Adam Kuban: Kublog

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Tag: Park Slope

Protected: 1/1/2011: New Year’s noodles

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‘Be a Chairperson’

You can’t really read it in this photo, but the piece of tape on the backrest says, “Free.” As seen on Fourth Avenue near Union Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

365.73: BMW 2002

Another BMW 2002 in my neighborhood. This one is often parked in front of the Tea Lounge on Union Street.

365.62: Snowy Night

365.62: Snowy Night, originally uploaded by Adam "Slice" Kuban. Yeah. It’s another lame shot. I realized I hadn’t taken anything today and shot this on the way back to my apartment. In this weather, I didn’t feel like ranging wide and far to find something better.

365.55: More progress

Made more progress. Now about two feet long. Almost through first skein.

365.54: Progress

My scarf seemed too wide. On the advice of the GF, I decided to rip out everything and start over. It’s going much faster now, and it’s at a little more than a foot long now. I am told I have remarkably consistent stitches. Update: As of 11:45 p.m., it’s a little more than two [...]

365.53: Rainy day paper

I’ve cut back to the New York Times Weekender subscription. Actually, probably not even the Weekender, because I don’t think I get the Friday paper. I’m going to cancel altogether, as it’s cheaper just to buy the Sunday Times at the bodega than to have it delivered.

365.52: Fifth Avenue Bingo line

As I was walking home from the pharmacy (picking up Mucinex—I’ve got a cold), I saw a bit of a gathering of seniors ahead. Ah! Fifth Avenue Bingo, of course. They were waiting to get in just before opening. I’ve actually played bingo here, and it’s pretty fun. Fairly low-stakes. It would be fun to [...]

365.50: Super Savers, gone

Super Savers, RIP. This place had the best selection of toiletries and such. It had a lot of weird, high-end, and obscure beauty products. Before Old Spice enjoyed its resurgence, it was my go-to spot for the old-man aftershave. And it had great natural-bristle Swiss toothbrushes with cool graphics. Sad to see it go.

365.49: The strategy is not working

The New York Times‘s new strategy is just to sell the crap out of Barack Obama editions. Unfortunately, this inauguration issue has been on the rack for ages. Didn’t seem like excitement over this issue was as fevered as the November 5, 2008, one that declared he won the election.