very simple

These are actually leftover Chanukah candles – I buy a box every year with the best of intentions to make it through all eight nights, and then, inevitably, I get stuck at work or simply fall down on the job. Of course, they give you EXACTLY the amount of candles you need for the eight nights, so you still need to go out the next year and buy another box.

Purse hook. And another circle.

I’m sure I posted another photo of this for an earlier 365 project, but hey, I’m not proud. I’m also trying to not be a hoarder, so my tchochke supply is not unlimited. One of the many random classic cameras I’ve found over the years. The last time I attempted to use it (in college) it actually worked, but it’s become substantially harder to find film for such antiquities in the years since the advent of digital. So it just sits on a shelf looking cute.

The girl sitting next to me at the cafe this morning was very diligently creating her own note cards, so I asked if I could take a picture. We ended up getting into a whole discussion of 365 projects and what she was doing as well, in terms of trying to be creative.

Then, as a bonus, as I was getting up to leave, she handed me a card of my own (with a lovely note inside)! Totally made my day.

One of the newer buildings that has gone up in recent years. I like the sign.

Some new folks bought the apartment across the hall from me. I haven’t actually gotten to meet them yet, but strangely, they seem friendly already.

(I do think it’s a little odd to stick this on the outside of your front door in an otherwise boring, staid, pre-war condo, but it brightens up the place considerably so, hola!)

For some reason (probably because they’re short trains) they only do this on the shuttle between Grand Central and Times Square – they wrap the entire train in an advertisement for something. usually it’s some sort of product like the Microsoft Surface tablet or Tropicana Orange Juice, but today we got an advertisement to entice us to go golfing in scottsdale, arizona. It wasn’t particularly tempting, but if these seats had actually been tufted, rather than just the disappointing image of tufting, I might have been intrigued.

Wandered around the upper west side greenmarket today with my parents. I didn’t buy anything, but I did take a picture of this really odd-looking mushroom so that’s…something.

pretty tin of lip balm. almost impossible to open. I’ve also noticed a distinct theme running through photos so far of circular objects. Now that I’ve noticed it, the question is whether I will trend towards the theme or start trying to avoid it. Only time will tell.

I did actually take this yesterday. I just forgot to post it!

Close-up of an actually tiny fan in my apartment.