happy 2012!

Walking around Williamsburg

Delicious drinks and burgers at Dumont

Dia:Beacon

Thanksgiving Dinner at Balthazar

Smores pancakes at Shopsin's


Storm King


Stone Barn

Washing off the craziness of teaching Code every day for 3 weeks, in Tulum, Mexico


Learning weaving at Textile Arts Center


Haircut! It's getting longer.


♥ Maine


Manhattanhenge


Swan and babies in Prospect Park

a quote in some book, somewhere


Spring at the High Line

Happy New Year friends! Thanks for stopping by here. Right now I am visiting family in India, resting, eating, soaking in family togetherness, contemplating various things, wishing that distances weren't so large, flights so expensive, and time so short. I hope I will have some photos to share when I get back, depending on how much I get out. 2011 was bookended by two intense semesters, sprinkled generously with good food, short trips, that one unforgettable trip to Tulum, plenty of instagrams. I am hoping for 2012 to be the year of realizing goals, personal and work related, that I have been chipping away at for some time – partly dreaming, partly doing. I hope the new year brings just the right bit of conviction and boldness I need to push through. And it's time to weed out all that negative stuff that pops up time and again and focus on what matters.

not all who wander are lost

Right now I am really liking that quote in the post title which I saw on this print at Urban. And I love the wise words mentioned in this post by Sarah and the stunning photos accompanying it. Did you see this Murmuration video that was going around recently? It inspired me to make this for a final project. Speaking of final projects, I am done...almost...mostly...just tying a few loose ends here and there. The last few weeks of finals have been intense but also inspiring, sprinkled with little and big successes. I hope your holidays are marked with much drinking of apple cider, many shiny sparkly things, good wine, delicious indulgences...all of it.

homespun

Remember the Harvest salad I talked about earlier. This is it...the most deliciously fresh ingredients ever. The carrot cake at homespun is the perfect takeaway for the ride home. Both times I have been there was on nice days so we could find a sunny spot on the backyard patio. We also went to Dia Beacon this time but couldn't sneak in any photos inside. The gardens at Dia are so calming and not very many people there. Guess I am really warming up to Beacon for any time we need to get out for a few hours for fresh air and rid ourselves of the perpetual, drowning noise of the city.

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I went to this show and it made me want to read Shakespeare and Beckett. We drove to Beacon and ate the freshest most delicious meal at Homespun but decided against going to Dia Beacon because it happened to be such a beautiful day to be outside. The meal consisted of a Harvest salad with cranberries, beets, apples and squash, cauliflower soup and mac-n-cheese. We made it to Shopsin's again after a long time where we ate country scrambles and chocolate chip s'mores pancakes. Later in the day we watched Almodovar's new film where every scene was beautifully impeccable and sometimes quietly disturbing.

At school, I've been coding patterns with sound, going around in circles with my Thesis, wondering where the days go and always running to catch up with work. I have also been listening to Little Dragon's Ritual Union and Future Islands' On the Water and reading Pollan's Botany of Desire. I've indulged in good chocolate this week and a beautiful dress that I found on deep sale at the store.

The photos above have nothing to do with any of this though. They are from Maine in July.

storm king

Photos above are from a trip to Storm King a little while ago when the leaves had just barely started showing a little color. Then there was sudden snowfall on Saturday. I missed actually being outside for it on account of being sick all weekend. I have been very overwhelmed lately and I need to find ways to get out, seek inspiration, de-stress, look at new work etc. etc. I am looking forward to watching the new Almodovar movie. And I just saw this re-release of Food Rules with the dream combo of Michael Pollan and Maira Kalman (via Kate). Want!

Any suggestions for cool stuff happening around the city that I should check out?