The subway is great, but the Tube has cushioned seats

This is my building
Well, so far, my ingression into the "other coast big-city life" has shown me that an office in NYC looks very similar to an office in LA, I don't own enough pairs of boots(Converse just don't work in the rain), and although a NY accent is charming on my dad, it's fairly annoying on nasaly, obnoxious women that are talking much too loudly on the subway.

I haven't updated the blog in awhile, because I haven't done much other than work, or go to work-related events(they usually seem to involve karaoke) and be sick. It's finally starting to feel like the workload is slowing down alittle though...or at least falling into a more regular pace, and my throat no longer hurts. I've also been able to go out into the field a couple of times, which is way more fun than sitting in the office all day long. One day I showed up to work, and me, Michelene(my boss, and Dorothy(a PA) all wore purple. We thought it warranted a picture.
I also haven't updated because I borrowed a camera from Kristen, but couldn't get the pictures off of it, until today, when after closer inspection of the camera bag, I found the USB memory card reader that had been in the front pocket all along. Sometimes my observational skills amaze me.

Anyway, I finally moved into my new apartment. So far, it's pretty nice, but I do miss the privacy of having a house. I'm not fond of smelling my neighbors incense when I open the coat closet(hopefully it won't seep into the coats), and the clicking up the woman's heels upstairs can be slightly annoying, but I guess that's the way apartment life goes.I will take more pictures once everything is set up, but here are some from my first night there, as well as some outdoor shots of the building. The interiors are of the living room and kitchen. My room is very similar to the living room, except slightly smaller. (I'm writing this blog from work, where the Mac I'm using doesn't have Photoshop...so the pics are straight from the camera to you).




Last weekend it rained, or at least drizzled for the entire weekend. However, on Sunday, it cleared up alittle, and I remembered that this event called Art Under the Bridge was happening in Dumbo, which is the area of Brooklyn where the Brooklyn Bridge Park is. Basically, Dumbo is full of art galleries...so during the weekend they all had open-houses, and there were lots of exhibits, sculptures, etc... around the neighborhood. I met up with Kristen, and then Whitney, and walked around. It was really cool, and I wish it hadn't been raining, and I'd gone sooner. I tried to take some pictures of the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges, but it was hard to keep the camera still enough(where was that mini-tripod from Mom when I needed it.) I did however, get a pretty cool picture of me, one of the sculptures, and some random photographers.
Also, there is an exhibit called The New York City Waterfalls. (http://www.nycwaterfalls.org) I'd seen it from the Manhattan side, and it was really cool. At night, it looks like waterfalls pouring out from thin air. One of the
waterfalls is at positioned right by the Brooklyn bridge on the Brooklyn side. I tried to take a picture of it...once again a tripod would have been handy, but it's still kind of a neat picture.

Also, I forgot that Kristen sent me some pics from my day of wakeboarding on the Hudson River with her, her boyfriend Jose and their friend Don(who owned the boat). It was really fun, and I managed to remember how to wakeboard! I was told that normally wakeboarding on the river is hard, because it's usually pretty choppy since there is a current....but is was smooth as glass that day. I wish I could go more often. I attempted to jump a few wakes, and was going to try again, but we got pulled over by the lake police for riding on the bow(we didn't know!). Luckily they just gave us a warning, but it kind of ended the day on the lake...but not before Rosie O'Donnell(who has a house near Don) sped by in her boat. Here are a couple of pictures that Kristen took...I wouldn't normally post a picture of me in a bathing suit on a public forum, but I think it's a funny picture, and I look happy:)