Only In New York

What the taxis would look like in the Pink Lady's ideal world.
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about the 2007 Gardens in Transit Program. 

Up until yesterday, the Pink Lady was not having a very fruitful week. The Norton fiasco, which I recounted to you in great detail earlier this week was one thing, but pair that with the fact that I did not have any interviews scheduled this week, and you get a Pink a Lady that was feeling like one rotten apple. That was until Wednesday afternoon when things started looking up. I received a phone call from one of the recruiters I am working with (If you would like to receive a list of the Pink Lady's Top 5 recruiting agencies, please email me at orchardofstyle@gmail.com.) and an email responding to a job application that I had submitted on Monday. By the end of the day I had two interviews scheduled for Thursday. And what does that have to do with me calling this post "Only in New York?"

This week the weather man had no misses. The forecast called for five days of steamy temperatures and that is exactly what we received. Unless you suffer from agoraphobia or your body is made up of 50% ice water, I am going to assume that you found the last few days as uncomfortable as I did, and then add a 10lb portfolio into the mix. After standing 10 minutes too long on the steamy subway platform enroute to my first interview I decided to grab a taxi for the return trip.

Great dinner plate featuring an image of an NYC taxi.
Salad plate and soup bowl available. Available at:

I don't know if the words "I love having conversations with random strangers." or "Let's make small talk; subject, your personal life." are written across my forhead but it seems as if some people do. One of them being the taxi driver from Thursday morning. It went something like this:

Taxi Driver: "I share this taxi with another driver who has been on vacation. I have not had a break for two weeks. I only drive this taxi to pay the bills. I am actually looking for a full time job and I have a job interview on Monday. I called my boss to tell him that I had to take Monday off and he had the nerve to ask me if I could wait until the other guy was back from vacation. It's an interview. I can't wait."

The taxi driver and I had something in common. We are both looking for a job. So I decided to tell him that I am also looking for a job and that I started a blog recounting the trials, tribulations, and tales associated with my job search.

Taxi Driver: "I have a blog too. Here is my card. Follow me!"

ONLY IN NEW YORK.

On the topic of tableware, I love this new collection from Hermes.