Three NYC Winter Haikus

It's been warm, and I've

happily snuck out early

to see these sunsets.

 Hetal's rooftop view

is really magnificent

for watching sunsets.

The sun sets while the

city rises into the 

sky, filling the void.

Day 65

Running out of days to post things that happened this year. Going to fudge it with some time-space magic.

High Line X-mas

We thought there was music to be heard on the High Line, 

so we went.

But we missed the boat on the music.

Or something or other.

But it was nice and desserted.

SO empty!

There were some carolers that Pam thought were from The Night Circus.

But they were just carolers in black coats and red scarves.

We walked up the High Line and peered into luxurious apartments

that had amazing furniture and Christmas trees.

We met Lakshmi and then went to Bill's Burger for dinner.

Fun fact: 

Besides walking on the High Line, 

the second most popular activity is kissing.

Holiday S&S Secret Santa 2011

Jeannie was my Secret Santa. In addition to the giant eraser and calendar/pig/pen holder and the alligator staple remover, she also gave me a froggy bookmark. Such cute stuff from Pylones! She's such a good Secret Santa!

I gave Dorothy a water pitcher and glass from Crate & Barrel that she wanted. I thought the original water pitcher that she wanted was kind of heavy, but now I'm wondering if it'd have been better since it was slightly bigger and she'd have to take less trips to the pantry to fill it up. I don't know. Maybe it's good to have a reason to stretch your legs?

The kind of nerve-racking part about our department's Secret Santa is that we all have to guess who was our Secret Santa. Luckily, I got my guess on the first try! Woo-hoo!

I also brought us some Dunkin Donut Munchkins. I thought I was ordering fifteen, which seemed kind of small now that I think about it, but I got fifty! Turns out that there were three extra mouths to feed though: Dorothy's growing twins and Jenica's little growing one. The Munchkins were down to one layer by the time we came back to our desks, so getting the fifty was a good idea. Also, I had about ten, so I now know that more Munchkins are definitely better than fewer. Mmm . . . do they still make the cream-filled Munchkins though? I didn't get to eat one of those.

S&S Holiday Paaaaaarty!

 

There was a smilebooth! (Click to see all my coworkers at S&S. You know you kind of want to see who works here and does this stuff, and what they do when there's a wine and beer table on every floor of the building.) These are the photos I took with my boss, her boss, and a coworker I get lots of cool freelance work from. I love my job!!! There was also a band, Lo Res, made up of some designers (including the head of the Children's Design department) and our Apple IT guy. They were a lot of fun.

Rock Center Tree 2011

It looks a lot smaller this year. Maybe I have to go at night so that the surrounding buildings don't really feature as prominently as a subliminal comparison.

Day-After-Jon's-Christmas-Party Flower Deconstructed

The story goes . . .

that Jon was supposed to leave at 11:30 . . .

from his company's Christmas party (or Holiday party--

though we all know what holiday they actually mean).

But he was asked to give a speech. 

The punch line was that hopefully the company did well next year,

but if not, then they'd all be fired. 

Then he drank some more. . . .

And when he was done, he went to his office to get his bike.

To walk it up the Westside Highway because he was too inebriated to ride it.

  

But that didn't happen.

(Good thing too!

What a dumb idea.)

Instead, I had a fitful night worrying about him.

And when he came home, he passed out in the bathtub.

 

And I had a fitful night and morning worrying about him. 

And then when he was sound asleep in bed,

I yelled at him.

He remembered nothing.

And then I went to work.

And then I came home to a bouquet of flowers.

This was all like last year. Kind of.

Anyway, all is good unless this happens again next year.

In the meantime, I had a fun time deconstructing the dying bouquet into these smaller vases,

so that they don't die as quickly.

The other lilies actually bloomed!

Chinese Juk (Rice Porridge)

Sometimes, chicken soup just won't cut the cold. Sometimes, juk does.

In a pot, add 1 cup rice plus 9 cups water w. salt and lots of grated ginger, half leaf of konbu, pork, dried mushroom, and matsutake soup broth. Cook till juk. Add oyster sauce! Mmm . . .

Day 64

Spot the moon!

Busy good Saturday. Noodletown cha sui! Oh yeah, baby!

Hey Na Na

Oh, I love that turtle dress! I love it, I love it, I love it! I'd wear it on my private island and just sing "Hey Na Na, Hey. Hey Na Na, Hey. Boo Boo." No idea what the lyrics are yet.

The madewell.com choose-your-own-adventure thing is awesome for two reasons:

1) I found Katie Herzig.
2) It's a fun way to look at clothes.

Day 63

Wish it were an L&L loco moco, but it's a Dickson's burger simmered in mapo tofu sauce with romaine and an egg. A good alternative. Third straight day of rain. Getting cold again. Rain!