maybee N E W Y O R K

in the stamford mall, shops try unsuccessfully to imitate new york city style.

i would give anything to change this shop's name to " maybee not N E W  Y O R K".

starbuck$

why don't they just cut to the chase?

"It's like giving someone exactly what they want."

there's just no need for unnecessary verbage.

clouds

one of my favorite pasttimes is without a doubt, cloud-gazing. i can get lost in them forever.

just seconds later:

v-day special

to the best teacher she's ever had:

 

and this student only knew me as her three-day substitute from months back, but last week she switched into my saturday class. guess she loves me.

 

 

and she gave me a gift, purchased at and neatly gift-wrapped by macys:

the final presentation: 

 

those pretzels are absolutely divine, mostly due to the fact that they aren't just pretzels, but also covered in m&ms, marshmallows, chocolate, etc. 

thanks to my students who love me for being my valentine this year round.

it's a bugs life

one of the joys of living in a nyc apartment, no matter the age, nor the frequency of the exterminator, is bugs. lots of bugs. when you turned on the light in the morning, you can see them scurrying off in a thousand different directions. here are some of the not so lucky ones: