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Poor Ignored Blog!

I have been busy moving and starting work in FL.  I’ll start updating the blog regularly next week with a new schedule.

Work is amazing!  I have found my dream job: Reference Law Librarian.  My co-workers are awesome!

And here, enjoy a kitty picture!

On the move to Jacksonville!

I got a *real* job in Jacksonville, Florida!  I’m super excited and will be moving in the next 2 weeks.  Ack!  So, needless to say, I won’t be posting much here until I get settled there!

Bye PGH, I liked you, and I’m sure I’ll visit!

Cats!

Yeah, I haven’t blogged in a while – life got busy there!  But I still have my happy kitties!

Feegs had a *bit* of an FHV outbreak, it’s under control now, but here’s a rare pic with an eye-booger:

But how can you not love that face?

NYC Trip

I went to NYC last week.  I arrived Wednesday and took the AirTrain to the subway into Manhattan.

I got off the subway at 40th Street, and walked to Bryant Park.

then I walked to…

I then walked to the hotel on 56th between Broadway and 8th.

Then I met a friend for dinner at Vanessa’s Dumplings (we had Peking duck sesame pancakes and pork dumplings!  YUMMY!).  This was when I realized there is no escaping the people!  There are people everywhere!  We then went to a trivia night at People’s Lounge, which was fundraiser for the New York Women’s Foundation.  In the raffle, I won a bracelet and earrings, my friend won 2 bracelets!  I took the subway back to the hotel  and slept.

Thursday morning, I woke up early and bought a muffin and coffee from a newsstand, then walked to Columbus Circle and sat at the southern edge of Central Park to eat breakfast.

I then went to MoMA to see the Tim Burton exhibit (FABULOUS!!) and other art.

I then met one of my bosses from my research job for lunch at Good Burger (think Five Guys but better).

Subway to Battery Park to see the Harbor,

And the first National Park on my tour, Castle Clinton.

Then I walked up to Wall Street!

To the next National Park – Federal Hall (where George Washington was sworn in).

I then walked to City Hall Park to see the Peter Coffin exhibit “Untitled (Sculpture Silhouettes)” – silhouettes of famous sculptures.  Very interesting!

Then I walked another few blocks to the next National Park – African Burial Ground.  Amazing.  The museum portion is housed at the street level of the federal building, the burial area around back.  If you don’t know about this, please look it up!  It still gives me chills thinking about it.

I went back to the hotel and rested for an hour or so before taking the subway to Strand Books.  I walked around Union Square and the shops for a bit, before catching the subway to Greenwich Village.  I walked around there a bit, then ate dinner at Caliente Cab – really good Mexican food, if a bit pricey.  Then I took the subway back to 42nd Street to walk and sit around Times Square.

Then back to the hotel.

Friday, I got up, grabbed a bagel and coffee from the street cart, and went to my final National Park of the trip – the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace.

I then ran back to the hotel to check out, then took the subway back to Greenwich Village to have a slice of pizza at Famous Joe’s.  Then off to the airport and back to PGH.

I had a great time!  I loved the food and subway.  I got used to being around so many people all the time.  I loved the big, tall buildings.  And the go, go, go of the city was great.  I’m already planning my return trip to NYC!

Wordless Wednesday

Misc. Monday -The Bugs!

Yes folks, we have a bug problem!  Not as freaky as you would think.  The cats like playing with these, and so I decided to see what they were.  A friend called them “Albert Beetles” but they’re really “Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs“!!

Lily’s fascination with the crack underneath the counters has now been explained as watching for the bugs to come out on “warm” winter days.  Apparently, this pest is a growing problem for gardens from New Jersey to Florida to Oregon!  Wow!

No, I don’t have pictures of this, I’m not sure you’d want to see them anyway!  The links do have pictures though!

Caturday!

New Blogging Schedule

So, I’ve been lax in blogging this year, so I’m gonna set up a new blogging schedule:

• Misc. Mondays – just something random
• Wordless Wednesdays – a picture or 2
• Caturday! – Cat pictures on Saturday

Of course, if anything exciting happens, I’ll add it in between!

Figo’s Big Adventure

My roommate left yesterday, and accidentally left the apartment door open (the apartment door is on the 3rd floor, and my apartment is on the 4th floor, so there’s a staircase in the apartment the cats like to play on).  Well, Figo, the little brat, left the apartment and I didn’t notice for about 3 hours until I was getting ready to go to work, and feeding them dinner.  I asked Lily (the 9 pound calico) “where’s your brother?” and she cried and cried.  Poor thing!  So I check all his hiding spots – not there.  I check the stairs and see the door is open.  I start calling his name in earnest and go down the stairs.  Now the stairs in the building aren’t a typical staircase; they wind in different directions.  I check all the hidey holes, and he’s not there.  I didn’t bring my keys, so before I run up to the apartment to get them to start checking outside, I check the cubby hole/alcove under the first flight of stairs!

And there he is, cowering in the corner, eyes as big as saucers!  Oh my baby!  He was so scared, he let me pick him up and carry him up 4 flights of stairs!  He hates to be held, so he was super scared!  He only jumped out of my arms when we got up to the apartment.  Poor fella. He hasn’t left the bedroom or couch since!!

Figo, My Main Man!