September 26, 2011

• The NYC Crazies

  I had the most sloth-like weekend ever. Any and all plans I had were basically out the window. It was ridiculously muggy out all weekend (72F but feels like 92F, grey and overcast and lovely things like that) and so to avoid feeling like I was melting I pretty much just watched a marathon (practically the entire first season me thinks) of Sister Wives from the comfort of my couch. Oh, I also talked to my dad for an hour and a half on the phone. So fun! I miss him. And then on Sunday there was the rude pigeon awakening. I need to do something about this. Both windows that have AC units screwed into them have a pigeon landing strip or a pigeon lounge or something where they enjoy hanging out. Perhaps it is bird karaoke since they coo a lot too. The outside part of the AC is covered in sh*t and they make the most awful sounds. Stupid sky rats! On Sunday at 7.45AM I startled awake wondering why it was hailing..only to realize that it wasn't. 3 pigeons were having a turf war over under and on the AC in my bedroom. The noise was astounding (I promise, waking me up out of a deep sleep ain't easy). I need to do something about the problem. Next time I have more than two hands at my house i'll try either anti-bird tape, bleach, some kind of spikes or a robotic owl or something. I could try an ultrasonic bird house but what about the dogs in the building? Would they be bothered too? In the mean time I may hang up some CDs as someone suggested on Facebook that they don't like shiny things. Effing pickya*s flying rats.. don't mind sleeping in piles of sh*t but don't like disco balls? Figures.

  I made it outside once for a double feature movie extravaganza and dinner. A friend and I saw both Drive and.. (now now.. no laughing) The Lion King 3D. So fun! Drive was very good (and shot very nicely) however I had issues with it. There was very little dialogue and it was hard to empathize with most of the characters. In fact, I couldn't really feel for any of them and I didn't understand their motives much. There were many unrealistic situations and it was at times uber slow. I did enjoy the movie though and I didn't walk out wanting my money or 2 hours back. It was just odd I guess.. but good odd. After the movie we had Crapplebees (where I realized I had not been since 2001). They had yummy sliders..but I can't exactly recommend chain places like that. It's funny how I am ok with Chili's and TGIs. I like Olive Garden and have never been to Red Lobster. I think everyone has their own faves. In general I just avoid places like that. Especially in NYC where the prices are all jacked up because Manhattan is thpeshial like that.

  When my sister was younger she went through a phase where she watched the Lion King every day for a year. I think I know that movie almost as well as I know Grease, West Side Story and Dead Poets Society "I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts, deedle dee dee". Seeing the movie in 3D was awesome and the kids laughing along in the theater were great. At one point some baby started crying and when the guardian/parent didn't remove the kid after a couple of minutes someone said "Take the baby out!" and they did. Why they didn't figure that out on their own I was not sure, but it was funny to be in the movies with so many youngens (even though it was 9.30PM). I noticed that my friend and I were in the adult section up in the back. 

  Alright, as you can tell I don't have too much to write about from the weekend (since I didn't do anything).. I watched the Amazing Race premiere as well as The Good Wife and Desperate Housewives (yay new Sundays! and with The Good Wife on Sunday now I don't even miss Brothers and Sisters...which ended). I also researched Online non-GMAT required MBA programs and filled out an info request from Rochester Institute of Technology. Their main admissions requirement is to have above a certain GPA and whether its repression or just forgetfulness.. i'm not sure what my GPA actually was (8 years ago when I graduated college). So, I asked my old alma matter for a copy of my transcript. Who knows--we'll see what happens. Seemed like a good place to start. I mean, 15 months of hard work for an MBA sounds pretty neat (and better than 22 Months) and it is a good school.. however this could potentially cost around $56k.. Uncool.  I'll let it percolate (and see whether my old school even has it together enough to get me that transcript).

  So, I work in midtown Manhattan and every day (or almost every day) I see this grown man (he must be at least 60) on a turquoise children's sized bike either standing in front of a bar with what looks like a Malibu Baybreeze (a pink cocktail served in a beer stein with an umbrella and straw) or just biking around. Sometimes he wears a thawb, sometimes he wears womens clothing and sometimes he looks like he is an alien. Today however, he was practically naked.

  This man terrifies me enough that I don't venture close, and sadly my Blackberry isn't the best long-distance photo taker.. 

  
  here he is today, almost nude
  
  and this was him a few weeks ago, in pink strappy glittery girls sandals and a thawb. So weird!! Mind you his knees hit the handle bars since the bike is tiny.

  Finally I'll leave you with this.. I was walking home a week or two ago and I found myself walking behind this:

  
  She actually _is_ wearing shorts however they are so far up her butt, and they are skin colored beige that one has to strain to even see them. Also, she was 16 or so. Just both old and young enough for this to be wildly inappropriate.

  The person in Florida who keeps viewing this site is starting to be a little creepy! Show yourself! haha. Say hi! Then again, there's already some Minnesotan doing the same thing.. I guess without any site protection I should just get used to it.

  Speaking of which.. want to see how/why i'm an idiot sometimes? I kind of forgot about the whole "EXPLORE" tab on the xanga main page. So first off I was shocked when I realized that my blog had been featured there and readers came over from that page..  then I realized i'm a dumbdumb cause I used to read that page all the time and find new fun people to sub to through there. I think I used to be a better xanga-er. Then again, I think y'all were too  

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