Need a place to stay?

Why not come to Andy's Penthouse Loft for stylish living and a trendy New York East Village Livestyle.

Below: Apartment location plan and view from my window.


I just love the view from my widow what you cant see is the park opposite; its full of scuptures gardens and lots of trees. If you want to see more sights you will have to come visit!

Im still looking at ways of furnishing my apartment please send your ideas on to POX 1234 (yeh right!)



Above: Plan (its not small its "dimensionally challenged" or "cosy")

Demolition Time

I have been thinking it would be nice if my fridge wasn't directly infront of my sink its really stupid crazy planning and if I move the door it would really open up the space

What do you think + the bonus is the Land lord may pay for it!

Public Holidays

I have a grand total of ten days holiday a year yes you can count 1,2,3,4......10 measly days!!!! but there is a saving grace Public holidays so if anyone wants to come and see me and experience the sights, sounds and smells (ergh) of East Village you may be interested in the following:-

January 1st New Year
Febuary 21st Presidents Day (Yes Hugh I was off today you could have arrived this morning!)
May 30th Memorial Day
July 4th Forth of July (How Original!)
September 5th Labor Day
November 24th Thanksgiving
November 25th Even more Thanksgiving
December 24th X-mas eve (to you English folk that's Christmas, baby Jesus stuff and what not!)
December 25th X-mas (you think I would be working)

PS you had better send some pressies!

PPS My calender is getting busy so hurry!

Hugh is arriving in a couple of hours
Madoka's arriving on the 25th March
Parents arriving some time in September
Friends/Family to Confirm date (in Alphabetical order)

THE LIST (if your names not down your not comming in!!)**

Andy Birds + Tracy Anne
Bob Spyt
Chris Price
David Hobbs
Ed Bennett + Little Miss teacher
Jamie Blake + Possey
Madoka Sakano
Madoka (2)
Madoka (3)
Madoka (4) [Holiday]
Madoka (5) Only kidding I dont think your made of money! (honest)
Michael Newman + Trouble (in a nice way)
Sarah Pratt + Bob the Builder
........ Anyone else

Dont think if your not on the list your not invited ** (see small print)


**Small Print

[Simply post $2000 [minimum] to my work address in a sealed manila envelope [Fed Ex preferable] and I will add you name to this highly exclusive selection of VIP'S Penhouse Apartment suite Guaranteed [no chance of refund ask for written details and i probably wont be arsed to send them. subect to change. subject to better offer. Subject to if im in the mood. Penthouse owner has the right to insult any guests at any time given any excuse.]

Please note as VIP's inform me as to when they have booked the flight I will endeavour to update an re-issue the Blog

Happy bargin flight hunting!!

Monkey Business

Its been a while since I last blogged 4 days in fact.

Im back and this time I mean business, I did 20hrs Overtime during the last week and a bit and feel really tired, but hey the works been really cool.

All the overtime money I am saving for my furniture and believe me have I got plans!

Im very excited at the moment because I have managed to convince my friend Hugh that he should come stay with me in New York. We have been talking for some time about his visit and I must admit I expected him to say he would travel over after Madoka in March.

BUT to my suprise he's been spontanious on booked his travel to arrive on Monday! (and stay for three weeks)

HUGH

For those of you who dont know Hugh I will explain he is a close friend from my University days in Manchester He is a bit of a nutter (so we both get on like a house on fire) and whenever I visit Manchester we alway hang out. But you may wonder how the hell he managed to get time off work... Well its simple he jacked in his Job (and no not for me although that would have been very flattering) He wants to become a writer!!!

So where better place to stay to get inspiration for his first book

Heres a picture of Hugh shopping in his local corner shop...

I often take my mummy out shopping for beer!

I was planning to go to IKEA today with Paul to pick up some essentials unfortunatly this all fell through at the last minute, what hugh doesnt know is he has nowhere to sleep I still only have my own bed..............(Dont worry Im borrowing one off a mate he doesnt have to share my bed!)

However this delay does allow me think more about my Penthouse Apartment I will post a plan so that everyone can advise me on how I should furnish it!

Ed

I cant leave ed out after talking about Hugh so heres a picture (Blog war time!!!) I challenge Ye to beat my blog

PS Thanks for being the only one to comment on my page

Ed monkeying around like usual

Valentines Day!

Ladies you had better Run hide!! It's that time of year again

My Current (Sexy) Engineering Project

Copyright SOM architects

This is a rendered view of the Sky Scraper I am currently designing at WSP Cantor Seinuk.(Preliminary stage).

Its nice to see that they have started me on a "Small" project??!!

Believe me with the main structure standing at 31stories this is in NY terms a relatively small building...... Yet in Britain this would be HUGE!

My Boss is Yefim Gurevich, he moved to NY over 20Years ago from what is now known as Russia. He's been very supportive during my first few weeks and considering he has soo may jobs on the go he has still made time for me. Yefim Reminds me of my Russian Advanced mathematics lecturer at University, he too was also incredibly intelligent so I expect to learn a lot from Yefim.

In fact I would go as far to say that WSP Cantor Seinuk (To find out more click on the link) has a some of the finest minds in the industry (Present company excluded of course!) I bet the average Office IQ dropped when I arrived (Yeh right!)

I feel lucky, I have been given pretty much full design freedom including client (Architect) liason with great results (even though I do say so myself). I have been providing loads of solutions lately and I think there really pleased with my performance soo far. Lets Hope I it stays that way.

Oh and By the way the, did I mention the Architects on this Job are massive! they are know as SOM or Skidmore Owings and Merril (to check out the web link just click on the underlined name)

SOM are responsible for the architecture behind the WSP Cantor Seinuk design for WTC 1 (Freedom Tower) and quess what! the main office is based in New York on Wall street opposite the Stock Exchange of all places!

However I do have my eyes set on another tower..... you may have heard about it.

I will post it next If your interested.

Ahh the Freedom Tower Look at this beauty you wouldn't believe how important this project is to ME. 

My final destination...

Times Square

On the way

Blizzards and the Quest for the Snow Blower.

This is a picture of me in Central Park on an icy Saturday in the snow. I decided to go out in the middle of a blizzard warning (Life on the edge me!) believe me its was Soo dawn cold I couldn't feel anything.... and I mean anything!


I dont suppose you ever watched Short Circuit? Well if you did this will make sense... I recall Johnny #5 saying: -

"Yo Mama's was a Snow Blower!".

At the time I was young and unsuspecting and didn't know what the hell it meant, but thought nothing of it. But Halleluiah I understand and its only taken me 15 years of ignorance!

I was walking down Broadway from Columbus Circle when I was almost taken out by some psycho on a strange wheeled contraption about the size of a golf buggy (but a lot NOISIER!)
it had rotating blades behind a giant scoop at the front and it was chewing up snow and spitting it out like no tomorrow! I dodged the blades and the chained tires only to get a "Sorry mate didn't see ya" and a mouth full of snow from the blower. I decided I should be a bit more careful in future but could have been certain he was aiming for me!

Almost at Times Square I came across another team of guys with there infernal machines these guys meant business! they had various bolt on attachment to their machines I thought I was in a mad max movie!

This goes to prove Americans are crazy (But in a nice way) I bet the Janitors and Supers love dusing of there machines and playing in the snow I mean who wouldn't?

Ok perhaps Im alone on this one

Well that was a kind of Historic Blog (which means Web Log) for two reasons

• firstly it happen about two weeks ago (Most of the snows gone now!)
• Secondly i have managed to embed a picture into the page! Hope you can all see it

Ace Eh?

I hope to hear from soon and get ready for more cool stuff on my blogspot!

Im back in New York....kepish!

Well its been some time since my last E mail to all you folks back home, but I've finally managed to make some free time (Not much mind you) I have to go back to my NEW Apartment for 9.30pm and I suppose if your being pedantic this is not strictly an E-mail

Well where to start Ive got so much to say I hope your ready it may take some time

Lets start with Thank you's (I know its weird but they deserve it)

A BIG THANK YOU to: -

Firstly My Family and Friends for supporting during the interesting time leading up to my relocation to New York

Secondly (And just as important) My work Collegues

• Philip Ebbatson (For Getting me the interview and always backing me up)
• Tom Cooksey (For pulling those strings)
• Kamran Moazami (For Arranging the month placement)
• Silvian Marcus (For signing my contract of employment)

And of course

• Madoka Sakano (A very understanding/Patient Girlfriend)

Im running out of time and still working out how to blog (If you haven't guessed its what Im doing now its like an open Diary)

I hope to include in new Posts the following: - However this involves me having to set up directories and other difficult computer geek stuff!

• Travel to New York
• Time looking for an Apartment
• Snow Storms and blizzards (I thought I'd moved to the north pole!)
• Shopping
• Strange occurances
• Random rendez-vous
• New Friends
• More shopping
• IKEA (Yes they exist over here too!)
• Canadian Wall Street Banker (Lar de dar Im loaded dont you know, actually he's not like that hes dead cool which is strange considering he's in that kind of Profession)
• Gay American Friend (don't even go there!)
• Current Projects (Believe me its not boring there dead sexy "As far a buildings go")
• And of course MY BEAUTIFUL APARTMENT (ALL MINE!! Apart from I only rent it)

Oh and Im sure Ill think of some more stuff to include in the list but that will do for now

This is Andrew Signing out.... Hope you guys can all read this!!

Hopefully next time I will be able to attach photographs then where really talking