12-21-2005 6:06 pm

I DIDN’T HAVE TO GO TO WORK TODAY, BUT I DID HAVE TO GO INTO THE CITY. THE FINAL STOP AT THE MAILBOX BEFORE GOING UP TO NEW HAMPSHIRE. WE DECIDED WE’D TRY TO SAVE SOME TIME FOR SOMEONE ELSE, AND VENTURED UP 3RD AVE TO GO TO BLOOMINGDALE’S. PROBABLY NOT THE SMARTEST IDEA… WE WERE DRIVING. TRAFFIC WAS AWFUL, BUT, I THINK IT WAS MORE ANNOYING HEARING ALL THE PEOPLE HONKING LIKE CRAZY PEOPLE. I’M STILL MISSING ONE GIFT… NO ONE KNOWS WHERE IT IS. AND I’M STILL WAITING FOR A CALL BACK FROM USPS REGARDING A LOCATION-UNKNOWN PACKAGE. FUN TIMES THESE HOLIDAYS.

12-20-2005 11:33 am

METHOD OF ARRIVING AT WORK TODAY. WALK TO CAR. DRIVE CAR TO LONG ISLAND CITY IN QUEENS. TAKE WATER TAXI FROM HUNTERS POINT TO 34TH STREET. WALK FROM 34TH STREET ON THE EAST RIVER TO 54TH STREET AND 10TH AVENUE. TOTAL TIME DOOR TO DOOR, JUST ABOUT 2 HOURS. WALKED JUST ABOUT 2.5 MILES. NOT TOO BAD, AND RELATIVELY PAINLESS. WASN’T EVEN TOO COLD.