I’ve been meaning to make a life update post for awhile now, ever since Nikki and I broke up. If you didn’t know that, I apologize; it’s been a pretty good while…but perhaps that speaks to the necessity of this post (my idea for the title for the original post was ” Operation: E-Rothman Freedom”)

Anyways, that happened. I really liked Nikki, but we had really different lifestyles and it started to wear on things. At any rate, I’m the happiest I’ve been since I can remember. Fil graciously invited me to move in with him, which I, of course, accepted. I was (and still am) elated to be out of shitty shitty bay ridge (chitty chitty bang bang?) and rocking out in one of the coolest neighborhoods I have yet to live in.

Living with Fil is a treat, as one might expect. We also secured two new roommates via craigslist, Morgan and Caroline, who are as cool as one could hope for. Morgan is from New Jersey, born and raised (no haters, please) and works for a non-profit on the Upper West Side snagging internships for foreigners at companies like Google and some others that I can’t remember. Caroline is from Australia and is a web designer. She calls cotton candy “fairy floss”. Some Juicers have had the pleasure of meeting these fine girls and can vouch for their legitimacy.

Work has been pretty damn swell. I have successfully managed, so far at least, to conjure up the meager beginnings of a successful freelancing career. After interning and landing some freelance at Curious, I worked on Falling Up at Charged, a cozy stop-motion studio in Gowanus. I am not sure that I will ever again have a job quite as sweet. The crew was small (4-5 people) and the ping pong was fierce. Hours: 10 or 11 to 7 or 8. Can’t beat that shit.

I worked on some little jobs in the interim and am now back on Falling Up for a short while working out of the ol’ bedroom. Working at home is a little weird, but it has its perks. For example, I can’t forget to bring my lunch. It’s hard to get in the swing of things sometimes. You have to remind yourself that you are “at work” even though you are completely naked. Anyways, that about brings us up to speed.

Oh, I got a tattoo. Here it is:

It’s a little reminder to not get too stuck in my own head when I’m rockin’ out in the day to day grind. Pay attention, get the most out of every task, look around, life is happening all around you, all that nonsense. I hope you all enjoy it. I know I do.

Anyways, that about sums it up. I love all of you. Don’t be strangers.

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