A New York Minute

Because I don't journal and I would like to, I now do a New York Minute to bring you through my week. I didn't get this done last week because I was convinced I was dying. OK. I had a BAD cold. Whatever.

• I had a score of infinite giggles and deep dreamy conversation with my very best friends. I can only wish you our kind of joy, the kind that happens over French food in a room bedecked to look like Sherwood Forest. If you'd like that exact experience I suggest you grab the Duchess and my JenPal and head to Robin des Bois' (photo by Johannes Kroemer)
• I walked over the Brooklyn Bridge. OK I kind of swam over it. The air in Bklyn has been thick enough to Butterfly through.
• The best and most impressive thing is this:
  I (along with my biz partner, Pam aka. mom) celebrated a massive birthday event marking our one year anniversary of owning and creating www.AmberInk.com
• oh and I created this banner to advertise said event:
• I finished the line art for my first official picture book dummy.
• I had it looked like by a real life publisher thanks to Pat Cummings and her supportive and brilliant but mega-intense Children's Book Boot Camp.
• I busted my Wii power sensor bar that I keep across the room
• I busted a picture frame and had glass shatter across my room
• I managed to kill the mosquito that I was chasing in the previous two transpired events.
• I reveled in a 50% off sale at AI Friedman (I had to buy a new picture frame) I went to the store, because I love it, but you can buy stuff online too. I also love going there because it allows me to run next door where...
• I spent another glorious afternoon at Books of Wonder
• I sadly listened to a lot of Back to Black
• I broke through a 1 inch piece of plywood with my bare hand (don't worry, it was intentional)
• I went to Florida to get more...
• Health Coach training (I'm getting healthy I figure i might as well help everyone else do it too.)
• Speaking of which... I lost 3 pounds!
• I made new friends
  
• I invented new friends...
• first: gum drop raccoons:
  
  obviously a gateway drug, naturally leading to the invention of
•  gum drop penguins.
  
   Both are working titles so please, by all means, please suggest names for these soon to be expansive lines.
• I came home to my beautiful Brooklyn, and kissed the hard wood floor that runs from my bedroom to my studio.
  
  Yep, that's what happened. Now like my friend Jay-Z says, On to the next one.