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October, 2014

The October Roundup

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

Sunday, October 5th

jeet, jenny penny, karen, me, quinn, the ktb
I spent the beginning of October out in Montauk for Ellen & Hans' awesome wedding (lots more pics of that coming soooooon!)
moon ˆ sunset ˆ wedding ˆ jeet ˆ jenny penny ˆ karen ˆ me ˆ quinn ˆ the ktb

Thursday, October 9th

ellen, me
On Thursday evening I got a catch up dinner with the recently-returned to NYC bride!
ellen ˆ me

Friday, October 10th

Spent Friday evening eating deli sammiches and...
computer ˆ sandwich
...having a crush on the lady chefs on Mind of a Chef.
chef ˆ tv
maddy
Finally got around to unpacking my suitcase and as soon as I unzipped it, Maddy hopped in order to prevent me from taking another trip without her. Haha.
suitcase ˆ maddy

Saturday, October 11th

Oldy but a goody.
book
Rasberries...
garden ˆ la plaza cultural
...maybe blueberries?
garden ˆ la plaza cultural

Sunday, October 12th

amanda
I kicked off a super-social Sunday with brunch with Amanda at Esperanto (special guest appearance by Grant's dad's doppleganger!)
doppleganger ˆ food ˆ amanda
Went to La Plaza and jumped some rope.
la plaza cultural
me
Post-fitness selfie.
me
ellen
Sunday night I walked over to Ellen and Han's in the West Village...
computer ˆ laptop ˆ ellen
...and Hans fed us with such goodness.
food ˆ pasta
Oh, did I mention he also made dessert?
cake
After cutting us slices...
cake
...Hans brought out freshly-made cappuccinos! This guy.
coffee
jane anne, maddy
I rallied for a late-night pizza party with Jane!
pizza ˆ jane anne ˆ maddy

Monday, October 13th

After three months of working as working for them as a consultant, one of my clients made me an offer to join full time. I was pretty sure I wanted to refuse the offer and continue working for myself, but I wanted to throw the coins and consult the I Ching (like any normal person would do, right?) Hexagram 1 (The Creative) transforms to...
flux capacity ˆ i ching
...Hexagram 61 (Inner Truth). Guess I'm not taking the job! Haha.
i ching

Tuesday, October 14th

Love these flowers made out of squares!
flowers ˆ la plaza cultural
Leaves on this one grow in a spiral of six and the flowers are five.
flowers ˆ plant
Who lives here? Ten little brown bats?!
bats ˆ la plaza cultural ˆ sign

Friday, October 17th

jeet
Friday Vietnamese sandwich conference with the Bassmeister General! <3
food ˆ sandwich ˆ vietnamese ˆ jeet

Saturday, October 18th

Got my juice on so hard on Saturday.
juice ˆ juicer
Beets change everything.
juice

Sunday, October 19th

me
Spent Sunday hunched over my couch...
me
...playing around with a ruler and compass.
sacred geometry
Exploring how to make triskelions
drawing ˆ sacred geometry ˆ triskelion

Wednesday, October 22nd

dad, maddy
Got Maddy a new dog bed on Wednesday.
dad ˆ maddy
maddy
It's designed so that she can climb inside...
maddy
maddy
...but she prefers to hunch herself up alongside the opening!
maddy
I was biking home from work on the bike path and a 10 year kid ran right in from of me while I was going top speed. I braked as hard as I could and ended up flipping my bike and narrowly missing him.
bruise ˆ hand
He was super apologetic about it. Haha. By the evening, you could pretty much see the shape of my pedal on the inside of my thigh. Ouch!
bruise ˆ legs ˆ ouch

Friday, October 24th

On Friday afternoon I got my first shipment of frozen wheatgrass juice. (I tried drinking it every day for a while. It was ok)
juice
jane anne
Jane Anne likes to leave me selfies on my camera. Haha. ;)
jane anne
On Friday evening I headed to midtown to catch the night bus down to...
bus ˆ sign

Saturday, October 25th

brett, max
...Washington DC to visit this guy a week-shy of his first birthday!
brett ˆ max
max
So happy...
max
max
...to show me his peanut butter-covered blueberries.
max
max
Nom nom nom.
max
After breakfast we rolled out for a stroll...
amy b, brett, max
...and hit the park at Dupont Circle.
amy b ˆ brett ˆ max
After Dupont...
...we hit a neighborhood bar with outdoor seating and lots of beers!
beer
max
Laughing along with all the peoples.
max
brett
Get him home before he falls asleep!
stroller ˆ walking ˆ brett
Big fan of this pipe-cleanery pine tree.
tree
max
Max has this poster of Max from Where the Wild Things Are in his bedroom so Brett & Amy....
poster ˆ max
amy b, max
...decided that would make a good first Halloween / birthday costume!
costumes ˆ amy b ˆ max
max
How cute is this?
costumes ˆ cute ˆ max
max
Tickle him immediately!
cute ˆ max
amy b, max
Practicing the walking.
amy b ˆ max
brett, max
Hand em off to...
brett ˆ max
max, me
...Uncle Brian!
best ˆ costumes ˆ max ˆ me
amy b, brett, max, teddy
Battjer family photo, October 2014!
best ˆ costumes ˆ family ˆ amy b ˆ brett ˆ max ˆ teddy

Sunday, October 26th

Early breakfast on Sunday
Then I tagged along as Brett & Amy checked out some open-houses.
Cool to see that all the porches on the block line-up.
porch
Big fan of other peoples' old-time photos on display.
strangers
Pretty great.
moustache ˆ strangers
max
Max likes to touch fingers with me because I say BING like a bell each time. haha.
finger ˆ point ˆ max
amy b, brett
Lots of walking!
walking ˆ amy b ˆ brett
Fall ivy.
ivy
I really like these empty fire call boxes that are still up in some DC neighborhoods.
crosswalk
brett, max
After seeing the last house, Brett and I took Max for a solo expedition to the bar.
brett ˆ max
I could eat cornbread and black beans errrday.
food

Monday, October 27th

Caught the 11am train...
...up to Baltimore...
...and had lunch with my college friend FAKIS that I hadn't seen since 1996! (I forgot to take photos when we were hanging out!)

Tuesday, October 28th

I arrived back home to find they'd decided to paint the interior of my building a delightful brown. What they missed in color...
...they made up with nice, clean sharp lines! That's what you pay those Manhattan rents for!
They also did a nice job improvising around the coatrack I have hung on the inside of my door. Haha.
Later that night I met up with Vin...
...for ramen...
...and then we went to a show. (No idea what band, though!)

Wednesday, October 29th

Trying to stick with my wheat grass juice made with frozen wheat grass ice cubes I got delivered. Oh, the internet.
juice ˆ wheatgrass
Also got an excellent new hourglass as part of my Halloween costume!
Bought my first BTC with a mobile app. Fiat is dead. (Long live fiat)
bitcoin

Friday, October 31st

me
Hans & Ellen were having a house party for Halloween!
halloween ˆ make up ˆ skull ˆ me
me
I started with my classic "skull face" make up....
halloween ˆ make up ˆ skull ˆ me
grim reapers, me
...but went the extra mile this year and went full grim reaper. Including eight-inch platform boots (that made me 6'7"!) chain, hour glass hung around my neck and real scythe (not pictured).
best ˆ costumes ˆ halloween ˆ skull ˆ grim reapers ˆ me
Getting across the Halloween Parade to their West Village apt was MADNESS! But fun to do it while walking around so much taller than everyone in my Gene Simmons boots!
ellen, hans, piper, the dude
Ellen, Hans, Piper and their new Golden Retriever puppy, THE DUDE!
dogs ˆ puppy ˆ ellen ˆ hans ˆ piper ˆ the dude
House party in full effect!
halloween ˆ house party ˆ party
ellen, hans, the dude
The fluffiest puppy.
puppy ˆ ellen ˆ hans ˆ the dude
dylan, karen, matt, meredith
Matt had movie-style werewolf prosthesis glued to his face...
halloween ˆ house party ˆ party ˆ dylan ˆ karen ˆ matt ˆ meredith
grant, leanne, matt
...and was almost unrecognizable! Haha. Grant's friend Leanne was visiting from Vancouver.
costumes ˆ halloween ˆ grant ˆ leanne ˆ matt
Quinn had recently left NYC for Asheville, NC and wasn't able to attend, so Ellen made sure to video conference her in...
jenny penny, josh adcock
For your sins.
costumes ˆ halloween ˆ jenny penny ˆ josh adcock
ellen, jenny penny, karen, quinn
...and take her around the party so she could say hi to everyone. Awww.
halloween ˆ ichat ˆ laptop ˆ ellen ˆ jenny penny ˆ karen ˆ quinn
jenny penny, josh adcock, karen
Sister Jenny does not approve!
halloween ˆ point ˆ jenny penny ˆ josh adcock ˆ karen
josh adcock
I'd hit it.
josh adcock
dylan, meredith
Mer was there with her new boyfriend, Dylan. Classic Cowboy / Mouse combo!
costumes ˆ halloween ˆ dylan ˆ meredith
Meredith fashioned her own pink rat shoes out of tape and ribbons!
costumes ˆ crafts ˆ mouse ˆ shoes ˆ you made that
With the party still going strong, we left around 11...
crowd ˆ halloween ˆ house party
...to head downtown to meet up with Amanda at her friend Alan's party.
halloween ˆ nyfd
Did you know they put up the Ghostbusters sign in front of the NYFD station for Halloween? So great.
halloween ˆ nyfd
Turn Back Time Cher with Battleship Boyfriend was my fave costume at Alan's party!
costumes ˆ halloween ˆ house party ˆ strangers
jane anne, tina belcher
I met up with Jane who'd dressed up as Tina Belcher from Bob's Burgers!
halloween ˆ jane anne ˆ tina belcher
jane anne, tina belcher
Erotic Friend Fiction by Tina Belcher! Hahah.
halloween ˆ jane anne ˆ tina belcher
grim reapers, me
Happy October 2014! TIME IS RUNNING OUT!
best ˆ halloween ˆ hourglass ˆ skull ˆ grim reapers ˆ me

5 comments

  • christopher cochrandecember 27, 2016

    The "blueberries" are the fruit of a native vine, Virginia Creeper, in the grape family: https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

    The "pipe cleaner tree" is one of my favorites, the Monkey Puzzle Tree: https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

    • brian battjerjanuary 3, 2017

      Thanks, Dr. Cochran! Happy 2017! ;)

  • ellen hartfebruary 3, 2017

    Omg dude as a pupppppppyyyyy! Thank you for being the keeper of all the wonderful memories! <3

    • brian battjerfebruary 6, 2017

      Haha. Awww, you're welcome, Ellen! If I didn't have these photos I wouldn't have access to like 90% of the things that have happened to me! ;)

  • chevy capricefebruary 15, 2017

    It's refreshing to finally see new entries! As a long time reader, your massive archive never ceases to entertain tremendously.....It may be the best e "book" I have ever read!