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About time Dannon decided to sell proper yogurt in the US. I finally found some of their European-style 4 oz Dannon Activia with Bifidus Regularis. These have been available forever in Europe. Linky.

On a related food note, I really like Lay's Lightly Salted Potato Chips

Drinks with colleagues from work, and a potential new Swedish client at the Gansevoort hotel tonight. Great calamari and awesome martinis. Got home late, but it was a lot of fun.

So, the Oscars are over. It was fine, Stewart - from Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" - did OK, not great but OK for being the first time. He was even kind of funny at times. Crash upset everybody and won Best Picture, well deserved. The one annoying thing throughout the entire ceremony is how presenters were scripted to remind us we must go watch the movies on the big screen - at full ticket price. Theatres: good, DVDs: bad, was the prevailing message.

Placed my bi-weekly order with FreshDirect, it never ceases to amaze me how quick they are. The groceries will be at my door tomorrow evening, less than 24 hours after I ordered them.

I also got a couple new pairs of jeans, below. One darker, the other lighter. Seven For All Mankind. Got some lip balm while I was at it, compulsive shopping