Oh how I love to fly......

So I just recently returned from a stress free week-long vacation in the Nashville, TN area where I once called home. I had a connecting flight to catch in St. Louis and my first flight was running a little late. Finally in the air I ordered some hot tea, just like I normally do when the flight attendant comes by to take everyone's drink order and throw peanuts & pretzels down our throats! I pulled my lap tray down when the tea arrived and the tray was stiff, definitely broken. I thought I had it down just as far as it was going to go! I let the tea brew and added the cream & sugar, rested my elbows on the tray to grab the cup for a sip and BAM, the tray gave out! The tray dropped a little further and the hot tea flung all over me. All over my shorts, my shirt, on my backpack a tad and it was HOT! Somehow though I wonder how the passenger next to me didn't manage to get a drop on him, as if the seats weren't on top of each other!

And the story goes on, I arrive in St. Louis minutes late and as soon as I take that right foot through those gate door's and into the terminal I hear, "Jay Steven Sinkovitz please make your way to gate E4. Your flight has boarded and we are waiting on you"! Gate E4 was at the opposite end of my terminal! I didn't run but walked like Sea-biscuit runs, galloped in some strange way! I have been at the airport and heard someone get called over the loud speaker before and every time I have thought, "Who does that, how hard is it to be on time to a flight or book another if you're not going to make it!?", but now I know. Man was it a little embarrassing even though it wasn't my fault at all!

I flew out of St. Louis and made it to Baltimore! I was bit skeptical as to whether my baggage would have arrived with me after my connected flight running late but sure enough my baggage made it alive too! All ended well and the vacation was great, couldn't ask for a better ending to an interesting day!

here, there and back again a few times........

Many things have changed for me in an incredibly short span of time. I've gone places and gone back places and after it all I couldn't be more happy with the choices I've had to make and feel pretty stable where I'm at and ready to move forward to even bigger and better things!! And I'm incredibly stoked about the pushes and shoves that have resulted in the direction I'm in!

I've been thinking more and more about Art School and have been focusing on a wide range of projects, mostly photo but I'm dabbing into a few other forms too. As far as photo's go though I'm pretty satisfied with some of the recent things I've done and the new stuff I discover I can do as I try harder and harder. Here's a few results, enjoy!

your deeply missed................iPhone!

It's been almost 2 brutal days without my iPhone. Every second that goes by influences my hearty appreciation for the device. It may seem a little over-drawn but I can't fathom how I ever survived without it! It's AMAZING!!!! I have nothing to enjoy in the restroom, I have to just sit there now!

Why hasn't anyone text me?, oh wait, I don't have my phone!

I wasn't able to tweet when I saw that kid do that crazy thing in the snow!

I would have been able to read the Facebook invite before the event instead of after!

I have no idea where I even am anymore! I got to a dead end I had no idea if I was suppose to go right or left!

I could have responded to the newest fan page post faster and still have that fan!

I would have had 1 email at a time instead of 2 BILLION when I got home!

I'll most likely never know what the temperature actually was/is these few days or if it was suppose to snow or not.

I couldn't scan the things I wanted to buy to see if any other store had them for cheaper.

Without my iPhone how was I suppose to know it was her birthday?!

Until I get it back I'll never know what the name of that movie was I was trying to think of either.

I have no idea where the closest Starbucks is or where I should eat tonight.

I feel like I'm missing out on life right now!

I miss you iPhone, see you tomorrow I hope!

Although the iPhone is incredibly amazing these statements aren't 100 % accurate, I can still technically live and have fun without my iPhone but with it life's just that must easier!!!

No one said this was going to be easy!

I don't know what it is about moving. It is by far the hardest thing I've ever had to do. I'm nervous and a little scared and I absolutely hate that I suck at Goodbye's. I just wish we could all be in the same exact place again. Everyone that I love and don't want to leave. We should all just be in one great place and that place shouldn't be York, PA. I love my family and it is incredibly hard to leave you guys but I will be back before you ever realized I was gone. For Christmas and maybe even just random weekend's! This is not goodbye and I will see you soon! From PA to FL I go!

Just a little funny, for you...

I haven't had a whole lot to post about lately but I did think of something sorta funny!

I was born and raised in Florida and from there moved to Tennessee when I was 19. About 1 year ago I moved to where I am living now, in Pennsylvania. My car is still registered in Florida and I have a Tennessee drivers license but on top of that, I have Pennsylvania Auto Insurance. Now, I can't even imagine what it would be like trying to explain that to an officer if I ever got pulled over!

Short trip to Tenn.

I just recently returned from a one night stay in Franklin, TN. and here's a little peak at what went down.......

"TWO DAYS, TWO MEN and a CARGO VAN"

Tiny Ex-Presidents!

I'm one of those dudes that saves his change. I find the little coins to be irritating when bouncing around at the deep bottom of the pocket and hearing jingle bells playing step for step but instead of trashing the tiny ex-president pasted coins I toss them into my handy-dandy,(yeah, that's right, I said "handy-dandy", just like that dude on Blues Clues), John Deere Money Saving Locker! I decided to count some of the accumulated change this weekend and was pretty stoked with the final amount. Thanks to mi madre y hermana, (mom and sister), I was able to come up with $40.00 even! SWEET. I leave for TN tomorrow, wish me luck!

Pilgrim's Braking Branches..

Whenever I heard the quiet and relaxing lullaby "Rock-a-bye Baby" as a child, (a few days ago!), the melody always knocked me out hard just like it is meant to do. As I grew older I remembered the song and the words and couldn't understand why someone would be so gruesome and that parents would even sing to their kid about another kid's cradle braking while in a tree and the baby falling to the ground. We all know it....

"Rock-a-bye baby, on the treetop,
When the wind blows, the cradle will rock,
When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall,
down goes baby, cradle and all."

I always picture a tiny baby in a white cradle somehow magically placed at the highest point of a tree right next to the moon at night and then a huge gust of wind comes and brakes the fragile cradle and the baby just plummets all the way down the tree hitting branches upon branches until it is finally stopped by the hard ground. It's so evil!

So I wanted to figure out where this little song actually came from and what it really means and share it with you!

You may have already known but the song is possibly dated back all the way to the 1600's. It is rumoured that it was written by a young pilgrim who sailed to America on the Mayflower who observed the way native-American women rocked their babies in birch-bark cradles, which were suspended from the branches of trees, allowing the wind to rock the baby to sleep. However, the branches holding the cradles sometimes had a habit of breaking, causing the cradle to fall and the baby in it to get hurt.

It still seems messed up to me but there are other theories too. I do know one thing, I'm glad I didn't think about the lyrics all those times I was being sung to sleep with them by mi madre!

If I got arrested?

The question was "If you saw me in a police car, what would you think I got arrested for?" I text messaged this question to a small number of friends and family in my phone leaving the answer completely up to them, no multiple choice, and this is what I got back:

#1 was simply "being naked" or "running naked" in public with 13 responses.

#2 was tied at 9 responses each, a) Illegally skate-boarding and b)Jay Walking, which is simply funny because my name is Jay and I Jay Walk all the time!!

#3 with 3 responses was "not traveling to visit friends enough"!

I think it is funny that even though I text message a number of people I didn't get one answer alone, all the responses had other responses exactly the same. And the 3 responses above were the only responses I got but from multiple people! Funny stuff! And as for #3, I want more then anything to come see my friends but money just isn't supporting a trip right now. I will be back to FL & TN soon though to see ya. In the mean time, try stoppin' in and seeing me if you can, hmmm!

NEW YORK, NEW YORK!!!

I've always heard the city is packed to heck during the holidays and this past Saturday I got the opportunity to see for myself.

The streets were loaded with people but most of all Santa's. 

Saturday happened to be SantaCon on the streets of NYC and it was amazing to see the holiday spirit spread in such a way.

 

I might just have to be a part of it next year. I wish I would have known, I would have dressed up this year and brought a couple cans of food along, oh well!

This was only a tiny moment in my mission alone on the city streets. 

I made my way through the billions of glowing billboards in Time Square.

While on the move I ran into some more Santa's. These ones didn't look like they were a part of SantaCon though, they did some things I'm pretty sure you have to be sober to do!

After the 100 second show and discovering exactly where I was opposed to everything else, I decided to make my way to the Empire State Building.

Unfortunately when I got to the Empire State Building the line to enter the place resembled a line for a ride at Disney World on one of it's busiest days of the year. So I only got the view from the bottom.

I began to walk with no real destination.

When I began to run in to everything I wanted to see. Based on other post's it's a given that I like to watch Late Night so it was friggin' great running into the NBC Studios!

Of course right across the street was the one and only Radio City Music Hall where everyone was waiting in line for whatever the heck they were waiting in line for! 

The entire city was decked out in holiday decor but making my way past Radio City I saw what I  thought was the best I had seen while I was there, bulbs on top of a fountain-landscape. Looked pretty cool!

While taking photos of these massive red bulbs a familiar character passed by, say what's up to Elmo!

 

I took a little walking break but I didn't want to waste too much time so I got some lunch from the New Yorkers dollar menu!

Made my way to Central Park and passed 2 sets of carolers. 

The park was cool. Instantly reminds you of Christmas movies such as Home Alone or Elf. Horse drawn carriages stroll through allot like the taxis in the traffic but in a much more orderly manner.

One thing I noticed about the park is the squirrels, just like the pigeons in town they are use to people being around all the time and don't move when approached. I swear you could throw a rock at them and they wouldn't flinch, maybe just chase the rock to see if it is food, it's hilarious

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On the way back to Bryant Park I ran into another Santa passing out flyers for an Art store. It seemed like every Santa was in mid-town but this guy. I felt kinda bad for him cause he was alone on this street where no one was but the guy was hilarious and the art store was pretty cool too.

I don't even know what this represented besides the very word but this looked pretty cool too.

After walking around aimlessly I realized I still had allot of time still left before I head back to meet up with the bus. I walked all the way back to Macy's to see what all the hype was about. 

I walked in and immediately wished I hadn't. Thing was, once in, I couldn't just walk right back out, it was like a force was just pushing you through and the only way out of the packed place was making your way through the crowd to the other side of the store. It was CRAZY in that place!

I made it back to Bryant Park with hours left to spare.

Since Bryant Park is right next to Time Square and the sun had dropped I decided to make my way back over there to see all the lights shine even brighter. I wish I could have gotten some pictures of that before my camera batteries deceased but if you haven't seen the city at night I recommend it at least once in your lifetime!

It was one heck of a long and amazing day. I can't wait until next time, I'll have my santa outfit ready!