Love The Strand

I love The Strand. I just bought my textbooks for this semester for over 50% off. How great to be able to buy used to cheap textbooks when you are taking a class on the conservation of the rainforest.

Another thing I love about The Strand is that it is located at my favorite corner, 12th St and Broadway. That corner has the greatest view of the Empire Sate Building. When I lived on 12th street, I would cross that corner every day on the way home and realize how lucky I am to live in the city.

I also bought a book about the village in the 1960's. It is called "A Freewheelin' Time" and I am really excited to read it.

Oh and fun fact? If you dig Dylan, you probably know it is quite a mystery who the girl in the picture with him is, well my calligraphy teacher is apparently really good friends with her. How crazy is that?

Bergdorfs

If you are in the city and haven't walked by Bergdorfs lately I recommend you do. Their window displays are amazing, they have taken pieces from recent exhibitions, such as one of Richard Prince's nurses that was recently at the Guggenheim and some of Rudolf Stingel's work that was at the Whitney.

Not only are these displays dynamic, they are also great examples of cross-advertising. Bergdorf gets the association with fine art, as well as working off the publics knowledge of current events, and the artist and museums get advertising as well.

Brilliant.