Warning: this post contains nothing interesting (not that any of them do, hahahah). But, some good things have happened this week, already, and I just thought that I would feel like an ingrate if I didn’t share them. Here we go with the lists, again.

First– I recently sweated my iPod Shuffle to death. So I purchased a new one on Friday. It is a third generation. I have to say that I’m not really a fan of the design. Apparently, neither is my sweat. It died half way through my run Saturday morning. I purchased it at J&R, in the Financial District. Monday, I took in recently purchased pod that had died on its maiden voyage, and they traded it for a new one. No hassles, or anything. Today I ran with my new-new pod wrapped in cling wrap, hahahaha.

Next– on my way back from J&R, I passed a salon, that happened to carry a hair product that I’m perpetually out of. So I ducked in, grabbed two bottles and took them to the register. The lady told me in broken English, to take one more, because they were on sale– buy two, get one free. Bonus!

Finally– I slept in Tuesday morning and missed my scheduled run. I was pretty worried about running in the heat, since I would have to make it up in the afternoon. As it turns out, Tuesday evening was cooler than it had been Monday morning at 6:30 when I had done my previous run. Bonus, again. Maybe it does payoff to be lazy/procrastinate. Hahahah

The photo: I shot it last week. I thought that the cloud looked like one from a painting.

Also, where did June go?

Two of my favorite rappers on this track. The whole Blackstar collab is pretty hot. Anyway, if you are a fan of Talib Kweli, or Mos Def, then for sure you love this track, also. “Best alliance in hip-hop”– I tend to agree. One of the best, anyway. This is another one of those songs that reminds me automatically of summer. This is the unedited version, so there is some swearin’. Keep that in mind before you press play. Check out “Definition.”

Last weekend was one of those times when I could have cloned myself and built a time machine, and still not have been able to get in everything that I wanted to.  Saturday night, I checked out the new Hole Gallery in SoHo. It will eventually be moving to the old Deitch space (above).

Check out more on the new gallery, over here.

Sunday morning, bright and early, I was off to Governor’s Island to cover the Cliquot Polo Match. Because of the tight schedule that I had Sunday, I wasn’t even able to stick around for any of the actual match. So, all I shot was the red carpet stuff, and a little bit of the venue. What was cool, is that my spot in the pit was right next to a dude that was shooting a sort of weekend-long progression editorial 10 page spread on Nic Roldan. I had a good time chatting it up with him.

Nacho Figueras and his wife seemed really cool. I liked the shot below with Ivanka and BF.

Here is a shot looking back at Manhattan from the VIP side of the field. Hopefully next year I’ll be able to stick around for all of the action.

After catching the ferry back to Manhattan, I motored back to WaHi, and picked up Reagan, who had been working on a shoot of her own, all morning. We took a very lovely drive to Ridgefield Connecticut for the KAWS Gallery solo exhibit opening at the Aldrich Gallery.

The gallery was awesome. It is set back in the woods and has a really cool design. We chatted with the artist a bit before shooting the exhibit (Reagan and KAWS, above). Check out more on that, here.

Last but not least, we had a great visit with Piper, on the way home. I did get some pics. But the poor things has a pretty noticeable rash under her nose, right now. I don’t think that she would want those photos going up. She was super pissed off, when we first arrived, because she had just been bathed. But she calmed right down, and got into mischief mode, in no time. Her latest thing is pulling on her trache tubes. It is kind of scary, actually. Her nurse told us that early this week, Piper was actually successful in pulling it completely out. I hope that this new trick of her’s is just a passing phase.

This is my favorite shot of the weekend. I hope that I can go again next year.

This week’s grade= A. Total distance for the week was 41.6. I broke 800 miles on my Nike profile, this week, and I am now only 189 miles away from completing my goal of running 500 miles before next January. Highlights for the week include the Father’s day 5 mile race, and the Wall Street 3 Mile race. As of last Sunday, I now have enough race credits for automatic entry to next year’s NYC Marathon. I have to say that I’m feeling like it was a pretty productive week, in terms of running. April, I’m still working on the nerdy graph to make people like running. Hopefully it will be finished soon. Hahaha.

Even though the weekend hasn’t officially started yet, it feels like it for me. Today is my day off from running, and my calendar is empty for today! As busy as this week was, it was also super productive. Yesterday afternoon, I was able to shoot a sneak peak of the Fall and Winter stuff that DC is putting out this year (see above for a teaser). It was one of those jobs that I was as excited about shooting, as I was to see what they are coming out with, this year.

Moving on– I received a call from Piper’s social worker yesterday, that someone from a long term care facility was visiting Blythedale and met Piper. I wasn’t exactly sure how to read the call, since it may mean nothing, for now. But it was one of those painful reminders that Piper cannot stay at Blythedale indefinitely. More on that as it develops (hopefully not anytime soon).

This weekend– As usual, we have a pretty packed agenda. Here is the rundown-

1. Friday night: possibly deliver aquarium to a buyer. Sold Tina and some of the convicts this morning. It was really sad for me. But their new dad is as big of a fish nerd as me, so I know they will have a good home.
2. Forget about the double down, Reagan is going to attempt to make us burger melts (Reagan’s would be a veggie burger, of course):
3. Saturday morning: 16 Mile run, then visit Piper.
4. Saturday evening: Shoot inaugural opening of the Hole Gallery, which will be taking the place of the Deitch Project, in SoHo. Then, dinner date with Reagy B.
5. Sunday morning early: Trek to Governor’s Island for the Clicquot Classic Polo Match. The press check-in sheet said to bring a ladder and a long lens. I don’t have any ladders. Maybe I can borrow one from our super. Hahahaha. Should be interesting. It will be my first trip to Governor’s Island, this summer. I’m excited for it.
6. Sunday afternoon: Attend a KAWS exhibit opening at the Aldrich Gallery in CT (hopefully with Reagan). Then visit Piper again, on the way home.
7. Random additional item: I’m selling this Canon zoom lens. Email me if you are interested.

Pardon all of the list making that I have been doing lately. Sometimes it is the only way I can stay organized. Have a great weekend!!

I know it was only 3 miles, but it was really hot and I had to fight traffic HARD at the beginning, since it was a free for all (no pace chutes). 6’24″ pace is 5 seconds per mile, better than my previously recorded official NYRR time. Progress feels good. 3 girls still finished ahead of me. I’m ok with that.

Distance: 3.0 Miles, 4.9 Kilometers
Date/Time: June 24, 2010, 6:45 pm
Location: Financial District, NYC
Weather: 87 Degrees, 57% Humidity, Wind 15MPH, Clear.

Total Finishers: Men – 2555 Women – 2506 Total – 5061

I really really hope that Reagan blobs about how the race went for her. Because it is freaking hilarious.

I had a blast this morning shooting the latest stuff from the guys at Only. I was able to recruit Samuel, again. He was a good sport about getting up at 5:30 for the shoot. In this shot he is rocking the new Only New York “Fish Tank.” It is needless to say that I love the name. Getting so amped for this weekend, and it isn’t even Friday, yet.

Well, most the day went as planned. We still have fish, since the dude who is supposedly picking them up, has now scheduled and flaked on 3 separate occasions. Complaining aside, today was ultra productive. Tomorrow is going to be another busy one, but I’m looking forward to it. Particularly, I’m looking forward to the AHA Wall Street 3 mile race in the evening. The finish line is quite literally steps from the entrance to my (work) building. How convenient is that? I also like the idea of running in the evening, especially such a short race. I won’t have to spend the first two miles waking up.

In other news, I think that I finally sweat-ed my iPod to death, today. I have shorted it out on previous occasions by over-sweating. But it would normally start working again, once it had a chance to dry out. No such luck, today. RIP De Jpod.

Anyway, enjoy a couple of shots from the Brooklyn Museum. Anyone– please feel free to put a “Ruben and Ed” quote in the comments about Andy Warhol. The week is half way over, hooray.

And it is just going to get worse.

I shot a G-Shock event tonight at the Bowery Hotel. It was the first time I had ever been there. I snapped the image above when I was adjusting the flash output, and exposure settings. Normally, I go back through and delete all of the test shots. But I really liked this one, for some reason.

Anyway, before I could even get there, I had a seriously long day at my real job. Then, I was caught in a deluge, without an umbrella.  All of that will seem like a snap, compared to tomorrow’s agenda.

1. 7 mile run before 7 AM

2. Drain our huge aquarium.

3. Help some dude carry it down the stairs and load it into his car. (I’m super sad about this, by the way)

4. Get to work on time.

5. Shoot the Warhol Exhibit at the Brooklyn Art Musueum.

6. Pick up some samples on the way home for a shoot Thursday morning.

7. Breathe.