Angry thunderstorms headed to New York today. I’d planned to go out to Roosevelt Island this afternoon and see what all that was about, cuz I’ve been hearing how gorgeous it is and I’ve always seen it just sitting there, full of history, and never really known much about it. I’ve heard rumors that they used to breed hogs on the island way back in the day and so to this day they don’t allow dogs there b/c the scent is embedded into the ground or something. They used to call it Welfare Island and it was a jail and asylum and quarentine area, that’s just fascinating to me. Parts of it are still off-limits, but people live here anyway. I just have this idea in my head that it’s all underdeveloped and there’s no heat or plumbing or DSL connection anywhere. I was @ The Beekman Towers the other day on the east side and the view overlooking the island was amazing. But alas, no travelling today. It’s kind of perfect, actually. I have lots of stuff around here to do, like put away the 50lbs of laundry I did the other day before it mixes with my dirty laundry and I can no longer tell which is which. Garden State comes out today too, and the trailer has been luring me in for a long time.

So work has been going really well. I was worried about things feeling off when I came back from surgery but it’s actually been great, just jumped right back into the chaos. But it’s a lucrative chaos so I’m not complaining. The folks @ that posh gift/fragrnance shop Asprey invited me to some Concierge program they’re launching. It’s a breakfast, I’d have to get up @ 8:30a on my day off to go… but I’ll so be there. It’s a luxury gift company! Hello, giftbags. A guest actually gave me a gift bag from Illume last night and now my apartment smells a Starbucks @ 6am. Actually, in my next few days I get to go to quite a few fun spots! Most notably there, there, there, there, and there for free meals and VIP treatment — anybody wanna come?

I may go up to The Cloisters later and stand at the edge of the cliffs during the downpour, cuz I’m just sort aching for a Shawshank Redemption moment.

Sing it, Jamie.