Park up the stairs

Finally made it out to the High Line Park to see what it's all about. There was so much anticipation about it, I guess I was a little underwhelmed. Plus it was really hot that day and super crowded. I am pleased that the space was saved for history's sake, but I pictured it being more wild and less modern.




It seems to make people happy though and it's definitely not the typical park so it is something to talk about. And I had a great time catching up with my old buddy Mecaila! (Side note: the entrances are not at 25th St. as noted on Google Maps. Learned that the hard way on, again, a very hot day! I think we entered around 21st?)

Ping Pong unites us all

The first day of summer soon approaches and we're all ready for it.

We got Kitty!

After a few, sad visits to shelters and pounds, we found the perfect little doggie for us. We found her at the North Shore Animal League in Long Island. They had this adoption fair over the weekend (with guest speaker Cesar Milan!) and we decided to give it a go.



We can hardly believe she's ours. She's 2 1/2, and a terrier mix, though we've discovered that she jumps pretty high, likes to pounce on things, stops and puts her front paw up, and howls. So she seems to have some hound in her. She's very mellow and so far mostly sleeps, and is a little nervous and jumpy at times but we're slowly training her and she takes to things pretty well.



Hope she can meet everyone soon!

Mary J + Zep = ?

Mary J is covering Zep and she just did it live on Oprah. What the? She's pretty awesome and I was into her duet with U2 when they sang "One" together but Zep? Pretty weird. I'm not sure if I can dig it.

As I was writing this, all these people were twittering how freaked out they were about it. It's weird, right?? If you get a chance, listen to her "Stairway to Heaven" with Steve Vai and tell me it's not weird.

Teen vocals

I Believe from Who-Fu on Vimeo.

The talented duo of Masa & Maggie (aka. Whofu) have done it again. An awesome video featuring a, ahem, familiar voice for Reachout.com, a website for teens dealing with tough life issues.

It was definitely a challenge doing vocal acting and finding my inner teen again, but it made me channel those feelings of awkwardness and self confidence I still relate to.

Congrats M&M, thanks for the opportunity to help, great job!

In like a lion, out like a lamb

That's what they say about March. The weather has definitely been fickle. Two weeks ago we had a crazy rainstorm, almost typhoon like. Power lines went down in some areas and places were flooded. Then, last week it was near 70 degrees and gorgeous out. The perfect weather for a bike ride, which is what we did and discovered the aftermath of a tree destroyed from said rainstorm.







This week was pretty nice, but now it's back to cold winds and chilly weather. I keep changing coats every day! Happily, I've been seeing little buds on trees and these beautiful daffodils at Bryant Park. Can't wait to see more things coming alive. (Does caring about the weather this much officially make me old?)

Making history

Health care reform is actually happening! They just announced that the House passed the vote for the bill but that no Republicans voted in favor. Ah well, I think most of us, especially in this economy can agree that we need change in health care. It would definitely open up choices for types of jobs: freelancing, opening small businesses, multiple part-time work. At least our house is unanimously excited about it. Make it happen!