Humans of New York -- the more you know.

"-- the more you know." bits will be thrown in (hopefully weekly) to inform my lovely following on music, movies, etc. worth checking out(:

Individuality at its finest

Humans of New York

Yesterday, I was introduced to a very unique Instagram account that goes by the name "humansofny". In short, portraits are taken of random people roaming around the big city to which the viewers are given a bit of incite on those who are in each photograph -- whether it be a life story, a defining moment, a controversial opinion or a bit of humor.

The man behind the camera (Brandon Stanton) has been doing this since 2010 and, may I say, is doing a stellar job at it.

Check it out his website here.

Follow him on Instagram: @humansofny

And his book (goes by the same name, I know you guys are smart)

Fun fact: I plan to live in New York. 

the more you know, Monica(:

Introductions & Jim Parsons

You can call me each of the following in order of preference: Monica, Moniqua, Mon, or Lissa (Lee-sah, not Liss-ah. As it turns out, out my double-s's have stardards). 

In honor of my highly-anticipated (by both my writer's block and myself) first post, I introduce to you my contribution to "Man Crush Mondays":

Mr. Jim Parsons.

Personally, I find "#mcm"'s unnecessary and irrelevant to my Monday schedule.
However, after countless reruns of The Big Bang Theory,
you begin to unleash your inner fangirl.

Unfortunately, my mind rejects the reality of his age being of 41 years. As well as his homosexuality. But my mind does allow the idea of us getting married one day a part of my destiny.

So Jim, if you're reading this. Hi. 

But this brings up a good point: A lot of attractive men are in their forties -- if Martin Freeman (42), David Tennant (42), and Jim Parsons are not on your radar, well...

Anyways,

Earlier today, I engaged in a lovely conversation with my dear friend, Ali Ross, over my favorite television sitcom The Big Bang Theory.

We came up with three basic assumptions: 1) Sheldon Cooper is the best 2) Wolowitz is, although well-loved, very creepy and 3) Theoretically, Penny and Bernadette are the only two personalities that can actually be tolerated. Any objections are open to discussion. 

Fun fact about Monica: I suck at debates, but more on that topic later. 

Until-I-find-a-proper-way-of-signing-off, Monica(:

P.S. On a final note, I'd like to draw your attention back to Ms. Ross to thank her whole-heartedly for encouraging me to start a blog. Basically she's the reason why I have caused either joy or pain in your life(;

P.S.S. She's great.

P.S.S.S. What would I do without IMDB. Out of pure happenstance, it appears to be Jim Parson's birthday today. The coincidence makes me speechless.