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Travelogue: Comic Con New York City 2013 Pt. 2

More travelogue pics from NYC Comic Con 2013 with a trip to Hallo Berlin and a joke from Mitch Hedberg. Also, insomnia and pictures of food. So random.

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Travelogue: Comic Con New York City 2013 Pt. 1

A gym buddy of mine and I headed to ComicCon in NYC this past weekend so here’s a picture heavy post on it. Pretty cool.

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Goodbye Big Nick’s, you’ll be missed

After 51 years, my local burger/pizza joint Big Nick’s closed. Everything keeps changing in the city – soon it’ll be just like I remembered it but completely not.

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Everyone has their thing

I’m amazed how many people I know that are angered by how much coverage with the royal baby has. But (a) this kid is making his country bank and (b) everyone’s got their thing.

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You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with

Jim Rohn said that we become like the five people we spend the most time with, which is the inverse of what I believe but it’s still true.

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Things to help me sleep / Insomnia is like alcoholism

Insomnia has been an unwelcome constant throughout my life but I had a breakthrough a few years ago when I started thinking of it being similar to alcoholism.

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Spring – I’m sure gonna miss you when you’re gone

Something about spring makes you want to reassess and realign your life – spring cleaning and all that. So the wife and I did just that.

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Cinco de Mayo in Jersey

This past weekend, the wife and I hopped onto the PATH train and headed out to the Jersey City Chili Cook-Off.

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Unattended children will be given an espresso and a free puppy

Had a big thing happen, made a vat of chili, and found out I could drink all the coffee I want. On whole, not a bad weekend – minus the medical bills.

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Thanksgiving 2012

Bum leg notwithstanding, I’m so grateful for everything I have – my tiny pad, my family and friends, my awesome wife, and my stash of frozen chili and rum.