Something about the fall

There's just something that feels so right about the fall.  the great weather, soccer, football, the great weather.  wow, it was just been so beautiful recently on the mid-atlantic.  the air is brisk, the occasional sun, work is light...i was in NYC for work for 3 days.  it was a good trip.  got the things done that i needed to get done, ate some good food, checked out the new uniqlo on 5th ave.  not too shabby. 

i did forget my earphones this trip and so i made an effort to stop by the apple store to buy a pr for the train ride home.  ugh.  those babies were $30!  for some reason i was thinking they were like $10.  but whatever.  i was satisfied listening to my playlist on the ride back to bmore.  now this weekend, i'm in PA for the club soccer regionals.  i think we we are solid.  not good, not bad, but solid.  don't ask me what that means, but...we lost our first 2 games, which means that we have no chance of going to the playoffs.  tough one.  it is sooo difficult to stand on the sidelines and coach a mediocre team.  it just is.  i wanna be playing. competing.  i miss everything about playing soccer.  that high that you get when you win a ball in the air, when you slide to save a ball from going out of bounds, when you strike a ball on the "sweet spot." unbelievable.  maybe we will win tomorrow...maybe.

I fell asleep

so i fell asleep last night writing this...i played soccer last night and wow, I am so sore today! actually, just my foot was ridiculously achy.  random happenings: i packed my lunch today and didn't eat it. i ordered pad thai. it was huge, so i ate it for dinner too.  i downloaded an upgrade for my iphone. it kinda seems like an obvious upgrade, although not significant.  the backlight or whatever you call it is much clearer and brighter than the former version.  oh but maybe because i also changed the clear screen cover since my old one was dingy and scratched. i also did the homesharing thing since i picked up apple tv last weekend.  it's pretty gnarly. i ended up watching all of the music videos that i purchased through itunes that i forgot about. the bmore marathon is tomorrow! i kinda wish i was running could run. but good news...bff is coming to town to run it and so my sister is also coming to visit bmore.  parrrtay, actually no, just out to town for some sushi thereafter.  now, i'm about to fall asleep and its only 1109 on a friday night! ;alje;ofajfdma  (haha.  true story.)

next week i'm traveling to NYC on business.  i heard the new uniqlo on 5th ave is crazy!  i hope i have some time to check it out.  hotel (the jewel) and workplace is relatively close.  +J is the final collection.  it seems legit, but i hope they have a good selection at the store. sometimes, the online collection looks sooo good, but then at the store it's just like eh.  i guess i shouldn't get my hopes up either bc i prolly won't buy anything. i don't wanna have to walk around the clients office with a large shopping bag.

Today is homecoming for Messiah.  arg. i am not going bc i don't really feel like being chipper and also, bc my friends will be in town.  i would like to catch the MWS game.  I was informed that messiah has a new video stream. but leave it to the Christian schools to charge you a buttload of money just to watch the games...you know especially bc going to D3 athletic events is absolutely free.  lame.

Ultra Light Down

I am loving this Ultra Light Down Jacket from Uniqlo. The great thing is that it looks good and is only $69.99. Anyone going to NYC? Can you possibly pick one up for me asap? Thanks.

New York City

This past weekend, I went to New York City to eat, shop and visit with my sister. Fun times - I mean, seriously, it was nice to get away. I must say though, I love observing the people of this great city. Fashion - yes, but with a price. First of all, people like go all out when they shop, like wearing heels to walk around for multiple hours? Who does that? It's like they have to prove that they are fashion forward to be worthy of the shopping. The price you pay for brands are literally ridiculous and if you don't hold yourself back, you can definitely spend more than you can afford. On the other hand, I love Uniqlo, I mean, not only is it like gnarly, but fits my Asian bod. So anyways, the NYC Soho store was our first destination after grabbing breakfast and coffee. Unbeknownst to any of us, the store was launching their new +J line by Jil Sanders...when we showed up 1/2 hour before the store opened, there was a short line and by 10 am, the line way, way back...ew. I mean, don't get me wrong, Jil Sanders is freaking money and her line was incredible...and actually affordable, but sheeesh. Well, it does add up AND I did spend :)

Check out the related blog by the New York Times. Makes me laugh...We tried to check out Brooklyn on Saturday, but it rained all day. Good thing I had my sweet NIKE rain jacket. Hopefully, next time I visit NYC, we can explore a new territory. Hmm, food was Southern Indian, American cafe/pastry-ish, and Vietnamese - like real good though I gained a few unwanted pounds - haha. In soccer news, Messiah women "banged past Albright 5-0" for their first conference game and win. The team's schedule in the next few weeks is on the light side with conference games + Eastern. The next test will most likely not be until regional finals.