EFTE and the Olympics

I found this great article this morning on the Beijing "Water Cube" for the Olympics. It turns out that they are using some very green technology! Might we see it in the US soon?

In other news, we have officially been named owners of our new house...and I cannot wait to move in! I will have to post the photos of our DIY fix-its...just some basic bathroom, carpet rip-ups, and more re-dos. Wish us luck! (I entered us in to an HGTV show for our horribly pink bathroom...vote for it here!)

Ciao ciao & Happy Blogging!
~ Alex

New York City Sip Some Chianti

When I was thinking of what I wanted to write tonight, I suddenly thought of that song...but I don't remember the name. It's probably by Daft Punk or another techno/digital sounding band....New York City!

Well, anyhow, hopefully someone reading this will think of it...

I was in the Big Apple today and let me tell you, The City That Never Sleeps still reigns. My blood is pumping, my energy is high, and I feel like I could paint the Vatican with blood-orange graffiti. I came home and cooked a wonderful Italian spaghetti sauce, a play on a sauce from my Florence cooking class with the beautiful Sette Ragazze (I miss you girls!). Mmm...was it delicious, just ask my husband.

I headed to Parsons and picked-up some information. I could sit and watch the students pouring out of there all day! Everyone is so stylish...and you can't help but wonder where they are headed in life! I went to Art Gotham and picked-up my blank 12"x12" canvas for their upcoming Arts & Politics "Square Foot" exhibition and I am just TOTALLY excited to fill my canvas! Election 2008...hmm...what does it mean to me?

My glass of Chianti is almost out and it feels like the temperature has dropped with the cool breeze tickling my toes. I guess it's off to bed for this antsy shopper and back in to the city for the MOMA Dali member series tomorrow.

Happy surfing!
(And go to bed East Coasters! Good morning to the other side of the world!)

Ramblin' Sunday Mess

I've created a new banner for my Etsy store and adverts. The business cards I created using it on zazzle came out great and I look forward to passing them out. Hopefully I can either make some sales or get a job! What do you think?

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Today is a day for applying, designing, and then headed to the city to see The Dark Knight in Imax. I have already seen it in the theatre and it was fantastic. So tragically dark and disturbing and Heath Ledger was amazing. I'm looking forward to seeing it on an even larger screen. When I was at the All Points West Festival on friday night, there was a guy with the Joker make-up on. It was a little strange...but the festival was amazing. Jack Johnson is the headliner for tonight and if you can even just go to Liberty State Park, you will be able to hear, and even see a little of the art and music from the shoreline pathway. We saw tons of kids doing it on friday! Great idea - but we enjoyed our VIPness. Here's Duffy:

And Underworld:

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I am now officially certified as a belayer at the New Jersey Rock Gym and all I want to do is climb, but my arms keep giving out after two hours...I love working on the strength of it all, though, and my arms are going to look great for my friends wedding in a week.

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Alright, it's Sunday...time for a croissant and the Olympics. Keep me posted on creative jobs throughout Northern New Jersey and New York City. You won't regret it!

Happy blogging...CIAO!