September 30, 2008

Day 272 - September 30, 2008

This is a picture of how the Church can expand to hold more people for tomorrow night's concert. The music department at work has about 6 huge concerts every year. They involve a whole orchestra and professional choir. I'm not going to tomorrow's concert, but I certainly want to see one in the future.

September 29, 2008

Day 271 - September 29, 2008

I went out to dinner with my friend, Natalie tonight, and it was really a lot of fun. We decided to go to this great 50s dinner and it was amazing. We had a wrap and tater tots followed by this amazing S'mores sundae which tasted just as good as it looks. I thought the whip cream alone made it worth being the picture of the day. Umm, way to finish a Monday.

September 28, 2008

Day 270 - September 28, 2008

I am a bit of a movie junky and knowing this my parents bought me this book as one of my college graduation presents. I was really obsessed with watching the movies when I first got the book and when I first signed up for Netflix. Now I am trying to watch about one a week, either through Netflix or making use of my DVR. Tonight I watched the Usual Suspects, which stars the always creepy Kevin Spacey. It was pretty good and really reminded me of Primal Fear.

September 27, 2008

Day 269 - September 27, 2008

I went out with all of the Northwestern people to watch NU play football in the morning. Northwestern is 5-0 which I may never hear the end of! Anyway, when you get going that early on a Saturday you need to take a break. When we arrived back at Will and Jay's apartment we found Will sitting there locked out. Unfortunately this was the most interesting picture I took!

Wisconsin did not win yesterday unfortunately, and I didn't get any sympathy for that at all.

September 26, 2008

Day 268 - September 26, 2008

I went to watch the debates with Carol and some of her friends at a Drinking Liberally event at a firehouse. However, it was extremely hot and packed there so we decided on a change of venue. We didn't know if they would show the debate anywhere else, so we ended up at my place. So here is a picture right after the debate with my drinking liberally button and Rudy Giuliani speaking about the debate, because Sarah Palin declined. Anyway, I thought the debate was interesting, but I didn't learn too much. I felt like they basically just spoke to the base, so we'll see if anything has changed. Also there were a couple questions that simply weren't answered.

September 25, 2008

Day 267 - September 25, 2008

I had been wanting to see this movie for a long time, because I think that everyone who is in it, is really a great actor. I knew that it would be depressing, but I did not imagine that it would be as depressing as it actually was. It was really a very captivating portrayal of grief. If you aren't already in a downer mood than you would probably really enjoy it as well.

September 24, 2008

Day 266 - September 24, 2008

I don't think that this statue is new, but I had never seen it before, so it caught my eye. I love the whole idea of it being an empty shirt. I just think that is really funny! Happy Wednesday!

September 23, 2008

Day 265 - September 23, 2008

Niina, a great friend of Rohin's invited me to her reading tonight at Cafe Vivaldi in the West Village. This is another fantastic shot for this blog and this one simply shows the sign of this amazing cafe. I have a great admiration for how talented all of the people I've met from Sara Lawerance are, and tonight I got to enjoy a poetry reading from three of them. I've always enjoyed people reading to me, and when it is something that they wrote and is so obviously a part of them, it is even greater. So all in all tonight was a lot of fun, and you should go to Cafe Vivaldi, because it might not be around much longer and it is certainly worth checking out.

September 22, 2008

Day 264 - September 22, 2008

Is it Monday yet? I think this may be the greatest tag line ever written, and I'm all for it. I told Katie she should take my picture today, since I always take hers. So here I am no flash needed, having a beer and watching some football. I even made a new friend, who is an Eagles fan. Oh football, it makes a bad day good. Even Katie who was reluctant to believe said it did appear as though the fans on TV were having a great time.

September 21, 2008

Day 263 - September 21, 2008

Well, my football knowledge definitely didn't do me any good today. I told Jeet that the Patriots were the safest bet on who would win this week. That turned out not to be true. Man I wish that Ronnie Brown was on my fantasy team, who even knew the Dolphins could win againist anyone. Oh well, now I just hope the Packers win tonight and all will be okay in the football world. Amazing that the NFC can look way better in just one year and a couple of injuries.

September 20, 2008

Day 262 - September 20, 2008

Well, I went past Williamsburg in Brooklyn to go to a party this weekend, so that is making an effort. Their apartment was very cute though and it was nice to see all of Rohin's friends. I don't know where that hat came from, but this picture is pretty cute!

September 19, 2008

Day 261 - September 19, 2008

I didn't have a great day, but it is finally Friday, thank God! Walking by FAO Schwartz really made me smile though. I mean honestly, who doesn't love a ton of teddy bears. They are so cuddly and amazing.

September 18, 2008

Day 260 - September 18, 2008

Here is a boring picture, but it was the most exciting thing that happened to me on Thursday. We had these new front doors put on the Parish House but there was a small space between them. So today, they installed this strip that solved the problem! The door looks much better than before.

September 17, 2008

Day 259 - September 17, 2008

I met up with Angela after a long day of work today. She has gotten a car, now that she has a tricky public transportation commute to work. I think this picture is amazing too. It is weird saying goodbye to someone in front of a car, so flashback to High School for me. I think we really pissed off someone looking for a spot too, oops! Anyway, it is a cute car and it seems to be working out great for her.

September 16, 2008

Day 258 - September 16, 2008

Well, obviously it is September, and the picture quality is lacking during the week at least. Anyway, here is the attempt to show what I did tonight. I went to a free screening of the movie Express. You should absolutely go see it, it will probably make you cry and have a new favorite football player of all time. Ernie Davis kicks ass! The interviewed Jim Brown on ESPN on Saturday during the Syracuse/Penn State game also, and he is pretty awesome as well. It is worth it though, really inspirational and just an overall good movie. So since I can't exactly take a picture of that I took a picture of this instead. It is just a mural in the movie theater, but it is of a guy putting up a sign for Coming Attractions, and I love that part of the movies!

September 15, 2008

Day 257 - September 15, 2008

This is Ophelia, the cat, that lives at Rohin's apartment. Apparently she really liked me, because when I tried to pet the other cat, she came over at clawed her to make her get off my lap. I am not really a cat person, but I thought that was pretty funny.

September 14, 2008

Day 256 - September 14, 2008

Tammy and Eric are some great people that I go to Church with. They have this great backyard and love to throw bbqs. This is one shot from the end of yesterday's party. I had an amazing time, ate the best food and got to hang out with everyone. The only drawback is that I have some mosquito bits now. Itchy, itchy.

September 13, 2008

Day 255 - September 13, 2008

Here is the result of our impromptu photo session! Obviously they have the whole distant pose down! Saturday was Amanda and Will's birthday celebration, so I meet up with Rohin and Jeet at my apartment and then went out to meet up with the rest of the group at Frying Pan.

September 12, 2008

Day 254 - September 12, 2008

This picture is a little ridiculous, but when I was getting ready to go out, I had to change my outfit and therefore my bra as well. Anyway, I set it down on Jeet's bag and he freaked out and said he needed to take a picture of how gross I was. Oops!

September 11, 2008

Day 253 - September 11, 2008

It is hard to know exactly how to feel on September 11th especially living in New York. I thought about putting one of the pictures from the Times from today up, but I decided to do something pointless instead. I can't remember the trees turning colors and being all wonderful and golden last fall. So I am going to try to catch them this year. As you can see from this picture they are still very full and green at the moment!

September 10, 2008

Day 252 - September 10, 2008

Walking home in Park Slope tonight, they were filming a Christmas episode of Sesame Street. This isn't the greatest picture, but it was really fun to see. There were a whole bunch of little kids trying to get a peek too. Also they had about 10 trailers, I don't know why?

September 9, 2008

Day 251 - September 9, 2008

My family has been convinced, mainly by me that Macs are the way to go. However, they all have newer versions than I do with the built in Isight cameras. So they have all been talking to each other on Ichat. I ordered a camera and now I can be connected to them as well. Here are my parents talking to me on my new web cam.

September 8, 2008

Day 250 - September 8, 2008

Aaron, Aaron, he's our man. If he can't do it no one can. It is a nice night to be a Cheese Head! The Pack looks ever bit as good as last season! The Badgers are ranked in the top 10! Oh football season, how I love you!!!! Enjoy the Lambeau Leap, the only way it could be better is if I were sitting in the box on the 50-yard line with my friend, Janelle!

September 7, 2008

Day 249 - September 7, 2008

This is in Union Square. I have absolutely no idea what it is. It doesn't make any sense at all! So if you get it please let me know. For the record it is much cooler in this picture than it is in real life.

September 6, 2008

Day 248 - September 6, 2008

This picture is from the HBO show The Wire. I was told that I would love this show from one of my friends and they were absolutely right. I am just about to finish the 4th season and I thought I'd mention the show. It is about the inter workings of Baltimore. It manly concentrates on the "War on Drugs" and the reasons that it hasn't been very effective. Each season concentrates on a different area of city life and the fourth season is about schools and education. I think the show is incredibly real, and even though it is telling the most extreme stories it is still fascinating to see a story from every point of view. I would certainly recommend it.

September 5, 2008

Day 247 - September 5, 2008

I went to see my friend Brian play at a bar/coffee shop tonight after work. I have known Brian since High School, because we were in the same Youth Group at Church. He has been living in the city for a long time now, but we had never met up. So it was nice to see him and his band and get a chance to catch up some. The lead singer of the band is Noah http://www.myspace.com/noahlekas and this gig was something that happens at Think Coffee the first Friday of every month.

September 4, 2008

Day 246 - September 4, 2008

So if you have read my blog this year you know that I am an Obama fan by far. However, I definitely watched McCain's speech last night. I like John McCain, I think that he legitimately adores America and is fiercely loyal to our country. I also really liked that he said that he thinks everyone should do something to serve America either in the military or through teaching or running for public office. I absolutely agree with this and think that the we would all benefit from an initiative like this. However, the rest of his policies didn't sound great to me. I can't believe that he said we should stop foreign funding to countries "who don't like us very much." What kind of foreign policy initiative is that? I also did not agree with what he had to say about schools, it sounded a lot like privatization to me and that will leave a lot of people out in the cold. There are 60 days until the election and it should be exciting.

September 3, 2008

Day 245 - September 3, 2008

I had lunch with Lauren, Omyara and Anna that I work with today. Here are Lauren and Omyara who work in the treasury department at the Church. We had a nice time, I like going out for lunch it certainly breaks up the day better.

September 2, 2008

Day 244 - September 2, 2008

Here is a view from the top of Central Park. Now that I work in Manhattan, I spend a lot more time in Central Park and actually know where things are. So it is pretty cool to take the look from above and see all the park. It was really cool to see the people sitting on the lawn where we had just been.

September 1, 2008

Day 243 - September 1, 2008

I can't believe it is September or that the picture a day year is already more than half over! Anyway, how is this view of the Empire State Building. Here it is from the Top of the Rock. I had a great final day in New York with Robin and Dave. We ate a lot of amazing food and saw some great New York things. It was fabulous to have them here.