As New York City emerges from two days of Hurricane Irene, I’m emerging from two long days of coverage at NY1. It started with a stressful trip back to the city after my August vacation in Alberta.

Pat’s Twitter follower Luge Pravda knows his name is unique. But his Starbucks Alter Ego was a first. He writes: I’ve been called many things before, but ‘Liz’ is not one of them.

I’m away from NY1 this week, but my Twitter feed lit up today with news that my colleague Jamie Shupak is featured in a 3-page profile and fashion shoot in the New York Post.

Today’s Starbucks Alter Ego comes from one of Pat’s Twitter followers, @AlbertaActor. He submitted this picture of the alias his girlfriend Heather received recently. As far as pet names go, this is a new one.

Apparently I need to play Scrabble more often. Some researchers in my hometown at the University of Calgary have determined it makes you smarter.

Today’s Starbucks Alter Ego comes from Catherine. She’s used to people misspelling her name with a ‘k’—but this was a first.

Today’s Starbucks Alter Ego comes from Wen. He’s not sure how to interpret his moniker—we aren’t either….

Today’s Starbucks Alter Ego comes courtesy of Lindsay. She observes, “phonetic spelling at its best.” We couldn’t agree more.

Move over, Julia Roberts. Three guys decided the Eat, Pray, Love formula could use an update. So they grabbed two cameras and spent 44 days traveling 38,000 miles through 11 countries. The result? Three videos that describe what it’s like to Move, Learn, and Eat around the world in one minute.