feel good
This weekend was gold. Not anything specific that happened, but just in general, it was gold. It partly had to do with the fact that I did not do an OUNCE of work. But it mostly had to do with little things. And the fact that I wasn't just bumming around all weekend but actually running around and being me.
Friday: Was supposed to be a little eskimo for Elena's shoot but she didn't have a camera, so I ended up being a little eskimo for Mike's shoot (I'm so popular -- as an eskimo). We went to the east river, hopped over a railing onto a patch of beach, I got my shoes filled with sand, ripped a big tear in the crotch of my jeans while attempting to climb onto a rock, and we managed to get the shots he needed. Then on the way BACK over the railing, I slipped and landed flat on my back, which knocked the wind out of me. Needless to say, Mike took me out to lunch. We sat outside Cornelia Street Cafe in the 40 degree weather, ate and chatted and it was lovely. Then we headed back to G-Ho, made brownies with the suitemates and watched Brokeback Mountain (I cried). Mike left, and of course I wasn't going to do work, so I watched The Aristocrats and had another one of my conversations with Liz. When it's just us in the apartment we tend to just sit on our asses and talk each other's ears off, or dance around to John Legend. It's great. That night I went to the Village Tavern with Liz and her friends, then met up with other G-Ho-hos and was introduced to the most magnificent place on earth: Chumley's. Freaked out the entire time I was there, sitting under Fitzgerald's portrait and William Burough's cover of Naked Lunch and vowed to become a regular. Re-ignited my obsession with the game MASH, which has been updated to MASHITO. Fell asleep watching Breakfast at Tiffany's at 3 am.
Saturday: Woke up, went to Jack's with Cari to get coffee, stopped by/browsed Three Lives & Co, bought the most recent New Yorker, heard a guy yell "HEY ASSHOLE!" from his car window to another dude driving by (so New York, and yet I had never heard it until then), got my ripped pants fixed. Went to a show at the Lion's Den to hear a friend of a friend play, who sounded like Jason Mraz, Live @ Java Joe's. Had dinner at Chumley's (see? becoming a regular) with Justine, Ali, Mike, Audrey, Jill, Cari, Elena. Laughed a lot. Really laughed. Their burgers are orgasmic (served with english muffins, not conventional hamburger buns!) Less than an hour after leaving Chumley's from dinner, Elena and I went back with a different crew for drinks (Caroline, Stu...Thomas and his cousin came later) and a good time was had.
Today (Sunday): Spent a good chunk of the afternoon in the Tisch recording studio with Sammy (with Zack at the board), and we just jammed and had a blast. It was so productive, we recorded a Sarah McLachlan cover (Building A Mystery), an AMAZING piano & acoustic version of "Silent Film" which I am soooooo excited for Zack to finish mixing (think: acoustic inverted arpeggios, so simple, and sooooo beautiful. I love the guitar), me improvising to one of Sammy's songs, and etc. Made brinner (breakfast for dinner) and mimosas with the suitemates and watched Grey's and E! THS for America's Next Top Model.
Mmmmmmmm. I'm going to pay dearly for this negligence of schoolwork over the course of the week, but it was worth it.
The only minus: I think I may be getting sick. Which isn't good, given the Gallatone show is this Wednesday. Boo. I've stocked up on Vitamin C drops though, and plan on finishing off the entire bag by Tuesday, latest.
I know, I know this post was just a list of things I did over the weekend and didn't have anything intellectually or emotionally stimulating (actually, when do I ever write anything along those lines) but I just wanted to record everything for what it was: simple, honest fun. [sigh of contentment]
Friday: Was supposed to be a little eskimo for Elena's shoot but she didn't have a camera, so I ended up being a little eskimo for Mike's shoot (I'm so popular -- as an eskimo). We went to the east river, hopped over a railing onto a patch of beach, I got my shoes filled with sand, ripped a big tear in the crotch of my jeans while attempting to climb onto a rock, and we managed to get the shots he needed. Then on the way BACK over the railing, I slipped and landed flat on my back, which knocked the wind out of me. Needless to say, Mike took me out to lunch. We sat outside Cornelia Street Cafe in the 40 degree weather, ate and chatted and it was lovely. Then we headed back to G-Ho, made brownies with the suitemates and watched Brokeback Mountain (I cried). Mike left, and of course I wasn't going to do work, so I watched The Aristocrats and had another one of my conversations with Liz. When it's just us in the apartment we tend to just sit on our asses and talk each other's ears off, or dance around to John Legend. It's great. That night I went to the Village Tavern with Liz and her friends, then met up with other G-Ho-hos and was introduced to the most magnificent place on earth: Chumley's. Freaked out the entire time I was there, sitting under Fitzgerald's portrait and William Burough's cover of Naked Lunch and vowed to become a regular. Re-ignited my obsession with the game MASH, which has been updated to MASHITO. Fell asleep watching Breakfast at Tiffany's at 3 am.
Saturday: Woke up, went to Jack's with Cari to get coffee, stopped by/browsed Three Lives & Co, bought the most recent New Yorker, heard a guy yell "HEY ASSHOLE!" from his car window to another dude driving by (so New York, and yet I had never heard it until then), got my ripped pants fixed. Went to a show at the Lion's Den to hear a friend of a friend play, who sounded like Jason Mraz, Live @ Java Joe's. Had dinner at Chumley's (see? becoming a regular) with Justine, Ali, Mike, Audrey, Jill, Cari, Elena. Laughed a lot. Really laughed. Their burgers are orgasmic (served with english muffins, not conventional hamburger buns!) Less than an hour after leaving Chumley's from dinner, Elena and I went back with a different crew for drinks (Caroline, Stu...Thomas and his cousin came later) and a good time was had.
Today (Sunday): Spent a good chunk of the afternoon in the Tisch recording studio with Sammy (with Zack at the board), and we just jammed and had a blast. It was so productive, we recorded a Sarah McLachlan cover (Building A Mystery), an AMAZING piano & acoustic version of "Silent Film" which I am soooooo excited for Zack to finish mixing (think: acoustic inverted arpeggios, so simple, and sooooo beautiful. I love the guitar), me improvising to one of Sammy's songs, and etc. Made brinner (breakfast for dinner) and mimosas with the suitemates and watched Grey's and E! THS for America's Next Top Model.
Mmmmmmmm. I'm going to pay dearly for this negligence of schoolwork over the course of the week, but it was worth it.
The only minus: I think I may be getting sick. Which isn't good, given the Gallatone show is this Wednesday. Boo. I've stocked up on Vitamin C drops though, and plan on finishing off the entire bag by Tuesday, latest.
I know, I know this post was just a list of things I did over the weekend and didn't have anything intellectually or emotionally stimulating (actually, when do I ever write anything along those lines) but I just wanted to record everything for what it was: simple, honest fun. [sigh of contentment]
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