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December, 2008

The December Roundup: Part Two

Here are the second half of the pics I took in December of 2008. (Back to Part One)

Tuesday, December 16th

lulu, siege
On Tuesday night I brought our rat Lulu out to Brooklyn to Siege's studio for a shoot.
camera ˆ photo shoot ˆ rats ˆ lulu ˆ siege
lulu, siege
He was shooting a project with people and animals with albinism.
camera ˆ photo shoot ˆ rats ˆ lulu ˆ siege
lulu
Here's one of his finished pictures of Lulu.
photo shoot ˆ rats ˆ lulu
lulu
Check the beautiful detail-shot. I love how pensive she looks holding her paws like they're steepled.
photo shoot ˆ rats ˆ lulu
siege
After the shoot we fired up the Wii and got our Wii Fitness on! First up, ski jumping!
videogames ˆ wii ˆ wii fit ˆ siege
me
So serious.
videogames ˆ wii ˆ wii fit ˆ me
me
You gotta crouch just right.
videogames ˆ wii ˆ wii fit ˆ me
siege
The big hold-steady in the air!
videogames ˆ wii ˆ wii fit ˆ siege
Then we switched over to the hula hoop game and got awesomely competitive about trying to top each other's high scores.
tv ˆ videogames ˆ wii ˆ wii fit
siege
White man's overbite!
best ˆ smile ˆ videogames ˆ wii ˆ wii fit ˆ siege
siege
Woooooo!
surprise ˆ videogames ˆ wii ˆ wii fit ˆ siege
me
Hahaha.
videogames ˆ wii ˆ wii fit ˆ me

Wednesday, December 17th

aziza, ben r, court, joel l, john b, john m, milind, nathaniel
On Wednesday night the senior leadership team at Yodle went out for a holiday dinner. Milind, John, Nathaniel, Berk, Ed, Pablo, Ben, Aziza, Court and Joel.
work ˆ yodle ˆ aziza ˆ ben r ˆ court ˆ joel l ˆ john b ˆ john m ˆ milind ˆ nathaniel
me
Later that night I went over to Leigh's. Here's me playing Edie like she's a guitar.
dogs ˆ edie ˆ me
leigh
Critter!
tongue ˆ leigh
me
Edie's favorite place to sit is a person's chest.
dogs ˆ edie ˆ me
leigh, me
Friends!
dogs ˆ edie ˆ leigh ˆ me
leigh
Edie has junkyard teeth! Edie has junkyard teeth!
best ˆ dogs ˆ edie ˆ fangs ˆ teeth ˆ leigh

Thursday, December 18th

Thursday night was the Yodle Holiday Party!
crowd ˆ party ˆ work ˆ yodle
aziza, igor
Evan, Aziza, Vlad and Igor.
work ˆ yodle ˆ aziza ˆ igor
aziza
Dance floor throw down!
dance ˆ party ˆ yodle ˆ aziza
court, me
Court and me!
yodle ˆ court ˆ me
aziza, meredith
Aziza and Mer on the dance floor. This is the last picture of Meredith that I have from this party. A couple of minutes later, she demanded my co-worker Alex dip her on the dance floor and Meredith fell and SLAMMED her ankle against the corner of a step that was on the edge of the recessed dance floor! It really hurt so she decided to take a cab home. (She totally forgot that's she'd left her WALLET and KEYS in my jacket and went through HELL trying to get home on her own. My cell phone was in my jacket in the coat check room and I didn't find all this out until the next morning. Bad, drunk boyfriend for not accompanying her home!)
dance ˆ party ˆ yodle ˆ aziza ˆ meredith
aziza
Our co-worker Ed showed up wearing one of his signature "non-ironic Cosby sweaters" to the party and when he took it off, it immediately got re-appropriated by other attendees. Here's Aziza rocking the Coz!
cosby sweater ˆ yodle ˆ aziza
alex mac, michelle k
Jen, Michelle and Alex.
alex mac ˆ michelle k
court, john berk
Court and John Berk! The open bar ended at 11pm, but Court made an executive decision to throw down some plastic and keep the party train rolling. Yes! Love how the Cosby sweater has made it over to John at this point.
best ˆ laugh ˆ point ˆ yodle ˆ court ˆ john berk
court, ian c
Bar's still OPEN!
best ˆ shots ˆ yodle ˆ court ˆ ian c
At midnight, our "private party" ended and things got weird as the Meatpacking-District club that we were in...
crowd ˆ party
...was opened to the public and the crowd that comes into the city to hang out in the Meat Packing District on a Thursday night...
crowd ˆ dance ˆ party
...slowly filled the place and the awkward co-mingling of our two groups on the dance floor was a scene to behold.
crowd ˆ dance ˆ party
court
Is this my drink? I love this photo so much. Party on, party soldier.
best ˆ yodle ˆ court
ian c, kelsey, scott p
Kelsey (giving Scott the old "can you believe how drunk this guy is?" point), Scott and Ian.
drunk ˆ get a load of this guy ˆ yodle ˆ ian c ˆ kelsey ˆ scott p
alex mac, igor
Alex and Igor.
yodle ˆ alex mac ˆ igor
court, john b
Hahaha. This is my favorite photo of the night. Bonus points to Berk for STILL having the Cosby sweater on.
best ˆ drunk ˆ get a load of this guy ˆ yodle ˆ court ˆ john b
I got my coat a little before 1am and was horrified to find Meredith's wallet, keys and phone in my coat pocket. No cabs to be found so I hopped on the 14th Street crosstown bus that rolled up. 90% of the time I find myself on a NYC MTA bus...
bus
...I'm totally shit-hammered.
nyc ˆ street

Friday, December 19th

I woke up Friday morning and it felt like somebody had chopped by head with an ax while I'd been sleeping. Before going into work, I ran out to the store and picked up a pair of crutches for Meredith.
crutches ˆ elevator
By the morning, it was clear that she'd really done a number on her ankle.
ankle ˆ ouch
Check out the swelling! Ooof!
ankle ˆ ouch
meredith
Sorry, I let you leave the party without me, Good One! Love, Bad One.
crutches ˆ stuytown apt ˆ meredith
Walked to work on a rainy December Friday to try to clear up my hangover.
nyc ˆ street ˆ taxi
whitney
Way later that night we were watching Chelsea Handler and Whitney was on the show for the first time!
people we know on tv ˆ sorta famous ˆ tv ˆ whitney
whitney
She's since become a regular! Congrats, Whit!
people we know on tv ˆ sorta famous ˆ tv ˆ whitney

Sunday, December 21st

chuck, hanukah, joann, me, meredith
On Sunday night Meredith and I went to her parent's house to celebrate Hanukah! Here we are with her parents and some family friends.
chuck ˆ hanukah ˆ joann ˆ me ˆ meredith
Playing dreidel!
dreidel
meredith
Once more, with feeling!
dreidel ˆ meredith

Monday, December 22nd

At the end of work on Monday we all had to pack up our desks. Yodle was growing crazy-fast and we'd completely out grown both floors in our office and we're moving to a huge space on 23rd St and 6th Ave.
work ˆ yodle
Hello, Flatiron! See you later, smelly Port Authority office!
work ˆ yodle
justin, leigh, ryan m
Later that night I went over to Leigh's place and we played Rockband with Ryan and Justin.
rockband ˆ videogames ˆ justin ˆ leigh ˆ ryan m
me
Then back at home Meredith and I exchanged presents.
gift ˆ xmas ˆ me
me
I love NY rat-shirt!
gift ˆ shirt ˆ xmas ˆ me
me
Other gifts included at bottle cap tripod...
gift ˆ xmas ˆ me
me
...."B" belt....
belt ˆ gift ˆ xmas ˆ me
me
...and lots and lots of books.
book ˆ gift ˆ xmas ˆ me

Saturday, December 27th

me
On Saturday I got my suit back from the dry cleaner. The ties I'd dropped off were returned to me in a bag that looked like they had custom illustrated just for me.
doppleganger ˆ drawing ˆ tie ˆ me

Sunday, December 28th

The best thing about winter weekends is not leaving the house until the sun is setting.
nyc ˆ street ˆ sunset
When they say Jumbo Remote, RiteAid is not fucking around.
remote ˆ wtf

Monday, December 29th

leigh
On Monday afternoon I went out with Leigh and on the way to see her brand new apartment she was getting ready to move into we noticed that the magazine store on her new corner featured a magazine in their window with Leigh on the cover! Incognito!
excited ˆ people we know in magazines ˆ sunglasses ˆ leigh
leigh
Evil Holly Golightly!
magazine ˆ people we know in magazines ˆ leigh
leigh
Check out the editorial. Sooo good.
limo ˆ magazine ˆ people we know in magazines ˆ leigh
leigh
Leigh gets her very own mini me. So jealous.
best ˆ doppleganger ˆ limo ˆ magazine ˆ people we know in magazines ˆ leigh
leigh
Pistol-shaped high heel shot to the face.
magazine ˆ people we know in magazines ˆ leigh
leigh, thomas o
Special appearance by Edie and Thomas!
dogs ˆ edie ˆ magazine ˆ people we know in magazines ˆ leigh ˆ thomas o
karen, leigh, me
While we were waiting for the guy to drop off Leigh's new keys, Karen arrived.
karen ˆ leigh ˆ me
karen
New apt = awesome.
thumbs up ˆ karen
karen, leigh
It even had a private backyard patio!
moving ˆ karen ˆ leigh
Just a gargoyle? Not very cool.
fence ˆ gargoyle
Hmmmm...ok, interesting.
fence ˆ gargoyle ˆ sunglasses
Effortless cool. Haha.
best ˆ cigarette ˆ gargoyle ˆ smoke ˆ sunglasses
leigh
Peggy does not approve of the hussy Bobby's recently taken to hanging out with.
best ˆ drawing ˆ leigh
After seeing the new apt, I went over to the Mac store and got a new computer. My Dell that I'd been Frankensteining more RAM and hard drives into for years was just not cutting the mustard anymore and after years on a PC, I decided to try a Mac. (Verdict: took a while to get used to, but I really enjoy it and for the most part agree that it's an experience that's much less-frustrating).
leigh, me
First video chat! Leigh looks like Snow White.
computer ˆ meta ˆ leigh ˆ me

Monday, December 29th

Rachael's mom Deb was one of the coolest moms I've ever known. She succumbed to cancer in December and I was honored to be a pallbearer at her funeral in my hometown. After the services were over...
sunset
...all of Rachael and Casey's friends met up at Ruby Tuesday...
patrick, rebecca r, vadim
...for drinks, food and to reminisce with all of our great Deb stories.
patrick ˆ rebecca r ˆ vadim
devra, emily, simon, tim
Tim, Emily, Simon and Devra.
devra ˆ emily ˆ simon ˆ tim
devra
I get by with a little help from my friends.
devra
devra, jodee, little rachel, patrick, rebecca r
Bye, Deb. Thanks for all the laughs over the years. I'll always smile when I think of you.
devra ˆ jodee ˆ little rachel ˆ patrick ˆ rebecca r
candy, lisa, pauly
Later than night back in NYC, Pauly and Lisa came over with all sorts of EXOTIC CANDY BARS they'd purchased for us as treats on their recent trip home to Canada.
couch ˆ stuytown apt ˆ candy ˆ lisa ˆ pauly
We tried out a new card game called Apples to Apples.
cards
I don't even really remember how it's played. (Only that we haven't played it again since).
cards
pauly
This looks like a facetious thumbs up to me.
thumbs up ˆ pauly
lisa
Not enthused.
card ˆ lisa
meredith
Meredith getting her pink wine swerve on! Happy December 2008!
wine ˆ meredith