Load up on guns, bring your friends...

Oh New York, I love you so much. I went out today, with no real purpose, simply to get out of the house. I didn't meet up with anyone I knew, I just went out on my own. I was walking down Madison Avenue when I realized how much I love this city. No matter how down I'm feeling, whenever I just go out for a walk through Manhattan, I feel like I'm so at home that nothing else matters. I live and breathe New York. This city is what keeps me alive. In the past I've thought about going away to college, and with my transfer coming up next semester I was seriously considering it. But, you know what? I couldn't do it. I know I wouldn't be happy. I love New York, and simply can't see myself living anywhere else now.
I do, however, need to fix this complete boring life I've been having. I need a partner in crime, a sidekick, or even an apprentice. Someone to come with me for my little adventures. Sure, I have a few really good friends, but even if they'd like to, they can't be around very much. I could also use a girlfriend. Speaking of which, that hunt is going pretty poorly. Someone told me my standards are too high, but I doubt that, and I refuse to lower them.
Sadly, I don't have a picture to attach here. I wish I had some nice night shots of the city, but I haven't taken any yet. It's been too cold. Today would have been perfect, but of course I didn't think to bring my camera downtown with me. Oh, well. It's going to rain tomorrow. I guess I'll try for the weekend.
Goodnight, readers. Adieu.

[This post brought to you during Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit]

I have to be productive.

Tomorrow is my first *true* day off, for the mid-winter break. Honestly, this is making me feel like high school is here all over, again. Any way, I HAVE to be productive, this week, and I think I've figured out how.

Monday I'm paying a visit to the American Museum of Natural History, and taking my camera along, to try and get some shots of the awesome exhibits, there. While I'm in the city, I may take a look around for somewhere else to shoot, as well.

Tuesday is Mardi Gras, and that night a coworker of mine is having a benefit celebration at The_Underscore on 89th & 1st. It's a $30 cover fee, but from 7-10 there is free food and an open bar. Bands will be playing till 1:00. This should be a good chance for me to get some nice indoor shots, and some shots of the bands.

Wednesday is the first day of the week Woolman Rink is open until 10:00. I think I'll use that chance to take some shots of the skaters, as Wednesday is also going to be an awesomely beautiful day.

The second half of the week? Who knows!? I haven't planned that far ahead, just yet. So, now, here's where this whole blogging thing REALLY becomes Web2.0. For the 3-4 people who actually read this thing, and the 1-2 who sometimes comment here, want to tag along with me for any of my fun little adventures? Have any suggestions for activities to set up during the second half of the week? Drop a comment and let me know!

Friday in a Nutshell

Yesterday the old crew from Hunter College was united. I met these two within my first few weeks of Freshman year, and we used to hang out almost every day. Since then, we've all switched schools, and Victoria has moved upstate, with her boyfriend. It's nice having the whole group together, again.

Nighttime Entertainment

Here's a bit of my night time entertainment. I fall asleep almost every night, with my book and my laptop by my side. Currently, I'm reading the Zombie Survival Guide, which I bought the last time I went out with Carrie. I have to say that this, plus my previous experience with the undead through movies and video games has me pretty prepared for Z-Day. I'm confident that I could survive anything up to and probably including a Class-2 outbreak, with ease, and with a little luck and a lot more preparation, I can definitely survive a Class-3 as well. Although saving my friends is not part of my survival plan, there are definitely a few people who I am very close to, who I'd be willing to risk my life to rescue. You know who you are!

Any way, time to lay down and get comfy. Until tomorrow, Blogger!

Insomniac

I've got three hours of sleep in the past two days. It's crunch time, for finals, and school is killing me. Of course, during my breaks between books and essays I'm taking time to pick up my camera and fiddle around with it. I don't want there ever to be a day that goes by where I don't take a picture. Even if I don't keep it, I want at least one snapshot every day. Here's today's. It's me. For some reason I felt the shot was obligatory.

My Block

Here's a simple shot down the block that runs in front of my house, in the Bronx. The car in the picture is our family's vehicle. My house is just off to the right, outside of the frame. It's a very quiet, upper-middle class residential area, just North East of the Bronx Zoo. It's a nice area to walk around, especially on warmer days, with a lot of small food stores, bakeries, and pizzerias around to stop in. The Bronx generally has a bad rep, but once people give it a shot, and see that some areas really are not bad, they tend to like it. Honestly, my area reminds me of Brooklyn, only quieter. I'll try to put in a shot of my house, one day. It's four bedrooms, two bath, a full living room, separate dining room, and a kitchen. Pretty big for New York.

Go Ask Alice

I had my eye on this item, all night, at the Auction. It was a fully illustrated, gold trimmed, hard cover version of BOTH Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass. The starting bid was $25, which I have absolutely no problem paying for such an awesome book. Five minutes before the auction, though, someone placed a $100 bid on it. The minimum increment for bidding was $25, so I would have had to drop $125 for the book, had I wanted to keep going for it. That's almost all of what I was getting paid for the evening. I may be a HUGE Alice fan, but I'm not about to spend an entire paycheck on any book. Sorry, Alice, looks like that's one looking glass adventure you'll have to make without me.

Recapping the 14th

Valentine's day was pretty good for me, this year, although it was far from conventional. I did not get to go out with my valentine and have a wonderful evening / night with her as I would have liked, but I did really enjoy myself at work. I helped set up and mediate a silent auction from roughly 8:30 in the morning until 11:00 at night. It was a grueling day, but the last few hours made the entire thing worth it! Excellent wine, great food, and great company made the night tons of fun.

Nikon d60 DSLR

I finally got it! I finally got my new camera! After months of waiting I picked up the Nikon d60 from Best Buy, today. As soon as I got home I started to charge the battery, and as soon as that was good to go I headed out to take some photos. Here's an awesome one I got in my house. Somehow, the lighting came out perfectly. I also think this is an awesome valentine's shot. Click the image to view its enlarged version. It came out perfectly.

Also, to my Valentine: Happy Valentine's Day~

Jason & Jason

While we were driving back from the Catskills last week, we went to pick up baby Jason from his mother's house. About half an hour through the car ride back down from CT to NYC, the baby fell asleep, ten minutes later, my cousin did as well. I couldn't get a decent shot with my iPhone because of the light coming through the windows, so this was the best I could do. I don't think it came out too badly, and everyone in the family seems to love the shot. But... c'mon, who doesn't love babies (especially when they're asleep)?

Hunter College

I took this picture last year, off of the 7th floor skywalk between the East and West buildings of Hunter College. This is one of the best views in the city. It's facing South down Lexington Ave. I could easily sit there for hours upon end, watching the people and the traffic below me. Currently, I'm a student down in Brooklyn at Kingsborough Community College. The campus here is beautiful, and I need to take some pictures of this area, as well. I think I'll try to grab some with my iPhone, once the spring semester starts up, since I don't think I'll be bringing the SLR out here, once I get it. I'm posting this from my MacBook, in the middle of class, by the way.