and ... we're back!
did you miss me?
the days have been too pretty lately to focus on blogging. but, as anyone in the tri-state area knows, today is not one of those days.
so, in a recap of the lovely month of august ... my life, in lists.
things i have eaten
- baked cheetos
- orecchiette with roasted garlic and shredded parmigiano reggiano
- momofuku's ramen soup
- caracas arepas bar's chorizo and chicken stuffed arepas
- korean curry
- massaman curry
- green curry
- rickshaw dumpling bar's dumplings, including the delicious chocolate soup dumpling
- taco chulo's fish burritos
- max's ricotta & spinach ravioli
- lots and lots of fage's greek yogurt
things i have seen
- outstanding performances by meryl streep and kevin kline in brecht's mother courage, on central park's summerstage
- a disappointing display of graffiti at the brooklyn museum of art
- a beautiful, moody piece of work by C
- questlove inspiring dirty hipsters to dance, drink lager and play dodgeball in mccarren park
- new mothers grooving in the wee hours of a monday night at deep space, with francois k
- a white girl having a bachlorette party at bembe (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), complete with a veil decorated with tiny rubber penises
- a cat diving into a kitchen sink in order to get wet
- little miss sunshine, twice
- motherfucking snakes on a motherfucking plane, once
things i have felt
- writing anxiety
- MTD
- joy
- insecurity
- exhaustion
- anger at getting sick
- stomach cramps
- hot
- bliss
things i have written
- a poem about boundaries
- a story about a japanese retailer overtaking the meatpacking district
- REIT earnings
- a story about the troubles of a major international developer
- a preview of design exhibits at the cooper-hewitt
- approximately 12 thousand one-line poems
- approximately 13 thousand emails
things i have learned
- all kinds of salsa steps
- how to replant and mulch potted plants and trees
- when to let go
- to never postpone taking antibiotics. ev.er.a.gain.
- how to plan a tea party
- how to shave a head
- that a titmouse is a small songbird
things i have bought
- food. lots and lots of food.
- plane tickets
- floor repairs
- 2 wedding presents
- 1 baby shower present
things i have listened to
- lots of cheesy trance. lots and lots of it.
- pandora internet radio, my miguel migs and bloc party stations
- salsa, samba, and cumbia
- an architect telling me about the "theory of global warming" that i "might" believe in if i "happen to believe" that people "might" contribute to global warming. because it's "just a theory."
- francois k
- rich medina
- earnings calls. lots and lots of earnings calls.
- workmen tearing up my parquet floors
there are lots of extraordinary things soon to come, too. maybe it's not so bad to be a grownup and to go back to school. er, work. i mean ... five-day work weeks. anyways.
here's to all the fun stuff to come!
- a booze cruise, featuring jamie lidell
- ps1's final party with carl craig
- a baby shower for my dearest nephew at lady mendl's
- dinner party with the steel family
- a visit from JH
- a visit from my parents
- my nephew!
and just a few months down the line, when winter is starting to look really, really, unavoidable ... A TRIP TO KAUAI WITH MY FAMILY, MY NEW BABY NEPHEW, AND C!!!! and then a trip to my beloved chicago for new year's with G. snorkeling, java kai, roosters, green zebra, and giordano's stuffed spinach here i come.
the days have been too pretty lately to focus on blogging. but, as anyone in the tri-state area knows, today is not one of those days.
so, in a recap of the lovely month of august ... my life, in lists.
things i have eaten
- baked cheetos
- orecchiette with roasted garlic and shredded parmigiano reggiano
- momofuku's ramen soup
- caracas arepas bar's chorizo and chicken stuffed arepas
- korean curry
- massaman curry
- green curry
- rickshaw dumpling bar's dumplings, including the delicious chocolate soup dumpling
- taco chulo's fish burritos
- max's ricotta & spinach ravioli
- lots and lots of fage's greek yogurt
things i have seen
- outstanding performances by meryl streep and kevin kline in brecht's mother courage, on central park's summerstage
- a disappointing display of graffiti at the brooklyn museum of art
- a beautiful, moody piece of work by C
- questlove inspiring dirty hipsters to dance, drink lager and play dodgeball in mccarren park
- new mothers grooving in the wee hours of a monday night at deep space, with francois k
- a white girl having a bachlorette party at bembe (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), complete with a veil decorated with tiny rubber penises
- a cat diving into a kitchen sink in order to get wet
- little miss sunshine, twice
- motherfucking snakes on a motherfucking plane, once
things i have felt
- writing anxiety
- MTD
- joy
- insecurity
- exhaustion
- anger at getting sick
- stomach cramps
- hot
- bliss
things i have written
- a poem about boundaries
- a story about a japanese retailer overtaking the meatpacking district
- REIT earnings
- a story about the troubles of a major international developer
- a preview of design exhibits at the cooper-hewitt
- approximately 12 thousand one-line poems
- approximately 13 thousand emails
things i have learned
- all kinds of salsa steps
- how to replant and mulch potted plants and trees
- when to let go
- to never postpone taking antibiotics. ev.er.a.gain.
- how to plan a tea party
- how to shave a head
- that a titmouse is a small songbird
things i have bought
- food. lots and lots of food.
- plane tickets
- floor repairs
- 2 wedding presents
- 1 baby shower present
things i have listened to
- lots of cheesy trance. lots and lots of it.
- pandora internet radio, my miguel migs and bloc party stations
- salsa, samba, and cumbia
- an architect telling me about the "theory of global warming" that i "might" believe in if i "happen to believe" that people "might" contribute to global warming. because it's "just a theory."
- francois k
- rich medina
- earnings calls. lots and lots of earnings calls.
- workmen tearing up my parquet floors
there are lots of extraordinary things soon to come, too. maybe it's not so bad to be a grownup and to go back to school. er, work. i mean ... five-day work weeks. anyways.
here's to all the fun stuff to come!
- a booze cruise, featuring jamie lidell
- ps1's final party with carl craig
- a baby shower for my dearest nephew at lady mendl's
- dinner party with the steel family
- a visit from JH
- a visit from my parents
- my nephew!
and just a few months down the line, when winter is starting to look really, really, unavoidable ... A TRIP TO KAUAI WITH MY FAMILY, MY NEW BABY NEPHEW, AND C!!!! and then a trip to my beloved chicago for new year's with G. snorkeling, java kai, roosters, green zebra, and giordano's stuffed spinach here i come.
posted by Amy S. Choi at 12:43 PM
3 Comments:
also you ate risotto with green peas. :) and you have seen hot black men with their not-so-hot-overprotective girlfriends on the train. and you have felt anticipation for the new family memeber that's gonna come sooooo soon and change your life forever! and you have written many funny, witty comments on NYDG....and whoa, i didn't realize how many of these there are. nevermind. i am SOOO EXCITED for Kauai!!!!!
risotto with green peas!
she was a whole lotta woman. laying all over him on that subway. she may has well have peed on him while we were watching. but really ... do you blame her?
KAUAI!!!!!!
i think it's fun to catalogue :) but i am discovering that i am more freakishly anal than i ever imagined.
i will send one million photos! you'll wish cameras were never invented!
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