~Day 144~ OMG Again

No, I didn't miss another day - but I might as well have. I took only one shot today. And it's a terrible shot. A blurry camera phone shot. But it's all I have so here goes:

We went out to the movies after work today (not that there was anything we particularly wanted to see, but it had been a very long time since we'd had a date night. And it was Darrin's night off. And it also happened to be cheap night. How can you NOT go when things align like that. So we saw "Something Borrowed" - good for a couple laughs, but certainly not epic.) After that we had to take the dog for a walk, and it was getting dark, but we passed this house. And Darrin pointed out that we should not buy this house. As it's "OLD". LOL!

I might have been able to pull off a decent, maybe even interesting shot, had "the beast" been with me, but as previously discussed, I've not been toting that around with me at all lately. Maybe in a month or two.

~Day 143~ Signage

Discovered this new signage on my walk today. It has been awhile since I've done much more than a trek around the block, as it has been far too painful. The pain is still significant, but tolerable enough that I can get back to some of my shorter routes.

~Day 142~ Devilish

Though, I don't know if you would technically "wear" a handbag!?! This is my other new baby, but it hasn't gotten any use yet, as it has taken a backseat to the "Coach", which I love.

~Day 141~ OMG

I guess I missed a day in my drug-induced stupor - I can't find anything on my memory cards or even on my phone with a May 21st date stamp! Oh, well! It may be the first time I forgot, but it probably won't be the last! (If later on, I find an image that did happen to be taken on this day, I will add it then, because with my injury coming right after my trip, my CF cards are all disorganized and I'm not even sure if they're all accounted for.)

~Day 140~ Journal

Just a shot of my cute, little journal - it came along with me on my trip, so I could jot things down in it to remember later.

On a side note, I made it till almost noon at work today. By then the pain was so intense, that I took the afternoon off.

~Day 139~ Repeat

Well, the only difference between yesterday's photo and today's is that today's was taken with my phone. I was not even lifting "the beast" today. Wow, do these things ever knock you out! I got up at 6, ate breakfast and took my meds (supposed to take them with food), called in sick and went back to bed. Didn't get up till twenty after two!?! (Which is insane for a chronic insomniac like me!) Stayed up for a couple of hours, then dozed all evening in front of the telly. Not a productive day! I'm so not used to that.

Other than knocking me out so that I'm pain-free while sleeping, they really have not done a whole lot.

~Day 138~ Drugs

I was in so much pain today that I could barely function. The doctor said I have injured my rotator cuff and trapezius muscles. (I wonder if that might have been a result of dragging heavy camera gear all over NYC.) Anyway, since I was not inclined to create art today, this will have to suffice.

~Day 136~ Amusement

We spent some time at Crystal Palace this evening - the boys didn't go on any rides, they just played some games.

~Day 135~ Coach

Got me a pretty, new bag down in the Big Apple - I've always wanted one of these!

~Day 134~ Absence...

...does make the heart grow fonder, perhaps. I think they missed me maybe a little. I certainly missed them even though I had the time of my life. It would have been even better if we all could have had the experience together. A dream for someday, maybe...

~Day 132~ Mr. "Cake Boss" Himself

Today was such an exciting day! After spending the morning at the Willowbrook Mall (that's not the exciting part), it was time to go visit Carlo's Bakery in Hoboken, New Jersey, where they film the TLC show "Cake Boss." They were filming that day, so a lot of the stars of the show were there and came out for a quick greeting. We got to see Lisa, Mauro, Joey, and the star of the show, Buddy!

On our way.

The young guys at the door let a few people in at a time. They give you a number as you enter.

So many yummy cakes to choose from.

Some display cakes around the shop.

This one had to be my favourite.

Or, maybe this one. They were definitely the top two.

Mary looks kinda scary on this cake.

There's Danny in the back.

Buddy's sister, Lisa, came out and took photos with some of the fans.

Mauro came out and read a letter that a little girl left for him. Unfortunately, they had already left the shop before he came out.

Joey came out briefly.

And finally, after waiting for what seemed like hours, Buddy came out to greet us!

What a great time we had at Carlo's Bakery!

Next, it was off to see Grand Central Station!

It was cool to get to actually see some of the places where they filmed scenes from the movie, "Arthur" having just recently seen the film.

Cool, Black and White cookies, just like on Seinfeld. (I also saw Drake's coffee cake in one of the convenience stores.)

Junior's apparently has the world's best cheesecake, but having just come from Carlo's Bake Shop, I was unable to put that theory to the test. Maybe next time!

And, we ended this eventful day with a Broadway show, featuring Daniel Radcliffe and John Larroquette. (Yep, I saw "Harry Potter" live, in person.) Unfortunately, photos are not permitted in the theatres, so I had to make do with some shots of the billboards, before we went in. (These are not the greatest quality, as they were taken with my phone.)

There is a ferris wheel in the Toys R Us. (It was closed so I had to shoot through the glass. We were just passing by on the way back to the bus, after our show.)

Just before boarding the bus to go back to the hotel for the night, we saw Reeve Carney being interviewed on the side of the street. He is currently starring as Spiderman on Broadway, and incidentally, will be visiting the Moncton area this summer when he and his band, Carney, open for U2 at Magnetic Hill.

~Day 131~ On Broadway

Here are a few more photos from my wonderful trip to NYC. The big Phantom billboard in Times Square is three dimensional and very cool. I wanted to capture that from a unique perspective.

We spent the morning at South Street Seaport.

Then we had an afternoon tour around New York on the bus, where our tour guide pointed out various points of interest. We also got off the bus and toured a few of the locations on foot, such as Central Park and Chinatown.

Here are some shots from Chinatown.

We were all fascinated by the Chinese McDonald's!

These ones were taken in Central Park.

Strawberry Fields, a tribute to John Lennon.

The guy kneeling proclaimed himself to be the "mayor" of Strawberry Fields.

Then we went to General Grant's tomb.

Outside there were some sculpted, mosaic benches.

And last but not least, for today, Times Square.

We ate at Hard Rock this evening.

At the Disney store.

The M&M store, three floors of candy and M&M inspired merchandise.

Saturday Night Fever M&M.

And the Hershey store is right across the street - a dangerous corner for chocaholics!

 I bought a few souvenirs in this store.

This is where you can get discount tickets to select Broadway shows.

 Police presence on horseback...

...motorbikes...

...and vehicles.

The lobby of the Empire State Building.