The Metropolitan Museum of Art

August 22nd, 2007 | General

So after Jay told me that I have to go to the Met as my first museum in New York, I’ve been dropping hints to potential museum-wingmen/women. As some of you know, Audrey’s mom was here for two weeks (ahem). So, she’s definitely an art loving lady as she is an artist herself, [...]

Friday Fun Day!

August 18th, 2007 | General

Five good ways to start a weekend:
1) Leave work early to go to the bar downstairs and drink a Paulaner Weissbier.
2) Go directly to the Neue Galerie and enjoy German/Austrian art and a Viennese Cafe.
3) Eat some pretty ok Thai food in a BYOB restaurant
4) Proceed immediately, with full bellies, to the Apple Store on [...]

Routines

August 14th, 2007 | General

Routines are a powerful thing.  They say that if you consciously do something for thirty days, it will form a new routine.  The man who is in the second stall in the men’s room between approximately 10:30 and 11 AM clicking away on his Blackberry has definitely formed a routine.  What a terrible place to [...]

Chicago in 7 hours

August 8th, 2007 | General

Yesterday four of my coworkers and I flew to Chicago for a business trip! I think this was my first of these types of things unless you count that Mexico trip I wrote off. Alviera said she needed a site for her strip club, it’s not my fault she didn’t come through with [...]

Astoria Beer Garden

August 5th, 2007 | General

One of the truly magnificent things about living in the neighborhood of Astoria is the well-renowned Bohemian Beer Hall/Garden. They serve up a menu of great Eastern European dishes that would break the Weight Watchers Points formula into a million imaginary numbers (yes, I just said that!). Anyway, food aside, this place is a [...]

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