The sick flow of rain sweeps the city streets today, washing aside nyc

…has spread across the country (and even the Pacific and Atlantic) like wild fire! Metroblogging hit a milestone today: 20 total cities are now blogging their hearts out even if they left them in San Francisco. Three new cites were introduced, Austin, Minneapolis, Hawaii

Enjoy!

I am convinced that Gristedes employs not one single polite human being.

I realize that checkout clerks and stock people don’t have the most glamorous of jobs, but damnit, when I sincerely tell you to have a nice evening, I expect more than “Rubble, rubble, rubble.” Lady, you aren’t the Hamburglar, I know you hate your job, and I said credit. CREDIT!

Before the live action film comes out I feel the need to take my Aeon Flux costume out of retirement and show Charlize how it is done. Only issue is I have no idea what to do for Halloween. Does anyone have leads on a good club night/get-together/house party, etc for Halloween this year? Lower East Side or Williamsburg locale a plus

Today, I spent my first free Saturday, since quitting my weekend job, inside.

Well, that’s not entirely true. I did go to the gym and then to Best Buy to reward myself for a good run, but damn, what a wasted day. And from what I could tell, the weather was rather pleasant this afternoon. I originally had plans to go and draw in the park or go for a bike ride, but I couldn’t even get my ass up and awake until 2:30 p.m.

Oh, and I apologize to anyone out there who was alarmed by the cries of a dying rooster at approximately 4 p.m. To calm your nerves, it was no rooster. My cat, Rufus, REALLY did not want to take a bath today. And have I got the wounded arms to prove it!

I posted this on the message board, but got no replies. Hoping someone can help. Can anybody suggest a cool, down-home, ghetto-fabulous nail salon that does really ornate nail art in either Manhattan or somewhere in Williamsburg? I’m talking airbrushing, nail jewelry, etc.
thanks

Going on vacation is amazing, but worrying about your dog while you’re away can be stressful. Luckily, last January I discoverd Dog Abby Daycare in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It’s run by the sweetest ladies in one of the coolest spots. Lulu (pictured above, front left) has so much fun running around their play yard with the other pups that when I pick her up she doesn’t want to leave and when we walk by on our walks she tries to pull me into the Abby. They do daycare as well as overnight stays, and their individual kennels where the dogs can chill during naptime are super spacious.
You know they’re doing a good job when they ask for your dog to come in for an interview to make sure he/she gets along with the other dogs. Oh, and Lulu totally fell for the place when she left it with a new toy in her mouth.

DayCare Prices: $24/day when purchasing a 15 day pass OR $29/day

Boarding Prices: $42/day for a 7+ nights OR $44.50/day

OH! The best part is that the Dog Abby peeps post photos of the dogs on their site every day so you can see proof that your pooch is psyched!

I went to the Terminal 5 exhibit at JFK last friday. Not only is the building amazing with swanky, Playboy mansion-style VIP lounges, a retro diner, and bars around every corner (this is how travelling should be!) but the artwork is out of this world. Tom Sachs made an insane halfpipe running down one of the terminal’s long, circular corridors; Tobias Wong curated an amazing gift shop (I want EVERYTHING in it); and a husband wife team (sorry I can’t remember their names) built these insane model sets that when filmed by security cameras rigged around them create a short film on a television nearby. Don’t miss it.

*ED NOTE* Well, you might miss it. According to the Terminal 5 site, the show has been closed down by the Port Authority because of disrespectful behavior during the show’s opening last friday. Rumor has it that people were smoking and tagging within the building. The curator, Rachel K. Ward, has asked that supporters of the show email Ralph Tragale at the Port Authority (rtragle@panynj.gov and 212.435.3730) to ask that the show be re-opened.

The end of this month brings my first Halloween in the city. I love Halloween and we always made a big deal about it at home. But home was in the suburbs. I know how Suburban Halloween works, but not City Halloween. I’d like to give out candy, but how do kids know where to go? In the ‘burbs, you just leave the porch light on to let trick-or-treaters know you’re home and giving out candy. what happens here? Do I hang a sign? Stand on the street corner with a bowl of candy? What’s the protocol? Someone please post a comment and let me know the proper procedure.

Construction commenced for the 103 floor edifice of awesomeness March 17, 1930. Seventy four years after the fact it exists as probably the greatest