Some happenings

Ugly Betty
I saw the filming of Ugly Betty a few weeks back. The crew took over for or five blocks around where I work. It was fun. And, as an added bonus, Lindsay Lohon happened to making a guest appearance. And just as she was walking from her trailer I happened to be walking by her trailer. I didn't even know who it was, I just saw constant flash of bulbs from cameras. It was pretty funny to have her just walk by me. Here is a video clip from the filming and a pic of Lindsay.



Governors Island
Last week we had the most beautiful Sunday. Unlike today when you feel like you walk into a sauna once out your front door. Naparna, a friend from India, and I took the ferry to Governors Island. The island is located at the n tip of Manhattan. On this particular Sunday, they had free bike riding, kite flying, and mini golf. Naparna had never flown a kite before and hasn't ridden a bike since a young age. We arrived early, on the second ferry of the day. Went right away to get our bikes before the queue got really long and were off! We road around for awhile, found the kites, road some more, returned the bikes, tried to fly the kite with just breeze (didn't work so well), and then headed home. It was such a nice time.

Labour Day Weekend

Saturday:
Last weekend Aspen and Doug Blanchard came to New York City to see the sights and take in a Yankees game. I had a chance to meet up with them for a few short hours. We went Macy's, walked up 5th Ave. and went to Tiffany's, the NBA store, the Apple Store, and the Disney Store. Sadly it was the first muggy day we have had in weeks, but it wasn't so bad. It was only for a few hours but it was very nice to friends from home.


Afterward, I went to meet Mariam and Sabine at an apartment Mariam is cat sitting at. She started a week and a half ago. And rather than describe to you this AMAZING place, I shall just have to show you....or at least the view from the panoramic windows...


The two cats are named Charlie and Fritz. They are hypoallergenic Parisian cats flown in from out of state so they can spend all day playing and sleep on pillows on the ninth floor of a West Park Avenue apartment. Oh what a life some lead.






Sunday:
Sabine and I decided to go to Brooklyn. We followed a walking tour around and it was beautiful. I fell in love with the city all over again. There are brown stone walk ups (redbrick houses) and it’s quite without the traffic of the city and there are cute one of a kind stores and restaurants. You can see the skyline from West side and it is beautiful. There is an art piece up around the East side River. They are three freestanding waterfalls and soon will be taken down forever.

We stopped by a lovely little coffeehouse and had a corn muffin and Italian soda. Then we stopped by Prospect Park before heading home.

Monday:
It was a day of shopping in the financial district. And only bought a book. I went into Strand Books and spent at least an hour going through all the used books and being in complete awe at how many books there are on Feng Shui. It was great. I bought a book about Ronald Reagan. I met Sabine in Little Italy for dinner and we shared two dishes. It was delicious.