you all
for your concern and help…it really helps
———-
Forwarded message ———- From:
Bine Date: Apr 16, 2007 3:07PM Subject:
evacuation To: Carey;Eva; Carolina;
Youenn
Thank you all again for the support and all the good
wishes.
This is the most inconceivable, hardest and
scariest situation I have ever been in.
The thing
that drives us crazy is that we cannot get a hold of all our friends.
And it is getting harder and harder to stay hopeful and optimistic. It
has been confirmed now, that one of our professors has been shot. No
news on my friend Gil, they say the surgery will take at least 3 more
hours. We heard that they wanted to fly him to a specialist in Richmond
but they couldn’t. Due to the high winds they can’t used helicopters.
aaaaaaaah, I want to scream…everybody here sits and can’t
fathom what was going on. Some started crying now but most of us just
sit here and we can’t, we are still in shock and numb.
We also just heard, that it is not for sure if this
was really only one shooter. Blacksburg police told us to stay inside.
I am not sure, if this are only precautions or if this is really a
threat.
We sit here and just can”t believe how
lucky we were. All of us, have classes in Norris. All of us were so
scared, because suddenly we were afraid that the bomb threats might
have been more severe and as my building was already evacuated on
friday we all started to make connections and getting really scared.
ok, I just got another phonecall, and we heard that
another friend of ours, Dan, has been shot and killed.
———- Forwarded message ———- From:
Bine Date: Apr 16, 2007 5:17PM Subject:
evacuation To: Carey;Eva; Carolina;
Youenn
we
finally couldn’t stand it anymore and went to a hospital to see if our
friends are listed but we only heard about two and they were in
critical condition, on of them Gil. There was also one
friend, Nathanial, and he told the most horrible story, I don’t know
how he will ever be able to live with this
memory.
Nathanial was in one of the classrooms the
shooter went in and he reported the following:
The
shooter entered the classroom, shot the professor in the head and
then every single student in the classroom, all of them in
the head…all of them but Nathanial. He stood 2 feet away from him but
he didn’t shoot him. Then the shooter left, went on
to the next classroom shot people there and came back. Nathanial, in
shock still in the classroom. The shooter tried to spot everybody who
was still moving and shot them again…but again spared
Nathanial…then he left.
No deaths are confirmed
yet, and the only thing we know for sure is, that Gil and Nathanial
have survived but we are sitting here and have no idea how
to deal with this news.
We are all trying
to comfort each other and stay sane!
Again my
friends, thank you for all your support,help and love! It is
much appreciated and really
needed.
bine
p.s.: the phones are
not really working, it is hard to get through but Iwill try
to stay in touch with all of you as much as I can.
———- Forwarded message
———- From: Bine Date: Apr 16, 2007
11:37 PM Subject: last update for
tonight To: nye group
My roommate Lee
and I went finally home and try to get some
sleep/rest.
Throughout the night, we got more bad
news about other friends who got killed during this insanity.
Campus is closed for tomorrow but there will be a
community service at 2 pm on Campus. I want to go there, but
I am a bit scared to go back on campus. I don’t fear that there is
another shooting, I fear facing the sadness and the insanity of this
incident. I am scared, really scared. What shocks most is the
randomness. Why got some people shot and why were other
spared? Why?
Again my friends, thank you so much
for your help and support. You have no idea how much this
helps
From: Carey
To: Bine
Date: Tue, Apr 17, 2007 at 12:30
AM
Subject: last update for
tonight
Do try to at least rest. If
you need to talk in the middle of the night (which is now I guess),
don’t hesitate to call. You may never understand why some
were spared while others were lost. The best you can do is
carry on. For you will always carry on, and we will keep on
speaking your name. Some things change, some stay the same;
like the love of our family and our deep bonds with each
other. God bless.
It was another busy day at the Hotel Careyfornia. This afternoon two of my colleagues came over and we had a productive afternoon business meeting. They wanted Indian food, so we walked over to Flavor of India for dinner at 6:30. I had the Chicken Tikka Masala and Mixed Vegetable Sabzi (listed on the menu as Dolly Parton’s favorite, LOL). It was yummy.
Afterwards we went to Pinkberry for dessert. As soon as I got home, Bassam texted to say he was at The Spanish Kitchen with Laura and Karen, so I quickly ran over there to meet them.
After (their) dinner, we headed over to The Abbey, which was surprisingly packed for a Tuesday night, and much too loud for my 42 year old ears. I had a hot chocolate, while the dancers entertained us.
Bassam and I got home about 2 AM. He’ll be checking out of the H.C. in the morning and heading up to Santa Barbara. It’s now 4 AM now and I have an early day tomorrow (today), so I bid you adieu.
We got some mussels from the rocks behind the house today. Preparing them and (me) eating them was an experience in and of itself, as this video will attest. It’s 4:10 AM and I got home a little while ago. Work early. 8 AM Conference Call! Off to bed. Have a good week!
Carey Anthony>
A Year in the Life of Friends
From: Carey Anthony To: Multiple Recipients
Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 3:15 AM
As our far flung group continues to evolve and grow, our annual New Year’s sojourns
have become many mini reunions throughout the year. The latest this past weekend in Pacifica, was graciously hosted by Tom, Cathy & Patrick at their beach front estate. The weather was unbelievable (high 80′s) and little Patrick provided me with many
spectacular photo opportunities. Many of you joined us via Skype video and we were happy to share the sun and surf with you!
The Hotel Careyfornia has also been extremely busy this year, but we still have good
rooms available, so give us a call to book your travel plans now.
Here’s a video that starts with last night’s sunset. Little Patrick kept plopping himself down right in front of the sun, and I kept moving him. Afterwards, you can see Marcelo playing soccer with Patrick and finally me goofing around, all set to the theme song of our international group of friends.
How Do You Measure – Measure A Year?
In Daylights – In Sunsets
In Midnights – In Cups Of Coffee
In Inches – In Miles
In Laughter – In Strife
In – Five Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand
Six Hundred Minutes
How Do You Measure
A Year In The Life? It’s Time Now – To Sing Out
Though The Story Never Ends
Let’s Celebrate
Remember A Year In The Life Of Friends
I drove up to Santa Barbara this afternoon and Eva and I headed up to San Francisco (Pacifica) in separate cars, as she had to drive a friend’s car up as a favor. Bassam will fly in tomorrow, and all three of us will drive back Sunday. We arrived at Tom, Cathy & Patrick’s beach home as the sun sank into the Pacific. Now it’s 3 AM and the moon is sinking in too. Here a few photos before bed.
That’s my reflection taking a picture of Eva zooming down the 101
A picture perfect day for a drive up the Pacific Coast
Regular gas was $4.56/gallon in Kingsland, CA!!
I was shocked!
Eva nearly died!
Marcelo, Emily, Eva & Mariana attempting to spell out “GLY” as the sun set. Many of you have asked what “GLY” stands for. Unfortunately, that’s a story I can only tell in person. It would be impossible to explain in writing. If you’re ever in Southern California, I’d be happy to share its origins!
Happy Easter from Munich
3 messages From: The GLY Gang To: Carey Anthony
Hi, from sunny “Monaco”. As long as it’s not raining or snowing it’s beergarden time here. We had fun, strolling through the city, having Weißwurst for breakfast and watching the Eisbach surfers in almost freezing water.
Not to mention the very expensive but delicious chocolate we had while going for a walk in the English Garden. But the most valuable times we have when sitting around the dining table at the “Casa Kuhn” eating delicious food cooked and served by our fantastic hosts Beate and Matthias, eating, drinking and talking until the early morning hours. In between trying to call the West coast-Crew, which apart from Carey, never answers. Therefore Youenn has to leave very philosophical messages on their answering machines. So it seems that we won’t be able to find out if there is one more Ph.D. hanging around in the Disneyland for adults called Santa Barbara.
This said, we all wish you a Happy Easter, lots of fun and hope to see you very soon!
Enjoy!
From: Carey Anthony
To: “Matthias”, “Beate”, “Bine”, “Youenn”, “Alan”
Friends!
Speaking of Monaco, you all do indeed look like part of the GLY Royal Family. Bine, gives Princess Caroline a run for her money with her gorgeous dark locks and dazzling smile. Beate is clearly channeling Grace Kelly in her olive coat fresh off the runway. Matthias has all the royal je ne sais quoi of Prince Albert with a full head of hair! Alan looks like the cherubic love child of Princess Stephanie and some dashing race car driver. And King Youenn makes Ranier look like an impostor. His royal command over his subjects oozes through every pixel of the photographs. He clearly rules with an iron fist and a warm heart. All hail King Youenn. Long live the King!
Love,
A loyal subject in a the far away outpost of West Hollywood Carey
On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 3:51 AM, youenn@xxxxx.edu> wrote:
Carey,
I love your writing. Maybe some day we should work together on a book…
I had a wonderful time in Munchen, as you could see, and I need to rest at work now… I
do not know if I told you, but I have a sabbatical next year (Spring
semester 2009), which means that I will finally finish my second book
and visit friends. No winter for Youenn…
Take care,
Youenn
From: Carey To: Youenn
My Fabulous French Friend,
Working with you on a book would be like Dr. Seuss working with Victor
Hugo! Suffice it to say though, I’m flattered, and you are ALWAYS
welcome at the Hotel Careyfornia/Writers Sanctuary!
BTW, is this book going to be in English?
GLY! Carey xo
Happy Easter from Rio de Janeiro
2 messages
From: Joelle & Adriana
To: Carey, Beate, Matthias, Bine, Youenn
Oi, queridos!
Our weather was a little different than Munich’s today, but Dri, Caique, their mothers, and I did our share of beer, caipirinha, and coffee drinking as well. We went for a lovely walk on the beach in Barra da Tijuca, enjoyed an incredible and enormous meal of squid, crab, and shrimp, and finished the evening with drinks on Copacabana as the nearly-full moon rose out of the Atlantic.
Naturally, you came up in conversations many times. Hope everyone had a fabulous Easter.
Beijos, Joelle
From: Carey Anthony
To: “Joelle”, “Adriana”
Saudades, Girls From Ipanema!
Seeing Mom Diversi on the beach in Rio was better than any Easter basket! Muito obrigado. Please send abracos fortes to Silvia and grande beijos to all of you.
Easter in L.A. was spectacular and hot. I just posted a bunch of pictures on my blog, so you can see just how hot it was.
I miss you all, and wish I could be there with you and all the morsels. I know Bine will be there soon, so keep the pictures coming!
GLY,
Carey xoxo
My new cousin Geneva Elena with big sister Athena. She was 9 lbs. 5 oz. and 22 inches long. Welcome to the world cuz!
Luis was in town for business yesterday, and since he needed “space and double glazing“, he naturally he chose to stay at the premier destination for Hollywood movers and shakers, the Hotel Careyfornia. After a casual dinner at the churrascaria, I introduced him to Crackberry (which is now open at The Grove) and we then did a quick Hollywood tour, before retiring home to look at pictures of his beautiful children (and wife…hi Jennifer!), and Skype with Marcelo and Emily until the wee hours.
Welcome to the Hotel Careyfornia…such a lovely place…
Luis explaining (in Portuguese) to his family in Brazil, about where we went for dinner.
In Brazil, “we eat-a meat”
The newest Pinkberry convert. Watch for an Austin opening!
I’m also reposting these great photos of his son surfing in Brazil last year. He’s really growing up! This is a picture I took at Lake Michigan
in Chicago on Labor Day weekend 2001, the Saturday before
9/11:
It’s always been one of my favorite pictures. He’s
such a doll. It’s amazing how much they grow up in 6 years
though. Last summer the family went to Ubatuba Brazil (where
you might remember our gang spent New Year’s a couple of years ago),
and this is what that cute “little” boy looks like now.
By the way here’s Dad on a “business” trip
last week. Sorry ladies (and gentlemen), he
married! Thanks Luis. Abracos!
–Carey
And here are the kids snowboarding at Christmas:
Carey Anthony
RE: A Brazilian at the Hotel Careyfornia
1 messages
From: Luis
Mon, Jan 21, 2008 at 8:41 PM
To:
Carey Anthony
What a short and memorable visit! Hotel
Careyfornia is indeed a must go!
The blog is perfect and the double glazing and the pictures
are indeed a hit.
Brazilians do need space!!!
The return from LA went well and kids and wife are
well and sending you big hugs.
Silvia and her new husband weren’t able to join us in Pacifica for New Year’s this year, as they were spending a quiet time at their new home in Boston, awaiting the Valentine’s Day birth of their first baby.
Who wants to be born on Valentine’s Day though? That would really suck. So little Maia Alexandra decided to pop out just after New Year’s, six weeks early, but remarkably healthy considering (5.67 lbs and 18″). Mother and baby are doing fine, and Maia will likely get to come home from the hospital this weekend. As soon as she’s healthy enough, I will have Silvia ship her to me in Hollywood (overnight, not 2 day, relax), so I can commence making her a star. World, meet Maia:
Congratulations Chiquiquita!! xoxo
The fact that I work with bankers does not mean that they’re always smart with numbers. In this case, the ones on a a clock.
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 9:11 AM To: Carey Subject: RE:
phone
Sorry, let me fill you in. I was
scheduled to attend an online webinar you were conducting @ 11:30 PST and
received confirmation and such. When I called the phone number provided and
entered the security password, the password I was provided didn’t work.
I’m hopeful to reschedule sometime soon as we
are new users.
Oh! That session is at 11:30 Pacific Time. It’s only
9:12 Pacific Time now. I’m not sure what time zone you’re in, but that session
doesn’t start for another 2 hours. –Carey
tw
Even the official American Idol website, featured my “hot scoop” about the winner and the tramp, with various tweens weighing in on the scandal! LOL.
One of my favorite books is coming to the big screen, and guess who’s playing the title character? It’s funny. The whole time I was watching Narnia/Prince Caspian, I felt his looks were just too distracting. Who better then, to play Dorian Gray!? From 
Afterwards we went to 
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