Karaoke, wishes and airport nudity

Frank and I have had an eventful week. On Tuesday, we went out to the same bars we went to for our first date (ya, we're cheezy and we're okay with that) and did some karaoke! The first place we went (which was actually the 2nd place we went on our first date after we both decided the SoHo Grand was too uppity), Keats, now offers Rock Band Wednesdays, so FrankenMeg (also the name of our Rock Band band) will be making its LIVE debut one Wednesday soon! Our neighbors will be much relieved to learn we have found a new venue.

Last night, we went to the Make-A-Wish gala at Cipriani's on Wall Street. It was very posh but surprisingly pretty fun. Nigel Barker from "America's Next Top Model" was there, serving as the emcee. He pimped himself out for a couple dinners to support the foundation, and was a really good sport! My co-worker ambushed him with a camera when he was on his way out (also a good sport about that), so pics will follow soon (there are also some very rare shots of Frank Wearing a Suit - the odds of getting one of these rivals getting a clear shot of Big Foot so I WILL be posting them in triplicate when I get them).

In other random news...

Frank pointed out a very disturbing news item to me this morning. Apparently, airports are replacing the traditional pat-down screening method for a much more invasive technique:

http://www.news8.net/news/stories/0608/526343.html

They put you in a little box and give you a full-body X-ray, when enables them to clearly see any weapons and/or explosives you have hidden on your person...oh yeah, and all your cash and prizes. Your face is blurred so the screeners can't see that, but they'll be too busy "screening" your hoo-ha to be distracted by that anyway. This bothers me on several levels. I'd like to have some say in who sees me in the buff, and I can't help but think this power will be easily abused (and possibly create a whole new genre of online porn). At the moment, you do have the choice to opt out of it and go for the old-fashioned fully-clothed frisk (which suddenly seems pretty PG in comparison), so exhibitionists only need apply. Who knows what the future holds, though... "Remember the good old days when we just had to take off our shoes to get through security?"

Also found this video very interesting yesterday:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQgJl9d5KCQ

Moveon.org is raising money to air it in the swing states...

That's it for now! Check back for pics and new updates!