Building envy

I’ve been watching the development of the Mather Studios Loft Condominiums, drooling over the marble slabs and granite. Unit 701 is available… a lovely 2 bedrooms/2 bathrooms apartment boasting 1430 sq ft. of space AND one shared tandem parking space. All this for the low, low price of $639,900 (and an estimated condo fee of $371.83).

WHO can afford this? And this is the neighborhood I’m looking at to purchase property in someday…. well… in two or three or twenty years.

Digits

10 Novels on my nightstand that need reading.

9 Days until my friends fly down to DC to party with me over the long holiday weekend.

8 Bottles of water in my fridge.

7 Is usually my lucky number.

6 Days to spend exploring Seattle! Woohoooooooo!!!!

5 Events and speakers I’m promoting for work.

4 The time I woke up this morning. (GROAN)

3 Loads of laundry I need to do before I fly out.

2 Spanish classes I’m signing up for next semester.

1 Day til my BirTHdaY!

What numbers hold meaning for you? Who’s got travel plans? Is anyone else washing laundry tonight?

Mondialisation

When was the last time you “got away from it all?”

In the age of cellular camera phones, instant messaging, portable email, wireless laptops and 24/7 cable and tv programming, it’s virtually impossible to disconnect.

Work managed to track me down three times on my last two vacations.


Do you bring gadgets with you on your time off?

Do you feel anxious without your cellphone/pager/ or PDA?

Or perhaps you fall into that lucky category – the people who don’t think twice about turning the gadgets off and not tuning into tv or a newspaper for weeks at a time?

What do you do when you disconnect? And do you think things will stay about the same or get worse as technology gets smaller and more portable?

Seattle

At the end of the week I’ll be traveling to Seattle for business … and pleasure. I’ll be there October 4 – 9. Does anyone have any recommendations of cool, non-touristy things I should check out?

Predictions
In one week we’ll all know the results of the California Recall.
Which candidate do you think will be Governor of California?

Swamped at work

I’m making a junkfood run in about 15 minutes. I desperately need caffeine and sugar.

Work has been busy – fun, but extremely hectic. So I apologize for the sporadic posting.

And I’ve been feeling tired – All. The. Time. It’s really starting to bug me.

Hope you’re all well and I’ll try to post something more enlightening a bit later.

Alternative perspectives

I caught the COOLEST exhibit at the Corcoran Gallery of Art this weekend. Seward Johnson, the master of outdoor sculpture, recreated scenes portrayed in Impressionist paintings. I strolled into Renoir’s Boating Party (and later that day visited the original at the Phillips Collection just for kicks), Van Gogh’s Bedroom, and, by far the most elaborate, Edouard Manet’s Olympia.

I walked away with a renewed sense of appreciation for the arts and humanities. I saw with new eyes, in awe of Johnson’s creativity.

Have you experienced anything new lately? Seen something from a different perspective or with “new eyes”? Perhaps it was a book or film or exhibit.

If you’re in the DC area, do not miss this exhibit!

K Street

Has anyone watched K Street on HBO? What do you think? Critics have been blown away so far. Do you agree?