NYC: Day Five

Today at work I spent my time working on the website. Tara bought me delicious coffee and a gluten free peanut butter chocolate chip cookie from Modca, which is right near the studio.

Sean, who works for the Brooklyn Denim Co., decided to make BoomBoom, the ten year old chihuahua that Tara has been watching, a jean jacket. BoomBoom is so cute and content to sit on my lap and try to rest his little head on my arm. It doesn't work very well as I am using my arm to do things on  the computer.

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BoomBoom is pretty scared of Sean, so he gets called a "certified sissy" quite often. After work I headed to a different part of Brooklyn, Bushwick or something. Code Orange Kids, a Pittsburgh band, were playing at The Acheron.

Most of the bands were composed of twelve year olds, and their sets, as well as the crowd, left something to be desired. However, Code Orange Kids killed it. After the show I took the L back into Manhattan. That thing was wild! There were kids just drinking rum straight up (or maybe they were just pretending, I didn't get a good whiff), talking to everyone on the train, specifically these three German girls, about partying at 420. They were wild, I should ride the L at 11PM more often.  

NYC: Day Four

Today was my first full day of work! I had wanted to leave the apartment earlier, but it did not happen. I got to work about three minutes early.

I met the other interns, all students from FIT. We went out for lunch together at Fabiane's Cafe. I got coffee, of course (it was just ok). Then it was back to work! I did a bunch of work on the shop website. Most of it you can't see yet because it is for the spring line! After work, I headed over to The Meatball Shop on Stanton to eat with my lovely family from Long Island! 

I got a little lost on the way, even with my maps app constantly in use. And I saw two mice crawling around the subway for the first time! (I found it exciting). Since I am gluten free, I could not eat any meatballs. I did enjoy a delicious salad, a side of polenta, and some homemade sangria! Thanks Uncle Pat and Aunt Dawn! 

Me, Uncle Pat, Chris, and John. 

Chris operates his business in the city, and John is who I am staying with. After dinner, Chris, John and I took a cab (thanks Chris!) and John and I retired for the night, not before picking up some packages! 

The lace for the wedding dress I am making finally arrived! The wrapping was even prettier than the last time!

NYC: Day Three

Today was my first day at work. I had to be there at 10:00 a.m., just to talk to Tara a little bit about what I would be doing for Study NY. I had wanted to be over in Brooklyn at 9:00 to get coffee at the acclaimed Blue Bottle Coffee and read some of George Orwell's 1984 (for the first time). Unfortunately, my cousins room can be closely compared to a freezer, and I did not want to remove the covers and expose myself, so I slept in.
It took me about half an hour to walk to the L train, get over to Brooklyn, and walk to the studio. I literally walked in the lobby at 10:00 a.m. Lucky for me, Tara was running a tad bit later than I was.
The studio space is pretty awesome. It is shared with the Brooklyn Denim Co. and the place is filled with sewing machines, cutting tables, racks of clothes, fabric, sketches, skeins of yarn, everything someone could want in a creative workspace!
Tara and I established that I would be doing most of the work on the computer, and hopefully be able to take some runs to the showroom and factory. She also said I could use their machines for the wedding dress I am making and let me try out an industrial machine! It is fiercely fast, I love it.
After our meeting, I checked out the Brooklyn Denim Co.'s store before making my way to Blue Bottle.

I got a cup of ethiopian yirgacheffe, pour over style. I'm pretty sure they only offer pour over coffee or espresso from the mother of espresso machines: La Marzocco. The cup was mad expensive ($3.75) compared to the freshly & locally roasted, freshly ground, auto drip I get from Commonplace back home ($1.50). But dating a barista, I had to try Blue Bottle's stuff. It was amazing, although I don't think I'll spend the money on it again. Next on my checklist of coffee snobbery is Intelligentsia and Stumptown.

After I sat in Blue Bottle for a while and read, I hopped back on the L and made my way to Tu Lu's Gluten Free Bakery. I ate a delicious (post coffee) coffee cake and read some more. I'll definitely make it back there before I leave.

I went home, as Ben was out galavanting with his uncle, but we met up later to eat at the NY Tofu House in the East Village. Ben's Uncle Joe had given us a $25 gift card from Restaurant.com but we had to spend $35 for it to be valid (you can get $25 gift cards for $4, an awesome deal). We ate a ton food, or well Ben did and I took mine home. It was really good though. 

Tomorrow is my  first full day (10-6) and I get to meet the other interns! I've been trying to play around with the website I will be working with (Portable) beforehand, but I can't do much without Tara's log in!