Monday, April 21, 2008

Fair-Weathered


I remember people telling me that moving to New York in January was not a great idea. They said it was cold and dreary and that I might get depressed. They said how much better it would be to come in the spring. I thought they were exaggerating the influence of weather and the seasons, but now that spring has sprung I see what all the fuss was and is about! While I was unaware at the time of any alleged depression due to winter in the city, the light-hearted freedom I now feel makes me wonder if I wasn't in fact suffering from some circadian rhythm defects that have now been most blessedly healed by the sun! So as to take full advantage of the double blessing of weather and freedom from work, ali, maria and I rented bikes and took a spin around the island. A spin, however, doesn't do it justice, as what started out easy became quite a workout by the end of our 4-hour tour, which took us down the Hudson around the financial district and back up the East River... [refer to either of their blogs for undoubtedly better descriptions--biking apparently made me too tired to write about biking]

Note to self: sucking on a lollipop in above fashion makes your face look very weird and may not be a best practice for future pictures. Just maybe. Or definitely.


Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater in Harlem with Laura and her fun ward... I had a harder time with the "boo"-ing of participants than I would have expected. I was so excited at the prospect of heckling, but when it came down to it, I just wanted to cheer for everyone and I wanted to go give the people who got "boo"-ed off a big hug. I sat there worrying about how in less than 5 minutes we were undoing the years of self-esteem building that some darling mother has slowly and steadily been working on for years!


Followed by a rooftop afterparty with delicious food... LOVE it!

So HAPPY SPRING to all!


Monday, April 14, 2008

Tempering Expectations for my peace of mind…

I’ve had a bit of blogging paralysis of late, as evidenced by a complete lack of posts these past few months. And while I’d love to blame it on busy season (my favorite excuse for everything these days and a semi-annual undisputable justification for tax accountants everywhere to get out of unpalatable jobs and activities), I can’t! I’m not a true PwC employee as yet. I haven’t really weathered a busy season. Somehow I avoided it. But as with all things you read here, please don’t tell them! Although I haven’t adjusted to this whole idea of working yet (and wouldn’t mind getting to stay home and sleep in again), I HAVE become quite accustomed to those direct deposits they take care of for me and the things they enable me to do and better yet, eat!

Recently I’ve been getting some definite flak for failing to update, and that’s made me wonder… what IS the reason that I never write. And I’m realizing that it all comes down to expectations, and my fear of failing to meet them. So I’ve decided that if this blogging bit is going to work for me I need to make a few things clear before I proceed…

And that is the blaring fact I am just plain old Liz Hansen, the one who’s kind of OCD, kind of lazy, kind of nerdy, kind of indulgent, and kind of indifferent to hair and make-up. Living in New York hasn’t changed that. I’m still me. I don’t hang out with celebrities. I don’t see celebrities, or anyone of import for that matter… except for the guy from SNL, who I SHOULD know but don’t… [see cute Sarah’s blog for pics]

So for all my Utah loves, these updates from NY may not be the astounding adventures I’m sensing that you want me to produce. And to all my NY friends, I am undoubtedly not as cool and chic as you… I work for an accounting firm for crying out loud… can you say Albert Brennaman?

So please no expectations.