Bday Pics, Creatures of the Forest and More

Two of my favorite ladies, yuki and Laura

Laura and Steph enjoying food and beverage.

The winner of the contest celebrating with Maurice, one cool cat.

Cupcakes and a dangerous raccoon.

Smile! Allison and Abby

Coolest tree I know. Nice Beth!

Abbey, Abby and Jared having a good time.

Maybelle and I testing out the camera.

My mom making dinner for me. Thanks Mom!

Rain Machine and Antipop Consortium at BAM 1/30/10

Lunch. Yeah I made it. What? Yeah it does taste rad. Huh? No you can't have any.

Not everyone loves TV on the Radio. Bryan and Steve made fun of me for listening to them. Truth is though, a lot of people do. The lead singer, who I just found out is named Kyp Malone has a side project called Rain Machine. I think it's okay, not totally my thing, but worth checking out. Turns out he's going to be playing on Saturday the 30th with Antipop Consortium who I also don't know a lot about, but whose "New York to Tokyo" I dig. I know that's the day of Creatures of the Forest, but if you want to check this out, you totally should (and then stop by!).

Ta ta Tuesday

I swore it was Wednesday this morning, but of course it's not. I'm trying to bull-bump my way to the weekend I guess. Anyway, I decided I'd post something during my lunch hour today because I left my knitting at home. As Em would say, it's one hot mess. I love that expression!

So perhaps out of laziness, or because I had planned on posting this all along, I'm putting up my birthday invite it seems fitting since it is a common theme on the blog these days. What am I going to plan for after January? I'm taking suggestions people!

New Year

Not so long ago we bid a decade a dieu:
goodbye to ten, hello to new.
When twelve kissed one, time dashed forward--
yet like thread, merely circled over.
And so darn thread darns through every day
until one will be only what we knew.

But this beginning for all is to every one again,
new again, so...
on the eve of its end, when its glow may be dim,
come revel with me on my brand new year
with the same electric glee
as when this first month was wee.

Costume party: Creatures of the Forest
Why? My birthday
When? January 30th (Saturday) 8pm
Where? Lulu's (Greenpoint)
Dress code? No limits (Get crazy )

This is your inspiration.

Okay! If you've been keeping up with me here you'll know that I have been feeling that winter downer thing that can come from short days and basement living, but January is not all about the blues. It's one of my favorite times of year! It is, after all, my birthday month and you all know i've been talking about this costume party forever, so just play this catchy tune while you work with your tulle and paper bags or whatever it is you're doing to transform yourself.
The song, by YACHT, gives this great narrative of living in these imaginary awsome cities. The video is also somewhat apropos since I myself have been feeling both the dark and bright spots of the burgeoning year. Anyway, the song is great. I hope you find it inspiring too. I wish my kitchen would bake me a cake!

Wish List

So my computer, the one that took me through grad school, is really dying. I have had a new computer for a while now, but there were music files that I did not transfer to itunes and that was a mistake. I can't listen to any of the songs that are still on the old computer without the song distorting into static half way into the song. Sadness, I know.
I'm also tired of the music on my itunes and through complete laziness I've lost a lot of old music, so for anyone who is inclined, I'm requesting a mixed tape for my birthday. It would make my year. Thank you.

Creatures of the Forest Update: Ouija Prize

I played Ouija for the first time with Laura and some friends a few weeks ago. Possibly the most memorable part of the evening was when I asked what possible suitor I should pursue and I received the response: "You are special!" which was reverberated through the room by all the ladies in attendance. Yes I am, and indeed you are too, which is why I am looking forward to both the magic of your costume and and your beloved presence at Creatures of the Forest 2010.
Lest you think that I am merely hamming it up here, let me clue you in on my dedication to your attendance. As a teaser I am unveiling a part of the grand prize that will be awarded to best costume of the evening:

It's a Ouija board!

As you can see it's custom made with color detail. You're not getting a work of art like this from Hasboro, that's for sure. So should you skip Creatures of the Forest 2010?

Well hello there Mr. Moon, looks like the board has spoken. Let's ask the board one more question before we sign off. Should our dear readers delve into the craziest and most creative crevasses of their imaginations to make their costumes?

As you can see my friends, the board has spoken! I hope you guys are excited. Let me know if you want to keep seeing more teasers.

Creatures of the Forest, Save the Date!

You guys know I love my birthday, so it's no surprise that I'm thinking about how I'm going to celebrate it now. Laura and I thought up a trully amazing idea over Halloween and this past weekend I threw the idea out to some friends to see if it might work. Everyone I've told has been enthusiastic about it, so I have decided to go with my idea and do my best to nurture it to it's fullest potential.

My grand idea for this year's party is a costumed pub crawl. The theme is 'Creatures of the Forest.' Yes, it's time to take your creativity off the shelf and start thinking of an amazing costume. You don't have to stick to real animals. As long as it's a creature of the forest it's game, so let your imagination run wild. I am making a prized gift basket for best costume of the night.

This celebration will be Saturday, the 30th of January. Save the date! You have plenty of time to start brain storming. Tell your friends and to all of you guys not in NYC, consider coming up for the weekend. I can host at least a few people!