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April, 2017

The April Roundup

Here are all the photos I took in April 2017!

Saturday, April 1st

maddy, major, meredith
On Saturday Meredith came over with her new wire-haired dachshund, Major!
dogs ˆ e9th apt ˆ living room ˆ maddy ˆ major ˆ meredith
maddy, major
Maddy's feeling were hurt. lol. She stuck around at my apartment to watch the hounds...
dogs ˆ maddy ˆ major
...while I went to apprentice a Reiki 1 course at the NYC Reiki Center.
reiki

Sunday, April 2nd

me
On Sunday I went to the gym and got schweaty for the first time in ages.
gym ˆ headphones ˆ sweaty ˆ me
If you pump enough iron...
food ˆ sandwich
...you get to have 2 sandwiches for lunch. Mmmm. Meatball and turkey club.
food ˆ sandwich

Monday, April 3rd

On Monday I went to Voray's new offices for work. Check out their awesome view of Bryant Park.
flux capacity ˆ office space ˆ voray ˆ work

Tuesday, April 4th

maddy
Maddy in the morning, <3
sleepy ˆ maddy

Friday, April 7th

me
Sometime you just take a random bathroom selfie?
bathroom ˆ mirror ˆ me
Morning routine: Iced coffee and chocolate croissant from the coffee shop that I live above.
Went and got me a Friday massage. Love me a good accupuncture chart. The microcosm is the macrocosm!
chart ˆ hand ˆ massage
louis ck
Stayed in Friday night and watched Louis CK's new standup special...
laptop ˆ tv ˆ louis ck
...and had late night pancakes, eggs & bacon from Odessa. (RIP!)
breakfast ˆ food ˆ odessa ˆ pancakes

Saturday, April 8th

caiti
On Saturday night I stopped by Caiti's birthday, but I only stayed for a quick drink becuase I was going through a several week-long case of the blahs and it was difficult for me to be social.
birthday ˆ caiti

Sunday, April 9th

Went to La Plaza on Sunday with Maddy...
la plaza cultural ˆ pond
...nice to see the beginning of spring!
bloom ˆ la plaza cultural
jeet, karen, major, meredith
Later that afternoon Meredith, Gurj and Karen came over for a hang!
jeet ˆ karen ˆ major ˆ meredith
jeet, karen, maddy, major, meredith
Awww, thanks buddies. Great to see you all.
e9th apt ˆ living room ˆ jeet ˆ karen ˆ maddy ˆ major ˆ meredith

Monday, April 10th

East River Park. Noticed more of those wispy cirrus clouds that very quickly turn into...
clouds ˆ east river park
...white, opaque clouds in the the course of just a few minutes.
clouds ˆ east river park
matt
Was watching a show and there was a BIZARRO Matt Rubano on it!
doppleganger ˆ tv ˆ matt
matt
Lol. Weird!
doppleganger ˆ matt

Tuesday, April 11th

Tuesday whiteboarding at Voray.
flux capacity ˆ voray ˆ whiteboard ˆ work
Pancakes & milkshake for dinner is my ultimate comfort flex.
food ˆ milkshake ˆ odessa ˆ pancakes

Wednesday, April 12th

Buds blooming in La Plaza.
bloom ˆ flowers
It had been six months since I'd installed my reverse osmosis water filtering system and I had a note on my calendar to replace the filters. I opened up the housing...
filter ˆ water
...and oh my god it was horrifying! The used filter was completely brown and was an extra pound or two heavier than the clean filter.
filter ˆ gross ˆ water ˆ wtf
Crazy to think that all of this would be in my body if I were just drinking tap water.
filter ˆ gross ˆ water
me
Got a haircut!
haircut ˆ me
After a few months of feeling unreasonable sad and low-energy and losing weight, I went to my doctor and got a bunch of blood tests done. The results came back that my testoserone was lower than in the past. I felt relieved to see that there might be a reason why I was feeling so down. (I went back and got retested a few weeks later and my levels were normal though. So not sure what that was all about. lol)
doctor ˆ test
Went to Lucy's for a drink and randomly ended up having drinks with two strangers. One was 21 the other was 70. Gotta love Lucy's. <3
lucys ˆ strangers

Thursday, April 13th

me
flux capacity ˆ leagueapps ˆ sign ˆ work ˆ me

Saturday, April 15th

maddy
Maddy lounges so casual in the mornings. Oh, hai there.
david brent ˆ maddy
My fiddle leaf fig tree had some holes in the leaves and upon further investigation I found some kind of bug infestation and had to clean all the leaves.
bugs ˆ gross ˆ plant ˆ wtf
Spent some quality turtle time in La Plaza with my favorite sunbather.
la plaza cultural ˆ pond ˆ turtle
jane anne, next lev kev
Later that evening Kevin came over to swap reiki and then Jane Anne joined us for dinner.
guitar ˆ living room ˆ jane anne ˆ next lev kev

Sunday, April 16th

major, meredith
On Sunday evening I went to Meredith's for an Easter dinner of vegetarina lasagna. I was still fighting a serious case of the sads and felt immense relief to be around the kind of friend where you are comfortable being at your worst. (Thanks for having me over for dinner when I was feeling so sad, Mer!)
major ˆ meredith

Monday, April 17th

maddy, me
A Monday of being self-employed. Slept in and...
bed ˆ cuddle ˆ maddy ˆ me
maddy, me
...spent some time cuddling with Maddy like she likes.
bed ˆ cuddle ˆ maddy ˆ me
Buttered toast with honey after a long dog walk.
breakfast ˆ food ˆ toast
Went into my messy home office...
computer ˆ home office ˆ ikad ˆ meta
...and killed some time before a meeting captioning some photos for this website. (I usually wrote captions at 3 or 4am when I can't sleep...but sometimes I do it before meetings if I'm all caught up on emails).
computer ˆ ikad ˆ meta
Headed out in the hood...
clouds
...to grab a giant sandwich at Sunny Annie deli....
food ˆ sandwich ˆ sunny annie
...which is always eaten in Tompkins Square Park.
tompkins
maddy
Back at home, the pants come off for a nap with Maddy on the couch where we both enjoy the afternoon sun through the window.
couch ˆ sunbathing ˆ maddy
maddy
Her little dog chin on my leg along with the sunshine usually puts me to sleep in about 3 minutes.
couch ˆ sunbathing ˆ maddy
Woke up to the sounds of a commotion in the kitchen and went in to find this guy.
dead ˆ mouse ˆ murder
maddy
She always feels really guilty about "playing with them to death." I always have to tell her GOOD JOB! KILL THOSE MICE! And then she gets all proud and happy.
mouse ˆ murder ˆ maddy

Wednesday, April 19th

maddy
Long East River Park walk with Maddy.
east river park ˆ walking ˆ maddy
Mmmm, Paquito's burrito with sopasilla with honey & cinnamon on top for dessert!
food ˆ mexican

Thursday, April 20th

major, me
On Thursday Meredith came by to drop off Major for a little dogsitting adventure. He was really scared and nervous and it took me 20 minutes of coaxing to finally get him to let me pick him up.
major ˆ me

Friday, April 21st

Friday afternoon songwriting.
couch ˆ guitar ˆ songwriting
Took some pictures of this gnarly water damage hole that appeared in the corner of my living room overnight so that my super could come fix it. (I moved out over three years later and this was never fixed.). Lol.
e9th apt ˆ wtf
ryan mcginley
Later that afternoon I got a surprise delivery. Turned out to be a new copy of Ryan McGinley's new photo book. Thanks, Ryan! <3
book ˆ ryan mcginley
ryan mcginley
Loved the pics with his poloroid wall in the background.
book ˆ ryan mcginley
me
His friend Jeff is a bizzaro me that made me do a double take.
doppleganger ˆ me

Saturday, April 22nd

Spent Saturday reading this book. 10 out of 10! All of Tenzin Wangyal's books are completely next level.
book

Sunday, April 23rd

felicia, vin
On Sunday I met up with Dave & Felicia to celebrate Vin's birthday.
birthday ˆ felicia ˆ vin
felicia, vin
Felicia & Vin. Happy birthday!
birthday ˆ brunch ˆ felicia ˆ vin
dave g, me
Cheers, buddy.
birthday ˆ brunch ˆ cheers ˆ dave g ˆ me

Monday, April 24th

major, me
Got to dogsit Major on Monday. He reluctantly lets me hold him but is not very happy about it.
major ˆ me
Ethiopian feast for dinner.
ethiopian food

Tuesday, April 25th

Spend Tuesday night listening to the excellent Kyballion on audiobook...
book
...and doing my stretches and foam rolling.
foam roller ˆ living room ˆ stretch
This poem is really great and hit me hard feeling my forties.
poem

Wednesday, April 26th

Went to Guitar Center and saw on the flyer wall that...
flyer
...Dan Smith (who will teach you to play guitar) has a brand new flier!
east village ˆ flyer ˆ nyc
Picked up this new 49-key midi controller!
keyboard
My little home studio is coming together nicely!
keyboard
Spent the evening adding some hot key licks to my songs in Garageband.
home office ˆ keyboard ˆ songwriting

Thursday, April 27th

So nice to see all the green return during my morning dog walk.
bloom ˆ tompkins
penelope
Met up with Penelope for dinner.
penelope

Saturday, April 29th

maddy, major, meredith
On Saturday morning Meredith came over with Major and she brought along matching Hawaiin shirts for the dogs to wear to the Washington Square Park Dachshund Meetup. (Maddy is always so bummed when I put her in any kind of costume.). "Dad, please take this off me."
dogs ˆ dogs in outfits ˆ maddy ˆ major ˆ meredith
maddy, major, meredith
In the end, we decided to take them over in the NUDE!
dogs ˆ walking ˆ maddy ˆ major ˆ meredith
Spring tulips in full colorful effect!
bloom ˆ flowers
maddy, major
They were so happy to be walking crosstown together. Adorable.
dachshund ˆ dogs ˆ walking ˆ maddy ˆ major
The dachshund meetup is so much fun. It's hilarious to see so many wiener dogs in one place.
dachshund ˆ washington square park
Major was excited to meet some wirehaired buddies.
dachshund ˆ dogs ˆ washington square park
So many cute ones.
dachshund ˆ dogs ˆ washington square park
And old goaty-looking ones.
dachshund ˆ dogs ˆ washington square park
me, meredith
Glad we still get to do weird stuff together, Meredith!
me ˆ meredith
sarah
Back at home I found my copy of Sarah's 2007 Village Voice cover that I'd saved while going through old papers in my office.
best ˆ people we know in magazines ˆ sarah
me
Later that afternoon I went shopping for an outfit for an upcoming costume-themed party called "THE FUTURE" at The Hacienda.
costumes ˆ mirror ˆ sunglasses ˆ me
On the way home I spotted this nightmare wood-carving CLOWN ART out for the trash again. This things keeps getting put out for the trash and then trashpicked...and then put back out for the trash when that person realizes that this is most-likely CURSED! Happy clown-cursed April 2017!
art ˆ clown ˆ scary ˆ wtf