hospitality under the influence

everyone who knows me knows that i LOVE to entertain. complications with my new apartment (see: "good night, sleep tight...") have made housewarming an impossibility, but it didn't stop me from getting amy sedaris's new hospitality book, "i like you", and dreaming of one day having people over to this beautiful place. there are lots of helpful tips for the modern hostess. tip of the day: Gift ideas for gypsies - compass, can opener, shoe inlays, hairpins, waterproof matches, trail mix, corkscrew, "it's not your fault" lice comb.