So this morning when I left for work, not one but TWO neighbors on my block were washing the sidewalks infront of their houses with foamy, bleachy-smelling water. They weren't even next-door neighbors, they were about half a block apart and on opposite sides of the street. One lady was push-brooming the water into the street.

Yeah, sterilize those sidewalks.

Weirdos.

Shirley Bassey vs. Jordin Sparks?

Shirley Bassey vs. Jordin Sparks?




Now, really. NO BRAINER.

Weekend highlights:
- Big Apple BBQ Block Party
- Gotham Girls Roller Derby
- NYPD Vintage Police Car Show
- Mercedes Sosa
- Walking past P. Diddy as some big-breasted chick confronted him about stealing her cab. (He surrendered the cab and hailed a rickshaw.)


Big Apple Barbeque



I approve.


This is a freakin' VAT of Brunswick stew, being stirred with freakin' OARS.


Yum yum yum yum yum!


Around town

I know it's old news, but this is the first time I've had my camera with me when I encountered one of these.


My inner 12-year-old thinks this is hilarious.


Dude, there are some totally gnarly waves on the F train.


A sign on the Upper East Side.


The "garden" in question. I lolled! New York is funny.


Mercedes Sosa

See that wee little speck of red? That's Mercedes Sosa (aka, the Nina Simone of South America), as seen from the very last row on the very top balcony of the NY City Center.



NYPD Vintage Police Car Show







Gotham Girls Roller Derby: Queens of Pain vs. Bronx Gridlock

You know that phenomenon of perception where you don't particularly notice something until someone points it out to you, or it becomes personally relevant, and suddenly you notice it all over the place?

I have a dentist appointment today. Looming. I've been dreading it for two solid weeks. And everything in the universe has been pointing to it: Ben talking about dentists, Josh talking about dentists, junk emails trying to sell me dental insurance, billboards advertising floss, instore promotions for White Strips...

How do you catch a unique rabbit?
Unique up on it.

How do you catch a tame rabbit?
Tame way, unique up on it.

In other news, I have been totally kicking ass at getting things done. The sensation is almost exactly like lining up rubber duckies on the edge of a bathtub and flicking them into the water, one after the other.

When life gets you down, just think, it could be worse. You could've gone to Hickey College. Their admissions recruitment slogan is "Let Hickey College help you Finish First."

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA