Thursday, January 21, 2010

A little catching up to do



So it's been quite a number of days since my last post. I apologize to mom,my main reader.


It's been a little difficult to get things done on the computer since my laptop won't connect to the internet and I'm relying on the kindness of my roomates to use their computers.Which they've been amazing about. But I'll start off with saturday since that day stands out to me.




Our friends Lauren,Tim and Sunny came out to NY to visit last week. They had planned to take the bible tour at the met on saturday and let us tag along. I must say I am soooooooooo glad I went. I do like history but I tend to favor different time periods. But the tour we took was called "The Woman and the seed". It follows how Jehovah protected his seed over the years and showed different artifacts from those times. It also showed the development of different symbols such as the cross and how they were used in pagan worship throughout the world. We also learned more in depth information about different holidays we see celebrated today. There was no shortage of information and we all wanted to soak in as much as possible. I want to go a million times again to learn it all. I walked away from the tour with a deeper respect and awe for the Bible. The amount of prohecys and facts that are backed up by secluar knowledge and actual artifacts is amazing. I saw one of the containers that held one of the dead sea scrolls. I saw actual tiles that Daniel and the three Hebrew boys saw when they entered the city through the Ishtar gate. I wanted to cry I'm not even kidding. To see items from towns I've read about in the Bible was surreal. I could go on forever but no matter what faith your in or what your beliefs if you have any interest in the Bible or history you should take this tour.




Sunday was a pretty much normal day. We all went to meeting then went to get lunch after. We picked a pub at random but it wasn't very good. It took an hour just to get our fries out. Long story short we won't eat there again.




Monday I had planned to just do some more job hunting but my plans changed a little. For the better I might add. I have two friends who I know from San Diego who live here now. One is in the Brooklyn Bethel and the other one is going to Columbia right now. They called me up and said let's go have an adventure! So I said YES! Michael's lovely honda picked me up with them in it and we were off. I brought my camera and we headed in the northern direction. We were debating where to go till we settled on heading towards Rhode Island and possibly Boston. We stopped to have lunch in a cute town called New London. We found a quaint french cafe. It was very unique in that it was all organic or vegan and all the items on the menu were made from the produce availible that day. We had french lentil soup with a very good bread they made there.


From New London we drove on and made it to Providence around 4ish I believe. So we were losing light (for pictures) and decided we would have dinner there and make it to Boston another day. It was much colder than we anticipated and thus we walked/jogged from store to store.haha. I found a very lovely shoe store and dragged the boys in so I could buy much needed boots.They didn't complain because they were out of the cold.haha. We walked around quite (come to find out it was quite because of Martin Luther King day & most places were closed) cobble stone streets. The architecture was elaborate and had an air of a time very far from our own. The downtown had just enough of a city feeling without being overwhelming. We found some great book stores and I had to go into a store that was called craft land! It had lots of hand made items, silk screened art and all in a style I love. I wanted to buy the whole store. Alot of the items reminded me of something I'd see at Felt Club in Los Angeles. Felt Club is a indie craft festival that happens twice a year although the last one was canceled.Its all hand made crafts for the hipster crowd I guess. Anywho I found an adorable ring to add to my collection and the boys even found some items they bought. We had dinner across the street at a place called Tazza. It was kinda empty but that was nice. They had good music and nice lighting. We all had amazing meals. We shared some crab cakes that were out of control! I can't wait to try more seafood over here. This is the place to have it afterall. Overall it was a really lovely refreshing day. I got to know two good friends better and I was in 3 states in one day!




I can't wait to explore the east coast more. I'm stressing a little more now about finding a job because the month is flying by. But I know I'll find something. I really think I'd like to stay here for at least a year. If not in Brooklyn then somewhere on the east coast. I miss my family and friends a ton but talking to them makes it easier. I love everyone back home! until the next time.


Sunday, January 10, 2010

"My mind just goes.....blank...."

The past two days have been somewhat uneventful so I haven't had too much to post. I did however make my first meal in my new home! I made my mom's white bean chili recipie,which I do tend to crave quite often. It was just what my sore throat was looking for. But other than I've just been resting ,trying to get the parasite of a sickness out of my body. I've been drinkin lots of ginger tea,which I must say I am a huge fan of now. It's quite wierd to be sitting in my temporary residence. I've set up my little haven of a corner in my room. I've organized all my belongings into basically a very small space. It's amazing how everything can be condensed into so few items. I really don't need much. The only things I have left to buy before I move into Brooklyn is some good interviews clothes and maybe another pair of boots. It's quite a daunting task trying to figure out a new city and look for a job at the same time. Part of me just wants to have fun and enjoy the city but I cannot relax till I have a decent job. It's strange because I know I can find a good job and my roomates and I can find a good place it's just ,it seems unreal. Although on the other hand this whole not knowing is really quite exciting. I don't know I'm rambling because I need to sleep I think. Im gonna try and repair this broken body of mine. Till the next.

Friday, January 8, 2010

"Then Ya Dunk the Donut in the Toilet"

Wow so what day is it? Its all been a bit of a blur really. I've been sick since I got here so I've been requiring extra sleep. Last night we had another late night so I took a nyquil and basically was knocked out till 11:40. But it was needed. We had a lovely breakfast that our grecko supplied us. Then we all got dressed and went out to try and make a hair appointment that Anna and Liz had in chinatown. We only had to take a short bus ride to the F train and took that into chinatown. They were able to make the appt so me and Quinton meandered around the area took a couple shots and wound up at Ferraras in Little Italy. I had amazing hazelnut latte and eclair. We stayed inside the nice warm old espresso bar till we were filled with sweets. We walked back to the salon in time to catch the girls all dolled up with their hot new hair cuts. We went and got pizza slices at the original Rays Pizza in Little Italy. After some food we met up with about 15 witness at a bar called Niagara in the lower east side. We stayed there for a while and met some really lovely people. Some even offered us advice about finding apartments and even said they'll keep an ear open for jobs for us.Overall it was a lovely day. We also grabbed our first Dunkin Donut before hopping on our bus home. Delish! Tomorrow is my catch up day. I think I'm gonna stay in most of the day and get some more organizing done etc...Till the next!

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

"Now your in New York!"

This is officially my first post in my new home.
Wow,that feels amazing to say. So let's catch up with how my whole official day of moving went.
On tuesday night I had my beautiful friends come by my house to say our fond farewells. I was so happy to see them and so thankful for their encouraging words. I went to bed around 12:30am, much later than I would have liked but I'm young! haha. So then I wake up bright and early at 3am. My eyes felt like two pieces of velcro that just would'nt seperate. I woke up with of course a sore throat. So in an attempt to fix that I gargled with warm water and salt.Well let me tell you it works pretty well unless of course you accidentally swallow some. Which I did, this led to 10min of dry heaving uncontrobablly. Lovely I know. Any who I eventually got some tea and toast in my system which helped. I think too my body was kinda of going to a wierd tired emotional anxiety attack. I mean suddenly I'm in my parents kitchen and trying to leave for the airport but I don't know how long it will be till I'm in that house again.I have been so busy with all my plans leading up to the move I have'nt had much time to freak out.
By the by , I eventually got to the airport and said my goodbyes to my parents. That was rough to say the least.
So I get through security etc and am waiting at my gate for Quinton and Anna to meet me.
Finally I see the most adorable couple ever in their vintage winter coats and go "yeah,I'm moving with two amazing people".
Oh also I must add that I could have been more happy to find out that my bag was just under the weight limit by 1lb! Even with my tri pod in there! I was overjoyed.
Flight to Denver was fine and we didn't have to go far to get on our flight to New York so that was nice. Bags were not lost or torn to shreds so I was happy. Our place were staying at with Liz is only like 15 mins from the airport. We reach the door and there is our new roomie, Liz!
It was so nice to see her. So we settle in a little and go get dinner about a block away at this Hala(I have no clue if this is right spelling).Which basically is like lamb and chicken kababs and yummy rice. The meal was delish but during dinner I could feel my body starting to crash. I wasn't able to pop my ears from the flight so I couldn't hear a thing and then my sore throat and body aches started to rear their ugly heads. We got back and I pretty much fell asleep within like ten minutes. I woke up about 20mins ago with my ear hurting so I decided to update this blog and catch up on some social networking. It's about 2:30am right now. I still can't hear out of my right ear but I think I'll be ok. Hopefully it will fix itself my morning.
Oh and I cannot even say more how much I appreciated everyone sending me messages and comments of facebook right away. It makes me feel like I'm not that far from home and that my friends have my back 100%. I could not be more blessed with better friends and family. I'm gonna try and get some zzzz's. Till the next!

Thursday, December 10, 2009

That place with all the tall buildings


Wait a minute.....let me bask in the sun that is the announcement I have for you.
I AM MOVING TO NEW YORK!!!! What you say? How did things change?
Well, let me say circumstance and maybe happenstance have something to do with this. lol.That didn't make sense.I am actually moving. I leave January 6th on a jet plane. I am moving with a married couple I know who are amazing people. They knew I wanted to move and they decided to try a new city as well. It wasn't very long ago they asked if I would like to move with them. It's a somewhat short notice move but that makes it a little more exciting anyway. I am basically taking whatever I can on the plane and shipping like 2 boxes. Its gonna be a bare bones move but I won't need much. Mostly warm clothes. Afterall I am moving in the dead of winter. But that does make it a cheaper move all around. Anywho I am beyond excited,nervous,anxious,happy,sad the whole gammit. I am a bit tired but I'll post more news as I go. I plan on trying to keep this thing up for my family and friends. Until then!

Thursday, July 23, 2009

New site!!


I recently made a little website to promote my photography. It's a work in progress but check it out and pass it along! Thanks!
http://mytwinlens.carbonmade.com/

Yes I love technology,but not as much as you , you see....

Recently I've acquired some new pieces of this modern world that are a little exciting. It started with a 8g thumb drive. Now I can transport all sorts of data from my computer to a friends!This is great!Then since I have two possibly more friends of mine moving out of country I decided to get a web cam and get skype! Cool, now I can talk to my friends face to face all over the world. But then comes a stress with this new equipment.Now when I'm at home in my pj's looking like a mess and a skype request pops up I'm gonna have to hide myself under a blanket or run to fix my appearance.
haha. It's a mixed bag of crazy. Who knows what will happen if I get a touch screen phone. oi