New song, Fashion's Night Out, and a MoMa adventure

First of all, happy Sunday, lovelies :).

Secondly, I have a new Kickstarter song for you. This is "We Can Already Tell", and it's written for my Kickstarter backer, Michael Morris. He wanted me to write a little song about a couple of dear, dear friends of mine and the wonderful love they share. I had a lot of fun with this one, and if anything, I hope you smile when you listen to it :).

You can download "We Can Already Tell" for FREE here!

Okay, so now that I've made sure to mention the song, I will continue with the bloggish part of the blog.

THURSDAY NIGHT (A.K.A. FASHION'S NIGHT OUT)

What a whirlwind of an evening! When you last heard from me, I was frantically getting ready for a free St. Vincent show that was supposed to going on in SoHo. I left my room immediately after posting my blog, and after catching a ride on the subway, I ended up standing about twenty feet from the front door of "Rag and Bone" (where the show was supposed to be held).

This is what I looked at for about an hour. All the while, people were walking past me with the most interesting outfits on that I'd ever seen in my life. I mean, really. And there were so many tall human beings, too. I couldn't tell if everyone seemed like giants, because they were all models... or if they were just wearing ridiculously tall heels. 

Long story short, I never got to see St. Vincent. Turns out, it was RSVP only. Myfreeconcerts.com really needs to make sure they specify this in the future. There were many, many angry fans around me. I didn't really care too much, because the entire time I was standing there, I kept seeing people walk past with cupcakes. I knew there had to be free cupcakes... And close.

This little chocolate ganache/banana cupcake from Georgetown Cupcake was absolutely delicious.

When that little adventure failed, I wandered from SoHo to the Chelsea District to catch a free Lucy Shwartz show that was supposedly going on at the Anthropologie there. After my disappointment with the St. Vincent show, I wasn't expecting much, but I was pleasantly surprised.

Not only was her set great, but Anthropologie totally pulled out all of the stops and offered free refreshments for everyone.

That right there is a blueberry vodka lemonade. I had three of them. I could have had more, but I was alone, and any more than that, and it would have been kind of weird. They also had the most delicious herbed bread available... that they literally brought out on a clothes rack. No, really. They put the bread on little hooks and hung them from the rack. Everyone pounced on them like a pack of savage animals. (I must admit I, too, clawed my way to the bread). I brought a banana with me and carried it in my purse for the whole evening, just in case I got hungry. But after the bread, there was no need for it. (Also, anyone else notice how this night consisted of my two favorite things? Music and food. That's all you need in life).

THEN, I decided to meet up some friends at the Rockerfeller Center to watch a bit of a show.

Everyone else called it a night after that, but Josh and I decided to enjoy Fashion's Night Out a little bit longer. We just wandered around in circles for an hour and a half, getting lost in the throngs of people.

WHEW. I've gotta say.. I love Fashion's Night Out in New York City. Such a lively little night.

FRIDAY

This was the day that I made my video for my Kickstarter song. It was not the easiest thing in the world to accomplish. Not only was it about 90 degrees that day, but after walking about a mile in the heat up a hill with my guitar, I felt like my arms were going to fall off.

And then, when I'd finally settled into a quiet place at the Brooklyn Bridge Park to record, I realized that it was going to be next to impossible to get rid of the constant "hummmmm" sound from the wind and the helicopters and the boats and everything else. Also, a family decided to sit down right next to me as I started to record the song... and they talked... a lot... But that's okay! It made for a great setting, and I was able to get at least one semi-good take.

Friday evening, Allison, Josh, Eric, Adam, and I all decided to finally take advantage of Free MoMa Fridays! I'll give you a smattering of some photos from the evening.

I know.. crazy, right?

And then, my personal favorite. Monet.

After this wonderful adventure, we were all a little pooped. Who knew that walking around a museum for two hours could make you feel like you'd run a half marathon? I went back to the room, popped in my library rental DVD of Water For Elephants (which is not nearly as good as the book... surprise, surprise) and fell right to sleep. 

SATURDAY

After my usual morning routine, I went downstairs to pick up a package that was waiting for me... And look at what had arrived!

My lovely business cards (designed by the wonderful, Bobby Herb)! I am officially an artist now, I guess. (Grammy- I hope you are happy. I will send you one soon :)). 

I don't know if it was the business cards or what, but for some reason, I got a sudden jolt of creativity, and I spent the rest of the day working on a song for a little contest I'm thinking of entering soon.. I'll update you at another time about all of that.

Also, we were under tornado watches and warnings and flood watches and all of that all day, so I wasn't keen on venturing out into the city to do anything. (Side note: Anyone who knows me well enough knows that I'm absolutely terrified of tornadoes. You would all be very proud of how I handled myself during the morning storms. Didn't even flinch.. sort of).

For the evening festivities, Josh and I decided it would be fun to go see my friend, Finn, play at a little French bar on the Upper East Side. The place (called Brasserie Julien) had a such a neat ambience, and the jazz music was absolutely wonderful. It was such a relaxing ending to a relaxing day.

SUNDAY

Josh, Allison, and I had breakfast at my favorite place! Once again, the Iris Cafe did not disappoint.

This time, I decided to order the Skim Milk Chai Oatmeal with Currants and Walnuts.

It was tastier than it looks. I promise. It was sooooo tasty.

The rest of the day has consisted of homework, homework, and more homework. That's alright, though! The weather is absolutely beautiful, and I was able to walk down to Montague street and sit at a little table outside to work on everything. There was a little street festival going on today as well, and I was serenaded by some lovely opera music while I worked.

That's all! I'm off to the gym to get a workout in before I get back to the homework. (How many times can I use the word "work"?).

:)

<3

Nat