I’m a little late in writing about our trip to New York City in October, but hey, it’s been a crazy year. Anyway, better late than never. So, it was our first trip to New York – Jess hasn’t been there either, so it was great to experience it all together. The city is, of course, amazing. What’s interesting is that we didn’t completely love it. It was great to see all the sites and experience the immense energy of it all, but after a few days it just became too claustrophobic. I guess that’s what happens if you grow up in a small town… Below are some images from the experience.
We were in for a huge surprise on the first night. We were just walking around, and stumbled on Radio City Music Hall – it’s a world famous venue for live music and a place where I’ve always wanted to see a show. Well, Death Cab For Cutie was playing that night, and while I was taking photos of the outside building, a couple came up to us offering up free tickets to the show. She is pregnant and didn’t want to deal with the loud music. Thank you very much!! It was a fantastic show, and turned me into a full-blown, totally obsessed fan of Death Cab…
We spent the next few days being tourists, going to all the sites. Here are some highlights:
Done with sightseeing, we went about the business of doing fun things and generally being dorks… First, up, SPAMALOT! Followed by a stop at the Today Show…
After a couple of weeks listening to the mellow perfect-for-Sunday-nights One Cell In The Sea by A Fine Frenzy, I still can’t stop listening to it. Beautiful voice, stunning melodies, simple musicality. Love it. You can listen to some clips below, and also buy it on Amazon MP3.
I was rudely awakened from a very peaceful Sunday afternoon nap on the couch when Jess burst out into the kind of uncontrollable laughter she usually reserves for her favorite scenes in “The Office”. I was going to be all mad about it, until she showed me what was going on. She found a site dedicated to professional cakes gone wrong, and I have to tell you that it is hilarious and now another one of my favorites.
You have to head over to http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com and check it out for yourself, but here is just one of the many gems you’ll find there:
I have to share one of my new favorite blogs with you. The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks is dedicated to finding signs where quotation marks are used incorrectly, usually with pretty funny consequences, like the ones below:
I guess “non-toxic” is used loosely in this case? And how is someone in “Labor” — is that for fakers??
This is a personal pet peeve of mine (along with incorrect usage of the apostrophe), so I am eternally grateful to this blogger for her dedication. It makes me feel better. Ok, here are a couple more, because I can’t help myself:
Some people have way to much time on their hands. And I thank them for that. On this site you can find out what the Billboard #1 song was on any date in history. Mine is the horrible "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone. What a disaster:
Why couldn’t it have been something cool like Stevie Wonder or The Eagles? And to add insult to injury, my wife’s is "Every Breath You Take" by The Police. Not fair. I want that one.
