Jamie and Justin

Manhattan at Sunset

2009-09-15T09:50:00.000-07:00

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Manhattan at Sunset

2009-09-15T09:07:00.000-07:00

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Look what came out of the bathroom.

2009-08-27T17:46:00.000-07:00

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Jamie and Dori at Greydog

2009-08-27T10:41:00.003-07:00

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Our night in the Village

2009-08-27T10:41:00.001-07:00

So Jamie was down at NYU yesterday to be finger printed for the board of education and to meet with one of the heads of her program to talk about her path at NYU as well as opportunities. She called me to come into Manhattan after ward to meet her and Dori for a bite and some drinks. It was nice to catch up with Dori and to listen to the two of them gab about their recent trip to Ireland together for a study abroad theatre program. Jamie then told Dori all about a second program in Brazil that she participated in right after. Fun times.
We met at Bar 13 in the village and shortly decided to go to The Grey Dog café a couple blocks away. We all love the nosh there, and the seasonal beer was pumpkin. Love it! Then we went to Bolmore on the next block. The girls weren't sure about going in on suspicion of me trying to get a pic of them in bowling shoes. With a little coaxing I got them to come in and we had a grand time hanging out in the bowling ally bar, which was more like a very up scale sports lounge. Tre'chic. There was also a full wall display of bowling pins autographed by celebrities. Everyone from Ann Hathaway to Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers fame. How fun.
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Hot

2009-08-18T11:54:00.001-07:00

It is over 90 degrees at long last here in NYC. Feels more like 110 though. It is supposed to be 90 and raining in a couple days. That should be interesting.
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Savage the half she wolf.

2009-08-17T11:15:00.000-07:00

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A real fox I saw on the subway.

2009-08-16T19:19:00.001-07:00

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Test

2009-08-16T19:09:00.000-07:00

Sigh

2009-07-11T20:12:00.000-07:00

Half way through July and there is still rain in NYC
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2009-04-29T15:26:00.001-07:00

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Tri-Boro Bridge from N Train

2009-01-08T16:21:00.001-08:00

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Tri-Boro Bridge from N Train

2009-01-08T15:53:00.001-08:00

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2008-12-31T21:56:00.001-08:00

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2008-12-24T11:00:00.001-08:00

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Happy Thanksgiving!

2008-11-27T07:08:00.001-08:00

Riding with Jamies brother Stephen in his car. We three are going up to Jamies moms house about 170 miles to the north. Gonna have a lot of food and drink today, watch a game or two on the tube, and give thanks for what I have and what I have the chance to earn in the near future.
Best wishes to all our friends and family, and may the comming holiday season find you in good health and good cheer.
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8:20pm in Maryland.

2008-11-14T17:50:00.001-08:00

Jamie and I are in a rental car driving down to Washington D. C. to be at her friend Liza's wedding tomorrow. We are rocking out to Ben Folds and all I can think about is what all this area I am seeing pass by looked like 200 years ago in our nations infancy.
I have a job interview early Tuesday morning. It is a second interview with the company president. This position is to apprentice under the head machinist at MicroMould, up in Yonkers to the north of where I now live. An hour and a half by subway to train to bus and ending in about a one mile hike.
They want to know if I am willing to get a car, cutting my travel time down to around 25 minutes, but incurring a yearly expense of about $2600 more than commuting via public transit.
The position is also long term, meaning that the master machinist I would be apprenticing under would be training me to replace him. He is in his 80's and wants to retire. He is also German and a bit hard to understand.
Micromould would be taking the risk that I may not make a career out of the position.
I am at a point where I need a good career. Yet I never invisioned myself as a machinist in Yonkers. I don't know what the compensation offered to me will be, but a strong offer is going to be hard to ignore.
I am looking at losing my dream of a degree in music. Then again I could never earn any degree while homeless and starving.
It comes down to earning some sort of a degree online. Not in music.
Live in comfort and security and lose my art, or keep my art and slowly diminish into miserable poverty.
I know it sounds melow dramatic but my feelings are valid to me at least.
Well there is always Washington D. C. to look forward to visiting.
Peace from the East
Justin
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Savage

2008-11-04T11:08:00.001-08:00

Her name is Savage. She is husky and wolf. Very sweet and belongs to a guy that lives in the area.
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Whipples New Girlfriend.

2008-11-04T11:03:00.001-08:00

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To walk or not to walk

2008-10-29T07:24:00.001-07:00

Jamie and I just could not decide if we should cross the street.
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Strange signs in NYC

2008-10-29T07:23:00.000-07:00

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NYC Update

2008-09-14T11:49:00.001-07:00

Hi, sorry its been a while since the last posting. Last night Jamie acted in a 24hour event at NYU. Six play writes, six directors, 18 actors, and a stage manager had one day to write, cast, reherse, and perform six one act plays. Jamie was wonderful, playing a woman that didn't want to plan her wedding with her fiance. Sort of a case of art imitating life haha. She had the audience laughing and cheering at points. There wasn't an empty seat in the house. I had to stand in the back.
After the plays we walked around with her director, and her plays writer looking for The Apple Bar for the after party. Turns out the place was about half a block from the theater, but we spent about 45 minutes walking in circles trying to find it.
Adventures!
I was quite miserable, having been sick with flu for three days and having not had a thing to eat in the last two days. But I would not have missed it for the world, and I would do it all again.
Miss you SD.
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Whipple n' Bandit in NY.

2008-09-05T14:17:00.001-07:00

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Chillaxin' at Grandmas house.

2008-08-26T18:08:00.001-07:00

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Apparently Whipple didn't think much of the place.

2008-08-26T14:40:00.001-07:00

The Grotto at Notre Dame, very cool!

2008-08-26T14:38:00.001-07:00

The Golden Dome...the guy in the blue shirt on the cell phone would not move.

2008-08-26T14:37:00.000-07:00

Justin and Whipple by the statue of Notre Dames founder Fr. Sorin

2008-08-26T14:35:00.000-07:00

Jamies old dorm building at Notre Dame

2008-08-26T14:34:00.001-07:00

Notre Dame, Indiana

2008-08-26T14:31:00.001-07:00

Here are some photos we took from our walk through the Notre Dame campus.

You can see Nicole's house from the mountain top... its next to the red one.

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Looking down from the top

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We are about 1200 feet over the Colorado River here

2008-08-26T14:27:00.000-07:00

The Cheetoh reminded Jamie of something else though...

2008-08-26T14:26:00.001-07:00

This is a stalagmite named The Cheetoh

2008-08-26T14:25:00.001-07:00

This stuff is called Cave Bacon ...and looks just like it!

2008-08-26T14:23:00.001-07:00

Update to our time in Colorado

2008-08-26T14:22:00.001-07:00

Now that we are setteled in here in New York and have had a couple of days of rest I wanted to post some more photos from the trip that we had stored in the camera. These are all from Glenwood Springs Colorado. One of the local attractions was the Fairy Caves inside Iron Mountain. There was a 15 minute cable car ride up the mountain and about a 45 minute tour through the caves. It was breathtaking!!

This was the 15-minute cable car ride to get up Iron Mountain in Colorado

2008-08-26T14:15:00.000-07:00

I found a real acorn! Neat!

2008-08-26T13:04:00.001-07:00

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New York

2008-08-23T20:12:00.001-07:00

We arrived at 9:45pm at Pattys place (Jamies wonderful mom). We are 170 miles north of Manhattan and will be here for the next few days untill our belongings get to Ny and are ready for delivery to our place in Queens.
It is so good to be off of the road. Whipple and Bandit are in good spirits and we are all ready for a day or two of rest.
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Notre Dame part 2

2008-08-22T17:21:00.001-07:00

When we were done with the bank we took a walk through the ND campus with Whipple. Jamie showed me the highlights of campus as well as her old dorm building, the golden dome, the basilica, the grotto, and the book store where she got a mug and a key chain.
Whipple left his own personal mark on the campus here and there. I guess he must be a fan of USC. (Just kidding Jamie).
I will post some photos later on.
Currently it is 8:15pm and Jamies turn to drive. We are a third of the way through Ohio headed for Pittsburgh Pa and it's time for me to rest my eyes.
Miss you all.
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Notre Dame

2008-08-22T12:23:00.001-07:00

We are stopped here at ND so Jamie can pull a cashiers check out of her credit union. I am outside with the animals while she is inside. Not far from me is the University of Notre Dame marching band on a field, marching and trying out the freshmen. Fun fun.
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Indianapolis

2008-08-22T09:01:00.001-07:00

We stayed the night with Jamies college friends Tiffany and Ben who live in Indianapolis. They made us spinach lasagna then took us out for drinks on the town. On the street in down town were these two mailbox sized bins that read: 'Truth' and 'Lies'. I guess anyone can just write a note and choose a bin to drop it into.
Ben works for a company called Festool, a high end power tool manufacturer. He and I had a good time 'talking shop'. (Don't worrie JR...you're still my main man).
More to come later.
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Truth and Lies in Indianapolis

2008-08-22T08:52:00.001-07:00

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Jamie 'n Tiffany in Indianapolis

2008-08-21T19:57:00.001-07:00

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Jamie the co-pilot

2008-08-21T18:06:00.000-07:00

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Whipple 'Are we there yet?'

2008-08-21T18:05:00.000-07:00

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2008-08-21T18:04:00.000-07:00

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How Bandit Rolls

2008-08-21T18:03:00.000-07:00

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2008-08-21T18:02:00.001-07:00

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Laura and I getting ready for a holdup.jpg

2008-08-21T18:02:00.000-07:00

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BanditJustin

2008-08-21T18:01:00.000-07:00

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Indiana (the kitten) in Iowa

2008-08-21T17:22:00.000-07:00

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Whipple in car , Indiana by the tire

2008-08-21T17:15:00.001-07:00

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endless Iowa corn

2008-08-21T17:04:00.001-07:00

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Jenny'sHouse

2008-08-21T16:55:00.001-07:00

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Thursday...

2008-08-21T16:40:00.001-07:00

Drove from Iowa through Illinois and into Indiana where we are staying with Tiffany, Jamies friend from college. The countryside is so green and lush out here. Good amounts of rain too for it being Summer.
Speaking of 'Indiana', that is the name of Jennys kitten. We stayed with Jenny last night. She is a friend from SD that moved out to Iowa last year. I will post some shots of her place and her kitten.
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Nebraska

2008-08-20T17:49:00.001-07:00

Someone decided to throw flatlands, cows, corn fields, and truckers into a blender...pour it all out just to the northeast of Colorado and call it Nebraska. Wow look, another cow. Oh another corn. And another. Oh a truck. .....................
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2008-08-20T12:30:00.001-07:00

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Where'd the mtn's. Go!!!

2008-08-20T12:18:00.001-07:00

We just passed thru Denver and now everything's flat.
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Colorado.jpg

2008-08-19T18:56:00.001-07:00

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2008-08-19T18:13:00.001-07:00

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Huzah!

2008-08-18T18:19:00.001-07:00

6:10pm and we just hit Colorado!
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Utah

2008-08-18T16:55:00.001-07:00

On the road thru Utah we hit the heaviest rain I have ever seen. Jamie and I out ran that storm in no time and now are under clear blue skies. It is so amazingly beautiful here! I think we are still a good couple hours from my cousin Nicoles house in Glenwood Springs CO. Gonna spend 2 nights with her to give both us and our poor pets a much needed break and rest. Miss you already San Diego, but I feel really good about the future in NY. Will try and post some pics from the road soon.
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First stop-Vegas

2008-08-18T10:09:00.001-07:00

80mph got us to Vegas in almost enough time to see MamaMia! From the start. But we only missed the prologue so it wasn't so bad. The show itself was great and after we had a bite with Moriah (the star and our good friend). It was cute to see all the people wanting her autograph, or a picture with her.
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