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June 28, 2005
The Met, Sailing, and Hipster Heaven
To balance out the rant I just posted about the move and the toll it's taken on my sanity, here's a recap of my packed weekend. Clay, Lloyd, and I finished off a bottle of Prosecco at the Met on Friday, on the balcony overlooking the main hall. We were planning on heading to the roof but noticed a little sit down bar area up there and took a look. It reminded me of a posh event full of society people -- we found tablecloths, live music, a well-dressed waitstaff, and a tasteful menu of finger food and alcohol. It's called the Great Hall Balcony Bar and it's only open on Friday and Saturday evenings. I think some of the elder museumfolk sitting near us may have been wearing Chanel suits in honor of the Chanel exhibit. It all made us feel very sophisticated and proper. At least that's how I felt. It might also have had to do with the Prosecco, or the Brooklyn Lager we finished it off with (scandalous!).
Speaking of the Met, it's a great time of the year to head up to the Cloisters with a picnic, or hike along the Palisades.
Saturday and Sunday morning, I dragged myself out of bed for the Sebago sailing class. Holly and Jim -- longtime Sebago sailors -- did the teaching and Tracy and I helped out. This year's class was fantastic. We had five students and five suitable boats for them to use -- three Sunfishes, a Laser, and Dad's old Phantom. By Sunday, each student had capsized (more than once) and righted the boat successfully and everyone had tried sailing solo. We even set up bouys out by Canarsie Pol and did figure eights (very fun). I was kicking myself for not bringing my camera out there -- would have made for some great photos with all the boats sailing so close together (no collisions, either!). I got a little beach time, too, since the sailors were doing so well on their own. (By the way, found photos of an actual Sunfish (the animal) when looking for photos of the boat. Strange looking thing.)
Saturday night, we met Melissa, Steve, Liz, and Matt for the Sadies/Stars/New Pornographers concert in Prospect Park. It was a hipster magnet -- I spend nearly an hour looking for parking because so many Williamsburg twenty-somethings were taking up all the spaces. The place was packed and our view was somewhat obstructed by a monster stroller, but it was a good show. If my plan of getting their early to get a good blanket spot had worked out it would have been more enjoyable, but it was great to see everyone.
Posted by csageday at June 28, 2005 01:08 AM