Jaffe

catching up with old friends...

One of the nicest things about living in New York is there are a lot of people here from various periods of my life. On Friday evening I met up with Sophie (a postdoc who used to work in a lab upstairs from me in London), her boyfriend Seb (who I also knew from London), and their almost 5 month-old daughter Zoe (who was not in London). It was really nice to catch up with them, even with Seb giving me a hard time and wanting to argue about politics... one of the things I learned not to do while I was living in Europe (discuss yes, argue no). Saturday I met up with Hoy, a friend from high school, and his (and his wife Silvia's) dog Pia. We met in Washington Square park, where they have two 'dog runs' - one for large dogs (over 25 pounds, roughly 11 kg) and one for small dogs (under 25 pounds). Pia was running around the small dog run, fighting off all the male dogs who wanted to 'play'. Just outside the dog run was a group of people, gathered around a guy playing the flute while beatboxing and two other guys freestyle rapping. I doubt we'll ever be able to buy the album, but they were entertaining. That evening we met up (me, Sean, Hoy, and Silvia) at a pub close to my place to watch the LA Lakers/Phoenix Suns playoff game. I think the game was more interesting for Hoy than Silvia (the fact that the Lakers were getting destroyed didn't help) and we spent the game chatting and catching up. It's nice knowing that on any given evening there are enough friends around that I'll be able to find someone to meet up for a drink!

posted by Aron @ 9:57 PM