a person in 542 photos matt Serious. ...the women all sneaked upstairs to tuck Matt into bed! Later that night I went to UCB to check out Matt's show. ...and head out to Brooklyn to raise a glass to Kim! What? How do you eat cake? Later in the evening I went to La Palapa party room to celebrate Karen's birthday! That face ladies make when they're touching man boob! Post-ordering outdoor shenanigans. Later in the afternoon, we met up with Matt and a friend of his (who had the best Bay Watch-ish one piece!) and their beach picture was so good that it forced Grant and I... Later that night we reconvened at Matt's to attempt to watch Game of Thrones and not slip into a food coma after Hans came rolling in with FOUR DIFFERENT KINDS of homemade empanadas. On Saturday Matt and I met up with Hans and Ellen... ...and headed over to Matt's for Thai food and a hang! ...then the mans (with honorable man-baby, Juliette). Late Wednesday night I walked just a few blocks down Ave C to Nu Blu cafe to see Matt play in bass in an awesomely wild jazz-oddesy sickness of a band. After I got home, I grabbed the dog and walked over to Matt's for a hang. Feel the laugh! Here's fitness coach Matt helping Kim max-out on chin-ups. Insert your own "box of goodies" joke here! Matt helped put together a to-go goody basket for... Later that evening, I walked over to Hans & Ellen's in the East Village for a big holiday feast! Check out the table spread! A little before midnight, I walked over to Matt's for a late night hang (and some hash browns?) I have no idea what he's cooking! Sunday morning breakfast / clean-up and check out time! Auto-timer class portrait before we all went our separate ways! Thanks for a lovely weekend, everyone! Matt is laughing so hard in this photos he's having to bend his knees! Sooooo funny. Even all the inhabitants of the Business Man's Shirt had to come outside to see what all the hub-bub was about. We wandered around the farm and communed with nature. I spent at least forty minutes sitting on the stone fence watching the tree branches swirl and "breathe." Yep, this is pretty much the whole afternoon. After a few turns of playing, we figured out how to improve the game by adding a penalty... Always a quick way to "improve" any group game! Went out for a big post-wedding recovery brunch together. ...and carried it around like a baby. Haha. Met these guys... Admiring... Oh, Table 7! I got shots of everyone coming back... Touching tips so hard. Rubano is a hotel professional and went right to the frozen French bread pizza. Awww, yeah. The after-party place had giant scorpion bowl drinks... Ellen was our sober driver! Thanks, Ellen for carting us around while we were drunken lunatics. I'll post this version instead of the one where I'm "keeping my balance" by holding onto Kim's dreamy leg. Our group made a slight detour along the way to climb all over a giant ant. ...to cool off outside. Matt had just gotten back in town for a few months on the road touring. Later that night, I had birthday drinks around the corner. On Thursday we went to the The Delancey to see an artist showcase. Went to Motorino for dinner with this handsome nibbler. Afterwards, I took a cab down to the West Village for a Mexican feast to celebrate Meredith's birthday. On Friday night, I went over to Ellen & Han's apartment for a potluck dinner and a night of awesome hangs with all these lovely people that give me the feels so hard. ...to see Matt's improv class' graduation show! (Take 2 is also noteworthy) From the Latin, fascinum . To bewitch. "SO THEN THE RABBI SAYS, 'THAT'LL TEACH YOU TO TICKLE A LLAMA!' " Grabbed some sandwiches with Matt for lunch. On Thursday morning I woke up in... After the show, we piled into a van to drive over to a restaurant that was still serving food. The band had the next day in Charlotte off and Matt had to leave to play another gig so he told me I could have his bunk for the night. I slept like a baby. So much you can learn about tour-life in this photo! Candles, Chinese food, toothbrushing & man-stretching! After I came back to the bus and caught on on the interwebs while Matt practiced. Post-show food, drinks and catch-up. Later that evening, Fatty and I went to see the show together. Nothing better than seeing your friends on stage doing what they love. Matt getting ready to walk on stage! No hotel party can withstand a 3am manvasion like this. Crosstown cab to a hotel party on Crosby. Later in the night I went over to Caiti's to meet up with John, Scott and Ty who'd just arrived in town. Met up with these two for lunch on St. Marks. Met up with Matt early on Wednesday evening for some frisbee in the park. Nighty night! Meredith and Matt joining the slumber party. Matt and I played some light-up night frisbee. I threw one over by the barn and the friendly pig inside was oinking with curiosity about our strange green-glowing toy. We found a fire pit near the barn and got ourselves a nice campfire going. Whatever you do in life, make sure you lean in. ...ankle-high bubble bath! Bubble magic continued on the balcony. LET THERE BE LIGHT (other than the giant paper globe that Matt was walking around with). I like this photo very much. It looks like they're putting on a play! ...to play some LRC before dinner! Haha. Matt wagers a Biggy. Hans, Matt, Jenny, Biggy & Zombie = Five-creature Capacity! Catalog shoot gone improv! Still going strong two hours in. Matt had to REGULATE, Warren G style. I'd say a Killers song by why isn't Karen up there? Sarah, Quinn & Gurj trio! It was time for karaoke! (It's been awhile, old friend) Hahaha. Matt thought he was meeting up with Jenny and her friend. When he approached the room, we ripped open the door... ...at the request of Matt's then girlfriend Jenny. Matt had just gotten back in town after a long tour and she had organized a surprise party for him. I don't remember if there was a special occasion or if this was just a spring friend hang, but check out the solid Saturday night crew that rolled up into our place! ...to meet up with this guy. We ended up playing frisbee in East River Park for two hours. On Tuesday night I went out for drinks with these guys! Later that evening, we went out for drinks at HiFi! Later that night, we had a few people over for a low key hang. Power of Michael McDonald! 
