Some life goals on a napkin

Wrote these down the other night at a bar...a friend did the same, then we compared napkins...

Cool picture of zeppelin in Germany in the 1930's

Temperature Reading for NYC

We watch the stock market as an indicator of our economy's health. What if NYC.gov kept a 'live' ticker on its home page listing factors that determine the city's health? In sum, these may include: # of estimated jobs, # of cars, # of bicycles, # of murders, # of unemployed. keep the list at 10 factors. The goal: have the good numbers go up, have the bad numbers go down. This data could even be output on a screen in front of City Hall, and/or in different mediums around the city. It would be a live temperature reading of us.

Doing some work while a handyman stands on my desk

Lunch with the new Yorker magazine on the Bowery

Kennys castaway karaoke on Sundays

Quote i liked...

"Why try to be something to everyone when you can be everything to somebody?"

Dinner is served

Trees representing metal

Subway mural inspiration

A few blogs write about our Apartment for Rent t-shirts

I was happy to see these 3 blogs write about our Apartment Apparel t-shirts and buttons. The article is below.
The products can be found here:
http://newyorkcityapartments.spreadshirt.com/us/US/Shop/

The posts:
http://ny.therealdeal.com/articles/wear-your-home-hunt-on-your-sleeve
http://cityfile.com/dailyfile/4701
http://curbed.com/archives/2009/03/04/renty_to_wear.php#reader_comments

March, 04, 2009
Wear your home hunt on your sleeve
By Jovana Rizzo
The Real Deal

In addition to listing your apartment with brokers or on Craigslist, you can now advertise your real estate search on your chest.
East Village graphic designer Jason Solarek has created T-shirts and buttons with the phrases "I need an apartment to rent" and "I have an apartment for rent," giving people an opportunity to facilitate real estate transactions during an ordinary day.
Solarek, the creative director of advertising agency Solarek Studios, came up with the idea for the shirts because he kept running into people who were talking about trying to find, or get rid of, apartments. He launched the shirts on his Web site last week.
"A lot of people are always asking friends [about apartments], or mention things in passing. There are a lot of missed opportunities to be able to exchange information," Solarek said, adding that his T-shirts could inspire conversation between people in real estate limbo.
The shirts come in male, female and v-neck versions, and are priced at $25 to $27. Whether people wear the shirts for fashion or to actually advertise their apartments remains to be seen.
Paul Purcell, co-founder of Charles Rutenberg in New York, said sellers obviously still need a broker's services to sell homes, but "it forces us to think in different ways," whether it's advertising on a T-shirt or on Facebook. In November, one man took selling his apartment into his own hands by walking around the city with a cardboard ad, yelling "apartment for sale!"
And even if the shirts don't help someone find an apartment, Solarek says they are appropriate for the city's obsession with real estate.
"In New York, the first thing people say to each other is 'Hi, nice to meet you, how much do you pay for your apartment? Or do you have an apartment for rent? Or I have an apartment for rent," Solarek said. "I think that the shirt is apropos for the time and a tongue in cheek representation of our New York real estate mindset."

White house internship days

I'm the dork in the right side of the picture....second up from the base of the stairs. Bill shook my hand, and complimented me on my tie. I didn't realize it's protocol to give the president a tie if he compliments it. Ironically, it had elephants on it.

For nyc subwar door hangar map

This cologne will get u a...

Hidden subway at Houston and Crosby under construction

New work city wall map

this is a concept for a large wall map.
points:
- when put together from 8.5 x 11 paper sheets, it forms a wall mural of nyc that is 5' x 10'. (that is about 8 sheets heigh, and 16 wide).
- one can print out different sheets according to date, and type. aka: a section of the map from how that part of nyc was in 1624, or in 2009. one can also print out that part of the city in 2009 to show mass transit or restaurants.
- the 'panels' sit over each other, in clear holders.
- one could have all the panels showing 1624 street views, or 2009 aerial views, or a mix them up.
- by having the panels be 8.5 x 11, this allows anyone to print the map at home...and therefore, the product could be sold online only....a nice version could be boxed for instore sales.
- this could be done for any large city...

Mauri Povich set

Jordan and erik at the newly wed game

Apartment for Rent / Need Apartment to Rent T-shirts

Apartment for Rent T-shirts
Need Apartment to Rent T-shirts
This is a concept for a t-shirt line to help people find rental apartments, or rent what they have. In markets like NYC, it can be very challenging. Ideally, one could rent to someone they meet, or at least have something in common with. If one is out at the same bar, in the same neighborhood as someone with this t-shirt, it may just be the spark that puts things in motion.
I wonder if one wore this out, how many inquiries they'd get. ..maybe it depends more on how hot the wearer is vs. the market. ; )

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9 story snowboarding ramp in NYC

Refrig on 9th at

Carnegie hall Tibet house concert

The National at Carnegie hall

The National at Carnegie hall

Kidjo at Carnegie Hall

Grandmother in New York State Bowling League Championship in 1963

Grandma is second from the right side.

When I was 7 yrs old

Great Grandfather's bar in Salamanca, New York in the early 20th century

New York City Acronym T-shirt by Solarek Studio / Wordsworth

View and buy New York City t-shirts here http://wordsworth.spreadshirt.com/

Obama's a Leo

me, too
; )

Barbie's Glass Ceiling

I couldn't help but think of the term "glass ceiling' when I was at the Barbie center at F.A.O Schwartz...boys are building robots in one corner of the store, and girls are admiring high-heels in another.

Wordsworth Dubai t-shirt by Solarek Studio

View and buy Dubai t-shirts here http://wordsworth.spreadshirt.com/

NYC 1609 vs. 2009

This composite image splits Manhattan into two visions; how it looked in 1609, left; its more vertical profile today, right.

I'd love to see this blown up huge, and placed in Times Square. This is from an article in today's Times about the exploration of NYC. A quick excerpt before you get to whatever else you were doing:

Mr. Sanderson writes Mannahatta had more ecological diversity than Yellowstone, more native plant species than Yosemite, more species of birds than the Great Smoky Mountains.

“If Mannahatta existed today as it did then, it would be a national park,” Mr. Sanderson writes. “It would be the crowning glory of American national parks.”


Full article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/nyregion/25manhattan.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=henry%20hudson&st=cse

Quote that i liked...

Only after the last tree has been cut down. Only after the last fish has been caught. Only after the last river has been poisoned. Only then wiil you realize that money cannot be eaten.

This appeared in 'Here' magazine.

South Carolina Santas