Green….house
If you’ve passed by the MoMa you may have noticed some construction work going on with the high stacking of the boxes and the wood. Theyre actually building some eco friendly homes. With the boxes stacking about 5 floors high, its questionable as to whether they would let anyone inside.
[ eco house ]
bad news…you get a day off.
After the stock falling 4.3% yesterday, and the billions of writedowns, the layers of lay-offs, UBS gives employees a…day off!
Which sounds about as good as a wolf giving away a free trip to mehico. Great news, but you know at some point it will claw your eyes out and drag your carcas into a cave to its young’in. . .
why dont they just say unlimited days off to everyone theyre laying off. it might bode better.
Tipping….is not just a city in China
So after doing a fair share of travels around, I realize that tipping does indeed change from place to place. As confusing as it is, it’s probably a good
Going to Japan I sat at a table for a good 20 minutes deciding whether or not to tip on a meal. Yes 20 minutes. They told me no tip required but its a strange feeling to walk away without tipping. damn the US for training us to tip for everything (Japan actually does not require tip and would consider it a show of being flashy with your money).
Going to China, Tipping is in fact actually only a city as tipping is pretty much optional (not a sign of being a showoff but not required). The funny thing is when you go to eat in China people pretty much treat the waiters/waitresses like garbage. Like YO CLEAR THIS! , with the snapping of the fingers and whatnots. This is the norm. Yet..still no tip. Whereas if it were here you would get your food spit on immediately.
I found this listing while trying to figure out how to tip a concierge person ($5-$10 depending on what they help you with and how hard it was).
Handy dandy way not to get your stuff stolen / spit on / “lost”
Though the question still remains whether to tip the housekeepers during your stay or at the end of your stay…….hmm…
[ tipping by CNN ]
buyer be wary
So I’ve recently been subjected to a lot of bad
mail order luck. I have on 4 occasions bought 4 things
from 4 different sites ( inks4sale, karmaloop, amazon, ebaby)
BSC….and murses
On the subway, this guy sits down and starts picking his nose in a full on $800 suit. I did a double take, not because his finger was so far up his nose he wouldve been touching his brain…but because I was checking out his messenger bag which was emblazed with the logo —BEAR STEARNS. I chuckled to myself, thinking ” why does this guy bother with this getup to go to work at a place that will let him go”.
He saw me checking out his bag and then proceeded to flip it around so that the logo wasnt showing only to have the guy next to him start staring. He got pretty pissed at this point and flipped the flap over so no one could see it. Modern day badge of shame?
I hear Broadcom might be hiring.
On a related issue, I would like to ask that guys stop using the office issued tote bags, even if its a way to show that you work at Cerebus, Citadel, Millenium, or any of those other hedgies that thought it was wise to give out tote bags thinking only the women would use to tote their Pilates mat around. NO! NO! NO!
You are one step away from a man purse. Even for Terrance Howard, it is not a good look.
anger in the works
I’m sure at some point in people’s lives there come sin a time when you’re sitting at your desk and wonder what would happen…….’ if I just picked up my keyboard and slammed it over this guys head over and over….’
ok maybe not exactly so, but something more minor along those lines.
check it out here via gizmodo
It probably goes something like this —
“hey man you knocked over my papers with your fat ass. pick that shit up!”
“whoa whoa calm down man, ill get on my hands and knees and pick it up……”
then proceeds to call the guy names under his breath.
guy then decides to pick up the closest weapon (his keyboard) and smacks the guy in the head with it….over and over and over.
What you dont see is him being tased. DONT TASE ME BRO!
wall st. money declines
Learjet? what is this? a plane for ants??!?!?! [ nyt ]
Rooftops galore
I’m a big huge fan of rooftops. I am highly entertained by heights and nice views. Its always a plus to be able to strike the i-am-a-trance-dj-striking-a-pose-for-the-crowd pose on top in the wind.
Here’s a nice listing of local rooftops in the city. Personally 230 5th and Exit were my personal favorites. 230 has a bit of an ….. older crowd but the roof is large enough that you can sit away from them.
The Met rooftop is nice though kinda far….unless you’re old money and already live there nah mean. Maritime hotel isnt really a rooftop per se but I let it slide cause the hotel is neat-o lookin.
intelligent art
What GPS + money + idea =
This guy decides to draw a self-portrait using the lines from a GPS signal and the DHL package delivery across the globe.
pretty neat, but highly time consuming if you ask me
[ linked ]
Midtown Lunch
Finding lunch in Midtown is pretty hard.
Finding lunch that isnt a salad or is even harder.
Until I came across this place…. The best part about it is that the food actually tastes good.
THIRTEEN BUCKS!!!
Roberto Passon
741 Ninth Ave., New York, NY 10019
at 50th St.
Monday to Friday From 12:00pm to 3:30pm
Price Fixe menu
antipasto
Orzo E Fagioli Soup
Caesar Salad
Mista Salad
Crab Cake
Tricolori Salad with crispy bacon
secondi
Ziti Bolognese
Gnocchi tomato, Basil and Mozzarella
Spaghetti Alla Carbonara
Chicken with spinach and lemon capers
Grilled Salmon with garlic sauteed spinach
dolci
Panna Cotta
Tiramisu
Ricotta Cheese Cake