Kwik update. We promise to meatloaf more in 2010, but for now we’re on hiatus as usual. However, an important announcement:

Meatloafing on Ice 3

Friday, December 4
6:30 pm–? (but probably not past 9)
The Pond at Bryant Park

For more details, check out the MOI event on Facebook. And rsvp!

Another MOI has come and gone. The second annual Meatloafing on Ice, held this year at the lovely Kate Wollman Rink in Prospect Park, was a chilly (but heartwarming) success. The highlight of the afternoon, MOI-ers unanimously decided, was when Color Me Badd’s “I Wanna Sex You Up” played over the loudspeaker as small, bundled-up children innocently sang along. While the weather could’ve cooperated a bit more, MOI was still an unforgettable event. Thanks to everyone who came!

(We’re already gearing up for next year, when MOI returns to its home base: The Pond at Bryant Park. Skates.com sells these women’s skates for just $33.99!)

Read on for Awards & Photos:

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RSVP on Facebook if you haven’t yet, but first read this brief FAQ:

How much does it cost?
Adults: $5
Children (14 and under) and Seniors: $3
Skate Rental: $6.50
Wollman Rink is cash-only.

What time does MOI start?
2:00 p.m.

How do I get to the rink?
Take the B or Q to Prospect Park Station. The Prospect Park website says “Wollman Rink is best accessed through the Parkside/Ocean Avenue entrance or the Lincoln Road/Ocean Avenue entrance.”

I need a map!

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Do they sell food?
Kate’s Corner/Lakeside Snack Bar at Wollman Rink offers hot chocolate and snacks.

Is there an afterparty?
Yes. We’ll be getting food somewhere in Park Slope. Suggest a place!

What are you going to wear?
I don’t know yet—lots of layers since it’s supposed to be chilly, and nothing too loose/bulky (to optimize speed and performance).

Do you think I’ll make new friends at MOI?
Yes! Just smile and be yourself.

Meatloafing on Ice: Prospect Park

Wollman Rink, Prospect Park
Saturday, December 6
Time: TBD (afternoonish)

Bring a friend! Bring a kid! Bring a giant thermos full of hot chocolate! Lace up and join us at the second annual Meatloafing on Ice—an event that’s already legendary. We’ll have awards (and maybe prizes, too) for Best Moves, Fell on Ass the Most, Speed Demon, and more. See you there!

All-Star Earth-Killers. The parade is pretty effing stupid—and while it’s supposedly a “green” parade, it’s just a continuous line of oversized pickup trucks (the ones with back seats) with one or maybe two All-Stars sitting there in the back. Couldn’t they just make a few floats and lump them all together? Who really gives a shit?

Meatloafing readers report from the scene:

“plus, why, why, why aren’t they wearing uniforms so we can i.d. them from 16 floors up?” —Ann

“recommendation to the city legislators: if one is going to hold a parade closing down major streets in the city, it must be a certain level of fun. perhaps 1 clown for every 500 people. 1 person in costume for every 250 people. mardi gras beads. boobs. pirates. —Ben

A giant litter box

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• Pretty safe to say that Yum Thai is finally gone. It sucked anyway, but when will a good Thai restaurant open near me? [Midtown Lunch]
• The Pond at Bryant Park is closing tomorrow. Eff u, Fashion Week! Stop by and say hello to our friend Dan as he dismantles his fruits of labor.
• Twins separated at birth met and married. [Reuters, via Brooke] (I’m honestly not sure what I’d do in this situation…you can’t undo what’s already happened, so maybe just stay together? Weird/sad.)
• National Treasure: Book of Secrets sucks ass. Not even a good dumb-movie-on-a-lazy-Saturday choice. Enormous and not overlookable plot holes. Nicolas Cage just gets uglier, and I don’t understand why my beloved Helen Mirren was in this shit?