Disappearing Empire.

Empire in the Clouds
Another rainy day in New York. I guess it's okay considering the amazing* weather we were spoiled with all weekend. But still, not my favorite way to start out the week (plus I am feeling a bit under the weather today, which is also not my favorite way to start out the week). On the bright side? Dancing with the Stars tonight and a new listing on Etsy.

Cheers.

*And by amazing I mean a-m-a-z-i-n-g. A perfect 10. I took lots of pictures as proof, which I do plan to post at some point this week when I have more time and my head doesn't feel like it's on the verge of imploding).

Monday (is here again).

Central Park
Happy Monday, folks. Here's a pretty shot from our stroll through Central Park on Saturday. The weather has been GORGEOUS here lately (and is supposed to continue all week long! YAY!) and we got plenty of sunshine-filled walks in over the weekend.

It was a bit of a stressful & busy day at work, but tonight a couple of friends came over for some much needed girl-time, complete with red wine, take-out & more 'Bachelor' ridiculousness (Molly & Jason's Wedding ~ which included, of course, old clips of all the past drama as well as former bachelor & bachelorette 'where-are-they-now' footage). I know. I KNOW! It's ridiculous & I am ashamed to admit even watching it. But don't worry, there was plenty of mocking commentary and trash talking throughout, which is an absolute must when watching such a cheesy spectacle.

So yeah, a good start to the week, I gotta say :)

{PS - be on the lookout for more Etsy listings this week!}

Hello, sun!

Empire State Building ~ this might be a familiar shot by now, but it's the view I see everyday while waiting for the elevator at my office building (sorry for the dirty window :)
It was a bright & sunshiny day here in New York City (thank goodness - I've missed the sun!). This is going to be a busy & packed week, and so I was glad to have a little down time tonight to eat take-out (mmm, pineapple fried rice) and indulge in a little reality tv cheese (the Bachelor Finale, people!) (anyone else watch? thoughts? I was disappointed but not surprised. watching 'After the Final Rose' now, & ugh! It's just oozing cheese!).

Still plugging away on my Etsy store though, even while "relaxing." Man this stuff is time-consuming! I'm making progress though, and the shop *will* be opening soon. Promise!

Also this week: a gig! If you find yourself in the New York area this Thursday night, come on by the Village. I'll be performing with talented songstress Aimee Bayles at Caffe Vivaldi, 9:30 p.m.!

That's all for now....

Over it.

a slushy mess of a day
This is what I stepped out into on my way to work this morning. A big ol' slushy, icy, snowy mix of a mess. And it continued this way all day. Snow, rain, snow, rain, snow, rain, snow. all. day. long. (And still snowing pretty heavily right now).

I really love New York in the snow (as we all know by now), but this? The endless rain and now this awful, messy slushy mixture? I'm so over it. Over. it.

And completely unrelated to anything Weather or Snow: anybody watching American Idol this year? I quickly caught myself up on the guys' performances from Wednesday night on DVR before the results show aired tonight and WHOA. These guys are supposed to be the cream of the crop? Really? And the 2 guys sent home?! Total rubbish. There were others who were FAR WORSE. It makes me not want to watch the show this year. (But I probably still will).

{more pics ~ a view from above (my office building)}:

it's the little things...

...like this yummy book that i LOVE. makes me want to travel and explore and live life to the fullest in my own God-given artist's skin.

...and the anticipation of breakfast-for-dinner tonight (yesss) with my roommate in front of the TV (which will be turned to Fox promptly at 8 for another entertaining evening with Simon, Randy and Paula).

...a spontaneously decided, real-deal New York kinda night tomorrow night with my girls -- a Knicks game and greasy b-ball food.

...warmer, sunnier weather that seems to be getting better every day.

...which leads to the anticipation of more moments like this.

...and, finally, a new episode (YESSSS!) of The Office on Thursday night. can't wait for those new, fresh moments of extreme awkwardness and crazy shenanigans.

yep. life is good.