The Gates

I went to see The Gates yesterday and they were cool, but the color is too reminiscent of construction orange. See what I mean in this photo with a building under construction in the background:



They can also be quite lovely, though:

I live on Long Island

I just realized that I live on Long Island. I should have known that. Looking at a map, it's obvious. It just never occurred to me.

Here's my apartment building. I'm on the second floor.



And here's the excellent view of the city from my roof.

Best. Conversation. Ever.

I overheard the best conversation ever on the subway today.

One guy asked his friend some question that I didn't catch, to which his friend responded, "Shut up motherfucker. I'm reading the paper and picking out my hair." Which was exactly what he was doing.

Happy Valentine's Day

It seems that I'm always single on Valentine's Day and this year is no different.

My best and most active Valentine's Day was back in 1990 when I was 15 and dating Mike "Fuckin' A" Hepp. Dating is a strong word, as I'm not sure we said more than 4 words to each other and there was zero exchange of body fluids.

Mr. "Fuckin' A" showed up at my door with a pack of Marlboros wrapped in a red ribbon and we proceeded to silently cruise Main St of the bleak and charmless town of Lake Mills, WI. Silently, but for the Metallica blaring from the car stereo.

Ahhh, memories.

Cutest

I admit it, I'm a sucker for cute. I get soft and sloppy when faced with kittens and puppies. I like miniature crap. I love pink.

As a connoisseur of cute, I believe I am able to definitively proclaim this the cutest thing ever.

From SFGate's fabulous Day in Pictures (DIP):



Fuzzy surrogate: At the zoo in Abilene, Texas, a newborn Angolan Colobus monkey cuddles with a stuffed animal in an incubator on loan from a local hospital. The baby, delivered by C-section, needs the incubator because her mother rejected her.

Big Celebrity Sightings

I had my first true celebrity sighting at the Coffee Shop in Union Square.

Big (aka Chris Noth) was sitting in a booth, drinking his coffee, and reading the paper (the Times, not the Post). Which was EXACTLY what I was doing! I felt like snapping a photo and submitting it US Weekly's "Stars: they're just like you" page. At that moment, Chris Noth was just like me!



He was very handsome, but not as tall and I thought. I guess compared to Sarah Jessica Parker, everyone's obscenely tall.