Super Bowl Photo shoot
Warning: This may be rated PG-13. I’m not a big football fan – or sports fan for that matter, but yesterday was my favorite Superbowl ever. Here are the highlights: I DVR-ed the game in hopes of fast-forwarding through the football and instead watching the commercials (hey – I’m in advertising). Here is my favorite commercial from the night: Somewhere between the coin toss and … Continue reading Super Bowl Photo shoot
I Heart Radio City Music Hall
Dear HeartsEverywhere Blog Readers, So I am attempting to post every day for a month as part of my participation in NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month … which actually happens every month). What this means is that there may be posts this month that sound a bit different from my ordinary posts. Perhaps less thought out, less thought-inspiring, and overall maybe a little bit more … Continue reading I Heart Radio City Music Hall
Photojournalistic Lunchtime Sprawls
The Week and my Neighborhood in Review. From Hearts Everywhere Art Studio Window. 36th Street. Traffic cops in waiting near the Post office. 33rd Street. 9th Avenue and 34th Street looking East. 9th Avenue Urban Rainbow. A sewing machine store in the heart of the Fashion District. 36th Street. My phone. 8th Avenue. Continue reading Photojournalistic Lunchtime Sprawls
I Am A Writer.
I never called myself a writer. I never thought I was good enough – clearly limiting myself only by my own battle with perfectionism. I pursued 12-year career in advertising where writing was the PS – rather not the body – of my life. Finally, they fired me and I found myself in a moment of mental liberation. I was forced into a crossroads of … Continue reading I Am A Writer.
Techy Took the Human out of Human Resources
Human Resources is a lovely discipline occupied by thousands of wonderfully insightful intelligent people. Formally, the field is referred to as Industrial/Organizational Psychology (or the name on your degree). The science behind Human Resources aims to make organizations more productive while ensuring productive and healthy lives for its workers. Translation: workers happy, company thrives. They even used to call it PERSONnel! But then the HR … Continue reading Techy Took the Human out of Human Resources
HeartsEverywhere: Obama-ized
Go here and make your own “Obamicon” — your image in a style inspired by Shepard Fairey’s iconic poster. Take your picture with a webcam or upload a photo, choose your own message, and submit to the gallery. Continue reading HeartsEverywhere: Obama-ized
Photojournalistic Lunchtime Sprawls: Execution
My new work neighborhood has lots of lights and ‘eye candy.’ Here are some images from my lunchtime walk about… Continue reading Photojournalistic Lunchtime Sprawls: Execution
Oscar Nominations 2009
The 81st Academy Awards nominations were announced today at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theatre, and boy is this year going to be exciting! Hugh Jackman will be hosting the show, which will honor outstanding film achievements from 2008. The Academy is keeping its presenters a secret until the day of the show, which will take place on Sunday, February 22 on ABC. But in the … Continue reading Oscar Nominations 2009
Inauguration from Times Square
What a day to start my Photojournalistic Lunchtime Sprawls! Here are some images from history in the making – once again – in New York’s Times Square. A flag, the world, Taxis, OBAMA. YES WE CAN! Heading Downtown. We have a new President! Signs of the Times Square. ABC News and Obama. A Cardboard Obama on Broadway. Obama Inspires Love. Obama and Sirens. Pride in … Continue reading Inauguration from Times Square
Photojournalistic Lunchtime Sprawls: The Idea
Creative minds often struggle in a corporate 9-5 set up. Unless these folks [READ: ME] have a creative outlet, insanity, resentment, frustration and all that other good stuff may set in. In my new job I am trying to proactively avoid any sort of such breakdown. So I had an idea: I always take my lunchtime walks – get air, stretch the legs, purge myself … Continue reading Photojournalistic Lunchtime Sprawls: The Idea
A Gift From Me to My Ears
I use my headphones every day. Walking around the city, on the subway, and now that I’m back to cubicle living – I use them during work. Given their omnipresent role in my life – I decided that the white default ear plugs that never really fit inside my ears needed to go. My only research was trying them once before … and I loved … Continue reading A Gift From Me to My Ears
Star Wars – Well, Not Really
I enjoy many movie genres and diverse forms of the written word, but somehow I have a mental block when it comes to science fiction or fantasy. It just does not compute. I’ve got Science Fiction Frigidity. If you can’t prove it to me, I have a hard time believing it. (Science Fiction and Religion sort of sit in similar skeptical segments in my head.) … Continue reading Star Wars – Well, Not Really
Art Heart
Mary was mixing paint for her students and while squeezing some magenta into yellow – created a HEART. Thanks Mary Mary! Continue reading Art Heart
No One
This morning this song came on my iPod. Then on my way to work I stopped at the deli to get coffee and heard this song again. Finally, I got to work and started listening to music through Jango and the song came on again. Three times in one day makes it BLOGERIFIC. No One by Alicia Keys: http://media.imeem.com/m/Zr6fctsahp/aus=false/ Continue reading No One
Dear Mr. Very Fat Man on the E Train
This morning walking to the subway I felt like I was walking through a shaken snow globe. Powdery flakes were blanketing and softening Manhattan’s Upper East Side. It looked like a black and white photograph speckled with yellow taxis. I took a mental snapshot and decided to take my time getting to work, not letting myself get worked up in the rush hour madness. The … Continue reading Dear Mr. Very Fat Man on the E Train
Coffee Drip Heart
Mountain Creek, NJ Week 1, Day 5 of new job: the office went tubing. But first we had a very long meeting. My coffee dripped and I looked down to see the shape. Life reminded me that it was listening, watching … and maybe even on my side. Continue reading Coffee Drip Heart
Mommy Versus Nanny
My six-year-old and I get in our daily morning debates before school. This rainy Monday in late Fall was no exception. I tell him to wear the raincoat. “Zipper it,” I say. “I don’t want your t-shirt to get wet.” “I can’t,” he whines and I get on my knees to attempt the zipper. The silver zipper puller thingy falls off. “Ooh – can I … Continue reading Mommy Versus Nanny
2008 in the Medicine Cabinet
A medicine cabinet is our open book. Accessible to any bathroom visitor, we present a historical medical scrapbook of our lives behind a hinged mirror door. It’s a treasure chest screaming to be explored; secret revelations waiting to be discovered. I recently opened my medicine cabinet to realize it was over flooding. It came as a shock to me since I’m not a big pill … Continue reading 2008 in the Medicine Cabinet
Hearts Naturally.
Even Mother Nature herself has created hearts out of nature. But apparently sometimes you have to look at something from a very specific angle (mostly from very high above) to realize it’s a heart. Pretty symbolic of love; you see its truest form when you look at it from a bigger perspective rather than minutely analyze every detail. You cannot see the flaws from so … Continue reading Hearts Naturally.
Floating Through the Blogosphere
Blogging is like the modern day lemonade stand. Low cost start up, lots of competition, location and marketing is everything. I started my blog because I wanted to write. Correction. I couldn’t not write anymore — and I needed a place to throw it all up. So 12 years after college I started over. But I’ve learned that while I originally wanted my blog to … Continue reading Floating Through the Blogosphere
Love Fragile. Love Floating.
I met a boy, a man, a friend; I knew his face but not his name.I recognized his eyes;the man behind the clown. The clown gave me a heart balloon.The man gave me his name. He gave me his love. His life. His happy. I gave him my heart, my soul, my days. He didn’t guarantee the balloon wouldn’t popor that it wouldn’t deflate.But it … Continue reading Love Fragile. Love Floating.
Sway
Truthfully it was Antonio Banderas’ new commercial that got this song stuck in my head. The Pussycat Dolls have a much hipper version. Michael Buble has a more traditional version. Both have parked their way into my ‘I can’t get it out of my head’ slot. “Sway” is the English version of “¿Quién será?“, a 1953 mambo song by Mexican composer and bandleader Pablo Beltrán … Continue reading Sway
On Writing
Writer.The more you say it,the more you do it.The more you become it,the more it becomes you. Continue reading On Writing
2,659 Days Ago Our Lives Changed Forever
9/11 as a number, when spoken out loud, has become redefined. For most Americans, visually 9-1-1 has always symbolized emergency. After September 11th, 2001, 9/11 represented a day that surpassed emergency. It became a day I wouldn’t forget as it happened in real time. Soon it evolved into my generation’s JFK question: “Where were you on 9/11?” I remember the day in bits of pieces, … Continue reading 2,659 Days Ago Our Lives Changed Forever
So – What’s With the Hearts?
In 2006, I started seeing hearts everywhere. Not just on the necklace I wore with three little silver hearts and not just dangling from my keychain. Hearts exploded around the world: glass hearts in Venice; hearts on telephone poles in Amsterdam; chocolate hearts in Brussels. Little girls had hearts on their shirts and on the barrettes in their hair; their grandmothers had antique heart brooches … Continue reading So – What’s With the Hearts?
Hearts in Nature
Tweeting Hearts. Love shows its true colors. Always searching for the signs. Continue reading Hearts in Nature
The Stars Point to Party
Dear Galina, Here is your horoscope for Friday, December 12: If you can make it to a party today, you should be in your element. Throw one if you have to, because you need that social stimulation to really feel as if things are on the right track for you. Not that I need justification from the stars – but hey, who doesn’t want to … Continue reading The Stars Point to Party
Grade One, Trimester One: Emergent Writer
We had our first parent-teacher conference of the first grade today. Jake got raving reviews! The Grade One Report summary starts with: “Jacob is a happy go lucky little boy who loves school. His transition to the academic expectations of the first grade has been a smooth one. He is a bright child who approaches his assignments with confidence.” It goes on to give details … Continue reading Grade One, Trimester One: Emergent Writer
Reflections on Being Fired
I was walking near Lincoln Center about a week after I got fired. The weather was glorious and I felt like every breath I took brought me higher and higher. I wanted to hug everyone harder and harder. I had a glow. I was in love with every morsel of life and I finally had time to taste every bite. My six-year-old son and I … Continue reading Reflections on Being Fired
Hold Onto Your Dreams
Kabbalah is a discipline and school of thought discussing the mystical aspect of Judaism. It is a set of esoteric teachings meant to define the inner meaning of both the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) and traditional Rabbinic literature, as well as to explain the significance of Jewish religious observances. While I am not a devoted follower, I do subscribe to certain elements of kabbalism. I also … Continue reading Hold Onto Your Dreams
Screwed Heart
Thanks Oleg for the Screwed Heart. Continue reading Screwed Heart
In Memoriam: John Lennon
Remembering John Winston Lennon 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980 Continue reading In Memoriam: John Lennon
Happy Birthday Tom Waits
Here’s one of my favorites: http://media.imeem.com/m/OuLdE1BJ2K/aus=false/ Continue reading Happy Birthday Tom Waits
Hearts on Saturday
Hearts are everywhere. Just like the title implies. Love the henna on this. This reminds me of my tattoo. Hearts in the fire. NYC Feels hearts. Shattered heart. On purpose. Continue reading Hearts on Saturday
ABOUT ME
I put off writing the ABOUT ME section of my blog for a long time. Partly because the Me changes so often. Partly because I don’t know how to stop once I start writing (especially about Moi). I tried to write a bio-type blurb and 5 pages of narcissistic crap came out. So I started a memoir. In the meantime I feel like I owe … Continue reading ABOUT ME
How Did I Get There?
Once you embark upon the Blogosphere you make sure you’re findable. And people find you. Somehow the piece I wrote about being a Russian immigrant ended up on a Piercing Blog. The only thing I can think of is that I mention getting my ears pierced 31 years ago. I guess that qualifies. Who doesn’t want extra exposure?! Continue reading How Did I Get There?
How Old is Old?
“How old are you mommy,” my six-year-old asked me recently. I’ve told him before but it must have been in another context. He’s asking for another reason. I’m not sure why.“34,” I answer.“That’s old,” he says. Later that night on the goodnight phone call to his dad, I overhear him ask the same question. This time he adds a follow up: “How old will you … Continue reading How Old is Old?
Breaking News: We’re in a Recession
If you can’t read the Breaking News above, it says: “The U.S. entered a recession in December 2007, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.” Seriously? This is such a surprising fact that it came as a CNN Breaking news? PS America you’ve been in a recession for the last year. Thanks for the diagnosis, doctor. I feel much better now. Continue reading Breaking News: We’re in a Recession
Much Cooler (and Safer) than Black Friday
Cyber Monday: Don’t get Trampled! http://www.cybermonday.com/http://www.bestcybermondaysales.com/ Continue reading Much Cooler (and Safer) than Black Friday
Everyone Finds Hearts
Hearts are Everywhere
So much better than Sasha Fierce
Flaws and All by Beyonce. Beautiful. Continue reading So much better than Sasha Fierce
HAPPY HELLO
Every year, November 21 is World Hello Day. The objective is to say hello to ten people on the day. By greeting others, the message is for world leaders to use communication rather than force to settle conflicts. So … Hello! The event began in 1973 by Brian and Michael McCormack in response to the conflict between Egypt and Israel. Since then World Hello Day … Continue reading HAPPY HELLO
Hope, Endurance, Inspiration
Life, by definition, comes with struggle. How we embrace this struggle defines us; it is forms our character. Brian Boyle is an example for all of us. He is testament to the cliché, “ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.” Last October, Brian fulfilled his dream of competing in a triathlon (a 2.4 mile ocean swim, followed by a 112 mile bicycle ride, ending with a 26.2 mile marathon). … Continue reading Hope, Endurance, Inspiration
Bukowski Genius:So You Want To Be a Writer
Recently my boyfriend turned me onto the genius of Charles Bukowski. Bukowski was a drunk, a womanizer, and ugly as hell. But he knew it. And he was true to himself and his voice. I’ve just finished reading Post Office and Women. Like booze, sex and chocolate for the reader’s soul – it’s addictive and inspiring. This poem, however, is like all square meals in … Continue reading Bukowski Genius:So You Want To Be a Writer
The Stars Say I May Get Buzz
Dear Galina, Here is your horoscope for Tuesday, November 18: It’s the best possible day for you to try to attract attention — it should come to you with very little effort on your part, actually! You might get as much buzz as a major celebrity at some point. Well that’s good news. I guess that means I have to leave my house. While my … Continue reading The Stars Say I May Get Buzz
Celebrate Every Day!
Happy I have no idea what’s going to happen tomorrow Day! Celebrate the unknown, celebrate the mystery, celebrate life. Continue reading Celebrate Every Day!
Oh Happiness, Where Art Thou?
Happy Birthday! Happy New Year! Happy first something, happy last something, happy anniversary of your first or your last something! Humans love to wish each other happiness. And why not? Our country bestows us with, upon other rights, the pursuit of HAPPINESS. We are entitled and we want to claim it! There is a new breed among us – the self-realized happy seekers. With the … Continue reading Oh Happiness, Where Art Thou?
Dreaming of Fairytales
I never wanted to believe in fairytales because frankly, I’m a realist. But I’m also a liar and a coward. I hate mediocrity, yet I live my life just above it. It hurts so much to hear that I’m not trying hard enough, because I’m usually not. Why? Fear of failure? How could such a fear lead to such detriment? But now I think it’s … Continue reading Dreaming of Fairytales
Pizza with the Works Day
This is why I love America. A country that celebrates pizza is a good thing. For a previous post on pizza (yes there was another pizza post), read this. Happy Pizza! Continue reading Pizza with the Works Day
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