One signature, two boxes (larger than me), 8 wood screws, 8 dowels, 1 bolt and washer, three planks, two side boards, one footboard, three pledge wipes, one less box spring, three small cuts, two trips to the basement garbage area, one freshly cleaned duvet later I have a bed. It's official, I'm moved in.

Oh, and I love it when beds arrive in two boxes bigger than me. Cheers to you Crate & Barrel.

Hmm... is it odd of me to publicly post a picture of my bedroom? Eh, whatevs. Everyone in the 70 story building next to my apartment can see me thru my windows anyway.

[click for larger pic of my 'la chambre']

Here's a shot from Street & Avenue that I'm personally fond of. Probably because I know what's happening behind the camera...

My dad's snoring up a storm in the back of our Czech rental (a Skoda) and when he woke up he went out of his gord because we were stopped in the middle of nowhere and no one was in the car except him. Speaking of the car... I think the care had 65 horsepower... going downhill. It was a 4-speed tosser with 14" steelies and I never had so much damn fun driving.

This is worth a look. I was surprised to see that the U.S. only sports 5 of the 20. As of today, I have been to zero of them. Listed below for your viewing pleasure.

1. El Bulli (Spain)
2. The Fat Duck (U.K.)
3. Pierre Gagnaire (France)
4. French Laundry (U.S.)
5. Tetsuya's (Australia)
6. Bras (France)
7. Restaurant le Louis XV (Monaco)
8. Per Se (U.S.)
9. Restaurant Arzak (Spain)
10. Mugaritz (Spain)
11. Can Fabes (Spain)
12. Nobu (U.K.)
13. Gambero Rosso (Italy)
14. Gordon Ramsay Royal Hospital Road (U.K.)
15. Restaurant Alain Ducasse (France)
16. Jean Georges (U.S., New York)
17. Le Cinq (France)
18. Daniel (U.S., New York)
19. Oud Sluis (Netherlands)
20. Chez Panisse (U.S.)

If that doesn't float your boat... how about a $148 sandwich that weighs in at oh... a smooth 2000 calories... Definitely not for the Jenny Craigers out there, but it's screaming my name/

Mother of god what happened to gas prices?? I know I haven't filled up a gas tank in five months but it's like three hot dogs per gallon right now.
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The other day I was out for Korean BBQ at this place called Don's Bogam BBQ & Wine Bar (the name rocks in at about a half-haiku in length) and my was it tasty. Had it not been for the crummy service, skin searing grease pops, crummy service, the fact that I had mistakenly eaten dinner before meeting my friends Min and Jane, and crummy service it would have been a scrumptious meal.

You can't beat snappy crisp veggies served over piping hot rice and accoutrement and a platter full of various marinated beefs with a myriad of Korean side dishes. Wait - Yes you can. When the servers refuse to provide you with any level of service or acknowledgement. Or if said servers don't turn on the overhead table exhaust fans so you're sitting there trying to enjoy your food while inhaling 897ppm smoke to breathable air ratio. Doesn't everyone one love having their face in a chimenea while they're eating? I, for one, am a big fan.


[ one thumb up, the other one in a chimenea ]

This one's from the ol' phone. I'll leave names/dates/times out of this one for the sake of anonymity. You know who you are...

{ for the record, the first gen RAZR phone has, quite possibly, the worst built-in camera to ever grace phones. i realize and appreciate the fact that i'm complaining about a camera in a phone, but i might as well have been using a powder-shot flash pinhole camera }

So, after nearly 5 months of parlaying, dawdling, pondering and decision making I've finally reached a milestone in my New York City life.

Eric Yang's getting a bed. This one actually -->

It'll be here in roughly 8-11 hours from this post. I'm stoked. Even less chance of being attacked by the infamous bed bugs of the city.

Well, the music of John Coltrane was performed by three time Grammy award winner John Pittitulo at Hunter college the other night and I must say it was bloody marvelous. Aside from the fact that Robin Williams was sitting in front of us it made for a fun evening. Even being forced to eat Japanese at SEO (wink) wasn't shabby.

Now that I think of it - this makes two celebrity encounters lately, both at really random locations. I was having dinner the other night with some friends and Jimmy Falon was in the table behind us. Eh, he looked like he was having a serious convo so all the more power to him. And I don't care what you think, I liked Fever Pitch despite my lack of adoration for Drew Barrymore.

I've fallen head over heels for this car. One of my friends, who will remain nameless (his name sounds a lot like Jon Sohn) disagrees in terms of the looks department of the new Audi TT. I'll agree that the front overhang is a bit much, but either way - I stand strong in my unbridled lust for this teutonic beast.

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A map of where a few things happen in my day to day life in and around my hood on a chintzy photo taken of the subway map. (or a MOWaFTHIMDtDLIaAMHOaCPTotSM for short).

I'm 'trying' to get back into the swing of regular visits to the gym. I think my abs, deltoids, and some random muscle in my left leg have decided to call it quits on my venture. I awoke this morning (er... 5 minutes ago) in a flurry of curse words, tangled sheets, and of course - hunger. I'm off for a bagel.