neglect. new york.

wow. It's been a while. I was getting that feeling that, since I've neglected this blog for so so long, that any return must be a triumphant one. I've done so many things this summer. Traveled to mexico, newport folk festival, wisdom teeth out, brief but wonderful chicago trip, katie came to visit, I went to visit katie, matt came to town, and so on....

I was feeling like I needed to post about each of these things to come back. but the past is the past. Then I was thinking about switching to a tumbler. this may still happen. but in the meantime I'll start posting again. Why not?

sorry for the neglect.

in the meantime, here are a few shots from my recent new york trip. I had a great time with my sister, and caught some awesome New Yorker festival events. It was my first time in NYC when the weather was actually nice. Fun!

Herb and Dorothy

I watched the best documentary today entitled Herb and Dorothy (available as watch instantly on netflix). Its about a couple who, on their meager salaries, amassed one of the most extensive and important collection of conceptual and minimalist art from the New York scene, simply out of the love of the art. Over the span of 40 years, they somehow stuffed over 40,000 pieces in their one bedroom Manhattan apartment. They are certainly quirky, endearing, and have an eye for art like you've never seen. And they've never sold a single piece.

However, they've given much of their work to the National Gallery and established a program to give 50 pieces of their collection to 5o states each. So look up which institute in your state holds the "Vogel Collection."

Here is a nice trailer of the doc:

Herb and Dorothy Trailer from Herb and Dorothy on Vimeo.

Saturday in Battery Park

Me and Mayumi off to see the Statue of Liberty!

picasa!

I'm so excited Caitlin told me about Picasa. I can't stop collaging. I'm sure there are many for features I could be playing with in this free google application, but I love the collage! You can find a few products on my procrastination below. 

Images that  hope to draw from in our new apartment's bedroom

sort of the palate I have going in my europe packing

one crazy collage of our winter NYC trip

the dress and sweater I am wearing as one of Caitlin's bridesmaids. so excited!

nye in nyc

So I'm back from New York and I loved it. So happy I went and I can't believe I've lived this long without seeing it. By far my favorite moment was walking the streets of Greenwich Village at night. So many great shops and restaurants intermixed with the character of the streets. I didn't need to go inside... they were just as wonderful to observe. I also loved Central Park. How could you not love the park? So magical. I took less pictures than I would have hoped, but preferred just relaxing and enjoying than whipping my camera out at every great stop. Though I'm sad roomie Steve moved, I'm so happy to have had the opportunity to see The City. 

I've left with a long list of blog ideas, much like this, but have low expectations about what I'll get to before I find new things to move on to. 

leaving on a jet plane... actually in a car

so I'll be leaving for NYC either in about an hour, driving through the night. I've never been to New York and can't wait to experience it! So I'll be gone for a few days. I'm also teaching myself to knit in the car, so i hope to update on my progress for that. Have a great New Years Eve!

procrastination

So here I am on a Thursday afternoon trying to write my thesis proposal. I have so many ideas floating in my head and I can't seem to get them to come out in a cohesive way and make them into a solid and well founded argument. So its much easier to play around online. I realized recently I never posted the song that was the inspiration for my blog title. No deep meaning here... I just like it. Makes me want to sing along. Hope you enjoy!