Attention...you're reading this and that's awesome.

Midtown.
You did me right, yesterday.
Had a meeting uptown where my awesome copywriting friend, Jon, works. And, then later in the evening I met up with all of my usual suspects to partake in the NYC Philharmonic's show in Central Park. There was wine, there were Cool Ranch Doritos (!), sushi (!!), more wine, and my notebook filled with the horrible slash awesome things my friends were saying. So much inspiration all in one evening.

Also, Bernadette sent over some eye candy this am, and I am smitten!

Up.

Had a meeting up in Harlem yesterday and took myself for a little walk beforehand. I'm always so pleased at how great things look overhead - isn't it silly that we hardly ever look up? ? I encourage you to do it - you'd be surprised what kind of gems are waiting for you up there.

Srsly.

writing, dancing, segaing - what its a word! I swear.

I eased myself back into the "trying to find a job" routine with a little sega this morning and jesus - that shit is so good. I don't care what anyone says I'm totally smitten with the 90s graphics and sound. And how I ask you can I barely remember to send my rent in on time when I can still remember where all the extra lives are hidden?!
Srsly.
Anyways, I hope your 4th was full of fireworks, sun and a cold beer - mine was full of all of the above plus one atlantic ocean and a sea of my friends.
Yesterday, I hung out with my friend Einav, took these photos, sipped on cawfee, wrote lots on my laptop, updated my site with this new gem, sipped more cawfee, got a 40 in the park and concepted, nibbled on sushi, ran into random ad folks on the sidewalk (running into peeps on the street is one of my FAVORITE aspects of NYC), then scampered home to draw and plot for something I'll share here in a few days.
Rar...ok, back to our regularly scheduled programming....dancing and writing to this:

Was hiding from you even an option?

Wandering around the West Village today, working with my little laptop and wishing this film was out. So effing good. Also, made me think at least I'm not a greeting card copywriter. That saying it could always be worse, rings true.
Rar.

...just a little love in the mail.

Yesterday was basically covered in radsauce. I had a great meeting in the city full of laughter and then I got to wish one of my favorite art directors, Jessica, a very happy 23rd birthday...it was full of Belgians - both beer and people, learning that exactly 20 stirs of ice cubes in a glass will make the *whole glass cold fast (thanks Luke!), and the extreme urge to get one of these for everyone I know.

when all the Virgins are gone, what will the world come to?

Spent the day juggling my time between Union Square and Brooklyn. So many errands, leaves so little time for writing during the day. I guess, I'm lucky that I'm a night owl. Anyways, when I was in Union Square today the sight of the Virgin store just made me mopey miss mopes. Came home, grabbed the laptop, that book and those blueberries and all seems right with the world again. Especially after I watched this. Such a reminder that one man's horrible job is another man's dream job. So good.

lady barrow's tours of europe are for book lovers.

Worked in Carroll Gardens yesterday, and I'm still dreaming of going on a trip with Lady Barrow, want to join?
Also, these made me smile, and as did this. And, for a slow, sultry song that totally matches today, listen to this.

birthday girl.

Today, I'm skipping "work" and heading up the Hudson to DIA:Beacon to celebrate my bday with my friend Einav! Can't wait for all the art and small town homeyness and the magic of feeling 27 to hit me! If you need me I'll be celebrating, check back manana.
xx.

if you could, would you name a building after me?

I've been taking lots of walks in the rain this past week and I've noticed that all these old apartment buildings in my 'hood have the greatest names! That last one really steals my heart, I so *so wish I lived in a building called Ramona. Don't you?
"Yah, just pop by Ramona and say hi"...or "I'm going home to Ramona", "Ramona has cockroaches again...gotta call the exterminator"...oooh so good.
In completely unrelated news, my friend Marco sent me this and it made me laugh...so wrong, but so right.

I've been less and I've been more.

The past few days have been a full of peaks and valleys around here. There has been a lot of working on new campaigns for my portfolio, and lots of writing in my own journal trying to figure out what to do about this unemployment business. The sad thing about unemployment is that unless you've gone through it you can't really understand - its full of days that are gloomy like these photos (and the weather in NYC...wtf!? its May!) and then other days when I feel full of light, hope and the crazy feeling that not only are things going to be okay - they're going to be better than okay. So basically put those feelings on a loop on repeat and that's what I've been dealing with for the past 2 months, its exhausting but I'm starting to think that maybe the clarity I'm getting from this time will be invaluable.

inspired by pink.

Feeling inspired by the color pink today...its so vibrant and NOW. Everything is popping up in NYC and if there is a color that pops its PINK. Most of these shots are from my last trip to SF - ya know the place where its always sunny and springy - unlike our 90 degree weather we're having here in NYC. Where did Spring go? Why is it summer in April, here in NYC?
Somebody hold me in some air conditioning.

patterns and making words with my Mom, 4.21.09

Spent the day wandering around the Slope with my Mom, sipping on lattes and working on a writing project together. Love making words with my Mom, hopefully they'll turn out to be as wonderful as we imagine. More on that as it comes to life!

weekend musings and monday cup of coffee, 4.20.09

walks with my parents led us around Brooklyn; we popped into the Botanical Gardens to eye up the Cherry Blossoms, through Prospect Park (several times), to the main library at Grand Army Plaza and back to the park for some prime napping in the sun. So good to be with family. Now, I'm with pen & notebook and my first cup of cawfee doing the "get me a job now..pretty, pretty please, hustle".