It's another lovely day in the neighborhood

It's nice and sunny outside without being too hot - exactly the type of weather I like :)

P and I went to the Great Bridal Expo last night. My groom-to-be had to work but P's fiancé, L, came along. It was fun - I entered a few contests, enjoyed some cake, and collected dozens of flyers, business cards and magazines. We only stayed for an hour or so since the event space was too hot and crowded. It was nice to talk to other brides and get some ideas though.

So, any fun plans for the rest of the weekend?

Have a wonderful day everyone!

The hundred-and-forty-second day...(a little belated)

Today was absolutely beautiful. Hazy, hot and way too humid - but absolutely beautiful! My family and I ran a few errands, so most of my day was spent in Kohl's and JcPenney, but it was pretty great. I bought a few shirts, had an amazing mango smoothie, and took some pictures of people enjoying a wonderful day.

My man and I saw G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra last night. I didn't remember much of the Joe back story, but my man filled me in a bit along the way, and I have to say, I really enjoyed the movie. I think all of the actors did a good job, and the action was great. Oh and Ray Park, you are awesome! If only we got to see your face a bit more in your movies :)

I love laid back weekends.

Have a great night everyone!

The hundred-and-thirty-second day...

Today was a lovely day - lovely looking anyway. It was actually steamy, humid and horrible feeling - but it looked lovely.

Beautiful skies and no traffic. What fun :)

The sun was shining, the sky was clear and I enjoyed most of the day from the comfort of my office. I had to run out to the post office, but I literally ran there and back. It took all of 10 minutes, but it was more than enough time to be outside. I was lucky on the commute home as well and my train and bus both had air conditioning (yesterday's trek home was another story). Oh man, I seriously believe that air-conditioning is one of man's greatest inventions :)

In other news:

1) The toxicology report results on the mother from the Taconic Crash came in today and showed that not only was her blood alcohol level twice the legal limit, but she also had traces of marijuana in her system. This horrible tragedy just keeps getting worse. We can only wait and see where the law takes this case from here;

2) Bill Clinton's still got it :) After stories like the one above, it's nice to hear good news every now and then;

3) One of my oldest and dearest friends (Kendra :) is now blogging for Stratejoy; which is cool website for women who feel themselves experiencing a bit of a Quarterlife Crisis. All of the bloggers are interesting, and the posts are fun to read. Kendra is the wonderful writer and storyteller who blogs on Tuesdays. Her latest post can be found here; and

4) How is it that I am just becoming aware of the sarcastic news-spinning genius that is Philip DeFranco? My sisters and I started watching his YouTube show (The Philip DeFranco Show) a couple of weeks ago and were instantly hooked. It's a seriously funny, weird, clever, sometimes cringe worthy vlog :) You definitely need to have an open mind and a sense of humor to get the full enjoyment. It doesn't hurt that PhillyD is easy on the eyes - yeah, I like the sexy geeks :)

Stay cool and have a great night everyone!

The hundred-and-twenty-seventh day...

I was so busy at work today. The good side to that is that I closed a lot of projects, but the bad is that I had a raging headache for awhile and I am exhausted. It's a good thing that I have tomorrow off - even though I can't sleep late due to an early morning doctor appointment. Hopefully I'll be done there by Noon so I can enjoy the rest of the day. Who am I kidding? I just want to come home and sleep :) Sleep like it's my job.

Today was hot and humid (again) but it wasn't raining! It was great. The sun was out and the sky was nice and blue-ish :) If it had been a little cooler, it would have been an almost perfect day.

The lunchtime crowd took full advantage of the nice weather.

My last lunchtime people-watching picture for the day was of these 4 tourists.


I just got a kick out of the rainbow of I Love NY shirts. I used to have one of those shirts. I wore it until it practically fell apart. I should get another one one day. Anyway, it was nice to see people who were so obviously having fun exploring the city :)

Have a great night everyone!

The eighty-second day...

Due to signal issues and a stalled train in the tunnel, I had to do a bit of walking before I could catch a train home tonight. Thank goodness the rain had already stopped, but I was still soaked by the time I got on the train. Humidity, I loathe thee.

A few pics from my walk:

Yet another spectacular fountain :)

Well, I'm off to sleep. Have a great night everyone!

The seventy-fifth day...It's getting hot in here

It's here. Summery weather filled with horribly oppressive heat and humidity. I hate this weather - and the humidity is only going to get worse over the next few days. Peachy!

How's the day going for everyone else?

Mr. Sun, you are really starting to tick me off :(

Enjoy the rest of the day everyone! I'm off to sit as close to the air conditioner as humanly possible.

The fifty-ninth day...

After D&B yesterday, my man and I took some time to relax in Bryant Park. It was nice to just sit and relax and enjoy the scenery :)

Today I went to help move my sisters back home for the summer - I am tired and sore and tired and sore, but my sisters are home now so YEA! :) The sky in PA was beautiful for most of the day - and my sisters had five free movie tickets which led to my seeing Star Trek for the third time :) And yes, it was still excellent!

Enjoy the rest of the day everyone :)

The fifty-seventh day...The weekend is almost here!

Tomorrow is a half-day at work (happy dance). The office will be closing down at 1pm, and my brain is already on weekend time :) I am going out to lunch after work tomorrow with my man, P and her hubby-to-be L, and our fellow co-worker S. We'll be going to Dave and Busters after that, and my man and I absolutely love playing video games, so I'm looking forward to that. I'm just sick of work right now. It has stressed me out so much for the past couple of weeks that I just need to relax. Thank goodness this is a nice long weekend - though they really are never long enough :)

A pic or two...

Hey Bryant Park :) This summery weather is looking good on ya!

As much as I love the colors (so bright :), I don't like this J. Crew window display as much as the ice cream cones.

So, does anyone have any fun Memorial Day plans? Any trips, BBQs, etc.?

Have a great night everyone! I'm off to watch So You Think You Can Dance :)

The fifty-sixth day...

Today was blissfully gorgeous weather-wise...too bad it was so horrible work-wise. The whole week has been crappy actually. I cannot wait for this week to be over. Three of the projects that I am currently working on are testing the very limits of my sanity and patience, and I need a long weekend to recoup. I am actually helping to move my sisters home for the summer on Saturday, but it's all relaxation all the time on Sunday and Monday - I hope.

I took a short walk during my lunch hour today - how could I not, it was gorgeous outside :) On the way back to the office, I noticed that a few people on the sidewalk opposite to Brooks Brothers were stopping and looking up at the store. It turns out that they were looking at these two guys.

Now, they didn't look like construction workers, so I started to wonder what they were doing on the scaffolding at all. I had just seen a cute human interest story on ABC about the Washington State Banker that rescued some adorable ducklings (such a cute story) and wondered for a fraction of a half of a split second if something heartwarming like that could be happening.

I think Mr. Pink actually stared right at me for a bit :) Hi!

Of course, that wasn't the case. These two jokers just decided that crawling out through their office windows for a quick smoke break on dangerous scaffolding was just more convenient and made more sense than actually venturing out to the sidewalk. Um...okay.

Anyway, have a great night everyone!

The fifty-fifth day...Hello Mister Softee :)

I just went out for a little lunch time walk and noticed that there are currently ice cream trucks parked at the intersections of almost every single block. It's a bit excessive if you ask me, but that's probably only because I didn't want ice cream today :) Now if I had wanted some, and had to actually walk more than a block to get some...no, still excessive.


I did notice, however, that of the four trucks that I passed, only one was actually a Mister Softee truck. I used to love those music-playing Mister Softee trucks - though I haven't actually bought anything from an ice cream truck in years. The other trucks were mostly red and just said 'Ice Cream' - not that anyone seemed to care. Each truck was doing some pretty good business.

Today's weather is absolutely perfect for me. 66°, Sunny, slightly breezy, beautifully wonderful too-bad-I'm-stuck-inside-at-work weather. It should be like this year round. Too bad, the temp is supposed to go up tomorrow :(

Enjoy the day everyone!

The thirty-fourth day...

It was hot - again. Tomorrow's weather calls for showers, but it should be noticably cooler. So, boo! for rain, but yea! for being much more comfortable while going to work.

On a completely different note, how much am I loving these V8 V-Fusion juices? I absolutely detest the taste of regular V8, but these V-Fusion ones are delicious.

My two favorite flavors: Strawberry Banana and Peach Mango

Anyway, I hope everyone had a great day and enjoys the rest of the night :)

The thirty-third day...

Today was another really warm day.

I wish the heat level could stay right here. No. that's a lie. I actually I wish that it was a few degrees cooler with a nice cross breeze. That hazy, hot and humid summer weather and I just do not get along; and tomorrow is supposed to be even hotter :(


Thank goodness for air conditioning/central air. That, coupled with a glass of some ice-cold iced tea, are truly beautiful things :)

How did everyone else enjoy the day? Was it good weather all around?

Have a great night!

Some Flower Power

Just wanted to share some of the nice flower pics that I was able to take after the Festival :)

G'night again everybody :)

The thirty-second day...Silent Films & Live Music :)

Well, my man and I went to a Silent Film Festival this afternoon. It was the second one that I've ever been to (my man's first) and it was wonderful. I love silent film festivals, and I love them even more when they (1) come with live music and (2) only cost $5 a ticket. I'm more of a Buster Keaton fan than a Charlie Chaplin fan, but I really love watching them all.

Today's festival featured three films: High and Dizzy (starring Harold Lloyd), The Rink (starring Charlie Chaplin), and The Boat (starring Buster Keaton). The live music and vocals were provided by Donald Sosin and Joanna Seaton. If anyone is interested, you can find information about them on their website http://www.oldmoviemusic.com/.

It was a Tony the Tiger kind of great day. The weather was unbelievably lovely, my man and I saw three funny films and I got some nice pictures (see below :) How was everyone else's day?

My man and me :)

Have a great night everyone :)

The thirty-first day...

It was another gorgeous day here. It was even a little too hot for me; brilliantly sunny though. Beautiful as it was, I actually spent most of the day inside - lounging and catching up on my reading, paperwork, TV and Netflix.

Sis 1 came home for the weekend and we watched Blindness and are now watching RockNRolla (thanks Netflix) and enjoying cupcakes (thanks Crumbs). Blindness was beyond horrible. No stars out of five stars horrible. Julianne Moore's films have just been one miss after another. I'm not a big Guy Ritchie fan, but I'm really hoping that RockNRolla is better - though truthfully, it can't be worse.

Yes, I went to Crumbs again. As you can see, I claimed the Red Velvet cupcake on the lower left hand side by eating half of it :)

Have a great night everyone!

The thirtieth day...

It was GORGEOUS outside today; an abundance of sun with a light breeze :)

Now this is the kind of weather I love.

Thanks Mother Nature! Keep it coming :)

So, how was everyone else's Friday (weather-wise, work-wise, life-wise)?

Have a great night :)