Fun and Games Dept

So on Sunday when we were in New York a very handsome man crossed our path. I immediately noticed his brownish-blond beard as he made his way up the street in front of us. I noticed him and then I did a double-take. It was then that I realized that I knew that furry face. I yelled out his name to see if my suspicions were correct and he turned in my direction.

It was then that we met Jimbo face to face for the first time. He was racing to catch a bus so we weren’t able to chat much but we shook hands and I introduced him to Earl and Jamie.

It’s always fun to meet another blogger on the street.

The birthday boy.

I have posted a few photos from our trip in New York (which as of this writing is still in progress).

You can take a peek here or paste this into your browser:

http://tinyurl.com/y9prvl3


Dressed Up., originally uploaded by iMachias.

Well we are back from our night at the theatre; tonight we saw “Avenue Q”. I knew nothing about the show before tonight and I think that enhanced my experience. I really enjoyed the show and would see it again without hesitation.

After “Avenue Q” we went to Stage Deli per our New York tradition. I, of course, had the Linda Lavin salad platter again: my choice of salad was the chicken salad. It was delicious.

Now we are trying to decide what to do with the rest of our evening. It’s just short of midnight and our plans are up in the air.

Apple Store., originally uploaded by iMachias.

So we made the obligatory stop at the Fifth Avenue Apple Store, since we were in the area and all. I took my usual photo using one of the display computers. Earl and Jamie waited patiently by the stairs.

As I looked over all things Mac, I decided to make a purchase. My MacBook Pro is performing flawlessly and I have finally bonded with it after all that time with my PowerBook G4. The audio studio iMac has been doubling as a Jamie’s photo editing computer. There have been times when we both have had creative inspirations at the same time and one of us would have to wait for the other. That’s okay, but when you’re standing in the middle of the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue, you become doubly inspired.

Hence, the new iMac I just purchased:

I’m actually quite pleased with the purchase and look forward to setting it up Monday night when we get back home. Though not equipped with the biggest screen, Jamie and I now have equally powered Macs for doing our creative work. I am very happy.

It’s all because of that e-mail I got last night that said my federal tax return had been accepted.

Happy Birthday to the best husbear a man could ask for!

So Earl, Jamie and I are in Manhattan for the weekend. Tomorrow is Earl’s 50th birthday and when asked what he wanted to do for his birthday, he said that he wanted to do something special that wasn’t completely outrageous. I really wanted to take him to Las Vegas, and that trip is coming sometime this year, but for now we are in the Big Apple. We are staying right on Times Square in the Hilton. We are on the 40th floor of the hotel and the view is quite nice. Had I remembered to bring my camera I would have posted a lovely picture about here. I hope to have this camera issue rectified tomorrow. I’ll probably borrow Earl’s or one of Jamie’s.

Tonight we are going out for dinner at Joe Allen’s on the recommendation of our friend greg. We’ll probably wander around a bit before and after that as the weather isn’t too bad for this time of year. We have show tickets for tomorrow night. Other than that our weekend is pretty much open and we are staying until Monday. This is all good.

Let’s dance.

I played this song HUNDREDS of times when I was on Wow-FM, The Beat of Central New York. I also had dinner with them at a radio convention in New Orleans.

Here’s Wild Orchid with “Talk To Me”.

Wait a second, that’s Fergie!

The Thinker., originally uploaded by iMachias.

Today is a day of firsts. I start work at 8:30 and I slept until just before 8 a.m. I still made it on time but I’m a bit scruffy. I must admit that I feel quite rested.

I have worked at this job for over five years and have spent many, many hours working in our central office, looking pensive and doing important things as I am in the picture above. For the first time since starting here I locked the keys to the central office IN the central office. I had to call upon the manager of the group to remedy the situation. He was understanding. I apologized.

I think I have relaxed considerably since accepting my new position. Perhaps a little too much.

There was a big announcement at work today. I have been waiting with bated breath since Tuesday for this announcement. By the way, what the hell is bated breath? Or is it baited breath? Does it having something to do with bait? Bate? Sardines? Minnows?

Anyways, the big announcement came in an e-mail AND the weekly company newsletter.

I won the office chili cook-off!

That’s right… with a lot of help from Earl Monday night, my crock pot of chili was deemed the tastiest by my peers. Since no one dropped dead and there didn’t seem to be any linger odors the afternoon after the tasting I think that’s a pretty smashing thing. All the entries were good as I did the right thing and tasted them all. I was a little confused as to how this was working because some people brought there chili in on Monday and one person brought in some sort of soup on Thursday but the bulk of the tasting was on Tuesday and everyone did a great job.

I’m going to share a little secret – Earl and I basically made the chili topping we used to use at the restaurant back when we did that sort of thing for a living. I’m glad to see that the recipe held up well.

I’m in the mood to do some groovy line dancing. Care to join me?

Here’s “Second Time Around” by Shalamar.