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January, 2015

The January Roundup

Here are all the photos I took in January 2015

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Thursday, January 1st

Decided to go check out the (short-lived) Manhattan location of SPA CASTLE to kick off the year.
spa castle

Friday, January 2nd

Played a bunch of piano on Friday and then in the evening...
home office ˆ piano
jeff m
...I took the train out to New Jersey to be the decoy person responsible for luring my high school friend Jeff to his own...
birthday ˆ surprise ˆ jeff m
jeff m, liam
...surprise 40th birthday party!
birthday ˆ cake ˆ candles ˆ surprise ˆ jeff m ˆ liam
jeff m
Happy birthday, Jeff! He was totally surprised and had no idea it was coming!
birthday ˆ roxbury high school ˆ jeff m
abbey, liam, lil michael
Scott & Erika's kids getting all grown up!
abbey ˆ liam ˆ lil michael
The evening got action packed when a discarded cigarette under the back deck started a fire!
fire ˆ smoke
scott
Fireman Scott got a bucket brigade together lickety-split!
fire ˆ water ˆ scott
jeff m
McDonald Family!
birthday ˆ jeff m
jeff m
Happy 40th, Jeff!
birthday ˆ roxbury high school ˆ jeff m
Caught the last train back into NYC...
train
me
...and felt as middle-aged as I look in this photo.
tired ˆ train ˆ me
When I got home i watched a few episodes of GRAVITY FALLS, which is basically just 22 minutes of Masonic symbolism...
masonic ˆ tv

Sunday, January 4th

Spent early 2015 writing about photos from 2012 (right around the time Meredith and I split up). Sometimes a few years have to go by until you're ready to look at how you spend the past.
computer ˆ ikad ˆ meta
maddy
Had this lil beauty snoozing on the couch next to me the whole time.
dogs ˆ maddy
maddy
Such wrinkle-necked majesty!
dogs ˆ maddy
maddy
Dog yawn!
dogs ˆ yawn ˆ maddy
maddy
Haha. Loves to have her photo taken so hard. What a lil poser!
dogs ˆ maddy
me
Random Sunday selfie!
me
On Sunday afternoon, I had my head smashed open by this fantastically weird book. Can't recommend this book highly enough! Prometheus Rising by Robert Anton Wilson.
book
Was feeling the out-of-shape winter blahs and decided to start a New Years fitness regime.
I didn't actually work out or anything, just took some BEFORE photos. Haha.
me
Maybe if this mud mask works I won't have to exercise?
mask ˆ me
Portrait of my living room on a late Sunday night.
living room

Monday, January 5th

After getting into Robert Anton Wilson, I started reading this (even weirder book) the next day. The Book of the SubGenius : The Sacred Teachings of J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs
book
Much-less accessible than Robert Wilson's stuff, but a real delight for a certain type of weirdo like me.
book
Crazy to think that this book was created in the late 70s / early 80s.
book
Nobody can steal your SLACK, but be careful because you can be tricked into giving it away.
book

Tuesday, January 6th

Got some snow on Tuesday.
snow ˆ tompkins
me
Got my winter gear on!
snow ˆ sunglasses ˆ me
They were filming a movie in Tompkins...
movie set ˆ snow ˆ tompkins
...and had rolls of white felt everywhere to hide the wires.
movie set ˆ snow ˆ tompkins

Thursday, January 8th

The heated chicken coop was empty...
chickens
...because the chickens prefer to hang outside and huddle together for warmth. Awww, cuddle chickens!
chickens ˆ la plaza cultural
amanda, grant
On Thursday night Grant and Amanda came over...
cooking ˆ kitchen ˆ amanda ˆ grant
...and Grant cooked us dinner!
cooking
amanda, grant
Haha. Getting excited for eating time!
cooking ˆ kitchen ˆ amanda ˆ grant
amanda, maddy
Getting goodbye chin-kisses from Maddy before heading home!
dogs ˆ kiss ˆ amanda ˆ maddy

Friday, January 9th

Walking down to a client in the snow on Friday morning.
snow ˆ tompkins
Lots of desks in the hallway = lots of new hires!
flux capacity ˆ singleplatform ˆ work
Admired all the discarded trees on the sidewalk on my walk over to the West Village...
trash ˆ trees ˆ xmas tree
hans, josh adcock, juliette, matt, meredith
...to be fed by magic-man Hans at an Ellen & Hans' dinner party!
hans ˆ josh adcock ˆ juliette ˆ matt ˆ meredith
ellen, hans, jared, jeet, jenny penny, josh adcock, juliette, karen, matt, meredith, the ktb
Thanks for having us all over and cooking for us!
best ˆ ellen ˆ hans ˆ jared ˆ jeet ˆ jenny penny ˆ josh adcock ˆ juliette ˆ karen ˆ matt ˆ meredith ˆ the ktb
jeet, jenny penny, josh adcock, meredith
So many lasagnas.
food ˆ jeet ˆ jenny penny ˆ josh adcock ˆ meredith
jeet, jenny penny, josh adcock, juliette, matt, meredith
Post-meal hijinks with Juliette.
jeet ˆ jenny penny ˆ josh adcock ˆ juliette ˆ matt ˆ meredith
juliette
Who dis new phone?
phone ˆ juliette
Thanks for helping keep the winter blues at bay!

Saturday, January 10th

On Saturday afternoon I went to my local hardware store to pick out some paint samples.
paint
Pulling together a palette to finish painting my apartment!
paint
me
I am now the kind of person who tapes crystals to my shirt. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (How else do you expect to clear a blockage in your vishuddha?)
camera ˆ crystal ˆ wtf ˆ me
maddy
You gonna paint? I love paint!
maddy

Monday, January 12th

On Monday afternoon, I got to present at SinglePlatform's company offsite.
crowd ˆ flux capacity ˆ singleplatform ˆ work
pete chen
Awesome to get to share the stage with SinglePlatform CEO, Pete Chen...
singleplatform ˆ work ˆ pete chen
gail goodman
...and ConstantContact's CEO, Gail Goodman!
flux capacity ˆ singleplatform ˆ work ˆ gail goodman
After the meeting, there was a party with food, drinks and...
crowd ˆ flux capacity ˆ party ˆ singleplatform ˆ work
...a bunch of illustrators that were there to draw group caricatures of everyone!
singleplatform
Each one of the illustrators that was there, had a distinct style.
drawing ˆ singleplatform
Showing off the finished portrait.
drawing ˆ singleplatform
Haha. Some of the illustrators had more of a caricature style that found mixed reviews.
best ˆ flux capacity ˆ get a load of this guy ˆ singleplatform ˆ work
next lev kev
Kevin didn't want a portrait of himself, so he asked the person to draw his dog, Mikey. LOL! So good.
dogs ˆ drawing ˆ flux capacity ˆ singleplatform ˆ work ˆ next lev kev
pete chen
Pete holding up the exec team portrait.
drawing ˆ flux capacity ˆ laugh ˆ singleplatform ˆ work ˆ pete chen

Wednesday, January 14th

Scenic view of my neighborhood from a cab.
smoke
On Wednesday night I headed over to MSG to see...
crowd ˆ madison square garden
louis ck
...Louis CK!
louis ck
grant, jared, jeet
Got post-show drinks at Lucy's.
lucys ˆ grant ˆ jared ˆ jeet

Thursday, January 15th

I spent Thursday evening wrestling this bad-boy down from my lofted bed.
living room ˆ mattress
See ya later Beautyrest.
mattress
Tried a new Casper bed.
bed ˆ mattress
After much more single-handed wrestling, the new bed was positioned and ready for the unfurling!
bed ˆ loft ˆ mattress
Got this excellent calendar from the Rubin Museum that featured a monkey getting caught in an "attachment trap." On the back they explain...
buddha ˆ monkey
LET GO OR BE CAPTURED!
maddy
Here are a few different pictures I took...
dogs ˆ maddy
maddy
..of exactly how skilled my wiener dog is at...
dogs ˆ maddy
maddy
...relaxing.
dogs ˆ maddy

Friday, January 16th

Slamming lunch from Westville East!
food
Re-watched Election for the first time since it came out. (So good!)
movie
me, scott
And got an excellent late-night drop-in surprise from this guy who was driving through town and happened to catch me up at 2:27am!
laugh ˆ me ˆ scott

Saturday, January 17th

Took some pictures of the white walls in my bedroom...
bed ˆ loft
...and the kitchen and spent some time in Photoshop trying to simulate different paint-colors I was considering!
kitchen
Spent the evening working on this website (and found pictures of the last time I'd gone to see Louis CK with Meredith, Scott & Erika in October 2012!)
computer ˆ ikad ˆ meta
My webhost updated the version of PHP they use, and everytime I tried to update an entry, I'd get a crazy PHP error. I had to dig into the content-management code I wrote back in 2002 that powers this site. It's a strange experience to have difficulty understanding code that you know you wrote!
code ˆ ikad
Also ran into a friend of mine in the neighborhood and managed to procure some goodies for an upcoming weekend away with friends!
magic ˆ mushrooms
Bursting with magic-y goodness!
magic ˆ mushrooms

Tuesday, January 20th

My engagement with SinglePlatform was about a week away from finishing and my work-load was light. Took an extra long lunch on tuesday to check out the nearby National Museum of the American Indian.
museum
ellen, hans, meredith, quinn, sarah, the ktb
Went to a dinner party at Ellen & Hans' on Wednesday. After we ate, we busted out the big screen projector...
ellen ˆ hans ˆ meredith ˆ quinn ˆ sarah ˆ the ktb
...and Kim showed us what her ex-beau David has been up to...
meredith, quinn, the ktb
...Hahaha. And then Quinn took us through her collection of...
meredith ˆ quinn ˆ the ktb
...screenshots of "Men looking for women on Tinder in Asheville, NC"
projector ˆ tinder
When tree hugging goes to the next level.
projector ˆ tinder
Buddies with Dubya
projector ˆ tinder
the ktb
Chinstrap & Knucktats. Kim called dibs on this one!
projector ˆ tinder ˆ the ktb
jeet, meredith, quinn, the ktb
After the state of singledom was finished being assessed, it was time to salve our wounds....
jeet ˆ meredith ˆ quinn ˆ the ktb
treat
...with chocolate fondue. Mmmm, tastes like forgetting you're single!
fondue ˆ treat
the dude
The Dude asleep with only his head under the couch. Haha. So good!
asleep ˆ the dude

Thursday, January 22nd

Thursday was a big day. After weeks of consideration, I finally decided to purchase paint for the kitchen.
paint
Also got some goodies from Amazon. Two new jumpropes (i was jumping rope every day for a while and was going through a new jumprope every six weeks or so!)
jump rope
...and some more coconut oil for doing oil pulling.
coconut

Friday, January 23rd

On Friday, I found myself feasting back at Ellen & Hans'!
food
andres, ellen, grant, hans
Grant's friend Andres was visiting from Vancouver.
andres ˆ ellen ˆ grant ˆ hans
Hans' desserts are soooo good.
dessert
Look at these little tarts!
dessert
Walked off the meal at 2am in the crosstown snow.
snow ˆ walking

Saturday, January 24th

maddy
On Saturday morning, I was sitting on the couch reading when look who came strolling out of the bedroom.
blanket ˆ maddy
maddy
There's a hole in Maddy's blanket and sometimes she gets her head stuck through it. Haha.
blanket ˆ maddy
me
Saturday fitness-progress selfie! Feeling 20% handsomer.
me
grant, jane anne, jonah, sarah
On Saturday evening, Grant got a crew together for some Sing Sing karaoke.
karaoke ˆ grant ˆ jane anne ˆ jonah ˆ sarah
amanda, andres, grant
Afterwards, we went next door for...
amanda ˆ andres ˆ grant
jane anne, kim c
...a Korean feast at Boka!
food ˆ korean food ˆ jane anne ˆ kim c

Sunday, January 25th

Dear fellow humans...
clouds
...I like to watch clouds.
clouds
maddy
Spent Sunday snoozing on the couch and reading with these two wizards.
dogs ˆ edie ˆ maddy

Monday, January 26th

More snow on Monday afternoon.
east village ˆ snow
Fun to watch the city slowly turn white.
e9th apt ˆ east village ˆ snow
Found this excellent JACK CHICK TRACT in a little plastic bag out in the snow.
drawing
By nightfall, I got motivated and started getting the kitchen...
kitchen ˆ paint
...prepared for a-painting!
paint

Tuesday, January 27th

On Tuesday morning, I got down to business!
kitchen ˆ paint
Howard Brown, coming along nicely.
kitchen ˆ paint
maddy
Haha. These two!
dogs ˆ edie ˆ maddy
Later that afternoon, I busted out my geometer's kit and some paper...
drawing
...and made my dad this diagram of my family's birthdays in honor of his birthday. (I sub-divided the circle into 12 sections, and placed a marker for each family member's birthday).
art ˆ drawing
Happy birthday, Dad! You're son is a weirdo!
art ˆ birthday ˆ compass ˆ gift
When I finished that, I took care of all my plants.
living room
me
Proud of my productive Tuesday! Haha.
me

Wednesday, January 28th

buildings ˆ cloud

Thursday, January 29th

Great Barbara Marx Hubbard quote at the end of Prometheus Rising. (Imagining something is the first step in making it happen).
book ˆ quote
It was my second-to-last day working with SinglePlatform and I stayed late to play in a poker tournament with my co-workers!
flux capacity ˆ poker ˆ singleplatform ˆ work
Ended up winning the tourney! ;)
poker

Friday, January 30th

The end of January was the end of my 8-month contract with SinglePlatform where I was their temporary VP of Product!
flux capacity ˆ singleplatform ˆ work
I attended my last weekly product meeting and felt really happy that the team had made a lot of progress understanding the business!
flux capacity ˆ singleplatform ˆ work
Before I left at the end of the day, the team surprised with a going away gift - my very own TIN FOIL HAT!
book ˆ coffee ˆ tinfoil hat
me
Hahah. Thanks everyone! Make sure to call me if you have any questions about how the world REALLY works. (And also, buy Bitcoin!)
best ˆ flux capacity ˆ singleplatform ˆ work ˆ me
me
Got home happy to have finished another great consulting job (and really excited to take some time off)!
hat ˆ tinfoil hat ˆ me
maddy
Why he wearing that hat? Don't ask me!
dogs ˆ edie ˆ maddy

Saturday, January 31st

me
Did some exercising on Saturday. Can see muscles yet?
mirror ˆ me
jane anne
Had a visit from the lovely Jane Anne...
best ˆ pretty ˆ jane anne
...and went to see Matt perform in wacky comedy show! Happy January 2015!
comedy ˆ poster