holiday in NY

It's snowing!!!

Anyone want to clean off my car??

coffee thought...

this is my cup of coffee as i am about to enjoy...

no other thoughts needed

that's all...

msc housekeeping items

#1-continuation from previous post (waiting for the water to drain) so plumber dude came, saw, plummed & knocked out a piece of wall & replaced another piece of pipe and snaked his way to the other apartment and FINALLY we had a clear drain. it has been 1 week since said incident and so far so good. ~(on another note did purchase 3 boot boxes just in case)
#2-also last Friday had the office Christmas party & the fact that I (with help of course) did amazingly creative,witty and fun things to make it a success and some people insist on being 'Debbie downer' really ruined my mood. basically shitted on all the efforts. whatever thats the end of that
#3-Saturday as u can see from previous post was an extravaganza of window shopping, bear shopping & movie watching (so much for cleaning my house).
#4- this is the final 4 days of work in 2009. just got to make it work
#5-Dion is home from ATL for the break & that lifts grandmas spirit. we have the annual bowling beat down on 12/28/08..last time mom was there
(apparently this turned into a to-do list or an is doing list or an on-going list...)
#6- bekas b-day was 12/16 and she turned the big 30 (yay!) this Saturday is supposed to be a smashing shindig only beks can do (w/ jai & mo of course) ~ I am excited & scared all at the same time (all the insecurities are surfacing again) whatever we keep it moving
#7- my dinner party on 12/27. on the positive side i have a menu. on the negative side i don't have a spic&span clean house nor funds to purchase said food items. this will be creative
#8-this holiday time is especially hard and i am confused as to if i am numb to my emotions or have really steeled myself & am now devoid of true emotion? like i think i am truly faking it to myself
#9- my godson turns 21 Saturday. from 9 days old to a grown person...wow. yesterday it snowed.

and finally

#10-the year is ending. still don't know how to feel.

yeah I'll try to get it together soon.....

Happiness is build-a-bear

if you have never had the experience to actually build-a-bear... it is a definite "must do" as the place itself is the epitome of happiness for some folks (as experienced by one of my pals TRS)

(can you see the smile??? Oh and check out the dude behind her...he'll make me smile!)

<--this bear is too sexy for his own good

more updates to come....

as I wait for the water to drain

i am sitting on my floor in my apartment WAITING for the plumber as another flood has happened in my kitchen.
oh didn't i mention?
couple of months ago, came home to the lovely sounds of water overflowing from my sink overflowed into my closet (which is located in the kitchen). yeah several buckets of water later & 3 ruined pairs of boots later (you know i am regretting NOT getting them boot boxes from The Container Store -- next time I will listen to my inner Diva) the plumber came and changed some pipe & viola ok-ness for about 2 months.
WELL fast forward.. and lo and behold it is happening again.
WHY??? WTF?
I am NOT throwing food down the drain in my house or large chunks of anything- Hell the last meal I cooked was Thanksgiving dinner... yeah the woman upstairs has a washing machine (illegal) and no strainer on her sink (meaning every article of food coming from her sink goes down there and clogs up the freakin thing which backs up my sink.)
Yes this is what it is like living in an old apartment building in NYC.
more details soon as I now have to let plumber dude in...

Thanksgiving 08 (pt II)

Today is a day I give thanks

for what I have
And for what I don’t
and for what will come…
and for what will not.
Life brings us soo many changes
And it comes at us soo fast
sometimes some days
I forget
To stop
To breathe
To see this world
To appreciate

&
Yes some days I forget to give thanks
So now with this humongous reminder
I AM GIVING THANKS
And remembering
(and yes, still missing…)
Apparently we survived
We made it thru the day.
We didn’t fall off the axis
My mind is still revolving;

The earth kept spinning,

&
Tomorrow is another opportunity
To be present.
Thank you

Thanksgiving 08 (pt I)

#1-- have i ever told you that I LOVE when google changes its logo to fit the particular holiday! case in point see photo below regarding thanksgiving 08. I love it, it brightens my search.

#2-- So every year my brother Mike says he is going to make homemade cranberry sauce (back story-every year his duty was to pop open the can of cranberry sauce & put it on a plate) this year he decides to get all 'ace-of-cranberries' & actually make it from scratch. let me tell you something, even tho the other brother is the 'chef' this berry-ness was the bomb! (shh, don't tell him!)

#3-- this is a pic of my straight from the can cranberry sauce that initially was a backup to the 'chef jeff'' project above...truthfully i love the little can ridges on the sides!

#4-- this is a pic of Mel's perfectly portioned plate: my cornbread stuffing, Mike's berry sauce & tyrone the turkey. (long story...)

hope everyone had a blessed day...

p.s-- please pray for the people of Mumbai...

Random Thought @ 3:11 am

when you can't sleep what do you think about??
what keeps you up at night?
right now I am up thinking about when was the last time I slept with someone & did i ever think i would be here at this place at 32 & ALONE?? Ok i'll write 'single' cause that sounds slightly less depressing than 'alone' but it gets you to the same point ... i am asking did you ever think about your current circumstance @ 3:11 am??
i am
(and it is keeping me up at night)

coffee thought...

what's funny is I have been procrastinating in writing this very blog.
Not for the trepidation of the topic of coffee, but for it is categorized as my 100th blog.

Thank you, thank you.

One hundred random thoughts later we arrive at this place of java-nirvana... where caffeine meets consciousness & literally a whole new world awakens. It is not surprising that this is the 100th blog, fore it is a topic I am well versed in and represents a major part of my life...
the search for a good strong cup of Joe that can carry me thru the day and pick me up at nights. This right here is very elusive (see previous 99 thoughts) and apparently I have been on this search for longer than I care to remember but for those of you asking, here is what I need:

my Joe must have
a delicate mixture of strength & sweetness
quintessentially essential to my enjoyment.
you can’t have one without the other,
and it is very much appreciated in balance.

Let us not forget the deep richness of his texture that is damn near sinful
provoking the stimulation of my senses that comes when his aroma wafts thru you.
Just being near java awakens my thoughts,
my emotions, and my senses that until now seemingly lie dormant;
catapulting images of cinnamon & cream mixed into you.

Oh God, I am in search of that good to the last drop,
please serve it to me hot
cup of Joe that will warm my insides
and singe my fingers to the touch.
Sometimes too hot to handle
(thou I will definitely try)
when I get my java it will be no lie
satisfaction apparent.
Contentment ensues.

Until then, YES,
I am in the midst of coffee blues…
I promise to appreciate Joe like no one else will do
I pledge my taste buds to you alone
Please oh please send me

that fine cup of Joe…

WE Are the USA...

NOW it is time

HOPE

CHANGE

The reality is...

History is NOW

This is the face of AMERICA today...

PRESIDENT ELECT Barack Obama

11-4-08

November 4, 2008
Today is one of many historic days in this world.
Today is one of the many days in MY lifetime I can make a difference.
Today I voted for President of the United States of America.
Historically, if you looked at my voting record, you will see my tendencies and voting history; you will see the decisions I make and the morals I choose to align myself to.
You will see that it is all about choice...
And that is MY LIFE, right?
ALL about choice & freewill given to us to ultimately have the option to even make a choice.
WOW our right to choose- that is DEEP in many of aspects...
it is all about choice
Well, guess what I found out? One of the brothers is a republican!! (is that like a bad word here??)
Yes he is a registered repub and his contention is that while he is on the more liberal side of republicancy he still agrees with most of their overall values.
I Definitely respect that, and the CHOICE he has-
cause lets face it we all have a choice-
and the fact we are all soo learned and diverse enough to make an educated decision and decide...

AND HE STILL CHOOSES OBAMA!!!

(so I guess not as "crazy" as one thinks...)
please make a difference...
go out and vote & revel in YOUR rights that many a person has fought for
*and still are fighting for*

Oh the way on the MTA...

This bus ride is ridiculous.

The amount of time it takes for the 21 bus to make it down the hill & around the bend is like slowly watching paint dry. Slowly.
It would be more health conscious & probably more conducive to walk and all that- however the thought that 4 wheels beat 2 heels is applied and here I am waiting and hoping that this bus takes me to where I got to go.

And on time. IS that too much to ask for for my $2.00 per ride 2x a day??

next thought the # 5 train.

This hunk of metal is very efficient in turning someone from a well-mannered normal human being into a one-person lunatic asylum in a matter of 2-3 stops.
Depending on the day you get “my dude” who is his own show- that is like in “do –not- slow -the –flow" show. Ladies & gentlemen the season for giving is year round- and you are Santa clause. Please be aware- do not keep your wallets in your back pocket & have a safe wonderful & glorious day.

Hilarious. He makes my day go by in a very special way.

I am sooo done with the commute!