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Up in NYC for the weekend. Went with my mom to the Harvard Club last night for the "New England Shore Dinner." I had New England clam chowder surf and turf and my mom had ribs and we split an order of sorbet for dessert. And we both had popovers, which is sort of a signature of the club dining room.
On the wat home, the bus got rerouted from Madison Ave. to third Ave. because Madison was closed from 59th to 72nd. No idea why. There wasn't anything about it on the news. you'd think when nearly 20 blocks in the middle of Manhattan gets shut down, it might at least get mentioned in the scroll on the bottom of the screen.
This afternoon I went to the Borders on Columbus Circle to see what was left. The store wasn't that picked over except for the cds. This is probably because most of the books were only 20% off and given the nearly 9% sales tax, that makes the 20% off more like 11% off, which isn't all that impressive. So I only bought a couple of mass market paperbacks and one item that was overpriced but I couldn't help myself. I'd gone to take a look in the children's section at the picture books. Most of the hardcovers weren't reduced enough in price to make it worth my while. And then I saw it. A Star Wars pop up book from Reinhart and Sabuda, the folks behind The Encyclopedia Prehistorica (possibly the most awesome pop-up books ever). And my inner 9 year old threw a temper tantrum and refused to leave the store unless I bought it. It's really fabulous. It's even got got a small battery in the back so when Darth Vader and Empire Strikes Back Luke Skywalker pop up, their light sabres glow green and red.
On the wat home, the bus got rerouted from Madison Ave. to third Ave. because Madison was closed from 59th to 72nd. No idea why. There wasn't anything about it on the news. you'd think when nearly 20 blocks in the middle of Manhattan gets shut down, it might at least get mentioned in the scroll on the bottom of the screen.
This afternoon I went to the Borders on Columbus Circle to see what was left. The store wasn't that picked over except for the cds. This is probably because most of the books were only 20% off and given the nearly 9% sales tax, that makes the 20% off more like 11% off, which isn't all that impressive. So I only bought a couple of mass market paperbacks and one item that was overpriced but I couldn't help myself. I'd gone to take a look in the children's section at the picture books. Most of the hardcovers weren't reduced enough in price to make it worth my while. And then I saw it. A Star Wars pop up book from Reinhart and Sabuda, the folks behind The Encyclopedia Prehistorica (possibly the most awesome pop-up books ever). And my inner 9 year old threw a temper tantrum and refused to leave the store unless I bought it. It's really fabulous. It's even got got a small battery in the back so when Darth Vader and Empire Strikes Back Luke Skywalker pop up, their light sabres glow green and red.