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I guess I have not shared much of my trip. I went for business with jj. We went to a little tradeshow in Manhattan, it was in one of the World Trade Centers and right in between the Hudson River and the World Trade Centers that fell. They set up booths down there where there are palm trees and the sun is reflecting.

A lot of the nights we went out with dealers for JJ’s company to really nice restaurants. We really did not have a lot of time to do things that we wanted to do. But we did do just enough to make me want more.

The nights we had to ourselves we mostly just wandered. We went to Mary Poppins and walked around Time Square and Rockefeller Plaza. The last night we were there we went with Otto, a co-worker of jj’s, to Grimaldis the best pizza place in Brooklyn. The thing was that it was a major down pour complete with lightening and flooding and there was a line out the door. We figured if there was a line like that in a huge storm, the pizza had to be amazing. It was very authentic, and you basically do things their way. You sit in a cafeteria and the come and throw the plates and silverware at you take your order as quickly as possible and then toss your pizza to you. They take cash only and they want you to get out of there quickly. Fast. Fast. Faster.

If you want to see more photos of the trip, go here.

View from my hotel room window.

I have to bribe Gentry to talk to me. I tell him I saw a rat in the street and that I rode on a plane, boat and train. I tell him I saw a fireman and that I am surrounded by water.

I have so much to talk about and I will. Later, when I get home.

Guess where I am this week?

JJ’s company, Control4 is going to be on Oprah today.

They are shown in the opening credits, then shown after the second commercial break in background (they’re looking at wallpaper on either side of a mock fireplace that has a plasma, HC-300 and iPort) around 28 minutes in. You see the HC-300 and iPort as they pan across the screen.

The segment starts around 36 minutes in…they show a home of the future in Portland.

They are on at 39 minutes and Oprah and Nate interact with their 10.5 inch screen. They show lights in the background, music playlists and IP cameras. The segment is only about 2 minutes long, but very exciting. They are mentioned a few times with them saying the system start at $700…which amazes Oprah.

Also, they feature them on Oprah.com…On the tab for today’s show…under High Tech Gadgets for your home. They show pictures in the slide show then there’s a Where to Find products link at the bottom of the page. It shows them under High-Tech Products.

I got a new desk yesterday and I am so excited to have a place to work. For about the past year I have been working from my bed. I don’t know why? But I finally reached a point where it started affecting my productivity. Now we are downstairs and Gentry is watching way less tv. It is a good thing for everyone.

Hello beautiful woman.

Nice stump.

Also, the mini arm is rather charming.

Does anyone want one of these? They are posters (13×19) I made for the wards in my stake and the laminating did not work out like I wanted. So they are in different stages of laminating distress, meaning the laminating peeled off of the front or the back or both. But they are still beautiful posters.

They have the yearly scriptural theme for the the Young Women on them.

If you live in the valley, you know who you are, we can meet and I can just give one to you. If you live somewhere else and want it delivered, would you, could you, possibly pay for shipping? We could figure it out using paypal.

I have five. I have one left.

If you are interested email me at makayla (at) makaylachristine (dot) com.

Pro bono work is some of the best. Because the client does not pay me they give me a lot more freedom to do things the way I like, which is the better way.

I am really starting to think this is the way to do a lot of things. Pay a professional, and give them guide lines, and see what they come up with. You could do this with practically anything. Find a baker and tell them you want a beautiful chocolate cake for your upcoming birthday. Tell a florist you need a bouquet that is red and white, let them choose the flowers and the other beautiful filler. I guess the most critical part would be knowing you have the same taste or that they understand yours.

a favorite thought. a gift to be given.

working on a project for a waxing studio. cute sketches.