Hello all! How's the path?
We took Lucy to the vet today, which is always a big ordeal. We have to go from the Upper West Side of Manhattan to about mid-Brooklyn. Easy for us humans, but all the smells and sounds and sights and everything is pretty taxing on a 5 pounds dog (more like 6.7 pounds, as the vet informed us!) Also we got bait-and-switch screwed by our vet. He offered us a cheaper price on some medicine, then gave us a generic version for the same price we would have paid for the name brand! Whatever...we probably won't ever go back to him, even if we stay here in New York. He used to be much better with Lucy, but lately he scares her every time we go in. Maybe it's the way he takes her temperature...
First, we grab the ("
Duke Ellington's") A train at 125th Brooklyn-bound, then jump on the F at West 4th Street, ride that all the way into Brooklyn -- get off at Fort Hamilton for Dr. Nasr!
Something else exciting and significant: Lucy got a brand-new talking Cookie Monster toy in the mail to replace her beloved talking Elmo. They're part of the Sesame Street Chatters line, and they're made for humans but Lucy loves them more than ANY OTHER toy she's come across! In fact, we're pretty sure we spotted a Chatters Elmo in a picture with little Spencer Keim. Everyone loves 'em!
The weather here has gotten drastically better lately. It seemed winter would never let up, but recently the daily highs have started climbing back up into the low 50's. Alright!
Just venting: the subways in New York are overpriced, I don't care what the MTA says. And the latest percent-bonus rates are bogus. What am I supposed to do with $1.50?!!
Not much else to report. Graduation looms, with a hasty move to follow. Check back here frequently to stay in the loop!
Riding the D express,
Jesse and Nicole
P.S. Jesse utterly and completely revises his opinion on
Ubuntu. He now employs a Free and lovely
Arch Linux/
Fluxbox... uh, box. KISS!!!
