This was an idea I once had. But I also once took peyote in an Arizona garage with someone that told me he was Native American but looked more like a High School janitor. Not that there's anything wrong with that position. Not everything we do in life is a good idea. Like the time I licked that frog. So I don't know what to do with this website right now, but maybe when inspiration strikes....
Nope. It didn't strike. Well, then. Good talk. I think we're done here.
Timmy FreeWAY: An Official Travel Blog of NYC Comic: Timmy Daniels. Published every Friday @ 3PM. Travel Hacks, Life Hacks, & Sorted Stories
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
The World of Travel Hacking with a Touch of ADHD
Picture this: It's winter. Cold outside. Most people are scrambling to get to work through the sleet and the grey slush. There's traffic. Rushing around, many people are late... morning coffee barely cracking the sleep fog which still has a light grip on the mind. Until they arrive at the office. Now it's different. Panic and deadline takes over the blur of sleep and it's now high alert. Around lunch, exhaustion has already slipped in. And it's like this every day. And sometimes people dream of just getting away. Traveling. Taking the time to plan that moment where you can let it all go.
As someone with ADD, my mind doesn't work like yours. Unless of course you have full blown ADD, hitting 17 of the 18 of the markers necessary to give an adult the diagnosis. If that's the case, welcome home; you'll like it here. Otherwise, you're gonna wanna have a firm grip on your handrails, new friends.
If you did an MRI scan of my brain right now, it doesn't look like the average person's brain. Parts of my brain are lit up where normal brains are not... giving access to something different. Also parts of my brain are unlit, like a dull lamp not even practical for reading. That mostly happens in the frontal lobe. This is the part of the brain that regulates short term memory and regulates impulse.
Have you have ever read about someone who has had a brain injury that turns into a math wiz, or someone who is autistic who can do some amazing things, but then can't do some seemingly normal things? Well, these people and the "average" person are like night and day. We now know from the blossoming field of brain science that people with ADHD have less in common with most people as a "man" has in common with a "woman."
Where am I going with all of this and how does it relate to Travel Hacking? Sit tight, my attention depraved friends, we'll get off the chair lift soon enough and head down the mountain. Just humor me for one more moment here.
When you have what they officially entitle: Adult ADHD, you have these bursts of thought. At the time they happen, it cripples the person. For instance you could be talking to me and saying "when are you going to talk about travel?" And that could make me suddenly remember: "oh wow, I have to finish plans for my Caribbean Trip." At that moment, I can no longer function or pay attention to what the person is saying from then onwards. The new thought becomes the most important thing in my universe.
Until the next one comes. And this scene of incoming bursts of thought, busting in like Cosmo Kramer blasting through the door... with a total sense of urgency... is endless.
I have a theory (and it's probably wrong) that if someone normal had to use my brain for just a moment... they would literally go insane, because they wouldn't be able to adapt. The biggest proof that this is true is the fact that I try probably 300% harder than anyone I meet on a daily basis. I try to get to places on time, I help people endlessly, I'm always giving people gifts... and yet... people are often frustrated with me, wondering why I was late and why I "don't give a shit" or why I don't "try harder."
When someone has ADHD, asking them to "try harder" is like teaching a child to walk by saying "Blue is Green on a Yellow Day" over and over again. It's the opposite of logic. In fact, brain science and measured energy levels suggest that when someone has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), they have to try 2-3 times harder to get to the same goal as someone without these issues.
A great book to read on the subject if you would like to get educated and would like to understand why someone with ADHD seems to "hurt" you or "Not care" about you is the following: "ADD Friendly Ways to Organize Your life." Another is "Delivered from Distraction." You see... the problem isn't that someone with ADHD doesn't care for you or doesn't try to do what you ask of them... they just have to do so much more than you could ever imagine to make those things happen.
And, in truth, thinking that they "don't care," is actually quite the opposite of reality. Focus groups of study using patients with Adult ADHD show a 9 out of 10 personality type where they are "people pleasers" and often are trying to help so many people at once that they never for a moment do anything for themselves. And they go crazy wondering why no one appreciates them.
The cherry on top is... Travel hacking. How does it relate? In the beginning we reviewed a story about how most people live their lives... in the hustle and bustle of modern work, never taking a moment to go on vacation. Living from paycheck to paycheck, thinking to themselves: I don't have the time, energy, or planning available to travel anywhere. I would fall behind, and I don't have the money. What if I were to tell you that you were dead wrong? What if I were to tell you... that I belong to a loose "group" of travel hackers all over the globe that have been traveling for pennies... like an elite tribe of people who live just on the outskirts of society's rules?
Maybe you've read about Best Rate Guarantees and air miles and how to take advantage of them. And maybe you know a touch of how to plan for a trip. But where do you start? Well, my kittens, I'll bring the milk bottle right to you... that's the purpose of this blog: to entertain and to share travel related stories.
Sure, I comedy, because its the only career that helps my ADHD. It's the only thing that I can possibly do to work "With" my ADHD and not "Against" it. Otherwise I'm just a farmer trying to program... it doesn't work. But, because I do comedy... and have ADHD... I travel... and because comedians don't make much money (most of us are not Chris Rock or Louie CK, believe it or not)... that means I don't have the money to survive and live. In fact... I live in hotels. I have been staying in hotels because I have to do comedy in New York. And because I have to be in New York .. and don't make 100,000 dollars a year... I can't survive. And so I do this... because I have ADHD... a choice that I didn't make or want. I was born this way as Gaga says... I didn't pick it out of a book, this is just how I came out. Given a choice, I wouldn't pick it. But this is my curse, and so I spin it as a blessing and be thankful. And I am. I love life and I embrace how I am... but because my mind is spinning like a top at million RPMs and firing off all of these processed ideas... and I write them all down and use them... and because I only think about travel and how to survive being constantly on the go.... there is no one single person as qualified to teach you how to get around the world... for pennies. I'm the modern equivalent of a trip hopper. Not because I want to... but because I have no choice.
I now invite you to visit me every week... Fridays at 3PM... because I want to share. Some of you won't like what I teach you or will not feel comfortable with grey areas. But you can go, no one's begging you to stay. And the rest of you... slow down a bit... take a day off. That project can wait. It's time to look at life different and ask yourself what you really want out of it. Welcome to your new club. You are very welcome here.
As someone with ADD, my mind doesn't work like yours. Unless of course you have full blown ADD, hitting 17 of the 18 of the markers necessary to give an adult the diagnosis. If that's the case, welcome home; you'll like it here. Otherwise, you're gonna wanna have a firm grip on your handrails, new friends.
If you did an MRI scan of my brain right now, it doesn't look like the average person's brain. Parts of my brain are lit up where normal brains are not... giving access to something different. Also parts of my brain are unlit, like a dull lamp not even practical for reading. That mostly happens in the frontal lobe. This is the part of the brain that regulates short term memory and regulates impulse.
Have you have ever read about someone who has had a brain injury that turns into a math wiz, or someone who is autistic who can do some amazing things, but then can't do some seemingly normal things? Well, these people and the "average" person are like night and day. We now know from the blossoming field of brain science that people with ADHD have less in common with most people as a "man" has in common with a "woman."
Where am I going with all of this and how does it relate to Travel Hacking? Sit tight, my attention depraved friends, we'll get off the chair lift soon enough and head down the mountain. Just humor me for one more moment here.
When you have what they officially entitle: Adult ADHD, you have these bursts of thought. At the time they happen, it cripples the person. For instance you could be talking to me and saying "when are you going to talk about travel?" And that could make me suddenly remember: "oh wow, I have to finish plans for my Caribbean Trip." At that moment, I can no longer function or pay attention to what the person is saying from then onwards. The new thought becomes the most important thing in my universe.
Until the next one comes. And this scene of incoming bursts of thought, busting in like Cosmo Kramer blasting through the door... with a total sense of urgency... is endless.
I have a theory (and it's probably wrong) that if someone normal had to use my brain for just a moment... they would literally go insane, because they wouldn't be able to adapt. The biggest proof that this is true is the fact that I try probably 300% harder than anyone I meet on a daily basis. I try to get to places on time, I help people endlessly, I'm always giving people gifts... and yet... people are often frustrated with me, wondering why I was late and why I "don't give a shit" or why I don't "try harder."
When someone has ADHD, asking them to "try harder" is like teaching a child to walk by saying "Blue is Green on a Yellow Day" over and over again. It's the opposite of logic. In fact, brain science and measured energy levels suggest that when someone has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), they have to try 2-3 times harder to get to the same goal as someone without these issues.
A great book to read on the subject if you would like to get educated and would like to understand why someone with ADHD seems to "hurt" you or "Not care" about you is the following: "ADD Friendly Ways to Organize Your life." Another is "Delivered from Distraction." You see... the problem isn't that someone with ADHD doesn't care for you or doesn't try to do what you ask of them... they just have to do so much more than you could ever imagine to make those things happen.
And, in truth, thinking that they "don't care," is actually quite the opposite of reality. Focus groups of study using patients with Adult ADHD show a 9 out of 10 personality type where they are "people pleasers" and often are trying to help so many people at once that they never for a moment do anything for themselves. And they go crazy wondering why no one appreciates them.
The cherry on top is... Travel hacking. How does it relate? In the beginning we reviewed a story about how most people live their lives... in the hustle and bustle of modern work, never taking a moment to go on vacation. Living from paycheck to paycheck, thinking to themselves: I don't have the time, energy, or planning available to travel anywhere. I would fall behind, and I don't have the money. What if I were to tell you that you were dead wrong? What if I were to tell you... that I belong to a loose "group" of travel hackers all over the globe that have been traveling for pennies... like an elite tribe of people who live just on the outskirts of society's rules?
Maybe you've read about Best Rate Guarantees and air miles and how to take advantage of them. And maybe you know a touch of how to plan for a trip. But where do you start? Well, my kittens, I'll bring the milk bottle right to you... that's the purpose of this blog: to entertain and to share travel related stories.
Sure, I comedy, because its the only career that helps my ADHD. It's the only thing that I can possibly do to work "With" my ADHD and not "Against" it. Otherwise I'm just a farmer trying to program... it doesn't work. But, because I do comedy... and have ADHD... I travel... and because comedians don't make much money (most of us are not Chris Rock or Louie CK, believe it or not)... that means I don't have the money to survive and live. In fact... I live in hotels. I have been staying in hotels because I have to do comedy in New York. And because I have to be in New York .. and don't make 100,000 dollars a year... I can't survive. And so I do this... because I have ADHD... a choice that I didn't make or want. I was born this way as Gaga says... I didn't pick it out of a book, this is just how I came out. Given a choice, I wouldn't pick it. But this is my curse, and so I spin it as a blessing and be thankful. And I am. I love life and I embrace how I am... but because my mind is spinning like a top at million RPMs and firing off all of these processed ideas... and I write them all down and use them... and because I only think about travel and how to survive being constantly on the go.... there is no one single person as qualified to teach you how to get around the world... for pennies. I'm the modern equivalent of a trip hopper. Not because I want to... but because I have no choice.
I now invite you to visit me every week... Fridays at 3PM... because I want to share. Some of you won't like what I teach you or will not feel comfortable with grey areas. But you can go, no one's begging you to stay. And the rest of you... slow down a bit... take a day off. That project can wait. It's time to look at life different and ask yourself what you really want out of it. Welcome to your new club. You are very welcome here.
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Satisfries: Free Alert!
Burger King fries are at a price proportionate to value: Free. All weekend here on October 12 & 13. Go get some, nerds!
Timmy Daniels
He's been gone for a while.
Why? Because this site will end up being a lot more automated and he's actually been working faster than a one-legged duck. It's true. One-Legged Ducks have jobs. Saw one in a cubicle near 42nd.
Also: Do yourself a small solid: STAY ALERT.
Timmy Daniels
He's been gone for a while.
Why? Because this site will end up being a lot more automated and he's actually been working faster than a one-legged duck. It's true. One-Legged Ducks have jobs. Saw one in a cubicle near 42nd.
Also: Do yourself a small solid: STAY ALERT.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Consumer Handbooks for the Best Consumer Price
Oh, if I could only tell you the amount of times that I have used information related to consumer data in order to get things free, we'd be having coffee all day and late into the night. But let me at least spit this at you, while I'm vacationing for free in Denmark: Knowing the consumer rules and regulations can be a difference of thousands of dollars. Where do you learn these things, you may ask...
Well... there are two very important handbooks. You could get a PDF delivered to you for free, but why do that when you can get the actual books for free just by inputting your address. Here's where you can find them:
Consumer Information Catalog
Consumer Action Handbook
Study hard my sweet sytede drue-agurker! (I'm also learning to speak better Danish for free, but I'm not sure that one is 100% on the side of legal).
Be kind... Be Studious... and most importantly:
Stay Alert!
Timmy Daniels
Comedian. Idiot. Savant.
Well... there are two very important handbooks. You could get a PDF delivered to you for free, but why do that when you can get the actual books for free just by inputting your address. Here's where you can find them:
Consumer Information Catalog
Consumer Action Handbook
Study hard my sweet sytede drue-agurker! (I'm also learning to speak better Danish for free, but I'm not sure that one is 100% on the side of legal).
Be kind... Be Studious... and most importantly:
Stay Alert!
Timmy Daniels
Comedian. Idiot. Savant.
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
I want a free tee-shirt!
You do, voice in my head? Okay, give me just a half second here... Calculating algorithms... Searching the interwebs... Hey... I like saying the word "interwebs..." It's all fancy and makes me like uber-nerd, which is now "cool." But not cool like a cup of cranberry juice, cool like maybe if I looked at a gnarly bike, I would think seriously about... taking a picture of it and posting it to my Facebook. I'm edgy. I want a tee-shit that says interwebs then...
Nailed it. Free interwebs tee shirt coming up!
http://www.singlegrain.com/blog/free-single-grain-t-shirts/
Stay... Classy....
No, that's not it....
Stay Alert, Interwebs, stay alert...
Timmy Daniels
(Now available in NEW Comedian format!)
Thursday, June 27, 2013
What's Free? Contests!
Many moons ago in a movie called "Real... Genius" I think it was, there was this brilliant all-knowing character who found a way to hack the system and win so many contests that he never had to work another day in his life. He did it by fast tracking his entries into contests. At the point where he only won maybe 1% of the time, it still was a high number due to sheer volume! All about volume...
At the time I saw it, that was an impossible hacker's dream.
Welcome to hackers 101 slash "today it's like this...." Read: easy!
Try it first here... Why not win a nice vehicle!
www.WinYourChevy.com Click link to register for a chance to win a New Chevy Traverse. Rules: http://bit.ly/18pH8i8
Stay Alert my friends,
Timmy Daniels
Award Winning Comedian
(Disclaimer: Actual awards are subject to question and may or not be made up, lies, slightly false, highly improbable, incorrect, misleading, or dead wrong... where applicable).
Thursday, June 20, 2013
No Fare Street Fair
This Sunday down on 18th St there's a trifecta of food, fun, & technology. All put on by Adorama electronics. Petting zoo (if you still get high, I know you're excited 'bout that), rides, blah blah something.
For free there are photography clinics (in the Adorama Technology Learning Center. Learn how to shoot photos and videos from the experts and and check out the newest technology from the experts! Get better at pictures so you can tell your sister to stop duck-lipping it in the bathroom with her iPhone (& toilet) in view. Otherwise she won't marry off and you'll have to trade three goats to find a good family. That's how marriage works, right?
Sunday 10am - 4pm
W. 18th st
"Stay Classy San Diego."
Oh wait... That's not it.
"Stay Alert."
There we go.
Timmy Daniels
Comedy Rockstar
Free: Central Park Hiking, Biking, Paddling & Fun
Ever wonder when you're gonna get around to that imagined life of socializing while enjoying the awesomely placed woodsy land of shady pond-heavy Central Park? Maybe the word "free" will finally get "do something healthy" off your checklist this weekend, my too-busy little city-buttercups.
NYC Parks and ... Who cares but sounds cool magazine is having their 9th whatever.... Listen: it's in Central Park, free and starts at 11am-4pm at the 72nd/5th st entrance. Get out and be happy you've socialized this weekend. Maybe we'll finally loose that freshman 15 everyone talks about but we've not even noticed. Does anyone know where I put my belt?!
Okay... Stay safe while battling the Central Park trees. They have actually taken lives. You did want adventure, right?
Stay Alert
Timmy Daniels
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Free Concert - Free Picnic Blanket
Haven't been to Jacobi Medical Center? Yeah, I don't know what it is either. But here's your chance, my awesome little breakfast cereals... The Latin band Son de Madre, (which I think means son of mom? I'm no expert) is playing. What do you know them from? Beats me, but Cuban music sounds kinda cool. Especially if it's free and they are giving the first 100 people free picnic blankets.
Date: Friday, June 21 at 12pm.
Locale: Jacobi Medical Center
1400 Pelham Parkway South
Take the (2) or the (5)
Monday, June 17, 2013
A quickie: Free Movies In NYC
If you are a film buff (is anyone out there actually a film-hater??), then you will love NYC this summer! Enjoy free film throughout the city for free. But why take my word for it? From the free AMNY newspaper:
Stay Cool Daddy-O!
And Stay Alert!
Timmy Daniels
Wannabe ... Comedian
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Free Concerts in NYC
My favorite band? The Rolling Stones. Cost of a ticket: Your actual arm... both legs and over $400. For General admission.
Source: No Kidding; click away
Also, there is a giant list below of multiple concerts and venues with bands of all genres. You know the penny that you didn't pick up on the subway plat? That would be overpaying. They are free.
Summer Stage - This New York City-based event will have over 100 free music, dance, film, comedy, family and theater programs in 17 parks across the five boroughs. It will go take place June 4–August 29, 2013
Source: No Kidding; click away
Also, there is a giant list below of multiple concerts and venues with bands of all genres. You know the penny that you didn't pick up on the subway plat? That would be overpaying. They are free.
Summer Stage - This New York City-based event will have over 100 free music, dance, film, comedy, family and theater programs in 17 parks across the five boroughs. It will go take place June 4–August 29, 2013
Free Fitness Classes
Mayor of NYC Michael Bloomberg is a total fitness nut (in a good way)! Did you know that he's raised the price of cigarettes to where residents actually have to pay up to $15 a pack? Or that he's currently fighting for legislation he sponsored which will limit the amount of sugary drinks you are allowed to purchase in New York?
Well... if you can't beat him (you can, but it'll cost ya) then join him. But... why pay when you can take fitness classes for free?
There are so many fitness and health classes for free in NYC that I will literally have to update and edit this list weekly, so I'm not quite sure how to take this monkey to the show... I guess I'll start with a list:
1. Cross Fit NYC on 28th Street:
To take the class, pick your time here: Cross Fit NYC
http://www.crossfitnyc.com/
44 W 28th St
2nd floor
Between Broadway and 6th Ave
212-684-2018
info@crossfitnyc.com
Stay Healthy
And Stay Alert
Timmy Daniels, Blogger, Comedian, Drinker. I mean: Health nut.
Well... if you can't beat him (you can, but it'll cost ya) then join him. But... why pay when you can take fitness classes for free?
There are so many fitness and health classes for free in NYC that I will literally have to update and edit this list weekly, so I'm not quite sure how to take this monkey to the show... I guess I'll start with a list:
1. Cross Fit NYC on 28th Street:
To take the class, pick your time here: Cross Fit NYC
http://www.crossfitnyc.com/
44 W 28th St
2nd floor
Between Broadway and 6th Ave
212-684-2018
info@crossfitnyc.com
Stay Healthy
And Stay Alert
Timmy Daniels, Blogger, Comedian, Drinker. I mean: Health nut.
Monday, June 10, 2013
Excited About the Superman Movie: Then pick up a free superman comicbook!
Just a quick note: This promotion is back on today, as seen in the AMNY Free Newspaper:
Hurry while supplies last:
Stay Super Alert,
Timmy Daniels
Saturday, June 8, 2013
NYC Parks and Recreating Free Fun
Did you know that (according to the AMNY newspaper - June 5, 2013 issue) around 96% of NYC residents are within a 10 minute walk to a park? If you did, come here: I would like to give you a Green Star and a healthy butt smack. Way to go. You win.
What's better than a park? Well, a comedy show for one, but during the day? First of all it's a cheaper workout than a $100/month gym membership. And second of all, when's the last time you actually enjoyed the beauty of a park, like the majestic Central Park? A while, eh? That's what I thought. Shame. A shame upon the house of thee.
Okay. No shame. Just a touch of remorse. I mean, seeing that 20% of the city is made of park, what are you doing exactly? Walking around them? (...20% According to: same newspaper, same bat-issue/bat-date). Again: feel the shame. Let it sink in... go ahead.
Now log out and go to the park. After you leave a comment below about how wonderful it would be to donate to this site on the Help link above. That poor comedian. What's he do with himself?
Eh? Can't hear you. I'm not online. I'm taking a free juggling class at the park. It exists. Like ghosts and Frankenberry Cereal.
The author of this post was Timmy Daniels.
He is a poor comedian living in NYC in a car.
Thanks to the NYC Public Library for offering free WiFi! Stay Open Later...
And to the readers: Stay Alert
Brought to you by: "I have no plan, planners." The best comics make it in comedy by using "I have no plan."
What's better than a park? Well, a comedy show for one, but during the day? First of all it's a cheaper workout than a $100/month gym membership. And second of all, when's the last time you actually enjoyed the beauty of a park, like the majestic Central Park? A while, eh? That's what I thought. Shame. A shame upon the house of thee.
Okay. No shame. Just a touch of remorse. I mean, seeing that 20% of the city is made of park, what are you doing exactly? Walking around them? (...20% According to: same newspaper, same bat-issue/bat-date). Again: feel the shame. Let it sink in... go ahead.
Now log out and go to the park. After you leave a comment below about how wonderful it would be to donate to this site on the Help link above. That poor comedian. What's he do with himself?
Eh? Can't hear you. I'm not online. I'm taking a free juggling class at the park. It exists. Like ghosts and Frankenberry Cereal.
The author of this post was Timmy Daniels.
He is a poor comedian living in NYC in a car.
Thanks to the NYC Public Library for offering free WiFi! Stay Open Later...
And to the readers: Stay Alert
Brought to you by: "I have no plan, planners." The best comics make it in comedy by using "I have no plan."
Friday, June 7, 2013
Free Doughnut Day!
Question:
A holiday began in 1938 when the Salvation Army wanted to honor the volunteers who passed out food to soldiers fighting on the front lines of WWI.
The food: A super nutritious doughnut. Or two. Now the holiday is: Dunkin' Donuts' / Krispy Kreme National Doughnut Day! Of course.
This June 7th, which if you are reading this... is today since that's when I set it to post... go get yourself a free doughnut. And then walk 25 miles to burn the calories.
Available:
Dunkin' Donuts (with any drink)
Krispy Kreme (completely free)
A holiday began in 1938 when the Salvation Army wanted to honor the volunteers who passed out food to soldiers fighting on the front lines of WWI.
The food: A super nutritious doughnut. Or two. Now the holiday is: Dunkin' Donuts' / Krispy Kreme National Doughnut Day! Of course.
This June 7th, which if you are reading this... is today since that's when I set it to post... go get yourself a free doughnut. And then walk 25 miles to burn the calories.
Available:
Dunkin' Donuts (with any drink)
Krispy Kreme (completely free)
Free Booze TODAY June 7th - 'Nuff Said
Do you want to find out how to get some free booze? Today? June 7th, 2013?
Sorry. I don't know how.
But this person does:
Free Well Drinks
Seems like a nice little carrotcake, this person.
Stay Alert my bunnies,
Timmy Daniels
Comedian
Sorry. I don't know how.
But this person does:
Free Well Drinks
Seems like a nice little carrotcake, this person.
Stay Alert my bunnies,
Timmy Daniels
Comedian
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
It's a Free World Order: The Art of Craig's List
There's an art called Craig's list?
Well, no. But there should be. You should have an assignment to create "art" with five free items you find on Craig's list. And I bet... you'd get thousands for the effort.
In NYC there's something missing. What? Why I aughta.....!
Okay, there cranberry muffin, I'll walk it to you... it's okay... Yes: There's something missing. "What, pray tell, is it Timmy?"
First: Don't say "pray tell," it confuses me. Like soy milk. And cheese parties. Second: Yes, there is something missing and it's... space. People don't have much space around the city. So what happens when you have people all crammed into small spaces with no where to put things? You end up with free like-new sofas; I know that much. Not to mention the fact that you end up with free furniture across the board. I mean... have you even seen the free section of Craig's List?
Go ahead then. Have a look then:
Now... careful there skippy. If you see one of these:
Well, no. But there should be. You should have an assignment to create "art" with five free items you find on Craig's list. And I bet... you'd get thousands for the effort.
In NYC there's something missing. What? Why I aughta.....!
Okay, there cranberry muffin, I'll walk it to you... it's okay... Yes: There's something missing. "What, pray tell, is it Timmy?"
First: Don't say "pray tell," it confuses me. Like soy milk. And cheese parties. Second: Yes, there is something missing and it's... space. People don't have much space around the city. So what happens when you have people all crammed into small spaces with no where to put things? You end up with free like-new sofas; I know that much. Not to mention the fact that you end up with free furniture across the board. I mean... have you even seen the free section of Craig's List?
Go ahead then. Have a look then:
Now... careful there skippy. If you see one of these:
Go ahead and catch your breath. They will just send you an exe file and tell you how cool the truck is if you just click on it. Um... I hear. I'd never be that stupid myself. I'm savvy. Like bread. Huh? I know what savvy means.
But, my little blueberry-butter pancakes, if you see this:
...Go ahead and pick up your new piano.
Problem is... where are you gonna put it? Think it through before you go get your free sofa.
Stay with me. For a while.
And, if you will...
Stay alert.
Timmy Daniels. "He's alright"
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
The Free Press, Free
Welcome to:
VS
I bought a paper in New York City once and I didn't read or even look at it for a week. The cost was ... I don't know. Something!? My point is: why? Why would you pay for a newspaper in New York City? Everything is free here, remember? You've been tuning in weekly right? Donating to the good fight?
Now you're learning. Now, I'm NOT saying to stop supporting your local newspaper. Coming from a jouralistic background I say that if you are spending $5 on a coffee... go the extra mile there champ and pay 50 cents with your left-over pocket change and support a dying business. But if you're like me and you just walked into a bank only for the free coffee... we should talk.
Now that we're all on the same newspaper page, let's dance. Okay...
There are a ton of free newspapers in the city. In all cites. In Tampa, even the main newspapers also created free versions. One was called TBT and was great. In NYC, there seems like one per 10 blocks. The best? The NYC Metro and AMNY. The New York City Metro recently had an article about how they were read by like 1.5 million people or so. That's based on my zero memory of numbers, but you get the banana.
The best thing about the free papers, honestly... is that there is less reading, more activity. And, might I add: MORE FREE STUFF. Honestly, if you want to stay up-to-date on what's free in the city, honestly, there's no better consistent place to look than the paper.
Especially because it catered to a younger crowd and sums up the news.
So walk up to an Orange Metro stand and pull one out today and heck, take the AMNY too while you're at it. They are all over the place. All the cool kids are reading them. Are you?
That being said... how would you like to read the Sunday New York Times... for free? It's $5 on Sunday and $6 elsewhere and has probably $10,000 worth of coupons (again: based on my zero ability with numbers). How about Monday... you know... at 7-8pm when you were going to get around to reading it anyway. Sure... then just go to a little park located on the corner of Broadway and 31st right by the Jersey subway. One of those corners will have all of the throw-away Sunday papers. Don't say I didn't feed ya baby kittens.
Stay on it. And stay safe. But mostly...
Stay alert.
Timmy Daniels
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I bought a paper in New York City once and I didn't read or even look at it for a week. The cost was ... I don't know. Something!? My point is: why? Why would you pay for a newspaper in New York City? Everything is free here, remember? You've been tuning in weekly right? Donating to the good fight?
Now you're learning. Now, I'm NOT saying to stop supporting your local newspaper. Coming from a jouralistic background I say that if you are spending $5 on a coffee... go the extra mile there champ and pay 50 cents with your left-over pocket change and support a dying business. But if you're like me and you just walked into a bank only for the free coffee... we should talk.
Now that we're all on the same newspaper page, let's dance. Okay...
There are a ton of free newspapers in the city. In all cites. In Tampa, even the main newspapers also created free versions. One was called TBT and was great. In NYC, there seems like one per 10 blocks. The best? The NYC Metro and AMNY. The New York City Metro recently had an article about how they were read by like 1.5 million people or so. That's based on my zero memory of numbers, but you get the banana.
The best thing about the free papers, honestly... is that there is less reading, more activity. And, might I add: MORE FREE STUFF. Honestly, if you want to stay up-to-date on what's free in the city, honestly, there's no better consistent place to look than the paper.
Especially because it catered to a younger crowd and sums up the news.
So walk up to an Orange Metro stand and pull one out today and heck, take the AMNY too while you're at it. They are all over the place. All the cool kids are reading them. Are you?
That being said... how would you like to read the Sunday New York Times... for free? It's $5 on Sunday and $6 elsewhere and has probably $10,000 worth of coupons (again: based on my zero ability with numbers). How about Monday... you know... at 7-8pm when you were going to get around to reading it anyway. Sure... then just go to a little park located on the corner of Broadway and 31st right by the Jersey subway. One of those corners will have all of the throw-away Sunday papers. Don't say I didn't feed ya baby kittens.
Stay on it. And stay safe. But mostly...
Stay alert.
Timmy Daniels
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Sunday, June 2, 2013
Trashy Much? Yes; Yes, I Do
I had a dear friend in my party days who was an interesting man. He looked like Tom Petty and partied like Keith Richards and knew fun like Hunter S Thompson. And he could handle his substances like a champ. He was (and still is) a good man. He was generous, had many things, and was above all: fun and always giving. How did a dude who partied like punk overlords afford to give away a stream of wonderful things like guitars and hats and nicknacks? Read on, my rasberry-apple slurpies...
[Or for you younger puppies: Partied like Justin Bieber. Whoever's responsible for that mess, now's the time to act. Who wants to read about an embryo strutting around like a rock musician while making pop-love songs about pre-teens and looking like a caricature of a Hasbro Boy Band action figure.]
My buddy Tom Petty (Let's just call him Paco) had (and still has) a great place to just hang out, play the guitar and have fun. He always had access to money, party material, and good times. His house looked like your average house of the hoarder... but it was filled with wonderfully interesting things. There were mechanical beetles, lion statues, handheld video games of all sorts and sizes, tools, vintage clothing which you could try on and take if you wanted. There were also hats of all kinds and sizes, which he would give to you if you tried one on and liked it (I often did). It was seriously endless. And fun.
Once, he came back home and needed help with some chairs which were vintage, a giant sword, and a big screen TV. Where did he get these things? Not at the store.
He got them in the trash.
Or from someone closing down a yard sale. But alas: someone threw them out and he took them in; and you would never be able to tell the difference of those and things he bought.
Now. I hear what you're not saying out loud. You're saying: "Timmy... you've slipped on a doggie turd, man: that's just crazy talk."
Not really. Why? The stigma? Fear? Weirdness? Nothing at all is weird about it, I assure you. If someone is having a garage sale... and it's the end of the day... and they say: "You know what sir... if you can just haul away that dresser that I just bought but my wife didn't like..." (this actually happened to me in college) "...then I'll tell you what: It's Free." Now... what if I had seen that same exact new dresser just an hour later... when he had haplessly dragged it to the curb and put a "free" sign on it. THEN would I be a dirtbag for grabbing it? Just when exactly does it get weird to take something that another person doesn't want? If I offered you a $20 bill, you would take it, right? But I'm assuming if I said instead: I don't want this... anyone can have it... and threw that $20 on top a garbage can... you wouldn't?
[Or for you younger puppies: Partied like Justin Bieber. Whoever's responsible for that mess, now's the time to act. Who wants to read about an embryo strutting around like a rock musician while making pop-love songs about pre-teens and looking like a caricature of a Hasbro Boy Band action figure.]
My buddy Tom Petty (Let's just call him Paco) had (and still has) a great place to just hang out, play the guitar and have fun. He always had access to money, party material, and good times. His house looked like your average house of the hoarder... but it was filled with wonderfully interesting things. There were mechanical beetles, lion statues, handheld video games of all sorts and sizes, tools, vintage clothing which you could try on and take if you wanted. There were also hats of all kinds and sizes, which he would give to you if you tried one on and liked it (I often did). It was seriously endless. And fun.
Once, he came back home and needed help with some chairs which were vintage, a giant sword, and a big screen TV. Where did he get these things? Not at the store.
He got them in the trash.
Or from someone closing down a yard sale. But alas: someone threw them out and he took them in; and you would never be able to tell the difference of those and things he bought.
Now. I hear what you're not saying out loud. You're saying: "Timmy... you've slipped on a doggie turd, man: that's just crazy talk."
Not really. Why? The stigma? Fear? Weirdness? Nothing at all is weird about it, I assure you. If someone is having a garage sale... and it's the end of the day... and they say: "You know what sir... if you can just haul away that dresser that I just bought but my wife didn't like..." (this actually happened to me in college) "...then I'll tell you what: It's Free." Now... what if I had seen that same exact new dresser just an hour later... when he had haplessly dragged it to the curb and put a "free" sign on it. THEN would I be a dirtbag for grabbing it? Just when exactly does it get weird to take something that another person doesn't want? If I offered you a $20 bill, you would take it, right? But I'm assuming if I said instead: I don't want this... anyone can have it... and threw that $20 on top a garbage can... you wouldn't?
Another thing is just before people throw things out is the place to act. Have you even SEEN the "free" NYC section in Craig's List? You'll never wanna buy something again. Please do though --> it is a Capatalist society after-all. Go consumerism. But the best consumers price out and rock beats scissors, free beats paid.
Let's all fess up. We've all had that moment. That moment when you look at something at the side of a curb and you go: "What the what? Why are they throwing that away. " Well... here's something cool: If you are a visitor you may not know this, but in NYC, there's people pulling things from the trash constantly for millions of reasons. People in suits casually pull a paper off the top of the trash to give a quick read and then set it back down. Bums circle the trash like buzzards. When it rains, someone may take a broken umbrella set to the side of a can because it works, but one side droops due to a wind gust. And it goes on....
There is such limited space here that the most common thing I see: Suitcases. I have a samsonite myself... you? Where'd I get it? Park Avenue. Next to the curb. The person that set it out there KNEW someone wanted it. So he even took the time to set it close enough to the trash to let you "know," but not so close that anything got on it. And that's just how it goes in NYC.
Listen: Get over yourself. It's not a big deal. Now I'm not saying to put on some gloves and look for a meal here. But if there's something next to the trash, chances are good that someone is glad that you took it and it didn't go to the waste dump. They set it on the trash instead of in for a reason. Do them a favor and go ahead and take it.
I'm gonna keep using my Samsonite, backpack, and last-season scarves (a store had a "free" box) and carry on. And I'm gonna finish this sandwich.
That I bought. Now you're just getting weird with it, foodies.
Stay Happy, Stay Away from the Train Tracks... and please...
Stay Alert.
Timmy Daniels
The TimmyFreeWay
Let's all fess up. We've all had that moment. That moment when you look at something at the side of a curb and you go: "What the what? Why are they throwing that away. " Well... here's something cool: If you are a visitor you may not know this, but in NYC, there's people pulling things from the trash constantly for millions of reasons. People in suits casually pull a paper off the top of the trash to give a quick read and then set it back down. Bums circle the trash like buzzards. When it rains, someone may take a broken umbrella set to the side of a can because it works, but one side droops due to a wind gust. And it goes on....
There is such limited space here that the most common thing I see: Suitcases. I have a samsonite myself... you? Where'd I get it? Park Avenue. Next to the curb. The person that set it out there KNEW someone wanted it. So he even took the time to set it close enough to the trash to let you "know," but not so close that anything got on it. And that's just how it goes in NYC.
Listen: Get over yourself. It's not a big deal. Now I'm not saying to put on some gloves and look for a meal here. But if there's something next to the trash, chances are good that someone is glad that you took it and it didn't go to the waste dump. They set it on the trash instead of in for a reason. Do them a favor and go ahead and take it.
I'm gonna keep using my Samsonite, backpack, and last-season scarves (a store had a "free" box) and carry on. And I'm gonna finish this sandwich.
That I bought. Now you're just getting weird with it, foodies.
Stay Happy, Stay Away from the Train Tracks... and please...
Stay Alert.
Timmy Daniels
The TimmyFreeWay
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