I refuse to turn this post into a LOLcat

Cuddling with Scaramouche, Jessica's cat. She's really a lot less demonic than she seems.

Santa-con

It's amazing you can live in a city for so long and still discover new traditions. Today? Santa-con



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Me and Padma Lakshmi at the launch of her new jewelry line at Bergdorf

She looks great, right?
Congrats on the launch...and the kid, Padma!

(PS: I also met her mom, and she wouldn't tell me if it's a boy or girl, haha)

Ashley Griffin

I found this buried on my hard drive: a self-portrait drawn in the style of Seth MacFarlane. I think I was going to try and turn the Giant Chicken into a pigeon at one point (to symbolize the fact that birds constantly attack me on the streets of Manhattan), but that never happened.

Thansgiving gig

Co-worker is in a band (he's the keyboardist). At the National Underground on the Saturday after t-givs.




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Burton FAIL. MoMA FAIL.

Went to the MoMA to see Tim Burton and was denied entrance to the exhibit. Apparently, to prevent overcrowding, there was a four-hour delay between the time of museum entrance and the earliest time one was allowed into the Burton wing. We were not informed of this and did not plan for it, so we turned around and left. FAIL.

(Many thanks to rutila for the photo, the museum ticket, and the company!)

Black Friday

Let's face it. I'm such a materialistic consumer. Sometimes. And Black Friday is definitely one of those sometimes. Midnight madness at the Flemington outlets: $300 = Cole haan heels, 3 flats, J Crew sweater, a J Crew silk blouse and two bangles.






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Thanksgiving!!

Asian occasion thanksgiving complete with a duran??




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Tom Selleck?

Hot co-worker decided to mix it up. Hey-- it's casual Friday




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The Last Five Years

My high school class at our first reunion.

Train station signs

Somerville train station. Since when was platform a dashed word?




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Times square and osu?

In times square. Saw a lovely surprise




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Wynton Marsalis

Jazz At Lincoln Center with the guy. I once met Wynton at a high school jazz band festival. Have been in love ever since.







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Something New^2

My long-sought LBD and long-coveted Tsubo pumps. Wearing new clothes feels so amazing.

My first piece of artwork

From a special someone :-)




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Blow dart gun

This past weekend, I had my lovelies come out to play!! One of them was pretty good with the blow dart gun







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#40!

The New York Yankees pile up on the field after clinching the AL pennant. It's blurry because the entire tier level was shaking as I snapped the picture.

Model for Architecture Studio

Babka Victorious

Today, I was the one who cut the line.

MarketWatch

I get a lot of market news from www.marketwatch.com. It's probably one of the better ones in the sense that it's constant and *fast*. But today this was loaded:

Homecoming

Alumni tent


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Ohai, Tim Gunn

So there I am, chatting with salespeople, and TIM GUNN walks in.

Life is good.

Firepit

They lit the firepit on the sundeck tonight!! Apparently it's going to be lit every Saturday and Sunday night this month. Another reason to come to the housewarming!




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Bookcase

Sloane leaning bookcases from crate and barrel. Finally put together and utilized.




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WTF Columbia.

Saw this in the subway




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Downtown Manhattan from EC

Childrens scholastic book fair on campus

It's good to be back sometimes.




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Renaissance

At the NY Renaissance Festival near the Cloisters. Me, Jess (who's actually on the payroll as an actor), and Rosie on a parapet, with New Jersey in the background.

It's all in the details

Even the soap at the Columbia/Princeton Club is pompous-looking. It features a tennis lady, a golfing man, and some ridiculous little quote that I can't remember and, unfortunately, got cut out of the frame.

Welcome!!

Welcome Dean Peña Mora!!




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An epic dinner with esteemed company...

I'm almost 3 weeks late, but it was on my dad's camera!
(A pitcher of beer to anyone BUT ASHLEY [she knows the answer] who can name all 4 people)

Dodge

So good to be back in the water polo groove at Columbia




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National book fair in DC

I love Arthur Read




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They actually gave me a certificate for it.

My H1N1 certificate better have a cartoon pig drawn on it.

Office pranks

The hot analyst has the same shuffle as I do. When I finally dug it out of my boxes, I made the switch after loading mine with girly music. Well see if he notices.




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Dinner with Kibbs

Kunjip: One of my favs in k-town. Open 24/7 and there's always a line




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I feel like Diana Ross

I ran out of Kiehl's leave-in conditioner a few days ago, so I went to buy a new bottle today. The company discontinued the product. I'm freaking out. My hair is freaking out even more.

When friends dress alike

They look ridiculous




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My figs are ripe!

This is an exciting time of year for those of us with Italian bucket gardens. These white figs got baked into a rum tart, and I still have another shopping bag of them for today's salad and tomorrow's work snacking.

Race for the Cure!

AXO Alumnae!! & Phil. Ha





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New plates

I love these. Correlle is amaaaaazing




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view from my EC room

sunset over columbia's campus

I'm in heaven...

...and it's full of Carolina (and Columbia) blue

Almost tempted to sign up...

Anybody wanna join me?
(Not too far from Asheville, NC)

The View

Finally an official Jersey City resident.
The view from the terrace on my floor. Manhattan skyline




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Re-reading my favorite book

My copy is old and very well-loved; I had to turn the paperback into a hardcover about a decade ago because it was falling apart. I drew the cover illustration when I was about fifteen.

An amusing typo - best one of my time here at Gotham...

(PS: this was for ONE item - 600 orders of a $7 billion oatmeal soap)
(PPS: Good to see the oatmeal soap stimulus package is being put to use!)

Omaha

In Omaha for Sunday - Thursday




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