t.g.i.t.!

Wow, this week went by fast! The weather has been wonderful all week, and I'm hoping it will stay nice through the weekend. I've got a lot of basketball lined up, playing recreationally tonight, catching the Knicks game with Paul (who will be rooting for the visiting Milwaukee Bucks) and playing more ball on Saturday.

One thing I may do this weekend is to pick up a bike with Chih. He's convinced me that biking downtown is safe as long as you stay off the side streets, and as long as I can pick up a junker for less than $100 I'd be happy to try it out. Hopefully I can go with him to the flea market on Saturday.

- Check it out, Google Calendar! It's only in beta, but looks awesome so far. There have been so many time's where I've wished I could have accessed my iCal via the web, and this may be the solution.

going to the movies!

Here it finally is, the long-anticipated list of movies I want to watch at the Tribeca Film Festival. I'm sure a number of these will be sold out, or the limited showings will not fit my schedule, but I've included all of the movies anyways. (FYI - tickets are already on sale for Amex members, but I left my card in California).

Unfortunately, there are no hyperlinks I can add so you've got to do your own browsing through their online program or you can print the PDF of hard copy program.

Without further ado, my Tribeca Film Fest list (* denotes movie I really hope to watch):

The Big Bad Swim
Comeback Season*
Comedy of Power
East Broadway
Farewell Bender*
Fat Girls
Fifty Pills*
Follow My Voice: With the Music of Hedwig
The Groomsmen
Hanging Garden
The Heart of the Game
The Hip Hop Project
Holiday Makers*
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With
I'm Reed Fish*
Kettle of Fish
Kiss Me Again
Love for Share
The One Percent*
The Promise*
The Shutka Book of Records*
The TV Set
Two Players from the Bench*
Viva Zapatero!
Wordplay
Goal! The Dream Begins*
Keeping Up With the Steins
Laura's Star
One Last Thing*
Zaina, Rider of the Atlas

roommate reunion!

I apologize that it's been so long since my last post. I blame it on laziness. And the nice weather. And having friends in town. And World of Warcraft.

Anyways, last week was filled with reunions. First, I had dinner with Andrea. She was my roommate in north Berkeley after I finally moved out of the fraternity house. We hadn't seen each other in years, with her leaving the country and me wholly self-absorbed in my own life.

Next up was Christina, my other roommate from the same apartment. Unlike Andrea, who moved to NY shortly before I did, Christina was only here for a whirlwind art tour from Friday morning to Saturday afternoon. Gerald (who replaced Andrea to live with me and Christina), Francis and I met her for drinks on Friday night before we all went back to my place, squeezed into my tiny bedroom and nearly fell asleep listening to Francis' mix tape.

Finally, last but not least, was Eric, my old roommate from the SOMA bachelor pad (come to think if it, that was his apartment before moving in with his then-girlfriend, now-wife). He was in town for some b-school orientation events (drinking, drinking and more drinking). I met up with him and some other friends on Saturday night, going from one bar to the next in the LES until we ended up at a late-night chutney place on Houston.

All that's left now in terms of roommates since 2000 would be the other Eric from my SOMA apartment and Thien from my Noe Valley place. If you're reading this, you guys need to come out and visit!

it's a bit sad

That I've been reduced to grocery shopping at my local CVS pharmacy. I guess I still pick up my milk and juice from a real market and got some good stuff at Trader Joe's last week, but I think I'm just a bit depressed from missing the old neighborhood Safeway. Living here has made me really appreciate the "super" in supermarkets. It's nice how there are little tiny markets everywhere (btw, why are they called bodegas?), but I miss my one-stop, heavily discounted, shopping.

Anyways, for lunch today I picked up a can of chili and some biscuits from Amy's bread. I actually had to buy a ton of bread since I forgot my cash and Amy's has a $10 minimum for credit charges. If you want some challah cinnamon loaf or black olive bread contact me. This is an old picture, but it looks EXACTLY like my lunch:

moe's tavern goes to white castle!

After a great win in Brooklyn, Moe's Tavern decided to celebrate at White Castle. Honestly, this was all I could think about all game, as there had been emails mentioning a possible trip. I knew that if we won, Mike (the other one) was getting the team a case of sliders.

We were on such a big high after our win, a couple guys on the team treated us all to TWO cases of sliders (60 little burgers), plus sacks of chicken rings (yes Cris, RINGS, not wings), clam strips and fish nibblers. I went for the even dozen but could only polish off eleven before getting stopping. I was highly satisfied by my first trip to White Castle. How could I not be impressed by any burger joints that inspects every crate of burgers for accuracy! (Although our second crate was missing the inspection stickers, and some of those burgers were found to be ketchup-less)





Although White Castle was no Shake Shack or Corner Bistro, neither are those places White Castle. I doubt you'd find at those places two random people in the restaraunt telling us how sick we'll be tonight (by the way, I am still feeling excellent).

it's snowing!

It's not just snowing, but it's really coming down hard! And I thought winter was over. I did hear that this April would be fairly rainy, but I guess that can only be expected after a beautiful March.

breaking news - Simpsons The Movie!

As a HUGE Simpsons fan, I am compelled to post this immediately:

The Simpsons Movie
In Theatres: July 27th, 2007

Google Romance!

I forgot to post this in my last update: http://www.google.com/romance/

"When you think about it, love is just another search problem. And we’ve thought about it. A lot. Google Romance™ is our solution.Google Romance is a place where you can post all types of romantic information and, using our Soulmate Search™, get back search results that could, in theory, include the love of your life.

Then we'll send you both on a Contextual DateTM, which we'll pay for while delivering to you relevant ads that we and our advertising partners think will help produce the dating results you're looking for."

good times...

My weekend kicked off with a beautiful Friday morning. I finally hit the gym after weeks of being sick or too busy to go, and as a reward, I decided to hit up the Shake Shack for a sunny outdoor lunch in Madison Square Park. Once I got there, I encountered the longest line ever - between joining the line and finally getting my food, I spent nearly an hour and a half watching the shade slowly overcome the park, and feeling the temperature drop steadily. Luckily, I had donned a long sleeve jacket to go along with my shorts and favorite sandals. However, all things considered, my Shack Burger, hamburger with everything, fries and a large strawberry shake were worth the wait.



Saturday seemed like it would be nice too, but after Gerald and I emerged from the theater after watching Nausicca and the Valley of Wind at around 2PM, it was actually raining! After a brief stop at home to change into shoes, Gerald and I hit up Demarco's for some of my favorite pizza. Then I spent the better part of the afternoon at home playing World of Warcraft before meeting up with my old co-worker Julia (coolest intern ever - if Jean ever comments on my blog she can be tied). We walked around Soho, running into Famke Janssen again (Julia was completely celebrity frozen for a few seconds), and finally stopped for dinner at the Sullivan Diner for some so-so Dutch pancakes.

Sunday was painful to go into work, as it was just such a beautiful day. However, after work I met up with my buddy Paul (also an old BUILD associate) for some excellent burgers at Corner Bistro. I wasn't very happy with my first experience there as I found the hamburger to be a bit bland and soggy. However, this time I ordered their Bistro Burger, which comes with bacon and cheese, and it was excellent. We got in at a good time as we only waited about five minutes for a table, but on our way out the place was packed with a line nearly going out the door! After dinner we hit up a bar to catch MLB's opening game and caught up as it had been a while since we last met up.

On a side note - Paul and I are hoping to catch the April 14 Knicks game against his hometown Bucks. Let me know if you're interested in joining us!

t.g.i.f.!

Especially because I don't have to work today! It's a beautiful day to have off, with possible highs in the 70s! Hello shorts and sandals!

Here are some upcoming events in the near and not-so-near future:

- New York International Children's Film Festival: I'm catching Nausicaa, a Miyazaki film, tomorrow morning at the IFC Center.
- Knitting class! Gerald got me a gift certificate for my birthday a while back, so I'm planning on signing up for a class in the next few weeks. If I'm any good, expeect to receive hats and scarves for Christmas!
- Tribeca Film Festival: 4/25 - 5/7. Despite living blocks away, I have yet to set foot in Tribeca. I'm sure I will make it out there for at least one movie.
- Brooklyn Restaraunt Week: 4/3 - 4/11. I couldn't find a link for the restaraunts, but I'm hoping to continue exploring this not-so-far borough.
- Baseball! The season opens on 4/2 and although I'm excited about the games, I'm a bit worried about my fantasy teams. There's just too much to do in NYC to keep track of my fantasy teams!
- The Whitney Biennial 2006: I'm really hoping to check this out soon. Maybe this afternoon?
- Upcoming auctions at Christie's: There's another wine auction on Saturday 4/8, will I have the guts this time to bid?