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January, 2009

The January Roundup

Here are all the photos I took in January 2009 that didn't end up in their own entry.

Thursday, January 1st

We spent New Year's Day recovering on the couch with a feast from Curly's Lunch.
food
me, meredith
Chowing down in 2009.
glasses ˆ me ˆ meredith

Friday, January 2nd

NO WORK ON FRIDAY!
mushrooms
me
Hahaha.
homeless hair ˆ me

Saturday, January 3rd

On Saturday morning I got up early and neatly stacked away food rations into a closet.
meredith
Meredith snoozed on the couch in her classic "book on face to block the light" pose.
asleep ˆ book ˆ couch ˆ meredith
meredith
Haha.
asleep ˆ book ˆ couch ˆ meredith
Later that evening, Sarah texted me out of the blue to tell me that a whole crew was meeting up at THE CONTINENTAL (of all places) to welcome some out of town visitors! I showed up to the table with THIS TRAY full of shots to rain tequila havoc.
shots ˆ tequila
karen, mandy, ollie, sarah
Hahah. LOVE THIS. Ollie, Amanda, Karen and Sarah get ready to shoot 'em. (All expressions in this photo are great but Ollie gets an A+)
best ˆ shots ˆ tequila ˆ karen ˆ mandy ˆ ollie ˆ sarah
karen, mandy, ollie
Haha.
best ˆ shots ˆ tequila ˆ karen ˆ mandy ˆ ollie
karen, sarah
Boy, that generic well tequila sure is SMOOOOOTH.
ouch ˆ tequila ˆ karen ˆ sarah
mandy, ollie
Sure goes down easy.
ouch ˆ mandy ˆ ollie
jeet, me
Total pros.
jeet ˆ me
ollie
Who's gonna do the extra left-over shot? Awwww, yeah. Sneaky style!
best ˆ hiding ˆ shots ˆ tequila ˆ ollie
jeet
Gurj was showing off the EMO EYE she got from when she cried so hard she BURST A BLOOD VESSEL IN HER EYE.
bloodshot ˆ emo ˆ jeet
mandy, ollie
They were showing Boogie Nights on a TV in the bar and this is Ollie's reaction to Mark Wahlberg showing off his long, hangy prothetic penis. Haha.
mandy ˆ ollie
me, ollie
Right when we'd reached the height of our drunkeness, Debaser by The Pixies came on and I remember that we had a table sing-a-long.
yell ˆ me ˆ ollie
fran, jeet
De-BASE-er.
fran ˆ jeet
alex, fran, me
Alex and Fran!
yell ˆ alex ˆ fran ˆ me
mandy, ollie
If you listen carefully, you can hear them slurring.
drunk ˆ mandy ˆ ollie
gina bonjersey, karen
We left The Continental around 3 and headed over to see Gina who was DJ downstairs at Bowery Electric.
gina bonjersey ˆ karen
People were still there shaking their bums.
crowd ˆ dance
karen, me
Rapture.
bronsky ˆ karen ˆ me
mandy
Alex and Mandy.
mandy
Closing time.
afterhours
gina bonjersey
I ended the night at Black and White with Gina and her friend.
afterhours ˆ sorry i forgot your name ˆ gina bonjersey

Sunday, January 4th

On our way home on Sunday we stopped while walking through the park and did a little bit of dog watching. This guy was an excellent sitter.
dog park
There was a hawk up in tree not far from the dog run.
hawk ˆ tree
Keep on eye on your small dog!
hawk ˆ tompkins
On Sunday night Matt, Lisa and Pauly all came over for FAMILY NIGHT. Check out the ridiculous spread of treats we assembled to bring in the new year.
food ˆ stuytown ˆ treats
lisa, pauly
We got totally obsessed playing the ski jump game on Wii Fit. You have to stand perfectly still on the balance board and lean forward while your skier heads down the ramp. And then right as he gets to the end of the ramp...
videogames ˆ wii fit ˆ lisa ˆ pauly
pauly
...you've got to pop up onto your toes...
videogames ˆ wii fit ˆ pauly
pauly
... and try to keep your balance while he's "in" the air.
videogames ˆ wii fit ˆ pauly
lisa, matt, pauly
Matt holding her steady down the ramp...
videogames ˆ wii fit ˆ lisa ˆ matt ˆ pauly
lisa, matt, pauly
...now POP UP! I love how in all the photos Lisa can't help empathically participating. That's how immersive it is when you're watching it!
videogames ˆ wii fit ˆ lisa ˆ matt ˆ pauly
lisa
You've got to crouch down just right and then you...
videogames ˆ wii fit ˆ lisa
lisa, pauly
...transform into an operatic songbird with a decorative lamp shooting out of your head! (This is basically Lisa transforming into a Dr. Seuss drawing)
best ˆ videogames ˆ wii fit ˆ lisa ˆ pauly

Monday, January 5th

On Monday afternoon I got to go over to check out the new offices that Yodle would be moving into in a couple of days.
work ˆ yodle
After a year and a half of commuting to an office next to the Port Authority bus terminal, I was really looking forward to commuting to Flatiron (which is a nicer neighborhood and way closer to our East Village apt).
work ˆ yodle

Wednesday, January 7th

On Wednesday night I went out to Brooklyn to check out an art show that was in a Williamsburg basement.
lisa
Afterwards, I went out with Lisa and her friend whose name I don't remember.
sorry i forgot your name ˆ lisa
me, pauly
And Pauly.
me ˆ pauly
We played Big Buck Safari.
big buck hunter ˆ videogames
And it was good.
big buck hunter ˆ thumbs up ˆ videogames
lisa
Before getting back on the L to Manhattan, we stopped off at a falafel place and ordered sandwiches and took pictures of Lisa nodding off in the cold outside while we waited for them to be prepared. Haha.
bike ˆ drunk ˆ lisa

Sunday, January 11th

lisa, meredith, pauly
On Sunday, Pauly and Lisa came over for FAMILY NIGHT and we played more ski jumping on Wii Fit.
videogames ˆ wii fit ˆ lisa ˆ meredith ˆ pauly
lisa, meredith, pauly
NOW! THROW THEM IN THE AIR NOW!
stuytown apt ˆ videogames ˆ wii fit ˆ lisa ˆ meredith ˆ pauly

Monday, January 12th

On Monday night I went over Leigh's to hang out. We ended up watching a crazy public-access show on Manhattan's glorious MNN that featured a crazy man, wearing a mask, standing in a hallway smoking a cigar and ranting.
tv ˆ wtf
leigh
It was hypnotically awful.
leigh
Leigh, what was this show called again??? Scareeeeee.
tv ˆ wtf

Wednesday, January 14th

gina d, me
Right after New Year's Meredith and I heard an excerpt of one of Mike Birbiglia's monologues on NPR and thought he sounded great. We ended up buying his album My Secret Public Journal and laughed our asses off listening to it. I posted a write up on him here and promptly got an email from Gina!
gina d ˆ me
Turns out she was working as an assoc. producer of his new off-Broadway show and invited Meredith and I to come see it! So frigging awesome! Thanks again, Gina!
tickets
The show was fantastic - and we were extra excited because his guest visitor at the end of the show was Jonathan Ames (who is one of my favorite authors).
stage
jonathan ames, me, mike birbiglia
After the show, Gina took us backstage and we got to say hello. So rad. Thanks for having us, we had a great time!
best ˆ sorta famous ˆ jonathan ames ˆ me ˆ mike birbiglia
On the walk home from Bleecker Street, we came across and old school HOBO FIRE raging in a garbage can.
fire ˆ nyc ˆ trash
meredith
Haha.
fire ˆ trash ˆ meredith

Thursday, January 15th

Not sure why I took this photo. Snow?
nyc ˆ snow ˆ walking
Later that evening, Mer and I went to an opening at the ICP. (I'll bet that previous sentence has an ENTIRELY different meaning if you're a Juggalo.)

Friday, January 16th

Feels like negative 5? Fuck this.
phone ˆ wtf

Saturday, January 17th

The cold, clear and wonderfully bleak view from our living room window.
nyc ˆ skyline
meredith, sue s
Later that afternoon we went to uptown to Meredith's parent's house because Mer's grandma was in town visiting. Here's Mer and Sue.
meredith ˆ sue s
There was no coffee so Mer's father decided to take some tea bags...
tea
chuck, meredith
...and satiate everyone's caffeine cravings with a delicious new concoction he called "TEA-PUCCINO!" It was like the Grand-Slam of dad jokes. This picture rules.
best ˆ drink ˆ tea ˆ chuck ˆ meredith

Tuesday, January 20th

ian c, obama
On Tuesday our whole office stopped working to watch Obama get sworn in...
work ˆ yodle ˆ ian c ˆ obama
obama
...then we listed to his Inaugural Address.
tv ˆ obama
Crazy freeze-frame from the I.T. Crowd.
tv

Wednesday, January 28th

me, rachael
On Wednesday night I went out with Rachael!
hoodie ˆ me ˆ rachael

Thursday, January 29th

candy
When I was leaving for work in the morning, I couldn't help but notice the kitchen was filled with all sorts of candy bags!
treats ˆ candy
I opened the fridge to discover that Meredith had been up late the previous night melting all sorts of candy down and pouring it into molds. White and dark chocolate fish!
fish ˆ treats
candy
Peanut butter chocolate rates!
rats ˆ treats ˆ candy
candy
And turtles! Mmmmm.
treats ˆ turtle ˆ candy
me, tom b
After work, I went up to Grand Central for a Modem Media.Poppe Tyson (MMPT) reunion that some of my former co-workers had organized. MMPT was my first job out of college in 1998. Here's me with THE BEEBS!
modem media ˆ me ˆ tom b

Saturday, January 31st

It's a rat in a box.
rats
lisa, meredith, pauly
A little before midnight, we hopped in a cab with Lisa and Pauly and headed out to Williamsburg to attend...
taxi ˆ lisa ˆ meredith ˆ pauly
john f
...a party! (I think this was John's birthday party, right? Just trying to remember why it was so much earlier in the year than last year's wonderfully messy affair).
party ˆ john f
ellen, wendy
Ellen and Wendy.
gang signs ˆ ellen ˆ wendy
brother lawrence, ellen, mandy, michael
Lawrence, Ellen, Mandy and Michael.
brother lawrence ˆ ellen ˆ mandy ˆ michael
meredith
Meredith's dance floor stylings...
dance ˆ party ˆ meredith
brother lawrence, meredith
...earned her a spank from Lawrence. Haha.
cry ˆ dance ˆ spank ˆ brother lawrence ˆ meredith
mandy, me, michael
Michael, Mandy and me. Shortly after this photo was taken, the entire party headed down the street to attend an after-hours warehouse party...that promptly got shut down after a huge fight almost broke out.
mandy ˆ me ˆ michael
wendy
Happy January 2009!
best ˆ panties ˆ thumbs up ˆ wendy

5 comments

  • kmeghanjanuary 27, 2011

    I am so jealous of Meredith's sleeping ability!!

  • helene pasqualettijanuary 28, 2011

    I have never read the book but I have seen the "Dona Flor and her two husbands" film looong time ago and I must say seeing Meredith reading the book makes me want to watch the film again. That's one hot film everyone whose libido is down should be seeing.

    I like the picture of your friend Lisa turing into a peacock as she wii-skii. fascinating.

    I have recently noticed your caption comments are getting more and more sparse as your are late posting your pictures. Why don't you drop 2009 and 2010 to catch up on your posts and get rid of the "I think it was"/"I my memory is good this was..."/"I seem to remember" for good?

    Naah... actually, I do want to know what happened in February 2009.
    Keep blogging.

  • lawrencejanuary 31, 2011

    The girl with Gina is Courtney. Also, I didn't know you also worked at MMPT!!!

  • emfebruary 5, 2011

    I dig the new background! The font isn't my favorite but eh, can't win 'em all.

    -From that girl who bought you queso that one time in Austin.

  • jessfebruary 7, 2011

    Meredith's foot in the sleeping pic looks like she has only two huge toes. It's freaking me out.