warriors beat the suns
Posted in sports on Nov 29th, 2007
saw the warriors smack down phoenix on monday with the crew from work. they got off to a rough start but have bounced back nicely.
Archive for November, 2007
sharks vs. kings
Posted in sports on Nov 29th, 2007
saw my first hockey game in san jose last weekend with jay. unfortunately the sharks lost 2-1.
thanksgiving
Posted in misc on Nov 27th, 2007
had a nice relaxing thanksgiving day at oliver, reba & andy’s. tasty food all around.
jay’s big green egg
Posted in misc on Nov 24th, 2007
jay recently became the proud new owner of a big green egg bbq grill/smoker. i have to say, the thing is impressive. and the pork shoulder and brisket he cooked on it was amazing. his homemade bbq sauce and “mustard sprinkler” didn’t hurt either.
grove street stompers
Posted in music on Nov 23rd, 2007
went to see the grove street stompers at arthur’s tavern on one of my last nights in new york. apparently these guys have been playing here every monday night for a long, long time..
end of the retreat season
Posted in misc on Nov 17th, 2007
caitlin had a party at her brooklyn apartment to celebrate the end of the season of retreats. in addition to the usual debauchery we also enjoyed a “balance the whiffle ball bat” game which went on for at least 45 minutes. i got some good practice trying to focus this new lens in low light [...]
day trip to new haven
Posted in misc on Nov 14th, 2007
on saturday i joined mike & allison for a quick trip up to connecticut to see oliver’s home town and have dinner with his parents. nice to be on the east coast in the fall..
coney island swan dive
Posted in music on Nov 12th, 2007
went to see the excellent coney island swan dive on friday night at parkside lounge. funny & beautiful country covers of all your favorite songs.
got a new 50mm f/1.4 lens for my camera so that i can take shots in low light.
goodbye daylight savings time
Posted in misc on Nov 7th, 2007
went out with friends from dickinson & san francisco last saturday to, uhh, celebrate the time change. this can make for a very late night.
eric lewis with roy hargrove sitting in
Posted in music on Nov 5th, 2007
after soccer, reid and i went to zinc bar in the west village to see eric lewis’ trio. this is one of the smallest jazz clubs i’ve ever been to; probably holds about 45 people. halfway through the set roy hargrove showed up and played some trumpet which was a nice surprise. [...]