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August 08, 2009

My 33rd Birthday

On Saturday I turned thirty-three!

Saturday, August 8th

maddy, meredith
Meredith and Maddy getting ready to give me my presents!
guitar hero ˆ videogames ˆ maddy ˆ meredith
me
Why Is Sex Fun?: The Evolution Of Human Sexuality (One of Jared Diamond's books that preceded Guns, Germs & Steel)
birthday ˆ book ˆ gift ˆ me
me
The Human Face. (An awesome BBC documentary hosted by John Cleese!)
birthday ˆ dvd ˆ gift ˆ me
me, meredith
And a birthday smooch to top it all off. Thanks for all the awesome books, Wonderbean!
kiss ˆ us ˆ me ˆ meredith
A little after 1pm, we made our way to the subway and headed to the beach!
subway
Crossing Jamaica Bay.
boat ˆ subway
Beach 60th Street.
subway platform
View of the ocean from the subway platform.
far rockaway ˆ ocean ˆ subway platform
meredith
The beach!
beach ˆ far rockaway ˆ meredith
geordon, leigh
Leigh and Geordon came out to meet us.
beach ˆ far rockaway ˆ sunglasses ˆ geordon ˆ leigh
This one-footed seagull was very interested in the snacks we had brought.
seagull
geordon, leigh
Haha.
beach ˆ geordon ˆ leigh
We threw him a carrot, but he wasn't interested.
seagull
leigh
ONE FOOT!
laugh ˆ point ˆ leigh
geordon, leigh, me
A little after 5pm, we decided to pack it in (wanted to make sure I had time for a nap before my birthday party!).
beach ˆ birthday ˆ geordon ˆ leigh ˆ me
We took the A train to W 4th Street and then went to eat at Vegetarian Paradise 2.
food
Which was the same place that me, Leigh and Meredith went for my birthday back in 2004, the first year we all met!
food
Walking back to our apartment through Stuytown I stopped to admire the amazing colors and patterns on whatever kind of plant this is that they planted everywhere.
best ˆ plant
leigh, me
A little after 11pm, we all met back up and hopped on the L train out to Williamsburg...
best ˆ subway platform ˆ leigh ˆ me
siege
...to head to Siege and KT's who had volunteered their amazing apartment for a little birthday get together. Thanks, guys!
stairs ˆ siege
doug, me
Doug came back from visiting his sister up in Boston just in time for my birthday! AWESOME!
best ˆ doug ˆ me
katie
Kitchen crowd.
birthday ˆ party ˆ katie
ellen s, fatty, marina
Dave, Marina and Ellen.
ellen s ˆ fatty ˆ marina
leigh, meredith
Meredith and Leigh.
best ˆ pretty ˆ leigh ˆ meredith
me, rachael
Me and Ray!
me ˆ rachael
ellen
Ellen!
ellen
me, seth
Seth and Deborah were in town from Boston and came!
me ˆ seth
josh adcock, mandy, meredith, michael, pauly
It was a perfect summer night so we took full advantage of the roof.
birthday ˆ josh adcock ˆ mandy ˆ meredith ˆ michael ˆ pauly
ellen, jenny penny, josh adcock, mandy, michael, rachael
Ellen, Ray, Jenny, Josh, Michael and Mandy.
ellen ˆ jenny penny ˆ josh adcock ˆ mandy ˆ michael ˆ rachael
leigh, lisa, meredith, pauly
Leigh, Lisa, Pauly and Mer.
leigh ˆ lisa ˆ meredith ˆ pauly
leigh, meredith, scott m
Haha.
best ˆ tongue ˆ leigh ˆ meredith ˆ scott m
sarah l
Sarah came! I hadn't seen her in years!
sarah l
rina
Rex and Rina.
rina
benjamin, seth
Deb, Benjamin and Seth.
benjamin ˆ seth
fatty, katie, marina, siege
On the way up to the roof, I found these four huddled around Siege's computer screens laughing and smiling.
computer ˆ fatty ˆ katie ˆ marina ˆ siege
fatty
Turns out they were going through Siege's photos of Dave and Marina's wedding!
bass ˆ computer ˆ meta ˆ fatty
katie, marina
A-dorable.
excited ˆ katie ˆ marina
jenny penny, josh adcock
Jenny and Josh.
best ˆ jenny penny ˆ josh adcock
doug
This bastard.
phone ˆ doug
doug, mandy, seva
Haha. Seva and Doug photo-bombed my Mandy-smooch.
best ˆ birthday ˆ kiss ˆ doug ˆ mandy ˆ seva
fatty, marina
Uh-oh! Looks like the old ball and chain is demanding to be taken home. Haha.
best ˆ point ˆ fatty ˆ marina
amanda, astra, seva
Astra, Amanda & Seva.
couch ˆ amanda ˆ astra ˆ seva
doug
3:15am. Just taking a little break and resting up for...
chair ˆ doug
doug, meredith
...the hula hoop party!
hula hoop ˆ doug ˆ meredith
doug, meredith
Ready?
hula hoop ˆ doug ˆ meredith
astra, katie
Astra & Katie.
astra ˆ katie
doug, katie, me, meredith, siege
4:30am last of the party! Thanks so much for hosting my party, guys. I had a wonderful time!
birthday ˆ doug ˆ katie ˆ me ˆ meredith ˆ siege
Walking back to the L train.
graffiti
doug
Smurfof? Pokipse
graffiti ˆ shrug ˆ doug

Sunday, August 9th

me
This is what time I woke up the next day. Ooof. Thanks for an amazing birthday, everybody!
clock ˆ me

1 comment

  • aakashantildecember 18, 2011

    nice birthday