This post is a tribute to my beautiful city of brotherly love, Philadelphia. I will miss you fountains and their welcoming waters, your cheese steaks which I can never taste, your giant $2 ice creams, your community of knitters, and even your sometimes foul stench. William Penn, will you watch over me even when I'm gone?
So, as a tribute to this wonderful city, I'll list some of my favorite places nestled in the corners of it's streets.
The Night Kitchen
Ok, so the Night Kitchen isn't centered directly in the midst of things, but it's still technically in Philadelphia. Actually, I love its location, because it makes it all the easier to walk to after sleepover nights with Katie. Going to the Night Kitchen in the morning after a sleepover has become a bit of a tradition for the two of us. They have the most amazingly delicate cakes and pastries, but my favorite will always be the cinnamon bun.
Washington Square
Locust and 6th Sts.
Philadelphia, PA
I always think of knitting club whenever I go here. I've had many an adventure in this park! All of them great (Policeman: A lil' hookah action ya got going there?). I prefer it to the hipper alternative, Rittenhouse Square. It's not quite as full of hipsters, bike punks, and douche bags.
Sophie's Yarns
739 S. 4th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
My friend Jamie works here! It is loaded with high-quality yarn, creative patterns, and smiling faces. Ever have any question or problem with your knitting? You can just waltz right in and ask for help, free of charge! It's such a friendly place.
Old City Coffee
221 Church Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Old City Coffee is one of my favorite coffee shops of all time. It's small, cute, unpretentious, and in the most perfect of locations. Walking down the street you would never know it was there. It's down a tiny cobblestone side street-- like a oasis in the middle of the big city. Most importantly, it has great coffee and cute baristas!
Philadelphia Aids Thrift
Philadelphia AIDS Thrift
514 Bainbridge St
Philadelphia, PA 19147
What a great place! It's cheap, cheap, cheap and there are always the most interesting thingamabobs and nick nacks to be found in its corners. It's always a nice surprise to find a piece of intricately patterned fabric, an old faded postcard, or a delicate teacup when you weren't expecting it.
But, of course, my favorite places in the city are my friends houses. That goes without saying.
Ari is hiding
Princess Sean Mononoke
Kyle and I sleeping on Lucy.
Me n Lizz having girl talk. Kyle and Lucy having girl talk.
It's hard lighting handfuls of cigarettes with one match.
Getting a massage.
Handfuls.
Pow wowing in stolen am appy lace.
Canoe
OLD.
Ha hee hee
Model face #1
Model face #2
Model face #3
Time to sleep @7 in the morn
My weekend was great. Honestly, this was exactly what I needed. These people, these people I get to see every time I come home, are my remedy to the hectic world that is RISD. I love RISD, but the breaks always seem to come exactly at the right time and prevent me from shooting anyone.
Lizz, Kyle, and Dylan on their first night.
Kyle smoking a cigarette.
Kyle and Sean in a 40 drinking contest.
Sean rapped to Lizz's diary from elementary school.
Lizz brought out her tarot reading headdress!
Totoro was present! I actually slept on his tummy!
Here's Lucy with her beautiful strawberry locks.
Jamie picked a bunch of apples and brought them. So yummy! And such a pretty dress!
The sun made everyone sleepy.
Knitting needle nose.
"How much can we fit on Lucy's head?"
Here are my boos Katie and Dylan being friends.
I've went to Artisans Cafe with these girls (Zoe and Charlotte) many, many times last week.
Charlotte and I shared a blueberry muffin.
Zoe got a milk mustache!
We watched Brad perform at Steel City.
Julia gave us all funny pens because she was leaving... Here's Charlotte with her cow.
A fly landed on Charlotte's leg.
I gave Charlotte a cigar box full of candies from Shrivers as a late birthday present. Of course a pink bow.
My kitty Thumper is fat but fierce.
And a bonus photo! This is one left over from my Martha's Vineyard batch. It was taken on the way home when I was completely frustrated with my stupid tires.
This post is a tribute to my beautiful city of brotherly love, Philadelphia. I will miss you fountains and their welcoming waters, your cheese steaks which I can never taste, your giant $2 ice creams, your community of knitters, and even your sometimes foul stench. William Penn, will you watch over me even when I'm gone?
This post is a tribute to my beautiful city of brotherly love, Philadelphia. I will miss you fountains and their welcoming waters, your cheese steaks which I can never taste, your giant $2 ice creams, your community of knitters, and even your sometimes foul stench. William Penn, will you watch over me even when I'm gone?
