A (Red) River Runs Through It

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Imagine walking through the turnstile and then see this stream of viscous red liquid running from just to the right of your foot all the way to the edge of the platform. Even in a Disneyfied New York City, the first thought that pops into your head has to be “this is blood,” right? It certainly looked burnt red and seemed thickish enough (thicker than water, thinner than syrup) that blood wasn’t entirely a bad guess. Thankfully (or sadly, depending on what you think is cool), after tracing it back to the source, it was just a spilled cup of some rather thick fruit juice. Oh, what could have been…

This photo was taken on December 4, 2010.

A (Red) River Runs Through It

Syracuse Fans Cheer On Their Team at Jimmy V Classic

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Last night was the annual Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden, an event I attend with my friend Rachael just about every year since we’ve been friends. This time, for the first time in a long time, we actually stayed the entire time for both games. A good thing since the game I really wanted to see was Syracuse-Michigan State in the nightcap. It was back and forth for about, oh, the first four minutes, 35 seconds but after taking an 11-10 lead at 15:25 mark in the first half, Syracuse would never trail again. Sure, the Spartans would close to within two, 48-46 at the 13:16 mark in the second half but they would never get closer as the Orange then went on a 24-12 run to end the game. I took this photo at the 13:04 mark, one second after Rick Jackson made a dunk on a play he started by making a steal at the other end.

This photo was taken on December 7, 2010.

Syracuse Fans Cheer On Their Team at Jimmy V Classic

Macy’s 2008 Holiday Windows – “Believe”

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These were posted on a previous blog of mine – don’t remember which one because I’ve gone through quite a few in the past two to three years – but I figured it’s worth reposting, especially as it really is ’tis the season. The Macy’s 2008 holiday windows theme was “Believe” which I think is still the theme, even in 2010. I could be wrong. I haven’t seen this year’s windows yet but I’m hoping to check those out soon.

For a better description of 2008’s theme, I’ll let designer Paul Olszewski explain:

I wanted to take all the simple things that surround us during the holidays and make you believe that so much more goes into them, so much magic goes into them, than meets the eye.

These photos were taken on December 18, 2008.

Saks Fifth Avenue Holiday Light Show

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I’m gonna make a preemptive apology here – it’s about to get all Christmasy on this here blog. There’s a lot of fun stuff to take photos in this city during the holiday season and I’m gonna try to capture as much of it as possible. So first up is Saks Fifth Avenue’s annual projected light show on their building facade. This year, there’s translucent white snowflakes and bubbles while “the visual effects include snow gathering on ledges, bubbles emerging from windows, and the building exterior appearing to freeze over.” I got a few photos but I think it’s better explained with a video, no?

These photos and video were taken on December 2, 2010.

The View From My Brother’s Apartment

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After a very filling Thanksgiving meal and the subsequent cleanup, it was nice to take some time to just sit down and relax. After all, we’d been running around my brother’s apartment, prepping, cooking, and, yes, eating for the past five hours. All I wanted to do was watch the end of the Saints-Cowboys game and to stare vacantly out the window as the Cowboys blew a late lead on a stupid fumble, making it that much harder for the Giants to get a wild-card bid. Ah, well, at least there’s this view of the 59th Street Bridge in one direction and the Citi building in another.

These photos were taken on November 25, 2010.

Time Warner Center’s “Holiday Under the Stars”

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‘Tis the season to be jolly, no? I found myself spending way more time inside the Time Warner Center this past weekend than I ever have or thought I ever would. I was in there for at least three hours on Saturday and it’s not like I was even eating at Per Se!!! Being there after the sun set did afford me at least one treat – I got to watch their Holiday Under the Stars light and music show. Above are some photos of the snowflakes in different colors and below is a quick 30-second clip of the snowflakes changing colors, while “Deck the Halls” plays in the background.

These photos and video were taken on November 27, 2010.

30 Rock

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After taking a few shots of the Parmelee family in front of the as-yet unlit Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center, I tried to get a full shot of 30 Rockefeller Plaza with the tree in the foreground. Yeah, I didn’t get the entire building but it’s still a nice shot, especially with the lights reflecting off the building and the still-blue sky.

Next time, I’ll try this shot while standing at the entrance to the plaza on Fifth Avenue.

This photo was taken on November 27, 2010.

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Thanksgiving Dinner

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For the first time in my entire life, my family did a home-cooked Thanksgiving dinner that didn’t take place at home. This year, we had our feast at my brother’s apartment in LIC, which makes sense since he ends up doing the brunt of the cooking anyway. And it’s definitely a win for me since his apartment is a much shorter trip from Astoria than it is all the way to the southern part of Brooklyn. The feast is what’s become the usual fare for us at Thanksgiving – turkey, cornbread dressing with mushrooms and andouille sausage, brussel sprouts, mashed potatoes (truffle oil instead of roasted garlic this year), ham, kale, and cranberry sauce. Even as I type this out, I’m still working on finishing the leftovers!

These photos were taken on November 25, 2010.