Later My Neighbor

Today, Anjana and BJ leave for San Francisco... It's also my father's 63rd birthday. I've also got my first appointment with my brother at the Art of Shaving this evening. He was over last night to watch La Haine with Michael, Leah and Olivia. We all had a discussion afterwards but I wish I had gone to see BJ and Anajana one last time at their now old place. I write this as I wait to see them one last time in Cambridge before they depart on their trip. I've still got BJ's Criterion films. I'm super tired. I wanted to go for a walk at sunrise but slept through my Nikka Costa 5:10 am alarm. Olivia stayed up talking until 1 and I showed her Adam and Sophie's EP with came out 2 years ago today. It's also the first new day of the "season" for me and the first day I'm no longer half my dad's age but I'm still as old as he was when he had me. It's also Anjana's friend Susan's 30th bday. I saw her fb post of her last sunrise in her 20's, which made me want to wake up early today even more. I decided the most fitting shirt I could wear was my Mr Rogers shirt. Anjana was my first neighbor and I'm so lucky to have known for for all these years. ( nearly 7) We have so many memories. The wedding was the best I've ever been to and the reception was such and happy and fun time. So was Heroes afterwards. BJ is an amazing guy. I've learned so much from him all these years too. (nearly 5) Like I said during my little speech at the wedding they deserve each other and even though they're going to go away I'm trying to not be sad about it. I want to be happy. I sent a message to Susan and wished her well on new beginnings. I hope I can do the same for myself. This is my first post on this in the year and since last year. and my first entry in either of my blogs in 3 months or so. even tho I have another I do like this one better. I hope I can make the leap to become more of a vegetarian the month. I'm excited for what the next 6 months of the year will bring me and I'm glad for friendships with 2 beautiful people who've helped me get this far in my life.

The Way Way Back

It's 2:17 in the morning. I can't sleep and my break is over after IFF Boston. I didn't see the closing film In a World tonight and see Lake Bell or check out the parties this year and didn't check out a private bday party at All Asia for this photographer Gina Manning either but it's ok. Tao and I saw Jeff,  DJ Knife, on Mass Ave after returning from Area Four.  My cousin won the primary late last night, Tao put up an amazing video and Josh posted the new foodlove site. This past week I've been thinking so much about where my life is going and what I want. Seeing everyone on Facebook is always inspiring especially on nights that I don't really want to sleep to wake up. It's ironic that I like to dream without sleeping. For the past week I've felt really free and I can get used to it. It's hard going back to the same routine. I saw so many films including John's Occupiers. With all the things I want to do I feel like things have changed and I need to get stuff done. With so many things I want to do it's hard to decide on where I should start first but I know I can't quit. I've got to take things day by day, week by week, month by month. I hope to make this the year I finally go from Final Draft to Final Cut. The deadline for IFP is Friday and it makes me think of my Sundance artist statement where I wrote that I want to finance my projects through photography and cinematography. Which is why I want to go to the Mass Art Summer Film School next month.  We shall see. Regardless I want to shoot a short I think I might start with a doc on myself, not sure what it would be yet. I keep thinking food or weight loss or exercise or maybe all three and make it about a lifestyle change. Nights like these it just makes me want to just get started especially after seeing all the things my friends are doing from Facebook from their travels to career moves. It's what's keeping me excited and motivated.

End of the Beginning

After 7 years, 5 of which we were neighbors, Josh is moving out of 401 Washington Street in Central Square, Cambridge. He had the last Halloween party, in March mind you, at his spot and I took 1Gb worth of pix. (no joke over 200!) Wow! So many parties, good and great times, and of course memories. Not just in his apt, 1L, but in that building in general. I don't know if I will ever feel the same sense of community again anywhere else like I've felt the past few years of being a neighbor to a friend I've known for almost 10 years. Even if we didn't always hang out every week there was still a cool feeling of security knowing my friends were just one street behind me. I finally met his sister Emma, who is awesome! I hope she's twice as cool as he was when he was 18. Josh is the first real neighbor I've had and the longest at that. But hey it's not over. I can't wait to see his and Aruna's new place in JP. I do feel like it will never be the same around here but it's ok. We all got to grow up and move on at some point and I'm glad we all went out with a blast! So thanks again for all the amazing times, the cool people I've met and all things I've learned.

Spring Forward, Fall Back, Peace & Love...

TROY 3

Life is so funny. Today I was thinking about this blog and Midnight Sushi and how I haven't written in while and I found myself having a day that was perfect to write. This has been a great week: Marathon was Monday, saw it at Tao's job (I'm "trying to train for next year but my calves are killing me after a run from 2 days ago) and yesterday I had off and spent it with Mae. She went to CT today and her car broke down a bit but she left me a message in a sleepy voice in her bed so i know she is safe. I didn't get a chance to talk to her but I left her a voicemail with some of the crazy news I got tonight. Anjana is moving in with BJ. I've known her and have lived near her since '07! Wow 4 years ago...times flies REALLY fast while we're a young and growing up. On the flipside Jessica Mattei might be moving in! It was so surreal when I walked and saw her there. Anjana opened the door of her 3L apt at 401 Washington when I walked in around 10:20 PM. She was wearing an "I <3 San Mateo" t-shirt of all things. What are the odds. I said hi to her roommate Tasha with a kiss on the cheek. it wasn't returned on my way out. i guess she was sick. Me, Jess & Anjana all went into the kitchen to talk since Tasha had some work to do in the living room on her computer. I had a Smuttynose beer and we all talked and reminisced on our lives and how we met. we spoke for a little over an hour and went downstairs. We said bye to Jess and I had a drag off Anjana's cigarette before she rode off on her bike. While Anjana and I sat on the stoop for possibly the last time as neighbors. we met Dan's girlfriend Ariel who drove up in a green Mystery Machine/Dharma Initiative looking van. We said goodnight and I headed home. I'm going to NYC tomorrow to see Dom for TriBeCa. I'm excited. I will be back in Cambridge by Saturday night around midnight. Anjana said a friend of her is having a house party in near Union Sq in Somerville. I'm hoping to make it and stop by. hopefully we can do some more stooping it up. I love my life and friends. and that said my cpu just told me it's 1 o' clock...AM!

TROY pt 2: I Wish That Martin, Troy Was Here...

Anjana came by again tonight. We stooped it up and talked about all this things that were going on in our lives. It's always a pleasure. It was funny 'cause it was the first time I think that I was the one on our front stoop while other people were walking in. Laura and Emilie from the first floor as well as Stephen, who's leaving in Oct :(, and Lydia from the 3rd floor. I think I'm gonna start leaving the film schedules for both the floors. Maybe. We shall see. Anyways I feel good. Chilled with Tao this evening, who's anniversary is tonight and bday party is Friday before Gus' thing on Saturday. He also got me back my Groove and Downtown. We kicked it at Hi-Fi for a bit and walked around Central eventually bumping into Josh at Toscanini's. And I also saw 2 cool short docs. One on Jay-z and Fat Joe @ the Rucker and One Night in Vegas about Tyson and 2Pac. Both were awesome. This has been a great night. All I gotta do now is finish up my room as far as cleaning and eventually help out with the rest of the apt since it's all being cleaned up by Monica, Christie, Adam and I. Well first things first I'm about to be off the change the mailbox names. And I get back it'll be time for some True Blood. Man I love Netflix.

midnite movie the american

limits of control but better...slightly.

August Fool

It's should have been done 4 months ago but better late then never 'cause today I start reading American Psycho finally and for real this time! :)