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TOAD: Dec 12-18 (Only 13 more to go after this batch!)

December 22, 2007

TOAD: Dec 12th, 2007: It turns out that the day after our holiday cocktail party was as good a day as any to try out a hangover cure we had heard a bunch about, Pedialyte. Off to the pharmacy I went and came back with a 4 pack of Apple flavored liquid (think: Gatorade on [...]

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Washington Square Park Construction Begins

December 20, 2007

One of the amenities of working at NYU is being so close to Washington Square Park. I have spent so many summer days in this park eating lunch, reading a book or taking a lap in hopes that it will help sort out a work issue. I feel very lucky to have an office right [...]

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TOAD catchup at lightning speed (Oct. 22-27)

November 8, 2007

TOAD: Oct. 22nd, 2007: After recommendations from Kip and Oliver, I took the plunge and am very happy with the results. This + the awesome Aveeno shaving cream recommendation I got from Kevin and John and my shaves are no longer bloodbaths. TOAD: Oct. 23rd, 2007: I turned my ankle the week before the marathon [...]

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Marathon Course courtesy of Google Maps

October 28, 2007

Check out this nifty custom map of the New York City Marathon route through the city. Use it to see where you’re going to catch the race with your bagels on Sunday morning. Stay tuned for further updates as to where you might catch Karen and I along the way. PS: Don’t forget to turn [...]

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TOAD Rewind: Oct. 8th – 21st

October 21, 2007

I’ve been a little squeezed for time recently so I’ve got a backlog of photos to get through here (I’m starting to notice a pattern). Anyway, here goes… TOAD: Oct. 8th, 2007: While I miss the days when you could just get a watch and wear it, I am loving my new Garmin Forerunner 305. [...]

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The final week of the Mets season

October 8, 2007

TOAD: Sept. 25th, 2007: A little while ago Daya invited us all out to Shea to catch the Mets and the Nationals the last week of the season. Unfortunately for the Mets, the game didn’t go so well and proved to be a harbinger for the week to come. On a side note, we were [...]

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No longer 30…

October 2, 2007

Last weekend was my 31st birthday and Karen and I started off the celebrations by running 14 miles (longest run ever!). After a little afternoon recovery nap, we headed down to the old neighborhood for some food and drinks at Sidecar. (TOAD: Sept. 22nd, 2007) After a slew of drinks and some really delicious food [...]

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Lisa and Randy get married!

October 2, 2007

Lisa and Randy got married on September 21st at the Smack Mellon Gallery in DUMBO. The couple address the crowd. The event also doubled as my first shot at DJing a “real” event. By “real” I mean “an event that really matters to people and isn’t tailored for a drunk crowd at Loreley”. I have [...]

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Micah's 29th Birthday: Scorpion Bowl edition

September 3, 2007

This past Saturday, Karen and I went out to Long Island to celebrate Kota’s First Birthday and then came back to meet Micah and others at the Gowanus Yacht Club for Micah’s 29th birthday. We showed up around 7:30 with Matt and Freya. After sitting down, we tried our best to order some beer but [...]

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North Slope Classic BBQ

September 2, 2007

Ok… we’re WAY behind on these so I’m just going to get the up there. So as you know we moved to a new apartment back in July and a few weeks later we had a BBQ to answer the following question: Is the North Slope is as good a place to have a BBQ [...]

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