annakanna in nyc

One day Anna and Jo went to America..

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and after three crazy months full of input and experiences, they went back home.

then we saw it one more time

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from a new point of view.
Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn
Brooklyn and Prospect Park (where we lived)
and that is the Statue of Liberty, with the Staten Island Ferry.

Leaving NYC

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good bye Park Slope
good bye house
good bye 15th Street Prospect Park subway station

bye Bryant Park

bye bye Christine and Janos and THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
you are the nicest couple on this globe!!!
xxx

The last day.

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we checked the Marina Abramovic exhibition in the MoMA - it is the most fantastic performances I have seen until now, and a MUST SEE if you are in NY!
The sculpture garden of the MoMA, with some beautiful NY roofs in the background
after that we went to the public library

and walked down on 5th ave

The Last Supper with Berton, Abi, Eva, Jo aaaand...

MIKIE!!! We havent seen each other since Berlin! It was so nice to see him again! Maybe thats why we look a bit high on this pic, hehe.. it was really so nice!
and then we got home and it was the 1st of April, so Christine put some golden fishes into our bed as a surprise

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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MET
We saw so much, and the museum is soo HUGE that after 6 hours of walking around I reached the Japanese Art part, I couldnt take anything anymore..
First of all, I fell in love again with Egyptian sculpting.
This is a whole Egyptian temple in the museum..
where I finally saw those graffitis of the soldiers of Napoleon, who wrote their names on the ancient Egyptian buildings. I read about them in my history books back then..

but my new discovery was the art of Oceania. These masks are mind blowing.

A nice presentation of Paradise
My favorite picture from the whole museum, (and OF COURSE I forgot, who the artist is..)
although all the famous guys were hanging there..
me and Anish Kapoor
and this is the part where I gave it up
well.. tomorrow its MoMA time! So I go to bed now..

little fairies of the F line

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my last day at Karlssonwilker Inc.

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Good bye, Village Yogurt...

bye Mrs Kim!
bye Mr. Kim, I am going to miss your smile and the cookies "for the way" :(((
bye No. 4 with hot sauce...
Good bye Patchin Station Post Office!

bye Vampire Lady (she was there every time I went there -which means every day - she was cool and about 70)...
good bye Ruben!!
... and good bye Nikki J, Jan, Karlsson, Ella, Paul, Peter and Frank, I am going to miss you guys!

Manhattan blossoming

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Great. Now that we are about to leave, everything starts to turn green.

my goodbye dinner with the studio -Hjalti, +Frank

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at Grand Szechuan.
Everybody was very tired so it wasnt a big party. But the food was very nice again.

our last weekend in NYC

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started in an indian restaurant with one million lightning paprikas.
then we finally went to the Mars bar, which is a must-see I think

and after a drink we continued our way to Williamsburg to a huge, 2 floor underground party in an old factory building... the theme of the party was.. oh god. If uncle Hefner could have seen this...
the theme was "bunny".
and there were about 800 bunnies partying like crazy. Here they enjoy a concert.

this was the giant bunny on the roof. After the number of bunnies reached 1000, we left.
the next day in the morning we said good bye to our friend Jonas, who went back to Stuttgart :(
beauties
I really would like to stay and get to know these people better.

after we went to the guggenheim museum

(az ott a szent korona a kepen!!)
then we met Eva and after various adventures we got seated in a very nice Mexican restaurant.
I know it sounds weird but it was the first time in my life that I had Mexican food. It was fantastic, of course.
next morning we had our last Sunday-brunch with Christine and Janos

they love each other and we love them loving each other.
with a full belly we left to see the famous flea market in the highest building in Brooklyn, in a bank.

no, not a church. bank.

and then we finally managed to invite my uncle and my aunt to our last dinner with them - now that I tried Mexican, I really got into it, so we had Mexican again..
Guacamole in pigplate
and cactus salad

and after we walked back home, Christine gave me her fantastic mud-body mask... which smelled like rotten eggs, but it was definitely great fun :D
(actually it still smells like rotten eggs so maybe i go and take another shower now..)

A crazy day: yesterday.

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It started with my surprise goodbye lunch.. we went to Bar 6 and started drinking champagne. That was at 2 pm. Later Frank joined us. At 6:30 and after 6 bottles of champagne we left... holy shit. :D
magyarul jegyzem meg, hogy a szamla negyszaznyolcvan s-betu athuzva volt, azt hittem leesek a szekrol, de mondjuk egyebkent is sulyos koordinacios problemaim voltak..
the pictures i took in the beginning, so here we all look fit..

after that we went back to the studio, drank some more, ate some donuts and left to the Pentagram party

I saw Chip Kidd and wanted to tell him that I loved his book (The Cheese Monkeys) but then I didnt. The party was a bit too fancy and boring for our taste - or state?:D, so we left.
This is the crew, walking from Pentagram to Art Directors Club: Mike from Pentagram, Peter from quickhoney, Jan, Nikki J, Frank, Jonas and Till
the ADC party was even worse, so we signed and left.
I slept like a baby after.

And the winner is ...

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The Goodbye Dinner of Jonas

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In his fantastic loft-palace in Williamsburg.
We met very nice people and had loohooots of pasta and the italian guy took 3x from the one I cooked! ah! :D

Jonas with his heiligenschein, serving his fantastic pasta

Brownie doggy. (God I was afraid of this one!) Poor thing, nobody takes care of him. (which makes it even more scary if you ask me..)

The Empire State Building

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felhőkarcolás közben.

Brooklyn Heights

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The following houses have many things in common ...

... one of them is that they are all facing this:
so? when do we move in?

Saint Patricks Day Parade

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I thought I missed it, but no!
Women giving out free green bagels (thats such a nice cultural mix)

(can anyone tell me why do i start to cry every time i hear irish music?...)

Going out with Berton

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first we went to Red Bamboo where Jo had mango CHICKEN.
(before you raise that eyebrow, it was a restaurant for vegetarians - all meat made of soy bean whatever thing.. but it was very yami)

for Marci
Union Pool - THE PLACE. The music was great, the place was really nice, a hipster paradise yiihaa! hehe.. so I was dancing a bit and heard the worse texts ever : "are you a good kisser?" "I think we should go on a friend date" "show me your best friend-hug" "I think you are awesome. Are you on facebook?"

THE BOAT TRIP

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around Manhattan. Woohoo. It was windier than I expected, but it was fantastic anyway. I dont bore you with the usual Manhattan pictures, but look at the rarities! the Manhattan you dont know that much!

(ok ok, this is classic.)

who is the squirrel NOW??

the north part of M. Mother nature.
this is NY, baby.

the kind of NY architecture I love

romantikus dinner on the High Line

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with this view

Cannoli

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27 years passed without tasting this fantastic thing. Thanks Ella!

walking home in the night

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a ghost house

and a very small "garden"

HELL, YES!

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we were in New Museum with Jonas,
really great exhibition, must see! (taking photos was not allowed)
and the building is of course worth a visit.

this dude wants to live in Berlin because "life in NY is a stress, man".
another lamp I want.

another doggy pic

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Having lunch at Bar 6 - on the street.

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after lunch we were just sitting there, watching the people passing by

Kiss me, I`m Irish!

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Saint Patrick's Day
I didnt see much, but Nikki told me that whole NY turns green on the 17th March..
This woman I met in Village Yogurt, she was great!

The roof. And my VY banana frozen yogurt shake.

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Parce que je le vaux bien.

Christine`s Birthday

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Big box for a small present

And this I love. Janos bakes the same amazing walnut cake for Christine every year for her birthday. For 30 years or so.
(not that you could eat that more often.. its basically butter with sugar and walnuts.. hehe)

spring, yes?

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walking to the paper store and back

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here i was a little little little bit homesick. I hope my plants are still alive and waiting for me.

yesterday we went to the movies

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Crazy Heart. A terribly bad movie. Never waste time on watching it.

my hard drive died..

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so the compy is now in this hospital

Meeting Marci!

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Exhausted Anna

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Picture by Jo. I was so dead after this day..

By the time we finished shopping..

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there was so much water everywhere that the subway didnt work. After Eva left in her direction, I found myself completely lost in the subway-network.. with Emma. I got to know her at the station, and since she also wanted to get to Brooklyn, we decided to go together and we had a really nice time finding our way home. Finally there was somebody on the subway to talk to! :)

Now THIS was a storm!

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Rain, wind, everything vollgas. So we went SHOPPPPPING with Eva, it was great, if you dont count the time between door to door...

and I think there is at least 1000 abandoned umbrella laying on the streets of NY right now.

Brunch with Eva in Willamsburg

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Vorarlberger are EVERYWHERE on this globe, hihi

Rebublica at Union Square

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Thanks Mossy for the tip, this was a surprisingly nice experience, vietnamese-thai dreams, yami.

Jan making sounds.

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doggywalker

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This is a dog-babysitter. Gets about $10/hour/dog. So this here is $80/hour.
Hm.

Magnolia Bakery

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The world famous. The one and only.

This is banana-puddingggg. Oh. My. God.

anna goes teddy

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Yes. That is me. The brown bear there.
Giving out hugs on the street..
and in the Dunkin Donuts..

The whole story started when Paul came down in this fantastic bear-costume.. Then we had the idea of going down to the street, but Paul preferred making the pics from the window, so I went.. :) It was crazy hot on the sun!

we love the teddy!

Does YOUR auntie prepare Tom Kha Gai for you?

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Just like that? At home?

Because mine does. Hmmmmh..

Sunday in Brooklyn

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yesterday this was still a tree

yellow red blue

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Second celebrity spotted:

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I saw Terry Richardson today, he was biking down on Broadway. Wow. Now Im gonna sleep better.

Korean Way with Christine and Janos

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Jo is on his little holiday so we had a little barbecue ..
and now I know the SECRET!! This is a tool for kids to learn how to eat with chopsticks! aha!
Uncle János

Today it was spring. I was walking around without a winter coat..hmm..

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A nice evening with Jonas and Carola

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The Tom Kha Gai craziness..
dub in rockwood

The Armory Show

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America's biggest art fair. Thanks to Jonas and Carola, I could sneak in for free.. huh.. and even though I don't like art fairs, I have to admit, this was a pretty good one. I saw many interesting things. This is just a little selection.

Kristof Kintera (check the video below)

Gottfried Helnwein, The Murmur of the Innocents 3, 2009
A crazy work:
Grayson Perry, The Walthamstow Tapestry, 2009

Wim Botha (this is a book btw)
Polly Morgan, Still Birth, 2010

Dagur in the office!! yiihaa!

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This cutie here is Dagur, Hjalti`s son - the most exotic kid I have ever seen (half icelandic, half asian, beautiful!!!) and he is running around here now for a day, and I am completely melted..

Christian Jankowski at Petzel Gallery

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"Strip the Auctioneer" This was a great thing. The auctioneer sold his own clothes at Christie`s Amsterdam, and people bought his left sock for 2000 euros.. his shirt for 2000.. at the end of the stripping he sold his hammer for 5000. I liked the way the artist showed his middle finger to the rich gallery-people..

and Jonas made the catalog. Really nice!

Murray`s Bagel - my new favorite.

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looks pervert, but its good.. hehe

Le gateau du dimanche

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Christine took out the good old Betty Bossi..

And on the way home

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books, coffee, democracy
this is all hand painted, we were very impressed

Brunch at Mimi's Hummus

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Happy Purim, Urile!!! I thought of you while enjoying my fantastic mushroom-hummus!!! (and we also had shakshuka, but I forgot to take a pic of that one!)

on the way to find a place for brunch

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Prospect Park

And the kind of architecture you find 30 min from Manhattan.

Snowmen in New York

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Frank's
Christine's
Mine
and those I saw today in Park Slope

Save me...

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Aha. There she is. My aunt. Who got craaaazy because of the 30 cm snow that fell yesterday night. She woke me up today with a snowball. (No. I did not appreciate it.) After that she followed me to the subway station to throw more snowballs at me.
Life is hard, man, life is hard!
But my aunt is so sweet.
:)

Jo`s first veggie pie! Hmmmm!

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Scott Matthew in Rockwood Music Hall

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Thanks Jo for bringing me there.
He was fantastic.

Going out for lunch with Tante Christine

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Les Touffes Kretiennes

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alors c`etait superbe, merci a Jacqueline!

anna tourist

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Say thank you to Dr. Zizmor!

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it didnt fit in the picture, but on his right side there was also a bit of the NY skyline. Please, analyze this picture. I want to meet the person who made it :D

Nutinak

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The Moth

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A Story-telling Event

Yes. For the second time we managed to get in. And it was worth the 1,5 hour queueing. If you are in NY, dont miss this out. Its 10 people getting on the stage and tell their 5 min story. Very, very nice.

I didnt take many pics because I was listening to the stories, but this lady I had to capture, she was telling a story about how dependent she is on her boyfriend because she has no clue about mobile phones and computer and gps and ups and all that :D

nur so.

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Wildlife Control at Prospect Park

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I knew it reminded me of something, but then Jo told me what it was...

Pigeon, The 9th Passanger

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and me randaliering on the subway, hohey!

The Bronx

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The birthplace of hip hop.
And this is where the Beastie Boys come from. We didnt meet them, sadly.

David star, christian cross - plus those shoes

Thank Kriszta

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I finally found the right setting to take pictures with my new camera. Yes. After all the dead, overexposed pictures: here we go! Colors! And Sky! And shaddows! Juhu!
(...mondhatnám "tudezrepülnieez")

For Eszter

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I tried the bubble tea.
A ginseng one. It was a very bad experience. Jo had a ginger one, that was okay. But the tapioca balls feel just weird.. I dont know if I give it another chance..

Moonwalking with the Chinese Waitress

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"Today it was awesome" (Jo)

In the hood and on the street.

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Gastro-excursion in a Chinese supermarket

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Things I have never seen before.
This guys, this is beef penis. Bon ap.

And now: THE QUIZ SPECIAL.
Does anyone of you know what these vegetables are?? I only know the last one, thats lotus.

A funny snowman and the view from Brkln to Manhattan

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The Mexico part of Brooklyn

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annakanna finally saw Times Square!!

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some fancy galleries in Chelsea

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ok, this is not a gallery, but almost. This is the entrance of the Comme des Garcons store (where we felt pretty much underdressed, even to look around... a simple cotton tshirt with a print on was $115 :D)

And this is Nicholas Di Genova. I like.
This is it from far:
and this is it from close

on the way to the galleries.

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Chelsea Market

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Chelsea Market was a cookie factory before.. and now it is a gastro-paradise.

There was this fish-store..
kukucs

(I think it looks like she is calling the fishes to ask if they were doing fine)
hmmm.. this was our lunch.. -thai this time

this is my future-bakery crew..

High Line

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The High Line Park. Have you ever taken the elevator to go to a park? I loved it. And yes. Surprise surprise. It looks much better in summer.

ez olyan, mint a Gödör..

csak ezt látod a padról
This house stood here.. beautiful.

Subway info. In English, Spanish, Korean, and Chinese.

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yes, thats why I like this city.

Chinese New Year

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in Flushing, Queens. I seriously thought I was back in China. This is not like in ChinaTown. This was real China.

The restaurant where we had lunch

A new favorite: Chinese Milk Tea

I have never been to a Chinese bakery before, but this egg-cake was really nice.

We also have been to a pet shop..

where this puppy broke my heart. How can you keep animals like this??? I soo wanted to save this one.. look at those eyes.. :(

öööö... girls.öööö... boys.
dividicidi? cididividi?

this is for Kriszta..

Gergey's goodbye lunch

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Gergey and Kendra left yesterday :(( They left to Geneva. And after that.. Kendra goes to Congo, and Gergey to Oslo..

(We went for a goodbye-hamburger. Since people were complaining because of the looks of my hamburger photos, I didnt take any. Hamburgers are ugly. But yummi.)

going out with Berton and Abi

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after NYONYA we went to Winnies ("Winnie's Divey Chinatown karaoke bar catering to Mandarin-speakers and hipsters alike ") where we had a few drinks and met old class mates of Jo from The Hague.
This was my first drink. Called "Royal F**k" ..
And here goes the second called "Cookie Monster". The bartender told me to immediately start drinking it with a straw - right after she LIGHTS IT.. ahaaaa so I didnt have any time to make a sharp picture of it..
but this is what I drank, while it was burning like this:
Then we went to Home Sweet Home again, and this time it was full, the music was just what I wished for, and WE WERE DANCING FOR HOURS FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY.. ah it was a great night!

my first malaysian dinner

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at NYONYA hmmmmm!!

on the way yesterday

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snow snow snow!

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"juice" night

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So this party was organized for a pregnant friend, who actually didnt come at the end. But there were at least 8 alcohol-hungry men. This meant the juice party ended up as a vodka/juice party... and we re-discovered the soccer table.

536 6th Avenue, NY

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So this is the little design community of the house.

Ground floor
Dunkin Donuts

First Floor
Karlssonwilker Inc.:
Nikki Jay
Hjalti and Jan (just found this picture, I love it)

2nd floor
O.O.P.S. (Office of Paul Sahre)
Mr. Sahre himself
(and Jonas is there as well, his intern, but I couldnt find him today)
and there in the corner sits usually Peter Ahlberg, who shares the studio with Paul

3rd floor
Zut Alors!
Frank de Rose
now I have to go and get ready for the juice night!

"The Blizzard Of Twenty-Ten" HUUUUU HAAAAAAA

2010-02-10T13:57:00.000-08:00

EEeeeverybody is talking about the BIG STORM that is GOING TO COME and kill us all, there is a great endoftheworld feeling in the city.
Dunkin Donuts closes today at 6 PM "due to weather conditions" (wonder what a snowstorm has to do with donut baking) , schools and museums are closed today, people dont go to work, but if they do, they tell you "get home safe" on the phone..
And what is outside? A simple, ordinary snowfall. Seriously, I thought new yorkers saw snow the first time in their life today.

Paul Sahre's lecture

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about "Alien Abduction Attempts, The Hairless Hand, Dead Pig Heads, Boring Sex and Eating the Dinosaur" and we were on the guest list, ha!
Paul is a neighbor of ours, he has his studio just above us. And above him there is Mr. Frank de Rose.
The weather forecast said there will be The Storm of 2010 tomorrow, so I dont know if I will manage to get to the studio, but if I do, I will make a little tour with my camera and gonna show you who all these guys are, working in that building.

(I was a bit late when I left the studio, so I took a cab - it was my first lonely cabinnewyork drive, and it was great, hehe)

Rats of New York

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No, thats not the wind. That garbage is full with rats. Right at our station here at Prospect Park. But rats are everywhere here. And we have mice in the studio. Sweet.

like

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interesting people on the subway today

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Momofuku Noodle Bar

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Jo told me a few days before that I use "the nicest" "the biggest" "the coolest" a bit too often.
But this.. this was THE HOTTEST THING I EVER ATE. I am very proud of Christine and myself for surviving it. It was delicious though.. but dangerous!
So the thing you see on the pic is chilled spicy noodles – sichuan spiced sausage, spinach, and caramelized cashews..

Christine, trying to save the rest of her lips with "banana bread ice cream"

Rockefeller Center

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On The Top of The Rock

South

North (with Central Park)

On the way to the Rockefeller Plaza

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Central Park with Christine

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2 extra squirrels for the squirrel population of CP..
Central Park is really beautiful btw.