Stacy Horn

It happened early this morning. I passed by on my way back from the dentist. (This is 19th and Broadway.)

The Daily News has a quote from a Verizon technician who had been working nearby. “I just heard someone screaming at the top of their lungs after the shots were fired. People started getting really distraught after they heard who got killed. One guy got really upset and picked up a garbage can and threw it at a cop car.”

Last night I was upset about a billion little things, and I was also sick and tired of being upset about a billion little things. I’ve decided I need to come up with a plan to tweak my life to address the things that repeatedly bother me. Not a major reinvention. I need something that feels more within reach. So I’m calling it a tweaking. Plan to come.

This is the Jane Street Garden, at Hudson and Jane Streets. I was taking a picture of the garden but my eye goes straight to the little dog. Awww.

When I passed through Union Square just now there were a bunch of booths set up and hosted by a magazine called Shape. Some were giving away free stuff, but I was too lazy to figure out what I needed to do to get free stuff. It could have been as simple as going up to them and saying, “Hi! Can I have free stuff please?”

However, I was completely ignored by all the Shape representatives, so I’m guessing I’m not in their demographic. Or the right shape. Plus, I wasn’t wearing pink. THAT THEY COULD SEE.

That guy on the right is a bit a of Josh Hartnett look alike, isn’t he?

Someone I know has started a business selling bath products called Autumn Roof.

I know these are going to be good because she totally gets the whole bath pampering thing. She respects the power of the bath. (We both have always loved Lush and have our favorite Lush products so I’m very very very curious to see what she comes up with.)

That first link is to the Etsy store, but the main web page that explains the products is here. It seems like they’re just gearing up now. It says everything is beta, but it looks like there are products in the store. I’m going to bookmark and check back periodically. Good luck Autumn Roof!!

I was thinking of doing a “workers of the West Village” series, not that the picture below is a very good start, alas.

It’s hard being sick, because I live such a hermit-like existence as it is. Adding staying home more because I don’t feel well puts me into the ridiculously-hermit-like range. This also goes into the near-constant-self-criticism pile. Ugh.