I have a small obsession with maps. I always feel like I know the subway pretty well and then I get on some less familiar line and remember how completely unreadable the MTA map is. It definitely leaves room for improvement. I think this one that Andrew sent me is a pretty good revision.

As soon as I have $5,000+ to drop on bathroom fixtures I think I will purchase this sink.

I mean… they can’t be serious! A hand written personalized long ass thank you note from “Jessie” at Kate Spade just for buying one thing at their store? This is taking customer service to a whole new level! I mean my new clutch is fabulous - no doubt - but this is kindof rediculous and makes me feel like buying the bag really was more like a favor I did for them… Weird as shit.

All of the flowers face the same direction. How adorable.

Robot Parade in Park Slope. Robots are so cute! Robot is the new puppy.

eek!

I’ve been living in my apartment for about 9 months now. Every morning on my way to work I walk past an ambiguous looking buliding with bold writing over the door that says, “Institute of Audio Research.” I didn’t really think much of it because I also walk right past the, “Amalgamated Lithographers of America” and the, “Video Hospital.” I guess I’ve just stopped wondering what goes on inside random New York buildings.

However, two things made the Institute of Audio Research stand out to me: First, there is always a big crowd gathered outside. Early in the morning. It’s usually a pretty hip hop-y looking type crowd, at 8:30 in the morning which is strange. Second, there have been little jars of chop sticks taped to the scaffolding in the area for “testing sound ratings” and post-its on all the polls with the various ratings…

Anyway, I looked it up. The Institute of Audio Research is a school for sound mixing and editing and has lots of famous rappers and djs as alumni. Pretty cool! The bulidng looks so boring. I thought they must have done some boring sound wave research or investigate noise violations or something. I guess you never know.