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September, 2016

The September Roundup

Here are all the pics I took in September 2016 that didn't end up in their own entry!

Thursday, September 1st

Watched a cool doc about aboriginal Australians and their cave paintings.
Namadgi National Park cave paintings go back thousands of years.
State of my living room Sept 2016!
e9th apt ˆ living room
Busted out my first (and still favorite) tarot deck....
tarot
...to do a card layout and have conversation with subconscious.
tarot
I spend more time than most people would believe....
e9th apt ˆ living room
me
...just laying on this spot in the center of my living room like a starfish.
living room ˆ me
Watched some excellent backstage footage of GnR in the late 80s.
mandy, michael
Later that night, I went to Dreambaby to wish...
dj ˆ mandy ˆ michael
mandy
...Mandy a happy birthday! She was in town visiting from LA.
birthday ˆ mandy
mandy, michael
Late night dance party part of the evening!
birthday ˆ dj ˆ mandy ˆ michael
mandy
Happy birthday, Mandy!
birthday ˆ mandy

Friday, September 2nd

grant, rachel h
On Friday morning, I went out to Sheepshead Bay with Grant and Rachel...
grant ˆ rachel h

Saturday, September 3rd

Saturday late afternoon hangs...
stuytown
matt
...over at Rubano's after a morning at the Russian Baths
matt

Sunday, September 4th

Quiet Sunday at home! Played a bunch of guitar...
...and then spent the afternoon reading Karma is Negotiable...
book
maddy
...with my favorite lil buddy.
couch ˆ feet ˆ maddy

Monday, September 5th

Monday afternoon in La Plaza.
la plaza cultural
michaela
Hung out with my new neighborhood friend, Michaela.
candle ˆ e9th apt ˆ phone ˆ michaela
hans, matt, meredith
On Monday night a bunch of us met up at Meredith's for a....
hans ˆ matt ˆ meredith
...tie dye tshirt making party! Cauldron O' witch's shirts brewing on the stove!
cooking ˆ kitchen ˆ tie dye
meredith
Time to drain the water out....
tie dye ˆ meredith
matt, meredith
...and see how the shirts came out!
bathroom ˆ tie dye ˆ matt ˆ meredith
matt, meredith
Ta-da! This was the INVERSE TIE DYE batch we tried with bleach and black t-shirts!
tie dye ˆ matt ˆ meredith

Tuesday, September 6th

On Tuesday afternoon I went to Preo's offices to help them...
flux capacity ˆ preo ˆ work
...breakdown and report the results of a recent product launch in Bogata I'd helped them plan
flux capacity ˆ preo ˆ work
We spent some time taking our pre-experiment guesses about the results...
flux capacity ˆ preo ˆ whiteboard ˆ work
...and mapping it against the actual results of the pilot we ran!
flux capacity ˆ preo ˆ whiteboard ˆ work
Then took all the data and put it into a presentation for their investors! (If you work at a start up that could use some help with product, don't hesitate to reach out!)
flux capacity ˆ preo ˆ work
grant
Grant hooked me up with a fancy new foam mattress through his writing connections! He helped me lug it upstairs...
bed ˆ e9th apt ˆ grant
...and unbox it!
bed ˆ e9th apt
next lev kev
Kevin came over after and we traded reiki....
reiki ˆ next lev kev
michaela, moriah
...and then late night I met up with Michaela and we went over to Moriah's apt around the corner for doobers and arts & crafts.
michaela ˆ moriah

Wednesday, September 7th

amanda
On Wednesday night I went over to visit Amanda in her new (old) Midtown apartment!
apartment ˆ moving ˆ amanda
amanda
Her friend painted her a mouth-portrait
art ˆ painting ˆ amanda

Thursday, September 8th

On Thursday I drove three-hours upstate to check out a...
cabin ˆ porch ˆ swings

Friday, September 9th

Cleaned my old mattress so I could give it a new home!
living room ˆ mattress ˆ vacuum
Love me a bodega mixed-fruit snack!
bodega ˆ fruit
Threw some coins and asked the I Ching some questions about life.
i ching
amanda, cheeky, grant
Went out to Brooklyn with Amanda, Grant and Cheeky...
amanda ˆ cheeky ˆ grant
...to a huge party space where Jared was DJing as an opener to...
crowd ˆ the klerb
....Giorgio Moroder (the godfather of disco)
dj ˆ sorta famous
The space was great and had all these fun siderooms, but it also had...
party ˆ twister
jared, jeet
...no air conditioning at all so we left as soon as Jared was ready to roll. Jared CAN NOT resist...
bodega ˆ jared ˆ jeet
jared
...petting a bodega cat! Adorable!
bodega ˆ cat ˆ jared
amanda, jared, jeet, maddy
We went back to my place for a srrrrious late night party session with the Volcano.
e9th apt ˆ volcano ˆ amanda ˆ jared ˆ jeet ˆ maddy
amanda
Amanda's melted make-up from the no-air conditioning club.
tired ˆ amanda

Monday, September 19th

Water my plants...
e9th apt ˆ plants
...and recorded my 500th little song sketch in my phone's audio notebook!
songwriting

Wednesday, September 21st

Met Meredith at the Museum of Mathematics (and alliteration)
sacred geometry
We attended a cool math lecture.
math
Harmony of the Spheres
museum

Friday, September 23rd

grant, me
Cheated fall with a late September visit to Coney Island with Grant.
beach ˆ coney island ˆ grant ˆ me

Saturday, September 24th

maddy
Morning ween.
maddy
me
Head halos.
me
jane anne
Zara from Peep Show reminds me of Jane Anne <3
doppleganger ˆ peep show ˆ tv ˆ jane anne

Sunday, September 25th

maddy
Took Maddy on a walk.
squirrel ˆ maddy
maddy
This was part of a two-minute squirrel stand-off.
east river park ˆ squirrel ˆ maddy
amanda
Later Sunday afternoon I went to Greenpoint to see Amanda play in a new band.
band ˆ amanda

Tuesday, September 27th

kate c, kathy steinmuller, me
My Aunt Kathy and my cousin Kate came down from New Hampshire and we went to see Hamilton!
best ˆ broadway ˆ hamilton ˆ kate c ˆ kathy steinmuller ˆ me
kate c, kathy steinmuller, me
Kathy was really excited to see the show!
broadway ˆ kate c ˆ kathy steinmuller ˆ me

Wednesday, September 28th

kate c, kathy steinmuller, me
On Wednesday, I went to Chinatown with Katie and Kathy and we got our Aura photos taken. (From L to R: Kathy, me, Katie). Thanks for coming down to visit! Happy September 2016!
AuraCam6000 ˆ polaroid ˆ kate c ˆ kathy steinmuller ˆ me