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September, 2008

The September Roundup

Here are all the pictures I took in September 2008 that didn't end up in their own entry.

Monday, September 1st

Oh man. Every summer comes to an end. September sneaks up on you and you need to fight fall off a little bit longer with as many more trips to the beach as you can get in before the weather turns!
beach ˆ far rockaway
catrinel
We rounded up a massive crew and all went to Far Rockaway to enjoy the lovely late summer weather. Catrinel looking summery.
beach ˆ far rockaway ˆ catrinel
brother lawrence, mandy
Mandy and Brother Lawrence.
beach ˆ far rockaway ˆ brother lawrence ˆ mandy
We walked down to the water to check out the absolutely massive (for NYC) waves that were starting to break.
beach ˆ far rockaway ˆ ocean
Check out the curl and spray!
beach ˆ far rockaway ˆ ocean
amanda, meredith, scott ward
Debating whether or not to do in.
far rockaway ˆ ocean ˆ amanda ˆ meredith ˆ scott ward
As we stood there debating, the waves kept getting bigger and bigger. Check out the size of the curl!
best ˆ far rockaway ˆ ocean ˆ wave
Insanity.
far rockaway ˆ ocean ˆ wave
In waves were crashing so violently and the undertow was so strong that everyone swimming ended up clearing out.
far rockaway ˆ ocean
meredith
I think this is about as far in to the water as any of us went.
far rockaway ˆ ocean ˆ splash ˆ meredith
me, meredith
Oh, summer.
beach ˆ far rockaway ˆ sunglasses ˆ us ˆ me ˆ meredith
brother lawrence, catrinel, mandy, meredith
The larger your group is, the more difficult it is to capture everyone's feet in the air when you're taking a jumping photo. 1 out of 7 = FAIL!
beach ˆ far rockaway ˆ jump ˆ brother lawrence ˆ catrinel ˆ mandy ˆ meredith
brother lawrence, catrinel, mandy, meredith
3 out of 7. 300% improvement!
beach ˆ far rockaway ˆ jump ˆ brother lawrence ˆ catrinel ˆ mandy ˆ meredith
brother lawrence, catrinel, mandy, meredith
5 out of 7! Getting there!
beach ˆ best ˆ far rockaway ˆ jump ˆ brother lawrence ˆ catrinel ˆ mandy ˆ meredith
brother lawrence, catrinel, mandy, meredith
A couple minutes later, the rest of our group returned from a walk and decided to get in the mix. Going for 10!
beach ˆ best ˆ far rockaway ˆ jump ˆ brother lawrence ˆ catrinel ˆ mandy ˆ meredith
A MEETING PLACE FOR THE MATURE & SELECTIVE.
fence ˆ sign
catrinel
Oh! Well, hello there.
fence ˆ sign ˆ catrinel
catrinel, meredith
Comrade Nosweat and Necky waiting for the A train.
subway ˆ subway platform ˆ sunglasses ˆ catrinel ˆ meredith
amanda, scott ward
Amanda & Scott.
subway ˆ amanda ˆ scott ward
catrinel, cynthia
Cynthesizer & Cat.
subway ˆ catrinel ˆ cynthia

Thursday, September 4th

On Thursday night we went to a party at Gold Bar to celebrate the opening of Court, Nicole and Lisa's rad new clothing boutique on Mulberry just north of Broome.
crowd ˆ party
Gold Bar is decorated almost entirely in, yep, you guessed it, gold! Including a wall of gold skulls that has a framed portrait of Jenny and Lauren hanging on it.
skull ˆ twins
gabe, pauly
Gabe and Pauly: bringing beardy back.
beard ˆ tough ˆ gabe ˆ pauly
meredith
After, Meredith and I went down the street for a delicious pizza dinner at L'asso. Yum.
food ˆ pizza ˆ meredith

Thursday, September 4th

kate h, me
Kate Hill was in town! I hadn't seen her in years. We went out and caught up and then decided to go sing some karaoke at 2am.
kate h ˆ me
kate h
Place was totally empty and we got to sing some jams right away. That's the best. Here's Kate killing Shoop by Salt-N-Pepa.
karaoke ˆ kate h

Sunday, September 7th

On Sunday morning, Meredith made me this amazing breakfast. (Chocolate chip pancakes and fresh mango? OMG).
breakfast ˆ food ˆ pancakes
meredith
EET SUM MOR!
meredith

Tuesday, September 9th

mandy
On Tuesday night I went out to Brooklyn to see StellaStarr play a small rehearsal show at a club in preparation for a few larger dates they had coming up.
band ˆ stellastar ˆ mandy
This dude was awesome. He was super into the show and was frantically running back and forth in front of the stage snapping pictures for the entire set.
photo shoot
brother lawrence
Lawrence knew him and decided to entertain me (and pretty much everyone else in the crowd) by running around behind him and imitating him.
photo shoot ˆ brother lawrence
brother lawrence
Hahaha. It was awesome.
photo shoot ˆ brother lawrence
mandy
Thanks for inviting us, Mandy!
band ˆ stellastar ˆ mandy
posh tony
As soon as Mandy's show was over, I went right back to Manhattan to catch Posh Tony and the Five O'Clock Heroes play the Mercury Lounge.
band ˆ five oclock heroes ˆ posh tony
posh tony
This fucking guy.
band ˆ five oclock heroes ˆ posh tony
kathleen p
On the way out, I ran into my neighbor Kathleen and her friend and we walked over to the after party at Bowery Electric together.
kathleen p
jackson, posh tony
Posh and Jackson (sounds like a crime-fighting super-duo!)
dj ˆ jackson ˆ posh tony
posh tony
Antony totally forgot that if you're djing at the Bowery you shouldn't wear bright blue because you end up looking like a floating head.
dj ˆ posh tony
cyan, me, posh tony
Besides, what kind of moron walks around in a bright blue t-shirt anyway?
best ˆ dj ˆ get a load of this guy ˆ cyan ˆ me ˆ posh tony

Tuesday, September 16th

david m, sarah
Sarah had been dating a guy named David for months but none of us had really ever met him! On Tuesday I went and met up with them at Bar on A.
david m ˆ sarah
david m, sarah
Spoiler: it didn't work out.
david m ˆ sarah

Thursday, September 18th

leigh
On Thursday night I went over to Casa Lezark for some pre-gaming and some Rockband! (Leigh, ax; Me, skins).
rockband ˆ videogames ˆ leigh
leigh, me
Later that night we went across the street to visit Greg who was djing at Bowery Electric. We brought along a sprouty lil' bulb of garlic that we found in Leigh's fridge. He was sorta steenky!
garlic ˆ laugh ˆ leigh ˆ me
leigh
Sprouty!
garlic ˆ leigh
greg k
Making friends!
garlic ˆ greg k
leigh, scott m
After, Scott and I went back to Leigh's and she made Ritz Cracker and Fake-chicken nugget mini-sandwiches.
point ˆ leigh ˆ scott m
leigh, scott m
They are loved by people...
best ˆ gross ˆ leigh ˆ scott m
...and dogs alike!
dogs ˆ edie
Then we played a game that we call "GOT YOUR TONGUE." (PS - Edie, I see your wrinkly neck!)
edie ˆ tongue

Saturday, September 20th

fatty, frank, marina
On Saturday night a bunch of us met up for drinks at the Sly Fox. Here's Frank, Marina and Fatty.
fatty ˆ frank ˆ marina
meredith, pauly
Mer and Pauly.
meredith ˆ pauly
lisa, me
Lisa and me.
lisa ˆ me
meredith, pauly
Pauly put Lisa's tiny leather vest on and suddenly he went from having a manly carpenter's beard to having a Gay Cowboy in the Village People beard.
gay ˆ the bird ˆ vest ˆ meredith ˆ pauly
lisa, meredith
Camera theft.
lisa ˆ meredith
lisa
TIME FOR YOUR CLOSEUP!
close up ˆ lisa
meredith
Meredith!
close up ˆ meredith
me
Me!
close up ˆ me
pauly
Pauly!
close up ˆ pauly
marina
Marina! (Hates the flash!)
close up ˆ marina
fatty, marina
Awww.
kiss ˆ fatty ˆ marina
lisa, meredith
Back at our place, the ladies decided to get crafty and make things out of those little plastic beads that you iron. Meredith made an adorable little mouse on a yellow square and Lisa made...
boobs ˆ crafts ˆ lisa ˆ meredith
lisa
..a pair of saggy purple tit-TAYS with brown nips! Hahaha.
boobs ˆ crafts ˆ lisa
After craft time we decided to watch Peep Show Season 5. If you haven't seen Peep Show yet, you should check it out. Easily one of the funniest shows ever made.
computer ˆ peep show
pauly
Pauly fell asleep almost immediately.
asleep ˆ couch ˆ passed out ˆ pauly
me, pauly
WAKE UP! (This photo makes me LOL).
best ˆ scared ˆ vampire ˆ yell ˆ me ˆ pauly

Sunday, September 21st

amanda, catrinel, meredith, siege
On Sunday a whole bunch of went over to Siege and KT's for movie night!
amanda ˆ catrinel ˆ meredith ˆ siege
The Howling!
movie

Friday, September 26th

I Friday I hung out with my dog-buddy Edie.
dogs ˆ edie

Saturday, September 27th

ellen, piper
On Saturday night Ellen came over! Happy September 2008!
cheers ˆ dogs ˆ edie ˆ stuytown apt ˆ wine ˆ ellen ˆ piper