Our car is so eco-friendly, it grows lichen

Felicia in the poppies

The team

Upon arriving in Vienna, we grabbed some döner kebab and went to see some sights like a cathedral and a palace, a candy store, and ice cream store, and then to a pizza place for dinner – as we were traveling with Ben, it was naturally the eating-tour of Vienna.

Team relaxes after ice cream at Tichy

The next morning we bought some new tires and then went to the museumsquartier to see an exhibit of Klimt and Schiele and the Jugendstijl at the Leopold Museum and Thomas Ruff at the Kunsthalle. After cooling off in the lovely air conditioning (it was HOT in Vienna!), we headed to the awesomely fun trampolines floating on the Danube.

Anand flips out

Sarah and Anand work on their circus act

Jessie rocks out in mid-flight

We finished the day with the most delicious Halloumi sandwiches on earth, some refreshing beverages, and tortes at Cafe Goldegg.

Team CBPG at Cafe Goldegg

We debated the merits of SPF 75 vs. SPF 90 for the Rally.

I was out on the east coast for work last week, and so Jessie and I met up in New York. Her friend Josh was kind enough to host a rooftop get-together at his place in the East Village, just two blocks from my old apartment there.  Josh is a stand-up guy, is moving to LA soon to work for Marketplace, and makes a great drink dubbed the Greyhound Royale. To make one:

Greyhound Royale

1. Start with a short glass filled 2/3 with ice.
2. Squeeze out a 1/8th wedge of (FRESH!) pink grapefruit and
3. A small wedge of lime in to the glass.
4. Discard the fruit rinds.
5. Fill to the top of the ice with a nice vodka (Josh likes Luksusowa).
6. Top off with a splash of soda. ←This is the “Royale” step.
7. (optional) Spill this drink on the ground/a friend several times and make another one.

Monique and Josh at Shabu Tatsu

Once it got dark, Jessie and I headed out to shabu shabu nearby with Josh and his friend Monique aka Honeybird. All in all a delightful evening. Jessie and I had plans to meet up again before I left, but unfortunately she took ill. She’s better now.

The first Northern US Regional Creeping Blandness Prevention Group Meeting was a success. I’m looking forward to the summer.