Pretty Funny

Courtesy of Stephan, my office mate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dABo_DCIdpM&feature=player_embedded

Funny video of divers gone mad...

Watch the whole thing- the end with the shiv is worth it! Also- they guy in the beard is from Pittsburgh and doesn't really talk like that

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiBgufQaHds

As of last weekend...

Prettiest Lunch Truck in Town

Chuku and I went to Koja for lunch yesterday.. in case you haven't seen it...

It's on 38th just south of Walnut. Also- the food is delicious!

In the Army...

Biggest little brother is a handsome little soldier.

Another video via Lonka

http://thehairpin.com/2011/04/how-do-you-like-your-picnics-loud

Gjergji: "hey Edi- wanna get drunk and shoot some guns?"
Edi: "Hell yeah! I'm gonna call like 20 of my friends so we can all shot guns together!"

too good! thanks lonka!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCkCRDGVwuE&feature=player_embedded#at=49

Feb 3rd..yes, I'm very behind...

So many things in jars! What's a girl to do?

Me and Chuku at Reading Terminal Market...

2 months ago

Holy Cannoli!

the day I showed Brooks who's boss

Yes I know. I haven't posted in very nearly 2 months.

I'm going to play catch-up very soon.

For now, here's from yesterday.

Pod.

Went to lunch with Elvis (kicking and screaming!)

 and a visiting illustrator @ museum.

Splurge!

the future

later we had drinks on my roof-deck.

I use the term "deck" loosely,

since you have to climb out my kitchen window.

American Gothic

things started to get a bit rough

payback

bad time ;)

How it all started...

the day I showed Brooks who's boss

Disasterous Protests in Tirana

http://www.gazetatema.net/web/?p=5412

This is a slightly traumatizing video. Nevermind the language on the video- the image speaks for itself. Man alive...Man dead..

Explorer's Club and Hot Dog Bar

Went to see a friend give a lecture at the Explorer's Club in NY.

(Like a month ago- sorry I'm way behind here)

For those of you that are unfamiliar- the Explorer's club is a group

of creepy old men that meet in a fancy building on the upper east side

and have pissing contests about pointless expeditions to

the north and south poles. I'm pretty sure this is what it says on their website...

explorers.org

Ecologically f***ed up taxidermy.

Lonka! It had been ages since I'd seen her.

Made the whole ordeal worth it.

P.S. David- what happened to going to the dry cleaners?

Between Ani's melon-head and the scaffolding

you can barely see the club's sign.

Also, I look like a midget.

At least I'm not the only midg.

Since David lives in Ohio right now, I let him pick the Bar after dinner.

He picked some place with free hotdogs. Hebrew Nationals even.

So I tried one. And promptly spit it out.

I don't even want to know what PorkSlap means.

The beer wasn't bad though.

I made David trash-pick with me.

He's tired of carrying my spoils.

We had a good spat with the bus driver over

what is trash and what is luggage.

Museum Lunch Menu

Would you like a side of Broccoli Rape with that sir?

Prohibition Era Debauchery NYE 2010

Last Wednesday my wonderful boyfriend, Ben "Frequent Flyer Miler" Gordon,

 told me he was coming to see me for the weekend.

His one request was that I throw a New Year's Party...

a themed-NYE-party. Ok sure, I can do that in two days right?

Somehow, with great ideas from Brooks and Elvis, and tons of help from David Massey, Yan and Julie, Benjamin and many others-

I managed to get a dress, tons of food and liquor, and throw a packed to the gills bash in my little apartment. Thanks everyone that came and got silly 1920s style.

since there's no # on my apartment house.

Yan- master chef- peeled and sliced 3 cucumbers for 

tea sandwiches in like 2 minutes. 

Then arranged the extras perfectly on a plate.

It seriously would have taken me an hour and a half.

Lauren and Julie are looking at the photo-book that Yan and Julie

made for my birthday. It was the most incredible gift 

that I cried a bit when I opened it.

Elvis looked, in Ben's words "Spectacular, amazing I forgot how hot she is".

 I totally agree. All the ladies and fellows looked great!

I think Brooks would have won if we did a costume contest.

 3 piece suit, right style hat, and a cane. Bravo.

Of course, the traditional Gin Bucket.

For those of you who are not acquainted- a Gin Bucket is a bucket,

filled with a handle of Gin, a few cups of lime juice and lemons and limes and ice.

Mandatory sampling was enforced....

...oh poor Henry. Not only was he a gin bucket virgin,

but Ben and Pete said something so funny that it came out his nose.

Yay! Parisa, my lovely colleague, and her husband Morteza showed up.

This picture came out really weird but it was the only one I had.

I've really enjoyed introducing Parisa to various aspects of

American culture. From everyday slang to explanations of various holidays

and how little sense so much of it makes when you say it out loud...nothing beats Gin Bucket.

"bad time" pic. not sure if Danny is doing "bad time" 

or just not paying attention and having an actual bad time.

FFF

so that's how I got the scratch on my face..

having a LOVEly time.

Aftermath.. very little food was consumed- despite the 30 or 40 people

running through here...which means it was wild fun. I found beer bottles etc in some of

the strangest places..top 3: upside-down on door hook in living room, in the broiler, in bathtub and toilet.

Thank you Benjamin for doing all the dishes and helping me tidy up!

Bedroom disaster zone. Anything not invented before 1933 was moved in here.

If I wasn't sure, I moved it in here. 

I basically moved everything in here

except the couch, 2 tables, 2 chairs, and a milk crate.

I'm trying to see this as an opportunity to reorganize

and redecorate my living room...

Unfortunately I don't have any big group shots/ party shots...

Will post them as soon as I get them from others.

Happy New Year!!!!