187. Excel

187. Excel
Definition: (v) be exceptionally good at
Location Placed: The Buffalo Shoppe, Hamlin, Pennsylvania
Date Placed: 5/21/11 1:07pm





A surprising find in the Pennsylvania mountains! We stumbled across The Buffalo Shoppe while running out for groceries. We met the lady running it who told us that it was her family farm for cows years back but her parents farmed buffalo in Virginia. We were pretty impressed. If we were going to be there a bit longer, we probably would've bought some meat from there to try.

186. Jaunty

186. Jaunty
Definition: (adj) having a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner
Location Placed: Starbucks, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey
Date Placed: 5/20/11 5:58pm





Who doesn't love a weekend away to a place they have never been before?! I set off for a weekend in the Poconos at a friends family house. Although the drive took an hour more than I had thought it would (oh, Friday evening traffic!), I still managed to place a crane at a Starbucks along the way.

185. Hugs

185. Hugs
Definition: (adj) squeeze someone tightly to show affection and appreciation
Location Placed: An apartment building hallway, New York, New York
Date Placed: 4/15/11 11:18a





As all good visits with friends go, a hug (or several) finished out a lovely visit. Seeing a show, gallivanting around Times Square, taking a walk around garden in Central Park... certainly a good weekend to be had and well worth a solid hug. I'm glad to have wonderful people in my life to give hugs to. And I can't think of anything else to say to not end on a sappy note, so enjoy a hug on me.

184. Adept

184. Adept
Definition: (adj) very skilled or proficient at something
Location Placed: Starbucks, New York, New York
Date Placed: 5/14/11 9:44p





All I can say about this placement is that I probably need a camera that is more adept at taking pictures. Or perhaps I need to hone my skills a bit more!

183. Pal

183. Pal
Definition: (n) a friend
Location Placed: Junior's Desserts, New York, New York
Date Placed: 5/14/11 9:15p





I got to spend some quality time with one of my pals from college on my visit up to New York City. There was mention of checking out this location to devour the best black and white cookie in the city. And it was a darn good cookie! Hopefully the pal crane was found by someone that enjoyed both it and a lovely cookie while visiting the Times Square area.

182. Magical

182. Magical
Definition: (adj) beautiful or delightful in a way that seems to be removed from everyday life
Location Placed: La Mama Theater, New York, New York
Date Placed: 5/14/11 6:56p





Now, usually I don't find big cities magical, including New York. But this trip was all around pretty wonderful. Parts of it were quite magical (namely how the northern bit of Central Park was dead on our morning walk today!) It's fun to experience and see a lot of things I do not normally come in contact with on a day to day basis.

181. Decadent

181. Decadent
Definition: self-indulgent
Location Placed: Lincroft Library, Lincroft, New Jersey
Date Placed: 4/29/11 3:57p





Although the word decadent on its own really isn't positive, everyone likes to indulge themselves sometimes. Decadent desserts, or guilty pleasure reading in my case. It'll be nice to read something for fun, rather than some sort of research. What sort sorts of decadent things do you enjoy?

180. Reliable

180. Reliable
Definition: (adj) able to be trusted, consistently good quality
Location Placed: Lincroft Post Office, Lincroft, New Jersey
Date Placed: 4/29/11 3:48p

179. Tranquil

179. Tranquil
Definition: (adj) calm, free from disturbance
Location Placed: Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, New Jersey
Date Placed: 4/29/11 3:41p





After a bit of a busy time hiatus, the cranes are back in business. Classes are almost over, graduation is on the horizon and free time will allow for some more adventures. After the terrible winter we had this year, I am very much so ready for the lovely summer weather!

178. Upbeat

178. Upbeat
Definition: (adj) cheerful, pleasantly optimistic
Location Placed: Oceanport Library, Oceanport, New Jersey
Date Placed: 3/8/11 11:35am





Who doesn't love a week of vacation from work!? Well, when that week consists of moving, unpacking and working on a thesis paper, the number of people loving a vacation week might drop a bit. I'm certainly enjoying it though. It's nice to be able to get settled and start putting a dent in my research for my paper. I'm trying to utilize every second of this "vacation". So this crane was left at the library where I did a bit of my research reading. And it also kicks off the beginning of some more crane placements in my new area! Be on the look out for some new updates to the website (in time!) and a lot more crane placements.

I've also got my next big trip planned for the beginning of June to Disney World! So lots of exciting things on the horizon. Stay tuned!