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Oh 2009...I will be so happy to see you go. It's been a good year on paper, but I'm mostly feeling blah, and anxious and restless as a result. For the first time in 5 years, I'm not totalle enamored with living in NYC. I definitely consider it "home" at this point, but as the song says...
yeah. that's exactly how I feel right now. I'm going on walkabout for a few months in Jan. Seattle, Portland, and who knows where else. Argentina, Los Angeles? I'm heading back to Tokyo as well. The business is going well, we're looking for a bigger space for a new bar, and the bike co. is rolling along, getting all sorts of attention, and making very little money. When people ask "what I do" I finally feel ok telling people "I own a a bar, and a bike co." I think it's a combination of the press, and officially celebrating one year in business (like most overnight sensations, we're really like 3.5 years into the overall plan, but whatever.) , but it feels very real now. Which is mostly just stressful and nerve-jangling.
I'm pretty sure part of the weirdness is that we have no real presence here in NY where I actually live. My friends and family don't get to touch it and see it, and share in it. Which makes me sad, but also motivates me to grind, grind, grind. bring it all home one day. I wish I could pack everyone I know into a chartered plane for one night in Tokyo at the bar. maybe that's a goal for 2011
I'm going to finish the year 10 pounds past my 30 pound weight loss goal for the year, and could have easily hit the -50 mark, but fuck it, it's the holidays. This is a long term thing, anyway. It's not really about weight at this point. It's so cliche, but the whole "healthy lifestyle" thing has it's benefits. But if anybody out there wants the secret to taking off the pounds...The first 3 rules are 1)stop eating sugar. 2)stop eating sugar. 3)stop eating sugar.
And to all my friends who might be reading this who I haven't seen much of (or at all) in the past year, I still love y'all...but this has been the year of reality beating the pants off of intent. I look forward to 2010 being much more social.
p.s. www.thestoryboardbook.com - Corin and I made these. They make great stocking stuffers!
Click to viewyeah. that's exactly how I feel right now. I'm going on walkabout for a few months in Jan. Seattle, Portland, and who knows where else. Argentina, Los Angeles? I'm heading back to Tokyo as well. The business is going well, we're looking for a bigger space for a new bar, and the bike co. is rolling along, getting all sorts of attention, and making very little money. When people ask "what I do" I finally feel ok telling people "I own a a bar, and a bike co." I think it's a combination of the press, and officially celebrating one year in business (like most overnight sensations, we're really like 3.5 years into the overall plan, but whatever.) , but it feels very real now. Which is mostly just stressful and nerve-jangling.
I'm pretty sure part of the weirdness is that we have no real presence here in NY where I actually live. My friends and family don't get to touch it and see it, and share in it. Which makes me sad, but also motivates me to grind, grind, grind. bring it all home one day. I wish I could pack everyone I know into a chartered plane for one night in Tokyo at the bar. maybe that's a goal for 2011
I'm going to finish the year 10 pounds past my 30 pound weight loss goal for the year, and could have easily hit the -50 mark, but fuck it, it's the holidays. This is a long term thing, anyway. It's not really about weight at this point. It's so cliche, but the whole "healthy lifestyle" thing has it's benefits. But if anybody out there wants the secret to taking off the pounds...The first 3 rules are 1)stop eating sugar. 2)stop eating sugar. 3)stop eating sugar.
And to all my friends who might be reading this who I haven't seen much of (or at all) in the past year, I still love y'all...but this has been the year of reality beating the pants off of intent. I look forward to 2010 being much more social.
p.s. www.thestoryboardbook.com - Corin and I made these. They make great stocking stuffers!