Al Gore, and other reasons to love America
So this was the week from hell ...
Things were just out of control in general, and I think it just got to me a little. For example, one of the managers that I work closely with is leaving, and that really sucks. Anyway, let's focus on the positive of this week ...
1. Al Gore came to the UN to deliver his slideshow presentation on global warning and climate change. He is a very commanding presence, and I have to say that from my personal impressions, everyone in the room was blown away with how strong a knowledge base he possesses on the subject, to say nothing of his exceptional communications skills. He went for almost two hours without missing a beat! Definitely am motivated now to go see the movie and read the book, "An Inconvenient Truth."
2. Went to a gym to check things out and was severely disappointed, so then went to Lindt and dropped $50 US. (All for presents, of course ...) And NO comments from YOU, Olu, about "cupcakes for my cousins." :P Anyway, I also bought a blue iPod Nano ... very good investment. ;)
3. Went to ANOTHER gym yesterday and was much more impressed, so I signed up there. It's NYSC on 43rd and 1st ... very good location for UN interns, and they're all really friendly and nice staff. The price is average for NY, but the location is much nicer than the other place I went to visit. They have a lot of classes (boxing, strength training, yoga, etc.) that I'm going to try out eventually, but I think I'll go Monday just to try things out.
Oh, I had a story that I forgot to share earlier in this blog. It's a joke, so don't take it too seriously. Anyway, the joke is that the cafeteria sells cookies that promote racial discrimination. They're called "Joe's Black and White Cookies" and apparently they're very common in NYC, but seriously ... on the top, it's half black and half white icing! It really looks like it's promoting segregation! I was so shocked when I first saw them, then got laughed at by my Nigeria friend for being a fool. ;)
So that's the story for this week. Living in the new house is going great ... College Point is a nice area ... far, but nice, and a LOT cheaper than Manhattan, to say nothing of the much higher standard of living. Just have to get myself motivated to get out more and explore the city on the weekends ...
More to come ...
Things were just out of control in general, and I think it just got to me a little. For example, one of the managers that I work closely with is leaving, and that really sucks. Anyway, let's focus on the positive of this week ...
1. Al Gore came to the UN to deliver his slideshow presentation on global warning and climate change. He is a very commanding presence, and I have to say that from my personal impressions, everyone in the room was blown away with how strong a knowledge base he possesses on the subject, to say nothing of his exceptional communications skills. He went for almost two hours without missing a beat! Definitely am motivated now to go see the movie and read the book, "An Inconvenient Truth."
2. Went to a gym to check things out and was severely disappointed, so then went to Lindt and dropped $50 US. (All for presents, of course ...) And NO comments from YOU, Olu, about "cupcakes for my cousins." :P Anyway, I also bought a blue iPod Nano ... very good investment. ;)
3. Went to ANOTHER gym yesterday and was much more impressed, so I signed up there. It's NYSC on 43rd and 1st ... very good location for UN interns, and they're all really friendly and nice staff. The price is average for NY, but the location is much nicer than the other place I went to visit. They have a lot of classes (boxing, strength training, yoga, etc.) that I'm going to try out eventually, but I think I'll go Monday just to try things out.
Oh, I had a story that I forgot to share earlier in this blog. It's a joke, so don't take it too seriously. Anyway, the joke is that the cafeteria sells cookies that promote racial discrimination. They're called "Joe's Black and White Cookies" and apparently they're very common in NYC, but seriously ... on the top, it's half black and half white icing! It really looks like it's promoting segregation! I was so shocked when I first saw them, then got laughed at by my Nigeria friend for being a fool. ;)
So that's the story for this week. Living in the new house is going great ... College Point is a nice area ... far, but nice, and a LOT cheaper than Manhattan, to say nothing of the much higher standard of living. Just have to get myself motivated to get out more and explore the city on the weekends ...
More to come ...
posted by steve at 4:19 PM
1 Comments:
you moved from your cousins house? im slow on the up take can u send me an email with whats going on?
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