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OMG OMG OMG HUGE news!

The tunnel! I think I know what it is! Its for PEOPLE! It's so that people could get down to the ferry after watching the horse races on the speedway! It makes so much sense... OMG I'm so excited! What if we brought it back!? What if we had boats there!!

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We went to North Brother Island today. It is a small uninhabited island off of the coast of Manhattan. There is a hospital there that served as a TB treatment center then later drug rehab for troubled youths in the 60s. Today it is an urban ruin and a sanctuary for birds.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zec43G-FwE

Watch and see. I made this video this weekend with our new waterproof camera.

I have started a shop on etsy for some of the crafts that I make. I thought it would be fun to try to sell some things over the summer. Do any of you have a shop? Care to share the link?

Here is an item I'm proud of... seed pills!


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I am going to get my masters degree in pure mathematics tomorrow.

:)

I think I will go for the PhD!

From age 21 to 23 I smoked. I remember the first thing I did when I got to NYC was buy a pack of smokes. It was something that made me feel independent. Like I could make my own stupid choices with my life-- I'd have a real need to smoke after visiting my folks. They would help me so much, and I needed that help but I didn't want to need it. And I ( Read more... )

Did you want to be cool when you were a teen? When you were in your 20s? Maybe cool isn't the right word for it, but maybe you had this feeling that somewhere there was this fantastic lifestyle, this world with cool people living in it. Like it's just around a corner, behind a door... someplace. And you could be like rock stars who have nothing to ( Read more... )

Who's running the NYC Marathon this year? Anyone?

I will be out to cheer-- let me know when you'll come by the Bronx (mile 20) and I'll look out for you.

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