On Friday I had a half-day because our office is moving buildings from midtown to wall street. Went out later that night with Lauren and Nnamdi. Saturday afternoon I did some phone banking for the Obama campaign and then I went to my friend Jon's nice birthday party which was held in a private loft space. Sunday was brunch with buddy Hector and fighting off zombie hordes later in the afternoon.
The last sunset from my company's office in midtown.
The view of uptown Manhattan from our 41st floor.
On Friday night, I met up with Lauren who was visiting for the weekend and had a fun dinner with her and Nnamdi at my new favorite restaurant. This is my insanely delicious short rib (which also came with a side of perfectly baked mac 'n cheese). Hilarious conversation.
Hopped over to Max Fish where Lauren got her pinball on.
Then we went to Botanica predictably with these people. I forgot all their names, but I had a great time. Of course we got the dance party started here, even if it meant I had to get accosted and sandwiched by two very old women. The bouncer also that night was fantastic.
Nnamdi giving a peace out to Brooklyn!
"You want another?" "No, I'm still finishing this one." "Great. Two for me."
I forgot this kid's name as well but he was passed the f out. Luckily Botanica has some comfortable couches.
Nnamdi said to me, before I snapped a photo, "Nah, that kid's going to wake up if you take a photo. He's been on and off." Sure enough, right at the flash, he opened his eyes. Haha.
Saturday night despite the terrible weather I headed out to Jon's birthday party. For once I decided to class it up and left my ripped jeans and v-neck t-shirts at home.
Kevin and Chris! Chris also runs and creates the comics of this popular website for soccer enthusiasts and also founded this soccer website as well. Sorry, football.
Sophia trooped in from the rain as well and brought partisan mints.
Nnamdi and Stephanie!
Sophia pulls it off much better than I do. Hahaha.
Kevin does an AWESOME job of ruining what was supposed to be a nice photo of Chris and his girlfriend. Haha.
Kevin and Natalie (I think?).
Sophia actually does carry a calculator around in her purse. Dork.
Sunday early afternoon I made my way to Esperanza for brunch. On the walk there I was silently cursing for having picked a place so far from me and a mere step away from his apartment. And then I stopped being mad when I saw him, because he was in crutches after having quite recently broken his ankle.
Hector outside the restaurant. Sorry for cursing you in my head, Hector! Haha. Hope your ankle heels soon!
Big pig roast outside a bar. I wish I knew about this earlier.
Two Chileans.
Hector's roommate Will and me. The brunch here is a good deal (10 dollars for a small drink, coffee, and dish), except the wait can get hectic sometimes.
Pig slaughter. And boy does it look good!
In Union Square I ran into a zombie procession.
Aggressive zombie antagonizing a street vendor.
Flannel and Mexican zombies.
The zombie-ness is the least frightening thing about this couple. That rabbit costume alone is the stuff of nightmares.
Pretty decent band performing.
And then I went to Barnes and Noble to pick up a Rushdie novel. Instead, I walked out with Dan Simmons's The Terror and Frank Miller's seminal graphic novel Batman: The Dark Knigh Returns.
The End.