[FILM RIOT] Silence of the Penguins

I woke up at 3 am last night. Not to watch the eclipse, which I had completely forgotten about. No, I was rudely roused by a strange other-worldly high-pitched sound. Like the keening of a herd of penguins waddling up 8th Avenue. Mr Popper's Penguins!

I lay there trying to figure out what in God's name I was listening to and slowly realized it was the sound of cars. Cars getting winched and towed. Lots of cars. Maybe half the frigging cars in the whole damn hood.

Speaking of which, did we win yet on Curbed? I thought we were getting our asses handed to us by the West Village except then Erica rode in to save the day and call out her followers. Because we love Park Slope so.

Anyway, Mr. Popper and his penguins are rolling into town, complete with fake snow on Montgomery. My husband most considerately didn't let Ziggy pee on any of it this morning.  

I'm just waiting for the Jim Carrey sighting. I don't know if I really want to meet JC. I've been known to get giddy over many a celebrity. I once said "I love you" to Richard Gere while stuck in traffic in the family car: a powder blue Chevy Impala station wagon of epic proportions. And he heard me too. We had a moment, RG and me. But, Jim Carrey? Meh.

Here's some more scoop on the movie. Apparently they're already freaking ppl out on Staten Island with their fake snow and revised signage at the Staten Island Zoo.

Oh, also: if you left your car parked on 8th Ave, it's probably already been towed!