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June, 2015

The June Roundup

Here are all the photos I took in June 2015 that didn't end up in their own entry.

Wednesday, June 3rd

grant
Big O breakfash with Grant!
breakfast ˆ diner ˆ odessa ˆ grant

Thursday, June 4th

Got this neat little book of excellent sayings by the guy who founded aikido. Fun to thumb through them over and over.
aikido ˆ book

Friday, June 5th

Decided to look up the nearest Star Wars Battle Pod video game...
videogames
...and then took a trip up near Times Square to play it for a bit. (It was ok, but not as good as I'd hoped).
videogames

Friday, June 5th

me
On Friday I did a reiki / massage trade with my friend Rachel and got one of the best massages I've ever had!
me
She left me the excellent gift of this little bottle of White Flower balm. Smells so good and wintergreeny!
massage
Recorded some guitar in the afternoon.
guitar ˆ home office
Seinfeld lunch break.
seinfeld ˆ tv
Hazy clouds
clouds

Saturday, June 6th

jane anne
More of Jane Anne's sneaky pics with my camera!
ugly face ˆ jane anne
Went to an aikido seminar with another class out in Brooklyn.
aikido
jeet, karen
Had friends over for food and drinks Saturday night!
jeet ˆ karen
jared, jeet, karen
Tiny's Giant Sandwich.
food ˆ sandwich ˆ jared ˆ jeet ˆ karen
jeet, karen, me
jeet ˆ karen ˆ me

Sunday, June 7th

amy b, max
Sunday I went down to DC to visit the fam!
washington dc ˆ amy b ˆ max
max
Max was a little shy with me at first.
max
max
But quickly came around.
max
max, me
Pre-naptime stories.
book ˆ reading ˆ max ˆ me
amy b, brett, max
Bedtime!
amy b ˆ brett ˆ max

Monday, June 8th

Went into LeagueApps' DC office for the day on Monday
flux capacity ˆ leagueapps ˆ work
max, me
Max likes taking photos together!
messy hair ˆ max ˆ me
amy b, brett
Brett & Amy getting ready to submit an offer for a house they really wanted (and ended up getting).
house ˆ laptop ˆ amy b ˆ brett
amy b, brett
Submitted! Here we go!
house ˆ laptop ˆ amy b ˆ brett
teddy
Teddy is really excited about the backyard!
dogs ˆ teddy

Tuesday, June 9th

Said farewell to Brett & Amy's apartment building!
apartment ˆ washington dc
Worked out of LeagueApps DC office again for the day
flux capacity ˆ leagueapps ˆ work
Work lunch. I love me some Pret.
food ˆ leagueapps ˆ work
Took the 4pm train back to NYC.
train
Listened to an interesting podcast outlining Robert Deniro's shift to heavily CIA-themed movies in his later career. The CIA and Hollywood: Robert DeNiro
video
Stopped over at Leigh's before heading home for a hang...
edie
maddie
...and a hound-retreival.
maddie
Came home and enjoyed lots of incense.
incense

Wednesday, June 10th

On Wednesday I took the subway out to the beach at Coney Island.
cemetary ˆ subway
I love passing this on the way to the beach. Always reminds me that making time to go to the beach is the right move. Always.
cemetary ˆ subway
grant, leanne
I met up with Grant and his friend Leanne who was visiting from Vancouver. Before the beach, we decided to start off with a ride on the Thunderbolt! Coney Island's new rollercoaster that's...
coney island ˆ roller coaster ˆ grant ˆ leanne
...pretty intimidating looking!
coney island ˆ roller coaster
grant, leanne
Here we go!
grant ˆ leanne
grant, leanne
Beach friends!
grant ˆ leanne

Saturday, June 13th

Oh, you know. Egyptology and vector equilibrium videos all night, errrnight.
sacred geometry
maddy
Dad, why you so weird?
maddy

Sunday, June 14th

8am aikido class.
aikido
catrinel, grant, hans
Sunday night BBQ at Siege & Katie's
bbq ˆ grill ˆ catrinel ˆ grant ˆ hans
bruno, cynthia, hans, siege
Rice Crispy Treats!
bruno ˆ cynthia ˆ hans ˆ siege
grant, hans
Hans on the coals
bbq ˆ cooking ˆ grill ˆ grant ˆ hans

Monday, June 15th

Went out for beers after Monday's class.
aikido

Tuesday, June 16th

They are painting a new mural on the building face in the garden.
la plaza cultural ˆ mural
maddy
Maddy likes yelling at the chickens every morning.
chickens ˆ la plaza cultural ˆ maddy

Tuesday, June 16th

Thai food tuesday!
thai food

Wednesday, June 17th

me
Got up early to have breakfast with Grant and wish him farewell before his trip to Vancouver for the summer.
me
Spent the afternoon meeting with LeagueApps
flux capacity ˆ leagueapps ˆ whiteboard ˆ work

Friday, June 19th

New mural progress
buildings ˆ la plaza cultural ˆ mural
Coming along weirdly.
buildings ˆ la plaza cultural ˆ mural
Friday Volcano fun.
volcano ˆ weed
me
I peaked in 2004, apparently.
ikad ˆ meta ˆ me
Summer in NYC. Staying up late, sitting around in my undies...
legs
...watching Seinfeld.
seinfeld ˆ tv

Saturday, June 20th

On Saturday I decided the time had finally come to paint the bathroom!
bathroom ˆ painting
Before.
bathroom ˆ painting
Went with this nice green blue.
Much better.
bathroom ˆ painting
maddy
Hung out with Leigh and we tortured Maddy with some of her excellent dog costumes. T-rex. Hates it!
dinosaur ˆ dogs in outfits ˆ maddy
We ordered fancy ice cream sandwiches and played Mario Kart.
ice cream ˆ treats ˆ videogames

Monday, June 22nd

Watched a really great Yale lecture on consciousness.
video
Dr. John Hagelin - Hacking Consciousness at Stanford University. This is a fantastic lecture.
video

Tuesday, June 23rd

Excellent sunset.
clouds ˆ sunset
My favorite condiment in the world. Gochujang Korean red pepper paste.
hot sauce ˆ korean food

Wednesday, June 24th

Before I cleaned, I documented the unique state of messiness.
kitchen ˆ mess
Hallway lined with things to organize / purge.
hallway ˆ mess
Cluttered office.
home office
Living room in decent shape.
living room
Bedroom in need of a serious cleaning.
mess
Dresser collection of weirdo items and essential oils.
oatmeal
me
Yep, you're a weirdo, dude.
mirror ˆ shrug ˆ me
maddy
Finish cleaning and walk me.
maddy
me
Got an afternoon haircut.
haircut ˆ me
Love these two-tone purple flowers.
flowers ˆ la plaza cultural
maddy
Chicken chasin.
chickens ˆ maddy
Later Wednesday evening I biked down to Tribeca to...
biking ˆ nyc
...the excellent Aire Baths...
sign
amanda, astra, catrinel, craig, graham, me, soli
...to celebrate Cynthia's birthday! (Everyone joked how it would take over two years for this picture to surface. Yep!)
best ˆ amanda ˆ astra ˆ catrinel ˆ craig ˆ graham ˆ me ˆ soli
amanda, astra, catrinel, craig, graham, me, soli
Happy birthday, Cynthia!
amanda ˆ astra ˆ catrinel ˆ craig ˆ graham ˆ me ˆ soli
After we finished at the baths...
amanda, astra
...I caught a (terrifying) ride out to Brooklyn with Astra and Amanda.
driving ˆ amanda ˆ astra
amanda, astra, cynthia, katie
...to continue the celebration of Cynthia with cake, Clayton & Katie!
birthday ˆ amanda ˆ astra ˆ cynthia ˆ katie

Thursday, June 25th

Yogurt and honey for breakfast. Yes.
honey ˆ yogurt
Swirly goodness
breakfast ˆ food ˆ honey ˆ yogurt
Spent the afternoon helping my new client LeagueApps put together a presentation for one of the their first big company offsites.
flux capacity ˆ leagueapps ˆ work
Admired plants in the afternoon.
garden ˆ la plaza cultural ˆ plant
next lev kev
Exchanged reiki with Kevin and then we ate incredible deli sandwiches from Sunny Annie Deli. (I was all about showing everyone the delicious "2013")
food ˆ reiki ˆ sandwich ˆ next lev kev
maddy
Hoping for some cheese.
maddy

Saturday, June 27th

jane anne
Hung out with Jane on Saturday.
jane anne
catrinel, graham, jane anne
Catrinel and Graham came over to interview Jane for a documentary they were making...
catrinel ˆ graham ˆ jane anne
catrinel, graham, jane anne
...on ethical non-monogamy
e9th apt ˆ living room ˆ catrinel ˆ graham ˆ jane anne

Sunday, June 28th

Small aikido class on Sunday morning (only 4 other pairs of shoes!).
aikido ˆ shoes
maddy
Sunday evening vibes.
asleep ˆ maddy
PB & Honey.
peanut butter ˆ sandwich
Late night stretching and some Seinfeld.
seinfeld

Monday, June 29th

On Monday morning I biked over to some cool presentation hall...
...on the East River in mid-town....
...to attend and present at one of LeagueApps first offsites for the company.
flux capacity ˆ leagueapps ˆ work
Very cool to watch the companies I work with grow every year and throw cool events where they talk about what's working and how to keep doing good.
flux capacity ˆ leagueapps ˆ work
litty
I met back up with them later in the evening back at their offices...
flux capacity ˆ leagueapps ˆ work ˆ litty
....to help lead a company-wide collaborative exercise.
I'll go anywhere when they've got that good catering!
flux capacity ˆ leagueapps ˆ work
Very cool to see everyone get really involved and excited!
flux capacity ˆ leagueapps ˆ work

Tuesday, June 30th

The brians behind the operations.
flux capacity ˆ leagueapps ˆ trophy ˆ work
Played a bunch of guitar in the afternoon.
guitar ˆ home office
me
Took care of all my plants!
mirror ˆ plants ˆ me
Then went into LeagueApps for a follow-up meeting...
flux capacity ˆ leagueapps ˆ office space ˆ work
...and was excited to see they'd hung up signs all over the office memorializing the simple 3 metrics they'd come up with as a company to track their success over the next quarter.
flux capacity ˆ leagueapps ˆ sign ˆ work
maddy, next lev kev
Finished off the month strong with another reiki trade with Next Lev Kev! Happy June, 2013!
stretch ˆ maddy ˆ next lev kev

1 comment

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