My husband is a carpenter. He is one of those "Mr. Fix-it" kinds of people who can fix or build anything. You can see some of his projects at his site, Gilrob Contractors. We're a great pair, I break things and he fixes them! LOL. I guess you could say I am sort of "accident prone". His 'day job' is Chief Maintainer at The New Museum of Contemporary Art in NYC. They recently opened in their brand new building, the first museum built from the ground up in Lower Manhattan. It's located on the Lower East Side on the Bowery and is a fascinating place. The building itself is a work of art. He loves working there.
Some pics of my family can be found here. I also had the most spoiled pet in the world until recently, a male rabbit named Bugsy. Unfortunately he passed away a few days after New Years 2008. He was around 9 - 10 years old. We got him when he was around 2 from one of my students. I never knew what great pets rabbits can be! He had become the most spoiled member of our household! You can see him here. He had become paralyzed in his back legs. But I know he was a happy little guy, and he kept us fascinated and laughing at his antics and gave us so much joy for the past 7 + years. We miss him dearly and he will always be remembered. To see our other critters, QueekQueek, the Guinea Pig (whatta handsome guy!), click here and our other little guy, aptly named, Little.
We got a PUPPY (1/2008)!!! He is the sweetest little boy and we decided to name him "Bugz". This is in honor of my Bugsy rabbit - it's "Bug + Z = Bugsy" but pronounced "Bugs". It fits him, he looks like a little Bugz! He is a French Bulldog and you can see him here.
Other Updates (6/2008): We just moved from the Bronx, where we had been living for the past 7 years to Staten Island. It is a cool little house one block from the beach, in a QUIET, clean neighborhood. Commuting time to work in lower Manhattan now is actually less time than it used to take to get to the Bronx, and is affordable with EZ Pass resident plan. Rent is way cheaper than in any of the other outer boroughs and definately less than Manhattan, which is just downright 'out of control'. Although most people say "Staten WHERE?" when I tell them where I've moved, I think this is one of the last commutable, affordable places left to live if you work in Manhattan. There's even an express Manhattan bus on my corner that takes you one block from my job during rush hour! I am definately looking forward to the summer of 2008 at the beach. Bugz even loves it!
Update (8/2008): See pictures from a week at the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City
Update (9/2008): See pictures from a week long long roadtrip (C2EA Pt 2) to the first presidential debate between McCain and Obama in Oxford, Mississippi.
Update (10/2008): Got a promotion and raise at work. My new title is Program Assistant/ Data Manager. It's a little more responsiblity and money, and it feels good to be recognized for what i do and for the job I do to be acknowledged. Looking forward to a new phase at work.
Looking forward to our first winter in our little beach house.
Update (11/2008): So happy to be alive to witness the history making election and to usher in Barack obama as our new President of the United States. I have never been more grateful to have been blessed with the opportunities that recovery has granted me, especially the chance to see this. Check out the website of our President - www.change.gov.
Update (5/2009): I was one of nine arrested in a Civil Disobedience outside Mayor Bloomberg's office at City Hall in protest of $10 million in cuts
to AIDS services - Bloomberg City hall protest May 2009 -
Update (6/2009): Had a great, relaxing Memorial Day upstate. Now we're really excited for the start of the 2nd summer in our little house by the beach. Also excited that my son, Chris and his fiance, Denisse are getting married in August of this year. Watch for pics of the grand kids!! At work, we just started fundraising efforts for our trip to the 2010 International AIDS Conference in Vienna next summer. Donate to a great cause!
Update (8/2009): Chris and Denisse's wedding was absolutely amazing! We had the best time, they are officially Mr and Mrs Starks. Check out pics here. Summer is winding down and I'm sad to see it go!
Update (10/02/2009): My mom, Helen Milim, passed away. We are so sad, and at the same time grateful she is no longer in pain and suffering. We drove to Florida and back for the service and valued the time we all got to spend together for that week. She will be greatly missed. Visit Helen here :) See other family pics here
Update (01/02/2010): New Years!! So many great things are happening for the new year, I hardly know where to start. 2010...The year started out with a rare blue moon. A fitting end to the last decade and start of an exciting brand new one.The last decade was amazing beyond belief. It was the first decade of recovery,for both Gil and myself, the first we spent together, the first of getting to know and spend time with one of my sons and the beginning of a new relationship with the other and Gil’s daughter, new additions to our family, including our beloved dog, we also lost some loved ones, got a new office and a raise, prospects of a becoming home owners, weddings, funerals, births, reunions, and so many more exciting, sad, happy and amazing milestones. All of which was spent together surrounded by friends, loved ones and family, we are grateful beyond measure for all of this...
This album is my attempt to document the amazing things to come in the coming year, one shot a day...one day at a time. Called "One Shot at a Time"
