i found this unpublished so i will quickly share. i went to NYC in the spring of 2024, and these are a few of the pictures from the trip!
	this is what happened to my sunglasses through the TSA checkpoint. thanks a lot, government goons! LOL i know, i know - they didn't break the sunglasses....on purpose.... (i did throw them away after this... sadsauce)
i snapped this shot because this guy has a hard hat carabinered to his backpack. what kind of badass job does he have?? might have to strap one to my backpack next time through the airport just to look badass like this guy.
	biscoff and ginger ale for the eternal airplane snack WIN!
the welcome to new york sign!!           laguardia, i love you so.
	the view directly out my hotel window = the chrysler building!! incredible, for reals.
art deco chrysler building -- lovely details.
	on the rainy ride back to the airport, we passed the united nations building. posh, posh.
laguardia has been all gussied up. if you have been there lately, you know that it is much more chic than the urban bus station that it used to be... however, just peer out the window to be reminded that it is built on a swamp!
	🡨 🡨 🡨 🡨 ubiquitous take off shot. rainy.
ubiquitous approach shot. sunny. 🡪 🡪 🡪 🡪

books 2025

* = book club book

	audio books harry potter and the half-blood prince (stephen fry) - jk rowling (started in 2024)
	paper books the thursday murder club - richard osman (not yet finished since 2024)
	ebooks an echo in the bone - diana gabaldon (not yet finished since 2022/3)

books 2024

* = book club book

	audio books harry potter and the half-blood prince (stephen fry) - jk rowling harry potter and the order of the phoenix (stephen fry) - jk rowling harry potter and the goblet of fire (stephen fry) - jk rowling harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban (stephen fry) - jk rowling the body on the shore - nick louth the body in the marsh - nick louth vermillion drift - william kent krueger heaven's keep - william kent krueger red knife - william kent krueger thunder bay - william kent krueger harry potter and the philosopher's stone (stephen fry) - jk rowling copper river - william kent krueger the museum of ordinary people - mike gayle* mercy falls - william kent krueger blood hollow - william kent krueger purgatory ridge - william kent krueger boundary waters - william kent krueger iron lake - william kent krueger this tender land - william kent krueger harry potter and the sorcerer's stone - jk rowling the fireground - dervla mctiernan weavers' way - david blake long gore hall - david blake storm force - david blake the wherryman - david blake horsey mere - david blake three rivers - david blake moorings - david blake st benet's - david blake broadland - david blake one-way tickets - peter grainger lane - peter grainger another girl - peter grainger missing pieces - peter grainger roxanne - peter grainger on eden street - peter grainger songbird - peter grainger the camera man - peter grainger the truth - peter grainger a private investigation - peter grainger the secret book of flora lee - patti callahan henry * time and tide - peter grainger the rags of time - peter grainger in this bright future - peter grainger persons of interest - peter grainger luck and judgement - peter grainger but for the grace - peter grainger an accidental death - peter grainger the running grave - robert gailbraith remarkably bright creatures - shelby van pelt * ink black heart - robert galbraith troubled blood - robert galbraith surrender, new york - caleb carr
	paper books the thursday murder club - richard osman
	ebooks an echo in the bone - diana gabaldon