Some people ask, and everyone else probably wonders, why I do the things I do. Why I hustle and move and leave friends and family behind to do all these things, which I ultimately do alone.
Complex question, complex answer. But I will say that on the subway this morning good ol' Bob Dylan came on and mentioned what sounded like a concise answer
You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you
In the context of the song it's different, but just here in this one liner, that's a fair piece of what I feel like.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Thursday, August 12, 2010
The Elevator Man!
I picked up my second cat last weekend, and Crazy Cat Lady #1 asked if I wouldn't mind coming over to her apartment so I could pick out the kitty myself from the litter, she said that she wanted me to have first pick.
She was located on the East Side, so I had to take a cab, and her address was even on Park Avenue. She told me there was no doorman, but an elevator man. I had no idea what that meant... but I soon found out.
I walked in the lobby and the strapping elevator man approached me. I had no idea what to do and I wasn't sure which was worse... pretend I knew what I was doing and possibly screw it up, or just admit defeat and ask him?? So I just told him who I was here to see and asked which floor it was as I just kept walking into the elevator. He followed me. And you know what that elevator man did? He had to actually close the gate and crank us up to the 11th floor!! Unbelievable!
The apartment was of course, unbelievably gorgeous and HUGE and just wonderful. Each floor was a little foyer with two doors off of it for two apartments on either end. And then when we wanted to leave, we had to ring a buzzer and the man had to crank it up to us to take it down. It's weird because I tend to shun technology, but this just seemed so primitive!
I was certainly humbled coming back to my studio after my stint on Park Avenue with... THE ELEVATOR MAN (dun dun dun)
She was located on the East Side, so I had to take a cab, and her address was even on Park Avenue. She told me there was no doorman, but an elevator man. I had no idea what that meant... but I soon found out.
I walked in the lobby and the strapping elevator man approached me. I had no idea what to do and I wasn't sure which was worse... pretend I knew what I was doing and possibly screw it up, or just admit defeat and ask him?? So I just told him who I was here to see and asked which floor it was as I just kept walking into the elevator. He followed me. And you know what that elevator man did? He had to actually close the gate and crank us up to the 11th floor!! Unbelievable!
The apartment was of course, unbelievably gorgeous and HUGE and just wonderful. Each floor was a little foyer with two doors off of it for two apartments on either end. And then when we wanted to leave, we had to ring a buzzer and the man had to crank it up to us to take it down. It's weird because I tend to shun technology, but this just seemed so primitive!
I was certainly humbled coming back to my studio after my stint on Park Avenue with... THE ELEVATOR MAN (dun dun dun)
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
AMEN!!
I always thought the first video I would share would be something from The Colbert Report because I LOVES Stephen Colbert and he's hilarious (and films in NYC and I swear one of these days I'm going to make it to a taping!!) but my coworker just sent us all this clip which I thought was just as profound as it was funny. It's from Conan O'Brien and anyone who has seen the evolution of phones, internet and the world in general will appreciate it!
I will spare you all my personal thoughts of the world today, but I love this clip... "Everything's Amazing but Nobody's Happy"
Enjoy
I will spare you all my personal thoughts of the world today, but I love this clip... "Everything's Amazing but Nobody's Happy"
Enjoy
Saturday, August 7, 2010
INCEPTION!!
I saw Inception this morning and I am still just reeling from it!!
It was A-MAY-ZING! Thrilling, edge of my seat, and emotional (I must have cried 3 or 4 times during it). And hello? Leo & J-man... eye candy! It was also my first IMAX experience, unbelievable! Can I use enough exclamation points?!! (Later that day going home, saw Joe Gordon-Levitt's movie filming in my neighborhood again... can't wait for that to come out, just so I can see my 'hood on the big screen).
I owe it all to my friend Victoria that I met playing volleyball, and whose dogs I walked last weekend. She suggested the whole outing, which turned out to be a fun-filled Saturday: met at 10:45 for coffee and apple turnovers at the Farmer's Market on Lincoln Square, caught the IMAX matinee of Inception (this movie is still driving me crazy!), got brunch on the Upper West Side and then did a little shopping. We basically went to all the sale racks at Gap, Banana Republic, Loft, Zara, etc. In the end I got a pretty sweet skirt I can make manipulate for both work and going out from Banana Republic for only $21! Yahoo. It was a great day.
Sad news: I used to be able to get internet at my place from some connection nearby that wasn't password protected, so I was really excited to save on a bill! Unfortunately, that connection got a password today so all after work hours internet comes from me sitting here in Starbucks. C'est la vie!
Also, I know this sounds crazy, but I'm getting another cat. (Aah!) A kitten actually (Aw!) The thing is, Crazy Cat Lady #1 (I consider myself to be #2) called me to say she had a kitten that needed to be fostered and asked what I thought. I said with my studio I thought 1 was probably enough. However, she got me in touch with another girl who fosters that said that having 2 was actually easier than 1 since they would keep themselves entertained and happy. So I conceded. Tomorrow night the kitten is being brought over to me!
Inception rules all!
It was A-MAY-ZING! Thrilling, edge of my seat, and emotional (I must have cried 3 or 4 times during it). And hello? Leo & J-man... eye candy! It was also my first IMAX experience, unbelievable! Can I use enough exclamation points?!! (Later that day going home, saw Joe Gordon-Levitt's movie filming in my neighborhood again... can't wait for that to come out, just so I can see my 'hood on the big screen).
I owe it all to my friend Victoria that I met playing volleyball, and whose dogs I walked last weekend. She suggested the whole outing, which turned out to be a fun-filled Saturday: met at 10:45 for coffee and apple turnovers at the Farmer's Market on Lincoln Square, caught the IMAX matinee of Inception (this movie is still driving me crazy!), got brunch on the Upper West Side and then did a little shopping. We basically went to all the sale racks at Gap, Banana Republic, Loft, Zara, etc. In the end I got a pretty sweet skirt I can make manipulate for both work and going out from Banana Republic for only $21! Yahoo. It was a great day.
Sad news: I used to be able to get internet at my place from some connection nearby that wasn't password protected, so I was really excited to save on a bill! Unfortunately, that connection got a password today so all after work hours internet comes from me sitting here in Starbucks. C'est la vie!
Also, I know this sounds crazy, but I'm getting another cat. (Aah!) A kitten actually (Aw!) The thing is, Crazy Cat Lady #1 (I consider myself to be #2) called me to say she had a kitten that needed to be fostered and asked what I thought. I said with my studio I thought 1 was probably enough. However, she got me in touch with another girl who fosters that said that having 2 was actually easier than 1 since they would keep themselves entertained and happy. So I conceded. Tomorrow night the kitten is being brought over to me!
Inception rules all!
Monday, August 2, 2010
Phase Two Of Our Relationship
Since I've kicked the cat out of the bathroom, he has since been forced to be in closer territory to me since there is nothing for him to hide in, under, or around.
When I came home I didn't see him anywhere at first glance which is weird, but his food dish was empty so I opened up a can (and cats are always so in tuned to that sound!) and I saw this rustling at the foot of the bed and then Wolfie poked his little head out and watched me put the food in his dishbowl.
How cute is he!! He's afraid to cross paths with me still so he wouldn't get up until I left the kitchen so he stayed there long enough for me to take the picture isnt it precious??
When I came home I didn't see him anywhere at first glance which is weird, but his food dish was empty so I opened up a can (and cats are always so in tuned to that sound!) and I saw this rustling at the foot of the bed and then Wolfie poked his little head out and watched me put the food in his dishbowl.
How cute is he!! He's afraid to cross paths with me still so he wouldn't get up until I left the kitchen so he stayed there long enough for me to take the picture isnt it precious??
Case of the Mondays!
Is it considered a case of the Mondays even if I was in a great mood to start with?
I came to work only to be greeted with a slough of problems. The Italian group says they don't have their breakfast vouchers, girls who checked in to the residence want to share a room even though they didn't request it, and a residence turning away a girl who weeks earlier they confirmed a reservation for.
Then I get the leader of another Italian group waving his hands and yelling in my face because we require proof of health insurance that shows a name and birthdate (he was just handing us a brochure of a health company) and when someone else from our staff tried to help he pointed at me accusingly "SHE-ah doesn't-ah get it!" and I snapped back "EXCUSE ME, I get it. YOU aren't listening to the solution". Sometimes I think customer service isn't my strong suit.
After that a student storms into our office (with a clearly posted, red STAFF ONLY sign) saying that he cannot sign our terms & conditions because he cannot clearly understand it. Yes they have to sign the English version, but to be fair, our contracts with our agencies state that they present this to the students in their native language before they even sign up for our school). He spoke French so I had him sit at my desk and we went through the entire document together, I clarified anything that he asked for help with. Since he had been so upset, I tried to complement him with a formality and told him in French that his English was better than my French... and his response? In English I think it translate to "Duh. I could've told you that". I wanted to slap him for being so petulant. Instead, I'll just play volleyball tomorrow.
For lunch, myself and my 3 other coworkers all went out together at the Ginger House just below our office. It was the first time we all went out and it was such a relief and put me in a better mood for the second half of the day.
I came to work only to be greeted with a slough of problems. The Italian group says they don't have their breakfast vouchers, girls who checked in to the residence want to share a room even though they didn't request it, and a residence turning away a girl who weeks earlier they confirmed a reservation for.
Then I get the leader of another Italian group waving his hands and yelling in my face because we require proof of health insurance that shows a name and birthdate (he was just handing us a brochure of a health company) and when someone else from our staff tried to help he pointed at me accusingly "SHE-ah doesn't-ah get it!" and I snapped back "EXCUSE ME, I get it. YOU aren't listening to the solution". Sometimes I think customer service isn't my strong suit.
After that a student storms into our office (with a clearly posted, red STAFF ONLY sign) saying that he cannot sign our terms & conditions because he cannot clearly understand it. Yes they have to sign the English version, but to be fair, our contracts with our agencies state that they present this to the students in their native language before they even sign up for our school). He spoke French so I had him sit at my desk and we went through the entire document together, I clarified anything that he asked for help with. Since he had been so upset, I tried to complement him with a formality and told him in French that his English was better than my French... and his response? In English I think it translate to "Duh. I could've told you that". I wanted to slap him for being so petulant. Instead, I'll just play volleyball tomorrow.
For lunch, myself and my 3 other coworkers all went out together at the Ginger House just below our office. It was the first time we all went out and it was such a relief and put me in a better mood for the second half of the day.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Hello, August
Summer is halfway over yet I finally feel like it's starting.
I had another pleasant day today... I woke up and went to church, afterwards got breakfast at Starbucks and stayed there for awhile reading and working on my next great American novel, and then went shopping for my place. I'm trying to so hard to patient in the sense of getting things together, but it's hard! I just want to be set up, but it's fun seeing it come together one small thing at a time.
Today I got 2 trashcans (why am I so excited to get trashcans??), trashbags, a can opener, some plastic hooks, Windex, a broom and dustpan, and a bath mat! Slowly but surely
On the way back from the housewares place in my neighborhood, I walked right through a filming set! They are filming an action movie starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt (from 10 Things I Hate About You, 500 Days of Summer, and Inception) and this is supposedly called "Premier Rush" or something like that. I watched as the car he was in drove by with the cameras attached to the front of the car to film. Maybe I'll end up in the background holding my huge trashcan with the long broom handle sticking awkwardly out of it like some modern day Cinderella
Below is some film crew on the sidelines
I did a yoga class this evening and now have to gear up for another busy week. The cat and I are doing much better since I forced him out of the bathroom and keep the door closed. I still haven't been able to pet him or anything, but he's much less scared of me and comes in closer proximity. I want him to love me already!!
I had another pleasant day today... I woke up and went to church, afterwards got breakfast at Starbucks and stayed there for awhile reading and working on my next great American novel, and then went shopping for my place. I'm trying to so hard to patient in the sense of getting things together, but it's hard! I just want to be set up, but it's fun seeing it come together one small thing at a time.
Today I got 2 trashcans (why am I so excited to get trashcans??), trashbags, a can opener, some plastic hooks, Windex, a broom and dustpan, and a bath mat! Slowly but surely
On the way back from the housewares place in my neighborhood, I walked right through a filming set! They are filming an action movie starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt (from 10 Things I Hate About You, 500 Days of Summer, and Inception) and this is supposedly called "Premier Rush" or something like that. I watched as the car he was in drove by with the cameras attached to the front of the car to film. Maybe I'll end up in the background holding my huge trashcan with the long broom handle sticking awkwardly out of it like some modern day Cinderella
Below is some film crew on the sidelines
I did a yoga class this evening and now have to gear up for another busy week. The cat and I are doing much better since I forced him out of the bathroom and keep the door closed. I still haven't been able to pet him or anything, but he's much less scared of me and comes in closer proximity. I want him to love me already!!
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