i go to new york

Also there's this funny story in which I thought caek was saying that LG and cozen were here NOW and they were going out last night. It seemed like the other group I was with should meet up with them so I tried that but turned into this big mistaken identity thing and then I texted caek at like 11.30 to find he didn't even mean now.

Okay it wasn't actually that funny. A little funny, though, definitely.

Can't wait for November. I'm there 13-23rd.

i was there. it was pretty fun.

i thought it was funny, one time i tried to txt ian but instead i txtd this guy in chicago named ian and there was much confusion lol

november is a deece month in ny unless tbh. wife's family coming to visit for three weeks, getting here in two days. there are kids. should be fun.

We should all go see tylerw's band on the 1st

i want to do that but that is the weekend we're taking helen's family to visit my family in RI :(

Wait, what are the coordinates of tyler's band playing? Of course I will be disappointed if ian cannot go but...

i think it's at union pool in williamsburger.

ken, did i tell you how much i enjoyed the Gene Kerrigan book you gave me? so much so that now i'm reading all his other stuff i can get my hands on.

Yes union pool

Dates finalized... I'll be in NYC from Nov. 8 to the 20th.

are dogs and cats a hipster essential in nyc? almost every apt on airbnb has a dog or a cat. nobody i know in london has one.

dogs and cats are v popular in usa altogether iirc

yes single people have pets here and it's considered not weird

The one catch is that nobody spends any time with their dogs and cats. New York must have the highest per capita rate of roommates driven batty by lunatic cats starved for attention by their inattentive masters (who imagine themselves as doting pet-lovers when it comes time for Instagram).

strange that all the apartments allow them too, i reckon most places ban them here.

we have four cats fyi

<3

A dog three birds and two fish tanks

The one catch is that nobody spends any time with their dogs and cats. New York must have the highest per capita rate of roommates driven batty by lunatic cats starved for attention by their inattentive masters (who imagine themselves as doting pet-lovers when it comes time for Instagram).

I have lived this.

i think it's at union pool in williamsburger.

ken, did i tell you how much i enjoyed the Gene Kerrigan book you gave me? so much so that now i'm reading all his other stuff i can get my hands on.

we have four cats fyi

Wasn't judging btw...

so i'm staying on grand st/bushwick ave in an airbnb i got around there.

that's a good spot. grand st is my favorite part of williamsburg, it has kept some of the old puerto rican flavor mixed with newer stuff. kinda feels like the mission in SF a little bit.
Grand Morelos has good Mexican food in a open all nite diner setting, you got Huckleberry for fancy cocktails and snacks, Carmine's on graham has good pizza, Daddy's and Harefield Road are nice bars.

yeah it was a bit pricier to be around there but reckon it's worth it.

Grand Morelos has good Mexican food in a open all nite diner setting

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

that's going to come in handy i think, judging by the type of trip i'm planning.

any of you going to dj harvey on the 16th of november? am considering it.

ask a silly question, but can anyone recommend a driving school in manhattan or brooklyn? don't care about the quality of instruction (i'm an excellent driver an excellent driver), i just want it to be painless

this is just for the 5h bullshit course + the test and maybe an hour before the test of driving around

So...Elvis T is here now, Local Garda arrives on the 13th, and I don't know when cozen gets here. Anyone? Anyone else?? gbx???

I'll look into it

what is for dinner and drinking tnite? plz don't let me finish this review of Sokurov's Faust first.

I'm going to a workshop until like 8.30 but up for anything but karaoke afterward.

Sunday night (after 9ish) is an option too, if anyone else is off Monday.

i'll be busy in Astoria til 9:20 or so. anyone after that?

unrelated to tonight/alcohol, etc., but drop me a line if interested in catching "at berkeley" at some point? fair warning: it's four hours.

I have it on my laptop...

did you screen it yet?

no, of course not! 4:1 I don't get to it before Critics Voting Day (Dec 9).

ha yeah i can't say i'm excited, but i liked boxing gym and i feel like i "should" watch this one for work. not sure i can face it in a theater tho. looking for moral support.

So...Elvis T is here now, Local Garda arrives on the 13th, and I don't know when cozen gets here. Anyone? Anyone else?? gbx???

Yeah I arrive Wednesday, am around till 23rd so plenty of time to do something if some of you are free.

morbs what critics voting guild syndcate thingy are you a part of?
who is going to wfmu fri or sat?

I go (back) to new york 20th/21st-ish

i'm not gonna be at WFMU at all this weekend, sadly. working all weekend. adamrl, where are you staying this time? ;)

Haven't figured out a place to stay yet, but probably I'll look in the same hood as last time. I'm in town solo until wifey flies into JFK from business trip that weekend.

Then we're staying in a friend's place in Fort Greene until Sunday, so I'll be close by.

Anyone going to MBV tonight?

oh is that tonight? no one I know bought tickets, they were all annoyed at the prices (me included). I kinda had it in my head I might try to go scalp but I thought it was later in the month .... so sadly, no, ain't going.