I liked Ann Parker's idea of NANOvacations so much that I'm now thinking in terms of NANOrewards. They're so much easier to come by than GIGArewards, like a doormanned apartment on the Upper West Side, or a TERAreward, like a summer home closer to the water, in Tribeca. Maybe neighbor De Niro will discover me sitting on a soda fountain stool and – wait, that would be a YOTTAreward.
A few of Camille's NANOrewards:
1. A movie with no special effects, with popcorn, with an audience that is screened for tendency to laugh only when appropriate. I might be thinking of My Dinner with Andre. When are they going to remake that one?
2. Peets decaf cappuccino, extra dry, extra shot, whole milk, with a dark Sees chocolate ball dropped in.
3. A new pizza cutter.
4. A new miniature hot fudge sundae.
I'd better stop; my rewards are heading for FEMTO, YOCTO, and on to 0.
And I felt like a brain when I learned the definition of deka! Hilarious post: "...a summer home closer to the water, in Tribeca..." ;-) Agree that My Dinner with Andre was such a sparkling and unexpectedly absorbing film, but hard to reproduce, don't you think? Who would you cast today? Thanks for a wake-up column first thing this morning.
Posted by: Susan Shea | August 08, 2012 at 10:03 AM
Fun exercise, Susan. How about Javier Bardem and Ed Norton?
(Just not James Franco, please, or Paul Giamatti!)
Posted by: Camille Minichino | August 08, 2012 at 10:22 AM
Jeff Bridges and Clint Eastwood? Gerard Depardieu and Michael Caine? Matt Damon and George Clooney?
Posted by: Susan Shea | August 08, 2012 at 10:51 AM
Great choices, Susan. I hope someone is listening.
Posted by: Camille Minichino | August 08, 2012 at 10:57 AM
I vote for the movie, the coffee, and a *life-size* sundae ... yum! When shall we collect?? :-)
Posted by: Ann | August 08, 2012 at 11:37 PM
Nano rewards is a great concept. I think we all deserve at least one a day. :)
Posted by: Margaret Lucke | August 09, 2012 at 08:31 PM
I want to be within walking distance of the Tribeca restaurants... As for the new pizza cutter, that was too clever...
Posted by: Priscilla | August 10, 2012 at 01:35 PM
My favorite, of course, is Tribeca Grille, owned by DeNiro and buddies.
Posted by: Camille Minichino | August 10, 2012 at 01:37 PM
Being diabetic i would luv that miniature Sunday. MMMMM Ice Cream again..... :)
Posted by: Anto | August 17, 2012 at 08:01 PM