Happy Holidays !!

have a Safe + Happy Holiday you guys!

keep warm.

i super miss you all.

-jasper a.

Polar Bear Plunger 2011

Hello folks,

I haven't checked up on the blog in a long time. I figured I would post this here in case anyone checks in semi regularly. I have an event on facebook but I know some people don't use facebook or check it rarely so I'll send out an invite here too. Email me if you're interested.

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Who's ready to take the plunge?

For those who don't know what a polar bear plunge is, according to Wikipedia:

"A polar bear plunge is an event held during the winter where participants enter a body of water despite the low temperature." Simple enough...

I'm getting a group of brave souls together who want to share this experience. Right now the plan is to take a dip at Coney Island Beach on the morning of January 8th 2011.

Anyone is free to join in or just come to watch, so invite your friends. We can work out more details as the date gets closer but it may be easiest to meet up in NYC and take the Subway to Coney Island. I know the F & Q Trains run over there but I"m open to suggestions :)

Well, that will do it for now. More info to come!
Brrr, I'm cold already!

Isildur's Bane

Mike's Drum Contest

So Mike went to the first round of the drum contest at the Guitar Center- and he won !!

The next round is Thursday, October 14th, at 7pm at the Guitar center at 160 rte 22 in

Springfield.

Please come ! Or at least watch his first performance ....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V_hc06y5wg

I cried when he won, I'm so proud....

Store Update!

Ok guys, i saw this the other day but forgot to put it up. Our old store is now offically open as

spirit halloween Store

I'm guessing this will only be for a month but it was interesting to see the store changed on the inside. Though all our floor stains are still there lol. Guess it wasn't worth cleaning/changing the tiles.

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Mark is Pimp ?

so okay, Mr. Mark Figueroa sold 700 Nooks + 700 Covers + $10k in Gift Cards in one transaction. i didn't want to just relay this information without proof, so i snagged a photo of the B&N Inside Article @ work:

and i was happy selling 4 Nooks in 10 minutes...oh Mark. good for you :P

a work in progress

a picture i did of will for the webcomic. still brainstorming about the background. a title? some airships, maybe? both? maybe a speech bubble? only time will tell.....

ooh, i landed on "CHANCE?"

you've been nominated to attend 'Bookseller School'. o_O;

if you haven't guessed, that was a bad Monopoly reference [har har]. but yes, i have been chosen and i shall attend. i weighed my options:

getting paid to sit for 7 hours + letting my mind wander and write > working to get paid + train fare to go to the City Group store in manhattan.

it's once a week for 4 weeks starting sept. 23 and another 4 weeks sometime in the spring. here's to hoping i'm a good enough student...

http://www.yankeepotroast.org/images/libertymonopoly.jpg

teaser for upcoming webcomic

late night post!

blogger is going kinda slow..guess not too many people check it. i'd love to hear how everyone's doing. i did some writing today. OH! my cosplay for NYCC is almost finished. i hope it'll look awesome when it all comes together. i promise pictures.

Congrats to the newly weds

First dance, not to be confused with safety dance which is also awesome... More photos to come real soon...

Super Awesome Joanne Visit!

So, I'm in the cafe making drinks for a growing line while my co-worker is on her break. I had just finished making a few fraps, a cappuccino, and snatching a blueberry muffin from the bake case to give to a customer when I look up to see Joanne & Mike next in line. I had the biggest smile ever and flailed my arms waving like a doofus.

I took my break soon after and had a chance to sit down with them for a bit. The visit made my night! I know you're all jealous but tooooooo bad :)

In other news, my last day at B&N is July 29th. Peace out B&N, hopefully forever.

Inception

So has anyone seen it yet? I'm hearing some good reviews.

The main theme seems to be it's great but really complex. Definitely a pay attention and think movie.

Where is everybody ?

I've been to 6th avenue four times ( I even dragged Ken one time)

Edgewater twice

Clifton once

No one is ever working, ever !!!!

short story: chapter one.

hey peeps. i was gonna post the first chapter of my short story here but it takes up a lot of space so i opted not to. if you're interested, i can shoot you an e-mail.

Brothers reunited?

So, what's up people? I've been keeping busy with B&N + Photography related work. Interesting turn of events on the B&N front though. Turns out Matthew will be joining me in the Edgewater cafe. Oh, forgot to mention. I've moved from the book floor to the cafe which I think was the best choice. They have hours, are willing to work with my availability & the book floor was a drag. Nuff said.

Today I took a little bike ride which was nice. I've been itching to get back on the road and this hit the spot. I'm satisfied for now.

More to come.

-George

PS: Nice new layout for the blog

Alternate Job Ideas, have they come true?

Denise- candy factory, grape squasher in a vineyard
Mark - cowboy, Menudo choreographer
Wayne- Auctioneer, Archaeologist
Eric- Beyonce backup singer and husband
Ken - Personal Trainer, Museum Curator, International sex symbol
Sarah- Colonial Williamsburg Saloon owner

Damani- Professional poker player, figure skater, new menudo member
Joanne- dominitrix ( solely for the shoes- get it ? sole-ly ) construction foreman, roller derby,
everyone's Mom- so I could go around tying shoelaces and nagging all day

Kimberly- romance novelist, star of Les Mis on Broadway
Rosie- Godiva taste tester, Willy Wonka's wife, life coach
Annalisa- Lion Tamer, Travel agent
Alex - Fact checker for Jeopardy ! , White House Chef
Ashley Hanson- Figure Skater ( with Damani ), roller derby heroine
Bessa- Talk radio hostess, restaurant critic
George- 80's aerobics instructor, new Menudo member
John- space meteorologist, new Menudo member
Jasper - space cowboy, pinball wizard
Julie- David Bowie impersonator, Suzie Chapstick
Kimmie - Microphone, Air traffic controller
Lisa- Bouncer, Head of the Secret Service
Matthew- Nonsense Condenser ( He Made this up!!!) hand model, childrens' book reviewer
Melanie Waffle spokesperson, broom designer
Melvin - America's Next Top hat/ sweather vest model, caligrapher
William- Wizard, Editor ( and Centerfold) of mustache magazine
Yovanny- the new Betty Crocker, new Menudo stylist

Hey all

Just thought i'd say hi to anyone that might still be checking our board here (That I don't regularly talk to that is)

What has everyone been up to?

darkus marcus

the little drawing on the side is eric's. i can't take credit for it. i think i cloned it accidentally, though.

late night post #1

if you guys aren't following mel's blogger yet, you should. and here's a link:

http://mylezaway.blogspot.com/

Today is Jenny's Birthday and Damani's is on the 28th. Don't forget people!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Damani! Hope it's an awesome one!

My bicycle commute

Sup folks.

I thought I'd share my commute with you guys. I basically take river road the whole way there but on the way back I prefer to stay off of it because it's dark and I can't see the many potholes. There also isn't much of a shoulder on that side of the road and people driver crazier at night from my experience out there. Instead I go up Gorge Road which is a b@&$^ and hook up with Palisade Avenue most of the way home. It adds about a mile to my trip and Gorge Road is really long and steep but it is much less stressful.

Here is a map of the routes I take:

To Work
Home from work:

Until next time.

officially missing you guys

what's everyone been up to ?

digital sketch

Finals...

Hey people. Last night was awesome! I must say I will remember every single one of you. You rock!

t-shirts for geeks

this site:

http://www.teextile.com/

has some pretty cool t-shirts. thing is, they're only available for about a week and then they rotate in another set of shirts. lemme know what you guys think...

don't know squat about the Health Care Bill ? me too !

CNN feels for you and took it upon themselves to break it down:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/03/24/health.care.viewer.faqs/

For your listening pleasure II

There is just something about this song

Vodka!!

I dare you not to smile about happy Russians singing about vodka :)

Pretty good band too, i plan to look into their stuff and see if more of it is in english

For your listening pleasure

Captain Dan and the Scurvy Crew. Truest hardcore pirate rappers around

Check them out here

and here

Ignoring the little ducky

Yo! Peop

bored ?

check out my library.

it's incomplete right now..gotta dig out the rest of my crap. but if you're really bored you should make your own library and post a link back here...then you'll be a dork like me! =D

our inevitable fate...?

Hey guys it's March and the store is closing soon. When are we going to know where we're going?

this sounds like a poem waiting to happen..

So those white flakes out there, they're snow flakes? Why do they look different from when we were younger? P.S. Someone add a title to this because I can't from my phone. Be creative with it. Thanks Peeps :-]

Religion Fail

This website is culinary and incredible

Okay... This website is a suggestion from my textbook so if I had your number I sent it to you anyways so forgive the repeat. I just got very excited because the recipes and history of Mediterranean foods is great. The website is www.cliffordawright.com ENJOY!

Store Outing ?

Mark brings up a good question, "So where will we have our store-closing get together?" And what better place to discuss it than here?! suggestions in the comments!

...that and i'm drunk with admin powers =3

Hey chickadees, what's for lunch today? I need some ideas. I was thinkkng the Kimmie and George route of Blimpies...

bessa needs to learn about titles...

Hey ya'll. I'm bloggin with my phone. Yay!

to stay in touch..

hey guys, it's jasper. i figure i'd make a group blogger for us. if you have any questions like how to post a new thread or how to navigate, i think i can answer them ;)