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March, 2014

The March Roundup

Here are all the photos I took in March of 2014 that didn't end up in their own entry.

Saturday, March 1st

maddy
This is how I feel about winter by the time that March rolls around.
maddy
books
Spent Saturday afternoon at the local Tompkins branch of the public library stocking up on the books.
book ˆ books
Got a text from Grant and laughed about....
text
...how I'll be spending the next 50 years. (Odessa-willing!)
book ˆ diner ˆ odessa ˆ soup

Sunday, March 2nd

On Sunday, I stopped by Grant's new Chinatown apt...
door
alnoor
...and then we went to see our friend Alnoor speak on a panel at an art gallery with DJ Spooky & Daniel Pinchbeck. We sneaked out a little early in order to head out to Brooklyn...
art ˆ the pinch ˆ alnoor
amanda, bruno, grant, katie, siege
...to wish Mr. Clayton Cubitt and very happy birthday!
birthday ˆ amanda ˆ bruno ˆ grant ˆ katie ˆ siege
amanda, katie, siege
Katie with the cake!
birthday ˆ cake ˆ candles ˆ amanda ˆ katie ˆ siege
amanda, katie, siege
Every year Siege wishes for the same thing...
birthday ˆ cake ˆ amanda ˆ katie ˆ siege
grant, siege
...that his team will be victorious in Cranium!
birthday ˆ cranium ˆ puppet ˆ grant ˆ siege
amanda, cynthia, katie, meredith, siege
Thankful for all the years I've known you, Clayton! xo!
birthday ˆ cranium ˆ amanda ˆ cynthia ˆ katie ˆ meredith ˆ siege
amanda, cynthia, meredith
SHIVADITH!
best ˆ amanda ˆ cynthia ˆ meredith
me
Got home and couldn't fall asleep. Stayed up until 5am watching...
tired ˆ me
...the first season of True Detective.
laptop ˆ tv

Wednesday, March 5th

Took the hound for a long walk and enjoyed the skies.
clouds ˆ east river ˆ east river park
maddy
The look Maddy gives me when she wants something.
maddy
me
Spent most of the evening visiting someone in hospice. (I'd link to his website, but it's no longer around, just like him). Couldn't warm up so I just left my coat on. Took this picture to remember him and how I felt after seeing him.

"O nobly-born, that which is called death hath now come. Thou art departing from this world, but thou art not the only one; death cometh to all. Do not cling, in fondness and weakness, to this life. Even though thou clingest out of weakness, thou hast not the power to remain here. Thou wilt gain nothing more than wandering in this Samsara. Be not attached to this world; be not weak."
sad ˆ me

Wednesday, March 5th

maddy
Deep thoughts.
maddy
2:03pm. I'm outside and there are completely blue skies until a plane flies over and leaves behind a wispy contrail.
Instead of act like regular water vapor...
... these contrails quickly spread out into the sky (almost like a fine powder).
Behaved much more like some kind of particulate-matter rather than water vapor.
Instead of slowly disappearing like a regular contrail...
...they continued to spread out...
...until the sun is dimmed and blotted out by hazy coverage. It's almost like someone were trying to manage the solar radiation.
But, hey, it's probably nothing out of the ordinary. It's not like THEY wouldn't tell us the full story about what's going on!
Tried out a new version of the Powershot. The IS model is totally inferior to the HS model and it seems deliberately confusing!
First test subject.
I collected up the various cameras I have on the shelves of my office...
...and arranged...
camera ˆ hand ˆ ikad
...a nice technology-museum photo!
camera ˆ ikad

Friday, March 7th

juliette, karen
On Friday night we all got to together for dinner to wish Meredith a happy birthday!
birthday ˆ hug ˆ juliette ˆ karen
jared, jeet, juliette
Even Baby Juliette was there!
jared ˆ jeet ˆ juliette
caiti, ellen, meredith, quinn
Happy birthday, Mer!
birthday ˆ caiti ˆ ellen ˆ meredith ˆ quinn
caiti, ellen, sarah
Hugs.
caiti ˆ ellen ˆ sarah

Saturday, March 8th

On Saturday night, I headed down to Tribeca...
band
amanda, fatty, grant
...with my fellow culture vultures to see...
amanda ˆ fatty ˆ grant
frank
Our friend Frank conduct an original piece he wrote!
frank
Not-Frank!
band ˆ piano
frank
Frank! Congrats, brother!
band ˆ frank
East River view on the cab ride home.

Tuesday, March 11th

When my mind is really busy I find a computer way too distracting! On Tuesday afternoon I went to the park to organize some work for a client with pen & paper.
hand ˆ writing
Lots of cool wave-patterns in the clouds again.
clouds
Iridescent rainbow around the sun. (A non-ROYGBIV rainbow is a pretty good indication that a cloud is made of something besides H2O)
clouds ˆ rainbow ˆ wtf
maddy
When your dog tries to maintain eye contact as long possible...
maddy
maddy
...while falling asleep. Haha.
sleepy ˆ maddy

Thursday, March 12th

penelope
On Thursday evening Penelope and I met up for Mexican.
food ˆ mexican ˆ penelope
maddy, meredith
Meredith was in the neighborhood because she was working on getting her name changed back (Awwww, gain a Battjer - lose a Battjer!) and came over for an afternoon pizza party!
e9th apt ˆ living room ˆ pizza ˆ maddy ˆ meredith
Spend the evening doing some photo editing on this website!
computer ˆ ikad ˆ meta

Saturday, March 15th

me
Woke up with a terrible sore throat and fever on Saturday.
point ˆ sick ˆ throat ˆ me
Nyquilled myself all day and binge-watched the first season of Marc Maron's TV show.
e9th apt ˆ living room

Monday, March 17th

On Monday afternoon, the new carpets I ordered arrived. I got one for my home office. Before...
e9th apt ˆ home office
...after! Ta-da!
carpet ˆ e9th apt ˆ home office
Also got a new rug for my bedroom.
carpet
Let's hear it for quieter footsteps.
carpet
Fired up my winter-blues-busting lightbox and...
flux capacity ˆ home office ˆ light box ˆ work
...ate my lunch in front of the blinding blue light.
food ˆ salad

Tuesday, March 18th

On Tuesday night, Ellen and Hans invited everyone over for dinner and a catch-up hang out!
ellen, hans, meredith
Thanks for always inviting us all into your home and...
kitchen ˆ ellen ˆ hans ˆ meredith
...FEEDING US SO WELL!
food
ellen, jenny penny, peter g
Eating time!
ellen ˆ jenny penny ˆ peter g
hans, jared, peter g, sarah
Dessert!
hans ˆ jared ˆ peter g ˆ sarah
ellen, jeet, juliette
Ellen passing out cake!
ellen ˆ jeet ˆ juliette
jared, jeet, juliette, karen, meredith, quinn, the ktb
Post-dinner Juliette play party.
jared ˆ jeet ˆ juliette ˆ karen ˆ meredith ˆ quinn ˆ the ktb
jenny penny, josh adcock, juliette
It's not tired yet, hold it upside-down for a while!
best ˆ jenny penny ˆ josh adcock ˆ juliette
ellen, jeet, jenny penny, karen, meredith, quinn, sarah, the ktb
Friend portrait. First the ladies...
best ˆ ellen ˆ jeet ˆ jenny penny ˆ karen ˆ meredith ˆ quinn ˆ sarah ˆ the ktb
hans, jared, josh adcock, juliette, matt, me, peter g
...then the mans (with honorable man-baby, Juliette).
baby ˆ best ˆ hans ˆ jared ˆ josh adcock ˆ juliette ˆ matt ˆ me ˆ peter g
karen, leigh
On the way home, Karen and I stopped over at Otto's Shrunken Head...
karen ˆ leigh
ryan m
...to wish Ryan a happy birthday!
birthday ˆ photobooth ˆ ryan m
Bars that still have photobooths with film are harder and harder to find!
photobooth
leigh, ryan m
Birthday photos!
birthday ˆ photobooth ˆ leigh ˆ ryan m
Ottos was pretty empty. We made our way towards the little dance floor in the back...
bar ˆ strangers
...and found that it was wholly-occupied by a barefooted Jesus-looking guy dancing in a filthy white robe. This song's all you!
dance ˆ jesus ˆ strangers
leigh, me
Tropical drinks...
leigh ˆ me
leigh, me
..and photo strips!
photobooth ˆ leigh ˆ me
asian porno lady, me
I was walking out, she was walking in! Look who I ran into on the way home! If you need a pack of smokes, a toy with blinking lights or a DVD with either variety of a person having sex with a horse ("You want man fuck horse or horse fuck man?") THIS is your lady! (I've been running into her on the mean, late-night streets of NYC since 2005!)
best ˆ east village ˆ strangers ˆ asian porno lady ˆ me

Wednesday, March 19th

Walking Maddy through the park on Wednesday and spotted a photo scrap by a bike.
bike ˆ photo ˆ strangers
The face of a man who's been ripped from the scene.
photo ˆ strangers
maddy
Leaning in.
maddy

Wednesday, March 19th

Mango & yogurt breakfast.
mango

Friday, March 21st

jane anne
piano ˆ jane anne

Saturday, March 22nd

Spent Saturday afternoon playing guitar and working on writing songs. (Two years later and I am still very much obsessed with this! I'm trying to write all songs that I'd want to sing at karaoke! EARLY 90S KARAOKE!)
garageband ˆ guitar ˆ living room

Sunday, March 23rd

I was slicing pineapple...
kitchen ˆ pineapple
...and accidentally stacked 3 slices with the knife. It takes very little for me to deem something photo-worthy.
fruit ˆ kitchen ˆ pineapple
Strawberries on the cutting board next!
fruit ˆ kitchen ˆ pineapple ˆ strawberry
Cut it in half and get a...
strawberry
...strawberry kiss.
strawberry

Monday, March 24th

meredith
Mer came over to hang on Tuesday...
meredith
meredith
...we got a sandwichy feast from Tiny's Giant Sandwich Shop. Mmmm.
food ˆ sandwich ˆ meredith

Wednesday, March 26th

catrinel, sarah h
On Wednesday night I went out to Brooklyn to wish Sarah Harrison a happy birthday!
birthday ˆ catrinel ˆ sarah h
bruno, me
Handsome contest!
bruno ˆ me

Wednesday, March 26th

maddy
'Splorin.
door ˆ maddy

Friday, March 28th

meredith
On Saturday night Mer came over for dinner...
meredith
...and then we put this one in a bag because it refuses to walk in the rain...
dog in a bag ˆ dogs ˆ rain
ellen, karen, matt, meredith
...and headed over to Matt's for Thai food and a hang!
ellen ˆ karen ˆ matt ˆ meredith
maddy, piper
Hahaha.
dogs ˆ maddy ˆ piper
maddy, piper
Oh my god, these superfriends.
dogs ˆ maddy ˆ piper
biggy, maddy, piper
Everybody all settled in to watch TV and...
dogs ˆ biggy ˆ maddy ˆ piper
meredith
...lapse into a treat-coma!
passed out ˆ meredith

Sunday, March 30th

Spent Sunday afternoon listening to some old episodes of TAL...
radio
...and getting my egg sammich on.
sandwich
I turned this giant carrot into...
carrot
...a large glass of carrot juice!
carrot ˆ juice ˆ juicer
Delish.
carrot ˆ juice
amanda, grant
Later that evening I went over to Amanda's to welcome Grant back from a trip and have Sunday dinner together. Happy March 2014!
beer ˆ amanda ˆ grant