Friends

Mmm BBQ

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Today I went up to Jayson & Gretchen’s for a Memorial Day BBQ. The weather was iffy but besides a bit of rain it turned out ok. We got to BBQ, drink, play poker (even if it wasn’t for money) and just hang out. John & Dave and others were there. it was fun. I took the train up in the early afternoon. Hung out for lunch/dinner and then got a ride home with John.

Overall it was the perfect Memorial Day BBQ if you ask me. Even the rain wasn’t so bad. The overcast skies kept the weather cool so it was not too hot out!

Drinks After Work

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I meet up with Danny, Anthony and a few unnamed (because I cannot recall their names) others after work today. We meet up at a bar near union square. I was good and kept to my 2 drink limit since I have to get up early tomorrow for the BBQ upstate. I haven’t seen Anthony in a while so it was nice to catch up. I got my fill of old company gossip, and then headed home.

I worked from home today. I thought I would have some time to get some work done, but for some reason the meetings piled up. It was a busy day even though it was a Friday!

Meet Up With Friends

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Today after work I headed into the city to Blaggards to meet up with friends. Yes headed into the city is what I said. I was working from home so it is always kind of odd to go into Manhattan to meet up with people after work when I am already home. Meet up with Mike, Luke, and others. I had a good time, but it is always fun hanging out with those guys.

Thankfully an otherwise uneventful day at work.

The Movies

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I hung out during the day today. Nothing spectacular. Just happy to relax after a long week at work.

Meet up with Danny this evening to see the new Star Trek movie. I was skeptical about the movie since I can’t remember a good Star Trek movie since my dad took me to see Star Trek II in the mid 80’s. I was pleasantly surprised. It was a decent movie. Nothing spectacular in my opinion but pretty good.

Afterwards Danny and I grabbed food at a bar near the theater. I got to have some Obon, so I was happy to have some nice scotch.

May 5th

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Today I was an at the office day. Prashant wasn’t around so I ended up eating lunch by myself. It is odd that when I am in the office I don’t even get to socialize more than when I work from home. I know that is because the teams I work with are not in the office I am based out of but it is still a bit unusual. I had a busy day of meetings and getting tasks done. I had an issue later in the day so I ended up staying at the office till 6.

I was going to meet up with Kristen and possible some of her friends for drinks, but that fell through since she had some last minute things to take care of. I am glad the plans got canceled because i did have to stay late at work and I wasn’t sure if I would have had to stay later. I always hate canceling plans because of a work issue that comes up!

The rest of the evening was uneventful. My mom is off to Europe with a friend so I spoke to her on the phone at the airport for a while. I am her weather checker / temperature converter. I love that I can convert Celsius into Fahrenheit using Convertbot on my iPhone.

It Is Finally Friday

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Today (well yesterday at this point) was a work from home day for me. It was surprisingly busy. Friday’s is typically a day that starts out free from meetings, but like today usually gets booked up. This week it got packed with meetings and things. I was glad to get the day over with since it was particularly hectic.

I ended up going to Blaggards for a few drinks. I saw a bunch of Redcats people there. Some I haven’t seen in a while. Had a drink with Louis. Saw Simonne, and others. It was fun. Mike was able to come out later. Saw Jenn and some of her friends again. Ended up hanging with Stanley and one of Jenn’s friends for a while, but I cannot recall her name. I can’t stand it when I do that. I don’t remember what time I headed home, but it was probably before 11, I hope!

Mixed Friday

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Friday was a work from home day for me. The day would be classified in the normal category. Crazy things went on, but nothing out of what I would consider normal for a day. After work I meet up with Luke, Mike, & others at Blaggards to hang out. Unfortunately the night got cut short around 9PM when I had to go home for a problem at work. I didn’t get to bed till around 2AM because of the commotion. That is not they way I want to end a week. In the end everything was fine, but the excitement can be hectic. Even with the late night adventures at work the day and evening was mostly good. I had a good time with friends for a few hours so I can’t complain!

Unfortunately now my sleep pattern is all messed up for the weekend! I am trying to relax so the bad night of sleep doesn’t turn into a migraine.

Observe and Report

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Went to see Observe and Report with Danny tonight. That movie was disturbing. That being said, it was also funny so overall I liked it. After the movie we headed over to The Heartland Brewery for dinner. I stuck with one Obon scotch and no other drinks. I am still recovering from my cold.

The weather today was fantastic. I brought a jacket thinking that it would get cold at night. Leaving for the subway after dinner it was still nice enough out that I didn’t need it. Go figure. All and all a nice relaxing day, even if I didn’t do any of the shopping I had wanted to!

Broken Glasses

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I don’t know how long they have been messed up, but this week I noticed my glasses were broken. I have lenses that tint when exposed to outside sunlight. They are really cool since I don’t need to carry a second pair of sun glasses. I took them off while tinted the other day and i noticed that parts of the edge of the lenses were not getting dark. I thought that maybe it was perspiration or dirt. I figured I would clean them and check another day. Well I did just that. I cleaned the glasses and went out to the grocery store across the street. When I was outside I examined the glasses more carefully. I was amazed to see that the edge of both lenses were not as dark as the center of each lense. One lense was worse than the other but it was clear that the tint finish was defective. I don’t know how long it was messed up like that. It may have been a while. When wearing them you couldn’t see anything wrong since the defects were at the edge.

I took the glasses into the Lenscrafters that I got them from. They were very helpful and replaced the lenses for free. While I had two hours to kill I headed over to Blaggards for a drink or two. Meet up with Mike, Luke, Stanley, etc. It was fun seeing everyone. I headed back to pick up my fixed glasses and headed home. I did stop by Nathans for take out dinner. I hadn’t had Nathans for ages so it was a nice treat.

Trip to the Country

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Spent the day yesterday at Jayson & Gretchen’s. It rained a bit. The train ride was long but we had a good time. We grabbed lunch at a pub by the train station. Scott ended up stopping by for a quick lunch with us. Dave showed up for a while to hang out also. We watched a movie. It was an overall relaxing day (minus the train ride).

Beata and I headed back to the city and grabbed a late dinner at TGI Fridays. That was when things got interesting, but I wont go into details.