we want pre-nup, yeeeaaaahhhh

my friends and i all turned 21 earlier this year, so this is the first new year's eve that we can drink legally. 

my friends all want to buy tickets to a bar's open bar party. i'd rather just stay in our dorm room and get trashed there, instead of going out, so. . .

give it to me straight: are these parties really worth it?

for what it's worth, we live in the east village, so there are a ton of bars around, but they're all lured by the idea of "unlimited booze".

thanks!

For NYC Jews:
Xmas Eve NYC Jewish parties and concerts (scroll part way down the page)
Xmas Day NYC Jewish events for kids and singles in Manhattan + Saturday night Jewish indie rock in Brooklyn

Hello.
So here I am, looking for advice on a future tattoo.
I am in love with Dylan Thomas.
Very original, I know.
This poem "Love in the Asylum" is haunting my soul of late. To the point that I want a quote from it forever inked onto my body.

here; if you've never read it

The line "a girl as mad as birds" needs to be a part of me. So the question now remains... Where??
So I have come here, to the folks that would understand, for advice on placement and font and whatever else I can get!

For those of you who have lived here for a while, have you found a neighborhood that you love living in? How long did it take you to find it? Where did you live before that didn't work for you?

I have a few questions for you guys.
Really, I'm just looking for opinions before I make a final decision but I know I want a Nietzsche quote going up my side (like the Hayden Panettiere tattoo that was mentioned a few posts ago.)
But I can't decide if I want it in German or English or how it should face. Do I want the words facing my stomach or back?

I also don't know what font I want. I like calligraphy type fonts (I already have a wrist tattoo in windsong) but I'm not sure if I want to use that font again..

The quote is "What is the darkness, star, to you?" if that helps at all.

Any suggestions are welcome.

What is the best book you have read this year?


What about the worst book?

Hello everyone! I've been lurking this community for a while and thought I'd finally join to get your opinions on my first tattoo.

For the past three years I've been battling depression. There are nights where I can't go to sleep because the thought of how easy it would be keeps me awake, and there are mornings where I can't bring myself to get up. I haven't really spoken to anyone about this because I feel it's a solitary confinement and talking out my problems won't really change the way I feel. I have good days and bad days.

I stumbled upon the phrase this too shall pass while reading a book my friend gave me. After looking it up, I found the story of King Solomon and the engraved silver ring.

The meaning behind this phrase,  I find, is really powerful and I'd like to get it as my first tattoo as a reminder.

I really like the font Traveling Typewriter, it's simple. Placement-wise I'm unsure. I wanted to get it on the inside of my left forearm, just below my elbow but my aunt objects to this. She wants me to think of other places to get it, in fear that I won't be able to cover it up (although I never really wear t-shirts). I was thinking maybe on my left shoulder blade? Or just ignore my aunt and get it on my forearm?

I was also wondering if I should capitalize This. I've seen a lot of tattoos and articles with it both capitalized and lower case.

I know a lot of people have this phrase tattooed, but it holds a lot of meaning for me and that's what's important.

If you could help me that would be greatly appreciated! All of your tattoos are lovely and from previous posts and comments I know you all are very helpful!

P.S Should I keep it as one line or break it up?

Gather 'round, ye Lovecraft fans, and despair!
( And with strange aeons, even death may die. )

i just finished "of bees and mist" and i was wondering if anyone had any suggestions of something similar?

I've been meaning to get my first tattoo and really wanted a quote from an ee cummings poem. I needed it to be short because I want to place it down the side of my back like Hayden Panettiere's and found two that I really like.
They are:
"-tomorrow is our permanent address"
-or-
"no sunbeam ever lies"

Any thoughts? Suggestions?

JFK- Tomorrow I have a flight departing at 7:50 in the morning, and I wanted some advice as to when I should get there, being Christmas Eve and all. I don't want to be sitting in the waiting area for hours, but I would like to have enough time to get through security and *possibly* grab a cup of coffee before I board. I would like a realistic estimate of how much time I should allot myself. Suggestions are much appreciated.

Very last minute gift

Happy Holidays!

I wanted to get a gift for my boss for Christmas. Alcohol seems to be an appropriate gift, but he only drinks beer from Microbreweries in his area of New Jersey. Are there any microbreweries in the city where I can buy him a gift card for a beer tasting or sample beers?

Thank you for any help.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Copycat, a night of cover songs

XMas Catacular!
Dj Xerox and Special Guest DJ Allan Dias (PIL) spin crazy covers and rocking remixes of all the hits (rock, indie, old wave and new)
PLUS Live music acts in the back room. Some
of your favorite artists play cover versions of their favorite songs.
Tonights bands

Captain Ronzos Thirsty Christmas (a pirate style xmas Spectacular with the Thirsty Pirates)

LoveStruck

Thee Borders

NO COVER
Free Candy Canes!
at Ottos Shrunken Head, 538 East 14 Street, Near avenue B
10 pm to 4 am
L Train to First Avenue
Copycatnyc.com

hi,

is there any place that you know that will duplicate a key that says "duplication prohibited" on it?

i would really appreciate the help!

hi,

is there any place that you know that will duplicate a key that says "duplication prohibited" on it?

i would really appreciate the help!

Here the deal. i need a photo booth to take pictures for part of my sweeties x-mas present. (it's not getting to him by x-mas so i have some time) ideally in Manhattan or if in brooklyn on the 2/3 or L. and i would really prefer black and white.

anyone know of such a place?

anyone do anything unique on xmas day in NYC?

Sorry for this annoying "best way to get there from here" posts, but I'm just wondering what others think, especially since I normally fly out of JFK. I'm a little concerned also because it's the 24th everything might be a mad-house.

I'm in Brooklyn (closest subway the Prospect Ave stop - R train) and have a flight out of LGA on the 24th at 2 pm. What is the cheapest (and somewhat least stressful) why to get there? I've read that it's possible to get the N to Astoria and then hop on a bus. Or would I be better off to just go to Grand Central or Port Authority and get on one of those shuttle buses for like $10? I'll only have a backpack and one other small-ish suitcase.

ha, still reading after that subject line? =)

two of my college friends (they're married to each other) will be staying in my apartment in brooklyn and celebrating the new year......while i'm out of town. so, i'm not even going to see them. they're in their mid 20s but not big drinkers at all. we're trying to think of fun things for them to do on their own on new years eve that doesn't focus heavily on drinking. the usual bar hopping (my NYE activity of choice) doesn't really appeal to them. they're big theatre nerds, but pretty agreeable and usually up for just about anything.

and oh yeah, they don't want to do the times square thing. i know this is an obnoxious post. however, i just want to show my friends a good time even though i won't be around to do it personally.

anyone have any fun suggestions?

I know someone recently asked for cheap dance lessons, but I'm looking for the best place in NYC for swing lessons for two people who really can't dance but want to learn. Any feedback on the following (or your recommendations) are appreciated:

1. Fred Astaire http://www.fredastairenewyork.com/indexWest.html
2. Steppin Out Studios http://www.steppingoutstudios.com/content/intro-special
3. Swing 46 http://www.swing46.com/
4. Dance Star Academy http://dancestaracademy.com/default.aspx

I absolutely love John Updike, so I always knew I'd get a tattoo relating to John Updike, and when he passed away at the beginning of '09, I knew this tattoo was even more important. SO, I have narrowed it down to three ideas; please comment and tell me your favorite. 1) rabbit, run - in script on my right hip (I have a Hamlet citation on my left. It is my favorite out of the Rabbit series and the novel that sparked a quartet of wonderful books. 2) rabbit at rest - i also loved At Rest, and figured this was very appropiate because of Updike's death; I think of it as a little homage. Updike is at rest. It is also the final book in the quartet. Would go on right hip. 3) In the pit of the year a king was born - My favorite line in my favorite Updike novel - The Centaur. This is considerably less blantantly Updike-ish, but still nontheless written by the man himself. I think it is a pretty phrase. What do you all think?

Hello everyone:

I am looking for a last-minute holiday gift for a friend of mine -- handmade, big, warm, cozy, knit wool socks -- no packaged nonsense...

Are there any stores in Manhattan or Brooklyn you guys could recommend that sell unused hand-made knit stuff?

Thanks so much!!

So, there's a store by my house that has been closed since way before I moved in to the neighborhood. They are a corner store, and on my street on the way to the train station, it's my house, another house, a store, and then this store. Right after this store are the steps to the train station.

Now, who is responsible for shoveling/icing this area of sidewalk? The people who currently own the property, the MTA, the store next door (they're in the same building) or the city? I am on crutches right now and have to walk on my splint very painfully to get to the train because the walk is still covered in snow and ice which means my splint gets wet and I don't particularly enjoy that. :(

Thanks for your help!

Oh, and for the lulz:
http://www.peoplewhositinthedisabilityseatswhenimstandingonmycrutches.com/

Hello all! I've been reading for quite some time, and I've finally decided to have my say.
I'm going to end up looking like the guy from Momento if I don't stop adding to my list.
I'd like some opinions on which you think are cool and which you think are rubbish:

1. I'd quite like "Aude aliquid dignum", which means "Dare something worthy". I read this somewhere once and scribbled it down, but i can't for the life of me remember where it was.
2. "It is the possibility of having dreams come true that makes life interesting"-- The Alchemist
3. Mischief Managed (I know, I know).
4. What pleasure, sir, find we in life, to lock it from action and adventure?--Shakespeare
5. Remember to the last, that while there is life there is hope--charles dickens
6. What will you adventure? --Shakespeare
7. Hope, Hope to the last! --Dickens

I'm really thinking about getting 6 & 7 on either side of my collar bone, but we'll see.