Hey now! Go, Leigh, go! I have no idea what Leigh and I were doing over Sarah's apartment at 3am on a Tuesday night drinking vodka straight from the bottle. I used to go out and do stuff like this 4 nights a week and then be at work the next morning! ˆ leigh ˆ chug ˆ drink from the bottle ˆ vodka ˆ

Leigh smoking in the elevator! (Rulebreaker!) This type of behavior is no longer a regular occurrence for either of us (well, at least not on Tuesday nights). We are getting old. ˆ leigh ˆ smoke ˆ

Thursday night a whole bunch of us went out for drinks. Gurj the Pirate was there. ˆ jeet ˆ pirate ˆ

Brandon! ˆ brandon ˆ

Meredith modeling my awesome orange "nipple hat." ˆ meredith ˆ hat ˆ

Mer, Gurj and Brandon. ˆ brandon ˆ jeet ˆ meredith ˆ

Gurj, is that a lil' bit o' nip I see peeking out there? ˆ brandon ˆ jeet ˆ meredith ˆ nips ˆ

Boobies! ˆ meredith ˆ boobs ˆ

I love boobies! ˆ me ˆ

Dave love boobies! ˆ dave g ˆ yell ˆ

Dave wanted to find out what sort of other things he might be able to see if he flashed a little cash! ˆ dave g ˆ money ˆ

Turns out $20 will buy you thirty seconds of Rubano's weirdly muscled "Man Crack!" ˆ matt ˆ buttcrack ˆ man ass ˆ

Dave was not a fan. ˆ dave g ˆ angry ˆ

On Friday night I went out and ran into Karen M. and Karen L. (The Karens!). ˆ karen landes ˆ karen marsala ˆ

We all went to school together and it's always a nice surprise to randomly run into them! ˆ karen marsala ˆ me ˆ wink ˆ

Most people don't know this, but the reason Geordon is always making sullen, pouty faces in photos is because his teeth look like Indian corn! ˆ geordon ˆ teeth ˆ

On Saturday, I played with our rats. Over time, Meredith and I noticed that they had two very distinct personalities and temperaments! Ratso is really friendly and loves to be pet and handled (so we started calling her "The Good One"). Roxy is cranky and hates to be touched or handled (so she's since become known as "The Bad One"). ˆ rats ˆ

Here's the Good One coming over to say hi. ˆ rats ˆ

I can haz treat? ˆ ratso ˆ rats ˆ

On Wednesday night I went to Ellen's birthday dinner at Max Brenner's and ended up FAINTING IN PUBLIC!

I arrived at the dinner feeling really shaky because I'd had a crazy day at work and had only managed to grab a quick snack for lunch. We ordered food, but it took a long time to arrive and so I ended up drinking two of these espresso and chocolate ice cream martinis and then sneaking outside with Matt and Karen to smoke a joint on Broadway.

After our sneaky smoke, I came back to the table and was like "Uh-oh, I don't feel so well." I felt really spinny and felt the blood drain from my face. I told Meredith I felt ill and told her I was going to catch a cab home.

I made it downstairs to the restaurant's lobby, and then right there in front of a group of like 30 people waiting to be seated for dinner, fainted! I remember getting to the bottom of the stairs and thinking "Oh no, I think I'm going to throw up. No, wait. This is something different...is that what it feels like when you're going to faint?" I apparently then went down like a pile of bricks. I was awoken a few minutes later by alarmed staff-members who were totally freaking out and I had to talk them out of calling 911.

Lesson Learned? Caffeine + Alcohol + Weed + Empty Stomach = FAINTING IN PUBLIC! Just because your drink has Gummy Bears in it doesn't mean it still can't kick your ass. ˆ drink ˆ

After spending a few minutes sitting in a chair in the restaurant's lobby making sure I felt better, I hailed a cab and headed home. I took this picture of "fainting goat" me as soon as I got inside. Sorry I missed your birthday dinner, Ellen! Hahahah. ˆ me ˆ sick ˆ

On Thursday night I had dinner with John Roche and then afterwards I convinced him to come to Fontana's with me to see Generals & Majors play a show. ˆ john roche ˆ

Generals & Majors is the new band that my friends Jesse and Jared started after Group Sounds, their old band, disbanded. They are pretty much the most fun band in NYC to see live. Their new lead singer totally lets go on stage and... ˆ band ˆ generals and majors ˆ

...is the only person I've ever seen who has "jumping and kicking" skills that rival Grant's. Check out the height he gets! (This photo was taken by Jackie Roman) ˆ band ˆ generals and majors ˆ jump ˆ

John was blown away by the stage antics and by... ˆ john roche ˆ

...Jesse's ginormous balls. ˆ jesse ˆ balls ˆ

On Friday night I hung out with Aileen and Meredith... ˆ aileen ˆ meredith ˆ

...and then I met up with Rubano to head to some venue in the Meat Packing District to see Generals & Majors perform again! Two nights in a row! ˆ band ˆ generals and majors ˆ

Jared and Jesse! ˆ jared ˆ jesse ˆ band ˆ generals and majors ˆ

Like the previous evening, the lead singer (who I believe Jesse and Jared both call "Rat Bite" if I'm not mistaken) put on an awesome show. ˆ band ˆ generals and majors ˆ

Party! ˆ jesse ˆ band ˆ generals and majors ˆ

Party! ˆ jared ˆ band ˆ generals and majors ˆ

Screaming! ˆ jared ˆ band ˆ generals and majors ˆ

The crowd watched in awe as... ˆ crowd ˆ

...Rat Bite dramatically threw himself onto the floor over and over again at the end of the show. ˆ band ˆ generals and majors ˆ

Sweaty Man + Dirty Floor = ˆ band ˆ generals and majors ˆ

FILTHY BACK! ˆ band ˆ generals and majors ˆ

Post-show curtain shenanigans! ˆ jared ˆ band ˆ curtain ˆ generals and majors ˆ

Hey, Jared...everyone else's is gone. You can stand up and take your head from out between the curtains now. ˆ jared ˆ curtain ˆ

On Friday night I went to karaoke to celebrate Matt Lesser's birthday! Matt was the "Sid" half of Sid & Buddy karaoke and is one of the two people pretty much responsible for getting me hooked on karaoke. ˆ matt lesser ˆ hat ˆ tongue ˆ

I ran into a whole bunch of people that I hadn't seen in a real long time! Like Dan Cassanova! ˆ dan cassanova ˆ

And Corrie! ˆ coco ˆ me ˆ

And the famous (er, at least in my mind) Herman the Cowboy Jew! ˆ herman the cowboy jew ˆ karaoke ˆ

Herman used to be a regular back in the Sid & Buddy glory days when they had karaoke down in the basement of Nolita Tavern two or three times a week and shit would get totally OUT OF CONTROL. ˆ herman the cowboy jew ˆ karaoke ˆ

Besides Herman, there were even some "real" famous people there. You know you've made it in the karaoke world when Horatio Sanz, Jimmy Fallon, and Dennis Haskins (aka - "Mr. Belding" from Saved By The Bell) team up to sing as a trio at your birthday party! ˆ horatio sanz ˆ jimmy fallon ˆ mr belding ˆ best ˆ karaoke ˆ sorta famous ˆ

Wow, just wow. I was going to make a joke about the types of tiny, simple machines that could be powered by harnessing their collective "star power," but I think I'll just stick with "wow" instead. ˆ horatio sanz ˆ jimmy fallon ˆ mr belding ˆ best ˆ karaoke ˆ sorta famous ˆ

Right after the "trio to end all karaoke trios" had finished their song, Alyssa teamed up with Horatio for a duet. ˆ alyssa ˆ horatio sanz ˆ karaoke ˆ sorta famous ˆ

Awwwwww. ˆ alyssa ˆ horatio sanz ˆ karaoke ˆ sorta famous ˆ

David and Matt. Happy Birthday, homie! Thanks for all the great karaoke over the years! ˆ matt lesser ˆ karaoke ˆ