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Showing posts with label friends. Show all posts
Monday, September 17, 2012
Friday, July 03, 2009
After the Sag, we visit the Merers
A rather smooth ride down, with just some traffic in the NYC area and a stopover at the folks' place to drop off and eat some of our delicious leftovers, we relax and chitchat with Randy and Ellen over some lamb kabobs and Randy's homemade tzatziki sauce, which I liked and was alone in that sentiment. We relaxed outside under the pergola (yes, never thought I would ever use, let alone write that word) until twilight and headed inside to watch some Meet Dave with Randy's folks, while waiting for Dude, Where's My Car to come on. The twins had been snoozing away, an hour or so before we got there, so we didn't have a chance to see them that night (and apparently we also just missed Aaron, who was on his way up from North Carolina). We too ended up going to bed not too long after Dude started since we had an 8:30am leave time for Saurin's wedding...
Sunday, June 14, 2009
A "typical" Friday night in NYC
Friday, June 12th 2009:
Catch Ida Maria at Hiro Ballroom at the Maritime Hotel
- one of my worst show experiences: music was good, but I really needed my earplugs for this. I was in the front row, sandwiched between two obnoxious women - one was tall and blocked my view most of the time, because she was on my right (and I had to look right to see Ida Maria sing) and she had a camera glued to her face and wouldn't let up; the other insisted on whistle-blowing, you know the two-finger, extremely loud kind, at the end of each song right into my left ear...literally since she wasn't much taller than me. Fudge! My left eardrum became mush...and still is. Grrrr
Take the A to pick up the car downtown by Church & Thomas, drive to 1st and 1st and have dinner at Marfa with Elmer, Hoong-San & David just after 10:30pm.
Walk to The Pyramid Club for 80's night around 12:15am. HS fell asleep at the end of dinner, so Elmer and HS took off, while David and I danced, somewhat begrudgingly, to the 80's until around 2:45am. The DJ actually REALLY sucked - playing consecutive songs by the same artist, playing songs from artists we've already (and just recently) heard from, and playing the entire song - not mixing songs...except for when he played "Sweet Dreams" by the Eurythmics - he actually stopped the song in the middle and changed it to another. Ugh, where did they get this guy, and he was using a laptop - how do you mess that up?
The place was so dark that we didn't mind going on the stage in the back, which gave us a fun perspective without being self-conscious about dancing. Interestingly enough, as it got later into the night, more lights ended up being turned on. And gender lines became increasingly blurred. I almost felt like I could blend in with my purple Pete Yorn shirt...
After hearing yet another Whitney Houston song, we decided to leave.
I had the pleasure of finally meeting David's boisterous dogs (I already forgot their names) and one of them gave me a "kiss" on the lips (ewww!) - even David doesn't like when the dogs do that to him. But they're adorable nonetheless.
And then off to home in NJ, late (or early) enough to hear those birds chirping as I pull into the driveway...
Catch Ida Maria at Hiro Ballroom at the Maritime Hotel
- one of my worst show experiences: music was good, but I really needed my earplugs for this. I was in the front row, sandwiched between two obnoxious women - one was tall and blocked my view most of the time, because she was on my right (and I had to look right to see Ida Maria sing) and she had a camera glued to her face and wouldn't let up; the other insisted on whistle-blowing, you know the two-finger, extremely loud kind, at the end of each song right into my left ear...literally since she wasn't much taller than me. Fudge! My left eardrum became mush...and still is. Grrrr
Take the A to pick up the car downtown by Church & Thomas, drive to 1st and 1st and have dinner at Marfa with Elmer, Hoong-San & David just after 10:30pm.
Walk to The Pyramid Club for 80's night around 12:15am. HS fell asleep at the end of dinner, so Elmer and HS took off, while David and I danced, somewhat begrudgingly, to the 80's until around 2:45am. The DJ actually REALLY sucked - playing consecutive songs by the same artist, playing songs from artists we've already (and just recently) heard from, and playing the entire song - not mixing songs...except for when he played "Sweet Dreams" by the Eurythmics - he actually stopped the song in the middle and changed it to another. Ugh, where did they get this guy, and he was using a laptop - how do you mess that up?
The place was so dark that we didn't mind going on the stage in the back, which gave us a fun perspective without being self-conscious about dancing. Interestingly enough, as it got later into the night, more lights ended up being turned on. And gender lines became increasingly blurred. I almost felt like I could blend in with my purple Pete Yorn shirt...
After hearing yet another Whitney Houston song, we decided to leave.
I had the pleasure of finally meeting David's boisterous dogs (I already forgot their names) and one of them gave me a "kiss" on the lips (ewww!) - even David doesn't like when the dogs do that to him. But they're adorable nonetheless.
And then off to home in NJ, late (or early) enough to hear those birds chirping as I pull into the driveway...
Monday, June 08, 2009
Going back to the Stone Age...Gym
The purple-red route I want to conquer...plus Brian's orange stained feet
Thursday, May 14th, 2009: our first day
Tom and Kat
Brian trying new techniques and Dan using his head
Thursday, May 14th, 2009: our first day
Tom and Kat
Brian trying new techniques and Dan using his head
Sunday, May 31, 2009
No Sleep Til Brooklyn - Mark & Jess move in together
Saturday, May 30th 2009:
stocking up on drinks at the grocery around the corner and Mark, who had hoped to have left Boston around 9 or 10am and get to Brooklyn around 2 or 3pm, arrives at 7pm (I've never ever heard of anyone who's on schedule while moving...)
boogz
pizzah break
At Jess's apartment: pesky, heavy, reclining couch
Riding back in the back of the truck
3-floor walk-up: these guys rock!
Sunday, May 31st 2009:
Yummy bottomless sangria + skirt steak & eggs at La Playa (cool fish decor - "Gimme that filet o'fish, gimme that fish...)
Cool and refreshing dessert at Uncle Louie G - Brian tries the Brooklyn Bridge above and my usual mint chocochip + oreo
A stroll through Prospect Park and visiting the Dog Pond
Before heading back to CT and driving through the somewhat nightmare-ish traffic to drop the truck off, we pick up a Brooklyn map we can't find anywhere in stores up by us and I update my old '99 wallet-size NYC maps - woo hoo! those have come in so handy lately
stocking up on drinks at the grocery around the corner and Mark, who had hoped to have left Boston around 9 or 10am and get to Brooklyn around 2 or 3pm, arrives at 7pm (I've never ever heard of anyone who's on schedule while moving...)
boogzpizzah break
At Jess's apartment: pesky, heavy, reclining couch
Riding back in the back of the truck
3-floor walk-up: these guys rock!
Sunday, May 31st 2009:
Yummy bottomless sangria + skirt steak & eggs at La Playa (cool fish decor - "Gimme that filet o'fish, gimme that fish...)
Cool and refreshing dessert at Uncle Louie G - Brian tries the Brooklyn Bridge above and my usual mint chocochip + oreo
A stroll through Prospect Park and visiting the Dog Pond
Before heading back to CT and driving through the somewhat nightmare-ish traffic to drop the truck off, we pick up a Brooklyn map we can't find anywhere in stores up by us and I update my old '99 wallet-size NYC maps - woo hoo! those have come in so handy lately