i keep a diary

June, 2016

The June Roundup

Here are all the photos I took in June 2016 that didn't end up in my RV Supervacation Roadtrip entry! Enjoy

Thursday, June 2nd

Spent the day looking at new couches. (Almost 3 years later and I still haven't found a new one I like better than my old one!)
couch
Stopped at Prince Street for one plain and one Sicilian on the way home. mmmmm.
pizza
Spent the evening playing guitar!
couch ˆ e9th apt ˆ guitar ˆ vapor

Friday, June 3rd

Ferns are my fractally favorite.
fern ˆ fractal ˆ plants

Saturday, June 4th

Saturday morning hangs with Maddy! (And with Jane but she is almost naked in all the photos showing off her summer tanlines! Sorry, Internet!)
Watched a man in a pirate costume pedal by on a recombinant bike that was housed in a painted, cardboard facade of a pirate ship. Lol.
bike ˆ east village ˆ parade ˆ pirate

Sunday, June 5th

Sunday morning, I whipped up...
...two of my favorite breffis sammich.
breakfast ˆ food ˆ sandwich
liza
Sunday night I went over to Bowery Electric to see my neighbor Liza's awesome band, the Liza Colby Sound!
band ˆ liza
liza
She always puts on such an amazing show!
band ˆ liza

Monday, June 6th

maddy
Monday night couch hangs with Maddy after I spent the day getting ready for my big RV Vacation Adventure.
legs ˆ maddy

Saturday, June 18th

me, vin
Fast forward to almost two weeks later....I've returned from my RV Trip and that Saturday afternoon, Vin and I went up to midtown...
driving ˆ taxi ˆ me ˆ vin
...to hang out and see...
crowd ˆ roof
lauren flax
...our friend Lauren DJ a rooftop party.
dj ˆ roof ˆ lauren flax
lauren flax, me, vin
I've know these two for a loooong time.
lauren flax ˆ me ˆ vin
Stopped by La Plaza that evening and watched an art show that was going on.
la plaza cultural
me, vin
Summer in NYC is my fave.
la plaza cultural ˆ me ˆ vin

Sunday, June 19th

me
Morning moustache selfie! Definitely the most facial hair I've ever had in my life! Go follicles!
best ˆ comedy facial hair ˆ moustache ˆ me
jared, jeet, maddy
Met up in Tompkins for a summer park hang with Gurj and Jared.
tompkins ˆ jared ˆ jeet ˆ maddy
Spent the afternoon playing guitar...
...and making song template charts for songs I really like to help me out with my songwriting. (Say It Ain't So by Weezer)
chart ˆ song
In addition to trying to get better at formal songwriting - I've also been trying to get better at just letting music flow out of me! Celebrated the longest day of the year by writing a quick 8-bar loop, then pressing record and playing without thinking. Came out sounding summery.
guitar ˆ video ˆ me
Had an evening taxi ride with a Russian guy who was the self-proclaimed HUMAN COMPUTER! (Sadly, his website is no longer working)
computer ˆ sign ˆ taxi
Some nights I like to turn out all the lights, light some candles...
candles
me
...and just lay on the floor...
comedy facial hair ˆ living room ˆ me
...and do nothing for hours! Ok, you're weird!
candles ˆ plant ˆ statue

Tuesday, June 21st

Tuesday night, stopped to listen to these guys play in the park.
band ˆ tompkins
Maddy seemed uneasy and when I looked up I noticed one of the red-tailed hawks was watching us! Eeeek!
bird ˆ hawk ˆ tompkins
On Tuesday night I went over to Bowery Ballroom...
band ˆ bowery ballroom
...to see The Twilight Sad with Sarah.
band ˆ bowery ballroom

Thursday, June 23rd

What my crazy-person's living room looks like when I wake up in the morning!
e9th apt ˆ guitar ˆ living room ˆ plants
Spent the morning rounding up...
plants
...my many plants all around the apartment...
plants
...and taking them into the bathtub for their weekly watering and shower!
bath ˆ plants
Spent the afternoon poring over Mark Lombardi's incredible Global Networks "art book" that was lent to me by John Roche. The book is filled with his "sociograms" illustrating the relationships of power in the modern world.
art ˆ best ˆ book
me
Just the kind of thing to get my conspiracy-laden brain a-humming.
comedy facial hair ˆ crazy ˆ me

Thursday, June 23rd

Thursday afternoon walk through La Plaza which is looking more-jungley by the day!
la plaza cultural ˆ plants
Maddy chased this baby squirrel up a tree and he sat on a branch like this taunting us!
squirrel
Mmmm, work from home lunch!
food

Friday, June 24th

me, next lev kev
On Friday evening Kevin came over for a reiki swap!
me ˆ next lev kev
me
Put on a nice shirt and combed my hair all fancy in order to...
moustache ˆ me
cynthia
...go out to Williamsburg to celebrate Cynthia's 40th birthday!
birthday ˆ cynthia
cynthia, katie f
Happy birthday, Cynthia! Love you so much! Here's to another 12 years of knowing you! ;)
best ˆ birthday ˆ cynthia ˆ katie f
jack murnighan, shawn m
Excellent outdoor summer party.
birthday ˆ jack murnighan ˆ shawn m
cynthia, graham
Cynthia and Graham.
birthday ˆ cynthia ˆ graham

Friday, June 24th

me
Don't drink well scotch. Woke up on my couch feeling like I got hit by a truck. Ouch.
ouch ˆ me
Spent the day watching Nassim Haramein videos on unified physics. (Shown here talking about Buckminster Fuller's Vector Equilibrium & Isotropic Vector Matrix)
sacred geometry ˆ video
Talks about how the Tree of Life is two 3d components put together.
sacred geometry
Fits right in!
sacred geometry

Sunday, June 26th

Last day of facial hair! On Sunday I met up with Sarah and we headed...
...over to the West Village...
parade ˆ pride
...for the Pride Parade!
parade ˆ pride
me, sarah
parade ˆ pride ˆ me ˆ sarah
Love these two!
best ˆ parade ˆ pride ˆ strangers
Girl on left rules for "sneaky smoking" pot on the curb via GASMASK BONG. LOL!
bong ˆ parade ˆ pride ˆ strangers
sarah
Sarah made friends with a dress twin!
doppleganger ˆ parade ˆ pride ˆ strangers ˆ twins ˆ sarah
sarah
On the way home we stopped at the Tompkins Farmer's Market.
farmers market ˆ sarah
Nicely arranged vegetables please me.
farmers market
me
The great facial hair-growing experiment that began 18 days earlier at the start of my RV Adventure finally came to an end. A new personal record!
camera ˆ comedy facial hair ˆ moustache ˆ me
jane anne, me
Jane Anne stood by to wish it a fond farewell!
comedy facial hair ˆ moustache ˆ jane anne ˆ me

Tuesday, June 28th

Biked down to Chinatown for a day of TREATIN MYSELF!
buildings ˆ fog ˆ nyc
Fog swallow!
buildings ˆ fog ˆ nyc
I lived in Chinatown for years so I like to visit and do all my favorite Chinatown things!
chinatown
Stock up on fruit! (Mangos are 2 for $1!)
chinatown ˆ fruit
Go nicknack shopping in stores like this!
chinatown ˆ mess ˆ shopping ˆ wtf
All the money they save on shelves goes right into their deeply discounted merch!
chinatown ˆ mess ˆ shopping ˆ wtf
me
Stopped by Magic Jewelry to add another AuraCam6000 aura pic to my collection. (Throat glowing from all my chanting)
AuraCam6000 ˆ chinatown ˆ me
Got an iced coffee and a Bun Cha Gio (Vermicelli with Spring Rolls) at my fave Vietnamese place.
coffee ˆ food ˆ vietnamese
The stopped by Foot Heaven for a SERIOUS foot massage.
chinatown ˆ massage ˆ sign
I returned home to find my new INDOOR FOUNTAIN had been delivered!
box
Unboxed! I'd been wanting an indoor fountain for a while to use as a white noise machine to drown out the noise from the bar downstairs when it's loud.
e9th apt ˆ fountain ˆ living room
Filled with water and running!
best ˆ e9th apt ˆ fountain ˆ living room
Looks pretty nice and it's LOUD AS HELL. Indoor fountain dreams really do come true!
e9th apt ˆ fountain ˆ living room
Organic Grill salads are my fave!
food ˆ salad
maddy, next lev kev
Later that night Kevin came over for a reiki trade.
reiki ˆ maddy ˆ next lev kev
maddy, next lev kev
Then I got him Volcano-vape blasted out of his mind. Hahah. Happy June 2016!
lifted ˆ maddy ˆ next lev kev