Woke up at 6:00 am today and although I am tired as hell it feels good to be up this early. I might consider a few days of early rising per week. Seems like I get so much done when I get an early start. But I could never, ever do it without my good friend-Joe. Coffee is my co-pilot. I have a creed I stand by-never trust someone who does not drink coffee. How do they wake up in the morning without that lightning jolt? Anyway, back to work and my precious coffee!
We’ve had some wild thunderstorms here in NYC lately. It’s pretty much been raining on and off for three days straight. If it weren’t for the rain I would mind. I like dramatic weather. My friend says it’s because am dramatic. As if.
What a safe and humane way to thwart the fucker that tries to rob you. The anti burglar mat was made by Shimada, a Japanese company that usually makes traps for rats and other vermin.
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Jake Lloyd, the child actor who played Young Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace, is one glum alum. We, for one, can excuse the poor chap’s surliness. It must be hard to live with the fact that most Star Wars fans blame you (along with Jar Jar Binks) for ruining their beloved movie. Now ten years later, the 20 year old college student talks with Sci Fi Chanel Australia Blog about his the challenges of playing the role, his disdain for his classmates (he calls them unintelligent) and how being one of the most disliked characters in the Star Wars series has affected his life. It makes us wonder if perhaps Darth Vader was also taunted to this degree. If so, we can understand why he chose to go to the Dark Side . But for all his moaning and groaning, Jake Lloyd says he doesn’t want you to feel sorry for him. After watching the interview, we came away with the impression of him being an intelligent, geeky, awkward teen who people probably would have teased regardless of his Phantom Menace past. Unfortunately, the force is just not with him.
See what he looks like now! Click here to watch the whole interview on You Tube.
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My Danish friends are all trickling back home to Copenhagen after 6 months living in NYC. It’s going to be a bit sad to see them go. :-< It’s been fun experiencing their New York adventure! I am looking forward to an adventure or two with them in the future. Most certainly in foreign lands. ;>
It’s been a crazy few weeks, lots of New York activities going on. The weather has been cool and wet, for this time of year and I don’t mind at all. Been doing lots of walking around the city, have had several international visitors and lots of BBQs and parties too attend. I walked by this outdoor summer carnival on Wednesday. A festival celebrating the Our Lady of Mount Carmel “Giglio” Feast. I really dug the big mushrom!
Just returned from a lovely visit home. I took some pics of my mom’s lovely lawn and garden. This is the front.
And here is a picture of part of the back garden.
I mowed both lawns and was quite proud of myself! I also did some lawn repair on the back. Hope it grows! Mom said she would send a photo. :>
After 8 years of living in New York City nothing surprises me. This morning, while taking my cat to the veterinarian, we passed a man dressed as a large strip of bacon. He was circling the dog run at Tompkins Square Park in the East Village. Why was he dressed as a big piece of bacon?
And why was he taunting the East Village pups? Like many New York mysteries, we will never really know.
My friend Emmy and I have been “working” from my apartment this week. Emmy is newly unemployed and is missing what I like to call the “coworker experience”. I discovered I also miss that experience and I get a lot more done when I have a friend to hang out with in my home “office”. Emme has started to call us the Micheal Scott Paper Company (if you are an Office fan you know what we are referring to if not catch up here) because of our goofy antics and questionable work ethic. We also take long breaks (Emmy refers to these moments as our Cafe Disco time) and make pancakes (not paper shaped). We have also succumbed to a nap or two during the work day (ok just once but we’ve only been doing it for a week). We have yet to make a delivery (again an Office reference) but we think with enough work (no naps) we may be able to pull a client or two from the competition. We’ll keep you posted!
