Well, it's almost 6 and i've just got home from work. Then again, this was the time i left work yesterday and since i didn't have the luxury of my bike with me, it took a bit longer to get home. I need to be back at work in 5 hours for some unknown reason ( Read more... )

I spent more time this past weekend at citi field for the two cubs-mets games than i spent in bed. The cubbies won saturday on the strength of derrick lee's pair of homers. Sunday, geo soto had a couple rbi doubles, but it just wasn't enough. My seats were good for both games, the company was nice and my favorite thing about citi field is that it ( Read more... )

I finally took the plunge. After years of resisting, i changed the style of tires i have on my bike. Since it is a mountain bike, i've had big, knobby, fuck off tires, which i loved because they handle the not so even streets of brooklyn and manhattan well and are all-weather. Yesterday, i swapped them out for a pair of armadillo road slicks. The ( Read more... )

I, naturally, have been riding my bike to work every day. It's about a 25 minute ride from my place to union square, and, even with dealing with traffic on delancey and 1st ave, not a terrible ride. Since the lanes are on the third and fourth floors, most patrons are immediately taken up in the elevator. On the ground floor, however, is a little ( Read more... )

So national grid is replacing the gas main all along Halsey St. They seem to save all of their loudest work for 8-10am. Since i've been working till 1am most of the last several nights, this is getting to be a problem. I've learned to take a nap on their lunch hour, but this is not an ideal situation. Also, with no notice today, they've just shut ( Read more... )

so, i'm into week two of my training for my new job. So far, basically, everyone thinks i'm awesome. This is probably at least in part due to my innate awesomeness. For example, the first three days, i was supposed to be training behind the desk, learning the computer systems for both bowling and shoe rentals (completely separate systems as the ( Read more... )

My paid account expires today. I think i'm not going to renew it, but drop down to the free account for the first time in basically six years. I've been posting a whole lot less than in the past, there are ever fewer friends through which this is my primary means of communication, and coming on the heels of my unexpected trip to the midwest, i just ( Read more... )

Well, my start date for my flashy new job has been pushed back a week. I need to go to wisconsin because my grandfather is dying. His body has been slowly deteriorating over the last 8 years since his surgery to relieve fluid on his brain. He has been steadily losing motor skills and about a week ago, lost the ability to swallow. Not being able to ( Read more... )

I totally forgot to make my trade deadline predictions, in light of all the recent job happenings ( Read more... )

hello again livejournalists. something terribly exciting is happening. I just got offered an incredibly awesome job. For those not in nyc, there's a popular bowling alley off union square called bowlmor. It's been there since 1938, and really the ownership team that bought it in 1997 is credited with reestablishing bowling in the city. The roof ( Read more... )