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April, 2016

The April Roundup

Here are all the pics I took in April 2016 that didn't end up in their own entry!

Friday, April 1st

Blossoms on the trees! I love the spring.
bloom ˆ blossom ˆ la plaza cultural ˆ trees
We visited our favorite chickens that like to hang out in a pot!
chicken ˆ la plaza cultural
Watered my plants.
plants
me, meredith
Later that evening, Meredith and I headed out to Queens...
mirror ˆ me ˆ meredith
jared, jeet, meredith
...for a hang with Jared & Gurj!
jared ˆ jeet ˆ meredith

Saturday, April 2nd

maddy
On Saturday afternoon, Maddy and I hit the road again! This time...
airport ˆ dog in a bag ˆ maddy
...Florida-bound to visit my family.
flying
Took a swim after unpacking...
pool
brett, max
...and hung out with Brett & Max!
phone ˆ brett ˆ max
brett, maddy, max
Max thinks it's hilarious that Maddy fits into her dog carrier and wanted to see...
dog in a bag ˆ brett ˆ maddy ˆ max
maddy, max
...if he could also fit!
dog in a bag ˆ maddy ˆ max

Sunday, April 3rd

On Sunday we headed over to my cousin Chris' house!
boat
brett, dad, max, uncle bruce
On Sunday we headed over to my cousin Chris' house!
family ˆ brett ˆ dad ˆ max ˆ uncle bruce
brett, chris b, dad, max, uncle bruce
Lotsa boy Battjers & Dexter the dog!
brett ˆ chris b ˆ dad ˆ max ˆ uncle bruce
brett, laina, lila, max
Fun to watch the next generation of cousins in the pool together!
pool ˆ brett ˆ laina ˆ lila ˆ max
lila, lucy, maddy
Chris' kids love sun-squinty Maddy
lila ˆ lucy ˆ maddy
max, me
Haha. Related.
max ˆ me
dexter, maddy, uncle bruce
Spent the evening down the street from my parent's place hanging out with Uncle Bruce!
dogs ˆ dexter ˆ maddy ˆ uncle bruce
dexter, maddy
Dexter and Maddy are buds.
dogs ˆ dexter ˆ maddy

Monday, April 4th

Watched Iron Man with dad on Monday night.
feet ˆ movie ˆ tv

Tuesday, April 5th

amy b, maddy
Reading and relaxing in the sun with Amy.
amy b ˆ maddy
dexter, uncle bruce
That afternoon, Bruce came by on his bike...
bike ˆ dexter ˆ uncle bruce
dexter, uncle bruce
..with Dexter in a special bike-ride-along seat!
bike ˆ dexter ˆ uncle bruce
maddy, mom
Spent my last evening in Florida hanging with my parents.
phone ˆ reading ˆ maddy ˆ mom

Wednesday, April 6th

By Wednesday late-evening I was back home in New York's sweet, late-night, empanada-delivering arms.
empanadas ˆ food
parker posey
Definitely watched Best in Show.
movie ˆ parker posey

Thursday, April 7th

My tiniest cactus surprised me by sprouting these two flowers, one of which was almost the same size as the cactus!
best ˆ cactus ˆ flower ˆ plants ˆ quarter
jane anne, veronica
On Thursday I met Veronica while taking my weekly schvitz at the Russian Turkish Baths. Jane came and met up with us afterwards and we went out for a late night drink...
best ˆ lucys ˆ jane anne ˆ veronica
...at Lucy's!
lucys
jane anne, veronica
Here's to making new friends...
lucys ˆ jane anne ˆ veronica
jane anne, veronica
...that understand about making ugly faces in photos when you're eating.
diner ˆ odessa ˆ ugly face ˆ jane anne ˆ veronica

Saturday, April 9th

Woke up early Saturday morning to some kind of crazy explosion sound. Looked out my window and there was smoke pouring out of grates across the street.
best ˆ con edison ˆ east village ˆ fire ˆ smoke
ConEd was already on the scene.
con edison ˆ east village ˆ fire ˆ smoke
caiti, matt
Went out super-late with Matt & Caiti!
the klerb ˆ caiti ˆ matt

Sunday, April 10th

meredith
Sunday night hangs with Mer at her new apartment.
meredith

Monday, April 11th

grant
On Monday I went over to Grant's for dinner.
living room ˆ grant
grant
He was making his now-famous...
cooking ˆ kitchen ˆ grant
...okonomiyaki!
cooking ˆ japanese food ˆ okonomiyaki ˆ pancakes
grant
Sauce-game STRONG.
cooking ˆ okonomiyaki ˆ grant
Blamo! I ate 3 of them.
japanese food ˆ okonomiyaki ˆ pancakes
For dessert, we shared FOUR different slices of Petey's Pies. Yes!
dessert ˆ pie

Wednesday, April 13th

Went and saw a client who funds a lot of start-ups I work with. His offices faaaaancy.
The view from his waiting couch is a view of lots of other meeting rooms. Fun to people watch business meetings from afar. (I like to Mystery Science Theater 3000 what they're saying to each other IN MY MIND!)
strangers ˆ work
Also a cool view of this very Masonic two-pillar frieze on the building across the street on the roof of the Fred F. French art deco landmark building. ("F" is the 6th letter in the alphabet. Fred F. French = F F F = 6 6 6 !) Dum-dum daaaaah!
art ˆ buildings ˆ masonic ˆ mural
East River park with the hound!
bridge ˆ east river ˆ east river park

Thursday, April 14th

Double sandwich lunch. When you can't decide, get both!
food ˆ lunch ˆ sandwich
...strapped on the old nosebag and ate a serious amount of work.
flux capacity ˆ leagueapps ˆ work
Went plant-shopping on Thursday afternoon. Admired these pitcher plants but ended up going with...
plants
...these three succulently guys I've never had before!
plants
Park across the street in bloom!
bloom ˆ flowers
Burnt out my drill - had to grab a new one at the hardware store...
drill ˆ tools
...and installed a new shelf / coat-hook combo next to my front door. So much extra storage. Hooray!
DIY ˆ e9th apt ˆ shelves
Later that night, I out to dinner with the Yodle team to celebrate them getting totally bought-out a few weeks prior.
flux capacity ˆ work ˆ yodle
court, john berk
Fun to reunite with co-workers I loved worked with and hadn't seen in a long time!
best ˆ flux capacity ˆ work ˆ yodle ˆ court ˆ john berk
court, john berk
Awwww!
flux capacity ˆ hug ˆ work ˆ yodle ˆ court ˆ john berk
court
Court was a wonderful emcee for the evening...
flux capacity ˆ work ˆ yodle ˆ court
court, milind
...and gave a nice speech thanking everyone who helped Yodle grow.
flux capacity ˆ work ˆ yodle ˆ court ˆ milind

Friday, April 15th

vin
Met up with Vin on Friday...
beer ˆ vin
vin
...and feasted at Parm!
food ˆ vin

Saturday, April 16th

On Saturday afternoon, I went to a class on the Ayurvedic systems of health.
classroom
Good class. Lots of handouts.
notes

Sunday, April 17th

Sunday clean-up volunteers in the park.
tompkins
Plant care afternoon.
plants
jane anne
Jane came over for a late night breakfast-foods dinner date!
diner ˆ food ˆ odessa ˆ jane anne

Monday, April 18th

jane anne
Adorable.
best ˆ jane anne
More hot blooming action.
bloom
Love me some flowers
bloom ˆ flowers
Spent Monday night watching movies. I'm guessing...
...this is a Cronenberg movie?
blood ˆ movie
me
My eyes. My eyes.
me

Tuesday, April 19th

Good yarn-mural on the park fence!
la plaza cultural ˆ mural ˆ yarn
They built a lovely new trellis and benches in the community garden.
bench ˆ la plaza cultural
Did some votin.
sign

Wednesday, April 20th

bloom

Thursday, April 21st

Fruit shake breakfast.
fruit ˆ smoothie
pete chen
Stopped by Slice for an after-work party.
flux capacity ˆ mypizza ˆ slice ˆ work ˆ pete chen

Friday, April 22nd

jared, jeet
Friday night feast-party with these two lovelies!
jared ˆ jeet

Saturday, April 23rd

Got this big quartz crystal that in the afternoons...
crystal ˆ window
...makes a cool rainbow on my wall.
crystal ˆ rainbow
It moves and tilts across my wall.
crystal ˆ rainbow
maddy
This one, also sits in the sun...
sunbathing ˆ maddy
maddy
...and slowly moves across the couch in order to stay sunny.
sunbathing ˆ maddy
josh, ken, vin
Went out to Williamsburg to celebrate Vin's birthday with Josh & Ken!
birthday ˆ korean food ˆ josh ˆ ken ˆ vin
vin
Happy birthday, Vin!
birthday ˆ korean food ˆ vin
Chickens were hanging out in the trees next to the sidewalk on my walk home. We caught up on neighborhood news.
chicken ˆ la plaza cultural
maddy
Maddy doesn't eat a lot of plants, but there are a few kinds of succulents that must smell good and she loves to destroy them.
guilty ˆ maddy

Sunday, April 24th

me
Sunday afternoon reading books on my phone. (My arms hurt from holding them like a t-rex)
me
next lev kev
Kevin came back from a long time in Colombia and came over to do a reiki swap.
reiki ˆ thumbs up ˆ next lev kev
He came bearing foreign Colombian treats. Yes!
treats ˆ weird foreign food

Monday, April 25th

maddy
*Sniff, sniff.* Who feather this is?
feathers ˆ maddy
maddy
Why you hold it next to me?
feathers ˆ maddy
maddy
Well, look Maddy isn't it just fascinating to see how closely the colors match your coat. It's like seeing the same exact genetic information expressed in a different species! Crazy, right?
feathers ˆ maddy
maddy
Ok you're weird.
feathers ˆ wtf ˆ maddy
Was reading "How to Stop Worrying and Start Living" by Dale Carnegie. Screenshotted this page as a note to self - start keeping a diary! "How fascinating these entries will be when you chance upon the some evening, years from now!" Indeed!
book

Tuesday, April 26th

My favorite succulent
plants

Saturday, April 30th

cynthia, shawn m, tara s, vin
On Saturday night I went out to Williamsburg to sing karaoke...
karaoke ˆ cynthia ˆ shawn m ˆ tara s ˆ vin
cynthia
...in honor of Cynthia's friend Alan being in town.
karaoke ˆ cynthia
amanda
I <3 Amanda's karaoke move FOREVER!
karaoke ˆ amanda
amanda
It's oh, so quiet. Sush, sush.
karaoke ˆ amanda
maddy
Hey. Can you put the jacket on me and I can sit on your lap?
maddy
maddy
Yeah, that's the stuff, thanks. And also, Game of Thrones?
dogs in outfits ˆ maddy
She's a sucker for this show.
game of thrones ˆ tv
me
My karaoke morning-hair wishes you a happy April 2016!
messy hair ˆ me