While home for a week for the holidays I did a whole lot of sleeping, talking to my mom, sleeping, going to family Christmas parties, sleeping, eating, sleeping, hanging with my cats, and finally... hanging out with Christina.
And then I dragged her back to Brooklyn with me!
As if that wasn't fun enough, when I got back, I had some early birthday presents waiting for me that my mom had ordered for me, including a fun lens...
Woke up at 6am this morning to pounding on our front door. The building next door was on fire and we had to be evacuated. We each grabbed some precious valuables and bundled up to watch the hullabaloo outside. I brought my camera. (Click on any of the pictures to go to the full gallery and see them all.)
I know this isn't rocket science, but a study was recently conducted in the UK over a period of 4 years, which proved that organic foods are better for you. This is all according to an article in The Guardian by Ian Sample, "Organic Food Is Healthier: Study."
Based on early findings of the study, organic produce - fruits and veggie - could have "up to 40% more antioxidants" than their non-organic counterparts (ie. the cheap produce sold in most mass market grocery stores). In milk, the number was even higher - 60% more antioxidants and fatty acids (the good ones).
Support organic farmers.
Buy organic food.
Live longer.
Live healthier.
Seems pretty obvious.
Two weeks ago I went out with my friend Claire from grad school to Snitch and drank far too much. Apparently I met a few bands/people in bands that were playing that night though, so although the evening ended pretty badly for me, two weeks later it got me a fun little gig with one of those bands - Beyond Hope Lies.
They're an emo/pop punk/rock sort of band based out of our grand lil city of NYC and yesterday they were filming a live performance of two songs for the next round of FameCast competition. I went along as their photographer and took some shots of them both before and during the taping.
Good fun, and fun pictures ensued.
Went to a big, extravagant Italian wedding in New Jersey yesterday - as a friend, not a photographer - but there was quite a good deal of free booze and unlimited wine on our table, so I wound up taking a few fun shots in the end. Click the photo to see them all.
Halloween party at Ingrid's - costumes optional - resulted in a pretty large album of fun (full disclosure: and some blurry) photos. Click any of the photos to see them all.
Went to Piano's on a sudden whim suggested by Alex to check out Piano's weekly Karaoke Killed the Cat's Halloween night, all of us decked out in some sort of costume on. Click on the photos to check out all the pictures.
My lovely roommate Sam McTavey played at Bar Matchless tonight and of course rocked the house down. Click the pic to see all the photos.
The infamous Sarah Mulls threw a Halloween bash, complete with costumes, craziness, and flipcup. Click on any of the pictures to see all the photos.
Claire and I ventured to Snitch last night and for some reason a bottle of vodka showed up on our table, 100% unprompted by us, and then I took loads of pictures of people I don't know. Click the photo to see them all.
Last night at Bowery Ballroom: Most Serene Republic, Dean + Britta, The Rosebuds. My camera died during The Rosebuds, but I did get a fair number of photos nonetheless. Click any of the photos to see the full album.
Just as I got home from an entirely exhausting weekend photographing a wedding, I heard from Mulls that she had an extra ticket to see The Little Ones and Voxtrot perform at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Instead of my intended nap, I sucked it up and joined in the fun. Click the image to see all the photos.
This weekend I took a trip up to New Hampshire to photograph the wedding of the most perfect couple I've ever seen - Pat and Crystal Skahan. To see all the photos, click on the image below.
While up in New Hampshire to photograph a wedding, my mom came up with me and my uncle visited us in Rye for the day. He brought along their big sweetheart of a black lab, Josie, as well and we a checked out the rocky beach across the street from the cabin I was staying in. Click on the picture to see all the photos.
My roommate, the great Sam McTavey, played at 169 Bar last night. The place is a dive, but it sure does make for a nice little show for any budding musicians in town. Click any of the images below to see all the photos from the evening.
I live in Greenpoint, Brooklyn - an overwhelmingly Polish neighborhood. Today was Polish Day. It was insanity outside my front door. Click on the images below to see a few examples of the craziness.
