The Neverending Summer (non-surf version)

Friday - dinner at The General Greene

Clinton Hill in sunset

Saturday - BK Flea

Knitted potholders

Sunday - brunch in Williamsburg and biking Greenpoint

Awesome piece by Oekis (?)

Bikes at Empire Fulton Ferry State Park (they gave an ugly industrial waterfront park such a nice name - it was better when we were sneaking out there at night)

Ninja Sex Party at a comedy show at Legion

Fun in sun

Awesome long weekend. I started it off right by leaving work early on Friday for lunch with Team Kenya, then headed to Long Beach with some of the TX crew. Saturday was spent lazing on the roof with sangria and Paul Pope, then on Sunday Angel and Mitch scooped us up and we headed out to Levy's house on Long Island...




The house has been lived in by students for a very long time and is only a 5 minute walk to the beach. Levy's roommate Brooke is studying marine biology (jealous!) and has tanks full of turtles and crabs in the house, as well as a vegetable garden. She also built a tree swing underneath a platform on which you can sit/nap.

There's a little raised hut right there where we can sit in the shade.

We stayed on the beach to watch the sunset, the sun a giant red ball sinking lower and lower into the ocean.

Watermelon, sangria, beer and friends on the beach.

We watched fireworks on the beach.

The next day it took a while for everyone to feel human again. Before leaving we headed down to the beach one more time, shot Levy's air rifle (targets pictured above) and played in the sprinkler. 
Getting wasted for America!

Future so bright

Beautiful Saturday at the Flea.
Robyn was in town for some meetings and stayed with me over the weekend so on Saturday we went to the Flea to eat and shop. It's always nice going with first timers because I never really get to browse through everything anymore.

We found a vendor who had a $1 LP table and did a little digging. Robyn scored a Diana Ross/Supremes album for $1 and I got a live Beach Boys album, The Jets and a double LP compilation of sold gold tracks all for $7.

Later that night we stopped at Bar Olivino to sample some wines and cheese, bought some bottles we liked, then headed up to a friend's place nearby for some TX Hold 'em. My playing was erratic at best but I'm learning!

On Sunday after bootcamp we celebrated Father's Day by grilling on Mike and Seth's roof. Seth has this great little propane grill that folds up into a portable little box, so we grilled sausages and chicken kebabs. Michael had made fresh lemonade which we drank with vodka, as well as some refreshing gazpacho.

We spread some bedsheets out and ate, drank, napped. With so little outdoor space, a good rooftop is a valuable commodity.

The best part about rooftop BBQs: the sunset. The tall building to the right is the old Williamsburgh Savings Bank, which is now used for private events.

The endless summer

Friday: At Brooklyn Heights Cinema to see the world premiere of Colin Hearts Kay, one of the feature films of the Brooklyn Int'l Film Fest. Mellini from my knitting group was in it.

Saturday morning: A shrimp roll at Brooklyn Flea, then stopped by Deb's booth to say hi and check out more of her Spring/Summer 2010 pieces.  Beautiful stuff! She was sharing her booth with Virginia Galvan, a fellow Brooklynite. Organic, dainty pieces.

Saturday night: Biked out to Bed-Stuy to Brooklynite Gallery for the opening of Surface Tension. It was a lot of fun, like a backyard party with DJ Rekha and professional Indian dancers. We met Angel there and once the dancers started we inched our way up to the front.

There was a group of neighborhood teens who showed up and started dancing, and battled the dancers. It was so much fun and they were so cute! Totally stole the show. They were really fun and had a great attitude. What were you doing at thirteen? I would tear around the neighborhood with my friends and hit up the different parks where they'd hidden bottles of booze in the bushes.

I almost ate shit on the way home trying to follow Angel in between two cars. Made it back in one piece and ended the night with hot dogs and rose on the roof.

Sunday afternoon: David's rainy birthday BBQ in Williamsburg. Stopped by The Meat Hook to pick up some sausages, then walked over in the drizzle to Nick's building. I started with dessert first, a mocha cupcake topped with a chocolate-covered espresso bean from Cupcake Land. Then I narfed bratwurst and a lamb-rosemary sausage, jalapeno mac and cheese by Andrew, and then another one of our sausages, called the "Long Dong" which had jalapenos, pepperjack cheese and Texas Pete hot sauce. Whiskey and beer made me sleepy. At home now watching the Celtics kick some Laker butt!

I HEART BK

Giant letters from Kings County Salvage at BK Flea


New Bonbons at BK Flea


BK Flea fashion


Clinton Hill at 8am


More early morning Clinton Hill

Sun makes shadows

We didn't really do much but it was nice to see and feel the sun. More weekends like this, please.

The new year thus far...

BK Flea at One Hanson


You go girl!


Cat + mukluks


I love my new accessories...but will have to re-take this photo. It's not easy self-styling.


Close up of my mitts. I got the pattern at The Purl Bee.


Future bullriders!


The best weekend in a long time.

Plus,
* When you're at a loft party in hipster land and you hardly know anyone...that's the best time to make up dumb dances.
and....
* My best friend is getting married!

There's never enough time

• Went to MoMA to check out Tim Burton but it was sold out sold out sold out on free Friday.
• Watched Ninja Assassin, yet another Japanese flick with no main Japanese actors. Despite this and the cheeze factor, it was entertaining especially with the noisy audience.
• Painted (see above).
• Knit & Wine night was interesting as our normal haunt was broken into and our second choice was being renovated. A much smaller group of us ended up at The Vanderbilt, where we had some interesting cocktails and met Casey from Maine, who invited us to a Fiber Arts Retreat next summer.
  

I love livin in the city