Cloud Camera

Sitting up high in the sky, we get a great shot of the city.
But I tend not to bring my camera to work.
I should just get a small one here to take pictures on days like today.
And then there will be more photos on here.

But instead of all that, today I offer you a haiku:

Wall of clouds, hanging
Dark wall covers up Midtown
In the misty air

A Million Thoughts

Programming the brain to release the exact amount of chemicals to keep me functioning at maximum efficiency right now. Gotta go.

The Greaser with a Mohawk

Recently there's been this greasy drunk hispanic guy with a mohawk and a really raspy, gritty voice that loiters out in front of my house. He just drinks on the street and talk incomprehensibly. Says stuff in slow motion like "Raahhhh llrreeer vegggell bbbrrrrahhh. " and "Ttrreahhh he he he he ssssrrrrrhhh".

Like someone out of level 4 of Double Dragon. I think he just sleeps on the ground.

He's probably been to jail a lot. But as long as he doesn't harm us, I'm cool with him being around. It's kinda like social comedy.

The I Told You So Card

... is a card I typically do not play. Especially with friends, because its just annoying and easy to have it come right back and smack me upside da head. It also makes me sound like an old man.

But then there are times. Like now, when all the A/C units on my roof flipped the fuck over because of a near tornado here in Brooklyn, yes, Brooklyn. Three of them on the roof itself, and one of the I-Beam (bwahhh!!) supports they sit on also flipped. Had it slipped through, it could have very easily come crashing through my bedroom ceiling. A tad scary thought to think what the results would be had this happened at 5am, not 5:30pm.

And back on the subject of the I Told You So Card, I totally told the management company that they needed to anchor this shit in place when they first installed it. Of course, they didn't listen. And because they didn't, we have an electrical mess in place, and surely this will cost more to fix up than it would have been to anchor it in the first place.

I called up up the landlord and told him so.

My Friend went Dark

Had a good friend who lives nearby who went totally dark. Like Jack Bauer undercover dark. Or the guy from Wired that went off the grid. Not sure why. One day, his phone stopped working and Verizon told me the number had been disconnected. Then he stopped checking his facebook account. Haven't heard a peep via email either.

Hope he's alright and has a really good story to tell about all this.

Good News & Bad News

First, the good news:

On Friday, we were talking about hot sauce at lunch. My coworker Joel was like, hang on, I know someone who can get us free samples, and promptly sent him a text. No joke - his friend responded within a minute and said he was headed to the supply closet. Not only that, but he delivered a box with 6 huge bottles of various flavors of Frank's hot sauce in person over the weekend.

I'm super stoked about receiving one massive bottle of the tried-and-true Frank's, and one sweet chili, which looks amazing.

Here's the full package:



Now, the bad news:

Kramer managed to mangle his front left paw (the bad one) somehow yesterday. Not sure. Probably sprained it, or at least hoping that's all it is. Taking off work today at lunch to take him to the vet to have it checked out. Goodbye, sweet precious paid time off.

Hope the dog's ok!

High Up in the Clouds, Where I Work

Yesterday was Sept 11th. Big day in the city. Actually was surprised to see the two Batman beams in the sky Friday night - they've been saying ever since I moved here they would have to go due to costs.

Anywhoop, I saw someone throw this together - a time-lapse video of the day in the life of construction at Ground Zero. Kinda cool, I like time lapse. And also, I work there now!

So I thought I'd point out where we work. Here it is!


Also, that little squabble about the mosque? Right nearby. Everyday a new camera crew and people with strong opinions. On Friday, they had this mobile Police tower set up to help monitor the expected yahoos that would come out over the weekend.

Original video link here.