Outreach

I came across an article that reminded me of my blog. You can read about the article here:
Collecting
Here's what I wrote to the guy:

Hello! I came across your article when I was looking at the web site Coinflation (http://www.coinflation.com/). I've been doing something similar this past year in New York City and have been blogging about it. Here's a link to my blog: http://streetchange.blogspot.com/ How much money have you found total? I'm rather curious.

So far this year I've found over $32. It's rather amazing how much money you can find lying around, right?

Anyway, at the end of the year, I'm matching what I've found and giving it to a charity. I've convinced a few friends also to match the total amount. A little change can go a long way.

Keep up the collecting!
Dagfinn

We'll see if I get a response.

In coin collecting news, I found a few pennies over the weekend. One I was coming home from the soccer game between the Red Bulls and New England Revolution. A playoff game and a tie. Go figure. Anyway, I was approaching Rector street when I saw the circular dark spot in the light.

What's on your street?

It had been quite a while since I had found any money in a subway car. I'm sure the homeless come through and scour to see if there's any change. And also possibly I have an arch nemesis somewhere out there. I have yet to see my rival in action but we all know this city isn't big enough for two street changers. ;)

Well, Thursday I'm the evening person at work and that means I work from 11am to 7pm. Oddly enough it takes me longer to get to work at this hour than it does at my normal time because there are less trains.

On my way to work there are two pennies in my car. Thankfully there aren't that many people at this time so I collect my pennies as casually as I can. Which when it comes to NYC, you can do a lot and nobody would give a....damn, for the PG-13 readers out there.

This morning I found change on the street. Literally the street. So yes, the blog does live up to its name. I wanted to cross the street but they've changed the light pattern at this intersection that makes it rather inconvenient for pedestrians. You have to wait much longer than necessary with no opposing traffic coming and then are given a brief 10 second window to cross. So I decide to jaywalk and have been keeping track since I moved to NYC. That was number 491, 432. JUST KIDDING. My lawlessness pays off. There's a beaten down, run over quarter near the sidewalk. Swiped by Street Change Meister himself.

Fight Girl Battle World

You know you're in for something interesting when a character in a play is called "Zimlek". Not only that, it's played by two people. Double the fun! Tonight I saw a play that is in development called "Fight Girl Battle World". Two weeks ago the director began working on it. Tonight I saw some of the first act and one of the fight scenes. WOW. It was enjoyable and he presents a unique perspective of switching scenes instantaneously. Ingenuous. I've seen his other plays and thought that "Living Dead in Denmark" was absolutely hilarious and amazing. The attention to detail in that play was thorough and every piece just added to the overall experience of the play. Tonight it was rather interesting to see a new play and I will be there in March 2008 when it opens.

Let's do a coin tally for the past few days. Over the weekend I found a few pennies and when I went up to the Oktoberfest at Bear Mountain somebody dropped a quarter. Score!

Yesterday I found two pennies in a rather improbably place. I was walking through the turnstile to get on the subway when I spotted the coins. Two pennies. The subway turnstiles have a slanted ledge near the bottom. I was wondering, how could someone lose two coins that would fall on that ledge or fall and then bounce up to that ledge and stay there. It seemed like the chances of that happening were pretty small. Especially since it was two. Not one, two. I also went on a date that night so if anything good comes of it, I'll have to come back and see that as "the sign".

And I've found some more pennies also today. yea!

When you seek, you don't find

I was awoken this morning by the sounds of my amorous neighbor. Ahh....love. I mean lust. Anyway, after going for a run this morning I decided to actually do some "change hunting". The designated route was 5th Avenue and 15th street down to Flatbush. Up to 7th Avenue and back to 15th street. Guess how much change I collected?

Nothing would be a good guess because I almost found nothing.
For the 5th avenue section: 1 penny near Douglass.
For the 7th avenue section: 1 penny near 8th street and 1 penny near 10th street.

Wow. I find more money just rambling and meandering around town. So I guess the moral of the story is, stop looking and you'll find it.

Street Change Heroes

After several months of negotiations it looks like things are finally moving forward with celebrities we had contacted earlier. Here is our first placement. Others will be featured in the upcoming campaign "If a celebrity can do it, why not you?"

Today the hero in me found 17 cents.

Six Cents More the Richer

A man rushed up the steps from the entrance of the subway as I was walking down. I heard that clink of a coin dropping. Someone else heard it too. By the time I looked around the man was gone. I scanned a few steps for the coin. It was a nickel. "Oh well, guess he was in a hurry" said the other person. I picked up the coin.

A penny. Just waiting for me to pick it up and deliver it to more of his friends.

Six Cents. All the Merrier.

Stay tuned for a spectacular announcement later in the week!

Bills (The Kind We Like)

I found paper money tonight! There were two single dollar bills lying on the sidewalk on Prospect Park West and Windsor Place. I've now found $9 in bills this year. And this latest find brings me to $32. Money's all around. You just gotta look.

I Am Legend

I found six pennies over the course of yesterday and today. Pennies remind me of the slogan "Keep Truckin'". Just keep plugging along and you'll get there. The lonely pennies I kept finding earlier in the week now remind me of a book I recently purchased. I bought a book yesterday called "I Am Legend" written by Richard Matheson. Another movie adaptation has been made of the story starring Gettin' Jiggy Wit It, Will Smith. Didn't know the story was writtin in 1952. Story takes place in the 70s. We'll see how far in the future this latest movie reincarnation takes place.
Just think, "I Am Legend" could've been with this guy:

30-something

Yes, I'm 30-something. And I just made it to $30. The next day after I found that lonely penny, I found another lonely penny. Maybe it was the soulmate for the first lonely penny. Who knows. But what I do know is that you don't try and pass off a $1 million bill at a grocery store.

I also found another single penny on Friday.

But the monotony of the single penny ended late last night. After enjoying some homemade nutella at a friend's place, I was walking along 6th avenue. I've got great coin vision -- even at night. Ha. Well, I picked up a quarter.

And ladies and gentlemen, readers of the blog, intrepid hikers and idiot savants, I have reached $30.00. Break open the champagne. Jim?

Single

Well I found one penny today at the 4th avenue subway station. One single penny. One. Makes me wonder about my own life sometimes when I just find one coin. Sigh....normally don't bring in certain aspects of my life into this medium but I guess I'm just feeling it tonight. Part of me thinks I'll stop being single when hell freezes over. Who am I kidding? Global warming, hello! And the other part says, don't give up. It's a close fight.

Brauhaus

Some friends and I went camping over the weekend up to New Paltz. It was a blast! Excellent weather (even if it did rain Saturday night). We did the Gertrude Nose hike and went to a few wineries too. I have to recommend the Mountain Brauhaus restaurant. Delicious tasty food. Guess what was under my chair? A dime. Didn't think I was going to collect any money on a camping trip.

I also found 5 pennies today. Good ol' reliable New York.