another eye opens

Andy and Sari at Bar Bossa in Soho (with namoradeira figurine)

bathroom at Bar Bossa

the new vegan fast-food joint on my block

so true

photo op at La Carafe on Ninth Avenue

in the afterglow of the Gamelan Kusuma Laras concert at Hofstra University — I get to play with some extraordinary musicians, most notably I. M. Harjito (our artistic director and teacher) and Peni Candrarini (exquisite Javanese pesindhen, or female vocal soloist) — pictured here with guest dancer and hilarious cut-up Anang Totok Dwiantoro

amaryllis are miraculous

Sixth Avenue in the Village

the Bob Dylan shelf (over 35 different titles) at the Unoppressive Non-Imperialist Bargain Books store on Carmine Street

I love bitter melon but this is the first time I’ve seen it for sale at my local grocery store — eventually I’ll have to stop admiring the object and figure out how to prepare it…