Valeska Soares at Eleven Rivington

Theres a really beautiful piece up now at one of my favorite neighborhood galleries, more info here

Man on Wire

Today was day 24 in a row of Bikram yoga and I gotta say, every day has been a challenge, every day I go into the poses differently, focusing on a different part of my body, every day is a new challenge and I really feel like a different person...I'm walking taller and people find me much more approachable...I'm meeting strangers left and right and looking back at some of my old behaviours...and rejecting the ones that don't work anymore. I really am trying to value me for all of my qualities and accept me as I am, always open to progress.....I like myself better than ever and I am probably in the best shape of my life.....I'm happy being me and very much open to new challenges....yes I can....if not overcome...then learn and do better next time...soon I'll be walking on a a wire between two skyscrapers!

You see the amazing thing about Bikram is that you can make so much progress so quickly!There are all kinds of poses that I could'nt even begin on my first day and slowly I've moved from step one, to step two, step three and finally to full expression...it's a really great feeling to push myself this way physically and be amazed at what I'm capable of.

Norfolk Street

This is for my friend and former roomate Chuck who now lives in sweden....a panorama of the block where we used to live. this is Norfolk street between Houston and Stanton

One Madison Park

I love this new building! I was at the foot of madison avenue today and now I see what a great location this is for this glorious piece of architecture.

Ace Hotel/No. 8a

Today I found myself in the flatiron district and checked out Tha Ace Hotel at 29th and broadway....it's pretty great and definately lives up to the hype. Opening Ceremony has a store on the broadway side, stumptown coffee has a takeaway counter and you can also sit in the lobby and get a delicious cup of coffee for 2.50 with free refills and great people watching & there's agreat looking restaurant and bar, but the coolest part of it is the uptown branch of my local favorite store No. 8a. The shelving came from the popidieu gift shop and the garment rack is actually a hand carved piece of walnut....impressive and understated...check it out!...more info here

Gina X Performance - No GDM

Long Bright Winter Days

The days are really starting to get longer, it's bright until almost 6 P.M. And I'm getting an early start on summer by heading down to Houston to see my friend Bill, then Costa Rica to visit my brother