Dude, where's my iPhone?

I'm blogging from the Apple store, just south of Central Park in NYC.

The iPhone is so sweet-I want one!  But it's not going to happen.  All the cool features like the browsers and stuff won't work in Australia I don't think.  Plus you have to sign up for a plan to buy one so meh maybe in a few years when it comes to Australia...haha

Last night me and two young guys from the hostel went ice skating in Central Park-it was really fun!  I only stacked it once and that was because some guy skated the wrong direction and straight into me.  Head on collision!  I'm ok though.  Pablo stacked it a few times and hit his head-poor guy! Paul is the only one who didn't stack it which is funny because he had never ice skated before!!  We saw a racoon in the bushes on the way back to the hostel too-so cute!

Today I went for a walk through the park again-it's about 2 deg C here right now but at least it's not raining like it was the other day.  Good day for me to leave one of my gloves at the hostel-argh!  Saw a Peregrin Falcon in the "mall" in Central Park, quite cool.

Oops people are coming and wanting to buy the machine I'm using to blog from.  JUST WAIT-LOL I CAN SEE YOU LOOKING OVER MY SHOULDER.

Ok really should head off.

Take care!!!  

xxx lisha

ARGH!

It all started when I dropped my bagel in the sink this morning....it's not been a good day from then on. I bought some mango last night and I had it for breakfast and it was gross-tasted nothing like the kind of mango I wanted! Juicy North Queensland mango-mmmmm. But no, this was hard and not juicy at all.
Anyway, I went to pick up some boots (two pairs of leather boots for $118-BARGAINNNNNN) so I could have some shoes to wear with my skirt and my credit card was *denied*.

What. The. *expletive*???

That can't be. Seriously there is something wrong there. So I've got a massive headache and have to try and call the bank and be like 'What's going on?!?'. I know I bought a plane ticket on it which took a chunk out but seriously I can't see how it would be maxxed.

On top of that-I can only apply for an Irish working holiday visa from London. And I spoke to the lady in the Canberra embassy (the only other place I can apply from) and she said from there (where she is) it takes about 3 weeks to approve the visa. This is so fucked. Sorry I'm think I'm allowed to swear for that one.

Things do not bode well for Elisha!

Stay tuned we'll see how this turns out sooner or later.

omgomgomgomg!

ZOMG!!!

Last night I went out for a walk (to get ice-cream ok I have a problem!) at like, 11.20pm and my hostel is on 94th street and 3rd, and the place I wanted to go to was 89th and Lexington (5 blocks down and one over) so I'm walking down Lexington and when I get to about 92nd street I see all these guys bustling around the door of a restaurant with cameras-a real scene! So I stop at the corner and seriously like, 5 seconds later TOM CRUISE and KATIE HOLMES walk out and into a big black SUV parked right near the door.

Seriously! I couldn't believe it!!! I saw her first, because she was much taller than most of the people around her and she had on big black sunnies and her trademark 'pob' hairstyle. Was wearing a very graceful looking white dress. I thought 'no way...it can't be...' then when I saw a guy with a pageboy hairstyle and who was head and shoulders *shorter* than she was, I knew it! Then they turned briefly and I saw their faces and that just confirmed the whole thing.

So awesome! The one time I don't take my camera out....actually....last time I went somewhere without my camera we saw a moose within reaching distance (almost) from the car so maybe if I want to see cool things I should leave the camera behind. Catch 22, hey.

Anyway, they were coming out of Sfoglia restaurant on 92nd and Lexington on the Upper East Side of NYC. I can see why now, it has curtains blocking off the door and the windows-although that might have just been for that night.

You know what topped the whole night off? Ben & Jerry's have bought out a new ice cream flavour (Fossil Fuel) and it's delicious! Right up there with Half Baked, I reckon (a big call!).

So yeah...that's my story! Cool, huh?
-lisha

Once

Howdy!!

This movie (Once) has been following me across the country. It's not even at the cinemas anymore, it's on DVD. I didn't pay too much attention to it the first time I saw it (in Fairbanks) and now in New York I came in half way through so I haven't seen it all but it's about two young adults in Dublin who randomly meet and start up a friendship. Everything happens for a reason! The main song in it though is stuck in my head now....

Bought the lonely planet guide for Dublin today and have been having a quick look through it. I was (and still am) nervous about going to Dublin but reading the guide it sounds like it could be somewhere I will enjoy or be comfortable in. The people are talkative and self-deprecating and love taking the piss. My kind of city! It's a shame everything there is so expensive. Really really really need to find a job there. But what I need to do before I go is find out the confirmation number for my flight so I can print out my booking sheet (oops).

This stupid computer is too slow so I'm not going to upload my photos tonight. Today I slept in then took the subway across to Brooklyn and walked back across the bridge. It's pretty cool, the bridge is multi-level where the cars drive in their lanes and in the middle of the lanes, up above, is where the pedestrians walk. There are minimal barriers though and places where you could, if you wanted, walk across a narrow catwalk right to the edge of the bridge-you'd think they would have it fenced off or something. It started to snow a little on the way across, which is nice because I like snow. But it wasn't anything that was settling on the ground. Which is nice too, because I hate slush. Ok I tell a lie I have two photos I can show you:





Today was a very productive day. If by productive you mean expensive. But now I have done pretty much all the souvenier shopping I wanted to get done so I shouldn't need to spend any more money on things other than transport and food for the next few days at least...
Went to the Nintendo store in Rockefeller Plaza-that place is awesome! They had DS consoles and Wiis set up everywhere with different games on them so you could try the games out. Mario Galaxy is really cool...but then a kid wanted to play so I had to stop :-( They also had a nice little display of different Nintendo systems from over the years.
Trundled all over the city carrying heavy bags and bought some groceries and now I'm back at the hostel. As usual, there are lots of Aussies here but they are solo travellers generally and the common room here isn't as busy as the one back at the Big Apple Hostel.

Anyway...if I get up early tomorrow I will ride the Long Island Railroad and head out to Montauk. If I don't, then I will....hmmm I'm not sure what I will do. Maybe go to the Botanic Gardens in the Bronx or Coney Island or the Aquarium in Brooklyn.

Here are the lyrics to the song from the movie:
When Your Mind's Made Up

(Glen Hansard/Markéta Irglová)

So, if you want something
And you call, call
Then I'll come running
To fight, and I'll be at your door
When there's nothing worth running for

When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point trying to change it
When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point even talking

You see, you're just like everyone
When the shit falls all you want to do is run, away
And hide all by yourself
well there's no point that's gonna warn to help

When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point trying to change it
When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point even talking
When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point trying to change it

So, if you ever want something
And you call, call
Then I'll come running


I suppose that's all from me tonight!
xxx lisha

Pics!

Ok went up the Empire State Building yesterday. Timed it well so I was there for dusk so I saw the city light up as the sky got darker. Quite pretty :-) It also started SNOWING when I was up there, unfortunately it never reached the ground as snow...only as rain/drizzle.

Went to get my hair cut cos I saw a special '$23 shampoo and cut' so I thought SCORE and went in and it turns out the blow dry isn't included and the blow dry costs $40! But stupid me didn't ask that before they started. I figured if I'm paying so much for a blowdry I'll ask them to do something complicated with it so I get my moneys worth. So yeah now I have slightly shorter, squeaky clean hair that looks like it's been set with rollers haha. Bouncy bouncy!

Upper East Side is pretty nice. It's quiet but there is still a bit around. I'm getting a bit lost up here but that will sort itself out once I get more accustomed to where I am in relation to N/E/S/W. I saw some dog walkers yesterday, three of them (one on each corner of the block) and no joke they had a bundle of like 8 dogs each! It was so funny! I tried to get a picture but it didn't turn out too well.

I think that's all that's happened lately. OH I went to the Irish Consulate place and despite it being beautiful inside and everything the people were about as helpful as an ice cube in a furnace so all I got was a stupid pamphlet and I'm still none-the-wiser about getting the VISA. I might get a calling card and ring the Irish Consulate back home to see if they can give any advice. Some sales are still on so I bought some 'respectable' clothes for when I go job hunting...all that is missing is the boots/shoes!

This stupid computer is taking forever so I haven't got all my ESB pics but here are a few:









That's Times Sq down in between those buildings!


Ok stay cool :-)
xx lisha

Oh Canada!

Here are some pics from our day trip to Ontario to see Niagara Falls. Much better on the Canadian side!! It was like a theme park there with crazy buildings and themed restaurants and museums and tourist traps. The falls were spectacular-so much water and noise and mist everywhere.





















Back in New York City. It's raining but you know what-I like this chilly wet weather better than the 65F it was last time I was here. I'm hoping the forecast is correct and it dumps snow down tonight and tomorrow. If that happens I am so on a train to Montauk on Tuesday. I miss the home-town feeling of Rochester and the pretty houses, and the wide open spaces. Also miss the animals at the Atzrotts-if I could take Quasi home with me I could...such an affectionate cat :-)
I have so much to see still and it feels like I won't get the time to see it all! Wanted to get a trip to Washington in too but I don't think there will be time. I need to start getting up earlier so I don't waste any time that I could be sightseeing/touristing in.

Ok getting kicked out of the room now cos it's after 2am! Oops!
Take care
xxx leash

What?

What is a chitterling and why do people need 10 pounds of them?

Stephen Colbert I love you even though you sell your image to an ice-cream company.

But it's damn good ice-cream...Damn good.

This is what USA eats

Seriously...

Shout outs

I want to say thanks to everyone who has or still reads this and puts up with my bitching and moaning and long-winded posts! Thanks especially for the comments, too-I love comments!
Big hellos to Dad (who I know reads this and tries to comment but they don't show up-even though they are still sent to me!), the guys from work (DES crew)-especially Tony who put in a marathon 3 days into reading this from start to finish. I'm surprised he didn't get bored of my whinging halfway through! Mum and Mark and Shane and Squishy-thanks for all the comments. The Atzrotts for not only reading but remembering what I've said and surprising me later on with things like a bottle of Disaronno (because I said how much I liked it) or a trip to Niagara! Thanks to Melly for your advice and being a kind of aus-merican go between, thanks to Meg and Matt and James and Bob also for your comments.
If there is anybody I missed I'm sorry I forgot you-you should probably comment more ;-)