POD 02.28.09

Here, the Chelsea Antiques Flea Market. Takes a lot of patience to sift through this stuff--and I don't have it. Still fun to come across these markets though.

POD 02.27.09

One of the best parts of New York? Fire escape stairs! They can be a place to hang out in the summer (not legally, but no one's watching!), or just a great way get out of a burning building. But really, they're just really really good-looking.

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And here, quite possibly my favorite commercial ever.

POD 02.26.09

I watched these two cute girls meet each other this morning. I've always wanted an English Bulldog because they are so perfectly beefy.

POD 02.25.09

And so the countdown to my return to London officially begins: it's Peeps season. And this year, they're on sale before Easter. Here's a fun game to try--take two peeps of two different colors. Place a toothpick in the 'beak' of each. Put the Peeps on a microwaveable plate face to face, so that the tips of the toothpicks are touching each other. Place peeped plate in microwave, and 'cook' for 1 minute. Your dualing birds will expand with the heat, and eventually, the toothpick of one will pierce the other, rendering one Peep victorious over the other. The pierced Peep will explode like a marshmallow bomb. Cheap and fun.

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Every day I listen to at least one podcast from The Moth, a New York-based storytelling organization. All the stories are true, told by famous people or regular people, and they are short (about 10-15 minutes each). Some will make you laugh outloud, others will make you cry. They are all interesting. I think of it as 'This American Life', when i don't have an hour to spare. Subscribe to their free podcast! You won't regret it.

POD 02.24.09

Even though it is only 22 degrees outside, I thought I should take a walk during lunch to get out of the office for a while. I didn't know if I was allowed to take pictures of a live news broadcast, but I risked it for you guys. Here, a breaking story at City Hall.

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POD 02.23.09

the magazine wall in the office kitchen is my favorite part of the room

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'Eagle Eyes' Emily is going into retirement: I found out today that I need glasses. Oh, 30....you've proven your point, okay?? On the flip side, I found out my unusually wide pupils allow for superhuman peripheral vision, as well as superhuman night vision capabilities. I'm effectively a cat.

*guest* POD 02.22.09

Today's POD comes all the way from San Diego. Thanks to Marylynn, I was able to not leave my house at all and study mechanical systems at my desk instead. Marylynn went hiking this afternoon and stumbled across this sign. Thanks Supa!

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The Oscars are on now, and I'm already hating that they've zoomed in on Angelina Jolie during Jennifer Aniston's presentation of animated film nominees. Not necessary.

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Purchase of the weekend: check out these cool glasses I bought at Fishs Eddy.

POD 02.21.09

I used to visit the cats at Petco almost every time I went to union square back in '04... tonight I went back--here is a handsome boy I saw. Of course I wanted to take him home with me.

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Today when I cleaned my apartment, I listened to last week's podcast of This American Life. Check it out--it's quite sweet. I recommend subscribing to this awesome radio show--American or not.

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I saw this poem on the subway a few weeks ago
and thought it was nice:

Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune--without the words,
And never stops at all,

And sweetest in the gale is heard;
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so many warm.

I've heard it in the chillest land,
And on the strangest sea;
Yet, never, in extremity,
It asked a crumb of me.

Emily Dickinson

POD 02.20.09

my lunch with jim at a vietnamese restaurant.

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and i still can't get over the amazing
garbage removal system on roosevelt island

POD 02.19.09

models in a box: 3 of 4 models ed and i had to make in six hours for a meeting the following morning

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although i really would love to complain about my job, i think it's more interesting to share where i lived for the first few years of my life.
(i often wonder if this affected me in a weird way at all...
i mean, this place is really really strange and slightly creepy).

POD 02.18.09

7th avenue, as seen from my apartment

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i'm thinking of getting rid of my facebook account.
i'm getting annoyed with most things related to the site.

POD 02.17.09

mass-culture friday: every week we used to wait for
andy and chris to finish studio so we could
head to suburbia and relive the pleasures
of our youth. think kenny rogers, home depot,
malls, drive-thru everything and singing along to top 40 hits

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POD 02.16.09

a little shop in chelsea selling
pretty silk lanterns in lovely colors

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sunglass update: i settled on ray bans in the end!

POD 02.15.09

view from the roof of the new museum
on the lower east side

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tomorrow: the hunt for real sunglasses.

POD 02.14.09

a chilly but sunny sunset along the hudson

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I heard headbands were back in style. So I got a yellow bow.

I'm not ready for anything more drastic than that.

POD 02.13.09

my temporary nyc studio...not bad!

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I'm taking a short break from studying
and have picked up this book instead:

POD 02.12.09

when i daydream at work in new york, i look up and see this:

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I loved the Coldplay performance at the Grammys and I keep thinking about it--particularly when Chris Martin sang Lost! with JayZ. .

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And this weekend, I think I'll see the movie Coraline with my mom.

The Return of the Prodigal Pic

I kick off my return with a 'technique' that Georgia introduced to me today. Thanks to a few geniuses, I'm able to turn my new photos into vintage memories--and take me back to the old days, the better days.