An Update of Sorts

I got my haircut today. Again at the Aveda Institute. You might remember the last time I went I had the very nervous student. Well, luck of lucks, I get her again today. And she's still nervous and kind of weird. But again I think she did a good job so I can't really complain. I really hope I get someone different next time though.

You might also remember the custom Vans I ordered back in April for the Vans book we're doing for work. Well today there was a party for the book a powerHouse books in Dumbo. It was a cool party, Tony Alva and Steve Callabrarera (that is not how you spell his last name) were there and there was a question and answer section and it was cool to hear their stories. And a lot of interesting people to watch, many of whom embody this mold.

But I got to wear:



MY VANS!! (Please note that I do not have cankles and my legs are smooth and not lumpy, I don't know what's wrong with this picture but it's not good. Also the faint blue area on my shoes are from where my dark jeans bled in the rain last week! And don't we have nice wood floors?)

Parties

So my two consecutive nights of parties have ended.

Monday night's Urbanstages benefit gala was fun. It was a very monied crowd, I'm not quite sure if I've ever been in a crowd like that before. We arrived during the auction and I had never been to a real, live auction before. It was fun to see really rich people bid insane amounts of money for pretty mundane things. But it was fancy, fun, and there was good food. And actually a good crowd of people. It would have been nice if the weather was warmer. The party was in the Central Park Boathouse so being outside would have been nice, but it was still good.

Tonight's party was the opening of the Mannahatta exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York. I had never been to a museum opening or the Museum before, so it was a night of firsts. My roommate E came with me and we tagged along with my work friend W and his friend. It was a really nice party; good wine, nuts that tasted like fruit loops (really!), and good breadsticks. And I managed to take some pictures at this one...

Springtime!

Although the weather in NYC today reached a high of 61 (and it felt like a high of 50), it's springtime. In fact, some (like me) even consider Memorial Day, which is this weekend, to be the start of summer.

One of my favorite things about spring is the signs of color at the Greenmarket. And my favorite vegetable of all, the asparagus. It's just the perfect vegetable. It's so tasty and crisp and can be put into almost anything. I've been eating it at 2 meals a day for the past week or so. Today I also had the pleasure of finding strawberries, the first of the season. And they were only $4 a carton!! In the peak season they're usually more.

Tonight I'm off to a charity benefit at the Central Park boat house. I'm excited, although it doesn't start until 9:30 and it ends at 11 so it's a trip for an hour and a half and I won't get home until late. And it's freezing!! We'll see how well I hold up in my outfit.