weekend snapshots

 This was a good weekend. I enjoyed food, a bit of window shopping and made it out of the city long enough to enjoy the beach for a couple hours. I've got a busy week ahead of me though. My last week at the Complexions intensive, interning, a goodbye party at the Bowery Electric. I need to fill out some paperwork for a new landlord, buy a mattress, figure out a time to go home to claim more stuff. It's going to be very busy around here for quite a while. I wish that it was possible to squeeze more out of every day.

playing with puppies

 On the fourth, I got to play with three adorable dogs that my boyfriend's family is taking care of. It was fantastic to get some puppy time, as much as I love having Curtis around. Although this is delayed, hope everyone had a happy 4th!

simple days and nights

What this picture doesn't capture is everyone else using their fancy camera phones as well.

Sometimes, it's nice to forget about lugging around a big camera and just enjoy the passing time without capturing any long lasting memories. This was the self imposed ruled I employed this weekend and it felt great. However, my umbilical cord wasn't quite cut on Saturday, so I used my Hipstamatic app to capture a simple afternoon in Washington Square Park. I gradually arrived there after striking out at a Tory Burch sample sale and finding I lacked the patience that day to peruse the aisles of a Goodwill store. So, having finally procured a copy of the Village Voice (I had been checking those damn red boxes for days only to wind up empty handed), I settled in the park to enjoy the lunch I had packed in my bag.

 

I came home after a lovely couple hours watching all the activities swirling around me as well as soaking up a street fair that went on for several blocks. After flopping in my bed, I read and had a photoshoot with Curtis, checking out various settings with the Hipstamatic. For everyone's sake, I'll only post one of these. 

 

Today's activities, although they no doubt warranted picture perfect moments, went undocumented. After a restful morning and afternoon, I met my oldest friend (in terms of years of friendship, not actual age) for dinner and a movie. We ate at Gusto, where we downed a half-priced (!!) bottle of wine before meeting a couple of her friends at the Angelika Theater to see Woody Allen's newest film. Midnight in Paris is one of those movies that effortlessly showcases an affair with a city without letting this love outshine the plot of the film. I wasn't sure what to expect and was a bit apprehensive if I'd like the film I'd paid $13 (really, NYC?) for. Being unexpectedly swept away by it helped shape a perfect evening. And that is something only captured by a feeling, not an image.

new digs

On Saturday, I moved into my new digs for the time being. In terms of decorating, the place is 50-50; the wall color is pretty and the room is decently sized. However, red plastic floors are bit hideous, not going to lie. The owner of the room has tried to tie in the red theme with some red accents in the room, but it doesn't seem quite right to me.

first glimpse of the floors...

 annnnd the bed. which is quite comfortable btw.

The floors run throughout the apartment and I'm finding it hard to get over. But I did learn from HGTV that they are virtually indestructible, so although I find them an eye sore, I can forgive the landlord for minimizing the upkeep by outfitting the apt with them. However, there are things I quite like about this apartment. The location is good... only a few blocks from the subway. It's not too far from my internship. And, minus the floors, the apartment is super cute.

I'm also loving this lava lamp... whoever invented these was a genius.

And Curtis the cat is particularly adorable, although no substitute for a puppy. However, he is currently hiding, for reasons I have yet to work out because he's been hanging out with me the last two nights. It's possible he's a.) camera shy or b.) upset that the other two roommates have left the premises for a while and is moping.