Saturday, May 31, 2008
OK, now that it's 2:30 LA time...
OK, now that it's 2:30 LA time, I'm going to bed. Of course, it's 5:30 in NYC, where I actually am.
This "living in NYC" thing has...
This "living in NYC" thing has given me a mutant ability to ignore fatigue--this is on top of my existing fatigue-ignoring skills...
Tell me I'm not the only perso...
Tell me I'm not the only person who could just watch TCM all damn day and night long.
Suddenly finding a connection ...
Suddenly finding a connection at home while watching "Screaming Mimi" on TCM and working on Munny designs with TheWife.
Hit Forbidden Planet and picke...
Hit Forbidden Planet and picked up a Dalek for $6 and a Spidey wallet on a chain for $20. Now it's on to KMart for other practical things :D
TheNYC: The Giant Golden Steaming Anus of NY
Yep, if Indiana Jones comes looking for it, send him my way because Ifound it!! I found the GOLDEN STEAMING ANUS OF NEW YORK CITY!!!
Where's my frakkin' fedora, dammit!!
Mobile post sent by thepete using Utterz. Where's my frakkin' fedora, dammit!!
Heading down to Union Square t...
Heading down to Union Square to do some errands-running. K-Mart, here we come!
Just finished up lunch at Pam'...
Just finished up lunch at Pam's in Hell's Kitchen very close to where we're staying. Tasty Thai food! Check it out if you're in the area! (C
TheNYC: TheCats in the Window
Second story up, one window from the right is where our two cats, Ecksand Zaphod are pearched bravely observing the wild world of Manhattanoutside their current home. Squint and you can see them.
They've been through so much over the past three weeks, it's great tosee them having the courage to put just a window-screen betweenthemselves and the big scary city.
Mobile post sent by thepete using Utterz. They've been through so much over the past three weeks, it's great tosee them having the courage to put just a window-screen betweenthemselves and the big scary city.
Thunderstorm. Now *this* is th...
Thunderstorm. Now *this* is the welcome I expected. :) Thanks Mother Nature--you rawk!
Friday, May 30, 2008
Testing Ping.fm at the advice ...
Testing Ping.fm at the advice of netbud Cmiper. So far so good. Seems to work from my Sidekick. Nice!
My Emotional Baggage
So after a day of wandering the Big Apple in search of apartments, wefind a Starbucks on Broadway open until 2am (at least on Fridays)TheWife and I sit down with our beverages-of-choice and I look over togaze, lovingly, into her eyes and the above is what I see.
"What's wrong, honey? Why are you looking at me that way?" she asks.
...three cheers for HUGE back packs.
Mobile post sent by thepete using Utterz. "What's wrong, honey? Why are you looking at me that way?" she asks.
...three cheers for HUGE back packs.
at the 5th ave apple store try...
at the 5th ave apple store trying socialthing on an iPhone. works ok but hard to type!
We may have found a place arou...
We may have found a place around 140th. A little run down but space and price is right. Not sure if fingers should be crossed or not.
On another jaunt with our brok...
On another jaunt with our broker looking for more apartments. Found one we liked the price on but was a bit too small. May still go with it.
Meeting up with TheWife at Cit...
Meeting up with TheWife at CitiHabitats to go look for apartments. Once more into the breech!
Thursday, May 29, 2008
TheLatestLast.FM: Trans-Siberi...
TheLatestLast.FM: Trans-Siberian Orchestra – Für Elise: http://www.last.fm/music/Trans-S.. http://snipr.com/2bjea
David (our host) took us to di...
David (our host) took us to dinner at TheDad's favorite place, Chez Nepoleon on 50th between 8th & 9th. GREAT food but Jersey service. :(
Stephen Colbert's Americone Dream!!!!
TheWife literally gasped when we finally found the Ben & Jerry's IceCream named after Stephen T. Colbert at the Hampton Gourmet Market herein Hell's Kitchen, NYC. We've been looking for it since it first cameout but they never seemed to carry it in LA. We had to come all the wayto New York to find it. But finally...TRIUMPH!
Thanks to our awesome host, David, for pointing us to the HamptonMarket!!
Mobile post sent by thepete using Utterz. Thanks to our awesome host, David, for pointing us to the HamptonMarket!!
TheNYC day ?: The Elvis Bathroom
I'm at a bar in Hell's Kitchen called V*ynl where they have themebathrooms. One for Cher, another for Dolly Parton, a third for Nellyand the last one for Elvis. I peed in the Elvis room. His cover of "MyWay" provided a brilliant crescendo as a shook-off :D
Video to follow...of the room--not of me shaking off. :)
Mobile post sent by thepete using Utterz. Video to follow...of the room--not of me shaking off. :)
At a cool little place called ...
At a cool little place called V*ynl for dessert and drinks with our host. Don't worry I'm not drinking, just desserting. :P
Purported UFO video to be show...
Purported UFO video to be shown Friday: Pardon me while I laugh in Denver's face. http://tinyurl.com/6zkmv3
NYT: New York Begins to Alter ...
NYT: New York Begins to Alter Polic: Gay marriages are legal in NY! I don't think gays can get married he.. http://tinyurl.com/3hth2x
John Bolton escapes citizen's ...
John Bolton escapes citizen's arrest at Hay Festival - Telegraph: Too bad this dude didn't arrest Bolton .. http://tinyurl.com/5fxluh
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
TheNYC day 10: Starbucks Open 'til 1am
We've been on our feet since 10am this morning with a slight breakbetween 5 and 6. We saw 4 more apartments today, bringing our total to16 apartments seen. We've found another we like, but since we'rejobless we may not get it. This is the irony of moving to a totaly newcity--you can't easily get a place until you have a job, which is almostimpossible to get while looking for a place.
Don't even ask me about opening a bank account without a home address! (I just gave up and sent a check to my pal Edgyspice back in LA todeposit it into my LA bank account.)
In the meantime I got invited to take part in a custom Munny designcontest and art show at a gallery here in Manhattan. I picked up twoMunny's today and an 8-pack of Sharpies to get started (all of myexisting pieces are in boxes in a garage in New Jersey). I had wantedto pick up another 24-pack of markers at a Staples, but it closed at8pm. So much for living the city that never sleeps, right?
But things are cool otherwise. David, the friend we've been stayingwith, hasn't gotten sick of us yet, so that's good. Our younger cat hasbeen freakin' out every night, though. He'll climb on to one of David'staller chairs and then meow loudly over and over, waking TheWife and Iup. We are going to start giving him Rescue Remedy before we go to bednow, I think. Don't know what the little guy's problem is.
OK, I need to finish this post and get working on those custom Munnydesigns. I really hope something comes of the contest/gallery show. It's so weird (but cool) to think some of my work will be in a galleryin SoHo in a couple weeks. O_O
Mobile post sent by thepete using Utterz. Don't even ask me about opening a bank account without a home address! (I just gave up and sent a check to my pal Edgyspice back in LA todeposit it into my LA bank account.)
In the meantime I got invited to take part in a custom Munny designcontest and art show at a gallery here in Manhattan. I picked up twoMunny's today and an 8-pack of Sharpies to get started (all of myexisting pieces are in boxes in a garage in New Jersey). I had wantedto pick up another 24-pack of markers at a Staples, but it closed at8pm. So much for living the city that never sleeps, right?
But things are cool otherwise. David, the friend we've been stayingwith, hasn't gotten sick of us yet, so that's good. Our younger cat hasbeen freakin' out every night, though. He'll climb on to one of David'staller chairs and then meow loudly over and over, waking TheWife and Iup. We are going to start giving him Rescue Remedy before we go to bednow, I think. Don't know what the little guy's problem is.
OK, I need to finish this post and get working on those custom Munnydesigns. I really hope something comes of the contest/gallery show. It's so weird (but cool) to think some of my work will be in a galleryin SoHo in a couple weeks. O_O
Leaving the Starbucks that is ...
Leaving the Starbucks that is open until 1am long before closing time so I can start work on 1 of 2 Munnys for the http://APWArts.com thing.
Found a Starbucks on Broadway ...
Found a Starbucks on Broadway and 49th that's open until 1am. I normally like to avoid corporate coffee but until I know the city better...
John Bolton to be target of ci...
John Bolton to be target of citizen's arrest at Hay Festival - Telegraph: I wish more people and countrie.. http://tinyurl.com/63q3g2
Passing loads of closed stores...
Passing loads of closed stores by Herald Square. I thought this was the city that never sleeps! Gyp!
Stopped by the KidRobot in SoH...
Stopped by the KidRobot in SoHo for the raw materials for the APW Arts Munny contest. Now looking for 24 pack of Sharpies.
John Bolton to be target of ci...
John Bolton to be target of citizen's arrest at Hay Festival - Telegraph: I wish more people and countrie.. http://tinyurl.com/63q3g2
Just saw four more apartments ...
Just saw four more apartments very uptown Manhattany. We found a place we really like, too. Fingers crossed everything works out this time!
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Wow, Weather-Bug says it's 60 ...
Wow, Weather-Bug says it's 60 in LA and 66 in NYC. HA! It's warmer here! SUCK IT, LA! ;)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/t...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thepete/sets/72157605290816204/ <--pics of TheNiece and TheBro if you're curious :)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/t...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thepete/sets/72157605294946353/ <--is it wrong for a guy my age to enjoy Lego so much? I don't think so.
Why does mobile Twitter not ha...
Why does mobile Twitter not have pagination? Where's the 'older' link so I can catch up? Twitter for mobiles is almost useless now. > ...
Why does mobile Twitter not ha...
Why does mobile Twitter not have pagination? Where's the 'older' link so I can catch up? Twitter for mobiles is almost useless now. > ...
Vital Signs - Risks - Study Ti...
Vital Signs - Risks - Study Ties Dirty Air to Blood Clots in Legs - NYTimes.com: Hopefully my buddy Stew .. http://tinyurl.com/3qwq9o
NYT: Glaciers Releasing DDT: R...
NYT: Glaciers Releasing DDT: Remember all that toxic DDT from last century? Well, it got trapped in ice t.. http://tinyurl.com/4ovy2q
Tick Tock Diner by MSG was pre...
Tick Tock Diner by MSG was pretty bland. The Irish Benedict I had was interesting but not particularly good. Their grilled cheese was crap.
Bag Man was chintsy crap so I'...
Bag Man was chintsy crap so I'm back with TheWife--I think we'll be eating next.
Checking out a store called Ba...
Checking out a store called Bag Man while TheWife faxes something to her credit union.
About to leave the ice-cold St...
About to leave the ice-cold Starbucks in the same building as the AP. Perhaps they'll hire me as a reporter some *other* day. :P
@cherishhellfire Yay!! Thanks...
@cherishhellfire Yay!! Thanks for buying my book, CH! For anyone else who hasn't picked it up: http://snurl.com/thekeybook
Whoa-surreal-I'm sitting in a ...
Whoa-surreal-I'm sitting in a Starbucks beneath the AP, here in Manhat. Makes me wish I'd gone to journalism school instead of film school.
Monday, May 26, 2008
TheNYC day 9: iPhoto Importing
I'm dumping all of the pics I took with my Kodak EasyShare on the tripinto iPhoto with Ecks literally at my feet. ^_^
Mobile post sent by thepete using Utterz. Ugh...my kingdom for an open-l...
Ugh...my kingdom for an open-late coffee house with free wifi within walking distance of the place I'm staying on manhat!
@cherishhellfire that is so co...
@cherishhellfire that is so cool! Once I get an apt, a paycheck, the new iphone, a new camcorder, a TV and some furniture, I'll be the same!
Just back in Hell's Kitchen af...
Just back in Hell's Kitchen after a day with TheBro and TheNiece. Long day, VERY tired, but had a VERY fun time.
TheNiece is wearing us out. I ...
TheNiece is wearing us out. I don't know how TheBro does it. I'm thankful for baby carriage duty.
TheNYC day 8: TheNiece!
This is TheNiece! Her name is Siena and she is the most adorable littlegirl in the world!
So there.
Mobile post sent by thepete using Utterz. So there.
TheWife and I are having lunch...
TheWife and I are having lunch with my brother and niece at a place called Soda in Prospect Heights.
I'm not a huge fan of kids, bu...
I'm not a huge fan of kids, but having a niece is strangely fascinating. Plus, Siena is adorable.
Waiting for the 1 to take us t...
Waiting for the 1 to take us to the 2&3 to spend the day with Siena! Yay!
Wondering if it's worth pickin...
Wondering if it's worth picking up a pair of noise cancelling headphones or will I eventually get used to the noise of the city?
@biz what happened to the "old...
@biz what happened to the "older" link at the bottom of the mobile version of Twitter? I can't catch up from my phone now. :(
Sunday, May 25, 2008
So the 24 hr drug store below ...
So the 24 hr drug store below us is closed for Memorial Day but the bastards left the frakkin' muzak on!! Duane Reade drug stores YOU SUCK!!
From ThePete.Com: : Mobile p...
From ThePete.Com: :
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Took one look at the party I w...
Took one look at the party I went to tonight and jumped ship. Cast party where I know 2 people??? No fuckin' way. Autobots! Run and hide!
From ThePete.Com: TheNYC day 7...
From ThePete.Com: TheNYC day 7: Pinkberry in NY!!:
Now this is surreal–we’.. http://tinyurl.com/4wx7ve
Now this is surreal–we’.. http://tinyurl.com/4wx7ve
TheNYC day 7: Pinkberry in NY!!
Now this is surreal--we're doing something that we associate exclusivelywith Los Angeles in Manhattan. While there are easily dozens ofPinkberrys in LA there are only a single dozen of them here. We foundone just ten blocks north of where we're staying 9th/58th, so we decidedto stop by this evening and after a god three-week break, the green teafrozen yogurt was DELICIOUS!
http://pinkberry.com/
Mobile post sent by thepete using Utterz. http://pinkberry.com/
NASA - NASA TV: Watch the Mars...
NASA - NASA TV: Watch the Mars Phoenix landing live today (5/25/8) on NASA TV at 8pmish ET! http://tinyurl.com/2paqc
YouTube - T. Boone Pickens dis...
YouTube - T. Boone Pickens discusses the future of energy: Our energy-way of life is very likely in dange.. http://tinyurl.com/69as9q
About to leave a FREEZING Star...
About to leave a FREEZING Starbucks on 1st/90th for ANY place warmer.
Yummy Sushi was, in fact, yumm...
Yummy Sushi was, in fact, yummy. Not the best sushi in the world but perfectly reasonable. We'd *love* to find an apartment near by, though.
At a place called Yummy Sushi ...
At a place called Yummy Sushi for lunch on 1st/91st. Yay, Atlantic salmon! :P
TheNYC day 7: Central Park!
Our realtor/broker canceled on us so we're spending some timemeandering. Then we're going to find an Internet cafe so I can do someactual work.
Mobile post sent by thepete using Utterz. Saturday, May 24, 2008
Orgoo Not Quite Ready for Prime Time
While spending some semi-qualityish time online this evening, I saw that I got my invite to Orgoo.com, a sort of one-stop shop for all of your IM, email and contact needs. Think of it as Meebo on steroids.
So, I signed up for Orgoo, added my main IM accounts and one of my gmail accounts and gave it a trial, immediately running into trouble.
As the above screencap is evidence of, they're still in beta and should stay there for a bit. Check out how it renders the straight URLs my wife IMed me for apartment listings on Cragslist. Obviously, those links didn't work. :\
Keep at it Orgoo!
Anybody want an invite to give it a try? Let me know.
Mobile post sent by thepete using Utterz. So, I signed up for Orgoo, added my main IM accounts and one of my gmail accounts and gave it a trial, immediately running into trouble.
As the above screencap is evidence of, they're still in beta and should stay there for a bit. Check out how it renders the straight URLs my wife IMed me for apartment listings on Cragslist. Obviously, those links didn't work. :\
Keep at it Orgoo!
Anybody want an invite to give it a try? Let me know.
Paying for Internet access at ...
Paying for Internet access at a place called Coffee Pot across the street from the place we're staying. I feel so cheap!
Spending a *wonderful* day in ...
Spending a *wonderful* day in bed with TheWife watching bad movies on TV. We soooo needed a day off. Laundry be damned!
Fingerprint Registry in Housin...
Fingerprint Registry in Housing Bill!!! | OpenMarket.org: Holy crap--they got me when Chertoff said finge.. http://tinyurl.com/6jvl65
Friday, May 23, 2008
Getting really frustrated at m...
Getting really frustrated at my lack of stable Internet connection.The Sidekick isn't cutting it & the friend we're staying with has no net.
Said to my friend Becca on the...
Said to my friend Becca on the street not far from Beppe (the place our friend manages): "That dress is too innocent for the weekend."
Found a place and are applying...
Found a place and are applying for it. Cross your fingers for us!!
Waiting to meet with someone a...
Waiting to meet with someone at CitiHabitats NY. Hoping she can work a miracle for us. ^_^
Thursday, May 22, 2008
TheNYC day 5: Radio City @ 12:45am
Saw this on the way back from seeing Indy 4. Sorry for the crappyquality. Again, the SK3 takes TheCrap in TheDim. :(
Still, it's a pretty neat shot. :)
Mobile post sent by thepete using Utterz. Still, it's a pretty neat shot. :)
Yay, Indy 4 didn't suck! (for ...
Yay, Indy 4 didn't suck! (for an Indiana Jones *sequel*, anyway). Raiders is still all that matters.
TheNYC day 4: Seeing Indy 4
It's been a long, long day, but we got tix last night so we've got togo. To think if it weren't for some mysterious but kind New Yorker (whoreturned our wallet, which had our tix in) we'd be home resting ourfeetsies right now. :P
Thank you, kind person, who ever you are!
Spielberg, this better not suck! Popcorn and water x2 cost us just shyof 2. Thankfully, the Ziegfeld is roughly comparable to the ChineseTheater... *very* roughly comparable...
Here we go!
Mobile post sent by thepete using Utterz. Thank you, kind person, who ever you are!
Spielberg, this better not suck! Popcorn and water x2 cost us just shyof 2. Thankfully, the Ziegfeld is roughly comparable to the ChineseTheater... *very* roughly comparable...
Here we go!
HAPPY ENDING! TheWife's wallet...
HAPPY ENDING! TheWife's wallet was turned into a policeman and miraculously EVERYTHING WAS IN IT!! YAY! Thank you people of NYC!
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Home after a day of seeing 4 a...
Home after a day of seeing 4 apts and walking a LOT. I did set up a time to meet my neice for the first time, too. Yay!
From ThePete.Com: TheNYC day 3...
From ThePete.Com: TheNYC day 3: Waiting for the E Train:
That’s not it. But ours.. http://tinyurl.com/59ebrm
That’s not it. But ours.. http://tinyurl.com/59ebrm
From ThePete.Com: TheNYC day 3...
From ThePete.Com: TheNYC day 3: At the Big P. Off.:
We’re standing in line at th.. http://tinyurl.com/4vbrye
We’re standing in line at th.. http://tinyurl.com/4vbrye
@cmiper Haha, well, it sounds ...
@cmiper Haha, well, it sounds like you've got a happy household tonight! We can't get ours until we get an apartment... and a TV. :P
TheNYC day 3: Waiting for the E Train
That's not it. But ours did show up just a few minutes later.
We're heading uptown to try for Indy 4 tix for tomorrow. Too tired fora midnight show, tonight, sadly. We'll try for an evening show tomorrownight, I guess.
Mobile post sent by thepete using Utterz. We're heading uptown to try for Indy 4 tix for tomorrow. Too tired fora midnight show, tonight, sadly. We'll try for an evening show tomorrownight, I guess.
About to have dinner at the fa...
About to have dinner at the famous Stage Door Deli across the street from MSG. Doing TheTourist thing while we can.
Overheard outside the massive ...
Overheard outside the massive P. Off. at 31st & 8th in NYC: "In the matrix, ready to go." o_O
Getting a PO box at the big-as...
Getting a PO box at the big-ass post office on 31st & 8th in NYC? See window 73 between 10a & 2p. Don't waste your life like we ...
@adamostrow Mashable.com needs...
@adamostrow Mashable.com needs a mobile version for Sidekicks. I'm trapped at the Post Office and want to Win that N95.
Still standing in line at the ...
Still standing in line at the big-ass P. Off. in NYC. Huge place, huge line, sad face :(
TheNYC day 3: At the Big P. Off.
We're standing in line at the HUGE post office on the corner of 34th and8th in Manhat. It's MASSIVE and GORGEOUS (just look at the ceiling!). Sadly, the line is equally massive.
We're hoping that we can get a PO box without a static home address. Wehave our old PO Box in LA until June so hopefully that will work.
Wish us luck! This line is so long it'll rightly suck if they won'tgive us a box. :\
I need a box because banks won't give me an account until I have somesort of static address. Thanks a lot, Patriot Act! >_<
Mobile post sent by thepete using Utterz. We're hoping that we can get a PO box without a static home address. Wehave our old PO Box in LA until June so hopefully that will work.
Wish us luck! This line is so long it'll rightly suck if they won'tgive us a box. :\
I need a box because banks won't give me an account until I have somesort of static address. Thanks a lot, Patriot Act! >_<
From ThePete.Com: TheNYC day 3...
From ThePete.Com: TheNYC day 3: Subwayin̢۪ Some More:
Heading back out to Brooklyn to c.. http://tinyurl.com/4cr99r
Heading back out to Brooklyn to c.. http://tinyurl.com/4cr99r
TheNYC day 3: Subwayin' Some More
Heading back out to Brooklyn to check out a couple apartments.
Was told earlier today that I dress/look like a musician. :P Afterchecking out my reflection I realized that I *do*. Damn, and I wasgoing for a Doctor Who look. :(
TheWife makes for a pretty hot companion, though, doesn't she?
Mobile post sent by thepete using Utterz. Was told earlier today that I dress/look like a musician. :P Afterchecking out my reflection I realized that I *do*. Damn, and I wasgoing for a Doctor Who look. :(
TheWife makes for a pretty hot companion, though, doesn't she?
Sitting in a really cool littl...
Sitting in a really cool little coffee house on the lower west side (41st/9th) called Cup Cake Casa. No credit cards, but great atmosphere.
Just overheard: "You have to l...
Just overheard: "You have to look old to get a discount these days." reply: "I *do* look old, and they still don't give me one."
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Oilman T. Boone Pickens drops ...
Oilman T. Boone Pickens drops $2 billion on wind power - Engadget: FINALLY an oilman catches a FRICKEN CLUE! http://tinyurl.com/3k4efw
OLPC unveils first prototype o...
OLPC unveils first prototype of XO 2.0 - Engadget: Nicholas Negroponte is on CRACK. The 1st XO is still b.. http://tinyurl.com/4lyndq
Spent most of my stimulus chec...
Spent most of my stimulus check on move-related stuff and clothes. Take THAT weak economy!! I have brand new underpants! YES!!
From ThePete.Com: TheNYC day 2...
From ThePete.Com: TheNYC day 2: New Shoes:
So, for about 6 or 7 months I was wearing m.. http://tinyurl.com/6dtdfc
So, for about 6 or 7 months I was wearing m.. http://tinyurl.com/6dtdfc
@cmiper I waited until my wife...
@cmiper I waited until my wife saw a commercial for it-then, in reaction to her interest in getting it, I smiled and said: "Good idea!" ^_^
@philiphodgen lol--that was th...
@philiphodgen lol--that was the best worst joke I've heard in a while! It was so good it took me a second to work it out in my head. ^_^
TheNYC day 2: New Shoes
So, for about 6 or 7 months I was wearing my pink Chuck replicas(they're actually sweatshop-free shoes from http://nosweatshop.com/ ). I've worn this style of shoe for years and *love* it. I wear them intothe ground, waiting until after they develop holes in the soles because,in LA, holes are no big deal.
Now, just before we started the move, I had to pack up my othershoes--two pairs of authentic Chucks (one pair I was married in, theother a pair of Product Reds) and three pairs of NoSweatShop brand Chuckreplicas (pink, red and black). The ones I had on had a hole in oneheel and both of the heel-supports (little bits of plastic that protectyour heel from rubbing against the raw canvas) had torn off. They stillwere comfortable to wear so I thought "I'll ditch these as soon as weget to NYC!"
Then, as I decided yesterday what to bring to the city and what to leaveat my cousin-in-law's in Jersey, I thought "Well, I won't need *all* myshoes until I get settled. I'll just stick with my pink NoSweats."
Well, today it rained and rained and rained and by about 3pm my rightfoot was soaking thanks to water leaking through the hole in the heel. When we met up with my old buddy Stew, he pointed us to a store calledShoe Mania. I found a pair of authentic X-hi Chucks for 5. I feel badfor the exploited kids who made them, but it's hard to be picky whenyou've got a sopping wet foot and a chance to solve the problem.
Still, they're great shoes--I love the x-hi style and they're comfy. Those Asian kids do make a good shoe. :\
Mobile post sent by thepete using Utterz. Now, just before we started the move, I had to pack up my othershoes--two pairs of authentic Chucks (one pair I was married in, theother a pair of Product Reds) and three pairs of NoSweatShop brand Chuckreplicas (pink, red and black). The ones I had on had a hole in oneheel and both of the heel-supports (little bits of plastic that protectyour heel from rubbing against the raw canvas) had torn off. They stillwere comfortable to wear so I thought "I'll ditch these as soon as weget to NYC!"
Then, as I decided yesterday what to bring to the city and what to leaveat my cousin-in-law's in Jersey, I thought "Well, I won't need *all* myshoes until I get settled. I'll just stick with my pink NoSweats."
Well, today it rained and rained and rained and by about 3pm my rightfoot was soaking thanks to water leaking through the hole in the heel. When we met up with my old buddy Stew, he pointed us to a store calledShoe Mania. I found a pair of authentic X-hi Chucks for 5. I feel badfor the exploited kids who made them, but it's hard to be picky whenyou've got a sopping wet foot and a chance to solve the problem.
Still, they're great shoes--I love the x-hi style and they're comfy. Those Asian kids do make a good shoe. :\
Looked at apts, picked up pet ...
Looked at apts, picked up pet supplies, replaced dying shoes, had food with my old friend Stew (from college) now very tired. No Indy 4 tix.
From ThePete.Com: TheNYC day 2...
From ThePete.Com: TheNYC day 2: Subwayin̢۪ Around:
Done with apartment-looking in Queen.. http://tinyurl.com/45hyq3
Done with apartment-looking in Queen.. http://tinyurl.com/45hyq3
TheNYC day 2: Subwayin' Around
Done with apartment-looking in Queens for today. Running a coupleerrands now and hopefully picking up Indy 4 tix at the Zigfield. Notsure on the spelling and as I type this I've no bars so I can't look itup. :( 3 cheers for the Sidekick's time-release posting ability!
Mobile post sent by thepete using Utterz. Rain making it hard to Twitter...
Rain making it hard to Twitter while looking for apartments. Did see a couple cool places out in Queens.
From ThePete.Com: TheNYC day 2...
From ThePete.Com: TheNYC day 2: It̢۪s Raining:
I’d just like to thank the Big App.. http://tinyurl.com/4nlomq
I’d just like to thank the Big App.. http://tinyurl.com/4nlomq
TheNYC day 2: It's Raining
I'd just like to thank the Big Apple for the wet welcome. I know Imissed the rain in LA, but a couple days of dry woulda been nice. :D
Mobile post sent by thepete using Utterz. RIP John Phillip Law: This guy...
RIP John Phillip Law: This guy was such a great performer. Shame he finally had to go. Glad I saw him in .. http://tinyurl.com/5oow4v
Trying to work out where Indy ...
Trying to work out where Indy 4 will be playing near me but Yahoo keeps insisting I choose 20 favorite theaters. I JUST MOVED HERE, MORONS!
Monday, May 19, 2008
Our friend's place is above a ...
Our friend's place is above a 24 hr pharmacy with muzak that is also 24 hrs. Once again, anybody know of a place in NYCish for <$1300 ...
Watching "Roman Holiday" at fr...
Watching "Roman Holiday" at friend David's apartment on a fold out couch. Anybody know of an apartment for rent in NYC for $1000-$1300? :P
@mashable Don't worry, Pete--i...
@mashable Don't worry, Pete--it won't run $199--that'll be the *old* iPhone--the new one will cost, oh, about an economic stimulus check. ;)
TheNYCMove day 8: WE MADE IT!
We'll try for a better pic soon, but we are walking the streetsManhattan! Yay!
It smells. :(
Mobile post sent by thepete using Utterz. It smells. :(
In the Penske rental office a ...
In the Penske rental office a few meters from the Hudson (I think), waiting for a Penske employee to show up. :\
TheNYCMove day 8: Toll Booth!
Linoln Tunnel is next! TheWife had a really sweet teary moment when shesaw the city for the first time. Then I had a teary moment, too :)
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