a thing in 330 photos party Thanks for having us all, Cynthia! After dinner whiskeys and cigars (shhh...don't tell mom!) outside. Happy birthday, dad! He was really happy she flew down from NJ for his party! Henrietta stood up to tell funny stories about my dad as a little kid. My dad cracking jokes with my cousin Chris. ...I get the gift of gab from my dad. (Ok, probably from my mom too). The apple doesn't fall far from the tree... Fun to watch him walk around and work the room. ...he made the rounds and chatted up everyone and thanked them all for flying down to Florida to help him celebrate. And then before dinner came out... My dad thanked everyone for coming! The space was great and had all these fun siderooms, but it also had... I love having my party in this garden. Such a great space to have in the neighborhood! Cinco De Mayo taco party at Casa de Wang! The build your taco dream station. Chin-resting and air-quoting. TFW when you see your buddy get to the party <3 On Monday night I went to LeagueApps holiday party at Ace Bar! ...for one of the last Sunday Smiths Nights. (I used to go this all the time 10 years ago!) On Saturday I went out to Frank & Liz's apartment for the TENTH installment of my favorite holiday party of the season: A Very Picarazzi Christmas! (Here's a link to the very first one back in 2005 !) Check out the spread! Guests started arriving a little after 4pm. ...THE KLERB! I don't remember where we went... Got this excellent flyer handed to me by neighbors in my building advertising their awesome upcoming party! (I obviously went!) Here's a New York City kitchen after someone cooked dinner & dessert for 15 people! After the meeting, there was a party with food, drinks and... Mer & Dylan! Look at the spread! Feeling very thankful. ;) On Sunday night, I went over to Cynthia's for my second FRIENDSGIVING FEAST! After feasting, we played... Kitchen gang. House party in full effect! Matt had movie-style werewolf prosthesis glued to his face... Meredith rescued Maddy from my apartment and brought her over in her bag for a tour of the party. I really like parties unless they are for me and then they are much harder for me to enjoy. Why is this? I thought this is something that would be different by now, but with each year that passes I go "Oh, I guess this is just how I am?" It was nice to meet some of Brian's friends. I ended up chatting with the guy next to me who told me that he'd started a small punk rock label back in day that we wasn't sure if I'd heard of it or not... Great place for a wedding reception! ...to stop by Kai's 30th birthday party. I wandered around feeling a million years old and... THE NEW SYSTEM LISTENS TO YOU ...this time we headed over to Cielo to go dancing at 1am... After drunkenly crashing around in the woods, I came inside at 3am to find these guys crashed out on adjacent couches. We managed to get the entire gang together for a group photo before... Burger in the right. Pizza in the left. 100! Guest of honor! Just enjoy the photos of chill bros caught habitating in their natural party-cabin habitat. In addition to the big lawn they also have... They have a massive backyard... Here's to at least another twenty. After BBQ, a bunch of different people played music. And then after a few songs, the musicians invited kids and anyone else who wanted to play music up to join them. I wish every party had this. It's so weird that we mostly listen to recorded music at parties instead of make it. Happy June, 2013! Congrats, Grant! On Tuesday evening we gathered at the Blind Barber to celebrate... Later Friday night, I took the MetroNorth train up to Norwalk, CT to attend a reunion party for people that used to work at... Thanks for having us all over! ... overlooks the living room! Thanks for having us, Cynthia! (And letting us play with your little lacy hat). Wednesday evening food party at Casa Wang was... The party was to celebrate Opening Ceremony's 10 year anniversary. After some mingling... ...and congratulatory catch-up... ...and a whole roomful of people he knew yelled SURPRISE! Janice and Meredith helping with party favors. Cupcakes and party horns. ...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. Later that evening I met up with Caiti and we went over to Cynthia's for a birthday taco party! ...Caiti's birthday party! Sarah was there! Last of the late night partiers! If you look closely at Meredith, you'll notice she's pointing out that... ...sing along. ...for the big happy birthday... Guest were exploring the back quarters... I've been going out dancing with this guy for 15 years. Haha. The dance floor was still going strong when we quietly sneaked out just before 4am. When the dance floor started getting serious... A few minutes before midnight, everyone came out onto the deck to welcome in 2012 with... After dinner, we went across the street to the beach house which had since been completed decked out with... After the fireworks show was over... ....Office Holiday Party! ...and went to an awesome house party that Hans knew about a few blocks from our place on Ave C. Fought our way to the back where we found some people we knew! It was pretty crowded! Georgi, getting the job done! ...a little after midnight I went out to Katie D's rooftop party in Williamsburg! A song from 2004 perhaps? Bedroom spillover. Hot Karla was there? ...and then later that night went to some crazy house party at 3A! (I don't remember what this was for - anyone?) Not one, but TWO king cakes! A little after 2am, the king cakes came out! Good times. Mardi gras living room! With the party in full swing... ..and headed down the street en masse to a local restaurant. So many plates of goodies to outfit your taco.
