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March, 2018

The March Roundup Part One

Here are all the photos I took during the first half of March 2018

Wednesday, February 28th

Saw a crazy accident right in front of the entrance to the Manhattan bridge while walking home at 2am.
accident
Clayworks, the old pottery studio in the East Village, closed down after 44 years!
closed ˆ east village
Saw a lady dressed up on the subway but she looked like a fancy shrimp.
maddy, meredith
Meredith came over for a dinner and a Maddy-cuddle.
couch ˆ e9th apt ˆ living room ˆ maddy ˆ meredith
me
And the award for best late-night Amazon purchase goes to...
foam roller ˆ me
me
...INFLATABLE NECK STRETCHER!
foam roller ˆ me
maddy, me
(Likes to sleep with her butt on my shoulder.)
couch ˆ maddy ˆ me

Friday, March 2nd

Rainy / sleety Friday.
e9th apt ˆ east village ˆ rain
next lev kev
Kevin came over for reiki trade...
reiki ˆ next lev kev
...and dinner!
jane anne
Hung out with Jane Anne after and she tried my new neck-stretcher!
jane anne

Saturday, March 3rd

Did my work in the morning in front of my light-therapy box which seems to help with my winter blues.
computer ˆ light box
Also went on anti-depressants for the first time in my life and they seemed to help with the depression I was going through. (Was a combo of feeling middle-aged, my life changing and my dad being terminally ill).
medicine
me
Morning hair
messy hair ˆ me
maddy
Maddy's "take me for a walk?" face. lol
maddy
me
Post work-out photo.
mirror ˆ me
jeet, maddy
Spend the evening working on this site! (Gurj getting greeted by Maddy & Edie and then smoking a giant bag of vapor. lol)
edie ˆ ikad ˆ meta ˆ volcano ˆ jeet ˆ maddy

Sunday, March 4th

me
March was a really good morning hair month.
messy hair ˆ me
ellen, hans, meredith, sarah
That afternoon, a bunch of us met up for brunch in the restaurant my apartment (The Wayland).
brunch ˆ ellen ˆ hans ˆ meredith ˆ sarah
meredith, sarah, the ktb
Meredith brought free make up that she'd gotten from one of her photo-retouching clients.
brunch ˆ meredith ˆ sarah ˆ the ktb
I'd never eaten in the restaurant downstairs (since it took over Banjo Jim's) but it ended up being really good!
brunch ˆ food
ellen, hans, me, meredith, sarah, the ktb
Brunch gang! Awww.
best ˆ ellen ˆ hans ˆ me ˆ meredith ˆ sarah ˆ the ktb
quinn s
After lunch, I reviewed the latest build of the crypto-price tracking web-software I was working on with Quinn.
crypto ˆ flux capacity ˆ quinn s
Cynthia invited me to a "hot dish" pot luck dinner so later on I went shopping for the necessary ingredients...
cooking ˆ food ˆ kitchen
...and got to the very rare task of cooking in my apt!
cooking
Cynthia requested I make a green bean dish!
cooking
Look! Chopping stuff!
cooking ˆ e9th apt ˆ kitchen
Ta da!
cooking ˆ food
cynthia, shawn m
Headed to Cynthia's a little after 8pm for...
cynthia ˆ shawn m
... a pot luck feast!
food
craig, heather d, soli
In addition to my casserole, I'd also brought along a backpack-full of NECK TOYS! We adjourned to Cynthia's office to try them out.
craig ˆ heather d ˆ soli
heather d
Heather started things off with the excellent pump-action inflatable neck-stretcher.
foam roller ˆ neck ˆ heather d
cynthia, shawn m, soli
Cynthia helped get Soli situated with the door-knob attached neck hammock.
cynthia ˆ shawn m ˆ soli
soli
Lol. FEEL THE BURN
neck ˆ soli
craig, cynthia, heather d, shawn m, solo
Craig busted out a guitar and started playing improvised neck-stretching songs.
dance ˆ laugh ˆ craig ˆ cynthia ˆ heather d ˆ shawn m ˆ solo
craig, cynthia, heather d
A very therapeutic dance party.
dance ˆ guitar ˆ craig ˆ cynthia ˆ heather d
maddy
Maddy gets cold when she's asleep so I'm always having to tuck her in with impromptu blankets
maddy
me
Stayed up late...
e9th apt ˆ living room ˆ me
...playing guitar.
guitar

Monday, March 5th

ellen, meredith
On Monday afternoon we got together to celebrate Meredith's birthday!
birthday ˆ ellen ˆ meredith
me, sarah
We met up at a restaurant because Meredith wanted to try...
me ˆ sarah
...a specific dessert they had.
cookie ˆ dessert
Some kind of skillet-fried cookie with ice cream and bananas. It was pretty redic.
cookie ˆ dessert
Later that evening I went to the Williamsburg School of Music...
williamsburg school of music
...for my adult drum class!
drums
craig
Craig is the owner of the school and was my excellent teacher for the class.
drums ˆ williamsburg school of music ˆ craig
Late night Italian feast.
food ˆ italian food

Tuesday, March 6th

dad, roger
My mom sent me this pic of my dad with his best friend Roger (who'd just gotten back to Florida after being in the UK) with Easter Bunny ears on. Pretty good.
best ˆ bunny ears ˆ easter ˆ dad ˆ roger
Saw this creepy gorilla mask in a window while walking around.
gorilla ˆ window
Went to a new Himalayan salt room that opened up. It was ok, but I don't really get it tbh.
salt
liza
Later that night I went to see the Liza Colby Sound play at Berlin.
band ˆ liza

Wednesday, March 7th

Mmm, breakfast sammiches
breakfast ˆ cooking
jane anne
Hung out with Jane Anne.
jane anne
maddy
Made Maddy a pillow-blanket.
pillow ˆ maddy
me
And spent the evening foam rolling...
foam roller ˆ me
...listening to conspiracy podcasts (The Higherside Chats)...
podcast
...and eating a box of mac & cheese out of the pot because why do extra dishes?
food ˆ pasta

Thursday, March 8th

meredith
Meredith came over for dinner...
e9th apt ˆ living room ˆ meredith
next lev kev
...we hung out with Kevin and then did reiki.
next lev kev

Friday, March 9th

dad, mom
My mom and dad when on a cruise in Alaska and sent me this photo.
cruise ship ˆ dad ˆ mom
I took the train down to DC.
train
I like all the towns that you pass...
train
...that have different types of row-houses.
train
max, me
I made it down to DC in time to surprise Max by picking him at at school with Amy.
sunglasses ˆ max ˆ me
max
He wanted to try on...
max
max
...my sunglasses. lol.
sunglasses ˆ max
max, me
Reading books and wrassling. Fun-Uncle things.
max ˆ me
brett
Had a nice fire pit fire with my brother...
firepit ˆ brett
Oh, just some totally normal late night reading.
book
...and some of his friends from the neighborhood.
firepit

Saturday, March 10th

brett
Need. Coffee
coffee ˆ brett
max
This guy on my leg before I'm even caffeinated.
laugh ˆ max
Mmmm...breakfast burrito.
breakfast ˆ burrito ˆ food
max
Breakfast supervisor. Are you done eating and can you play with me yet?
max
sam
Baby Sam!
sam
max
Max showing me his homemade Cat in the Hat hat.
hat ˆ max
Interesting flyers posted with a URL about who you can call besides the police.
sign
max, me
Pillow fort! And this last pillow...
couch ˆ pillow ˆ max ˆ me
max
...goes here. lol
couch ˆ pillow ˆ max
teddy
Ted working to get maximum sunshine couch-time.
couch ˆ dog ˆ teddy
Helped my brother break up this desk that was too big to move out of the room and had locking hardware so we couldn't take it apart.
DIY ˆ desk
amy b, max, sam
Amy and the boys!
amy b ˆ max ˆ sam
amy b, sam
Sam has the funniest expressions that look just like our dad's.
amy b ˆ sam
me, sam
What a lil nugget!
me ˆ sam
My brother got a new kitchen toy! Getting Sous vide steaks prepped for dinner.
cooking ˆ sous vide
brett
Happy chef at work
cooking ˆ kitchen ˆ steak ˆ brett
Fresh strawberries and ice cream for dessert.
dessert ˆ strawberry
brett
Drunk + Full = This expression in my family. lol
brett

Sunday, March 11th

amy b
Went out for brunch...
amy b
brett
... the next morning and...
brett
dad, sam
...Sam did his best impression of Brian Sr!
best ˆ doppleganger ˆ dad ˆ sam
max, me
Taking selfies with Max.
self portrait ˆ max ˆ me
This good boy was trying to save the park!
dog ˆ sign
brett
Before hitting the road, I helped my brother...
DIY ˆ window ˆ brett
brett
...install some new curtains in the guest room.
drill ˆ brett
max
Bestest lil helper!
max

2 comments

  • rachel from denvermay 28, 2023

    I love the weather shots out of your window. And Sam is totally a Brian sr, that is pretty special.

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