778. Essential

778. Essential
Definition: (adj) absolutely necessary, and extremely important
Location Placed: The UPS Store, West Windsor, New Jersey
Date Placed: 7/22/16 at 1:30pm





UPS Stores are getting harder to release cranes in them. I'm not sure if I am looking more suspicious of a character when I go in, or if they have been instructed to be a bit more observant. I actually had to pass at placing at a store the week before last because I couldn't get a second without being watched! I had to be a bit more sneaky with this one.

777. Tremendous

777. Tremendous
Definition: (adj) very great in scale or intensity
Location Placed: Grover's Mill Coffee Company, West Windsor, New Jersey
Date Placed: 7/22/16 at 1:24pm





I popped over to the coffee shop to see what it was all about. It was crazy warm on Friday as we are in the midst of a heat wave. I was extremely tempted by by the frozen hot chocolate, but I was a responsible adult and waited to eat my responsible adult lunch. But I know what I will be getting next time I am in the area!

776. Ingenuous

776. Ingenuous
Definition: (adj) innocent and unsuspecting
Location Placed: Jughandle Brewing Company, Tinton Falls, New Jersey
Date Placed: 7/16/16 at 3:04pm





We decided to check out one of the new local breweries in the area, Jughandle Brewing Company. I had been following them on facebook since before they opened up on a tip of my friend. I'm always interested in trying a new place even if beer isn't quite my cup of tea. I thought the name was clever as New Jersey is home of the "no left turns", which leads to having to go right to actually go left. It confuses many a non-local person. The atmosphere was very relaxed, and the brews from what my companions indicated, were quite good. Definitely a good place to go to enjoy a number of tasty craft beers.

775. Fruition

775. Fruition
Definition: (n) the point at which a project or plan is realized
Location Placed: Crate and Barrel Outlet, Cranbury, New Jersey
Date Placed: 7/15/16 at 4:04pm





Having never been to this Crate and Barrel outlet before, and passing relatively close by it on my way home, I figured it would be good to stop. Thankfully it wasn't a terribly large store, or I may have placed myself in a bit of a financial pickle! It definitely had a lot of interesting items in there, and several items that I quite liked, but may see if I can replicate them myself. I do love a good arts and crafts challenge!

774. Amatory

774. Amatory
Definition: (adj) expressive of love
Location Placed: Kingston Post Office, Kingston, New Jersey
Date Placed: 7/15/16 at 3:06pm





Kingston seems very similar to the small town that I grew up in, minus the number of traffic lights. It looked like a lovely little area with a main thoroughfare including this very post office. I passed by a very lovely post master who was in the process of adjusting the American flag, properly saluted it before doing anything. I certainly appreciate the level of professionalism while handling the flag as well as his attention to detail. I bet the folks in Kingston appreciate having that fellow in charge of all of their paper mail!

773. Renewed

773. Renewed
Definition: (v) to resume an activity, restart
Location Placed: Rockingham, Kingston, New Jersey
Date Placed: 7/15/16 at 2:47pm



I don't often want to leave a crane without taking a picture of where I have placed it. However, when you're taking a one on one tour, where the guide has said you cannot take pictures indoors, it makes it considerably more difficult to sneakily get a photo! Rockingham is the estate where George Washington spent 2 months in residence at the tail end of the Revolutionary War. Having been moved to several different locations within a 1 mile area, it looks pretty darn good! I really enjoyed learning a bit more about the first President of the United States as well as more about the area. Having never even heard of Kingston, let alone been there, it definitely was a real treat! It is about 4-5 miles from Princeton, making it a convenient (at the time!) hour-long horse ride into the city proper. At the time of his residence, the U.S. Congress was actually holding court in Princeton. I had no idea!

772. Placate

772. Placate
Definition: (v) to calm, pacify, please
Location Placed: Plainsboro Public Library, Plainsboro, New Jersey
Date Placed: 7/15/16 at 1:41pm





I love being able to pop into libraries that are not my in my area. The Plainsboro library was no exception. It was impressively modern, bright, and airy. I envy those who can use this library as it is definitely one I would be happy to spend lots of time in!

771. Knightly

771. Knightly
Definition: (adj) chivalrous, valiant, courageous
Location Placed: The Grind Coffeehouse, Plainsboro, New Jersey
Date Placed: 7/15/16 at 1:36pm





It definitely felt like the heart of summer. High humidity, hot, bright day. In my work clothes, I was not properly dressed for a day of being outside. Thankfully it was mostly just walking to and from my car, but the heat is one thing I don't quite love as much as others during the summer. I love the lighter, longer days. I love the ability to do outdoor activities for more than a minute without getting frozen. I love the BBQs and hang outs and general sense of happiness that summer brings to those around me. It's a wonderful time of year, but I never miss the oppressive heat once the fall rolls around.

770. Bright-Eyed

770. Bright-Eyed
Definition: (adj) alert and lively
Location Placed: Plainsboro Post Office, Plainsboro, New Jersey
Date Placed: 7/15/16 at 1:29pm





In an effort to utilize my half-day work Fridays before I find them gone, I set out to do a little local crane placing. I popped into a post office I had stumbled on my way out to my destination. It's always a lot of fun being able to explore new areas in my home state that I've not visited before. I've been doing a fair bit of research to find some new places. As one can imagine when one has a goal of placing cranes in 1000 different locations, you tend to run out of placement locations after a while. Post Offices are among one of the good places to release them. Perfect weather not needed, usually not too busy, and have a variety of flat surfaces, they often do just the trick!

769. Contribute

769. Contribute
Definition: (v) give in order to help achieve or provide something
Location Placed: Marriott at the Philadelphia Airport, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date Placed: 6/24/16 at 2:55pm





The Philadelphia Airport is pleasantly easy to navigate and especially easy to get to the Marriott hotel, where I had to be for a work function. It's always nice to meet up with colleagues from around the country that I only get to see but a few times a year. It's lovely to have a catch up with them, see where they've been traveling around to since I had last seen them a few months prior. Of course getting down to business is always necessary, but we got to indulge in the wonderful pleasantries that come along with the meeting beforehand.