NYC Car-in' It

Today was the last day of the New York International Auto Show, and I can't remember when was the last time I've been to one of these...or if I ever been to one at all ;-)

Not so much of a car enthusiast, I simply know what I like. Pretty shiny things in nice colors.

Saw more SUVs than I could ever imagine there existed, but had fun hoping in and out of cars that I know I could never afford. And of course ran to a few of those "they did what?" kind of cars...

...and a few earth friendly cars here and there.

The show did confirm my suspicions, regardless of previous inclinations...I like small cars. And really, I heart the Smart Car!

i think it's too cool for school.

oh...and there was a special guest there as well...

until the next time,

iza*

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The Start of Summer?

Today the temperature hit above the 70s and at certain moments, it felt summer-like. But I think mother nature was just teasing us because the weather for the upcoming week doesn't even seem like Spring weather either.

But either way, due to the lovely weather, I decided to take my chance at familiarizing myself with the Reservoir path in Central Park. I've read that it's an easy 1.5 mile run and that the surrounding view is somewhat a bit of amazing.

I started off on the East side of the Park, as that is where I reside, and I looked straight across the reservoir to see where I would end up, halfway through my trek.

I always forget what those 2 towers are, but I did come up closer to them as I passed the 1/4 mile spot for the trek.

When I reached the halfway point...the complete opposite side of the reservoir, the sun was still shining, and I was actually getting hot.

There was definitely a lot of runners and walkers in the area and I can only imagine how busy this track can get. Sports Tracker marked my route as being about 2 miles, so we'll see how long it will take me to run the path without stopping.

Follow my route.

until the next time....

iza

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Happy (belated) Easter!

So in trying to avoid long monthly entries...I'm giving a try bi-monthly updates, since I know I can't possibly do weekly ones. I mean, I'm not as interesting as I'd like my life to be :-p

So I really was expecting a relaxing if not lazy Easter Sunday, after coming off of a fun-filled Thursday (that will be another recap)...that is...until Dar invited me over for Easter dinner. And there it was, off I was to Jersey. But not before baking some cheesecake for dessert.

They do look larger than life, but they were mini cheesecakes. Made from love and a lack of a mixer. I have nooo idea where those pieces went, nor what you call them. You know, the mixing things that you stick into the machine...the components that do all the work. But anywho, I even made a video of the baking routine. But another lesson learned, my kitchen lighting is not made for video recording.

Sigh.

At least Easter dinner was great...

and the cheesecakes did come out fine. Hope you all had a great Easter Sunday.

March Madness

And no...this is not about Basketball :-p

At first I didn't realize how busy March really was. But they were right when they said that a picture is a worth a thousand words.

The early part of March I was in LA for some customer meetings and stayed the weekend to chill with my oh-so-much-younger-than-I cousin, Charlene. During the week I was holed up in this swanky hotel in Beverly Hills (SLS hotel at Beverly Hills).

Though literally down the block from the Beverly Hills Center...no shopping occurred. But Char and I did get a chance to dine at The Ivy.

To bad there were no star sitings before having to head up to Northridge to hang with Charlene and fam. At least I got some good homecooked kare kare and filipino mangoes. Yummm. Ain't nothing else like that!

Upon return to the NYC, had a very well deserved and eagerly awaited (belated) birthday dinner for Dar at Butter.

The ladies stopped by the apartment for some pre-dinner outfit fixin's and a bday toast before hitting the road. We definitely plan on doing it again. Maybe not Butter, cause it's beyond pricey, but definitely getting dressed and going out.

Other cool things in March....Earth Hour. Well, cool for me, though I'm sure disappointing for others. Headed to Times Square to check out the turning of the lights and it was actually pretty crowded...considering it was Times Square. The interesting thing about it all is that people were definitely disappointed because they assumed all of Times Square would go dark. But the Earth Hour website said only particular billboards would go off, so I wasn't expecting a pitch black Times Square. If that were the case, I definitely would not have gone. That would just be sheer mayhem during that 1 hour.

And the last piece of March news before I update again in April....I cut my hair.

Yikes!

I might actually rethink the whole monthly updates because if my months are pretty packed, then it's on long entry. So let's see how April comes through.