Blues Busters and Birthday Bashes

We had all sorts of happenings to attend this weekend.
On Friday we went with a couple of friends from Bloomberg/London to the Fatty Crab, which is one of our favorite restaurants in the city - bold East Asian flavors, fun beers, and pretty good value to boot.
Saturday evening we were invited to a blues-bustin' party (according to experts the end of January is the most depressing time of the year). We met lots of new people and ate all sorts of good food including Thai chicken wings, chili, a spicy and savory cheesecake, and something yummy called bigos. There were all sorts of liquors, wines, and beers I've never seen before. We were even introduced to a new coffee-making contraption which I now have to find - the vacuum pot. Just before we left, our hosts cut a 10-pound bar of chocolate from Trader Joe's. This was one WILD party and we were the first ones to leave, too, so who knows what further craziness we missed.
On Sunday we met with friends to celebrate a birthday. We went to a Churrascaria in Long Island - I think this place had the best meat I've eaten in a Brazilian rodizio. The buffet and sides may have been lackluster, but the meat was tender, properly spiced, and grilled to perfection. Afterwards we all came back to our place for tea, coffee, and birthday cake. Adults took turns playing DDR, while 5 little girls ran between their feet and made a general ruckus.
Then last night (Monday) we had tickets to a private showing of Water: H2O = Life, an exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History. Some cheese, bread, dried fruit, olives, and lots of drinks. There was the water too, of course... There was a cool spherical movie screen on which was projected (from the inside?) an Earth model, that was cool.



An eventful few days which left Connie drained, and nursing a sore throat :(