May 2011

Max and Rachel’s New York City Adventure!

May 30, 2011 – 11:40 am
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In my post-grad, pre-summer-employment phase that I’m going through right now, I’ve had a little bit of time on my hands. In addition to filling this time with vegging out in front of the TV, reading celebrity gossip, and sleeping, I’ve actually been doing some nice cultural things. On Saturday, I went to the Met to see the Room With A View exhibit which was quite lovely. Then, yesterday, Rachel and I decided to go on an epic biking adventure through New York City. This is everything we did over the course of seven hours:

1) Biked from my apartment to Choice Market where we enjoyed delicious panini sandwiches and cookies.

2) Went over the Williamsburg Bridge and onto the East River bike path.

3) Went through the financial district to the Governor’s Island Ferry.

4) Got on the Governor’s Island Ferry. Went to Governor’s Island. (I had never been before and this place is INSANE. It’s like visiting a picturesque college town in the middle of the city.)

5) Explored the island, checked out the old fort, ventured into some of the old houses, ate some popsicles, went on the ferry back to Brooklyn.

6) Got back to Brooklyn, decided we were thirsty, went to the lovely and oh-so-hipster Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain.

7) Went to the bike shop and then to a nice outdoor dinner at Pequeña. I had chicken tacos!

8) Met up with a bunch of friends for trivia night at a nearby bar.

INSANE, right? So much biking! So much sweating! I’m glad I packed three towels, because it was HOT out. I’m also sporting a nice sunburn that will no doubt turn into a pretty awesome farmer’s tan.
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Oh, I also graduated!

May 26, 2011 – 6:03 pm
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Last week, my family came to town to see me FINALLY graduate from college. After five years and FOUR different schools, I finally did it! On Sunday the 15th, I worked my last hours at my job in the Art History department, setting up and decorating for our department graduation reception. It was a bitter sweet ending to my time at Pratt and the office. I was able to introduce my family to all of my professors and have a nice sense of closure. I’m really going to miss it. Here are some of my decorations:
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It’s starting to feel like summer

May 25, 2011 – 4:07 pm
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A few years ago, I experienced what I would categorize as The Semester From Hell. This past semester, my last one as an undergrad at Pratt Institute, wouldn’t exactly constitute one from Hell. It was more like The Semester From Purgatory. The semester that absolutely refused to end and enjoyed killing me softly with its avalanche of minor annoyances. There were some amazing things about the past six months, but very few of them had to do with my educational pursuits. Needless to say, it is with a massive sigh of relief that I welcome the summer season.

For the past few days, Daniel and I have been canvassing the island of Manhattan (and bits of Brooklyn) in search of the perfect apartment for him. After meeting with a handful of brokers and viewing an exhausting amount of hole-in-the-wall spaces, we learned that despite this so-called recession we’re in, the market has drastically changed over the past few years. This means that if your budget is under, oh, $5,000, finding a place that is even remotely inhabitable is near impossible. I’m thanking my lucky stars that I live off the G train and found my place almost four years ago. After days of searching, we finally stumbled upon a fantastic apartment in an idyllic Brooklyn neighborhood that is smack in the middle of everything. As we looked around the relatively large one bedroom, I practically begged Daniel to just take it. After a good amount of coercion and peer pressure, he agreed that it was just too beautiful to pass up.

To celebrate the end to the apartment hunt, we trolled around the new neighborhood, ducking into cute antique shops, furniture stores, and restaurants. It was the sunniest weather the city has seen this month and it seemed like a good sign as we sat in a quiet garden patio for a well-deserved lunch.