love repeats

More fun with Siri. Haha

(screenshot from my phone)

why not siri??

An awesome response from Siri when I asked her “why not??”. Hahahaha. Ohhh iPhone…

(screenshot from my iPhone)

life

 

Let’s go do stuff!

 

(image from youreupstate)

hey boy

“Hey Boy” by The Blow

 

Hey Boy
Why you didn’t call me?
I waited for days
I can’t believe you didn’t call

Hey Boy
Why you didn’t call me?
I waited for days
I can’t believe you didn’t call

A. You’re gay
B. You’ve got a girlfriend
C. You kinda thought I came on too strong or
D. I just wasn’t your thing
no ring

Hey Boy
Why you didn’t call me?
I waited for days
I can’t believe you didn’t call

When we sat outside for an hour at the party and talked
I thought something good could be starting
It’s not a lot that I want
just some talking
and really, you just injured my pride

Hey Boy
Why you didn’t call me?
I waited for days
I can’t believe you didn’t call

Susan said that maybe you’re scared
Shelly says there always is a reason
and Chris said you’re probably surrounded by girls and I’m just not one of them you’re needing

 

richard cory

They say that Richard Cory owns one half of this whole town,
With political connections to spread his wealth around.
Born into society, a banker’s only child,
He had everything a man could want: power, grace, and style.

But I work in his factory
And I curse the life I’m living
And I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be,
Oh, I wish that I could be,
Oh, I wish that I could be
Richard Cory.

The papers print his picture almost everywhere he goes:
Richard Cory at the opera, Richard Cory at a show.
And the rumor of his parties and the orgies on his yacht!
Oh, he surely must be happy with everything he’s got.

But I work in his factory
And I curse the life I’m living
And I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be,
Oh, I wish that I could be,
Oh, I wish that I could be
Richard Cory.

He freely gave to charity, he had the common touch,
And they were grateful for his patronage and thanked him very much,
So my mind was filled with wonder when the evening headlines read:
“Richard Cory went home last night and put a bullet through his head.”

But I work in his factory
And I curse the life I’m living
And I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be,
Oh, I wish that I could be,
Oh, I wish that I could be
Richard Cory.

(“Richard Cory” by Simon & Garfunkel)

grow back…

grow back like a starfish….

pondering this….

 

 

(image from heather leigh‘s blog)

the time has come….

“The time has come,” the Walrus said,
“To talk of many things:
Of shoes–and ships–and sealing-wax–
Of cabbages–and kings–
And why the sea is boiling hot–
And whether pigs have wings.”

 

~from “Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There” by Lewis Carroll

sometimes u fall down and sometimes u don’t

Best Tevis quote last night!! (kids are soooo cute!)

move like a penguin…

the best advice I heard on the ice today.  Some guy told his friend that to skate she had to glide and “move your feet like a penguin”.  hahaha.

word of the day: scuttlebutt

noun. gossip; rumor

_Typed in “scuttlebutt” and this is the image that came up

(definition from dictionary.com)

giant moth, small bat

“passengers…don’t be alarmed…there is either a giant moth or a very small bat flying around the plane’s cabin.”

_quote from the pilot on my flight this weekend.  Awesome…lol

 

(image of ice bat ugly doll vinyl by david horvath)

fantastical

I’ve seen this word 3 times today. I love it! It’s fantastical!

i’m now LEED AP!!!

Passed my LEED AP test earlier today!!  My brain can finally be taken out of overdrive.  It feels so good to be out of study study study mode.  Veg out time much needed now.

word of the day: oneiric

oneiric – adjective

Of, pertaining to, or suggestive of dreams; dreamy

(from dictionary.com)

just breathe…

sometimes things get crazy and I get a little lost…a little frustrated…confused.  things don’t seem so clear as they did…just for this moment…and i have to remember to just….

awkward comment @ the movie theater

girl: (said REALLY loud) Are there a bunch of midgets saving these seats or something???
boys:  uh..no
girl:  (pauses)…ohhhh…these are booster seats for little kids.  Whatever, we’re sitting here.
girl’s friend:  Did you seriously just ask if there were midgets sitting here?

 

(thinking to myself) doh!…good job girl…a smart one you are

a day in the sun…

It was a beautiful sunny day today.  Awesome start to Memorial Day weekend and I definitely took advantage of it by spending it outside.

After the gym this morning I headed up a few blocks to the Shake Shack in the Upper West Side (above).  Yea I know…gym plus shackburger doesn’t quite add up to healthy, but it sounded sooo good..haha.

Took my shake shack to go and walked towards one of my favorite museums–The Museum of Natural History (above)–across from Central Park.

Lunch on the steps of the Museum and people watching (above).  Yay for Rainbow sandals weather!

Central Park rowboat riders (above) enjoying the day and listening to a performer who’s on the grass behind me.

Lots of people out in Sheep Meadow (above) in Central Park.  Awesome.

The spot I picked to settled down in (above).  Lied down on the grass to get some studying done and work on the tan.

My view of the sky…

My favorite dog to watch at the park today.  Finished the day off with some Pinkberry.  What a relaxing day…

(images by: vivien chin)

word of the day: equanimity

how tranquil…

equanimity – noun

Evenness of mind; calmness; composure; as, “to bear misfortunes with equanimity.”

 

(source: Dictionary.com)
(images by: vivien chin)

heard in passing…

lady: “I’m not giving up sugar, I can’t”
lady’s friend:  “Why can’t you give up sugar?”
lady: “I don’t have ALCOHOL, DRUGS, or SEX.  I can’t give up sugar!”

…passed these ladies on my way home…awkward…and kinda funny…haha

word of the day: buss

(a pic also in honor of fleet week this Memorial Day Weekend…)

buss – noun, verb

a kiss; a playful kiss; a smack

(source: Dictionary.com)

excessive cola drinking = paralysis

Watch out cola addicts…Caught a headline on today one of those Metro papers they pass out every morning on your way to the subway and it said that cola could cause paralysis.  So I skimmed the article in a paper that someone had just left on the seat next to me.  Continually consuming large amounts of cola greatly lowers potassium, calcium, and mineral levels and can cause rapid demineralization of of teeth and bones, with leads to rapid drops in potassium, muscle mass loss, and then muscles weakening to the point of paralysis. 

Sounds all pretty scary considering how much soda people consume all the time.  I think you have to drink more than 3 liters or so of cola a day for it to be a problem.  (Some of the studies tested people for 2-9 liters of cola consumption).  I can’t fathom drinking that much soda, but then again there was a woman on tv who drank on average 70 cafe lattes a week so I suppose anythings possible.  So not to fear for all of us just occasional cola drinkers.  Having some cola with a well balanced diet is just fine.  I suppose it’s just like anything else, if you have waaaaay too much of one thing it’s bound to cause your body harm.

word of the day: synecdoche

synecdoche – noun (si-nek-duh-kee)

A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole (as hand for sailor), the whole for a part (as the law for police officer), the specific for the general (as cutthroat for assassin), the general for the specific (as thief for pickpocket), or the material for the thing made from it (as steel for sword).

Also the title of a really great movie and fun word to say!….

Source:
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Ed.
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

come out sun!…

It’s 55 degrees, midday, in the middle of May in New York??  There is definitely something wrong with that picture.  I’m ready for this rainy, colder, Fall-like weather to end and Summer weather (minus the humidity) to come.  Sunny lunches in the park sound wonderful to me.  Sun, it’s time to come out so I can enjoy wearing skirts, dresses, tanks, and shorts and put away the warm jacket.

Olafur Eliasson’s “The Weather Project” installation at Tate Modern (seen above)

word of the day: coruscate

coruscate – verb. 
(1) To give off or reflect bright beams or flashes of light; to sparkle.
(2) To exhibit brilliant, sparkling technique or style.

Fun definition!

(from dictionary.com)
(image from mif86.com)