At the end of dinner, Grant serenaded Amanda with his own re-written lyrics to the song "Mandy" by Barry Manilow. It was so funny. "We shared a rock and roll dream and that Gold Street apartment because you didn't say no when I moved in without asking." Lol.
Afterwards, I went over to Richie Baxt's famous East Village apartment (Richie's Guitars!) and bought myself this gorgeous birthday present! My first acoustic guitar!
And how about these birthday gems from good old brother Lawrence: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Judaism and Why Marry Jewish?. Subtle, Lawrence. Very subtle.
...Super Monkeyball Banana Blitz for Wii. She was pretty stoked on it, but nothing could prepare her for how excited she was about to get over present #2...
I was so excited for Meredith to open the birthday presents I got for her that I ended up giving them to her a full week before her actual birthday! Here she is getting ready to open up present #1...
We got her Oprah's 20th Anniversary DVD collection (which was actually released on the day of her birthday!). Look how happy my mom is! (And check out my brother's magnificent "Get a load of Oprah") Hahah. Happy Birthday, mom! We love you!
I hit the back office to grab Leigh and given a special "Happy Birthday / Sorry You're Going to Have to Live with Hippies in San Francisco" survival kit. She wrapped everything in a wicker basket that she explained was "perfect for dirty hippie picnics in the park with homeless people." Hahaha. (Bonus points awarded for the "Peace Frog" sticker and eagle-talon holding a crystal ball necklace.
On Wednesday we all met up at the Sunburnt Cow to celebrate Emma Taylor's birthday! Here's Lo (showing off some of the birthday girl's goodies) and Em.
After the screening, I headed back into Brooklyn to celebrate Siege's birthday! (Grant cried about being tired from moving all day and went home leaving me to go alone). Here's Katie and the birthday boy unwrapping presents at the Greenpoint Tavern.
(One of Jared Diamond's books that preceded Guns, Germs & Steel)
MOAR SCIENCE!
. (An awesome BBC documentary hosted by John Cleese!)
