Notes from Hell's Kitchen

HomeFrom New York City, and Beyond...Oct 29, 2007
Ok - so I'm living in New York City and I'm a bead artist. Being a bead artist in New York City equates starving...well... that is, if I were living off of just my art...
So, since the starving artist stereotype doesn't fit my lifestyle, I've been working as a quality assurance management consutlant in international banking and finance. Heck, it pays the bills!

I've got a dream apartment in Manhattan, a dreamier husband who also is an art critic (if you can't beat 'em join 'em...) I have to admit, life is pretty damn good!
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ThumbnailThis was a video I made of simply the same scene, different people over the course of an hour on 54th and 9th. (Yes, one of my favorite bars are there...)
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lisawt wrote on Jul 4
lisawt wrote on Jun 25
I seen that you dropped by my page. Your is great. Great life you got as well.



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lucimarreis wrote on Jun 16
I find New York a charming city, I live in São Paulo that is a city of 130 millões of people and when I go the New York I am magic.
It has reason in being disappointed!
stiffjohnson212 wrote on Jun 12
Its cool!

U have a great night Mary!
stiffjohnson212 wrote on Jun 12
*WINK*

Thanx for stoppin by!
stiffjohnson212 wrote on Jun 12
Hellooooo fellow New Yorker. I was just checking on Multiply search for fellow New Yorkers & landed here.

Have a good day Mary!
mizct wrote on Apr 22
hola, Mrs!
mizct wrote on Apr 6
Huggs to Muffy!
birdsandbeads wrote on Apr 6
Thank you for sharing your wonderful pictures. The Temples are unbelievably beautiful, the scenery breathtaking-can't imagine the awe of seeing it all in person.
mizct wrote on Mar 25
sending you an early welcome home :>)
zacharysmommy wrote on Feb 21
Love the Italy pics. The architecture is a feast for the eyes. I will have to send you some pics of my trip to old town Puerto Vallarta.
goodquillhunting wrote on Feb 6
Thanks LOL We still get a kick out of it too ;) I have admired your work for a while now!
celticat1 wrote on Jan 24
A quote from NYCvisit.com:
"No one can pin down the exact origin of the label, but some refer to a tenement on 54th as the first "Hell's Kitchen." Another explanation points to an infamous building at 39th as the true original. A gang and a local dive took the name as well. The truth is difficult to uncover, since the West Side was peppered with menacing nicknames like Battle Row and the House of Blazes (where arson was a favorite form of entertainment), so Hell's Kitchen was just another way of describing a place that was hotter than hell. The expression was possibly an import: a similar slum also existed in London and was known as Hell's Kitchen."
The story I heard was it was named after a conversation between two Irish cops in the 20's:
Cop 1 = "It's hot as hell in the City today."
Cop 2 = "Yeah, and we're in Hell's Kitchen"
Stupid story, though. I like the first explanation better.
mizct wrote on Jan 23
D'oh! not "bot", it's NOT -
mizct wrote on Jan 23
And it's close to everything in NYC that's worth seeing...which brings up another question...why is it called Hell's Kitchen...(the neighborhood, bot your page)....?
celticat1 wrote on Jan 22, edited on Jan 22
I live in Hell's Kitchen - a neighborhood in New York City. It's also known as 'Clinton' or 'Midtown West' - it's the neighborhood where West Side Story was based, and where most of Law and Order is/was filmed. (I have to step past a lot of film crews every summer.) It's honestly the best place to live in the whole world in my humble opinion.
SO, that's why!
jolaranita wrote on Jan 22
why do you call your page hell's kitchen?
jolaranita wrote on Jan 21
you are really lucky to get to travel...
jolaranita wrote on Jan 21
thank you! nice to meet you, have a nice day
thelonebeader wrote on Jan 10
Love the train video! That is cool! :D
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