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cold worth your while

as i like to say .. if it's going to be miserably cold, then it might as well snow!! needless to say .. when there is snow, this southern girl gets as giddy as a 5yr old on christmas morning!!

and so we had the "blizzard '09" .. at least that's what they are calling it. it wasn't so much of a blizzard though but we certainly got some of the white stuff.

when out and about i kept seeing these pitiful little snowmen .. missing parts and arms made of metrocards. they were kind'a cute though

my city

whenever flying into town and viewing the manhattan sky line i say .."that's my city"

and whenever i cross the brooklyn or manhattan bridge, i gaze about and say .. "that's my city"

yes it's certainly been a love affair with NYC but it wasn't always that way. i never disliked the city but there was a time where i thought something more normal was what i needed ... a house, a car, a yard, big grocery stores, blah blah. a more comfortable life would be nice, but i have the rest of my life for that.

i am exactly where i need to be right now and i wouldn't have it any other way. on any given saturday, where else could i have a momofuko pork bun with salty pistachio caramel soft serve, grab a drink with hundreds of santas, attend a hookah holiday party and well .. so much more!?

i love new york.

the garden

last wednesday, thursday, and friday .. phish played @ madison square garden, just an intimate evening of me and 18,000 of my closest friends. and oh yes .. i went to all three, duh!

ivy and i had 3 house guests and 2 dogs staying with us for the run and on top of all the fun, the additions to our household, and hoards of other friends in town .. i had a photo shoot everyday, thus not being able to take off work. needless to say that come friday i was really dragging.

i had such a great time though and i'm so glad to have shared it with so many friends!!!

bask country

images from T magazine's 'bask country' story ... photographed by: camilla akrans
i could certianly go for being in tobago right about now!!

the ny times puts out some incredible images .. their art department is chock full of talented people and i consider it good fortune to be able to work with them on occasion.

monsters of folk

on a friday and sunday night in early november i went to see mosnters of folk at the united palace and the beacon theater. both shows were quite impressive with songs ranging from original MOF material to songs from each member's own band.

i was especially excited for the beacon show as i had front row seats. the music was great but that's about it. we were repeatedly told to sit down / not dance and overall the lame crowd and overbearing security (that trampled and ruined my poster no less) were a major wet blanket


the beacon theater poster + set list .....

say please
the right place
soul singer in a session band - bright eyes cover
slow down jo
man named truth
vincent o'brien - m. ward cover
one life away - m. ward cover
one hundred million years - m. ward cover
chinese translation - m. ward cover
smoke without fire - bright eyes cover
golden - my morning jacket cover
dear god (sincerely M.O.F.)
temazcal
baby boomer
i will be there when you die - my morning jacket cover
we are nowhere and it's now - bright eyes cover
the big picture - bright eyes cover
lullaby + exile - m. ward cover
to save me - m. ward cover
goodway
bermuda highway - my morning jacket cover
look at you - my morning jacket cover
wonderful (the way i feel)
lime tree - bright eyes cover
kathy with a k's song
sandman, the breakman, and me
map of the world
smokin' from shootin' - my morning jacket cover
hit the switch - bright eyes cover
losin' yo head

encore

at the bottom of everything - bright eyes cover
whole lotta losin'
another travelin' song - bright eyes cover
his master's voice

poconos

the weekend of november 14th .. a group of us set out to the pocono's to celebrate nicholas' birthday. we rented the perfect cabin with a fire pit on the lake, acquired various bourbon and scotch and cooked divine sit-down meals. the weather wasn't the best but the rain held off for a foggy hike. such a good time was had that i think we may do it again this winter but with skiing!!

we hiked for quite a while but it was pretty easy going. this was about as treacherous as it got .. and we all made it across with dry feet!

ask anyone there and they'll tell you i was the crazy fire lady. honestly there isn't anything better to me, especially with a toasty bourbon on a crisp night. everyday once the sun set i'd start in with .. "let's build a fire, can we build a fire?, how about now? come on guys!!"

team poconos was katie kirk, nicholas pecsock, heather metivier, tim lee, rakesh malik, kathleen sullivan, david halpin, ivy paisner, and myself

eric + jen's wedding

life has been incredibly busy lately .. i've been out of town more than i've been in, but it's all been worth it.

on november 7th my buddy eric got married. i headed down to delaware for the wedding and for what also was a reunion of sorts. i got to see quite a few old friends and we celebrated eric & jen's wedding with hours of dancing.

i told ya we danced ...

oh and this was rather funny ... not only was there no holy water due to the spread of H1N1, but during the ceremony (catholic) the priest said to nod at your neighbor instead of the hugging

the randy dandy

i love this story from the men's fall fashion issue of T Magazine

photographed by David Slipjer

fuerza bruta: look up!

with having andi + mindy visiting i thought something new and different would be fun. we got tickets to go see fuerza bruta and it was pretty spectacular!!!

kennett square brewfest

this past weekend was my annual trip down to the kennett square brewfest with eric, jens, amy & chris. as uaual we had such a great time and eric & jens were terrific hosts with delicious eats. i hope we keep up this tradition for years to come!!