Shot from the window as I took the Vamoose back to Arlington... ~A
Friday, June 5, 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Summer in D.C.
There are many good things about the nation's capital, including the tasty little Peruvian place where I had dinner last night. But for some reason, one of the first things I associate with D.C. is its crazy-tall escalators... ~A
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
NYC's a Pretty Town
Let's face it. There are a lot of attractive people in this town. I haven't been to LA, but I imagine that people spend quite a bit of effort, time and money to spruce up their image... makeup, hairdresser, clothes etc....
But there has to be limits.
When your bobby pin drops onto the dog-pee and crap-infested sidewalk that is a NYC sidewalk, putting it into your mouth as you fix your hair is a no-no.
Ech... I almost gagged.
~H
But there has to be limits.
When your bobby pin drops onto the dog-pee and crap-infested sidewalk that is a NYC sidewalk, putting it into your mouth as you fix your hair is a no-no.
Ech... I almost gagged.
~H
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Aaahh NYC Public Transportation
It's been a while since we've ridden the F-train to Brooklyn on a weekend. What better excuse than to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, check out Brooklyn Designs '09, and then head into the slope for a party to celebrate one of Ali's co-worker's finishing his MBA (part-time no less!)...
Needless to say, for those in the know, the F-train isn't exactly the most expedient form of transportation, esp on the weekends. So this gave me a chuckle as a a passenger realizes she gets cell service when the train pops aboveground:
"I'm sooo sorry I'm late. This whole F-train thing just isn't working out."
yeah. there's a reason it's called the F-train.... 'nuff said.
~H
Needless to say, for those in the know, the F-train isn't exactly the most expedient form of transportation, esp on the weekends. So this gave me a chuckle as a a passenger realizes she gets cell service when the train pops aboveground:
"I'm sooo sorry I'm late. This whole F-train thing just isn't working out."
yeah. there's a reason it's called the F-train.... 'nuff said.
~H
Saturday, April 25, 2009
I might have an Etsy problem...
Recent buys (clockwise from top left): necklace from locallibrary, vintage-brooch-turned-ring from musarra and co, vintage-reworked, seriously bling earrings from Bel Canto Designs, nano case from QuietDoing, branch earrings from Nervous System and a gorgeous vinyl laptop sticker from Splendid Vinyl which allows me to pick out my own laptop from all the copycat Sternie Dells in the study lounge... ~A
Thursday, April 23, 2009
The Things You Learn
Several important things I learned today:
1) It is IMPERATIVE that the lid is SECURE on the coffee cup BEFORE drinking hot coffee. Thankfully, I was wearing a rain coat at the time. Unfortunately, while my jacket dried out relatively quickly, it thoroughly looked like I peed myself. well, heeello, cute checkout girl... it's not what you think. honestly.... it's coffee.
2) I've heard this from many a person, but I do mghuabmle. I mean, mumble. I've got to learn to articulate my words, which leads me to the third great lesson the day:
3) It is apparently never too early for steak and cheese (colloquially known as cheesesteak) at the roach coach. I was a little early for a site visit, and decided I was hungry so stopped off at a roach coach to snag a bite to eat.
"Egg and cheese on a roll, please!" says I to the master chef.
"You want onions on that?"
"uuum, sure just a little bit," says I, somewhat thrown off but definitely looking forward to some extra flavor to the breakfast sandwich.
Five minutes later, I give him a $10 bill and receive $5 in change. Shit, that was the most expensive egg and cheese I've EVER had. Crack the bundle of aluminum foil open and lo, and behold: a steak and cheese sandwich. At 7:30 AM. The chef confused "egg" with "steak". Heck, he completely eliminated anything remotely close to eggs. I had in fact ordered a cheesesteak. At 7:30 AM.
Don't judge me, what do you think I did with it? Excuse my while I clear out my arteries...
1) It is IMPERATIVE that the lid is SECURE on the coffee cup BEFORE drinking hot coffee. Thankfully, I was wearing a rain coat at the time. Unfortunately, while my jacket dried out relatively quickly, it thoroughly looked like I peed myself. well, heeello, cute checkout girl... it's not what you think. honestly.... it's coffee.
2) I've heard this from many a person, but I do mghuabmle. I mean, mumble. I've got to learn to articulate my words, which leads me to the third great lesson the day:
3) It is apparently never too early for steak and cheese (colloquially known as cheesesteak) at the roach coach. I was a little early for a site visit, and decided I was hungry so stopped off at a roach coach to snag a bite to eat.
"Egg and cheese on a roll, please!" says I to the master chef.
"You want onions on that?"
"uuum, sure just a little bit," says I, somewhat thrown off but definitely looking forward to some extra flavor to the breakfast sandwich.
Five minutes later, I give him a $10 bill and receive $5 in change. Shit, that was the most expensive egg and cheese I've EVER had. Crack the bundle of aluminum foil open and lo, and behold: a steak and cheese sandwich. At 7:30 AM. The chef confused "egg" with "steak". Heck, he completely eliminated anything remotely close to eggs. I had in fact ordered a cheesesteak. At 7:30 AM.
Don't judge me, what do you think I did with it? Excuse my while I clear out my arteries...
Friday, April 17, 2009
Dilbert Moment 2 - And I wasn't even there
I'm in and out of the office recently esp since I've been working from the NYC office in Queens (QNS) I have a sign up on my monitor that lists 3 locations, OUT, FIELD and QNS.
I put a post it with an arrow next to the location that I’m at when I’m not in White Plains. So it looks like this:
FIELD
QNS ß
“he thought your note for Queens with the arrow (QNS->)
meant questions and pointed to me”
~H
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