Good Ole' 1997

The beginning of the hey day for Dot Com companies, the internet, information super highway, the Webby's, graphic design, MacAddict Magazine, and a seemingly promising future. That's what I think of 1997. Me and Audrey went down to IKEA this weekend, yes again. I found this mug, it was so awesome. It reminded me of everything the Dot Com era was made of. I now call it my Internet mug or 1997. Here it is.



Makes me think of when I was in middle school teaching myself Photoshop, reading MacAddict magazine, going to the computer lab at lunch, wanting to become a graphic designer, web companies, and signing bonuses, hehe. Those where the days. I was dying to have Close Combat the game, I was playing Tie Fighter (one of the best games ever mind you), and Lucas Arts adventure games.

Was talking with Jon and he sent me a link to an old Outpost.com commercial. Oh my gosh they were some of the best. High watermark for Dot Com commercials if there ever were. Here are some.



Ravenous Wolves genius.



"Ohh, so close. Fire."

In a slightly more contemporary twist let's turn our attention to Jamie Foxx. I saw this up in the Nassau Station on the G Line. Nothing sums it up quite like this picture.



I'm sorry so amazingly funny, not to mention this one that gets honorable mention.



It took me forever to remember his name.

School starts again tomorrow. Last year. Rather scary. That's why I'm up writing this post cause I can't sleep, big surprise. I always get like this at the beginning of the semester. Anyways before I head off, let's return to IKEA.



All I gotta say is this. "But life is one big question when your staring at the clock. And the answer's always waiting at the IKEA, 40 ounces to freedom. So I take that walk...A 40oz to freedom is the only chance I have to feel good even though I feel bad. And I know that..."

Sutton Street

I have talked at all about where I now reside nor about the trip from California to New York. Well there hasn't been time, it's been a maddening pace from leaving to arriving and then setting up base camp so to speak. There's a lot of pictures and videos to wade through from the trip so all the stories from that will come later. However, for right now I will talk about where I now call home. 43 Sutton Street in Greenpoint Brooklyn, 1st floor. It's pretty roomy. High ceilings, long entrance hallway, air shaft, large kitchen/living room, 2 bedrooms, one larger than the other. The building I'm not sure if it's a true pre-war building or not but the look of it is remniscent if not being the actual thing. Now descriptions are all well and good but, how about some pics, hey?


This is our building. The neighborhood is really nice and quiet. Mostly Polish neighborhood. Five bucks will get you a plate of perogies, bloody awesome.


Here's one part of the Kitchen.


All the appliances are new by the way.


This is aft of the kitchen area.


Part of the hallway obscured by the bathroom door. I swear the bathroom reminds me of closet door, it's like stealth bathroom. Small, but nice.


The air shaft from the smaller of the bedrooms.


Same bedroom.


Here's the connection from one bedroom to the other.


The larger bedroom that looks onto the street.


Got a ceiling fan on the far end of that room.


And of course the decorative fireplace.

To think this was the first and last apartment we looked at. However, of course we had to hit up the IKEA to get some furniture and such for this new place. So, here's the kitchen table.



This pic though was a random site in the IKEA. Someone other than myself apparently has a sense of humor. Hiel!


The kitchen populated and some dinner being cooked up.


Still don't have a couch or anything like that. I've got my desk situated now and I know have access to the interweb as you can tell. It's starting to become more comfortable. However, still unpacking not done yet. But chipping away at it little by little. Anyways, I figure I'd let you all see where I be now. Laters for now.