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February, 2012

The February Roundup

Here are the photos I took in February of 2012.

Wednesday, February 1st

tyson
On Wednesday afternoon we watched the DVR of the All-American Rejects playing The Tonight Show!
band ˆ people we know on tv ˆ tyson
matt, tyson
Yay! So awesome.
band ˆ people we know on tv ˆ matt ˆ tyson

Thursday, February 2nd

maddy
Taking me on a walk.
walking ˆ maddy
Dinner!
food
kai
Later that night I went out to the Brooklyn Knitting Factory...
band ˆ kai
kai
...to see Kai play guitar with Ex-Cops.
band ˆ kai
Amalie & Brian.
band
me, meredith
Couch reunion.
me ˆ meredith

Friday, February 3rd

Morning routine.
cushion ˆ meditation
West Village errands.
rainbow ˆ sidewalk ˆ walking
gabe
Rainbow gumstain.
rainbow ˆ sidewalk ˆ walking ˆ gabe
Orange lion door in Chelsea.
door ˆ lion ˆ walking
cynthia, meredith, sarah h, siege
On Friday evening, we headed over to Cynthia's apartment for a friend-hang GAME NIGHT!
cynthia ˆ meredith ˆ sarah h ˆ siege
caiti, kai, katie
Caiti, Katie & Kai.
caiti ˆ kai ˆ katie
amanda, caiti, cynthia, jake
First we started things off by ordering WAY TOO MUCH sushi.
best ˆ japanese food ˆ sushi ˆ amanda ˆ caiti ˆ cynthia ˆ jake
Holy moly.
food ˆ sushi
cynthia, katie, siege
And then before we got our game on, Cynthia briefly disappeared and then made a grand entrance...
best ˆ birthday ˆ cake ˆ candles ˆ donut ˆ surprise ˆ cynthia ˆ katie ˆ siege
cynthia, katie, siege
...with a huge platter of birthday doughnuts for Katie!
best ˆ birthday ˆ cake ˆ candles ˆ donut ˆ surprise ˆ cynthia ˆ katie ˆ siege
cynthia, katie, siege
Piled so high!
best ˆ birthday ˆ cake ˆ candles ˆ donut ˆ headlock ˆ surprise ˆ cynthia ˆ katie ˆ siege
cynthia, katie, siege
Make a wish!
birthday ˆ cake ˆ candles ˆ donut ˆ surprise ˆ cynthia ˆ katie ˆ siege
katie
THIS ONE'S MINE!
birthday ˆ bite ˆ donut ˆ katie
cynthia, katie
FRONDS!
birthday ˆ hug ˆ cynthia ˆ katie
cynthia, sarah h, siege
With our bellies now totally full of raw fish & fried dough, it was time to start the Cranium competition!
cranium ˆ laugh ˆ cynthia ˆ sarah h ˆ siege
amanda, katie
Puppet & puppetmaster!
cranium ˆ puppet ˆ amanda ˆ katie
caiti, cynthia, kai, siege
Team conference.
cranium ˆ caiti ˆ cynthia ˆ kai ˆ siege
amanda, meredith, sarah h
Other team waiting for the timer to run out.
cranium ˆ amanda ˆ meredith ˆ sarah h
caiti, cynthia, kai, siege
Hahah.
cranium ˆ caiti ˆ cynthia ˆ kai ˆ siege

Monday, February 6th

grant, me, meredith
Early on Monday morning, Grant arrived on the red eye from Vancouver. He dropped his bag off at our apt and we...
sunglasses ˆ walking ˆ grant ˆ me ˆ meredith
grant, meredith
...headed over to Odessa for our traditional "welcome back to NY" breakfast.
diner ˆ odessa ˆ pancakes ˆ waffle ˆ grant ˆ meredith
grant, maddy
Later that evening, we hunkered down and did some separate work together.
laptop ˆ grant ˆ maddy

Wednesday, February 8th

grant
On Wednesday evening, I headed to Toys in Babeland in Soho to attend a book release party for the new book Grant co-authored with Dr. Debby Herbenick...
book party ˆ grant
grant, hans, tookie
Grant fielding some questions and signing books after the reading.
book party ˆ grant ˆ hans ˆ tookie
chris a, frank, nina
Chris, Frank & Nina!
book party ˆ chris a ˆ frank ˆ nina
amanda, chris a, grant, katie, nina, sarah h, siege
After the reading, we adjourned around the corner to Milady's (RIP!) for drinks!
amanda ˆ chris a ˆ grant ˆ katie ˆ nina ˆ sarah h ˆ siege
josh newman
Where we randomly ran into my college classmates (and former roommate) Josh...
josh newman
dens, grant
...and Dennis! Seen here with Grant doing a "I can't believe you wrote this sex-book / built this Foursquare app" mutual-admiration sesh.
best ˆ get a load of this guy ˆ surprise ˆ dens ˆ grant
chris a, ellen, grant, hans, josh newman, meredith
Our groups combined tables and we ordered lots of food.
chris a ˆ ellen ˆ grant ˆ hans ˆ josh newman ˆ meredith
amanda, chris a, grant, katie, nina
Our favorite sexpert!
amanda ˆ chris a ˆ grant ˆ katie ˆ nina
josh newman
Later that night, we did shots? I dropped my camera on the floor right before I took this picture and the rest of my pictures for the night...
blurry ˆ shots ˆ josh newman
meredith, vin
...are blurry! Vin & Mer continuing to work on their tough-guy faces.
blurry ˆ tough ˆ meredith ˆ vin
amanda, me
Me and Mrs. Peepers.
blurry ˆ amanda ˆ me

Thursday, February 9th

The very next morning I retired my dropped camera to the shelf and tried to find a not-too-broken camera to use as a replacement cam until I could pick a new one up.
Later that evening, we headed out to Siege & Katie's for another game night! This time we tried a new, French card game called DIXIT
grant
After the game, Siege had each of us pose for a KING ME Polaroid.
meta ˆ polaroid ˆ grant
caiti, ellen s
Caiti, Ellen & Jess. Stacks of other guests' photos.
meta ˆ monkey ˆ polaroid ˆ caiti ˆ ellen s

Friday, February 10th

On Friday afternoon, I went up to midtown to meet with a new client.
flux capacity ˆ work
Older skyscrapers in midtown are neat. Strange to wash your hands and look down seventy stories out an open window
Big Friday night party at home! Woooo!
grant
That redeye always catches up with you.
asleep ˆ grant

Saturday, February 11th

frank, grant, liz
On Saturday evening, Grant and I headed out to Brooklyn to Frank & Liz's. We played Cranium with some friends of theirs and then...
cranium ˆ frank ˆ grant ˆ liz
frank, grant, liz
...sang a bunch of tunes together!
piano ˆ sing ˆ frank ˆ grant ˆ liz
grant
One of the dudes asked if he could get in on our cab with us and then promptly proceeded to pass out on Grant's shoulder. Haha.
asleep ˆ get a load of this guy ˆ passed out ˆ strangers ˆ taxi ˆ grant

Sunday, February 12th

grant, me
Grant and I got up early on Sunday, picked up a ZipCar around the corner from my place...
driving ˆ rental car ˆ roadtrip ˆ sunglasses ˆ grant ˆ me
...and drove upstate a bit...
elliette, joey, lorelei
...for brunch with Em & Lo and Rob & Joe. (Ha!) Here's Lorelei, Joey & Elliette! The last time I'd seen them was back in January 2008 back when Elliette was a tiny baby and...
elliette ˆ joey ˆ lorelei
evie
...Evie hadn't even been born yet!
evie
milo, rob t
Rob & Milo!
baby ˆ milo ˆ rob t
emma, grant, joey, rob t
Before we left that afternoon, we wrangled everyone into the door frame so we could...
emma ˆ grant ˆ joey ˆ rob t
emma, grant, joey, lorelei, me, rob t
...take a group picture with the auto timer! Perfect!
best ˆ kids ˆ emma ˆ grant ˆ joey ˆ lorelei ˆ me ˆ rob t
milo
Cutest kid ever.
baby ˆ milo
grant
CHICKEN CHASER!
chicken ˆ grant
emma, joey, lorelei
Bye, guys! Thanks for having us! Hope to see you again soon!
best ˆ kids ˆ porch ˆ emma ˆ joey ˆ lorelei
Sun rays on the ride home.
bridge ˆ clouds ˆ driving
Later that evening, I walked a few blocks down to the LES...
crosswalk ˆ walking
amanda, grant, katie, niki
...for a Sunday night sake tasting party at Amanda's! Here's Amanda taking us through the first...
sake ˆ amanda ˆ grant ˆ katie ˆ niki
...of many of the evenings selections!
sake
grant
Meanwhile, Grant worked in the kitchen making everyone...
kitchen ˆ grant
...ridiculously delicious okonomiyaki! OMG.
food ˆ japanese food ˆ pancakes
amanda, grant, katie, katie d, sarah h
Group shot! That sake stuff sure works! Thanks, Amanda.
best ˆ sake ˆ amanda ˆ grant ˆ katie ˆ katie d ˆ sarah h

Tuesday, February 14th

Valentine's flowers...
flower ˆ roses ˆ valentines
...and treats stashed away in the freezer.
ice cream ˆ treats
chuck, joann, marina
Later that evening, we went to Meredith's parent's house for dinner. David was out of town, so Marina came and met us there!
chuck ˆ joann ˆ marina
chuck
Timely dessert.
cake ˆ chuck
maddy, marina, me, meredith
Cupid crew.
maddy ˆ marina ˆ me ˆ meredith

Wednesday, February 15th

After finishing up work for the day...
flux capacity ˆ home office
...I went out to the Brooklyn Knitting Factory to meet up with Vin and see The Jealous Sound.
band
Blair Sheehan! (I was a huge Knapsack fan back in the day).
band
pa
After the show we went into Manhattan to go to the Jeremy Scott fashion week after-party at The Standard. Vin had never been to the The Standard and when the elevators opened up into the club's dark hallway filled with smoke and lasers and a mob of people, Vin turned to me and yelled "THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!" Hahaha.
pa
alexis, vin
I've been going out dancing with this guy for 15 years. Haha.
dance ˆ party ˆ alexis ˆ vin
Later, we went upstairs to the insane roof deck to cool off...
skyline
ilirjana, vin
...and while we were outside looking at the crazy view we ran into Ilirjana!
ilirjana ˆ vin
The Hudson and the financial district in the distance.
skyline

Friday, February 17th

Working lunch at the home office...
flux capacity ˆ home office ˆ work
...with Yipit on their product-prioritization process!
computer ˆ flux capacity ˆ work ˆ yipit
maddy
Valentine's Day card from my mom. Maddy really appreciates all the work she puts into finding dachshund-related material!
card ˆ valentines ˆ maddy

Saturday, February 18th

ellen, jared, jenny c, matt, meredith
On Saturday night a whole bunch of us got together to go out for karaoke!
ellen ˆ jared ˆ jenny c ˆ matt ˆ meredith
jared
Jared turned up with a bottle of Jagermeister and explained "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to do this. I was in line at the liquor store thinking about something else and when I got to the counter and the guy asked me what I wanted, I hadn't even thought about it and totally panicked. I looked around and the first thing I saw was Jagermeister so I said to him: Jagermeister. So, uh, I brought a bottle of Jagermeister." Here's to happy accidents!
booze ˆ jared
ellen, jared, jeet, jenny c, meredith
Ready to head out!
e9th apt ˆ ellen ˆ jared ˆ jeet ˆ jenny c ˆ meredith
ellen, jenny c, matt, meredith
Private room at Sing Sing on a Saturday night. Prime time!
best ˆ karaoke ˆ ellen ˆ jenny c ˆ matt ˆ meredith
Jenny's friend kicked things off! He was a ringer.
meredith
Meredith did I've Got My Mind Set On You.
karaoke ˆ meredith
matt, me
Matt and I did Suddenly Seymour, one of my favorite duets!
duet ˆ karaoke ˆ matt ˆ me
Gurj treated us to a very special TWO MICROPHONE...
Just a Gigolo
jenny c, matt
Matt and Jenny getting serious on a Moving Out duet!
duet ˆ karaoke ˆ jenny c ˆ matt
jared
Help. Us. Drink This!
booze ˆ karaoke ˆ jared
ellen, jeet, matt, meredith
Three books deep!
karaoke ˆ ellen ˆ jeet ˆ matt ˆ meredith
jared
All finished!
best ˆ booze ˆ karaoke ˆ jared
jared
MORE MORE MORE!
cherryoke ˆ karaoke ˆ jared
ellen, matt
Never trust a big butt and a smile!
duet ˆ karaoke ˆ ellen ˆ matt
me
I look like a tiny, terrifying dinosaur when I sing this song.
best ˆ karaoke ˆ yell ˆ me
At 2am we opted to keep the room for another hour!
matt
Power of Michael McDonald!
karaoke ˆ point ˆ matt
ellen, jared
Jared & Ellen combo = magic.
duet ˆ karaoke ˆ ellen ˆ jared
jenny c
Jenny and her friends ended the night with an awesome I Want to Dance with Somebody (who loves me) closer.
best ˆ dance ˆ karaoke ˆ jenny c
The best thing to soothe a karaoke-sore throat? How about a falafel with all the fixings and extra hot sauce!
falafel ˆ food

Sunday, February 19th

Sunday morning karaoke recovery started with two of these.
bagel ˆ food
meredith
Lazy sunday. Meredith sketched faces...
drawing ˆ tv ˆ meredith
...from photos posted to a sketch group.
drawing
I had my tiny mind exploded by some of this. The Essential Ken Wilber: An Introductory Reader.
book
The worst part about my reading chair is when I turn to look out the window, this is what I see. Still open at 2:15am on a Sunday. Calling out to me. Good luck resisting when you know the change in your pockets could probably buy you at least TWO whole slices.
e9th apt ˆ pizza ˆ sign

Monday, February 20th

Monday clean-up means the discovery of more devices I have known and loved! Clockwise from top-left: 3Com Palm III (1998), Motorola StarTAC (1996), Sony DSC-U40 (one of my favorite cameras ever) 2003, iPod v4 (2003, LG Clamshell VX?? (2005?), Danger Hiptop Sidekick 3 (2006)
ipod ˆ nostalgia ˆ phone ˆ sidekick ˆ stuff i got rid of
Lunch!
food ˆ sandwich
pauly
Later that night Pauly came by and we caught up on some of the new flavors unavailable in CANADIA.
ice cream ˆ treats ˆ pauly
maddy, meredith
Maddy likes to be held like a football under the covers.
maddy ˆ meredith

Tuesday, February 21st

On Tuesday afternoon I went to Yipit's offices. One of my favorite things about consulting is that I get to see so many different companies and how they work and grow. Yipit has a big section of their office dedicated to communal-lunch picnic tables.
flux capacity ˆ work ˆ yipit
Birthday cupcakes!
birthday ˆ cupcakes ˆ flux capacity ˆ work ˆ yipit

Thursday, February 23rd

Back at Yipit on Friday...
flux capacity ˆ work ˆ yipit
...on the way home I picked up some travel books. Meredith's friends Aileen & Ryan had invited to attend their wedding in the Philippines and we'd just booked our tickets.
book
Also picked this guy up. One of my favorite books of all time. Can't recommend it highly enough! The Power of Myth
book
cynthia, meredith
Later that night we went out to Cynthia's for a...
pizza ˆ cynthia ˆ meredith
...make your own pizza party! WHAT?
pizza
cynthia
Eight minutes later! Ta-da!
best ˆ pizza ˆ cynthia
meredith, vin
These two! Meredith has been asking Vin to help her perfect her...
meredith ˆ vin
meredith, vin
...hard look.
tough ˆ meredith ˆ vin

Friday, February 24th

Rainy Friday night. Vin came over and we had a...
e9th apt ˆ tv
vin
...Game of Thrones marathon.
vin
maddy, meredith
Speckle Horse.
maddy ˆ meredith

Saturday, February 25th

On Saturday afternoon, Meredith and I went up to the AMC in Times Square...
...to meet up with her parents...
...to see a live simulcast of the Metropolitan Opera performing Verdi's Ernani.
Mer getting ready to open a birthday card from her parents.
I'll bet that nobody at THEIR intermission got to purchase a box of Milk Duds!

Sunday, February 26th

meredith
On Sunday morning, Meredith made...
breakfast ˆ pancakes ˆ meredith
...blueberry pancakes with veggie-bacon!
pancakes
Maddy took me through an afternoon exploration of the garden across the street from our apartment.
garden
Old mural behind the ivy.
garden ˆ mural
ellen, jared, maddy, matt, piper
Later that night, we had a few people over for a low key hang.
ellen ˆ jared ˆ maddy ˆ matt ˆ piper

Monday, February 27th

grant
On Monday evening, Grant arrived back in NYC after visiting his family in the UK. We headed out to Motorino to celebrate his return!
food ˆ italian food ˆ grant
Well, hello there!
food ˆ pizza

Tuesday, February 28th

grant, meredith
Tuesday morning work session in our living room.
couch ˆ e9th apt ˆ grant ˆ meredith
maddy, meredith
Maddy will only let you send so many emails before she expects...
laptop ˆ maddy ˆ meredith
maddy, meredith
...you switch laptops.
maddy ˆ meredith

Wednesday, February 29th

grant, me
On February morning, I got up early to wish this guy a safe trip back to Vancouver!
grant ˆ me
maddy
Later that evening, we walked down to the LES and Maddy had a serious stand-off with a bodega cat that was luckily, for Maddy's benefit, behind two inches of bullet-proof glass. After around two entire minutes of no movement on either part, the cat leaped at the glass out of nowhere and Maddy howled with fear. Haha.
bodega ˆ cat ˆ maddy
ellen, jeet, meredith, quinn
Friend reunion at Apt 3a!
apt 3a ˆ kitchen ˆ ellen ˆ jeet ˆ meredith ˆ quinn
meredith, quinn
Ellen brought along travel goodies for Sarah & Quinn...including another bottle of Rhum JM!
apt 3a ˆ booze ˆ meredith ˆ quinn
catrinel, cynthia, ellen, jeet, quinn
Such a nice mid-week catch up!
apt 3a ˆ catrinel ˆ cynthia ˆ ellen ˆ jeet ˆ quinn
meredith, siege
Clayton & Mer
headlock ˆ meredith ˆ siege
catrinel, jeet, me, peter
You only get a February 29th once every four years...
apt 3a ˆ catrinel ˆ jeet ˆ me ˆ peter
cynthia, jeet, peter, quinn
...I'm glad I spent mine laughing and snacking with you all! Happy February 2012!
apt 3a ˆ laugh ˆ cynthia ˆ jeet ˆ peter ˆ quinn