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A good part of my weekend was spent sorting through years of accumulated clutter. The Salvation Army got three bagloads, and the local theatre booksale got one. I’m going to spend at least a half hour every evening this week filing papers. The list of what’s going out next weekend grows by the hour. Our building super already knows it will all be ready to go to the basement by 2pm Sunday.
I also worked on the template for my next new blog.
My incredible blog buddy Lissa designed the logo.
Visit her at Just Design Blogs when you have a minute.
NaBloPoMo’s July theme is FOOD, and I’m very tempted. That would mean two posts a day for the next 31 days - one for NabloPoMo and one for blog365.
I guess it all depends on what level of crazy I’m at tomorrow morning.
Time for some paper journaling.
You all take care.
It’s fun - go HERE to play.
I haven’t quite figured it all out, but I am having fun trying.
Why don’t you give a click here and give it a try too?
I’m walking down Broadway, and spotted this truck getting ready to pull away.
Too funny.
Dodged the 104 bus and a cab to get the pics.
Too bad the address isn’t clear. Bimbo lives on Casanova Street in the Bronx.
and write a letter.
This afternoon I felt like a little treat from the candy stand.
So I decided to have one of my favs - Sunkist Fruit Gems.
Somehow it seems less like candy because the word fruit is on the label.
I was all set for five scrumptious gems.
But that was not to be my dears, because the new package comes with only four.
The price however was the same.
(pout) no fair
Today I put up a short bit of fiction at my creative writing site. It’s called The Wasabi Incident, and it took me less than 15 minutes to write. If I start rewriting then it will never get posted. I guess that’s why I love mobile and micro blogging so much. Bang it’s up there.
Speaking of microblogging - think I’ll go Plurk & Twitter a bit.
My Plurk Page
My Twitter Handle is Coffeebarchick
Heart photographed the building
Jeremiah Lanphier
This statue lives on Broadway near Lincoln Center.
It caught my eye while I was out walking.
Wonder how many times I’ve passed it?
How many things do we pass every day without noticing?
randomness…feed your mind and your blog
This week’s questions are book related….
1. Who are your favorite authors?
Stephen King & Lawrence Sanders have been big favorites since my younger days.
Natalie Goldberg is my favorite writer on writing.
And I guess all of the authors of my favorite books which is coming up next.
2. What are your favorite books?
Creative Visualization by Shakti Gawain
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
The 8th Commandment by Lawrence Sanders
The Moons a Balloon by David Niven
Bring on the Empty Horses by David Niven
3. What kind of books do you tend to read? Sci-fi, Romance, Mystery…etc…?
Non-fiction, Mystery, Horror, Popular Fiction, Autobigraphies
4. Do you prefer to borrow books from the library or buy them?
The library’s hours don’t work for me anymore so I buy.
5. Do you prefer hardcover or paperback?
Either is fine, but paper is less heavy to carry around.
6. What was the last book you read? What are you reading now?
Working on The Writing Diet by Julia Cameron
7. Do you read everyday?
Yes
8. On average how many books do you read per year?
Not a clue.
9. Do you belong to any book clubs?
Writers Digest.
10. Recommend a good book.
Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
till next time….
till next time….
and all the customers were politely asked to leave.
Raindrops started to fall the minute my clogs touched the sidewalk.
Talk about your water water everwhere and not a drop to drink.
~It’s Perfect ~ Fill In The Blanks~
A perfect day is one that starts with no plans at all.
A perfect dinner is tasty food with a side of stimulating conversation.
A perfect evening is spenting writing in a quiet cafe while sipping a top shelf cocktail.
A perfect vacation is not expensive but expansive.
Other Saturday Special Participants
Thought I’d try out a new meme this evening.
No it’s not a computer screen, it’s a huge LED sign that sits above the Port Authority Bus Station on 42nd Street & 8th Avenue.
The pop-up is about a virus definition file that is out-of-date.
Talk about being the butt of jokes
Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling.
Margaret Lee Runbeck
So I’m getting off the one train this morning & what do I find?
All these abandoned shoe shots inspired my blogbuddy Lissa to write a story.
Check out Hot Day
Thank you Lissa.
Thank you all for stopping in.
I shot these just as I found them near Dojo’s in Greenwich Village.
There’s a story here.
Taken in a the bathroom at a theatre in Greenwich Village.
at Starbucks started my afternoon off nicely,
My morning was running a couple of loads of laundry, while half listening to something about the Tony Awards.
Everything seems to be a revival or based on some second rate movie.
Who would have thunk it? Xanadu is the big buzz.
Though I am sure I would like Cry Baby - I like everything John Waters does.
I’ve been following his films since the 70’s.
It’s slighty rainy this afternoon, but I am not sweating it. I’ll still have a marvy day.
Back at you later.
– Blogged from my Sidekick ID
I joined Plurk and I’m loving it.
Picked up this bag at K-mart. It’s was only ten bucks!
I took a couple of days to myself, and hung out on some of my favorite benches. While at Washington Square Park this little fellow chose to lunch in the shade I created!
Swung by the mall at Columbus Circle where artwork worth a fortune sits out right where you can touch it.
The Beatles photo is my favorite.
Found out how to get thumbnails changed over at Technorati. Having an old thumbnail on a new blog just about drove me crazy.
Looking forward to hearing about your week.
Much bloglove to all
Oh and here’s Mee a lovely black cat that was kind enough not to cross my path.
According to the half birthday calculator I am 46 and one half years old today.
So how does an old gal like me celebrate?
She has a Mexican lunch complete margaritas with her best looking business associate. And of course we sat at a table dead center so everyone could see us - whooooo hooooo!
I still haven’t decided on a gift for myself, but rest assured it will be something nice.
So when’s your half birthday?
A while back they used to run the Dharma & Greg series on late night.
Dharma and her mom would sit down every once in a while, put all their troubles in pink bubbles and let them blow away.
I don’t have a mom like Dharma available, so I wrote out some things that were bothering me in my paper journal, put them in a pink bubble and watched them blow away.
Believe me there was more than one person that I wanted to chew out. Lucky for you guys I pink bubbled it all.
Speaking of bubbles - think I’ll head home to a hot bath.
–blogged from my Sidekick ID
He has named many of his birds.
Children run up to see him and ask questions.
Such a gentle nature.
Such a pleasure to have met him.
Nothing nicer than taking a day for yourself during the week.
I’m in Washington Square Park on a bench under a big tree. There’s only a few other people around. So much nicer than Sunday when everyone and their Aunt Tilly is underfoot.
I’m going to blog & write until I can’t anymore, then head over to Time Warner and pay my cable bill.
After that I am heading over to Burlington to hunt up a jazzy pair of capris.
Smooches!
It was Sunday afternoon and blazing hot here in New York City. Ducking into a well air-conditioned theatre seemed like the way to go.
I knew practically nothing about the Barbara Daly Baekeland murder case when I entered the theatre. It happened in ‘72; I was only 11 at the time.
What I knew I got from the poster in the theatre window. It was a high society murder, and the son stabbed her to death.
Julianne Moore is Barbara Daly Baekeland, a woman who married out of her class. Eddie Redmayne plays the grown-up version of son Tony.
Both have incredible anger issues, yet spend a good portion of the movie gliding aorund being very fashionable.
The pace and cinematography remind of the 1971 film Death in Venice.
Without a doubt all of us sitting in the theatre were anxiously awaiting the murder. The murder scene is almost anti-climatic, when compared to the decadence before.
I don’t do spoilers, but if you are easily disturbed please read a bit about the case before buying your ticket.
Just finished a Writers Island prompt at blogforth, it was about Grandma’s Thanksgiving meals - need I say more?
It’s amazingly hot outside - nearly 95 degrees,
As much as I wanted to head for Coney the news predicted crowds of 350k at the city’s beaches, so I figured wait a week.
I had a diet peach green tea and a delicious chicken salad sandwich for lunch. Bravo whoever selects these things for Starbucks, They have cranberries and tarragon mixed into chicken salad, and it makes your tummy smile.
There’s a movie out called Savage Grace playing down the street, and it looks really good, Ninety percent sure that’s where I am headed next.
After the movie it should be dark and cooler out, so I will walk home.
And yes I am stopping off for a cocktail or two.
Oh if you want to read about Grandma’s Thanksgiving Meal head over to blogforth. The link is in the sidebar.
See you in the funny pages
the theme is BAD HAIR
It’s 94 degrees out. The air conditoner is full blast.
Think I’ll work on a post for She Who Blogs
Back at you in a bit.
On Thursday I had the pleasure of posting to She Who Designs.org.
This site was developed and lunched by my blog buddy Lissa.
It’s simple tagline reads: a place for designers and photographers
Lissa is both and a prolific creatrive writer.
You can visit her at:
Postcards from the Clouds
Just Write
2 Lives
Before heading back to town I decided to take one more walk round the midway.
Good thing I did because I found Ghost Hole.
It was magnificently cheesy, and worth every penny of my five bucks.
Stay tuned for pics.
– Blogged from my T-Mobile Sidekick
I’m sitting on a bench right by the pier.
It was a totally last minute decision to escape Manhattan for a little R&R.
Of course there will be photos, I have plenty on the camera. Once I’m home they will make their way onto flickr and then here.
A lot of the rides have been torn down, because the park is being redone next year.
It would have been nice to have a few more spins through the cheesy old horror house. It was just not meant to be.
And I’m way to scared of heights and speed to try The Cyclone or Wonder Wheel. I feel like such a dweeb when I see 10 year olds getting on them.
When I get back to the city it’s off to VP2 for a vegan Chicken & Coconut Curry with a freeshly squieezed pineapple orange juice. I have to drop wheat for a few days - these allergies are killing me.
Catch you later.
–Blogged from my Sidekick ID
After reading this article in my About.com Web Logs newsletter I decided to give Windows Live Writer a whirl.
It’s a feature rich offline blog editor.
I’ve already set it up with my WordPress and Typepad accounts.
If you use this or any other program like it I’d love to hear from you in comments or by email - coffeebarchick{at}msn.com
Review by a WordPress.com User
I’ll be back with a review of my own soon.
When I saw Carrie’s I just had to do one too.
a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
b. Using only the first page, pick an image.
c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd’s mosaic maker.
1. What is your first name? Frances
2. What is your favorite food? Indian
3. What high school did you go to? Louis D.Brandeis
4. What is your favorite color? turquoise
5. Who is your celebrity crush? Esai Morales
6. Favorite drink? Sex on the Beach
7. Dream vacation? Round the World
8. Favorite dessert? Cupcakes
9. What you want to be when you grow up? Writer
10. What do you love most in life? Daughter
11. One Word to describe you. Adventurous
12. Your flickr name. CharlotteWebGal
Special Thanks to the Following Flickr Folks
Frenchies are POP, 2. sharp eh!, 3. Flickr photo stroll Part 2, 4. “Crimson Sunrise” Gunung Rinjani,Lombok,Indonesia, 5. Esai Morales, 6. Harbor Seal mother and child, 7. Sail Away, Sail Away, 8. Orange and yellow floral cupcakes, 9. Poésie, 10. English Bulldog puppy, 11. “MSS Mystery MAREI”, 12. End of the Line
