Author: Stacy Horn

There’s a movie shoot in my neighborhood, nothing new, but it seems like a much bigger deal than usual. Usually they slap a few signs up on some trees and street lights, letting you know in advance that it’s happening, but there was a sign inside my building, which went into more detail about the shoot. Which they said was tomorrow.

But when I went to get a new cable box (more on that later) there was movie activity all over the freaking place. Blocks and blocks and blocks of trucks. A pack of paparazzi went charging past me, chasing someone, but I was lugging a cablebox and I wasn’t in the mood to see who.

The movie is called Wanderlust. I googled it. It’s an Apatow movie starring Jennifer Anniston and Paul Rudd. Anyway, I thought the shoot was tomorrow. I took a picture of some fake babies in a stroller, which were part of what they were shooting.

I thought I’d bring this up here in case someone else had this problem and knows the solution.

I have Time Warner Cable of NYC. At night my picture freezes and pixelates to the point of being unwatchable, but in the morning it’s fine. On Monday night, when it was happening, I had scheduled a Time Warner appointment for Tuesday morning, but I cancelled it because the picture was fine when I woke up. But last night it was back!

So I scheduled an appointment for this morning, but sure enough this morning the picture is fine again. I’m not canceling this time, but there’s nothing for the Time Warner tech to see.

What could cause the problem to only happen at night?

And here are more fall leaves, at night, while my picture horribly pixelates.

There were a lot of leaves on the ground yesterday. By the time time I thought to take a picture of it most homeowners and their maintenance people had cleaned them all up. It was really windy – I wish I had gotten a picture of them swirling around, and why I am only thinking of doing that just now?

Some friends are getting married tomorrow! They met where I met them, at St. Paul’s Chapel, during the recovery for 9/11. Jimmy was working on the site and Cori worked at the Chapel (like me). I have nothing to wear. OF COURSE.

I’m tired. Busy day. I will post in the morning. I took this walking home tonight from working at the Grace Church Archives. The city is just so pretty at night. In the fall. Always, really.

I didn’t take any pictures yesterday, and I have a cat on me, which means limited photo-taking ability. What do I do??

Take pictures of the cat on me checking out the cat not currently on me.

So? What is up for freaking out about today?

– Finding a job?
– Health insurance?
– Writing enough each day to finish the book?
– The cat’s vet bills?
– Apple not calling back to finish fixing my computer?

Actually, Finney just jumped to the top of the armoire which means the meds for his arthritis are working, so yay! And I can move again! I’m free!