Few weekends ago I attended an engagement party followed by karaoke. Some of these photos were taken by Pooja and Munira, hat tip to both!
Kaizar and Pooja!
Me, Kaizar, and man of the hour Bob!
Me and Pooja!
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Kaizar, Munira, Bob and Lauren, Pooja and me!
Kaizar and I afterwards, outside of the restaurant trying to figure out a jump photo.
Wasting some time at Mun's apartment before heading out for karaoke later that night. Pooja OMG IS TWITTERING.
I decided to spice up someone's drink by adding edamame to it.
The growing BYOB situation at karaoke.
Threesome duet situation.
Namik!
Striking a pose to the beat of Total Eclipse of the Heart (probably).
Pamela!
And then I destroyed a plate of Korean food afterwards.
The End.
Today, between meetings, I took a moment to confirm that Times Square is (essentially) a zoo for humans. For those that don’t believe me, just look at this gorgeous giraffe…
Pooja and I decided to bring the most random six pack of beer we could find in the grocery store (I forgot which we picked out, but wow, it was pretty terrible beer). While in line at the register, I turned to Pooja and said, "You should bring something totally random to the party. Random like," I looked around, "...cantaloupe." I thought it was even more hysterical when she declined a bag from the checkout clerk. FYI: Bringing random fruit that is difficult to eat to parties will be the latest thing to do this summer.
Ian is an actor and with many of his buddies at the party being actors as well, we eventually got into a discussion about acting. I told Cyrus and Pooja here to express "pity."
Take two.
Bottle caps!
We livened up the party with a round of red hands.
Hahaha. Ayo kicking Pooja's ass.
Then we migrated to thumb war! Ayo vs. Sam in an epic match! Ayo was ultimately victorious.
Ayo taking on a random girl at the party who was hovering around us wanting to get in on thumb war.
Ian the birthday boy and Ayo go head to head in Wii Tennis. It was intense!
Party people in the elevator on our way to a diner for some late night grubbing. I still stand by my hungry man choice there!
Namik putting the elbow grease to WORK at the DIY mojito stand (a great party idea by the way).
Ayo and Stan in matching white v neck. Shockingly, I was not wearing a white v neck. Mine was purple. Big diff.
At some point, Ayo excitedly came over and pointed these two out to us. "Guys, there's a couple in matching shirts." I had to get a closer look.
Trying to take a more subtle picture of them by pretending to take a photo of Ayo.
Time to try on other people's sunglasses aka my favorite game.
Hark! Land HOOOOO!
I don't think we needed to buy more beer.
This guy was wearing shoes that baffled us all night. "I get good grip" he said.
Drunken group photo.
Kentay, Cristina, and Ayo!
Me being "THAT GUY" who ruins other people's nice photos. Yup. It had to be done.
A silver bullet in one hand and a bird in the other. I am SO RUDE. I blame it on the ah-ah ah-ah ah-al-co-hol.
Party people.
Stan and Cristina giving the camera the EYES AND THE LOOK.
"Hey Pooja, run as fast as you can towards my camera." "OKAY."
This old dude was OUT. I'm glad he moved a few minutes after we took this photo because I was about to call 911 on his geriatric self. Okay, I wasn't. Wait, maybe I should have called 911... WHY DIDN'T I?? AM I A HORRIBLE PERSON???
Sunglass people.
While I was at the snack stand, someone took a photo of these mermaid chicas with my camera.
I don't remember Ariel having a tattoo...
Back of KG's head! Namik! Ayo!
A little ticket for public consumption.
Uno! People were busting out some mad rules I'd never heard of. I prefer the west coast style of play.
Ayo's STACK!
And an awesome jump to finish a great afternoon.
One more jump.
Duane Hason's hyperrealist sculptures on display at 
This deconstructed violin caught my eye at 
Mini koons.
Aftermath of Obliteration of Eternity by Yayoi Kusama currently exhibiting at the 
Pooja "slipping" on one of the pieces at the 
While waiting for Pooja's arrival, her brother Chirag got the singing off on the right note. Mariya, with the SLR camera, looks very excited. Too excited.
Pooja and Chirag! It was also Chirag's birthday that week: Happy birthday guys!
Okay, back to singing!
Duet!
Ayo is all up in the food.
Ayo on the mike for a solo.
Pooja singing along with Namik. The lack of a microphone isn't stopping Pooja so long as no one takes that wine bottle away from her. Classy, Pooja!
Thumbs up for the food!
As we neared the end of our reservation at the karaoke bar, we all become more frenzied in trying to finish the alcohol. Here's Ayo doing his part as I enable the pitcher.
Singing loudly!
The wine bottle that never left Pooja's hand.
Haha.
Melissa takes a turn on the pole.
Ayo protecting the birthday girl...from herself.
Pooja dodging a flip.
Tri-party hat.
I survived the rain and met Pooja at her apartment where I found her drinking an enormous glass of milk. I thought people stopped doing this after elementary school.
Namik and I in front of Abdessemed's remarkable sculpture "Telle mere tel fils." This entwined and braided piece constructed from three planes extends over 65 feet long.
Namik and Pooja caught in the knot.
How do we lighten the mood? Jump of course.
Take two. Haha.
Then we explored the rest of the artist's works, like this regulation sized soccer ball made from razor wire.
Ouch.
I was struck by this photograph, "Saturday" of the artist's wife and children walking down a street near their home in New York. Look closely and the urban idyllic setting breaks down.
Stunningly sculpture of a blackened car body evoking violent imagery of riots, bombings, and war. "Practice zero tolerance" is a clay replica formed from the remains of a vandalized car during the 2005 riots in Perpignan, France.
Cardboard furniture.
Quite comfy!
Wall E as an old man.
Violent!
What mystery does this suitcase hold?
The banal wood suitcase is actually a portable party to go!
Dangerous!
Lastly, we went to Sophie Calle's exhibition. 
The email shot by a female sharpshooter at a shooting range.
