NYC Trip Recap

I have had 2 dreams now about going back to visit NYC so apparently my subconscious wants me to write about the trip a few weeks ago.

We did a heck of a lot of walking around, including going to see the Museum of Cartoon and Comic Art. There were a few artists in particular that I really liked but had not heard of, and I jotted down their info. (Need to remember to look them up later and see what I can find.)

Also I managed to do a tiny amount of sketching during one sitting break, which was pretty awesome. I have had a hard time getting myself to sit and draw for... well much longer than I care to say.

We also went to see Avenue Q, although crazybone had been to see it one before (in Boston?). I was familiar with the plot and music, but I was glad to have the chance to see it live.

rosefox and sinboy were amazing hosts, and the kitties were surprisingly social. There was much tasty food (including soup dumplings!) and all of the advice about how best to wander was really appreciated.

There were lots of things we didn't get to see, as we didn't feel the need to rush around and try to cram too much into one visit. Mostly we saw stuff in Manhattan, so there is lots of things we didn't even get anywhere near. All the more reason to go again at some point. I know among other things, I would love to get to see regyt's hive someday when she has it up and running, if she were willing.

I was tired when I got home, but in a pleasantly fulfilled way. All and all, it was a really fun trip. I am so glad that crazybone threw out the idea of going and doing this. I would not have done it on my own, and I had a lot of fun. The only (minor) downside was that I missed cintyber and salvbard a lot while I was there, often thinking of things I would have liked to point out or ask questions about, but that just makes me want to do a bit of travel/vacation with them this year if possible (may not be, and likely not to that location).

Ravelry on April 1st

Ok, yes this is late, but I have been busy with salvbard getting ready to go to China. (He left this morning for just under 2 weeks.)

So of all the reasons I love Ravelry, one of the biggest is Casey (co-founder and codemonkey)'s playfulness. Seriously, April 1st is always fun. This year, as per tradition (at least since it has been around) everyone's icons (ravatars) got silly hats. Mine was a penguin! I don't remember what I had last year, but it was different. Hey ravelers, what sorts of hats did you have this year?

I didn't find any bugs crawling on the screen, but I did make a point a pressing the red button at the bottom of each page. All I got was flying kittens, despite my hope to find some of the screaming bunnies other people found. I also did not notice anyone's ravatar replaced by a sheep, but that may have simply been due to the fact that I am occasionally unobservant of such things.