new utrecht av. station

(Brooklyn)

goodbye fp

FP has been so good to me. (Even if only for 2 1/2 mos.) I've loved my time there. 

Parody FP book jackets were displayed during the "goodbye party"

"The bar" was around the corner so the booze theme was only fitting.

night of butterflies

Last night, while watching a couple of my favorite six-year-olds, I discovered I am a butterfly whisperer. 

We were reading before bedtime  when a butterfly escaped from the homemade mesh-and-cardboard cage-like thing they have hanging above their couch. They are raising several Monarchs--from egg, to caterpillar, to butterfly to... you know. (Usually they release them right after they mate but weather delayed everything and now it is too cold for them to fly free. )

After some initial shrieking and my telling the girls to "Calm down just a little bit please. It's OK. I'll catch it." I was able to actually catch the darn thing with the help of some Tupperware and a colander. I'm actually really proud of the colander idea. It then stayed on the kitchen counter until their dad came home and we ushered it back into its home. 

The picture is horrible but hopefully you can see it.

After the girls went to bed I was sitting on the couch watching TV when I noticed another escapee. I quickly and quietly got up, stalked the thing like a ninja, and caught it with my BARE HANDS. 

I freakin' rock. I'm totally adding this to my resume. Right under "Balloon animal making artist". But that's a story for another day. 

cranberry bog

A cranberry bog in Rockefeller Plaza?

Sure! 

uggie in the house

Uggie, the dog from the Academy Award-winning film The Artist, was in the office today to sign copies of his new autobiography. 

Here he is greeting his public

Scores of his adoring fans, mostly women, queued up in giddy anticipation, snapping photos and whispering to one another about how good-looking and gentlemanly this charming man is. 

I was one of those women. 

I felt equal parts ridiculous, guilty*, and elated by the fact that Uggie made my Tuesday just a bit better. 

*I'm sure Uggie is well taken care of and has lots of plush green pillows and dog treats at his many pie-de-terre's, however, it just felt like a lot for such a little guy. Even if he is a star. 

i like it

Gonna ride this merry-go-round

and dance like the night is never ending.

Gonna get so high on life

you won't be able to bring me down.

The Dixie Chicks 

exactly

"apple picking" with new york cares

Lawrence Farms Orchards

Newburgh, NY

 

 

working in books is awesome!

I'm a scavenger. A vulture.  

And I'm the first to admit it. I hover over the various take shelves at work, snatch up the books I want, and store them in my office for the apocalypse. 

When it comes I will not be at a loss for things to read. 

If I think my brother's friend's dog will like a book, I grab it for him too. 

(I actually do have a book of dog's names in my office right now.)

Today was no different. This trip yielded two titles for a (future?) classroom library and two copies of the same forthcoming novel. Why two? Well, one for me and one for Erin, of course. 

I see an episode of Hoarders: the Literary Edition in my future.

Also, I was thrilled to see the finished copies of Br.ai.n on F.ir.e are in and it now sits on my display shelf. I may have come late to the party but I've really been working on it since I arrived and am so looking forward to seeing how far it'll go. An incredible story! 

where old people hang out

passing radio city

a walk in the rain

the blaze!

The Great Jack-o-Lantern Blaze

Croton-on-Hudson, NY

Dinosaurs! 

Dragon

Witch with her brew 

Big Ben!

Blurry but you can see the intricacies 

Doing the "Thriller" dance?

So incredible!

I loved the giraffe.

The elephant was a favorite too!