I guess they think the answer is a big "YES" judging by all the towers going up in Long Island City...
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Summer Storm
9:39 AM
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Some pics I shot last eve as the intense thunderstorm moved over northern Manhattan. These were taken in Hell's Kitchen looking up Ninth Avenue...
Friday, July 29, 2011
Some delicious eyecandy from 3 beautiful blogs
9:08 AM
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It was design blogs that inspired me in the first place to start blogging, but between running my web design business, and running Decorology, I never have time to peruse my favorite blogs the way I once did. Therefore I decided to make myself make time by publishing occasional posts featuring images from other awesome design blogs. Enjoy!{featured in no particular order}Images below from "Live Creating Yourself."so prettythe charming The Marion Housebook had this delicious eyecandy The two bedrooms above are so simple and peacefulOn Pure Style Home I was loving these...gorge...
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Do The Metropolitan Avenue Time Warp...
9:14 PM
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... And beam back to a quaint time when store signs tout "Sick Room Supplies," there is still a Carvel, and yes, there is even a Sizzler! Remember those?Oh, and the employees and patrons of the aforementioned Sizzler have apparently never, ever seen something called a "Gay Person." After all, it is a Sizzler.Oh, and one more thing. If you are gay and actually feel, well, hungry, as gay people sometimes do, and want to eat at the aforementioned Sizzler, you apparently first risk being beaten by one of the restaurant's employees, and then for dessert, might be set upon by the other SIzzler patrons, who, it seems, well, have never, ever seen a gay person either!At least, that is, according to this account in The Daily News:Queens woman, gay rights group sues Sizzler over alleged homophobic bias...
Impressive Newcomers
8:09 PM
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La BoulangerieI spent about an hour this afternoon sitting in La Boulangerie, chatting away with a friend while sipping an iced coffee. I have to tell you, that place was doing some impressively brisk business. People didn't stop coming in. What a great addition to Forest Hills it is. It was such a comfortable place to while away an hour or so with good conversation and a good coffee. And, by the way, the shelves were brimming with bread. And, they had something like 3 or 4 bakers in the back baking away... If you've been disappointed by this place being out of stuff when you visit, it looks like they are ramping up big-time. So I would highly...
Zopiclone causes amnesia
12:56 PM
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So what’s with this post title? Have you ever experience amnesia before? Amnesia is a condition in which your memory is lost, like a short-term memory. In Singapore, we usually mock our friends by calling them STM when they forgotten something, and clear enough, STM stands for ‘short-term- memory’.For the past couple of years, I’ve been tormented by insomnia, and it was only until recently where I decided to visit a psychiatrist. And on my last visit, the psychiatrist prescribes ‘Zopiclone’; a hypnotic pill that helps you to sleep.Zopiclone (7.5mg)Zopiclone, or some call it Z-pills is considered a mild sleeping pill if compared to the rest of...
Brownies & Cream Sign
12:07 PM
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The sign is up for this new brownies place on Austin that is expected to open mid-August...
Reveal 1 - our new apartment
10:17 AM
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So last week boyfriend and I looked far and wide for an apartment in DC, because he's starting his masters program at GWU in the fall. We searched in multiple DC neighborhoods - Georgetown, The Hill around Eastern Market, Dupont Circle, Foggy BOttom, Shaw, Cleavland Park, Glover Park, etc. We also scoped out Arlington and Alexandria in Virginia, and Silver Spring and Bethesda in Maryland. While there were areas of DC we really liked - we couldn't get the space we needed with our budget. I work from home and therefore require more space than if I left the house for an office each day. We also really fell in love with old town Alexandria, but...
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Home office for two? How to make the space work
2:19 PM
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So my boyfriend and I will be moving into our new apartment in Bethesda, MD in a week. I still have a ton to do - pick out paint colors, paint, pack, etc. I work from home, and he will be spending a lot of time studying when he starts his masters program at GWU the end of August. We have a large living room, and a medium-sized bedroom, so we've been trying to plan out how to create workspace that works for the both of us. I know I will want my desk in the living room, and we can either set up a home office for two in the living room, or he can set up his desk in a nook in the bedroom. We're not sure which route we will take, but in my search...
3 Top Tips when using Flooring Rugs
11:02 AM
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Rugs are a great way to bring a new lease of life to a tired looking room. However, before you make your selection you should consider these three tips, as rugs can be used in many different ways in a home or office.1. Placement:You'll need to think about where you place flooring rugs if you want to avoid trips and falls at home or in the office. Irrespective of which room you place a rug try not to have the corner in the middle of a door opening as this can lead to a potential tripping hazard. It is a good idea to use rugs in high traffic areas just so long as the larger part of the rug is in the doorway.via Nesting Newbies2. Sitting Areas:You...
Monday, July 25, 2011
To Lose a Hand for Brownies
7:40 PM
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So upon walking past the soon-to-be brownie place, Brownies & Cream (sp?), late today on Austin I noticed that there were a bunch of promotional cards stuck to the window of the place -- but behind the roll down gate! I stood there for a few seconds, imagining myself trying to squeeze my hand through the gate in an attempt to obtain one of the cards. After all, from what I could make out they had very tantalizing full-color photos on them of the brownies this place will soon dole out to hungry Forest Hillers. "What a find!" I thought to myself, thinking I would race back home, scan the cards and post immediately to Edge of the City! But then I also imagined myself standing there with my hand stuck in the gate, screaming for help like a fool and realized that, yes, while I do indeed love...
I Dare Say...
12:46 PM
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... that it looks like something is coming into this long empty space, also on Austin down near Ascan. Not sure what just yet...
Two awesome shows back-to-back tonight! Design Star and awesome HGTV new-comers the Novogratz!
11:59 AM
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So - I have a confession to make - I don't really watch much HGTV, but that's only because I don't really watch much TV. I'm not a TV person, and it is really hard for me to commit to a tv-watching schedule. Luckily, we just got DVR, and two new shows have caught my fancy. One is this season of "Design Star" (I hadn't heard of the show until this season), and the first two episodes I loved, and the other is "Home by Novogratz." I know of the Novogratz via Six by Design and their awesome book, "Downtown Chic" - which I reviewed here. So when I heard they had a new show airing on HGTV I figured I'd give it a shot, and I really like...
