As mentioned in the post below, I'm doing some blog-tidying, making these lists into posts. Completed both these tasks quite a while ago!
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
#78. List of restaurants
Status: Complete
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Le footing
I just went jogging or, as the french call it, "le footing". What I did may have been closer to footing than jogging as there was little pace involved. I call it a jog, because it justifies the jogging shoes and baseball cap, which in turn legitimise hanging about on the path by the beach, but really it's a mixture of 6 parts walking, 1 part shuffling (a proprietary, very slow, version of jogging). I've reconciled myself to the fact that I will probably never be a runner (I swim about as fast as I run - I think I need to be immersed in water to function properly, kind of like a chamois).
I took my camera today, partly to make sure I got a good photo for my Project365, and partly so I could make an annotated mymap on googlemaps, a toy I wanted to play with. It really is a stunning walk: from Coogee Beach to Bondi Beach, taking in 3 other beaches and 3 bays along the way. It's roughly 4.2m or 6.5km. And here is my masterpiece, with water bubblers and fav exercise point marked. I was hoping to have photos, but have been restricted to links - google and flickr don't seem to be getting along for now...
In the pictures, you can see what a stunning day it is. For the last week I've been pining for New York: I have to be here to beat my builders into action if I have any hopes of achieving #58 ("The demolisher-machine-thingy is tied up on another job until... forever..."). But Sydney put on a great show today and renewed my faith in its charms. The Brooklyn Bridge is fun to jog across, but this... this is special.
My "footing" even fits in with goal #48 - another beautiful track not far from home, that I hope to one day run non-stop.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
#3 (new). Tripadvisor reviews
Status: Complete
As an avid traveller, I'd used Tripadvisor occasionally to help choose hotels. Often, when I was then in a hotel, I'd say - I wish I'd know "this" or "that" about this place. And sometimes, I just really loved a place and wanted to help more people discover it. So I decided to start posting reviews and have now completed the target 5. I believe they can all be seen on my member page. In the end I picked the places I've visited recently and where I've had a particularly amazing time. Think I'll keep posting reviews and maybe include some of the ones I was less delighted with as well. It gave me the chance to show off a few photos, like this one of a gourmet picnic with a view, at Spicers Peak in Queensland.
Overall, it's been a good writing exercise and something else that gives me an excuse to look busy on my pretty macbook while lounging in bookshop cafes...
Friday, April 17, 2009
Back in the Southern Hemisphere
After a month of New York fun, I'm ensconced back in sunny Sydney for a few weeks. I'm planning another post shortly summing up the sights and sounds of my month's explorations, favourites and duds.
For now - an overdue update on some of the tasks in progress:
Kiva: loan #2 made to Asi, a food seller in Ghana
Tripadvisor: review #3 posted, on the stylish Hotel Sezz in Paris
Flowers: fresh flowers #6
Galleries: had a great 2nd visit to the MoMA and a somewhat disappointing visit to the New Museum - we had to go, it was 3 blocks from the apartment, but it's just a little toooo modern for my tastes - the view from the top floor across Downtown was great though
Books: finished The Boat - for someone who doesn't enjoy short stories, I liked it - enjoyed at least half of them
A bientot.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Progress update
A few milestones to report today:
- Made my first Kiva loan to Neema, who will be using my $25 to grow her business in Tanzania.
- Completed my first full month (March) of Project365 and made a mosaic of the month to celebrate:
- Trying to get my head around spending $500 on Spanish learning software.
- Reached 10,000 grains of rice and enjoyed the congratulations message.
A la prochaine...
#52 (new). Post 101 Comments
Status: In Progress
This post will track my comments on other blogs/flickr photos - I'm starting to get a better idea of how this whole blogosphere works!No points for originality of tracking method (or task...) - thanks to 101 of a Wolf for the inspiration
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 - flickr post-its / 5 - budding micro-lender / 6 - libraries/ 7 - gratitude and books / 8 - 365 green march /9 - fellow 101er / 10 - simple things
16 - that one I've almost forgotten on extranjera's blog (wow - i'm terrible at this!)
17 - Irish
18 - soft box
19 - Lils Wild Swans
20 - Travel tips
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
#71(new). Gallery visits
Had a fabulous afternoon at the MoMA today. Am now a member of both the MoMA and the Met, which should help with achieving the gallery visits. Between the visits and the painting ID on freerice, I should pick up a little art knowledge. Think I'll allow myself a one-week backdate to include my two visits to the Met last week.
1 - Met - 24 Mar 09 - Degas...
2 - Met - 27 Mar 09 - Van Gogh, Degas...
3 - MoMA - 1 Apr 09 - Waterlillies
4 - Guggenheim - 6 Apr 09
5 - New Museum - 11 Apr - a little toooo modern for my tastes
6 - MoMA - 13 Apr - showing off my 'local' knowledge, and shopping at the design store
7 - Art Gallery of NSW - 23 Apr - checked out the annual Archibald Prize portrait competition and voted for the "People's Choice" award.
8 - Gallery on Crown - Friday night art showing - bit dark...
9 - Frick Collection - great little museum on the Upper East Side. A Monet, a Degas, a few Constables, a few Turners, some Whistlers.
10 - Met - 9 Jul 09 - Young Members Party
11 - MoMA - No waterlillies! But cool installation.
12 - Tenement Museum - Great local museum. Now members - will be back.
13 - American Museum of Natural History - too many under-8s, but some cool exhibits
14 - Museum of the City of New York - 14 Aug 09 - was excited to see the Mannahatta/Manhattan exhibit, but it was a little disappointing
15 - MoMA - 8 Oct 09 - waterlillies are are back, with 5 friends - aahh...
16 - The Cloisters, branch of the Met - 7 Nov - beautiful in fall...
17 - MoMA - Tim Burton exhibition
18 - The Met - Private Ringo Starr/Ben Harper concert in the auditorium - amazing. And the Impressionists and New American Wing after
19 - Newseum, DC - fabulous museum
20 - National Portrait Gallery, DC - Presidents from start to today - fantastic
21 - Lincoln Memorial
22 - Jefferson Memorial
23 - NGV main Branch
24 - NGV - Ian Potter Centre
25 - Chelsea Gallery #1 with Dad
26 - Chelsea Gallery #2 with Dad
27 - Rivington
28 - Half
29 - Marble House
30 - Rosecliff
31 - The Elms
32 - The Breakers
33 - Library of Congress
34 - Capitol Building and Senate
35 - Smithsonian Air and Space Museum
36 - National Gallery of Art - East
37 - National Botanic Garden Conservatory
38 - National Gallery of Art - West
39 - Natural History Museum
40 - Sculpture Garden
41 - Arlington Cemetery
42 - East Sydney Doctors Gallery
Other cultural outings:
1 - The Nutcracker
2 - Opera Dress Rehearsal
3 - Dorian Gray
4 - Brooklyn Fare (?)
5 - Wicked
6 - Hair
7 - Billy Elliot
8 - Open Top Tour - Santiago
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