About the blog: Welcome to The Balcony. Now let me start with a disclaimer; if you are looking for one of those online diaries filled with twaddle and drama about how sad life is, you’ve come to the wrong place. Go to Google, search the words “Xanga” “Myspace” or, my personal favorite, “Facebook.” And if you are one of those kinds of bloggers. Please, for the sake of humanity, keep it in your diary under your mattress next to your rubber band roll of dollar bills that you took out of the bank in fear of the recession. Now that that’s cleared up. I created this blog as an outlet for somewhat intelligent and hopefully intelligible banter and commentary about things that bother me day to day. It is also inspired by and in honor of my favorite Muppets, Statler and Waldorf. Ya know, the two old guys who sit in the balcony and heckle during the show? Admit it. You watched the Muppets and still have the VHS copies collecting dust next to your Duck Hunt gun and Nintendo controllers. Welcome to The Balcony. I hope you enjoy the show. Cheers. About me: Writer - social media strategist - gamechanger A Scorpio, likes long walks on the beach and enjoys candle lit dinners. Strongly believes in peace, love and Antiques Roadshow. Not sick of me yet?: viewfromthebalcony.wordpress.com Background Photo Credit: Bobst Library, New York University Ben Norman, photographer Tumblr (3.0; @viewfromthebalcony)http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/<iframe class="spotify_audio_player" src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify%3Atrack%3A5vYA1mW9g2Coh1HUFUSmlb&view=coverart" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" width="500" height="580"></iframe><br/><br/>http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/50918859133http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/50918859133Mon, 20 May 2013 13:43:14 -0400musicspotify<a href="https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/336152689211756544">Yahoo board approves 1.1 billion cash acquisition of Tumblr, according to WSJ</a>http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/50840761190http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/50840761190Sun, 19 May 2013 15:03:23 -0400“Wake up kids<br/> We’ve got the dreamers disease”<br/><br/> - <em>from “You Get What You Give” by New Radicals</em>http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/50840583273http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/50840583273Sun, 19 May 2013 15:01:15 -0400New RadicalsYou Get What You Givequotesmusic90s<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9374de42f52e8f2a042c0c002eb50bb5/tumblr_mn2767TuzI1qggwnvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/50840017535/youve-got-to-respect-a-man-who-refuses-to-pretend" target="_blank">humansofnewyork</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>You’ve got to respect a man who refuses to pretend like he’s having a good day.</p> </blockquote>http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/50840215166http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/50840215166Sun, 19 May 2013 14:56:39 -0400<a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelhorner/mindy-kaling-and-jimmy-fallon-generate-some-rom-coms">Mindy Kaling And Jimmy Fallon Generate Some Rom Coms</a>: <blockquote class="link_og_blockquote">Coming never to a theater near you.</blockquote> <p>Brilliant!</p>http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/50674468633http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/50674468633Fri, 17 May 2013 16:54:17 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/de772fd4fa3509ae4a1de90c1ea0c4eb/tumblr_mmwnijfNn51qbn48vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Just wrapped @DVF & @InStyle Facebook Q&A! #dvf #fashion #facebook #nyc (at Diane von Furstenberg Studio, L.P.)</p>http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/50591781795http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/50591781795Thu, 16 May 2013 15:01:31 -0400facebookdvffashionnyc<iframe class="spotify_audio_player" src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify%3Atrack%3A3aLCMI1ybjE4KWu9nkUBkx&view=coverart" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" width="500" height="580"></iframe><br/><br/>http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/50583427942http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/50583427942Thu, 16 May 2013 12:28:34 -0400musicspotify<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1d0b7c74d8653979076078f1b69fad87/tumblr_mmv8s5nKn11qbn48vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Awesome time at @traceadkins w/ my little sis @smalampi #country #nyc #music (at Hard Rock Cafe New York)</p>http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/50539296197http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/50539296197Wed, 15 May 2013 20:45:40 -0400countrymusicnyc<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d842fd3224c441f743dda27ae3fd1f42/tumblr_mmtas50DSo1qbn48vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>How many people can say they have a Picasso on their campus? #nyu #nyc #art #picasso #sculpture (at Pablo Picasso Statue)</p>http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/50454385649http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/50454385649Tue, 14 May 2013 19:33:41 -0400nycsculptureartpicassonyu<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GTEDgV-Wcc0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Smooth Operator. Take notes, boys.</p> <p> <span>VIDEO: “Kai and His Girlfriend, Ellen”</span></p>http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/50388590042http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/50388590042Mon, 13 May 2013 21:54:51 -0400adorablebruno marskidschildrenawwwellenmusic<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d5f150902febc102d8b6d9e03746d6fd/tumblr_mmpxbg1uNt1qbn48vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Thanks @itsapj for lending me your bedroom. I may have forgotten to make the bed. #nj #home #journey #music #graffiti (at Brookdale Neighborhood)</p>http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/50318412301http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/50318412301Sun, 12 May 2013 23:50:04 -0400homenjjourneymusicgraffiti<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cab6ee28e1608e82e6de3f0a04f01ae0/tumblr_mmpbl384GP1qbn48vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Almost all the cookies are gone! #mothersday #cookies #dessert #yum (at Brookdale Neighborhood)</p>http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/50282826238http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/50282826238Sun, 12 May 2013 16:00:39 -0400dessertcookiesmothersdayyum<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e99d3bbd0d359485a8acccfcfb32cb76/tumblr_mmoy6ubUBL1qbn48vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Why haz you leaves me? #guilttrip #dogs #pets #gary (at Brookdale Neighborhood)</p>http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/50261599876http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/50261599876Sun, 12 May 2013 11:11:18 -0400garyguilttrippetsdogs<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5604cb07a1dc51e5b1edb3c86487e43f/tumblr_mmnhj9MXbI1qbn48vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Flowers for T-Diddy aka @traceyalampi. Happy Mother’s Day!! #mothersday #flowers #spring #love #roses (at Brookdale Neighborhood)</p>http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/50191101444http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/50191101444Sat, 11 May 2013 16:13:57 -0400springflowersmothersdayloveroses<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9404441f285568cb1430fb8e90f52e03/tumblr_mmjlwakX711r116c2o1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0c416ab6d68f75ae008302e827c37d85/tumblr_mmjlwakX711r116c2o2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fuckyeahsirpatrickstewart.tumblr.com/post/50023737871/stahp" target="_blank">fuckyeahsirpatrickstewart</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>STAHP</p> </blockquote>http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/50092013559http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/50092013559Fri, 10 May 2013 11:13:09 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ec860a4ec01c47c0998493c5fd690400/tumblr_mmi7l2U8ai1qzpwi0o1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thedailywhat.tumblr.com/post/49971309305/news-fail-of-the-day-two-cnn-anchors-talk-via" target="_blank">thedailywhat</a>:</p> <blockquote> <h2 class="pull-left title editable"><strong><span>News FAIL of the Day: Two CNN Anchors Talk via Satellite in the Same Parking Lot</span></strong></h2> <p><span>Do you see what’s going on in this GIF? Yesterday morning, CNN Newsroom anchor Ashleigh Banfield and CNN Headline News anchor Nancy Grace were discussing the </span><a href="http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/charles-ramseys-interview" target="_blank">Cleveland kidnapping</a><span> case “via satellite,” which is a great way to communicate for those who aren’t standing in the same parking lot, and of course, they were. The setup was discovered after a viewer noticed same exact cars passing through both sides of the split-screen in the background and </span><a href="http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/05/nancy-grace-ashleigh-banfield-cnn-parking-lot/64965/" target="_blank">The Atlantic Wire</a><span> also followed up with a shot-by-shot breakdown of the scene.</span></p> </blockquote>http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/49976856519http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/49976856519Wed, 08 May 2013 21:13:45 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bb681ffdb9881be39d8c637e6bd092be/tumblr_mmi5j2J9OV1qbn48vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Thanks @HollyScoop for coming to visit us at #sunshinesachs and for the wonderful @GTownCupcake #yum #dessert #cupcakes #nyc (at Sunshine Sachs)</p>http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/49966797352http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/49966797352Wed, 08 May 2013 19:06:37 -0400sunshinesachsdessertcupcakesyumnyc<a href="http://lightbox.time.com/2013/05/08/a-final-embrace-the-most-haunting-photograph-from-bangladesh/">A Final Embrace: The Most Haunting Photograph from Bangladesh</a>: <p>Many powerful photographs have been made in the aftermath of the devastating collapse of a garment factory on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh. But one photo, by Bangladeshi photographer Taslima Akhter, has emerged as the most heart wrenching, capturing an entire country’s grief in a single image.</p>http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/49938208022http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/49938208022Wed, 08 May 2013 11:49:48 -0400““And I like large parties. They’re so intimate. At small parties there isn’t any privacy.””<br/><br/> - <em>F. Scott Fitzgerald, <em>The Great Gatsby</em></em>http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/49901138557http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/49901138557Tue, 07 May 2013 21:50:17 -0400F. Scott Fitzgeraldthe great gatsbyjay gatsbygatsbyquotesjazz ageNYC<iframe class="spotify_audio_player" src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify%3Atrack%3A7pTL00cPeIGhvVNlq5qP0k&view=coverart" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" width="500" height="580"></iframe><br/><br/>http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/49858359453http://viewfromthebalcony.tumblr.com/post/49858359453Tue, 07 May 2013 11:28:20 -0400musicspotify