Motown Birthday

Had a Motown themed birthday party with my roommate Tae.  Borrowed some real photography gear like strobe lights from James Chang pictured here.  I have a wireless remote so I set up my room as a photo booth for the party.

Illustrator Johnny Bartlett

Sandra

Illustrator Johnny Dombowski

Illustrators Robyn Ng, Kyle Stecker and Victo Ngai in spirit via iphone.

The Olsens

Ellen and Luke

These guys really took the theme to heart, bravo gents

Other roommate Kat and Illustrators James Bascara and Jeremy Enecio

Me and Mike getting hangtime like Mike 

Tae got a disco ball for the living room, worked pretty well.  Motown playlist in the living room but it's so small that no dancing happened.  We had like 50 people over

Tae the other birthday girl

aaaannnd my room got destroyed.  I expected that though.  Another year, another birthday party.   

Life Inside the Polar Vortex

Life inside the Polar Vortex.  I think this is a new word they made up this year.  It's some kind of phenomenon where it makes winter really cold and sh!tty.  And boy what a horrible winter it was.  

Cheese addiction is getting expensive.  Also my fault for going to dean and deluca of all places.

grossness of winter from my rooftop

grossness of winter at the 12 corners east broadway and essex

henry street

salt

Jonathan Bartlett's Art Wall at Ralph Lauren Denim and Supply being put up.  Because of the Polar Vortex and the extreme cold they were having a crisis with adhesion.

Jonny Bartlett and cards at Fat Cat

This cheese soufflé was tall and proud and perfect looking right before I took this photo I swear to you.

A surprise gift from my old roommate Naoki in Tokyo

Japanese people are too nice.  He sent me a shi shi mai decorative cloth, a wooden Doraemon toy, a spinning top, origami paper.  Thanks Naoki!

a rotating sign under the subway tracks at the Hewes street J,M,Z station creates this complementary color combo

The hawk of Henry street.  A bunch of people were taking photos.  As it was flying away I saw two female cops rushing over with their phones out saying they always miss it.

take the polar vortex with you!  But alas it did not and more harsh winter is in store for New York