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chinatown
Merdith was bummed she missed out on massages, so we decided to get FOOT MASSAGES too. lol. Hey, it's your birthday!
the may roundup
May, 2018
chinatown
Footsie buddies!
the may roundup
May, 2018
chinatown
...and then went to Magic Jewelry to get aura photos! (From left to right: Gurj, me, Meredith)
the may roundup
May, 2018
chinatown
After, we got some boba tea...
the may roundup
May, 2018
chinatown
After, we met up with Meredith for some veggie dim sum!
the may roundup
May, 2018
chinatown
Went to Vietnamese with Amanda in Chinatown.
the january roundup
January, 2017
chinatown
Sir, this is a foot-rub place.
the december roundup
December, 2016
chinatown
And then we went and got our tootsies RUBBED together in a room.
the december roundup
December, 2016
chinatown
We met up at 6pm at our traditional meeting place of "the cardboard boxes filled with ?????"
the december roundup
December, 2016
chinatown
Had an awesomely low-key New Year's Eve in Chinatown with Jared and Gurj!
the december roundup
December, 2016
chinatown
Afterwards, we went over to FOOT HEAVEN for footsie rubs!
the august roundup
August, 2016
chinatown
...for dim sum!
the august roundup
August, 2016
chinatown
Then headed over to Nom Wah...
the august roundup
August, 2016
chinatown
Later that afternoon, I met up with Jeet and we headed to Chinatown First we did some messy shop exploring!
the august roundup
August, 2016
chinatown
Rainy summer Saturday! I met up with Gurj in Chinatown and we headed to...
the july roundup
July, 2016
chinatown
Stock up on fruit! (Mangos are 2 for $1!)
the june roundup
June, 2016
chinatown
All the money they save on shelves goes right into their deeply discounted merch!
the june roundup
June, 2016
chinatown
Go nicknack shopping in stores like this!
the june roundup
June, 2016
chinatown
I lived in Chinatown for years so I like to visit and do all my favorite Chinatown things!
the june roundup
June, 2016
chinatown
The stopped by Foot Heaven for a SERIOUS foot massage.
the june roundup
June, 2016
chinatown
Stopped by Magic Jewelry to add another AuraCam6000 aura pic to my collection. (Throat glowing from all my chanting)
the june roundup
June, 2016
chinatown
We watched Eric do his shaolin kung fu katas. His moves were legit and he drew a decent-sized crowd of elderly Chinese women who clapped and waved at him when he finished! It was awesome.
the september roundup
September, 2015
chinatown
...Vin and Eric.
the september roundup
September, 2015
chinatown
Took videos of him running and doing flips across the field.
the september roundup
September, 2015
chinatown
Before heading home, I stopped at Magic Jewelry in Chinatown....
the july roundup
July, 2015
chinatown
the september roundup
September, 2014
chinatown
After the ceremony, we headed east towards Chinatown.
the july roundup
July, 2014
chinatown
On Friday night I went to a house party down in Chinatown.
the october roundup
October, 2013
chinatown
We went to Magic Jewelry to get photos taken with the AuraCam6000 Polaroid camera they have.
the august roundup
August, 2013
chinatown
Afterwards, I took her over to Magic Jewelry ( 238 Canal St # 108, New York, NY 10013) to get our aura photos taken!
the july roundup
July, 2013
chinatown
Oink oink!
the july roundup
July, 2013
chinatown
On Saturday afternoon I met up with Meredith in Chinatown for veggie dim sum! When you drink from the little tea cups there, it makes you look like a little piggy!
the july roundup
July, 2013
chinatown
On Tuesday afternoon I biked down to Chinatown to meet up with Davo and his friend Jen at a bakery. After picking out delicious goodies, we went next store to Magic Jewelry to get our photos of our "auras" taken with the Guy Coggins-designed AuraCam6000.
the july roundup
July, 2013
chinatown
Biked to work through Chinatown. Had a bad day.
the april roundup
April, 2013
chinatown
When western medicine has failed you, why not see a doctor with a monkey lord statue in their waiting room?
the january roundup
January, 2013
chinatown
Peeping down into Chinatown.
the october roundup
October, 2010
chinatown
Awesome.
summer visit to british columbia
August 19, 2010
chinatown
The next morning, we woke up and headed right back into Chinatown!
summer visit to british columbia
August 19, 2010
chinatown
On the walk home I admired all the weird, empty-yet-totally-lit indoor-outdoor malls in Chinatown.
summer visit to british columbia
August 19, 2010
chinatown
Must be 18 to touch! Hahaha.
summer visit to british columbia
August 19, 2010
chinatown
..SWORDS AND KNIVES!
summer visit to british columbia
August 19, 2010
chinatown
On our way out later that evening, we passed through the Chinatown market and stopped so that we could fondle...
summer visit to british columbia
August 19, 2010
chinatown
two saturdays in far rockaway
July 24, 2010
chinatown
All lit up.
two saturdays in far rockaway
July 24, 2010
chinatown
Crazy colors.
two saturdays in far rockaway
July 24, 2010
chinatown
two saturdays in far rockaway
July 24, 2010
chinatown
Mystery fruits.
two saturdays in far rockaway
July 24, 2010
chinatown
Ah, the fragrance.
two saturdays in far rockaway
July 24, 2010
chinatown
One of my favorite things to do after riding the A train back from the beach is to get off at Canal Street for some...
the june roundup: part two
June, 2010
chinatown
Dragon parade.
the february roundup
February, 2010
chinatown
I love this photo! On Sunday afternoon Meredith and I walked down to Chinatwon.
the february roundup
February, 2010
chinatown
Headed home.
the august roundup: part two
August, 2009
chinatown
On the walk back north...
the june rounup
June, 2009
chinatown
...down into Chinatown to get...
the june rounup
June, 2009
chinatown
Living in New York is great because you can pretty much hop on any subway line, ride for a couple of stops and when you get off you feel like you're in a totally different city (or country sometimes).
the may roundup
May, 2009
chinatown
...Flushing Queens!
the may roundup
May, 2009
chinatown
Jo Ann and Chuck!
the august roundup: part two
August, 2008
chinatown
Check out the insane dim sum feast! Man, do I love this place.
the august roundup: part two
August, 2008
chinatown
FOOT RUB + BACK RUB = FOOT HEAVEN! (Hahah. The last part is kind of hidden in the shadows. But it's there. Oh, yes it is.)
the august roundup: part two
August, 2008
chinatown
Meredith on Pell Street pink-faced from all the skateboard leg-pushing required to keep up with cyclists!
the august roundup: part two
August, 2008
chinatown
We got off the A train at Canal Street and walked across town to Vegetarian Dim Sum House. This place is incredible. Even if you're not a vegetarian, I encourage you to check it out. (C'mon, it's not like you even know what's usually in them anyway, right?)
the august roundup: part one
August, 2008
chinatown
We left Winnie's around 1:15am. Not because it was late. Not because we were too drunk (hey, you can never be too drunk for karaoke, right?). Not even because we'd run out of songs that we wanted to sing.
nerve party and karaoke times two
November 15, 2007
chinatown
The rain soaked the confetti and the streets looked like they were pooled in blood.
the february roundup: part one
February, 2006
chinatown
On Saturday morning, Meredith and I went down to Chinatown to get our dim sum brunch on and we came across the remains of a (Chinese New Year?) parade.
the february roundup: part one
February, 2006
chinatown
...and Satanism / Mötley Crüe. Hahahah. (We would've outnumbered Team: Jew but Katie was out in Minnesota spending the holidays with her family).
the holiday present extravaganza of xmas 2005
December 24, 2005
chinatown
...while us non-Jews repped across the table for anarchy...
the holiday present extravaganza of xmas 2005
December 24, 2005
chinatown
We made sure we had a segregated table. The Jews sat on one side of table and repped for the Tribe with this awesome chopstick Star of David...
the holiday present extravaganza of xmas 2005
December 24, 2005
chinatown
Siege shows off his Christmas Feast!
the holiday present extravaganza of xmas 2005
December 24, 2005
chinatown
One of the many weird veggie entrees ordered by Meredith and I. I think this one was tofu skins, soy beans and spinach. Looked grody, tasted awesome!
the holiday present extravaganza of xmas 2005
December 24, 2005
chinatown
At some point during the appetizers, we noticed that Amanda was wearing a hoodie with a zipper that went all the way around the hood! So when she zipped it up ALL THE WAY...
the holiday present extravaganza of xmas 2005
December 24, 2005
chinatown
After getting off in Tribecca, I managed to convince Grant to forego Mandarin Court (which had been our dim sum place for years) in order to try an all-veggie dim sum place.
the july roundup: part two
July, 2005
chinatown
My selling pitch? "It's exactly like Mandarin Court dim sum except you have a much lesser chance of contracting hepatitis B and/or ebola!"
the july roundup: part two
July, 2005
chinatown
On Saturday, Meredith, Fatty and I ventured down into Chinatown to look at all the strange stores (Munchies Paradise!)...
the july roundup: part one
July, 2005
chinatown
After a few drinks, we went around the corner to score some late night eats at this place called Sam Wo which is apparently famous for a waiter that worked there for like 30 years named Edsel Ford Wong who was rude to all the customers. I just Googled him and found out that he was famous for saying things like "You want tea? Get it yourself!" Ooooooh! Caustic! After getting my lo mein on, it was time for....
the october roundup
October, 2004
chinatown
I live in downtown Manhattan and "real deal" Chinatown, complete with crazy looks-like-you're-really-in-China buildings, is less than a five minute walk from my apt. I took this picture right before it started pouring rain in an attempt to capture the straight-outta-Ghostbusters sky.
last month in nyc: the august roundup part one
August, 2004
chinatown
On the way home, Tinny and I stopped at the totally scary, 24-hour McDonald's in Chinatown so I could get my McChicken on. There was this cute little old Chinese guy passed out in one of the booths and Tinny wanted me to take a picture of her giving him a kiss. I showed her this one and she decided she wanted a better one and motioned for me to give her the camera...
the july roundup: part two
July, 2004
chinatown
On Saturday I went back down to Mandarin Court for dim sum brunch with Ross Martin (Two weekends in a row! I knew I got that hepatitis shot a few months ago for a reason!).
the july roundup: part two
July, 2004
chinatown
I wish I'd brought a tripod. The street was really dark and I was shooting with a slow lens and no flash.
the june roundup
June, 2004
chinatown
I got there to find a fire hydrant open full-blast gushing water all over Canal Street.
the june roundup
June, 2004
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On Wednesday Grant came back from London (he stayed behind to hang with his parents after our vacation ended, remember?) and was going to be in NYC for a few days (one of which we threw him a surprise party) before heading back to Los Angeles to do some final work oh his television pilot (nope, so not kidding). That night Fatty, (the rarely photographed) Michael Martin and myself all met up with Grant at the nearby Congee Village for some tasty dinner.
the november roundup
November, 2003
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After our beers, we walked over into Chinatown to get lunch.
european vacation part 6: sightseeing with the stoddards .
October 23, 2003
chinatown
Here's Grant in a decidedly non-action shot. Booooooooring.
the september roundup part two
September, 2003
chinatown
Grant riding Fatty's bike. ACTION! Woooo.
the september roundup part two
September, 2003
chinatown
Saturday night was slow - so Grant and I walked around Chinatown and decided to take pictures. The night's theme: ACTION! Here's Grant doing a double-footed flying kick at a pile of fruit boxes.
the september roundup part two
September, 2003
chinatown
More appropos to Chinatown, here's the spinning back-kick version.
the september roundup part two
September, 2003
chinatown
This guy is on my corner on days when I am lucky. He sells bags of these hot, tiny little cakes that taste faintly of lemon. You get 20 mini cakes FOR A DOLLAR.
where i live
April 23, 2003
chinatown
I got a new camera and the shutter timing is different than my old one - so when I went to snap a pic of Grant doing his now famous DLR Splitkick (David Lee Roth), the camera went off early and I instead captured him making this awesome face.

(PS - This is a true story: One time, Grant and I were down at the Jersey Shore and on the way back home, we stopped at a noody bar in Tom's River called Delilah's Den. We were sitting at the bar/stage chatting. One of the dancers came over and struck up a conversation with Grant. She asked where he lived, and after he told her "Chinatown, in Manhattan." She replied, "Oh, yeah. I guess I can kind of see that in your eyes." Seriously, true story.)
trip to philly
April 19, 2003
chinatown
I walked a few blocks from my place to meet up with Grant and Erica at the Golden Eagle $10 bus to Philly...
trip to philly
April 19, 2003
chinatown
...a.k.a. - the SARS Express!
trip to philly
April 19, 2003