I’m 31 today. like i said in my Week 4 Schnoz Report, which is up on the BWC Blog now, it’s good to be a prime number again.

today marks the end of my thirty-first year on this earth. the past year has been great and i believe the next 12 months will be even better. i’m dreaming big for this next year, and i’m pretty determined to see things through. i’ll be sharing some more details in the coming weeks, so stay tuned.

hope you all have a great weekend…

I have a new article up over at the Burnside Writers Collective. It’s a look back at the Summer of 07. As always, if you like it leave a comment over at the site.

Here’s a couple shots from this weekend:

cupcakes for the Magnolia Bakery in the Village

Matt and Renee

Erica and I on the Brooklyn Bridge

i’ve got a great view of Manhattan from down here near the financial district as i type this. I’m on the 10th floor of a building on Murray Street between West Broadway and Church.

We had a great time with Matt and Renee last night. Erica and I actually got into the city in the afternoon and walked around for a few hours before Matt got out of work (on saturday? yeah…he’s a lawyer, so we don’t even ask if it’s necessary). it was raining unexpectedly, so we had to stop and buy umbrellas, but eventually made it to chinatown and had some pretty good sushi and rice for lunch. then we walked up to SoHo and did some shopping. when i say “shopping” i mean that erica went in about 10 stores and i just followed blindly, praying that the store had a place to sit down.

Matt met up with us in SoHo and we took the subway home to freshen up for dinner. We ate at Buddakan, which is a philly restaurant originally. It was really delicious food, served family style, so everyone shares. it’s supposed to be a celeb-heavy joint, but i didn’t see any. from there we walked to a bar in the meat packing district called the otheroom on perry st.. had a beer there called allagash white that was pretty good. hints of lemon and such. we made it back and crashed before 2am, so that wasn’t too bad.

this morning we’re planning on going for a run, though i don’t know if that will happen. then we’ll grab brunch before heading out of the city and back home to the kiddos. looks like a beautiful day out there, so i’m looking forward to it. i really love this city. (in small 1 or 2-day doses at least)

hope you all are having great weekends as well…

+ this weather is crazy. 5-day forecast showing summer weather into next week.

+ am i worried about the Red Sox? I think worry is the wrong word. They’re just not a good team right now. They’ll probably still make the playoffs, but they’ll have their hands full with either the Indians or the Angels. The future, right now, looks brighter than the present for me. But I’ll be supporting the team if we make it until the last out is made either way.

+ will be in the Big Apple for about 24 hours this weekend…really looking forward to it. full report next week.

+ good luck to my buddy Tim Weaver, who’s headed to Nashville for a YWAM DTS. I know he’s gonna do great things, so go for it buddy!

+ The Schnoz Report is up for Week 3.