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kitty takes a ride

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On my ride home today...S train between Grand Central and Times Square is donned with cartoons of the Macy's Day Thanksgiving Parade, including Hello Kitty in her plane.

 

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Posted on November 26, 2012 by Vivien Chin and filed under pop culture and tagged art subway.

broken cranes

 

Hurricane Sandy snaps this crane like it was nothing.  Stuck inside this week due to the electricity outages & halt in subways in lower Manhattan.  I had to leave the house yesterday for a work meeting on site and saw the crane first hand from the window as well as on my walk home.  This has all been an interesting and surreal experience to see the effect on NYC life when public transportation and power outages cut off  half the island.  Only half the island can begin to get back to normal and even then it's seemingly less than "normal".  Brooklyn has  been cut off unless you have a car or can catch a bus and even then it is a longer ride than normal.  Sometimes it's just faster to walk.  My cab ride t the meeting was tortuously long and more expensive than usual.  I opted to walk 40 blocks home to get some air and avoid that experience again.  The abundance of car traffic that has flooded the streets--this city is not made for the level of traffic it's seeing now.

I'm fortunate to not have been affected by the storm and hope that all those who have are able to get back on their feet ASAP.  Been reaching out to all my NYC friends to find out if they are ok or need anything.  Glad to hear everyone is safe and sound, finding water, power, and support from friends when they can!

 

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Posted on November 1, 2012 by Vivien Chin and filed under art & architecture, pop culture and tagged architecture cranes hurricane.

lemonade stand

20120712-073835.jpg Yes kids the lemonade stand is still alive and well even in an urban setting. Highly doubt it is 10 cents though. Liking the mini scale of the stand.

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Posted on July 12, 2012 by Vivien Chin and filed under etc-, pop culture and tagged drinks.

president_2x

20120604-234403.jpg Traffic jam on the way home tonight. President Obama & President Clinton making a dual appearance in Times Square at the Amsterdam Theater

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Posted on June 4, 2012 by Vivien Chin and filed under pop culture and tagged president.

somebody that i used to know

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY] Now and then I think of when we were together Like when you said you felt so happy you could die I told myself that you were right for me But felt so lonely in your company But that was love and it's an ache I still remember

You can get addicted to a certain kinda sadness Like resignation to the end, always the end So when we found that we could not make sense Well you said that we would still be friends But I'll admit that I was glad that it was over

But you didn't have to cut me off Make it like it never happened and that we were nothing I don't even need your love, but you treat me like a stranger And that feels so rough

No, you didn't have to stoop so low Have your friends collect your records And then change your number Guess that I don't need that though Now you're just somebody that I used to know

Now you're just somebody that I used to know Now you're just somebody that I used to know

Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over But had me believin it was always something that I'd done

But I don't wanna live that way Reading into every word you say You said that you could let it go And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know-oh-oh

But you didn't have cut me off Make it like it never happened and that we were nothing (oh) I don't even need your love, but you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough

(oh)

No, you didn't have to stoop so low Have your friends collect you records And then change your number (oh) Guess that I don't need that though Now you're just somebody that I used to know

Somebody that I used to know Somebody (now your just somebody that I used to know) That I used to know Somebody that I used to know Somebody (somebody) (now your just somebody that I used to know) That I used to know

I used to know That I used to know I used to know Somebody

"Somebody That I Used to know" by Gotye (featuring Kimbra)

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Vivien Chin and filed under pop culture, video media and tagged music music videos song lyrics.

bird suite

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20120501-221425.jpg Saw this awesome dance performance called "Bird Suite" on Saturday put on by Company SoGoNo & Triskelion Arts. Beautiful costumes by Mioko Mochizuki. Thanks Raylene for the suggestion.

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Posted on May 1, 2012 by Vivien Chin and filed under etc-, pop culture and tagged dance.