March 2012
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February 2012
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Upright Citizens and Michael Cera
On Sunday night, I lined up for 2 hours (outside) to get tickets for the Upright Citizen’s Brigade show, ASSSSCAT 3000. I’m not gonna lie, the main reason I was there was cause Amy Poehler is supposed to be in the cast, and I really, really wanted to see her.
The Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theatre is an improv group that started in NY, and has since expanded. They’re...
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On Broadway
Saw the Sunday matinee of How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying. Don’t really wan’t to write a review, but I thought the choreography really deserved a nod. It was absolutely spectacular. All cast members were good dancers, which made for many opportunities to use complex dance, and attention-grabbing acrobatics. The use of props and set in the numbers was pretty smart, I...
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The shopping diaries
Soooo I hit up the warehouse sales on my list (American Apparel, Barney’s, Scoop).
American apparel was HUGE. Things were mostly under $25 (with some $5 and $10 items). It was also empty, though it was a Friday morning. I’d say there were more employees than customers. The storefront shown below is only half the length of the space. There was also a basement.
The sale is supposed...
Tkts Tips!
The tkts booths in NYC are a great place to get discounted tickets (up to 50% off) for Broadway and off-Broadway musicals and plays.
http://www.tdf.org/TDF_ServicePage.aspx?id=56
Today, I got tickets for 30% to see tomorrow’s matinee performance of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (the one I refer to as, “the musical that used to star Daniel Radcliffe, then Darren...
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Big City, Student Budget
Either the barista fixed me a regular frap, as opposed to my usual light, or Starbucks is just better in NYC. Option two wouldn’t really surprise me. Most things here just tend to be better. Take this McDonalds off Times Square for example:
(the sign isn’t burnt out, the letters just light up one by one)
Wow. I would NOT have blogged about Mickey Dees six months ago. I guess it...
September 2011
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WatchMmmmm Street Eats. Melting blocks of cheese, then scraping the melted tops onto roast beef, roasted potatoes, and yorkshire pudding. Greenwich Market
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August 2011
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WatchThe Campanile in Venice’s San Marco square is a tower with a view overlooking the city. The bells ring every half hour, and it’s quite an experience being at the top when they do (though it’s pretty loud). It costs 8 euro to take the elevator up the tower, but on a clear day, the view is most definitely worth it.
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Sun City →
The Georges Pompidou Centre is a modern art/ culture gallery, as well as a library. It is hosting the Paris- Delhi- Bombay exhibit until September 19th, 2011. This series of photographs, displayed in the exhibit, is the work of Indian photographer Sunil Gupta. I’ll let the official website do the explaining, but please be aware there is nudity/sexual content, so don’t click the cover...
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WatchLeonardo Erlich’s installment at the Paris-Delhi-Bombay exhibit at the Pompidou in Paris. It is a representation of an upper middle-class Parisian bedroom, however, the window looks out onto a busy Indian scene. This symbolizes the comfortable spectator (“played” by the viewer at the museum) overlooking the distress in India.
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July 2011
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The deal with drugs in Amsterdam
Everyone knows that drugs are easily accessible in Amsterdam, but what exactly does that mean? Does it mean you can go up to anyone on the street and ask where to buy dope? Of course not. So how does one go about making a purchase? What drugs are okay to use? Where can you use them?
http://www.amsterdam.info/drugs/
The first thing to note is that not all drugs are legal in Amsterdam. Hard...
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You know how, in Toronto, they have benches on the sidewalk so you can sit and rest for a sec? Well today, after walking for hours, we came across an inviting bench by the cutest storefront on a canal. We sat and rested, while locals rode by on their bikes, each one giving us the same curious smile. Seemed like they were just being nice, but we realized the main reason when we got up....
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Let's see how this goes.
Not gonna write a formal intro as I, myself, have yet to discover the purpose of this blog. My idea is to use it to document my travels, but other than that, everything is still up in the air. First I’ll have to see if I find stuff worth writing about :P
Wish me luck!