"it's like going to a museum to look at pictures of food"

the times is running a bit on street art today - i really didn't need the nyt to tell me to look around and notice things but maybe some people do. anyway - check it out here and definitely make sure to check out the sideshow gallery for the full experience.

this makes two days in a row that the nyt has been riding the street art train - check out yesterdays (much better, imo) article on street culture in berlin. and for even more berlin awesomeness check out my pics from a trip last spring

a couple more pics after the jump

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fireworks

a couple more after the expansion







the fourth was a pretty good time this year - the rain held off for most of the day and night. my team won the first game of kickball easily...22 - 13 was the final score. the second game, well, that one didn't go so well. afterwards, we packed up the picnic and headed over to brooklyn heights to watch the fireworks from a friends 12th floor terrace. looking straight ahead, you could see the downtown fireworks as well some going off closer to new jersey. and if you were to turn to your right, you had a pretty decent view of the williamsburg fireworks as well.

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