Friends

Coctails and Steaks

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Today was a hectic day at work. I was in the office and my NY (NJ) team was also in. That means even more meetings than normal. Well, not really since every day this week was 100% filled with some meeting or another. After work there was a meet and greet at one of the other offices downtown. I walked over with some of the people from my office. It was a nice get together. I got to meet a few people I never have actually meet, but have spoken to on the phone dozens of time. That is always nice.

I had to cut out of the meet and greet slightly early to head uptown. I meet Beata and two of her friends for dinner at the Kobe Lounge. They had a restaurant week price fix going on. I never have done the restaurant week thing. I am not a fan of the limited menu’s of the price fix. This was good since if there wasn’t a price fix there is a good chance wouldn’t have ever gone to eat there. The food was fantastic but I don’t see the value of spending a ridiculous amount of money for a few ounces of special beef. My typical thinking is as long as i can still find a good steak for under $50 I am happy. What can I say I have simple food tastes! Overall I had a blast. I think I got along well with Beata’s friends and like I said the food was really good.

I took tomorrow off, but I still have to get up early to goto my accountant so I am now off to bed.

Drinks With Friends

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I worked from home today like I have been doing most Fridays. I was able to run out around 5:15 to go meet up with some friends for a few drinks. I shouldn’t have. My throat was hurting a little before I left, and is hurting more now. I meet up with Luke, Stanley, Ben, Vanessa, Jeannette, Danny & others for a few hours.

I am home now regretting the drinking and the going out. I did have a good time, it is just that my body is regretting it now! Lets hope this isn’t a cold, or the Zicam makes it go fast!

Yes, I Went Bowling

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Last night I ended up going Bowling of all places. I don’t bowl very often, but whenever I do I have a good time. I went to Bowlmor near Union Square with a friend. We played 3 games. I was surprised I actually won all 3. My wrist hurt afterwards. I then remembered why i don’t go bowling very often. The wrist hurting happens. Oh well.

Also had drinks and dinner at the Heartland Brewery beforehand. That place is always fun. Work was typical craziness today. I was in the office today, but my team wasn’t. We switched the one day the local team meets to Thursday this week.

A Last Round Before Work

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I went to Blaggards for a quick round of drinks last night. I said it would be quick since I knew I had to get up really early for work tomorrow. 3 rounds in I knew it wasn’t going to be as quick a night as I thought. I did get home at a semi-resonable hour but I had more rounds than I planned. I didn’t sleep so hot because of that. I did get to see a bunch of friends, so I was happy.

Getting the rental car this morning was painless, that is why I like Zipcar. The trip to New Jersey wasn’t so bad, but even at 9AM there was some light traffic. 10 miles takes 40 minutes with little traffic on in NYC.

South Street Seaport

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Went out tonight to the South Street Seaport for dinner with a friend. It was nice. There was a fantastic view of the bridges in the snow. Really cool. The walk to the Seaport was really cold though! It was a good end to a really fun weekend. Now I need to unwind a bit before work tomorrow. No snow photos since it was really cold and I didn’t think to break out the camera phone!

For a change of pace I will work from home tomorrow and then go into the office on Wednesday and Thursday. Well it isn’t really a change of pace, since my schedule changes week to week.

Long Day And Then Out With Friends

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Today I worked from an office I don’t normally work out of. I had several meetings up there, as well as lunch plans so it made sense to be nomadic somewhere other than my normal office. A day that started out only having a handful of meetings turned into a completely packed day filled with stuff going on an minor issues cropping up all over the place. I was barely able to get out after 5, and was only able to do that because I was riddling off emails on the blackberry on the train.

After work I headed down to hang out with Mike, Stanley, Ben and others for a few rounds before heading home to relax after a long week.

The Daily Show

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Tonight I went to a taping of the Daily Show With John Stewart. Jayson, Scott, Nick, and I braved the freezing cold and rain for about 3 hours to see the taping. John Stewart is really funny and I love the Daily Show so I jumped at the chance to go when Jayson said he got tickets. It was allot of waiting for about 45 minutes of watching, but I wouldn’t have missed it.

In order to make it there in time to stand in line I had to do a few conference calls from Jayson’s office in the afternoon. That was a bit cramped but I was able to get all the work I needed done and still make the taping so things worked out.

Scotch And Appetizers

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Today I headed over to Pound & Pence Pub to meet up with my friend Kristen. I hadn’t seen Kristen in over a year and it was good to get together and catch up. We relaxed out of the freezing cold over an assortment of Scotch’s and some appitizers. It was a fun night. It wasn’t a very late night since we both had work the next day. I need to make more of an effort to stay in contact with friends.

On the work front things were busy today, and looks to be hectic the rest of the week.

Plans For The Week

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I was so wiped out from working today I didn’t do anything after work. I am hopefully going to get to bed early. I am kind of happy to have a night to relax. I have plans almost every other night this week. Tomorrow, I have plans with an old friend I haven’t seen in ages. Wednesday, a bunch of friends are going to see a taping of the Daily Show. Thursday I have more plans. I think something is going on Friday and Saturday but I can’t recall. I am usually doing something a few times a week, but 6 days in a row is a bit uncommon. I usually like to throw a day to relax in there somewhere. Oh well.

Out With Friends

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I was in the office yesterday (in contrast from working from home Monday and today). My team based in the NY area has usually been meeting in NYC on Tuesdays. Since so many of them are on vacation we didn’t meet up. That freed my schedule up a bit while I was in the office to get some other stuff done that has been piling up. That made yesterday very productive for me.

After work I meet up with some friends near Penn Station. We hung out for a while. It was good so see some people I haven’t hung with in a while, or just not enough in general. It was also fun to get together with people I see all the time, because hey I see them all the time because we have fun hanging out together!

Since I was working today I didn’t stay out too late. I am tentatively scheduled to meet up with some people (I think Luke, and Ben and maybe some others) tonight for New Years Eve. I just don’t feel so hot, and it is freezing out. I will see if I actually go out or not. I am hit or miss on New Years. I either do something really cool, or sit at home and do nothing. I don’t mind doing nothing sometimes. It is really crowded and expensive to get out in the city on New Years. It is also very difficult to get around. I am not trying to be a stick in the mud. I just don’t feel motivated on some New Years Eve’s, this being one of them.