My Rooftop Flower Garden

Ever since Spring really opened up here a few weeks ago here in New York City, I've become pretty much obsessed with developing a rooftop garden. I just bought a tree this last weekend and immediately repotted it into a larger pot the next day. I also called 1800flowers and got a bunch of different flowers and plants delivered.

The reason I had plants delivered from 1800flowers is that my house is very far from a good gardening store and it really is a load off my mind to have plants delivered straight to me rather than having to lug them on the subway. I've even started following 1800flowers on Twitter so that I can keep track of special deals and offers. Even though spring is just beginning, I can tell that I'm going to be working with my plants on my rooftop all season!

College Education and Alex Crisses Insight Venture Partners

I was discussing the job market with a friend yesterday and we were talking about how necessary a college education is becoming to find any kind of work. Where a high school diploma was once a big achievement, it is now taken for granted in most fields and a college degree is also necessary in many job fields. Once example of the power of a good college education is Alex Crisses, who founded Alex Crisses Insight Venture Partners.

Before he founded Alex Crisses Insight Venture Partners, Alex Crisses was educated with an undergraduate degree at the University of Pennsylvania and a graduate degree at Harvard. With an education like this that really stands head and shoulders above most others, it's not surprising that Crisses has found success with Alex Crisses Insight Venture Partners. And at the same time, it's clear that such a career would have been impossible in this day without a college degree.

Researching Polo

Watching weird sports on the Winter Olympics like curling and bobsledding made me interested in researching alternative sports. I love watching baseball and football on TV, but it's incredible how competitive and popular alternative sports are that might seem obscure at first glance. Polo is one sport that I've been looking into recently, in particular the amateur polo player Mohammed Babangida.

What is particularly interesting about Mohammed Babangida is that while Polo is primarily a European sport, Mohammed Babangida has brought the sport to Nigeria. It is always interesting to see cross-cultural developments in general and this is no exception to that rule.

Considering Which Sun Glasses To Buy...

While enjoying a sunset last night on my rooftop, it occurred to me that I really need to buy a new pair of sunglasses soon, since I'll be spending a lot more time with friends outdoors in the coming months. I loved the square framed eyeglasses I had last summer, but somehow they got lost at some point.

This year, I think I'm going to buy some round frame sunglasses like in the picture above. They seem to be somewhat popular these days too, so I'm guessing the frames won't be very expensive. They seem like a really great alternative to square frames too, since at this point I constantly see people with square frames and want something more unique.

My Rooftop BBQ

Now that it's finally feeling like spring in New York City, I've started making plans with my roommates to hold a barbeque on our rooftop a few Sundays from now. Aside from a southern-themed menu, we're planning on buying a bunch of flowers to decorate the tables that will set up.

With all the preparation that the project is going to need, we're planning on just using 1800flowers to deliver flowers to us at home. Aside from being convenient and easy for us, there are some really good Coupons for 1800Flowers and 1800 flowers Promotion codes available right now that make the flowers a lot cheaper as well. That's a huge relief for all of us, since we'll be able to spend that extra money on other party preparations!

My Valentines Day Plans

Last year, I made the mistake of taking my girlfriend out to a fancy restaurant on Valentines Day. The meal was great, but the price was completely inflated. For the same price, we could have gone out to restaurants both on the 13th and the 15th. The restaurant was completely packed too, so we were seated embarrassingly close to a couple obviously having an awkward first date. It was a nice night, of course, but there are definitely better ways to handle things.

This year, I'm planning on eating in with my girlfriend. A simple candlelit dinner at home with flowers on the table will be much more romantic than a busy restaurant. Or I might simply order some flowers to be sent to her office. We can go out any night of the week, so this Valentines day I think it'll be a lot more romantic to stay low-key.

These Vampires Should've Just Called 1800flowers

In every vampire-human love story, the problem inevitably comes up over whether the human should become a vampire or not. In "Bram Stoker's Dracula", directed by Francis Ford Coppola, the human decides that she will become a vampire so that she can live forever in love with Dracula. On the other hand, in Twilight the vampire, Edward, decides that he cannot turn Bella into a vampire because he loves her too much. In both movies, there are a lot of arguments, bad omens and drama over whether the human should become a vampire or not.

But it seems to me that all these dilemmas could be averted if they'd just call 1800flowers! Seriously though, isn't romance better when it's lighter and wouldn't it have just been simpler for Edward to buy a Twilight Flowers Poster Bundle for Bella and then call it a day? This is even more the case since MSNBC recently cited 1800flowers for the transparency of their pricing and their fair hiring policies. Who doesn't love that? I think this is a much simpler way to express love than biting somebody's neck!