She Might Have it ALL

Bossypants (i finally read it) --Tina Fey's book seems so effortlessly written, like Hey, anyone can write a funny book! Liz Lemon can't seem to "have it all," but Tina Fey has it all plus some... Makes me kinda want to live in nyc.  Living there is like being in the running, even if you're not winning--or you can pretend anyway.  Tina Fey also reminds me of Emi.  I think I "entered her blog" (two summers in a row, shelled out to go to Stockholm) because I wanted her life so bad.  Check it out, it's not just me!  Her blog is blissful fantasy, beautiful escape... but it's actually her REAL LIFE.  

omg, I just went to her site (haven't been in a long while) and saw that she was featured in Swedish Elle...what the WHAT?? her life just gets better and better! ok, i wanna be Emi more than Tina Fey, it's decided.  But all that running... sheez.

AAAAGHH!!  see what happens? the irresistible inspirational/depressive combo-tug of emi's blog.  An hour just passed in like 2 seconds. You know,  "lftec" is not reflective of her writing here...Maybe it should be: "Real Notes on Happiness".  I really feel like taking notes when I read it. ok, must resist escapist fantasist non-reality reality and return to...reality.

pics of i took of water

you know where this is!
it's famous water!

pylones

wacky stuff i didn't buy at the soho store.
on my way out i noticed: "No Photography"  whoops... here are the illicit photos!

storefront

toasters!

vegetable pens!  i got the japanese eggplant for yuko..

staplers!

dark, man

kitty

morton feldman string quartet--a 6-hr voyage, no pee breaks

rehearsing for their april 11 concert

simulcast on WQXR

yves dharamraj, cello; kenji bunch, viola

neil dufallo, chris otto, violins

haven't seen kenji since youth orchestra! i won't say how long that is...(decades!)

the life-long pyp connection!

blogging outdoors---thank u lincoln center!

perfect nyc weather, day 5!!
i'm visiting nyc at the most beautiful time of year.  i'm sitting outside between the met and juilliard, after taking the train down from amy + neil's, getting a quick coffee with amy at pain quotidien before her rehearsal--and it's just P E R F E C T.  who knew lincoln center has such a great free wi-fi service; encourages you to hang out in front of the fountain, people-watch, enjoy the weather...still lots of construction and the place looks so different now than 10 yrs ago...i notice juilliard even has all these new patches of grass. maybe you can see it in the pics.
omg, the weather is GORGEOUS!!!!!!

le pain quotidien:

oh, i looked up and some old guy with a huge camera just took a pic of me.  can he do that?

sake speakeasy

near nyu.  neil's dreamy dream streets, then perfection in sake form.  best feeling i've ever had from alcohol.  the night is a warm wonderful blur of happy thoughts and mild pleasant stumbling....
here's the magic elixir:

"sake with backbone"--actually, just smooth and subtle

more soho

look! michelle obama at pearl river mart!

it's a bag!

didn't go in! cuz i had to check out at 12:30...

YUUUUUKO-chan!!!!

B A L T H A Z A R
best restaurant in soho

lunch with yuuuuko!!

smoked salmon plate.  delish.

ice cream ! offficially springtime

don't worry mom, i didn't get any

you must GO in SOHO

amazing clothes, truly amazing low prices

madewell.  jeans come in diff. inseams.  thank u.

not much there, but if ur a swēd-o-phile comme moi...

same here: (i made the trek to howard/lafayette and it wasn't even open, pssht):

it's 25 Howard, fyi...maybe it'll be open for you.

too cool (dutch)

ESSENTIAL. listen to me!

after how many trips to nyc and many desperation sneaker-buys (so lame!)  i finally found the thing that cushions the ball of your foot and makes walking a pure joy.
i walked from 125th to juilliard (66th) with nary a blister...PROOF.

easy installation--even a woman could do it!