New York: IV
Hey Google!
TL;DR
Returned from EVO in Las Vegas, attended a few weddings, worked for a blockchain startup, crypto winter hit, lived in a few more neighborhoods, visited Prague and Amsterdam, and got a job at Google!
Briefly Noted
Continued gentrification of New York. Endless pop-up shops filled with Instagram opportunities. Health trending downwards, anxiety rising. Post-truth politics. First (?) blackout from alcohol. Closer to 40. Open container fine. Manilla airport is the worst. Lost my jump. Sold my Amazon stocks. Blogged a bit. Learnt Go programming language. Rooftop camping.
Nomad lifestyle with Julia in Gowanus. All. The. Adventures!
Reality check not immediately getting a job at Consensys (due to the correct team fit, Burning Man disruption, general lack of process). Technically my first day at Google was on March 12, 2019 — the 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web. My first day at my desk was April Fool’s Day!
From A to B and Back Again
Aug 8, 2018 to May 7, 2019.
art: A to B (Whitney), Anna Atkins (NYPL), Art Happens Here (New Museum), Bridge Over Tree (Dumbo), Bruce Nauman: Disappearing Acts (PS1), Chinatown Soup (FAEMA coffee show), Crown Royal Chess Club (PS1), Daniel Arsham @ Perrotin, Falling UP: Nima (Beyond Studios), Gagosian, Gretchen Bender: Total Recall (Red Bull), Jackson’s Show, Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste, Michelangelo (MET), MoMA (garden party, Joan Miro, New Order), ON CANAL (Supefund, Lull, Synesium), Pendulum Music (PS1), Pratt sculpture, Rock Against Racism (MAD), Sarah Lucas (New Museum), Snark Park (Hudson Yards), SPRING/BREAK, Stonewall at 50 (NYPL), The Clemente, Tilted Head (Central Park), Warhol (Whitney)
comedy: Benito Skinner (Caroline’s), Pete Davidson (Bell House), NIGHT OF SELF(LESS) CARE (Bell House)
do: birthdays (Julia 30th!, Scott), caroling (Gramercy Park), Chinese New Year (gambling at Emily’s), Christmas (Dyker Heights lights, Gowanus Xmas, Saks Fifth Avenue), church (Hip Hop Empanada!), dump night (Gowanus dumplings), easter egg hunt (Rooftop Reds), exploring (Bronx, Central Park, Chinatown), festivals (San Gennaro, cannoli eating contest), gatherings (Soup Sessions), Halloween (Cafe Grumpy pumpkin carving, parade), K-Town (takoyashi fish), misc (Times Square confetti), parks (Central, Prospect, Domino Park), Persian New Year, play (chess, Modern Pinball), read (2600, Bleach, Bone of Truth, Dark Knight III: Master Race, East of West, New Yorker, Saga), riding (nostalgia trains), St. Patrick’s Day (parade, house party), tour (“cabinet of curiosities” house, Hamilton House, Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, Salmagundi Club), tree lighting (Rockefeller, Washington Square), visit (Neue House), write (Passion Planner)
drink: Antarctica vodka (Kevin), Café Carlyle, Cubbyhole, Banter (soccer bar), Bar 180, Barcade, Bar SixtyFive (Rainbow Room), Beer Culture, Blind Tiger, Cardiff Giant, Champagne Parlor, Employees Only, Harlem Hops, Library of Distilled Spirits, Industry City, Jane Hotel (rooftop), Jupiter Disco, Lillie’s, Meckelburg’s, Mikkeller, Milk & Hops, Molly’s, Mr. Fong’s, Fat Cat, Other Half, PDT, Randolph Beer, Rattegast, Space Billiards, Standard beer garden, Toad Hall, Threes, Tom’s, Women Who Homebrew (Sycamore Bar, Simone)
eat: 49 Monroe, Alleva, Ample Hills, Artichoke, Barney Greengrass, Berg’n, Black Seed Bagels, Blue Bottle, Bluestone, Breslin, Cafe Grumpy, Canal Street Market, Cafe Luxemburg, Chandni, Chinatown Ice-Cream, Corner Deli, Court Street Grocer, Dekalb Market, Dil-e Punjab Deli, Donut Plant, Donut Project, Double Dutch, Dough, Dylan’s Candy Store, Eataly, Eileen’s Special Cheesecake, Emmy Squared, Fonda, Happy Bones, Hummus Place, Hungarian Pastry Shop, Jajaja, Japan Village (Industry City), Jing Fong (dim sum), Il Buco (Eunice), Ippudo, Ivan Ramen, Kawi (Fuku), Lombardi’s, Los Tacos №1 (Chelsea Market), Lucky Strike, Meatball Shop, McDonald’s (best-rated in NYC), Momofuku, Ms. Lilly’s, Primrose, Roberta’s, Saigon Sandwich, Sammy’s Halal, Speedy Romeos, St. Kilda Coffee, Starbucks Reserve, Stonefruit Espresso, Super Taste, Sushi By Bou, Sweatshop, Sylvia’s, The Finch (post Valentine’s Day), The Odeonm Toby’s, Three Seat Espresso, Toyko Record Bar, Veniero’s, Zabar’s, Zero Otto — and a giant Snickers bar!
event: 60th Anniversary Block Party (Lincoln Center), Accordions From Around the World (Bryant Park), Banjo toss (Gowanus Dredgers), Bar Car Nights (Botanical Garden), Beastie Boys (Kings Theatre), Bridezillas Runway Show (Angel Orensanz), Bumble Hive (pop-up), Comic Con, Deadpool (pop-up), Daily Harvest (pop-up), Dirty Circus: Variety Show (HOY), Dolby (pop-up), Flatiron School Halloween (WeWork HQ), Hester St Fair, InVisible (phone repair pop-up), IVY NYFW featuring Jessica Abo (Metropolitan Pavilion), IVY Summer Soirée (Dream Hotel), LES Pickle Day, Macy’s x Shanghai (pop-up), MATTE (boxing match), NYPL After Hours, OctFest (Gov Island), Oscar Awards by Kostume Kult (National Arts Club), PIT, Red Hood Regatta, Reese’s Swap Shop (pop-up), RuPaul’s DragCon (Playstation Theatre), skateboarding competition (Coleman Skatepark), Sony experience (pop-up), Speed Rack (cocktail competition, Melrose Ballroom), The Macallan Manor (Down Town Association), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Carnegie Deli pop-up, The Velvet Underground Experience (pop-up), Westminster Dog Show (MSG), Wikipedia Day (Ace Hotel), Wunderkammer (Bell House)
film: Akira (Metrograph), Alita (AMC), Apollo 11 (IMAX), Avengers: Endgame (IMAX, 3 times!), Bad Times at the El Royale, Captain Marvel, Coming To America theme party (Knockdown Center), Crazy Rich Asians, Creed II (AMC), Doin’ It in the Park, First Man, Free Solo (BAM), Hellboy (AMC), Jurassic World (Alamo), Lawrence of Arabia (United Palace), Lego Movie 2 (Alamo), Lost in America (Metrograph), Mandy (Syndicated), Mission Impossible: Fallout (Magic Johnson), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Q&A, Kings Theatre), Once Upon a Deadpool, Other Side of the Wind (Alice Tully), Perfect Blue (Metrograph), Roma, Shazam! (IMAX), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Alamo), The Master (Metrograph), The World (Quad), Venom (Cinepolis), Willy Wonka (Table 87), Wind from the East (Metrograph), Wings of Desire (Film Forum), Why Don’t You Just Die! (IFC)
partied: Ain’t No Disco, Bowery Electric, City of Gods Halloween (Grand Prospect Hall), Daybreaker (Diamond Horseshoe, Sony Hall), Disco Knights x vyvn (Knockdown Center), Elements, How Did Our Dreams End Up Like This?, Lightning Society, MATTE (FNT, Halloween Governors Island), NoMad Masquerade Ball (Studio 28), Pink Party (Villain), rented house basement party, Richie Hawtin CLOSE (Avant Gardner), Rollerwave Disco, The Box (12th birthday celebration), Tiki Disco (HOY), Tresor (Elsewhere), Vyvn, Zero (Kater Blau!, Masquerade), Xmas (HOY)
music: Amateur Night (Apollo, Harlem Week), Bob Moses (Brooklyn Steel), Cleopatra (Chelsea Music Hall), Confidence Man (Knitting Factory), Haywyre (Mercury Lounge), Lincoln Center (Brahms Symphony №4, Hamid Al-Saadi), Live Bird (Minton’s Playhouse), St. John the Divine (organ, Winter Solstice, Dante’s Inferno), Summerstage (Central Park, Marcus Gavey), The 5th Annual Talent Show (Town Hall, Regina Spektor, Taylor Swift, Lana del Rey), Tourist (Avant Gardner)
party: Ain’t No Disco, Bowery Electric, City of Gods Halloween (Grand Prospect Hall), Daybreaker (Diamond Horseshoe, Sony Hall), Disco Knights x vyvn (Knockdown Center), Elements, How Did Our Dreams End Up Like This?, Lightning Society, MATTE (FNT, Halloween Governors Island), NoMad Masquerade Ball (Studio 28), Pink Party (Villain), rented house basement party, Richie Hawtin CLOSE (Avant Gardner), Rollerwave Disco, The Box (12th birthday celebration), Tiki Disco (HOY), Tresor (Elsewhere), Vyvn, Zero (Kater Blau!, Masquerade), Xmas (HOY)
plays: Bernhardt/Hamlet (American Airlines), Don Giovanni (Lincoln), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Hulu), King Kong (Broadway), My Fair Lady (Lincoln), Network (Belasco), Socrates (Public), The Tempest (Public)
shop: Adidas Pharell shoes, Amazon (4-star, treasure truck), Apple (new MacBook Pro!), Carmine Street Comics, Hex Games, Malcolm Shabazz market, McNally Jackson, Microsoft (Fifth Ave), Muji (pens), Nike (Fifth Ave), Olde Good Things (Waldorf Astoria cutlery), Opening Ceremony (flagship), Rapha (bucket hat), Shoeshine Guild (Chelsea Market), The Strand, Tiffany’s (Fifth Ave), Urban Zen, Wing On Wo
stay: Chinatown, Clinton Hill, Flatiron, LIC, UWS, West Village (housesitting)
talks: Archer (Comic Con, Hammerstein Ballroom), Art Happens Here (New Museum), Generator Series with Ilana Glazer (Greene Space), Hideo Kojima (Tribeca Film), Spring Fighter (NYU Game Center), The Simpsons 30th Anniversary (Tribeca Film)
talk: Archer (Comic Con, Hammerstein Ballroom), Art Happens Here (New Museum), Generator Series with Ilana Glazer (Greene Space), Hideo Kojima (Tribeca Film), Spring Fighter (NYU Game Center), The Simpsons 30th Anniversary (Tribeca Film)
theatre: Bernhardt/Hamlet (American Airlines), Don Giovanni (Lincoln), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Hulu), King Kong (Broadway), My Fair Lady (Lincoln), Network (Belasco), Socrates (Public), The Tempest (Public)
travel: Amsterdam (Navid and Nithya, Elle, visa), Baltimore (Akash wedding), Connecticut (“14 Hands” Amelia family Thanksgiving, deep fried turkey), D.C. (Carl 40th, hot tub, Renwick, Obama portrait, Ford’s Theatre), Newport (Jenn & Sean wedding), Mexico City (NYE), New Jersey, Prague (visa, DevCon IV, Mucha), San Jose/San Francisco (Google Next, Tesla factory tour, Julia 30th!), Tokyo (Lucas/Kirkey, Kyoto, Sapporo)
watch: AFL Grand Final (Northern Territory), Barry (HBO), Broad City, Capcom Cup, Champions League, Co-Op Cup, Deep Space Nine, Games Done Quick, Knicks (Bucks, Hawks), NBA All-Star Game, O.J. Made in America, Superbowl, Twitch, World Chess Championship (Carlson v Caruana, endless draws)
work: applying (Consensys [GovernX, Viant], Facebook, Kickstarter, MongoDB, Spotify, ThoughtWorks), co-working (Ace Hotel, AWS Loft, The Yard, WeWork), Devcon IV, hackathons (Bushwick Collective, ConsenSys, Linnia), learn (HackerRank, Go, Kata, Vue), resigned (IVY, Roll), visa (Prague, Amsterdam), work (Fancoin/Roll, Google April 1st), Julia (Flatiron School)
