in my cd player... Mistle Thrush Super Refraction   on the page... Chris Matthews Hardball: How Politics Is Played Told by One Who Knows the Game   into... my husky lili taylor voice; halls cherry throat drops; psyching myself up for my first government assignment; big appling twice in one week   no secret to ruin... I made Erika see Unbreakable with me this weekend before everyone let the cat out of the bag (a la The Sixth Sense.) And then there really wasn't a secret. No fair.   nyc rendezvous... Laine, LA Michael, and I are all colliding in NYC over the next few days. It's strange when coincidence plans my life better than I ever could.   politico siting... Walking to brunch at The Popover Cafe on Amsterdam on Friday, we just happened to run into George Stephanopoulis around 84th Street. It was definitely a *moment*.   29 degrees... Amy, Laine, and I risked frostbite in order to glimpse the magic of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. Quote of the day from the little girl standing near us, "Why is this thing all about Macy's?"