Putting Things in Perspective

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beans and burnt banana bread

Today I was very domestic. I did the laundry. Afterwards, I made some chili. It was my first time and it was so easy! Why haven't I been making it all these years?!

I also made some banana bread. It was a little burnt on the outside, but still good on the inside.

Turning 24.

On Wednesday I turned 24. Here are some pictures.

We ate pizza and played trivia at the Crocodile Lounge. Did we win? Who knows? Who cares? We left.

Caitlin and Mike gave me these tasty cupcakes.

We went to a different bar to do some karaoke. Dylan and I turned into ghosts.

Dylan gave us a glimpse into his soul, and we danced.

Mike, Cailtin, Natalie, Dylan's nose.

Matt took it easy.

Check out those spider webs!

Craziness on a Wednesday night! I sang some 90's golden nuggets, Elastica's 'Connection' and Better than Ezra's 'Good', but I guess no one seemed to care enough to document that.

The Visitors

Last weekend, Indigineous People's weekend, Adam and Maria came to visit!

This is where Dylan works, in case you were interested.

We started the weekend off the way it should be started- with tasty Brooklyn Pizza.

Dylan is now a vegetarian, so we just got a plain cheese pizza.

Real, effin, Brooklyn Pizza!

Then we did the bridge.

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Saturday we headed up to the Upper West Side to the Museum of Natural History.

I consulted the map.

The squid and the whale.

Adam, keepin' it real with the sharks.

This is a blurry pic of me giving the official thumbs up for the giant whale.

Dylan showcasing the giant whale.

Dylan tackled some wolves.

I communicated with the mountain goats.

This picture is for Andre Archerd. If you're out there...

Then we walked through Central Park.

Dylan and Adam had a brotherly moment.

We posed by this fountain, which Dylan and I learned more about last night while we watched the Ric Burns New York documentary. The fountain is a memorial for the union men lost in the civil war. People did not appreciate the angel at first, because she looked frumpy, but then she became appreciated because she represented the American people (0r something like that).

We had some dinner, met up with Mike and Caitlin and checked out Times Square.

My Irish roots.

Action shot.

Sunday = New York Aquarium & Coney Island.

Pretty Jellies.

This guy. God sure had a sense of humor when he created that! Ha!

The Atlantic Ocean.

Boardwalk. Maria contemplated buying a knish, but decided it would be best not to.

Schultz boys.

Then we waited in line forever to see Upright Citizens Brigrade comics for free.

This is where we live (NOT!)

Party pics by the east river.

That's about it. Now, don't you want to visit?