Archive for April, 2007
Living in Hell’s Kitchen
I love living in Hell’s Kitchen, aside from the hordes of tourists blocking my way and slowing me down. It’s convenient for me to go to work, convenient for Henry to go to school and there are so many restaurants around here that there’s always something new to try. But the best part is that [...]
Booking a Hotel in Rome
It took me 6 hours to book a hotel in Rome. A lot of hotels that sounded good do not do online reservations, you have to e-mail them and wait for them to confirm the reservation. Other sites that I was on would quote a price, but when you went to book it, the price [...]
Otters Holding Hands
Someone took a video of two otters at the Vancouver Aquarium holding hands while floating. At one point they are separated and you can see the bigger otter reaching for the smaller otter’s hand. It’s pretty sweet.
Update on Europe Trip
After scouring kayak.com, ryanair.com, easyjet.com, venere.com, aa.com, travelocity.com, expedia.com, hotwire.com and many other sites, I’ve booked two hotels for Paris and two for Barcelona. Why two? The first hotel I booked in Paris does not do instant confirmation, so I had to wait a couple of days for them to e-mail me back with a [...]
10 Random Facts About Me
I’ve never had a cigarette or tried any kind of drugs. Tea over coffee I went to Stuyvesant High School, class of 1995, and was the first sophomore class in the new school, so was Henry. One of my sister’s and one of Henry’s sister’s also went to Stuy. Henry and I got married two [...]