Fending off insomnia by making picture.
Sakura Matsuri, Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. Reflection in a pool but upside down.

Fending off insomnia by making picture.
Sakura Matsuri, Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. Reflection in a pool but upside down.

I went to a Yelp Elite event. Free wine and snacks. Cool bookstore. I think I’m about 4 years too young for that crowd. Yelp has nice people…as opposed to myspace, but I think I’m social networking outside of my age group.
A cat named Muffin. Sensia 400.

A recent study of our generation’s (age 21-27) most trusted brands. Yes and no for me.
Apple - yes, but lukes’s MacBook? I’ve had zero trouble with my HP, and zero trouble with my home brews.
Trader Joe’s – mmm. 2 buck chuck isn’t 2 bucks in nyc, it’s $3.99.
Jet Blue – I’ve never found Jetblue to be the cheapest…
In-N-Out Burger – Would rather have Habit.
Ben & Jerry’s – Yes, but also Hagen Daz.
Whole Foods – Too expensive, bourgey, how about Berkeley Bowl? (However, I’ve learned that in NYC, whole foods is an oasis of fresh produce…
Adidas – Sure, whatever.
American Apparel – Never shop there. I like the monotony of Express
Target - Yep
H & M clothing stores – It was fun 3 years ago when it was new and trendy, but you get what you pay for, cheap clothing that doesn’t fit well.
Levi’s – Sevens? I bought some Levi’s in China, I think they’re fake.
Volkswagen - Seriously? Volks has some of the worst reliability ratings…just goes to show how people can be swayed by a good marketing campaign.
Converse - I trust, but don’t buy.
Vitamin Water – Over priced. I’d rather have a centrum and tap water through the brita.
Red Stripe Jamaican beer – If the world knew about Firestone double barrell ale…
I guess I’m not normal.
I’ll leave this photo as a testament to how much I despise Best Photo, the photo store down the street. Got my film back balled up in a film cansister, no protective sleeve, permenantly curled. The film had tons of dust and scratches running down the entire length.

I finally got a joost.com beta invite. It’s the hot thing now (aside from getting a Tesla). It’s iptv/tv on demand/youtube on steroids without retards. After playing with everything in their beta and watching a couple episodes of Man Bites Dog, I’ve concluded that it’s 4/5 good. Not enough content yet, not enough bandwidth for acceptable compression levels, but they’ve definitely got something. Plus, I was able to get in on the beta, so I’ve gotta say thank you by promoting a little.

Roof. 400tx

I’ve been in New York exactly 1 month now. This is from our roof top. 400tx.

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