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July, 2012

The July Roundup

Here are all the photos I took in July 2012 that didn't end up in their own entry.

Sunday, July 1st

maddy, piper
Lazy sunday! Was going to head out to the beach, but ended up hanging around the neighborhood with these three halfwits.
dogs ˆ edie ˆ maddy ˆ piper
Later that evening, Meredith and I walked down the street...
walking
quinn
...to 3A and had fancy drinks with Quinn & Sarah.
apt 3a ˆ quinn
fancy
Mmmm, Elderflower-y.
apt 3a ˆ cocktail ˆ drink ˆ fancy
kai
Later, we went to see Locksley.
band ˆ kai
They put on a great live show and do all kinds of fun things...
...like play each others guitars without taking them off.
band
kai
Haha. So good.
band ˆ kai

Monday, July 2nd

me
As a consultant, I get to see lots of different work spaces. I always enjoy the kinds of conflicts that come from different companies sharing bathrooms.
bathroom ˆ flux capacity ˆ mirror ˆ note ˆ work ˆ me
"No bowl protective sheets, commonly referred to as 'nests.' "
note
After work, I packed Edie up in a bag...
dog in a bag ˆ edie
...and Leigh picked us up in a rental van and we headed over to the west side to drop it off.
rental car ˆ van
Twilight skyline.
buildings ˆ nyc ˆ skyline
We made fresh juice...
hand ˆ juice ˆ knife
...and feasted on pancake-flavored Kit-Kats that she'd just brought back from a trip. (Rilakkuma = Relax Bear!)
treats ˆ weird foreign food
...spent a bunch of hours on the interwebs trying to identify her new house plant...
plant

Tuesday, July 3rd

I spent Tuesday afternoon at GLG's offices asking questions about a new product they were developing.
computer ˆ flux capacity ˆ laptop ˆ work
In order to internalize and process lots of information given to me quickly, I end up making all sorts of weird drawings of how things are connected and interrelated in my mind.
drawing ˆ flux capacity ˆ work
This is what it looks like when you make a left-handed person think about business stuff. Haha.
drawing ˆ flux capacity ˆ work
amanda, ellen, grant, hans, meredith
Later that evening, Mer and I went out to Brooklyn for dinner to celebrate...
birthday ˆ amanda ˆ ellen ˆ grant ˆ hans ˆ meredith
catrinel, sarah h
...Catrinel's birthday!
best ˆ birthday ˆ kiss ˆ catrinel ˆ sarah h
amanda, grant, hans, meredith
Huge Italian feast.
pizza ˆ wine ˆ amanda ˆ grant ˆ hans ˆ meredith
catrinel
Happy birthday, Cat!
birthday ˆ preggo ˆ catrinel
ellen, hans, piper
Hans & Ellen helmeting to depart via Hans' Vespa. (And Piper!)
dog in a bag ˆ helmet ˆ scooter ˆ ellen ˆ hans ˆ piper
ellen, hans
So good.
best ˆ dog in a bag ˆ helmet ˆ scooter ˆ wave ˆ ellen ˆ hans

Wednesday, July 4th

Had the laziest 4th of July ever. Maddy spooned my leg all afternoon...
Walking the hound.
best ˆ church ˆ clouds ˆ sunset
Bought weird black-colored water that had fulvic acid in it.
wtf

Thursday, July 5th

Spotted the crazy gothic rooftop of the GE Building coming back from a client on Thursday.
buildings ˆ nyc
50 storeys tall, completed in 1931.
buildings ˆ close up ˆ gargoyle ˆ nyc
Wild.
buildings ˆ gargoyle ˆ nyc ˆ roof ˆ wtf
Beautiful clouds over the East Village.
clouds
Strange brushstrokes.
clouds

Saturday, July 7th

On Saturday Maddy and I went uptown...
clouds ˆ driving ˆ nyc
maddy
...to hang out with these two.
dogs ˆ edie ˆ tongue ˆ maddy
maddy
Why does she always do this?
dogs in outfits ˆ embarrassed ˆ maddy

Thursday, July 12th

Had the apt to myself on Thursday morning.
me
Spent the morning stretching and preparing for a kickoff meeting with a client.
living room ˆ me
Healthy lunch!
food ˆ salad
Midtown conference room.
flux capacity ˆ window ˆ work
Heavenly hood-light.
buildings ˆ taxi ˆ window

Friday, July 13th

grant
On Friday I biked down to Soho to see Grant's new apartment!
kitchen ˆ grant
New bedroom.
bed ˆ guitar
grant, me
We took the A out to Beach 66.
sunglasses ˆ grant ˆ me
grant
50% sunglasses coverage and pasta from home? BEACHFAIL!
beach ˆ far rockaway ˆ laugh ˆ sunglasses ˆ grant
jared, jeet
On Friday night a bunch of us met up...
movie ˆ jared ˆ jeet
...Beasts of the Southern Wild. (Great! See it!)
movie ˆ poster
...at the Sunshine to see...
movie
amanda, cynthia, jeet, katie
The rest of our mewvie crewww.
movie ˆ amanda ˆ cynthia ˆ jeet ˆ katie

Saturday, July 14th

New kitchen thingy. Same as the old kitchen thingy.
home office
Neighborhood detritus: cult track & an empty can of Ensure.
garbage ˆ wtf

Sunday, July 15th

On Sunday Mer and I went to see Jiro Dreams of Sushi...
movie ˆ sign
meredith
...and then got lunch at Quantum Leap. Mmmm.
sign ˆ meredith
On the walk home we stopped off at PlantWorks and I bought my very first plant.
e9th apt ˆ plant
A very handsome Dracaena marginata (dragon tree).
plant
amanda, caiti, grant, meredith
Grant, Amanda & Cait came over in the evening so we could all watch the Breaking Bad premiere together.
living room ˆ amanda ˆ caiti ˆ grant ˆ meredith
Guacamole is my favorite.
food ˆ guacamole

Monday, July 16th

The new plant makes the living room so much friendlier!
e9th apt ˆ living room ˆ plant

Thursday, July 19th

Getting ready to bike over to a client. My mobile office in its entirety.
backpack ˆ flux capacity ˆ laptop ˆ phone ˆ work

Friday, July 20th

This is my favorite lunch in the whole world.
bi bim bab ˆ food ˆ korean food

Saturday, July 21st

Pickup flatbed as political stage complete with...
truck ˆ wtf
obama
...creepy Obama mannequin in the driver's seat.
creepy ˆ mannequin ˆ wtf ˆ obama

Sunday, July 22nd

chuck, joann, meredith
On Sunday afternoon, Mer and I went up to her parent's for lunch.
cake ˆ chuck ˆ joann ˆ meredith
Ice cream cake for dessert.
cake ˆ ice cream
I spent Sunday evening going through boxes of old stuff and taking pictures of some stuff that I decided to get rid of. Like this notebook filled with my high school art class drawings!
drawing ˆ stuff i got rid of
Freddy Mercury?
drawing ˆ stuff i got rid of
Some creepy kid in a graveyard?
drawing ˆ stuff i got rid of
This is a drawing of a photo I took for my high school photography class.
drawing ˆ stuff i got rid of
I remember drawing this after a short story that I read.
drawing ˆ stuff i got rid of
Jen Perkins, May 23, 1994!
drawing ˆ stuff i got rid of
In addition to getting rid of a bunch of notebooks, I also decided to get rid of some boxes from college. Found my presentation for Carla Lloyd's 1997 advertising class.
stuff i got rid of
My group had to make a case for how Fresca should spend money on outdoor advertising.
We created a whole golf & tennis themed presentation. I learned Illustrator making a logo and designing these....
stuff i got rid of
...fake golf score cards that contained the members of our group...
stuff i got rid of
...along with a summary of why outdoor advertising is such a great medium. Haha.
stuff i got rid of
This was cutting edge graphic design in 1997. Our teacher was blown away.
stuff i got rid of
carla lloyd
We even invited her to our presentation via a custom website (build by yours truly).
best ˆ stuff i got rid of ˆ carla lloyd
This is what I thought made a good nav experience in 1997.
stuff i got rid of
I also found a very thick presentation for my media-planning class.
stuff i got rid of
It was chock-full of graphs...
stuff i got rid of
...and pictures of cars that I lifted off of Saturn's website.
car ˆ stuff i got rid of
It also included 30 pages of output from some archaic media-planning software that is total gibberish to me now but had something to do with buying tv spots in the late nineties.
stuff i got rid of
books
Filled up a few boxes of books. Here are some books I really enjoyed but probably won't ever read again.
book ˆ stuff i got rid of ˆ books
I finally decided to part with a bunch of really awesome guitar tab books. The internet wasn't as good back in 1992 so I had to supplement my free time by learning how to play every Metallica song.
guitar ˆ metal ˆ stuff i got rid of
I was really interested in learning how in the world people could get such different sounds out of the same instrument. John Frusciante.
guitar ˆ metal ˆ stuff i got rid of
Somewhere in Time was the very first CD I ever purchased!
guitar ˆ metal ˆ stuff i got rid of
amanda, meredith
Later that night, Amanda came over...
couch ˆ e9th apt ˆ living room ˆ amanda ˆ meredith
...to watch Breaking Bad with us.
tv

Monday, July 23rd

maddy, meredith
Meredith learning how to do photo retouching with Maddy on her lap.
laptop ˆ maddy ˆ meredith
I like to wear things until they are totally worn out.
shoes
Then I get the same exact thing! This pair lasted me 9 years before the sole finally gave out.
shoes
If it ain't broken...
shoes
ellen, maddy, piper
Snoozing snooches and patterned pants.
asleep ˆ ellen ˆ maddy ˆ piper

Tuesday, July 24th

david k, grant
On Tuesday evening, I biked over to Soho to meet up with David and Grant...
david k ˆ grant
...who were enjoying a friend's amazing outdoor patio.
park
We got bahn mi sandwiches and chatted in the park.
food ˆ park ˆ sandwich
Twilight over the Tompkins dog run.
dog park ˆ twilight

Wednesday, July 25th

On Wednesday I rented Zipcar and took Leigh out to the beach for an early birthday celebration. Best place to get morning bagels.
rental car ˆ sign
Perfect day to drive with the top down.
convertible ˆ rental car
leigh
Birthday = candy for lunch.
beach ˆ treats ˆ leigh
Hardly anyone around.
leigh
We returned from a swim to find we'd gotten a new neighbor, who from our vantage point, seemed to be completely naked. Leigh tiptoed in for a closer look.
beach ˆ fort tilden ˆ man ass ˆ strangers ˆ leigh
Going for it.
beach ˆ man ass ˆ strangers
leigh, me
Happy birthday, Leigh!
beach ˆ birthday ˆ sunglasses ˆ leigh ˆ me
me
Polaroid portraits.
meta ˆ photo ˆ polaroid ˆ me
leigh
Renting cars by the hour is genius.
rental car ˆ leigh
Later that evening, a whole bunch of us headed over to Sing Sing karaoke...
matt
...at the request of Matt's then girlfriend Jenny. Matt had just gotten back in town after a long tour and she had organized a surprise party for him.
party ˆ surprise ˆ matt
janice, meredith
Janice and Meredith helping with party favors.
party ˆ surprise ˆ janice ˆ meredith
Cupcakes and party horns.
cupcakes ˆ hand ˆ party
matt
Matt thought he was meeting up with Jenny and her friend. When he approached the room, we ripped open the door...
best ˆ surprise ˆ matt
amanda, ellen, hans, jared, jeet, meredith, peter g
...and a whole roomful of people he knew yelled SURPRISE!
best ˆ karaoke ˆ party ˆ surprise ˆ amanda ˆ ellen ˆ hans ˆ jared ˆ jeet ˆ meredith ˆ peter g
matt
Hahaha.
best ˆ close up ˆ surprise ˆ matt
amanda, grant, janice, jeet, meredith
Welcome back, Matt!
surprise ˆ amanda ˆ grant ˆ janice ˆ jeet ˆ meredith
josh adcock
After some mingling...
party ˆ josh adcock
amanda, janice, meredith
...and congratulatory catch-up...
party ˆ amanda ˆ janice ˆ meredith
amanda, grant, hans, matt, meredith
It was time for karaoke! (It's been awhile, old friend)
karaoke ˆ amanda ˆ grant ˆ hans ˆ matt ˆ meredith
jeet, matt, quinn, sarah
Sarah, Quinn & Gurj trio!
karaoke ˆ trio ˆ jeet ˆ matt ˆ quinn ˆ sarah
jeet, mark holmes, matt, quinn, sarah
I'd say a Killers song by why isn't Karen up there?
balloons ˆ karaoke ˆ jeet ˆ mark holmes ˆ matt ˆ quinn ˆ sarah
jenny c
Thanks for putting everything together, Jenny!
balloons ˆ karaoke ˆ jenny c
ellen, hans, jenny c, mark holmes, matt
Matt had to REGULATE, Warren G style.
karaoke ˆ ellen ˆ hans ˆ jenny c ˆ mark holmes ˆ matt
ellen, grant, hans, jenny c, matt
Still going strong two hours in.
karaoke ˆ ellen ˆ grant ˆ hans ˆ jenny c ˆ matt
jared, meredith, peter g
Jared closed us out!
karaoke ˆ jared ˆ meredith ˆ peter g
amanda, grant
Waiting for the rest of our party on the stairs with a lovely-terrible view of St. Marks on a Wednesday at midnight.
amanda ˆ grant
amanda, grant, matt
Catalog shoot gone improv!
point ˆ amanda ˆ grant ˆ matt
amanda, grant
How many midnight slices have I eaten with these people I love?
pizza ˆ amanda ˆ grant
amanda, grant
NOT ENOUGH!
hug ˆ amanda ˆ grant
Walked home with a belly full of pizza.
church ˆ clouds

Thursday, July 26th

On Thursday I went to a client that has office space in Marc Ecko's building.
art ˆ flux capacity ˆ work
Crazy mural when you enter. "The mural, designed by Ecko, puts visitors on the red carpet being photographed by paparazzi as they enter the front door." (source)
art ˆ flux capacity ˆ painting ˆ work
Came home and had a read and a snooze...
feet ˆ home office ˆ piano
...before heading over to west side...
nyc ˆ skyline
leigh
...for a very late night birthday dinner!
birthday ˆ mask ˆ leigh
alex d, ryan m
Ryan & Alex.
alex d ˆ ryan m
leigh, ryan m
Happy birthday, Leigh!
best ˆ birthday ˆ doppleganger ˆ mask ˆ leigh ˆ ryan m

Friday, July 27th

builds
On Friday I was taking a picture of the sun over a building.
clouds ˆ builds
Suddenly, I noticed something flying across the sky very quickly. 14 seconds later, I took another photo trying to capture the object.
Here's a close-up of whatever it was.
close up ˆ ufo ˆ wtf

Monday, July 30th

Beet & goat cheese salad lunch.
food ˆ salad
grant, siege
Later that evening we went to Siege and Katie's...
grant ˆ siege
katie, meredith
...for a late night screening...
katie ˆ meredith
...of JAWS.
movie
Smile...
gun ˆ movie
...YOU SON OF A BITCH
movie ˆ shark

Tuesday, July 31st

Work lunch at Westville East where you can get SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS.
food
Later that evening I headed out to Queens to meet up with Meredith and see...
backyard
jared, jeet
...Gurj and Jared's brand new apartment! Congrats on the move, guys!
moving ˆ jared ˆ jeet
Headed home.
car ˆ street

2 comments

  • kmeghanoctober 7, 2014

    I love that I can come and catch up with your life and it's still awesome!

  • brian battjerjanuary 5, 2015

    Hi, Mac. Thanks for checking in on me! ;) Had a very nice and relaxing holiday break (some of which I used to work on new diary entries!). I hope you like them. All the best, Brian.