I learned a very valuable lesson

I learned something today: to keep my goddamn mouth shut. I think that the book of James says something about how wild our tongues can be, though I might be taking that out of context.

Flat Iron Distrct

I had the best day on Thursday. Well, that is if I take the following criteria into consideration: all activities with Alex aren’t included (all of them rank among the very best); and I only mean within moving to New York. Thursday was the final day of my internship, a very sad thing, but it marks my ascent into a paid position. So, here it is in a nutshell: I woke up and went to FinePrint; read 50 pages of something for Janet Reid (a fabulous literary agent); and lunch in the Flat Iron District.

So, I should fill you in on the particulars. Brendan , a man I admire very much, is an editor with St. Martin’s Press, a division of MacMillan Publishing. We worked very close together during my internship, and he taught me a lot about the industry. While I was happy as a clam reading Janet’s manuscript, he called to see if I wanted to grab lunch near the Flat Iron Building. Now, I don’t know if you know what the Flat Iron Building is, but it’s what they shot for the exterior of The Daily Bugle in the Spider-Man movies. This was something else for me. Spider-Man! Can you believe it? I thought that the building was probably a structure made of clay to resemble what they showed in the comic books, but I was totally wrong.

So, Brendan and I grabbed lunch at a place near his new work and chatted. I was really unaware of his past. He used to be an executive at Miramax, which I knew, but the details of his departure from that world were always clouded. Anyway, he answered my many questions about who he was and what he did; it was great.

During lunch, he said something about creationism (he’s not a fan, and I don’t blame him). I did something that surprised me, I came out with my conviction and stood by it with my resolve. For those of you who don’t know my beliefs, I am nervous about unquestionable belief and that includes religion and everything else. I just don’t think that you should accept things as fact and leave it at that; I don’t want other people to be doing my thinking. I don’t know much about science, but I do know that they’re academic bullies who tend to make others feel inferior or weak. The point is that, though I didn’t go into particulars, I did say that I love Jesus and, by association, everyone else.

After lunch, I got to go into the elevators of the Flat Iron Building and ascended several stories. It was great. The elevators were gorgeous. Once at the top, I saw the awesome view. We talked of job possibilities, and I left feeling much better about my future (nothing was promised, but I feel like I have a possible future in film, theatre, or publishing). I left the Flat Iron Building and descended into the subway station to come home for Barnes & Noble.

It was a day of wonder: the end of something great and the beginning of something even better.

By the way, the pictures provided are from the internet and were not taken by me.

birthday coffee and redhook {the place not the beer}

Hello hello everybody! me and mitch had a delightful morning. we grabbed coffee at gorilla coffee {it's the best coffee in our neighborhood and the best coffee i've had in NY period} and we had a nice little walk in the park per someone's 50th birthday request.

so we toasted with a maple latte for me {they are the greatest! with real vermont maple syrup} and a drip coffee for mitch {there drip coffee is amazing too, it's what we brew at home now. we even have a bean punch card- score!}






















welcome to prospect park! it's a beautiful day! check out my killer lens flare!











oooh and my boots!

walking in a very non winter wonderland

mitch says this is john travolta... but he's not doing it again...

this is my handsome husband

GO COUGS! we have cougars in park slope

so we walked through the park and came out of the entrance on 4th and walked to barnes and noble... which is where he is now, working. he's a good little worker and just finished his internship yesterday. we're both very excited for what's coming next for him but don't know what it is yet. we're celebrating tonight with a good dinner and a great bottle of wine that i won at work. it's a kerner, i don't normally like white's as much as red, but this ones different. it's a big fatty white that lingers on your tongue for what seems like forever and has these delicious peach notes...mmm....delicious! plus we just joined the co-op so we'll have extra good food for not as much. and we joined the gym- life is so good!






Sunday we went to Red Hook for an adventure. we went in search of the pretty part that's rumored to be there... but couldn't find it. these girls from church offered to be our tour guides but we don't have their number {they live there} we walked in the

rain and didn't see a single other person. it's very industrial where we were - like bushwick but not as busy {we don't like bushwick} mitch took a step {just ONE step} in the wrong direction and these loudspeakers went off all around us:

"step away! you are trespassing. this is private property"

that's when we decided to stop exploring and just go to ikea.

ikea's so great right? i don't know why we still go there. everytime we go we get in a fight. we stress eachother out or our expectations don't match... we both get upset. then we go get meatballs and everything is okay and we always leave on the same page and happy and stronger i guess. that's pretty cool- ikea brings people together {after they rip them apart} i've talked to a couple people and they fight with their significant others in ikea too. that should be the next poll {i'll see what i can do}

us waiting for the subway at 9th and Smith mitch is carrying the duvet covers we purchased i'm carrying the chocolate {he's stronger then i am}


this is the view from the station. beautiful. on a clear day you can see manhattan. if you look closely you can see the city all misty and ghostlike it's there. it just makes me smile




*side note* in several photos mitch is photographed holding two coffees. to those who are concerned, mitch doesn't order 2 coffees, he doesn't have a problem or condition. he is double fisting because he's a gentleman and a sweetheart and a great sport and i like to hold my camera with two hands

thank you

Things are changin'

So what if I'm bored, and I change everything about our blog? It still has the same pictures and posts. If you all decide that we should change it back, I will acquiesce. In the meantime, I want to accentuate some of the things that I've added. First of all, there is a poll, so that we know how you enjoy reading our posts. The second thing is that I've added a playlist. These are songs that I have been listening to recently, and I wanted to share them with you. You are able to pick specific songs and turn it off when it becomes distracting. Whatever you want. I'm sure that Alex will either tell me to change everything back when she gets home or have fun in the experiment herself by adding songs and posting her opinions on my decisions. We'll see what happens.

Saying Goodbye

so with a final few hours together me and my dad hit up a VERY abandoned Coney Island on a very beautiful monday morning.



we saw the Atlantic Ocean



we saw the cyclone... but we didn't ride it


we ate Nathan's famous hot dogs

and then we came back to park slope


my dad said this photo is the epitome of his street direction confusion
this is my block








we went to penn station and said goodbye. it was a great visit. now i'm back at work i'm not sure what big neighborhood or city adventure mitch and i have planned next but i'm sure you'll hear all about it.

oh! i take it back! we are going to explore red hook {the neighborhood, not the beer} we've been to ikea there but there's supposed to be a pretty water front and abandoned trolly car...

...be writing all about it soon

Sunday, Bloody Sunday

i'm just joking, there was nothing bloody about our sunday January 3rd 2010. in fact, it was pretty great. we went into the city early and then came back for a late brunch... but starting at the beginning...



so we started and Bryant Park, i love Bryant Park, and the tree was still up and isn't it beautiful? and the ice skating was going on and this was all at 9am {maybe 10, but it was morning}



behind bryant park is the most beautiful library you've ever seen.









we've been taking ALOT of pictures. my sweet husband has been a very good sport.


which way to the empire state building?

isn't it killer when sometimes you just have to look up?







we went to macy's... and proceeded to play in there windows... and their wooden escelators




we went to B&H Photo.
We were overwhelmed.
And then we left






ground zero is pretty intense. it reminds me how small the world is

there's this church and cemetery, right across the street from ground zero. it's really old. george washington got sworn into office there back in the day and it provided a place for the firefighters to go to catch a short nap on 9/11 it's now a memorial like tribute on the inside






walking down to wall street

the New York Stock Exchange:



mitch said:

"You're supposed to rub the bull's balls for good luck"

i didn't believe him.

mind you, the wall street bull is a tourist attraction {i mean, WE saw it as a priority...but so did many others} so there were others waiting there turn to take pictures. A teacher yelled to me:

"i'm on a feild trip with a bunch of 8th graders, you have to touch it's balls! it's good luck!"

so i did

and the crowds cheered

my dad, however....

had ZERO problems with it


we're number 1!



we went to battery park once more in search of purses

this is my dad with a "shopping bag" of "totally legit" purses i've been enjoying mine thoroughly


we came back and had a killer brunch at Sette {it's my FAVORITE spot for bunch} and then did church and then got pizza from across the street... and that's the day boys and girls