summer fun has begun

pretty excited for the next few weeks!

the figment art festival is this weekend on governor's island.

FIGMENT is an annual arts event on Governors Island, with artwork in every medium, from installation to performance to music to games and many things in between.

there's a bubble battle on friday in times square. there will also apparently be a massive bubble afterparty in brooklyn.

the 7th annual snapple big apple bbq block party is on sunday.

The weekend-long event takes place every June and brings together the country’s top pitmasters who cook up their award-winning food for over a hundred thousand barbecue enthusiasts.

i think we all know how i feel about bbq.

then of course there's the brooklyn hip hop festival coming to us the weekend of june 20.

and there's the coney island mermaid parade on the 20th, which i totally have a date for already.

yes, june, you are going to be very good to me.

did nothin!

so i did almost nothing on my list of things to do last weekend. last weekend was tough!
this wknd has started off really well. i went to deity last night, and i will definitely be back. my friend nyjia is definitely a new partner in crime.

i'm trying to make it to galapagos for the springtime floating kabarette. who doesn't like a little burlesque, aerial dancers, and people in wigs to start of the night?

on sunday there's a macaroni and cheese contest in greenpoint. i've gotta give a shoutout to my bloggin friend heather over at new york shitty who will be an official judge. that could be really ... hella dangerous for the waist line. so i will very likely be staying away. but observing from afar, i can't wait to hear who wins. who is the DON of mac and cheese?

spring has almost sprung, y'all. and you know there will be soirees on my roof, tea parties in shara's backyard, and weenie romps through the park.

let me know if you have any suggestions for other places to dance. deity's at the top of my list. i even saw a few people doing a little bboying/bgirling last night, which i was pleasantly surprised to FINALLY see in brooklyn.

i'm in the process of searching for a new roommate, too. i'll let you know who passes the rad enough test to move in.

ciao for now.

/np

it's another week

so there's another weekend. this time my weekend is extended - it's starting on wednesday night (that's tonight). even though i have to work tomorrow, i will be taking my sweet heiney out on the town!

wednesday:
allison weiss, who's a good friend of my friend rosie, will be playing at sidewalk nyc tonight. no cover. you have no excuse! allison sounded wonderful during her last show at sidewalk, so i'm looking forward to tonight.

thursday:
galapagos. that bar/art space that has little pods of places to stand/sit on water in brooklyn that sound really neat. they're having quizo at 7pm. after that is nerd nite. apparently it sells out, so you should get advanced tickets.

i think i will actually, in all truthfulness, be at the gym thursday night. but crunch is awesome, and they have that old fall back cardio thai box at w. 38th st at 6:30, some crazy thing called bodyweb where you act like spiderman at 6 at e. 59th st, hip hop at 6:30 at union square, or urban rebounding (bounce on a trampoline) at 7 at e. 59th st. maybe both bodyweb and urban rebounding? for double trouble?

friday:
possibly a house party at the mckibbin lofts. although whitney (from nc) LIED TO ME! and is not going to be there. i might go. it will be a Strange Famous Records showcase. i have no idea what this house party might mean, but it might be lots of fun.

saturday:
don't be blinded by the flier, but i hear that voodoo funk is supposed to be super fun. at union pool, $10, dancing to music you've never heard of!

public assembly is holding the 2009 beard and moustache championship. it's $15 advance, so i think you will find me at voodoo funk.

sunday:
the brooklyn st. patty's day parade is goin down. the brooklyn based tip sheet recommends the following:

starts its march through Park Slope at 1pm. Line up on 7th Avenue or along the west edge of Prospect Park, between 15th Street and Union Street, for optimal viewing.

now. if you dont' get the brooklyn based tip sheet, then you're missing out. a lot of what i do on the weekends comes from booklyn based. they've recommended some REAL DUDS before. like that dance show that i mentioned last week ... we left 3 acts in. but they've also recommended some really neat stuff, and i'm hoping this time it's no different. at the very least, they know how to recommend it!