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July, 2016

The July Roundup

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

Saturday, July 2nd

Recorded some tunes on Saturday morning.
guitar ˆ laptop
Got a remote control outlet to power my living room WATER FEATURE. ;)
fountain

Monday, July 4th

maddy, meredith
Meredith came over on Monday night to celebrate the 4th and watch the fireworks. This little lapchicken is nervous because of the booms.
4th of july ˆ smile ˆ maddy ˆ meredith
Lazy firework viewing. Lol
4th of july ˆ fireworks
Grand finale!
4th of july ˆ fireworks ˆ window
me, meredith
Then we celebrated America with an Indian feast.
4th of july ˆ indian food ˆ me ˆ meredith

Tuesday, July 5th

On Tuesday morning I went up to the Organic Grill to pick up...
oatmeal ˆ restaurant
...a bulk-order of food I'd placed with them!
food
astra, heather d, me
Screenshotted these amazing action shots Jennifer posted from Cynthia's 40th birthday !
action shot ˆ best ˆ dive ˆ jump ˆ spank ˆ astra ˆ heather d ˆ me
astra, heather d, me
Aftermath!
astra ˆ heather d ˆ me
Drank this beer that I bought just because I liked the label!
beer
And watched YouTube documentaries on Ancient Egypt!
egypt ˆ tv
Rolled around on these new foam balls courtesy of...
foam roller
...the very excellent Roll Model by Jill Scott. It's a picture book that helps you figure out how to find the knot in whatever muscle is hurting you.
book ˆ foam roller
Spotted one of the red-tail hawks while walking Maddy.
bird ˆ hawk ˆ tompkins
Chocolate cake with coconut cream? Fuuuuuu
cake ˆ food ˆ treats

Wednesday, July 6th

grant, jodi
Grant's cousin Jodi was in town visiting! On Wednesday...
subway ˆ grant ˆ jodi
...we took her out to see the NYC beaches!
beach
astra, vin
Later that evening, we went to a rooftop deck of one of the Bowery Hotels.
roof ˆ skyline ˆ astra ˆ vin
grant, jodi, kat r, vin
Vin, Jodi, Kat & Grant!
grant ˆ jodi ˆ kat r ˆ vin
astra
Astra looking all summery!
roof ˆ astra
astra, grant, jodi, me, vin
Everybody lean in!
roof ˆ astra ˆ grant ˆ jodi ˆ me ˆ vin
Eastward.
nyc ˆ roof ˆ skyline
Cool place to watch the sun set!
nyc ˆ roof
Came home and stayed up late rewatching the first season of The Sopranos. (It's been 3 years since I last rewatched it! Lol).
sopranos ˆ tv

Thursday, July 7th

maddy
Zombie-dog Pants-napper!
asleep ˆ maddy
me
A month to go until my 40th birthday! Worked out in the park in the morning.
mirror ˆ me
Saw this great car sticker in the neighborhood. People who live at the Jersey Shore year-round call the people who ONLY live their in the summer "Bennies" because they come down to enjoy the "benefits" of the beach and then leave.
jersey shore ˆ nj ˆ sticker
jane anne, maddy
Hung out with Jane Anne and couldn't resist snapping a pic of her buddy-napping with Maddy. Awww.
asleep ˆ couch ˆ jane anne ˆ maddy

Saturday, July 9th

maddy
Took Maddy for a long Saturday walk...
flower ˆ la plaza cultural ˆ maddy
...admired the bees on the bright pink flowers!
bee ˆ flower ˆ la plaza cultural
me
After coming back from the garden, I busted out my laptop and like the biggest megadork ever...
me
...tuned-in to watch the countdown to the Bitcoin halvening! (Every 210,000 blocks that are mined, the Bitcoin miner-reward is cut in half! On this historic day, the miner-reward per block was reduced from 25 to 12.5. Sometime during the summer of 2020, there will be the next halvening, and the miner-reward will drop from 12.5 to 6.25!)
bitcoin
Here we go! All you need to know if that they're scarce and getting scarcer!
bitcoin
amanda
Later that night I walked over to St Marks and met up with Amanda for Korean food at Boka.
food ˆ korean food ˆ amanda
amanda
We got the FOUR-CHEESE duk bok ki. (Soooo good)
food ˆ korean food ˆ amanda
After eating, we walked nextdoor for Karaoke! After a brief wait, we were rewarded with...
karaoke
allen, amanda, cynthia
...our own private karaoke room!
karaoke ˆ allen ˆ amanda ˆ cynthia
allen, amanda, cynthia
Cynthia's friend Allen was in town!
karaoke ˆ allen ˆ amanda ˆ cynthia
allen, cynthia
Karaoke friend occasion!
karaoke ˆ allen ˆ cynthia
amanda, me
Dueting for over 20 years. ;)
duet ˆ karaoke ˆ amanda ˆ me
Try try try to understand...
amanda
...he's a magic maaaaaaaan.
karaoke ˆ amanda
amanda
Adorable.
karaoke ˆ amanda
allen, amanda, cynthia
Last song!
karaoke ˆ allen ˆ amanda ˆ cynthia

Sunday, July 10th

Spotted this handsome turtle sunning in La Plaza on Sunday.
la plaza cultural ˆ turtle

Monday, July 11th

me
Plant care & morning hair!
messy hair ˆ me
Bread, fresh mozz, asparagus, balsamic, truffle honey & strawberries for lunch. *drools*
food ˆ strawberry
craig, cynthia
Met up with Cynthia & Craig and we attended one of the first times Katie Facada's taught a yoga class! Congrats, Katie!
yoga ˆ craig ˆ cynthia
jeet, maddy
Gurj came over Monday night for an Empanada party!
empanadas ˆ food ˆ jeet ˆ maddy

Tuesday, July 12th

maddy
The bananas were speckled like Maddy!
banana ˆ maddy
Traced my hands and made measurements for a jewelry-maker who I'd ordered a gem-bracelet from.
drawing ˆ hand ˆ measure
Later that afternoon I went visit Craig at the Williamsburg School of Music.
song ˆ williamsburg school of music
I'd been working on song sketches and wanted a lesson on how to best polish a few of them up.
notes ˆ song

Wednesday, July 13th

Spent early Wednesday evening getting my steam on.
russian baths ˆ sign

Thursday, July 14th

Out walking with Maddy on Thursday...
e9th apt ˆ rain ˆ window
maddy, me
...and we got caught in a DOWNPOUR!
rain ˆ wet ˆ maddy ˆ me

Friday, July 15th

Spent Friday evening listening to this excellent lecture by Dean Radin.
video
Wass Buddha Just a Nice Guy?
video

Saturday, July 16th

jeet
Rainy summer Saturday! I met up with Gurj in Chinatown and we headed to...
chinatown ˆ walking ˆ jeet
jeet
...veggie dim sum. So schweaty the napkins just stick to yer face!
dim sum ˆ jeet
jeet
Yum!
dim sum ˆ jeet
jeet
Instead of dessert we got hour footsie rubs at Foot Heaven!
foot ˆ massage ˆ jeet

Sunday, July 17th

sarah
On Sunday afternoon, Gurj & Jared picked us up downtown...
sarah
jeet, josh
...and we headed out to Jacob Riis at Rockaway!
beach ˆ parking lot ˆ jeet ˆ josh
jared, jeet, josh
Solid day, party brahs.
beach ˆ rockaway beach ˆ jared ˆ jeet ˆ josh

Monday, July 18th

Cleaned my apt real good on Monday.
e9th apt ˆ living room
maddy
This gal likes to come up on the couch to avoid the dreaded VACUUM!
couch ˆ maddy
Watched Stranger Things. (I liked it, but don't really understand why everyone lost their minds about it).
tv

Tuesday, July 19th

zayla
Tuesday morning garden exploring with my neighbor Zayla (that I met out earlier in the week).
la plaza cultural ˆ zayla
On Tuesday morning my GenieBidet toilet seat arrive. Yo, real talk: this is the most game-changing, life-improving $110 dollars I've ever spent in my life. This cannot be understated. The fact that most people go through their lives making shitting a "dry experience" is absolutely insane once you "take the plunge." Seriously, go on amazon right now and buy this. Yeah, sure installing it might take you out of your comfort zone, but both you (and your asshole) will thank you.
DIY ˆ bidet ˆ toilet
Installing this required I go to the hardware store and purchase a kind of wrench I'd never heard of: a basin wrench!
tools ˆ wrench

Wednesday, July 20th

maddy
I love to watch Maddy sit in the sun and slowly squint her way to sleep. Going, going...
e9th apt ˆ living room ˆ sunbathing ˆ maddy
Floating Lady Madonna on the stripper stage at the Bada Bing.
sopranos ˆ tv

Friday, July 22nd

jane anne, maddy
Friday afternoon hangs with Jane Anne!
cuddle ˆ jane anne ˆ maddy
That afternoon, the bracelets that I'd ordered arrived. Got this one...
bracelet
...and this one! (I lost them both a few weeks later). Lol.
bracelet
maddy, meredith
Mer came over Friday night to visit the hound and have dinner.
maddy ˆ meredith
maddy, meredith
Big meal led to some team-napping!
asleep ˆ couch ˆ maddy ˆ meredith

Saturday, July 23rd

Had myself an Odessa pancake breakfast!
diner ˆ odessa ˆ sign
After three and a half years of living alone, I decided I was ready to trade in some apartment storage space to not have to climb a ladder every time I get in or out of bed!
bed ˆ bedroom ˆ e9th apt ˆ loft
Cleared everything out and vacuumed, and then it was time to disassemble the bed!
bed ˆ e9th apt ˆ loft
So weird to see this room empty!
bedroom ˆ e9th apt
After clearing everything out, I painted the room!
bedroom ˆ painting
Ta-Da! Moved the bed back into my brand new blue bedroom!
bed ˆ bedroom ˆ e9th apt
Nice to not have to climb a ladder to get into bed (but weird to be sleeping on the floor again!)
bed ˆ bedroom ˆ e9th apt
Watched the Sopranos late night and loved this pic they show of Pauly Walnuts as a young guy flexing down
gun show ˆ sopranos ˆ tv

Sunday, July 24th

me
Did my own workout and Sunday morning Pauly Walnuts flexdown (future me will be so thankful)
gun show ˆ mirror ˆ me
I also received in the mail this very excellent selenite wand made by Lynn Gray
Sunday kitchen cleaning and plant care!
e9th apt ˆ kitchen ˆ plants
Matt L was moving out west and came by to give me a massage table that I told him I'd hold onto for a while!
hallway ˆ reiki
Spent Sunday evening working on The April Roundup 2014. Back in July 2016, I was 2 years and 3 months behind in my recaps. (As I sit here writing this, I'm 3 years and 2 months behind! Keep falling further behind!)
ikad ˆ meta
Stayed up super late listening to The Higherside Chats and resting my new wand on my face. Hahah.
crystal ˆ wtf

Monday, July 25th

jeet, meredith
On Monday Meredith & Gurj came over to eat and hang! We ended up making 3d models. Lol.
e9th apt ˆ living room ˆ jeet ˆ meredith

Tuesday, July 26th

Tuesday, July 26th

On Tuesday night we went to Sid Gold's Request Room...
karaoke ˆ piano
amanda, matt h, rachel h
...to celebrate Amanda's birthday!
birthday ˆ amanda ˆ matt h ˆ rachel h
amanda
It's like karaoke but you're singing along with a piano accompanist. So much fun (but so much harder than karaoke!) Happy birthday, Amanda! Thanks for 20 years of friendship!
birthday ˆ karaoke ˆ piano ˆ amanda
grant, rachel h, zayla
Taxi ride crosstown!
driving ˆ taxi ˆ grant ˆ rachel h ˆ zayla

Wednesday, July 27th

Watching bees on Wednesday.
bee ˆ la plaza cultural
Such weird mirror symmetry in this plant!
la plaza cultural ˆ plant
kai
Wednesday night I went to see Kai perform some original songs on 12th Street.
band ˆ guitar ˆ kai
kai
Rocking a tight Freddy Merc look years before they decided to make a movie. ;)
band ˆ guitar ˆ kai

Thursday, July 28th

patrice
I wish Patrice were still around. I watch Elephant in the Room AT LEAST once a year. Makes me cackle every time. Spicy stuff.
comedy ˆ tv ˆ patrice
Went for my favorite after-work combo: Deep tissue backwalking massage and slices and a Cherry Coke!
Got home to find my finely-designed German-precision vaporizer had suffered a catastrophic parts-failure!
broken ˆ vapor ˆ volcano
Shorted-out and melted a bit!
broken ˆ volcano

Friday, July 29th

Friday I went over to La Plaza and noticed that the peaches were in!
la plaza cultural ˆ nyc ˆ peach ˆ tree
Love me some local Manhattan peaches!
la plaza cultural ˆ nyc ˆ peach ˆ tree
Pretty, right? I ate the all summer!
la plaza cultural ˆ nyc ˆ peach ˆ tree
me
Took this picture to send to Scott to let him know I'd found this hippy necklace he left at my house last time he visited! Happy July 2016!
guitar ˆ necklace ˆ me

1 comment

  • patrick rawlingsoctober 4, 2019

    Nice to see Uintah Brewery in the roundup.