Thursday, June 28, 2007

trip to nyc

A couple weeks ago I was in NYC for work. I wanted to take pictures of each meal, since I knew the food would be outstanding. As happens, I ended up only taking two.

My coworker and I had lunch at the bar in the hotel's restaurant. (not just any hotel, we stayed at the 60 Thompson and the restaurant is called Kittichai.)

I had tempura bass with chili dipping sauce. And a ginger, coconut martini. Yum.
my lunch at kittichai

Leslie had the raw tuna with little pastry cups and a great sauce. They were both superb.
food at kittichai

After lunch, I had an agenda. There were some stores I'd been reading about online and wanted to shop at. So I dragged Leslie to Purl Soho and Purl Patchwork. I managed to walk away spending only $30 for these lovely fat quarters.
My purchases from Purl Patchwork

Little did I know that one of my favorite bloggers Jane from Yarnstorm was in nyc about the same time and she wrote a great blog post on Purl.

We also went to Kate's Paperie where I bought some envelope samples and a book of graphic ornaments.

Monday, June 25, 2007

Got any recipes for gravy and biscuits?

I am falling far behind in the change race. Mike is suggesting I start figuring out how to make biscuits and gravy because that’s what he wants when he wins. I think I’ll check if IHOP has a To-Go service. :)

6/20 Mike found nothing, I found a penny on the street by a parking meter
6/21 Mike found two cents at mcdonalds, I found 5 pennies around the parking meters
6/22 Mike found a dime at mcdonalds, and then 5 pennies and a nickel on our walk, I found one cent by the meters and one penny on our walk – it is shaped like a heart
6/23 Neither of us found money
6/24 no money. I guess weekends are duds for us.

Totals:
Mike: $2.10
Vicki $1.47

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

loose change update mid-month

Mike and I have been finding lots of change! Quarters!

(saturday)6/9: Mike found nothing; I found 2 pennies going through the pockets of suits going to Goodwill. They were stuck to some melted candy and sticky.
6/10: Mike found nothing; I found a dime outside of GameStop, then a penny next to the car.
6/11: Mike found 22cents at the mcdonalds drive through; I found two cents by the parking meters
6/12: Mike found 17 cents at the mcdonalds and wherever he went for lunch; I found one cent at the airport by the Cinnabon
(wed) 6/13: Neither of us found any money, (I was in NYC for work)
6/14: Mike found 37 at the drive-thrus: I saw at least 3 pennies at LaGuardia airport, but could only grab one
6/15: Mike found 12 cents at the drive thru, and one dime in front of Rite-aid; I found a quarter on the street in the morning, a penny in the subway parking lot, another penny a few feet away, and then a quarter in the middle of the road (If mike wasn't with me, he wouldn't have believed it, we randomly crossed the street and there it was!) and another penny under a bench. 54 cents for me in one day
6/16: Mike found two dimes at mcdonald's drive thru, although one was canadian, i let it count; I found two cents somewhere, i forget.
(sunday) 6/17: neither of us found change
6/18: Mike found a quarter at mcdonalds, and got an extra 25 cents from the vending machine; I found a penny in the dirt, and two at big boy on the ground in a dusty, crusty corner. I'm getting desperate.
6/19: Mike found nothing (skipped mcdonalds today); i found a quarter and 4 pennies by the parking meters at lunch.

Totals so far:
Mike: $1.88
Vicki:$1.39

If I can keep Mike out of McDonalds and keep finding change at lunch, I might make a comeback.

Monday, June 11, 2007

better photography

I thought I'd try to up my photography skills. So i'll try taking pictures of the same thing for several days in a row. And hopefully practice, practice, practice will make me better.

I took a picture of this rose bush every day after work and on Saturday. It was overcast the third day. Click on it for a bigger picture.

Saturday, June 09, 2007

change updates

As of this moment Mike is at 20 cents, I'm at 34 cents.

Recap of the week:
Friday: i found a crusty old cent in a crack in the middle of the street, and one by the parking meters near work.
Thursday: I found a dime and then a penny by the parking meters, two more by some other meters, and a penny at the grocery store.
Wednesday:I found a penny by the street vendor, then a nickel and penny by the parking meters.
Tuesday: I found a penny in front of the hotel
Monday:We took a walk and I found a nickel and two pennies in front of the dollar store, a penny in front of rite aid, and a penny in front of max's deli

Mike:
Wed:Mike found a penny at work
Tues:Mike found a dime and two pennies in the drive through at burger king
Mon:on our walk mike found a penny in the parking lot, a nickel behind the salt container at rite aid, and another penny in the parking lot

Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Goal: Sell $50 in crafts

Goal: Sell $50 worth of crafts on etsy. Gross sales
When: By the end of 2007

To do this I need to have some more items up for sale and market a little more.

Tuesday, June 05, 2007

change, changes

I bought projectvicki.com! And once I figure out how to do it, i'll be switching this blog over there.

Loose change contest status:
Mike and I took a walk last night. He found a nickel and two pennies. I found a nickel and four pennies.
Today I found one penny. Mike found a dime and two pennies.

Totals:
Mike: $.19
Vicki: $.11

Goal: Freelance or sell an article

Goal: Get freelance work or sell an article to a magazine.
By: May 4, 2008 (my 31st birthday)

Notes:
Selling a craft design does not count.
The point is to add something to my resume.

Monday, June 04, 2007

I’m a winner

Got a notice this week that I won a regional award from The American Society of Business Publication Editors. It’s only a regional award, not a national one. Still it’s nice to win. The winning article is about combination products The Best of All Worlds

There is no cash prize associated with this award, though I get a plaque for my wall. I won the same award in 2001.

I’m glad to cross another thing off my list of things to do in 2007 "Do something at work worthy of adding to my resume"


Loose Change Contest status:
Mike:$0.00
Vicki $0.01