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March, 2012

The March Roundup

Here are all the photos I took in March 2012 (there aren't that many of them because I spent most of this month in the Philippines!).

Friday, March 2nd

Biked to Yipit's offices in Flatiron...
flux capacity ˆ sign ˆ work ˆ yipit
me
...smiling selfie because this was my last day of work before our our two and a half week trip to the Philippines! (The first serious vacation we'd planned since I'd started working for myself!).
me
maddy
Back at the apartment, Maddy looked on nervously while...
maddy
...I packed for the big trip! I got everything down to one backpack and a camera bag.
backpack ˆ packing
caiti, meredith
Later that evening, we went to Caiti's to drop off Maddy for an extended houndsitting! Thanks, Caiti!
caiti ˆ meredith
meredith
Despite having to get up super-early the next morning for our flight to the Philippines, a little after midnight we braved the rain to head out to...
rain ˆ umbrella ˆ meredith
...Siege's birthday party in Brooklyn!
balloons ˆ stairs
siege
Guest were exploring the back quarters...
house party ˆ party ˆ siege
cynthia
...while Cynthia was in the other section...
balloons ˆ cynthia
cynthia
...preparing a stack of mini cakes...
cake ˆ cynthia
siege
...for the big happy birthday...
birthday ˆ house party ˆ party ˆ siege
siege
...sing along.
best ˆ birthday ˆ house party ˆ party ˆ siege
siege
Happy birthday, handsome!
birthday ˆ siege
caiti, kai, meredith
Mer, Kai and Caiti.
caiti ˆ kai ˆ meredith
cynthia
Cynthia making the rounds with the mini cakes.
birthday ˆ cake ˆ cynthia
Perfect!
cake ˆ treats
Instead of a photo "booth," this year Siege had rigged a camera from the ceiling over a backdrop in the hallway. It's a photobooth for PILE ONS!
I'm a big fan of the tail end of a party when "physical challenges" are prone to break out. What started off with a simple flexed arm hang quickly escalated...
feats of strength ˆ house party ˆ stairs
...to this! Which is just the sort of thing that happens when you go to someone's party who knows aerialists, I guess.
best ˆ feats of strength ˆ house party ˆ upside down
cynthia, jenny d, katie d, meredith, sal
Last of the late night partiers! If you look closely at Meredith, you'll notice she's pointing out that...
get a load of this guy ˆ house party ˆ party ˆ cynthia ˆ jenny d ˆ katie d ˆ meredith ˆ sal
sal
...Sal had drifted off to dreamland! Lux told me to get ready to take a picture and then when I was ready...
asleep ˆ sal
lux, sal
...she abruptly fell over into Sal's lap! Haha.
asleep ˆ awkward ˆ best ˆ lux ˆ sal
cynthia, siege
Happy birthday, friend. I feel lucky to have had you in my life all these years.
best ˆ birthday ˆ photobooth ˆ cynthia ˆ siege
me
This is the face of man who in the midst of having a great time at 4am is suddenly worried about waking up in time to catch his international flight the next morning. (Spoiler alert: Didn't make it) Eh, worth it! Happy birthday, Siege!
eyes ˆ mask ˆ me

Wednesday, March 21st

Fast-forward two-and-a-half weeks later and we've just returned from our trip to the Philippines. Treated my jetlag with some serious Netflixing watching about UFOs and Nikola Tesla.
tv
Dan Aykroyd knows.
tv

Thursday, March 22nd

maddy, meredith
Catching up on dog snoozes.
asleep ˆ maddy ˆ meredith
alex h
Later that afternoon, we took Maddy to the dog park to meet up with Alex and...
dog park ˆ alex h
maddy
...his adorable new dog!
best ˆ cute ˆ dog park ˆ dogs ˆ maddy
meredith
Still dealing with jetlag issues. Haha.
asleep ˆ couch ˆ meredith

Friday, March 23rd

maddy
Work buddy.
cute ˆ dogs ˆ maddy

Sunday, March 25th

marcos, me
On Sunday night I went out dinner with Marcos! He and some friends were in town from Barcelona. Marcos and I had emailed for years but this was the first time we'd met in person. Great to meet you! (Only took me two years to post the photo!)
people who read this site ˆ pizza ˆ marcos ˆ me

Tuesday, March 27th

ellen, maddy, meredith, piper
zombie ˆ ellen ˆ maddy ˆ meredith ˆ piper

Thursday, March 29th

caiti, catrinel, ellen, meredith
caiti ˆ catrinel ˆ ellen ˆ meredith

Friday, March 30th

meredith, pauly
Pauly came over on Friday evening and we braved the drizzling rain to check out...
meredith ˆ pauly
...Caiti's birthday party!
house party ˆ party
kai, me
Awww, buddies.
dressed up ˆ twins ˆ kai ˆ me
sarah
Sarah was there!
flag ˆ party ˆ sarah
The giant flag doubled as a backdrop for showing off your twenties-inspired attire.
caiti, cynthia, meredith
Take 1.
dressed up ˆ flag ˆ caiti ˆ cynthia ˆ meredith
caiti, cynthia, meredith
Happy birthday, Caiti!
best ˆ dressed up ˆ flag ˆ caiti ˆ cynthia ˆ meredith
Back at the apt I put on some Peep...
peep show ˆ tv
pauly
...but Pauly was soon asleep.
asleep ˆ pauly
Maddy was awake and chewed her bone...
maddy, pauly
...but soon I was alone.
asleep ˆ couch ˆ e9th apt ˆ maddy ˆ pauly

2 comments

  • marcosapril 7, 2014

    Hi Brian! I was fat those days! You know, we are going again next May 23rd... I'll text you and if you are in town we could have a beer! (same cell number?)
    BTW, I recommend the japaleno pizza at Gruppo's to every friend going to Manhattan!

    • brian battjerapril 11, 2014

      Hi, Marcos! Great to hear from you! Yep, still the same cell phone number - definitely give a call when you're back in town! See you soon!