Gumboots = Fashion

I grew up working on my dads farm and on my grandpa Scoville's farm (where I learned all sorts of colourful language and terms for certain items - mom, you do remember what I use to call an udder right?) I bring this up because it was really the only place I ever wore gumboots due to the rain mixed with mud and crap!! Here in NYC these boots are strictly worn for fashion. Okay, so they might wear them for rain protection too, but I don't really buy into that. Maybe this is a trend that just hadn't hit Utah when I was there, but it is ridiculous how spiffy they makes these boots, drives me nuts that you would more than $5 for a pair of green or black gumboots.

A Few Reasons Why Europe Is Beckoning.....

I am not even sure how this happened, or wait, I do know, its cause I live so close to Europe now that its always sitting there in my mind, should I go??? Plus, with friends tempting me with trips and their adventures, its time. I thought I would just post a few pics of why its so magical.
I spent a day here hiking with my Swiss friends, stunning - Chamonix, France
Les Calanques - near Marseille, France
La Dordogne - central France
Friends you want to have - Beziers, France
Spanish candy - Barcelona, Spain
Elba Island, Italy

Bikin' in the Park

Central Park that is! My southern friend and I decided to organize a bike trip in central park. The loop is a six mile loop and you feel like you are in the Tour de France because you got those serious bikers with the shorts and fancy bikes whizzin all over the place. We decided to keep it real - mountain bikes and helmets! There were four us who went on this adventure, and to begin with, all the girls wouldn't even ride their bikes on the street, they wanted to walk them - WHY? Do NY drivers have a bad rap? We all made it safe to the Park(we crossed 3 avenues) and began the loop. We stopped here and there, had a picnic, took pictures and I personally watched my southern gal Kristin try and fix her backpack and ride right into some other biker! She will never try that manuever again. To top the 3 hour biking event, Amanda, our new friend decided to get lost. I ended up racing after her and caught her at 77th, the rest of the gang was at 96th ST. We then got to ride down Central Park West with all the cabbies, what a hoot!!

Just Can't Get Enough..

These movies are the top of the top, if you haven't seen them, please do. WARNING!! Amelie may be one that you i.e., mom and dad, will want to rent the edited version, and maybe some of you others who may not appreciate authentic french culture, which usually means some skin - there might be just a teensy bit.

"Express Yourself"

I just want say thanks to my friend Shauna, her blog has opened my eyes to what blogging is truly about, anything and everything, and as Madonna would say, "express yourself", or at least I think that is the title. So I do hope you guys get a better feel for who mr depew is through my blogging, its not just about what is going on in NYC. A mouse is still running around me room at night!

Celebrity Lusts

Is there a type for me?

September.....will cool me off right?

I thought summer was over, I was wrong!!! A month has past and oh the stories I have to share. 3 weeks ago I rented a u-haul mini van to transport my bed. I was so excited about driving in NY that I totally blanked all the one-way streets here. BIG NO NO!! I ended up turning onto Amsterdam Av and headed in the wrong direction. I had cars honking and flipping me off! I was laughing at the moment cause my two roommates were scared out of their whits! I made it down to the next street and got off, and was still laughing, sorry Andrew and Russ! I took a moment to gather my bearings and we proceeding on without any casualities.
My dad and Jack Salmon came for a visit and did the touristy things. I played personal tour guide while Jack was our own Canadian camera happy tourist, he was funny! They were so astonished to see all the people out and about at three thirty in the morning when I put them on the subway to JFK - next time we will just hail a cab from my street as they ended up in a cab an hour later.
I have been on a roll when it comes to celebrity sightings. In the past week I have walked past Carrie Underwood, seen Miley Cyrus, had lunch next to crusty man Howie Mandel, ran past Melrose for ANTM Cycle 8 in Central Park, and walked past Charlize Theron at the US Open. Not too forget all the tennis celebs I got to watch at matches, including Roger Federer, Venus and Serena Williams, Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal and James Blake. The US Open definately has been the best thing about NY so far. YA ROGER!
And to top it all off, I witnessed a drug deal going down on a sidewalk when I was coming back from Central Park. Word of advice to all future drug pushers - deal the dope in a concealed area or make sure you have excellent passes, unlike the USA relay teams in the Olympics!