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04/28/2003

April 28, 2003 at 8:00 am

after an almost-4 year run, i’m moving out of stanhope.
but i’m moving to swanky west cambridge with susanne!
another birthday dinner with d, d-man, and yin at east coast grille
17,000 miles later, the weekend commute comes to an end
dinner with gordon, karen and leslie on friday. arctic char is everyone’s new favorite fish.
making people like brussels sprouts
dinner in charlestown with the degraan clan.
my kitchen junk takes up about 8 boxes. the rest of my stuff, about 2.
i didn’t step foot in a restaurant all weekend. i can’t remember the last time i did that.
i spent last week at work doing pretty much nothing. my boss didn’t even bother coming in most days.
two buck chuck
da ali g show

April 21, 2003 at 8:00 am

my bday dinner at delux with kirstin and salila
yes, it was my bday last week. did you forget too?
dok bua again. i’m going every week from now on.
passover meals with about 8 different kinds of potatoes.
passover lasted about 2 days this year for me.
speaking of which, easter candy!
i had to do the 4 questions twice this year
tuxedo shopping
i started packing
i think we finally taped out our chip. i think. for you non-geeks, this is a good thing.
formaggio kitchen is going to be the death of us. cheese is good.
haricot vert
i have now eaten arugula 427 days in a row, give or take.
we now own a washer and dryer and fridge
it was really easy to spot the marathoners in town this weekend: all of the skinny white guys in jeans and running sneakers walking around looking lost

April 14, 2003 at 8:00 am

the last weekend in nyc. and more importantly, the last drive.
2 very important books: everybody poops and the gas we pass
my new pink tie
pastis. and the best french fries ever.
spring weather
the hampton chutney company
my birthday dinner at panna 2
patsy’s pizza.
altoids pocket strips. although the strips ar en’t that great, the little tin is cool
it has rained at least 750f the times i’ve driven down to nyc on fridays.
i had to bring back a bag of babkas from zabars for my bros. too bad passover starts on wednesday. they better get to work on them.
family business on showtime. just completely fascinating. especially cousin stevie.
dok bua with kirstin, the best thai food i’ve had in boston
daisy boo?
my coworker doesn’t do anything anymore. literally. she sits there and listens to talk radio, drinks tea and coffee, and naps while pretending to be reading. i now check in on her about once a day to wake her up.
all things considered and this american life on npr
this ad. all done in a single shot. it took 606 takes to get right.

April 7, 2003 at 8:00 am

finding a new apartment in cambridge. finally.
when i grow up, i want to be a fly dancer.
i hit 30k miles on my car in just over 18 months.
speaking of which, this coming weekend is my last drive down to nyc.
everyone complains when i don’t update this promptly. sorry about that.
lucky
the white stripes, elephant
“and here’s a wedding that i shot in jamaica. it was for an actor named taye diggs…”
marshmallow peeps
it’s april. what’s with the effing snow?
the first of my new ties. i need to start buying them since i will belosingmy supplier dsimple)
the 1/4 stretch of road in greenwich, ct that has mercedes, bmw, porche, ferrarri, bentley, and aston martin dealerships.
morning poos.