things i'm in love with

first friday post in a while, and because there are so many things culminating into one weekly post, i'll share a few, and maybe save some. probably not though. i'll probably get on a roll, and just share everything. why not, right?
the weeks have been busy, and they've been littered with friend visits, and special events, and late worknights, and trips and other things that don't make way for a regular schedule.
to settle myself - as i've been feeling rather out of sorts lately - i'm trying to determine some hard and fast goals for myself. checkpoints to ensure that i get what i need, and i have things to look forward to.
one, is to blog every day. even if it's only half an entry, that i have to save the rest of for the next day. so please hold me to posting more often than i have been in the past month.
OK. things i'm in love with.

is there ever a somee card that i don't love? this one rings particularly true recently.

this article on love. people often make fun of me for my liberally use of the word 'love'. i LOVE the colour of this couch. i LOVE those flowers. i LOVE the way that fax paper feels. upon reading this article on love, i am able to shake all the mockery - love can be defined as a micro-moment of connection shared with someone/something else. so i will love love LOVE all over the place. take that.

these amazing sculptural necklaces by cast and combed - in particular, this one.

a former colleague slash still current friend of mine sent me this, because he is aware of my neverending love for the roots. despite my longstanding distaste for robin thicke (rex manning anyone??), this is pure, comedic and musical gold. a kazoo and a banana shaker?? duh. awesome.

this illustration by caitlyn murhpy... well, ANY illustration by her, but this one's awesome.

can't wait to see this documentary on rock when black men were only doing funk.

this improv show that combines my love of off colour humour, and improv... all in one show!

i'm not sure why when i sit down to write these entries, i have TONS of things i love, and then i forget. so, this'll do for now.

happy weekend everyone!

NYC vacation part 2

the remainder of new york was a lot of incidental sight seeing - things we found along the way, while seeking larger things (like the brooklyn bridge). it's really my favourite way to sight see... the small things that no one notices. the things that we overlook in the quest for a photo of the grand _____ (insert landmark here).
anyone who travels with me knows i'm totally ok with sitting in an unknown bar for hours on end, talking to someone i just met, and reading a book while eating the best meal ever. i don't feel like i'm missing out on what's around me - instead, i feel like i'm getting to know the things that matter most to a place.
that's what the second half of our trip felt a little more like.
oh. and then i got to go home. and play with little munchkins. and it made me so homesick i can't even stand it. another blog entry (maybe finally?) coming on that.
oh new york. i love you. you and your cockroaches, and graffiti, and finely dressed men and women alongside your fashion faux pas turned haute couture (ok i don't actually love the cockroaches). your sun and your rain, and the way your people handle it. i just wish you had less tourists (i hate tourists).

the brooklyn bridge was a last minute decision - and i have to say, it's beautiful. next time i'd like to venture into brooklyn (despite what all my sex and the city watching has to say about that) - tons to see and do, and lots of recommendations from friends makes me sad i missed it this time around; this sticker on the wood walkway onto the bridge - i love graffiti style sticker bombing; the fountain in union square park - we made wishes with coins; the little cupcake bake shop, recommended by my friend. in the circles we walked in to find this place, i discovered what i think is my favourite part of NYC - somewhere in between SOHO and nolita - or even just east of little italy. we also saw sebastian stan, and he was handsome, and that was nice; this little dingy hole in the wall is actually the bar they use to film chuck bass' burlesque club scenes - turns out (according to my NYC friend), it's more of the sex club variety. pretty happy we didn't end up in here accidentally; the met. in all it's glory; breakfast on the steps of the met; this little bird - trying to get some of our crumbs; it's just so beautiful; the train ride from NYC to pennsilvania was beautiful, and not as long as i thought it would feel; the grandstands outside of the JT and jayZ concert. with the sun setting, it seemed like a really perfect setting; the stage; munchkins en route to the park - perfect at home visit; little rock piles (so much munchkin visiting not pictured here - it's too much for my fragile heart); i miss my parents house - especially this oasis; so lucky to spend a night with all 5 of us celebrating my sister and dad's bdays. they were really amped about the free desert; travelling to the airport at the crack of dawn - and not very happy about it; airport things; the mountains must mean i'm back... 

ps. air b'n'b? anyone? anyone? we lucked out huge - i highly recommend it, ESPECIALLY to those travelling to places where accommodations are typically hugely expensive. it was awesome.

NYC vacation part 1

i was away. and said i would blog. and i was a liar. my sister and i spent every second of every day in NYC walking and taking it all in, i literally dropped dead into bed every night upon arriving back to our apt. that is to say, i spent barely any time on my iphone, or ipad, and was especially not interested in writing blog entries. until i got home. and finally got a full night's sleep. and got over my homesickness (ish).
so, without further adieu or delay, my 2 part trip to manhattan.

the benefits of red eye overnight flights, are sunrises upon landing; apaprently we get passport stamps for NYC now - i'm a bit of a passport stamp whore; oh yea - i'm not vegan anymore... my first official 'not vegan anymore for the first time in 6 years' meal - ramen; the new york public library... my sister and i are book nerds; eric carl's gift of watercolour paper - an artists DIY kit; shubert theatre for 'matilda: the musical'; union square park; the meatpacking district - and samantha's (from SATC) apartment; bleecker st. pizza - the best i've ever had; staircases and fire escapes in SOHO; washington square park; we're nerdy and we found a book store - and spent a good 30 min reading; grand central , 'cause we're touristy, and you know; little italy for dinner and people watching; NY has some amazing typefont on buildings. perfection; subways upon subways; art deco all OVA the place; st. patrick's cathedral; grand central subway station. 

weekend in summary

ok. let's try to get back into the swing of things. my plan: to wake up with an alarm (read: early) every day before work, to get some online work of my own done. i've been totally neglecting my own jewelry, to make jewelry for weddings (WEDDING SEASON AHHHH), and having been working 10 hour days until late at night the past week and a half, i need to carve out some time in my day to do all of these things. SUMMER DON'T LEAVE. 

so here's a small weekend in summary post. keep in mind, i worked until 10pm almost every day, soooooo... my life isn't as mundane as some of these posts may lead people to believe. 

flowers on an early morning walk (OUTSIDE! FREEDOM!); the city from up on a hill in kits - the view is stunning from where they are); the beach with the city behind it; it was a perfectly amazing and sunny day on the beach - and i barely was burnt at all!; the mountains will never cease to cause me to stop in awe; finally tried out the rumpus room, and was pleasantly surprised - food was awesome, they were more than willing to replace our first drinks that were poured flat, and the ladies working there were awesome. would definitely go back. 

now you're in new york.

i am on vacation.
as of 5:30 today, i was combing through my list of things 'to do' (including "buy printer" so i could actually print documents required for travel. yes. my life is completely managed in the last hours prior to any event). and as of 10:30, i will be on a plane to NY.
hopefully, i'll be able to blog a bit. if not... oops.

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so. just. this.