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July 1, 2006 | Filed under: un-vlogged, NYC

Gorgeous day in the city today: gently warm and not the least bit humid. Maisie and I took a several-hours-long walk through beautiful Western Queens…okay, not all of it was beautiful, some of it was industrial and sort of barren. Armed with a large bottle of water and a Godfather hero (salami, cappicola, prosciutto, sopressata, provelone, lettuce, onions, sweet peppers,tomato, oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, oregano, mayo) we set forth toward Socrates Sculpture Park. A neat little spot about 25 blocks away with cool large-scale art and a killer view of Manhattan. It’s a terrific place to enjoy a sandwich with your dog. Then I got ambitious: we headed north-ish toward Astoria Park and enjoyed the greenery and scenery there, too. I figured since it was such a nice day, why not? Well, Miss Maisie is no spring chicken, and got tuckered out pretty quickly. This was probably the most walking she’s done at once in years. She took frequent water breaks and I took lots of pictures and once we reached Astoria Pool we treated ourselves to hotdogs (onions & mustard for me, plain for her) and a cherry Marino’s Italian ice (complete with little wooden spoon).

Once home, we fell into a furry heap onto the floor. Both of us.

June 11, 2006 | Filed under: un-vlogged

Marlene & Greg’s SF view on a clear day…
Originally uploaded by missbhavens.

After five days in San Francisco I’ve come to the conclusion that THIS is the city for me. So what if the weather changes from one hour to the next or even from one block to the next? I’m staying with my dear friends Marlene & Greg in the Haight and actually we have yet to get out of the neighborhood at all. It’s a charming, neat-looking town with more vintage clothing shops than any city has a right to have! I’m here for Vloggercon having a blast, learning a lot and meeting all my favorite vloggers. It’s been surreal.

Pictures & Video to follow…

May 17, 2006 | Filed under: un-vlogged

my new babies
Originally uploaded by missbhavens.

Behold, my new kitchen herbs windowbox! Having spent the last ten years living in a big city batcave, this excites me to no end. I haven’t the slightest clue as to what I’m doing, but the guy at the local plantstore (which specializes in aquatic gardening ..Brian’s head is spinning at the idea of a pond with lilies in the yard) said that these herbs could co-exist in a box if I’m very careful about watering them and keeping the peppermint in control.

Apparantly peppermint likes to be the boss of the other herbs and tries to take over.

I’d like to see him try.

Herb bully.

April 27, 2006 | Filed under: un-vlogged, NYC

big dog and small dog
Originally uploaded by www.nyc2005.de.

You’ve seen the video, yes? Well, Janina in Bavaria, Germany sent me this Flickr pic that she took on a trip to NYC in 2005…surely it’s the same pair! It’s a small world afterall!

April 17, 2006 | Filed under: un-vlogged, hello, nurse!

Overheard on the Labor & Delivery Unit, 4/17/06 Overnight Tour

Patient’s Boyfriend With Limited English Skills: Where comes from things my wife need to go to bathroom?
Nurse’s Aide: (taking a “logic leap” and bring the man a pack of Kotex, this being a labor and delivery floor, and all) Here you go…they’re called “pads”.
PBWLES: (looking confused) No. (pointing to his feet) Socks!

Moral of the story: Sometimes “going to the bathroom” literally means “walking to the bathroom”.