fancy flowers

beautiful….

_by Reem Acra

_by Marchesa

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happy turkey day!

gobble gobble!  Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  I’m soo excited to head over to Jeff and Laura’s for wonderful delisciousness.  Have a great feast day because I know I will.  Eat up and be merry!!

car outline

I always wanted an outline of a car to drive around.  So low profile!

ARTIKCAR by Ben Wilson is a pedal-powered vehicle.  Inspired by a wooden toy car.  The frame is made of steel tubing with an illuminated frame.  Lean to steer.

(images from Dezeen)

swagbucks update

Free money earned to date = $120. Just cashed in for another $5 Amazon card. New wii game here I come!

Here’s my referral link if you want to get started earning your own and help me earn some points too! (thanks for the help):

http://swagbucks.com/refer/vivchin

And just a reminder, swagbucks is a search engine where you get rewarded “bucks” for random searches. No surveys or gimmicks. No personal info, except where to send your redeemed prize when you earn them. Yay for free stuff!

***(Please see earlier post: “swagbucks = free $$$” from April 13, 2009 for more info on swagbucks)

today’s desk view: orange kids

I love the orange kids!!  Brings a smile to my face every time I see these little kids waddling down the street or in the park.  They are so cute.  It’s always fun to see these little orange dots going across the park when I look out my window.

 

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sweet potato pie man

Can’t resist a sweet potato pie. Found this funny little man in the middle of my pie I picked up at the store today. So funny

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balloon-o-rama

Tons of balloons outside the Beacon Theater this morning. I wanna run an jump on them!!! Who are they for?

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growing jewelery_hafsteinn juliusson

I can now water my jewelery!  I love rings and thought this was a really cute idea.  Designer, Hafsteinn Juliusson, has made a line of jewelery called “Growing Jewelery” that incorporates growing moss in a silver ring setting.  They are limited edition and supposedly the moss can last up to 12 weeks if cared for properly.  Jewelery + Gardening!  Mist, mist. mist!  Fun and quirky idea.

(images from dezeen)

today’s desk view: xmas market beginnings

Signs of the xmas market starting up soon.  Trees are a dark red/orange.

(image by: vivien chin)

today’s desk view: roger + stowaway

Rog had a stowaway stuffed man on his collar today at the office.  What a long day of playing catch.  He’s looking a little tired.

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trick: vermouth_wine swap

A little trick I learned recently from Julia Child’s cookbook that I have.  If you don’t have white wine to cook with or don’t know which one to pick, dry vermouth is a perfect substitute.  I tried this out with the mushroom risotto recipe I posted on an earlier posting and it worked PERFECTLY!  The risotto was delicious and flavorful!  I often forget to pick up the white wine when cooking risotto, but with this new vermouth substitute, it’s easier to just buy a bottle and keep it in the cupboard.  For less than $10 it’s a good choice that you can use to cook with serveral times before running out.  Chose to use the Noilly Prat brand of dry vermouth and it worked out well for me.  Tasty risotto.  YUM!

apple store_uws

Views of the new Apple Store that opened this weekend in the upper west side. Very echo-y inside like a junior high gymnasium due to the height of the space, people chattering, and hard surface. Glass airplane hanger!!

(images by: vivien chin)

swagbucks update

Free money earned to date = $115. Just cashed in for another $5 Amazon card. New wii game here I come!

Here’s my referral link if you want to get started earning your own and help me earn some points too! (thanks for the help):

http://swagbucks.com/refer/vivchin

And just a reminder, swagbucks is a search engine where you get rewarded “bucks” for random searches. No surveys or gimmicks. No personal info, except where to send your redeemed prize when you earn them. Yay for free stuff!

***(Please see earlier post: “swagbucks = free $$$” from April 13, 2009 for more info on swagbucks)

corner bistro

Tasty burger and fries for cheap at “Corner Bistro” in the West Village yesterday. Had the “Bistro Burger” and it was delicious. Bacon = YUM

331 W. 4th Street
(between 12th St & Jane St)
New York, NY 10014
(212) 242-9502

(image by: vivien chin)

yesterday’s desk view: flossing?

Are those supposed to be giant teeth?  Strange set up in Union Square yesterday.  I think the person is supposed to be the “floss” running through the teeth.  Last time I looked teeth didn’t look like punching bags…haha.  There goes Casey running through the course!

 

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desk view: fall cont…

Leaves that were once yellow are now orange or falling off.  Does that mean winter is almost here?  I’m hoping for a mild one…lol.

 

(image by: vivien chin)

patterns & texture_dvf

Beautiful fabrics, textures, and patterns showing up in DVF’s 2010 Spring RTW show.  Love the new line. 

 

(images from style.com)

subway view: piano man

Always awesome to see a piano in the subway. Makes me really miss having a piano around to play. Had a minute to play on a digital key board with piano weight keys the other day and it was great. Doesn’t beat the real thing though! Felt a little rusty.

(image by: vivien chin)

monday’s desk view: gamers gathering

Union Square was double booked on Monday as a “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2″ game launch party went on til midnight along with a “Marriage equality” protest next to it. Mini war for attention!! Protesters armed with candles and gamers armed with their new game. Who won? Probabaly the gamers. Lol. Don’t really know because I was too busy with a deadine at work to notice.

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ikea maze

Felt trapped in the maze that is the IKEA store in Redhook. Found this stuffed animal rat trapped in a pail–summarizes my trip…haha. Glad to have gotten out of there alive today and didn’t break the bank at the same time! Wooo

(image by: vivien chin)

bert & ernie_google

Bert and Ernie!!

today’s street view: bunny bandit

Bunny bandit stencil I saw near Union Square today at lunch

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cookie monster_google

Today’s GOOGLE image is Cookie Monster!  Happy 40th Anniversary Sesame Street!

bread shoes_r&e praspaliauskas

Shoes designed from bread by R&E Praspaliauskas.  The kid sized ones are the cutest-made from little buns.  Don’t think I’ll be eating them after they are worn, but I’ll feed them to the pigeons at least.

 

(images from Dezeen)

today’s desk view: 100s of dancing elves

Today dancing elves took over Union Square by the 100s.  I think they escaped from Santa’s workshop.  (or they are shooting an Office Max Commercial which is the rumor).  Yesterday it was dancing santas, today it was dancing elves and John Cusack-Say Anything wannabes.  I hope tomorrow is reindeers.

They start with a little break dancing and break out into large choreographed dancing (above).

They look like they are getting ready to dance Thriller, but instead break out into a howdown dance.

 

(images by: vivien chin)

today’s desk view: john cusack_say anything replay

Some guys who look like John Cusack from the movie “Say Anything”.  Cool classic boom boxes.

 

(image by: vivien chin)

today’s landmark views: chrysler & grand central

Beautiful day outside during my small fieldtrip uptown today. Passing Chrysler Building and Grand Central Station along the way.

(images by: vivien chin)

swagbucks update

Free money earned to date = $110. Just cashed in for another $5 Amazon card. New wii game here I come!

Here’s my referral link if you want to get started earning your own and help me earn some points too! (thanks for the help):

http://swagbucks.com/refer/vivchin

And just a reminder, swagbucks is a search engine where you get rewarded “bucks” for random searches. No surveys or gimmicks. No personal info, except where to send your redeemed prize when you earn them. Yay for free stuff!

***(Please see earlier post: “swagbucks = free $$$” from April 13, 2009 for more info on swagbucks)

dia de los muertos_skulls and pumpkin soup

Awesome sugar skull decorating at Dave and Hannah’s Dia de los Muertos soup night.  A night of friends, costumes, food, and tasty pumpkin soup with a kick from the chipotle.  Great soup night guys!  The blank sugar skulls ready to be decorated (above). 

The royal icing tie dye effect (above)

My decorated skull.  The eyes have a little bling in them. (above)

More skulls…(above)

Jeff’s skull.  Has a little henna-esque feel to it.

(images by: vivien chin)

today’s desk view: dancing santas

Group of dancing santas in shorts today in Union Square.  Strange and funny at the same time.

 

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hey jude

fun visual for this Beatles’ song lyrics.  Thanks Alison for the find.

today’s desk view: rain erased the empire state bldg

Where did the Empire State bldg go?…guess the rain erased it.  What a gloomy day…

 

(image by: vivien chin)

today’s desk/bench view: golden leaves

The leaves were beautifully golden today in Union Square.  Very nice

 

(images by: vivien chin)

sunset slit

the end of a beautiful day in the upper west side.

 

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who is that doggie in the window??…

Look at that face on the puppy.  Sooo cute.  Pet store window sighting today.

 

(image by: vivien chin)

chewbacca sighting

Saw chewbacca on my walk today.  Is it Halloween already?

 

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imagine

Beatles…classic.  Always nice to pass by here in Central Park.

 

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insert burger

Cute graphic I saw on a onesie. Shake Shack + baby clothes = fun

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central park reflections

View over the reservoir @ Central Park. On my stroll through the park to see the autumn leaves.

(image by: vivien chin)

mj mural

Mural I saw on the sidewalk today of classic Michael Jackson @ W 99th and Broadway. Cool.

(image by: vivien chin)