my brief brush with moderate fame

So, Friday I took an extended long lunch to meet a friend at 5th Ave and 59th street where we would supposedly have some lunch and listen to some Phil Collins. Yes, Phil Collins. He was playing outside the CBS building (next to the new apple store) for the Early Show or something like that and my friend had tickets from her work for us to get in front of the stage or something....long story short:

She couldn't make it so me and another friend (also meeting us there) just told one of the people running the show who we were suppose to be with (dropped her name and the name of her boss) and we got wristbands and were ushered through the "cattle guards" as I like to call them into the crowd forming in front of the stage. Cool.

It was an interesting experience. "Oh the facade of television." I don't say that because I didn't know it before and this experience acted as some sort of awakening for me. Oh no. It was just fun having some guy tell us when to scream and cheer, and upbraid us for not clapping loud enough.

Phil played 3 songs, all of which are from the Broadway Musical (is "musical" capitalized in this instance?) Tarzan. Between the first and second song he was interviewed by some lady (I'm sure she has a name...maybe I'll stop being lazy in a second and google it). OK, so this "some lady" is named Hannah Storm. There, you happy? Anyways, where was I??? Oh yeah, so he got interviewed on stage and one of the questions was like, "any possibility of there being a solo album from you in the future?" and during the silent pause after the question (or maybe at the end of the question) I yelled really loudly. Haha. :)

Anyways, the show airs Tuesday the 27th of this month so watch the Early Show that day and see if you can see me in the crowd or hear me during the interview. I think I'm wearing a light green t-shirt and I'm standing stage right kind of at the back of the crowd (I don't really think I'll be on camera seeing as how my friend and I weren't all that interesting...especially compared to the screaming little girls who were in love with themselves, the camera, and Tarzan). Yes, Tarzan...have I not mentioned that part yet? The guy (Josh Strickland) who plays Tarzan in the musical was also there and sang with Phil Collins during the second song.

Now for the best part of my story: While my friend and I were standing around waiting for Mr. Manager to tell us to cheer and clap louder or something and for Phil Collins to play another song, I was looking around and happened to look back at where Tarzan was standing with some of the people from CBS. Well, he looked over at me...we made eye contact...and he winks. Yes, Tarzan winked at me! I didn't know whether or not to think "cool, a semi-famous person just winked at me," or "um...woah, some DUDE just winked at me!" I mentioned this to the guy I was with and he laughed and said, "What if he comes over to us and gives you his number or the address to his apt...haha."

Anyways, that was my brief brush with moderate fame on Friday. Pictures below.

Phil Collins. He's getting old, but he's still got it.
Here he is being interviewed by Hannah Storm
Hannah and Josh posing for a picture.
Josh and Phil give us a little taste of the musical.

Brief Apology

Sorry so many long posts in so little time. So many blogworthy things have been going on, and it's hard to find time to write/publish them in an orderly fashion. Please scroll down and enjoy the newest posts.

Praise the Elements

Praise the elements!, originally uploaded by icopythat.

Pic that someone at the MP3 Experiment took and posted on flickr. Just so happens that Darien, Taylor, Jared, and I are all in it.

At this moment of the experiment we are cheering on our different elements as they battle to become the next Element of the Year. Notice Darien's pensive/meditative stance.

So Long...Fair Well...

For many BYU interns in NY, Tuesday was their last full day out here. Granted, there are still a number that will be staying all the way through the summer (I've only got like another 2 weeks). It's sad to see them go.

Tangent:
Every year for the past...I don't know...three years now, I've gone on this trip to Southern Utah's Goblin Valley with my brother's school. A huge group of kids get to travel down to Southern Utah and camp out for 4 days. The trip is full of hiking and learning about Utah History and Wildlife...how the different landscapes were formed...the ecosystem of the Southern Utah dessert compared to Provo area, etc. etc.

All and all it's an amazing trip. But what's even more amazing is the bond that's created with all these kids and the other leaders over such a short period of time. You get accostomed to having this wonderful group of people around you all the time and (allthough after 4 days you would like to ring some of the kids' necks) when suddenly they are no longer around...the potential remains that this strange void or emptyness will be left in their place.

*Returning from tangent:
Every year when we come back, my brother and I feel a sense of emptiness not having all the people whose company we've really grown to enjoy around us. I'm sure this experience will not be far different.

During my time here in New York I have been able to really get to know and get close to a number of people: some whom I had known before, others I'd seen around the Brimhall during school or met briefly, and others whom I had never met before coming out here. All and all it's been a marvelous experience. It's really sad when I think that some of these people have already graduated and therefore won't be returning to BYU this fall. But then again, it's also really sad to think that I will be returning to BYU this fall. (only a year left...such bitter sweetness, but then...I digress, that's a whole other post).

There are those that were, or are still out here that, like me, still have a semester or two before they graduate. For those of you who have returned to the bubble or your respected places of residence away from New York...you will be missed. For those of you who are still here with me...I'm glad for your company; lets do something cool this weekend.

Focus Groups

So...this past Tuesday and Wednesday were spent mostly in Secaucus, New Jersey working with focus groups. I know it may not sound that exciting, but it was. I got to work with Laurie, one of the Senior Planners here where I'm interning. It was a fun learning experience to see her moderate the groups we had.

We left the agency around 2:00 (we had a car service pick us up), and headed over/under the Hudson to New Jersey and to the facility. At the facility we made sure everything was set up and good to go. Focus Groups started at 4:00 pm and went like clockwork till 9:00 pm. We had 4 groups a day and each group (ranging from 4th, 5th, and 6th grade) consisted of 4 kids and lasted an hour. There were 15 minute breaks between each group, with a half-hour long dinner break between groups 2 and 3. During the 15 minutes between groups I would go out into the waiting room and meet with each pair of kids (we had 6 kids show up for each time slot). I would ask them question, etc to determine which 4 kids would be the best for Laurie to interview/work with in the focus group.

It was a lot of fun; I'm really greatful for all the experience I've had these past few years working with kids (volunteering and working in the Provo School District in several different capacities, working with TOPS at BYU, and working with Amy Jensen at BYU with the younger kids in the Hands on a Camera project), they've really molded me and helped put me in a position where working with these kids came fairly naturally.

As natural as it may have felt at times during my re-screenings of these kids, I still felt SUPER nervous working with the first group. I guess that's only natural. On the way back to New York, Laurie said to me that I didn't seem green at all, and that I did a great job. It made me feel really good. I think it would have been awesome to moderate, but I don't think I'm quite ready for that train-wreck just yet. It's just such a great experience to learn from watching people like Laurie do what she does and seeing how she does it.

PS - can I just say how cute some of those kids were. haha...and how funny. I wish I would have taken a picture of this one kid. He was seriously like this old man trapped in a 5th grader's body. His hair looked like he was wearing a football helmet and he had this great Jersey accent. All of us in the backroom got a kick out of him. Oh, what greatness comes out of the mouth of these kids at times.

New York Mets vs Cincinatti Reds

Monday evening I went to my first Major League Baseball game. It was a lot of fun. For lack of time...that's all I'll say for now.

Oh, the final score was Mets 2, Reds 4
Yeah, the home team lost....sad business.

Gladys Knight and the Saints Unified Voices

Yes, my Saturday didn't stop with the mp3 experiment in Central Park. It just kept on going.

Directly after "The Experiment!" we hopped on the subway and headed to the Lincoln Center chapel (where the temple is). Gladys Knight was in New York for the weekend with her choir and Saturday and Sunday was putting on a sort of concert/fireside. It was amazing! How often do you get to clap and shout out "Amen!" in an LDS Chapel?

The choir was great, as was Gladys. They sang a couple songs unique to our church (although with a little more soul than what we may be used to): "I am a Child of God" and "Love One Another," as well as some good ol' gospel songs that I had never heard of before. But judging by some of the other people in the congregation...they were fairly well known outside the Mormon Community.

It was so great to see so many members of other faiths together in the chapel seeing, hearing, and feeling first-hand what we are about...well, kind of anyways. Haha, the introduction to the fireside was great. I don't know his name, but he stood up at the pulpet and said something to the affect of, "for those not of our faith, we welcome you...and for those who are not visitors, please know that it is oppropriate to clap this evening...we don't normally clap in our church services/chapel...."

What a GREAT missionary opportunity!!! I sat by these two great African American ladies. Before the fireside started the one leaned over to the other and said, "Now, are these the same as the Mormons?" To which the other responded by simply shaking her head in ignorance. I leaned in a few moments later and asked if I had heard her question correctly, and then upon confirmation affirmed that yes, this is the Mormons. :)

I was able to tell her friend beside me a little bit about the Church before the choir came out and got started only to find that through the course of the fireside, most of what I had said to her was brought forward and discussed from the pulpit. It was great because when they talked about Joseph Smith and other things I'd already mentioned to her, the woman next to me turned and smiled knowlingly as if to say, "oohhh look, we already talked about this, I'm excited." It was cute.

Again I proclaim: "What a GREAT missionary tool!" The spirit was amazing. Gladys and her husband bore their testimonies and talked about their conversions. The were so bold from the pulpit. Straight forward and yet not brash at all. Then again, some of the things she said just can't be said by a little white boy from northern Idaho like me. It just doesn't really come across the same you know?

When it was over, the lady that had been sitting next to me thanked me. It was so humbling to hear her tell me that it wasn't a coincidence that I sat next to her. I was her Godsend she said. I made her stay all the more comfortable and understanding. It's been awhile I think since I've been that for someone. It felt amazing. I love this gospel. Let's live what we believe.

Improv Everywhere: The MP3 Experiment III

This Saturday I took part in The MP3 Experiment III, and discounting the mild sacrilege*, it was a blast. Pictures and possibly video to come (as soon as they post some updates to their site.)

*for further understanding as to how it was mildly sacrilegious please refer to the first link above. Don't worry, you won't lose your testimony by going.

What is/was the MP3 Experiment III you might ask??? Well, imagine this: A group called Improv Everywhere posts 4 different mp3's online. Anyone and Everyone are invited to participate and download 1 of the 4 mp3's depending upon what season they were born. You are then instructed to meet at a given place on a given day with some means of listening to said mp3 (via mp3 player such as ipod, discman with burned CD, oldschool walkman, etc). Having never listened to this mp3 before, you meet at the given place at the given date and time with many other people like and not so like you, and shortly after arrival all of you press play at the same time. (the other 3 groups who have met someplace else just so happen to press play at the same time as your group as well.) You then follow the instructions on the mp3 and participate in all sorts of randomness with your new group of friends.

Hhhmmmm.....reading over that paragraph again I think it about sums things up fairly well.

All 4 groups met at different locations in Central Park and then eventually met up with each other part way into the mp3 instruction. It was seriously so much fun. I think I'll bring this event back with me to Provo.

Jared found out about it from a high school friend of his living in Boston. She was actually coming to New York this weekend to participate in "The Experiment!" (Darien, that was for you). After visiting the improv everywhere site and reading about past mp3 experiments that they had done, Jared and I decided we were definately attending.

I told many of my friends in the area, but sadly (due to schedules and sheer loserness on their part...j/k) only 2 others came (way to go Taylor and Darien)! Like I said before, it was way fun, and I'll probobly post some pics of the activity after improv everywhere posts some stuff on their site.

The Museum Mile Festival

So I guess every second Tuesday of June the museums along this mile of 5th avenue open there doors for free and there's basically a big block party out on the street with musicians and sidewalk chalk and stuff. They block off traffic from 82nd to 105th. Jared and I went. We went into the Metropolitan Museum of Art saw some amazing stuff. I took some pics of a few things and will post them below.

There was one exhibit that was just amazing.
"AngloMania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion"

We weren't allowed to take pictures of it so I'm kind of bummed that I can't show you what it looked like, but it was seriously amazing. There's an article about it here. It has a couple pictures, but...

It was just really cool how all these manikins were dressed up in all of these period clothing and yet their hair and the way they wore them and were composed were very contemporary and punk...and yet they were surrounded by a period environment (furniture, memorabilia, activities, etc). It was a really interesting thing to see juxtaposed.

Here's a pic of the outside steps of the museum.

You can see how the roads were closed and people had been making use of that sidewalk chalk.

I really liked how this pic turned out. I saw this kid and thought...that would make a great picture, and so I took it (after asking his parents if it was alright.)

Jared and I did a little sidewalk chalk art of our own. :)

Ugolino and his sons
JEAN-BAPTISTE CARPEAUX (1827-1875)
The story of the Pisan traitor Ugolina della Gherardesca, imprisoned with his sons and condemned to starvation, was told by Dante in The Inferno (canto 23). Carpeaux shows the anguished father resisting his sons' offer of their own bodies for his sustenance.

Close up of one of Ugolina's sons

You all remember "Clash of the Titans"??? Yeah, that's right. This is Perseus holding Medusa's head.

Andromeda and the Sea Monster (another "Clash of the Titans" moment)
Amazing stained glass windows

I mean...amazing. The detail was phenomenal.

This room was cool. I forget the artist and stuff, but it's one of those things that are in grade-school textbooks. I guess that's why I thought it was so cool. I saw it in the museum and I was like, "I've totally seen that in school!"


After the museum thing, we went downtown by ground zero. We were suppose to meet up with some people out there at Pier 17. There was a little miscommunication and indecision, but eventually it happened. Here's a picture I took of Brooklyn Bridge from the pier while Jared and I were just sitting there. It was really nice. I think if I lived in this City the pier would become one of my spots to visit regularly.

Well, there you have it. That was my Tuesday night activity.

Stay posted...

So on Sunday I was able to go up with some friends to Connecticut. It was so fun. We rode the train out of Grand Central Sation north to West Port where we got off at the station and drove up to Fairfield and had dinner at this family's house. Details and pics to come (I want to get some pics from Emily and Darien before I go into too much detail).

For now we'll just say that it was very enjoyable.

Goodbye SayBox

So, I know that some of you have all gotten a little attached to the "saybox" over in my sidebar, but tonight I just had to say goodbye. It was a sad parting for sure, but truth is I was just a little annoyed. Some of you may have experienced the "popunder ads" that have come up on your computer after visiting my blog and I do apologize. This was due to said "saybox."

Here is quoted a recent message from Saybot:

All non-subscribed SayBoxes are now supported by popunder ads. Popunders open behind your browser, rather than in front of it. This makes them less intrusive than popups as they do not interfere with your internet browsing.

Blocking the ads, preventing them from displaying as intended, or encouraging others to do so is grounds for account termination and / or a global ban from our service.

It was a nice feature to the good ol' blog, but not so much that I'm willing to pay to have it. And the popunder ads are kind of annoying. I do apologize if they bugged anyone during the few days they were in affect.

Blogs of Cool People Update

I have added yet another "blogs of cool people" link. This is slightly embarrassing but I never added Jared to my sidebar. I am sorry Jared. I hope you forgive me. I swear (even though it's a sin and I shouldn't) that I had added you a long time ago.

If it's any consolation, I have the feed to your blog bookmarked in my browser toolbar so I know whenever you post something new (and it's been that way since the beginning).

My Saturday and such

Well, I'm actually posting this several days later and since Jared allready has a pretty good post about our Saturday with pics that I took, I figure you can just check it out there.
:)
I'm so lazy.

Tonight was Great

So...what did I do tonight you might ask? I...

• met up with a friend visiting over the weekend from Boston where he's interning
• ate pizza
• watched a couple kids play game cube on a gigantic outdoor theater screen for some nintendo finals competition thing
  
• watched part of an indi film that screened at Tribeca
• got rained out
• saw a friend get bit by a drunk guy with a guitar
  
• sat eating while another drunk guy almost got his lights knocked out right next to us
  
• met a cool black dude named...
  
• walked in the rain under an umbrella with a girl
• beatboxed on the subway
• listened to this cool black dude named Marvin flow to the beat Scott was laying out for him as we rode on the subway.
  
• went to the blue note jazz club
• bought a $10 burger and fries
• ate said $10 burger and fries
  
• listened to some sweet jazz (jared describes it as having a "free-formed jazz setting with a rock sensibility and r&b vocals).
• met some of the band members
• saw some things i didn't want to see
  
• got home at 4 am
  

Wu ji (The Promise)

So tonight Becca, Jared and I went to see The Promise. It was good. We saw it at this little dive of a movie theater (which was awesome) that plays all these cool foreign films. Overall, I liked it. It's too bad their special effects budget wasn't bigger because some of the special effects came across as really cheesy and consequently distracted from the story (which was great).

Random Pics take 2

So I finally took a picture of the temple today. Becca and I went to see a movie today after work and the theater was just down the street a couple blocks from the subway stop of the temple so while she was in Barnes and Noble buying a new book to read I walked across the street to take a few pics.

Looking down Broadway. The temple is out of the frame to the left across the street.

Can't remember where exactly this little park is, but I think it's next to the New York City Library. A small group of us got Chipotle earlier this week for dinner and then we ate it in this cozy little park that you see here. I love how these little patches of greenery and trees live like islands in the ocean that is New York business.

Random Pics

So I just realized today that I had a bunch of pictures in my camera that I hadn't put on my computer yet. I figure I would post some tonight. These are from like a week ago. I was walking to a meeting for LDS Communications Professionals in NY and had some time to kill before it started. I stopped and bought some new church shoes (I didn't even bring any out here because I somehow lost my cool one's and the only one's I had to bring were ones from my mission that are totally thrashed). And then I saw these kids skateboarding along this corner in the city. I thought I would take their pictures. Two of them are from Carolina and were just here in NY on vacation with their parents. Their parents were shopping or something at the time.

Additions to the Sidebar

There have been several "blogs of cool people" additions recently (and not so recently) to the sidebar that I should announce. They are as follows:

Do What?

(the blog of a dear friend and former co-worker)



Steno Pool
(the blog of a dear friend and former room mate)




Yo Adrienne
(the blog of a dear friend and former classmate)






Now, I feel as though I must post this disclaimer. The "Blogs of Cool People" sidebar is to direct you to (as it states) the blogs of cool people, not the cool blogs of people. That said, if the blogs of these cool people are not cool...I am sorry, but I deny any and all fault.

However, you would think that coolness would foster coolness so...chances are, there blogs would be cool as the people who write and publish them. If they are not, get on the case of the authors. I'm sure they just need a little encouragement. :)

Coney Island

So, several posts ago I wrote up a summary of what had been going on with me in New York. The past several posts after that have been slightly more in-depth info in regards to the content of that summary. This post is to continue that trend...

On Memorial Day I got to visit Coney Island with some friends. I was actually thinking that I would have to work. I'm glad I didn't have to, but I was totally prepared to and really didn't mind. I had left to St. George for the wedding on Thursday morning and had missed work that Monday because I felt like crap that morning. Haha, basically I worked a half day Tuesday and then Wednesday. Pretty pathetic, but hey...you do what you can right?

When I told my boss bye on Wednesday as I was leaving and reminded her that I wouldn't be back for the rest of the week she looked a little suprised. (I think she had forgotten our conversation about me leaving for the wedding). I felt bad, but not too bad considering I had made sure they knew in advance that I would be gone. They were hoping to pull me in on a project the next day. I needed some way to softening the blow of my absence. I told her that I would be back Sunday and would be able to help out with whatever they needed on Monday, but that I was told no one would be around because of the holiday. Someone said, "we might be."

"Ok," I thought. "If you need me Monday, I'm here." I needed to make up for lost time anyways. I have to have so many hours for my internship credit and I'm really not going to be learning anything unless I'm actually at work working.

You allready know the end of the story: I didn't have to work on Memorial Day. Instead, I went to Coney Island. However, I did have a late start getting out there (had to stop in and make sure they weren't going to call and want me to go work). So, I caught up with a small group of my friends later in the day there.

It was fun. I did the important things:

Ate a hotdog
Walked on the boardwalk
Touched the Atlantic
Saw a freak show (click here to see an illegal picture of the fire chick)

I didn't however:
ride any sort of roller coaster (that's something that everyone else did before I got there, and besides...I'm not that much of a roller coaster type of person. I mean...Silverwood is like right by my house, I've never been, and I'm totally ok with that. If I wanted to ride a wood roller coaster, I'll just go home to do it. No need to do that at Coney Island.)

All and all, it was fun: good times, with good people. Here are some pictures for your enjoyment.
View of the Statue of Liberty from Battery Park

Memorial thing in Battery Park


My Dad = Zimmerman George D. (close)

Coney Island Pics


Not the best pic of me, but it's classic. I'm eating a hot dog on Coney Island.

Cool building off the boardwalk

Same building, but this time I'm in the pic with two girls. :)

The end for now.

Celebrity Deathmatch: Google vs Excel

Google continues to expand, working closer and closer to achieving its ultimate goal of ruling the world. The company introduced a spreadsheet program yesterday that just might rival Microsoft's Excel.

Like many of google's projects, google spreadsheets are a work in progress. But hey, it's a free alternative to using Craposoft's Software. If anyone would like to try it out you best hurry. There are limited invitations to be one of the first to pilot the program. You can sign up to recieve an invitation here:

Google Spreadsheets

Keys to Getting Women

-Wisdom of Ty Hummon

1. Shut Up and Smile
2. Get the "caveman glow"
   i.e. have a manly hobby, something painful, can take a punch, can handle being a little bloody. (This shows that you will defend her, as well as yours and hers home)
   
3. Women are addicted to Romance, Love, Affection, and Intimacy
   
4. Women are addicted to Security, Safety, Stability, and Support
   
5. Must balance the white knight vs. the black knight
   "men they will marry" vs "men they will f***"
   

Las Vegas and old friends

So, during my short trip to St. George I was able to spend a little time in Vegas. In fact, when I first landed there on Thursday (the 25th, day before the wedding) I got picked up by EmmaLee and Bob who were down in Vegas picking up the tuxes for the wedding. They honored a request of mine that we eat lunch at In-N-Out. Oh blessed In-N-Out. It was marvelous. My only regret is that I only went twice during the trip. :)

After lunch, we had some time to kill before one of Bob's friends (another groomsman) flew in, so we drove up to the temple and I showed them around a little bit. I simply love that temple. Gorgeous.

The day after the wedding, I ended up driving back down to Vegas to return the tuxes and to drop one of the groomsman off at the airport so he could catch his flight back home. While I was there I thought...dang, I'm really close to one of my old areas. I should visit a couple people. Well, I dropped in on a couple member families and then as I was driving past the apt complex where I lived in my second area I drove past this one street and thought about one of my old investigators, Ty Hummon.

He had lived right down the street. That was so long ago I thought. He probobly doesn't live there anymore. In fact, I think I remember going by the house once before on a previous return visit to Vegas and no one answering the door. For some reason, I had the impression I should stop by and just see....so I did.

Turns out he doesn't live there anymore, but his old girlfriend was still there and she gave me his cell number. I called him right up as I was driving away from the house. To make a long story short, we met up later that day when I was back in Vegas waiting at the airport.
(see picture below)


It was so great visiting with him. As some of you may attest, I seem to have an ability to make friends fairly easily, but with Ty I find it even more intriguing how little time we spent as friends (a relatively short time during my mission), and how long it's been since we've been in contact (I think over 4 years) and yet...it's like we've been close friends forever and will be for just as long.

Before I close this post I think it appropriate to share with everyone a little bit of wisdom that Ty imparted to me at one point in our conversation. The following is a list of...well, lets see...how should I title this. Ah freak, it deserves it's own post.

EmmaLee and Bob's Wedding

I figure it only appropriate that we start this post with a picture of the bride and groom. It just so happens that this picture also contains Tracy (bridesmaid who caught the bouquet) and myself (groomsman who caught the garter). Hmmm...I wonder????

Little Talia outside of the temple with her princess hair. She's a cutie, even when she has her attitude face on (not seen in this picture).

Two of my favorite kids in the world: Tate (left) and Trey (right). They are EmmaLee's cousins, but it's like having two extra nephews just a couple hours away. Dang I miss my brother's kids.

Tate trying to get the most out of that can of silly string.



All and all it was a great wedding, I mean...what could be better than seeing two of your best friends married for time and all eternity in the temple of God. I'm very blessed to know both EmmaLee and Bob. Amazing people, amazing friends. I'm so glad that they found each other, and that I was able to make it back to Utah for their wedding.

Much Needed Update

I know, I know. I've really slacked of late on the whole updating my blog thing. A lot has happened since last I blogged and I feel as though it all deserves more that just a half @$$#d post or two so I'll do my best. We'll start with a synopsis and if I'm feeling up to it (it's really late) I'll go into greater detail in a separate post.

So....I'm better now. The antibiotics worked great.

Mooney, one of my old roommates, arrived in the Big Apple on the 21st and moved in with me. It's sweet rooming with him again, and he's been having some great experiences at his internship. We get to have story time every night, or morning...depending on when we fall asleep, get up, go to work, get home from work, etc.

Went to St. George last week for EmmaLee and Bob's wedding. It was great. I flew into Las Vegas (ah, Las Vegas). For those of you who don't know, I served my mission in Las Vegas so it has a very special place in my heart. :)

I got back to New York Sunday morning. A couple peeps (including Seth, Chateau, Mooney, and I) went to this ladies house up in Harlem after church and listened to some sweet live jazz.

Went to Coney Island on Memorial Day with some friends. Good experience. There was a possibility that I would of had to go into work that day, but I didn't. (Ah...the things I'll do happily as an unpaid intern.)

Stayed late again (this time with Dallas, another one of the interns).
The short answer: We basically saved the day.
The continuation of the short answer: The powerpoint presentation they had for this pitch/thing on Wednesday morning had all sorts of problems. I say "all sorts" because this is the short answer.

Stayed late on Wednesday night as well (this time with Becca), although not as late. This time we were mounting some pictures to foam core and cutting out stuff (meanial labor, but someone had to do it. Again, it was for a presentation happening the next day).

Today I bought a new pair of church shoes. After work a bunch of us interns met up for this LDS Professionals meeting thing. It was pretty cool. There were other members of the church who work in communications-type fields here in NY there and they talked about stuff. I've been meaning to buy a new pair of church shoes for awhile now, and as I was walking to this meeting
(I was plenty early) I saw a nice store that caught my eye. Went in, tried on some shoes, bought some shoes.

Now, I'm going to go to bed. I'll post pics of the wedding, coney island and stuff this weekend
(I promise).