new york, new york... everyone is famous

FAME
I saw Russel Simmons today... after work... I think he was coming out of JivaMukti Yoga center (near Crunch on Lafayette)...
I recognized him immediatley but took a while to put the name with the face.

HOUSING
I just watched an amazing commerical wherein a serious New York real estate broker is chatting up a refrigerator box... I wish I had my tv capture card working... I'd post it... anyway she says ".. light-industry, oh look now its residential..." as she pulls it away from the garbage heap. "southern exposure and a.. " moving the box, slightly rotating it ".. and a river view..."

It looks like it was shot somewhere on the west side, between 20th and 40th st. Kinda Meat Packing disrtict...

I guess the point was to call our attention to the 35k homeless living in NYC.

COMMUNICATION
I left my cell phone at home today ;o(
Tried to call Julie, had to buy a water to break a dollar. The payphone's 1,4 and 6 keys didn't work.

TRANSPORTATION
it took me 20 minutes to get home. I don't have a car ;o)