I never thought I’d say this, but I’m really into Blockheads. The restaurant, that is. How can you not be into a business that has sock monkeys as its mascot?

Since the weather finally reached a gorgeous, sunny springtime feel, I headed for Midtown West’s Worldwide Plaza last Friday night. And so, it seems, did the rest of Manhattan. The area was packed full of Manhattanites. More importantly, however, were the $4 fruity (and strong) frozen margaritas. Turns out, happy hour is every hour at Blockheads!

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Each year, I excitedly wait for the U.S. Open to come to New York, always making sure I attend at least one game. When it’s still months away, like right now, I enjoy keeping up with other tournaments around the world on television. I vicariously live through the players on the courts because even though I try to play at least three times a week (and despite how damn cute I am in a flouncy little tennis ensemble), I’ll never get to pro status.

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“I’m Georgia, and I’ve got some rules,” quipped Jane Fonda at the premiere of Georgia Rule on Tuesday night. Sure, the joke was lame, but Ms. Fonda was looking like a stone cold fox, so I’ll forgive her. Standing next to her, Gloria Steinem, another foxy femme-it-forward advocate, stepped up to the mic to speak about the Women’s Media Center. She, Fonda and writer/activist Robin Morgan founded the Center in 2004, and tonight was the organization’s first glitzy Hollywood-style event.

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Forget boxers versus briefs, Harlem transplant Bill Clinton favors I Love Lucy, Grey’s Anatomy, 24 and Boston Legal. With these must-knows out of the way, the former president took full advantage of a full hour in a room with TV’s most powerful party — advertisers.

Clinton was the show-stopper for TV Land’s 2007 upfront presentation, where network execs hosted a sneak peek of their fall shows for media buyers. The scene was reminiscent of the Senate floor, with every suit trying to rally votes — I mean ad space. I was astonished that the perks of being an advertising constituent now included being in the same room as the former president. I had under-estimated my party’s power.
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Ever since discovering at 16 that I don’t have a voice like Whitney and a singing career was not in the cards for me, I’ve been looking for other ways to steal the spotlight. So when my Inbox dinged and notified me of an opportunity to appear on the Isaac Mizrahi show, I was one thousand percent in. The premise was this: I would be attending a cocktail party hosted by Isaac. After chatting with Mr. Mizrahi about cocktail party style, two other ladies and I would storm through his on-set fashion closet (my pura vida) and become transformed and ready for drinks!
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Face painting, cotton candy and sensual trapeze dancers? Sign me up! I attended the 29th annual Big Apple Circus gala at Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park. As I was greeted by clowns and top-hatted gents, I began to wonder where else in this crazy, mixed-up city I could sip Checker Cab Blonde Ale and munch popcorn while watching children frolic around the big top.

Before the show began, Mayor Michael “Big Top” Bloomberg delivered a witty address, nearly stealing the show from the clowns themselves. A Big Apple Circus organization official announced that the night had brought in $1.7 million. Then the evening’s entertainment began, accompanied by a gourmet boxed dinner, including a chicken roulade, herbed couscous, salmon and an apple-date crumble.