12 Angry Men

Well, more like 2 men and 7 women who are more bored than angry. Just letting you all know that I have been on jury duty and will continue to be on it for the next few days. I can't talk about the case, but wait till you hear all the juicy details later this week. The Bklyn Supreme Court is a pretty exciting place.

Also, I'm going to this exhibit tomorrow night. Looks fun. I'll let you know. Talk to you soon!

I’m famous

Now many of you have heard the tale of how I lost my lovely one bedroom to the powers that be at Commerce Bank. If they want to build a huge suburban sprawling bank with a drive-thru, I guess they will. But the Slope won’t take it lying down. And curbed agrees! Who knew my apartment saga would appear on one of my favorite blogs (other than my own).

If you like real estate blogs, I also recommend this. It's all about the BK baby:)

"It's Your Turn"

Yesterday, at around 9:00 am, I was treated to a viewing of a wonderful film called, "It's Your Turn." It was about Jury Duty. Yes, I was called for the 3rd time, and therefore could postpone no longer. So I arrived at 8:45 at the courthouse, and was lucky enough to watch a film showing that if not for jurors like me doing their civic duty, we might as well be back in the days of witch trials throwing people under water and seeing if they float and are guilty or sink and are innocent.

Is this really a useful message in getting people to do their duty? Witch trials? How ab0ut just telling us how we get selected, how long it will take, and maybe providing free coffee? That would get me into it.

By the way I totally rocked the Juror News Crossword puzzle by 9:15. Then I was called into an enpaneling room to be questioned for a jury until around 4:00 with a lunch break I spent staying in from the ridiculously horrifyingly freeze-your-ass-off cold.

In the end, I'm on a case that starts next week. I also met a nice fellow juror who is a professor at Baruch and lives in my neigbhorhood. We spent the whole train ride home talking about politics and the nubmer of stupid people we see everyday (even when not serving our civic duty to prevent witch trials). While I can't blog about the case, I'll keep you updated otherwise.

Tegan and Sara Rocked My Wednesday

Last night's show at the Bowery Ballroom was great. They're cute, they're candian, their sisters and yes, they're even queer. What else could I want in an indie/rock/pop act? I can't imaging. Check them out, and I'm sure you'll agree.

I once thought about starting a band with my sister. But I don't think they're as big an audience for 2 somewhat-uptight, jew-ish sisters from Jersey whose life experience includes such deep topics as law school, temping, and why we love brooklyn. Oh well.

DC Deja Vu

Last night I went out to happy hour with my co-workers, where we had some lovely wine and cheese and olives. Then, since it was still early we got in on the end of happy hour at another bar where I somehow decided to switch to vodka sodas. This resulted in me being home and drunk at a relatively early hour, and then trying to eat dinner to make up for the alcohol. Went to bed early.

Now this in itself is not such as strange turn of events. But what was strange was that it really reminded me of living in DC. DC is such a happy hour town. There are pro-choice happy hours, environmental happy hours, even republican happy hours. Getting drunk for less than $20 is something that seemed appealing when I first moved there, and then became really tired, really fast. What are you to do when you are home and drunk at 8:30?

This all got me thinking how each city really does have it's own social landscape. I have really only lived in NYC and DC. What other cities have these kind of characteristics? Is Boston a Guiness and Eggs town? Are Boulder, CO and Burlington, VT as similar in their party habits as they are in their architechture and number of neo-hippies per square mile?

Anyway, I think I am really glad that my DC happy hour days are behind me. Next time-dinner, then drinks, then bed. A much better order of events.

Return of the Lazy

I think returning from vacation last week took it's toll on my creative juices, but luckily, they are flowing again.

This weekend was so fun! I heard some live music on Friday, went dancing on Sat, and had a nice relaxing Sunday with brunch, a movie, and a delicious dinner at a friends. (Thanks Jay and Lana!). Just what a weekend should be. As far as reccomendations from this weekend, Keren Ann at Southpaw was less than stellar, but you should definitely see Kinsey.

As long as I'm making them, I'll also recommend Tegan and Sara at the Bowery Ballroom on Wednesday.

More updates soon! Have a great Monday (or try to).

My internet access hath returned! Thanks for your patience. This past week has certainly motivated me to figure out my home internet access issue once and for all. Anyone have advice on creating a wireless network between two desktops (one mac and one pc). I think maybe I need this, which also seems like it will be a cool ipod/stereo accesory. It's just such a pain to deal with these details when I'm at work 9-5. (or on days like today 10-6). Plus, accomodating the wishes of my roommate is still something to which I am adjusting.

Reading any good books lately? I did a lot of reading while I was internet deprived. I highly recommend Mountains Beyond Mountains, a true story about a doctor who makes it his life mission to treat the TB in poverty stricken communities and prove to the world that cost effectiveness is not the best metric for measuring the usefulness of healthcare interventions. The scariest part of this book was how transferable the funding debates are to those within the US. Next on the list “Eats, Shoots and Leaves” a book for punctuation sticklers.