This past Saturday was a lazy one for sure. After we had been travelling to New Jersey all summer and then two consecutive September weekends for weddings and birthday parties, it felt SO good to be grounded to our apartment with zero plans. Originally we had talked about bbq’ing all day and having friends come and go, but decided we’d rather just do our own thing (that’s allowed, right?) On Friday night we ventured out on the town, first stopping at our friend’s new apartment in the Fort Greene neighborhood and then heading to Williamsburg to meet up with Ben and Dave. Dave was apartment sitting for his cousin who had a pretty impressive studio/loft space on the water. He built himself a raised bed and had funky art all over the walls, succulents growing in the middle of the couch and an old sliding glass door for the entrance for the bathroom. But, no oven or stove! Isn’t that crazy? I loved the space, but just could never be without heat for cooking. If I remember correctly, he is some sort of creative director for Rolling Stone magazine, so I bet he doesn’t do much of the domestic scene. He also had a very adorable dog, Emmitt. The four of us (and Emmitt) headed back to our apartment because the only thing left to do in Williamsburg was spend more money at the bars, which we really weren’t interested in. We ended up with tall boys of Bud and Netflix streaming. It was fun.
The next morning Joe, Dave and I sat outside practically all day We had the grill going, played some board games, talked about ideas for a screenplay, re planted our fern and just chilled. It was so nice. My phone had died the night before and I apparently misplaced it, so I wasn’t in contact with a single person all day. It is really such a liberating feeling to be incommunicado for an entire day. I didn’t have to respond or reach out to anyone. Joe grilled up some Mutten Chops that had been sitting/taking up space in our freezer since he brought them home from Chopped. Mutten, is sheep. I did not partake. Instead I cuddled the animals and took notes of our ideas.
Dave left around 5 and Joe and I sat around for a bit longer, enjoying the early autumn chill. Our yard somehow became a full blown bird sanctuary. At one point we had a blue jay, cardinal, finch, and FOUR hummingbirds! Four! I must add here, that I am not and have never really been a bird enthusiast (they actually usually scare me) but watching them from above as they just exist in a small Brooklyn backyard, is interesting. I tried to creep down to the garden to take some pictures- but I scared them away.
Joe and I headed inside, ate some ice cream and I was asleep by 9 pm. It was glorious my friends, glorious.
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