After a nice bike ride this morning through Brooklyn, I've been wiped out and useless all day. I hate to use my blog to complain.. I actually have so much to be grateful for.. but man, it's HOT!

current temperature in 11216: 84F ( Read more... )

My girlfriend has been waiting on cue in Central Park for tickets to Romeo and Juliet since before 7 AM. She awakened before six on a Sunday so she could get in line for us. HEROIC. I slept until 8 AM, and for the last hour I've been nearly catatonic, drinking coffee on the couch. It's another gorgeous morning in Brooklyn.

Does anyone remember ( Read more... )

To those of you unfamiliar with assembling Ikea furniture: the more you do it, the easier it gets. So if you have never done it, my advice to you is to read through the entire directions before beginning. Remember that although the illustrated, no-verbal directions appear simple, you must study them very carefully ( Read more... )

My girlfriend, a friend of ours, and I all rented a Zipcar yesterday and made a pilgrimage to the Mecca of particle-board consumption: Ikea! Without much consideration of the actual dimesions of our rented vehicle, we bought ten pieces of furniture, two rugs, 6 hanging curtains, assorted picture frames, pillows, and other houehold do-dads. Once ( Read more... )

I love my new apartment so much that it scares me.

I love every room.

I am sitting in my new home office on the fourth floor, next to a window with a view of Manhattan. The Empire State Building and the east side of the city are hazy slate blue and pink hues. Across the street is a big, old house with a lovely steeple, and maple trees are gently swaying in the morning breeze. It's the beginning of summer, and I'm ( Read more... )

I temporarily lost access to my Live journal account due to some technical error, but I'm back now. I am now an official Brooklyn resident.. and I am so happy! The apartment is wonderful.. plenty of space, lots of light, top floor, separate office, very quite, many green trees, and space for guests. I feel very blessed and I'm overjoyed to be ( Read more... )

The freelance job is going well.. although working from home is taking some getting used to. How do you do it? It sounds great, but then there is this big issue with periodic lethragy and distraction. One tip I've read about include getting dressed like you're going to work. Tips anyone ( Read more... )

...and I'm posting to my LJ, natch. Two freelance jobs. Moving in two weeks - lots going on, lots to do. Feeling good about myself, but it's a lot of change all at once... new work situation, new home, new relationship. Spring Fire in DC was good, spent most of the time vending, but managed to get to one class on role playing which was ( Read more... )