New York in a nutshell

Basically a cliff notes version of the two weeks spent in New York.










































Jon bombing the Williamsburg bridge - living on Pies N' Thighs - a Sondre Lerche show in a tiny bar - Sending Jon photos of good gift ideas for me ;) - Nails NYC style (everyone in the salon thought this design was "crazy"? When i got home Cindy asked "what's this? Boring!") - Getting a last minute job on my own for a photo shoot on the roof of the Maritime hotel - visiting Coney Island which was made up of riding the cyclone (scary!) and attending the Freak Show - eating at Katz Deli where I kept thinking this looks an awful lot like the deli scene in 'When Harry Met Sally' and then Jon pointing out that I was actually sitting at the table that the scene took place in and I seriously had no idea! - visiting the Guggenheim - trying to eat as much Mister Softee as possible - Shopping at Patricia Field - Meeting up with old friends - making new friends - going to a Paul Mooney comedy show (Rachel and I were almost falling asleep by the end thanks to one too many drinks) - eating every meal llike it was my first... and last piggy style - watching Jon Skate - ending the trip with a party on Dobbin Lane on the 4th and fireworks on our roof. I had an amazing time and cannot wait to visit NYC again. Too much fun!

Mister Minit

After I arrived at Narita international and I was walking through the airport one shoe was making more of a click than the other. I finally checked it and out and the heel tip was missing. This was the only pair of comfortable "walking" shoes I brought with me on the trip so I needed it repaired fast! As soon as we reached the Cerulean Towers while Jon was checking in I headed straight to the concierge and explained what the problem was. She grabbed a map and wrote down the closest shoe repair. I asked if she could write in Japanese what was wrong (like the repair person wouldn't be able to figure it out?) as well as that I needed this done right away! She drew a photo of the shoe and circled the heel and then wrote "Mister Minit" in bold letters. That right there should have tipped me off however I can be pretty dense some times. Anyway the next morning we were to meet everyone in the lobby at 11 so we woke up early ( I was up from the jet lag) and we headed down to the shopping center in search of Mister Minit. It was a quick walk and we found them super easily. I walk up to the counter right away the gentleman asks me to sit down in one of the many chairs, hands me a pair of slippers with embroidered Mister Minit on them and right away goes to work on them. Less than 15 "minits" and $9 later my shoes were as good as new and ready to pound the pavement. I SO wish there was something like this in LA! I thought it was going to take forever and cost an insane amount!

Thank you so much Mister Minit!! I want to say I hope to see you again but I hope my poor shoes all stay in good shape so I won't have to!