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This weekend was a real stand out. Erin picked me up from work Friday evening. We went out to a nice Restaurant Week dinner. We ate too much and got tummy aches, but it was fun.

Then we headed to the American Museum of Natural History for the Cool Kids/Kid Sister show. It was a fun, alternative (if impractical) venue for a show. It looked like the prom scene in She's All That.

The Cool Kids were really awesome. Kid Sister was less awesome, but then it got good again when KANYE WEST CAME OUT (onto the stage, not out of the closet lolz!! (everyone knows))!! He was wearing a floor length mink (everyone knows)!!! He short.

Anyway, it was really exciting. There was lots of dancing and screaming which was just what I needed after a long day at the office, y'know?
Here's my new fave The Cool Kids song.
Download: Gold And A Pager MP3

Saturday I just could not get up! Erin let me sleep in because she's such an awesome girlfriend. We got bagels at Terrace Bagel and then went to see How She Move. The answer? AWESOMELY! It wasn't as good as Stomp The Yard, but still enjoyable! Then Erin blew tons of $$$ at Brooklyn Industries.

We stopped by Lady Bird Bakery to get a cake from Girlfriendit'slibby. She's the nicest friend of mine who works in a bakery in history (sorry Sam)! Thanks Girlfriend!


After a little respite at my "crib," we headed to Manhattan for the long awaited THE CHAIN'S 2007 SECRET SANTA EXCHANGE. There was tons of food, expertly prepared by Jess and Jeff (who politely made himself scarce) including: goat cheese toasties, brussels sprouts, salad, and a baked rigatoni thing with cheese and chicken sausage. Delicious! Paul made pulled pork which was tasty and impressive.



There were some hold-over 2006 gifts that were finally given to their rightful owners. Jess gave Matt the sheets promised to him. Ben gave Jamaal a Madvillain figure and a hoodie with an Aquateen terrorist bomber on it.

The 2007 gifts unfolded thusly:

Matt gave me Stomp The Yard, Material Girls and some temporary eagle tattoos. There was a mystery swap gift Matt gave me the option of trading Material Girls out for. I stuck with Duff after seeing what it was.

I gave Zach a Mary Cassatt Book.
Zach gave Ben a Glengary Glen Ross pillow case and Love & Pop

Ben gave Jess three big bags of Swedish Fish, a Uniqlo t-shirt, and an animation OF HER!!!!!

Jess gave Gretchen a blue silk scarf and a knit black hat.
Gretchen gave Jamaal a signed copy of Anthony Bourdain's book The Nasty Bits and a Uniqlo t-shirt with a fuzzy felt monster on it.
Jamaal gave Matt some LED lights to put around his work station when he's up late animating. Apparently they also play music and junk.
Paul gave Erin a combo soup and sandwich plate (which was a thing they'd previously discussed).

Erin gave Paul a salad chopper device like from an infomercial and a wacky t-shirt that was born from the Internet.

GREAT WORK EVERYONE!!! Other highlights included a pack of military porn playing cards, boys singing into ersatz microphones (wooden spoons, paper towel stands, etc), Erin spilling copious amounts of wine because of her reckless gesticulating, the hilarious message I thought of to write on the cake, and Zach squeezing my head a bunch of times.





Thanks for opening your pretty apartment to us, Jess. UR SO BRAVE.


Sunday we went to brunch at Hope and Anchor. It was delicious as always. I had a lamb burger. Erin sped home with dozens of bagels for Kathy leaving me with great memories, a full heart and a blanket with a pack of wolves on it. THIS IS WHAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF!!

Sunday night I bought a ton of socks at Filene's and went to see the Romanian abortion movie. It was really great and sad, but mostly just disturbing and thought-provoking. Also I liked how it used the vernacular of new wave (like fixed cameras and zooms and stuff). Very refreshing!


I wish it was still this weekend because working sucks and I don't want to do it anymore and I just want to have fun with my friends ALL THE TIME and also give/get presents and eat food. :( :( :( :( :(