Today was the first day of the year that I left for work without a coat on. Usually it's still pretty cool in the morning when I leave the apartment (around 7:30). Cool enough so that even if it's going to warm up later in the day, it's good to have the coat in the morning ( Read more... )

When you spend any amount of time in New York, you will see a lot of people pull over cabs. There are taxis everywhere, and since having/using/parking a car is so inconvenient and expensive, cabs can be a good alternative ( Read more... )

When I go out on vacation, I like to send my friends postcards. A pretty picture, a wish you were here, a phrase about something interesting I did or saw. It makes me feel like I'm mailing a little piece of the experience out to them ( Read more... )

I was out walking last Friday evening. I saw a batch of young people (some guys, some girls) all dressed up and heading out to party. Now, the girls in this group's idea of dressing up consisted of lots of makeup and a pair of four-inch heels with matching four-inch miniskirt. Well, most of them. I'm still not convinced that last one was wearing a ( Read more... )

The big story in the media this week has been Eliot Spitzer. Big scandal - the governor of NY visited high-end prostitues, and was dumb enough to use personal bank accounts and phones, which ensured that he would get caught ( Read more... )

It's strange to watch people in the city. Lots of people, crammed into a relatively small space, carefully and studiously ignoring each other ( Read more... )

I would say that it's getting to be one of those weeks. One of those weeks where I seem to spend more time in at work or going to/from work than I spend in my own apartment, even if you count the time I spend sleeping ( Read more... )

I went out to dinner last night after work with some coworkers. A group of 5 people, we went to the Russian Vodka Room, which has some ridiculously good fruit infused vodkas, as well as lots of good Russian food. Lots of good food and good conversation were had, as well as a couple of good drinks ( Read more... )

Life occasionally contains great things. Things like vacations, holidays with family, or random weekends with good friends ( Read more... )

The guy who sits next to me was sick last week ( Read more... )