Filed under: random
I’ve been posting YouTube videos galore lately, but…
Want to see something that makes me cry?
Two events I know I’ll love very close to each other this summer.
Tomorrow: Next to Normal.
Friday: Ben Sollee at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. (free!)
goals accomplished:
+ be a regular somewhere
+ go to places no tourists go
+ find a good local band
+ unselfishly volunteer time
+ see “indie” movies
+ find a church
will be accomplished before leaving:
+ hang out at the park by the Brooklyn Bridge
+ attend a concert at a hip venue
+ go to MoMA
unaccomplished:
+ go to a poetry slam
+ go to the Central Park Zoo
Realizing I don’t blog about work much. Well, here’s a little taste. A game I play at work frequently called “Find the Caption in an Excel Document Full of HTML Coding.”
Really, though, I love how this job allows me to use my eye for detail. I’m a pro at finding words that aren’t bolded and should be. And I love the Web for its ever-changing qualities.
Filed under: photography, random | Tags: children, desiree edkins, flak photo, photography, someday
Photo © Desiree Edkins
I hope my someday kids will love drawing on huge sheets of paper.
Still saving money…
originally: $69
on sale: $9.99
with discount: $7.49
originally: $39
on sale: $9.99
with discount: $7.49
I tried on both of these shirts at the beginning of the summer, but deemed them much, much more expensive than what they’re worth. Went back on Friday — patience has paid off. I win.
Filed under: new york city, photography | Tags: lomo lc-a+, lomography, photography
a huge movie ad
Coney Island from the pier
a homeless woman playing hymns on a harmonica
a fountain perfect for playing in
Jones Street Station and Diane Birch in concert
Brooklyn from a ferry
Filed under: music
‘Swing That Tambourine’ – Kristoffer Ragnstam
‘It’s Not Impossible’ – Ben Sollee
‘Spotlight’ – Mute Math
‘The Greatest’ – Cat Power
‘Christine’ – Anathallo
Filed under: christian spirituality | Tags: books, elisabeth elliot, passion & purity
“More sins are defended by the claim of coincidence (“it was meant to be”) than this world dreams of — or at least than it admits. We decided the best thing to do was pray steadily and wait patiently till God made the way plain.”
- Passion & Purity
[Loving the timeless truths in Elisabeth Elliot's book. Read it!]
House Beautiful’s biggest event is Kitchen of the Year. I spent my morning “assisting” (watching) video shoots with the Barefoot Contessa, Ina Garten (she looks strikingly similar to my mom!), whose kitchen was recreated on the Plaza at Rockefeller Center. I didn’t make it early enough to see her give Al Roker the tour.
Beyond Ina introducing herself to me, a highlight included capturing a moth that had made its way into the kitchen. I think my boss said something like, “Now that’s a Midwest girl.”
I’m going to a “gala” at the kitchen on Wednesday night. Not sure what that will hold for me.
Also, Oprah was in the cafe at work today! I conveniently took my lunch break right when I heard she was down there.
