monty and nora and helen (and molly and chad (not pictured lol)) and i hung out at cherry on top in brooklyn. wow! it was a good time, even if we initially had to fight for our turf:

helen just moved here . . . i had not seen her since i met her in santa fe back in october 2023 when we of course took a prom photo in her living room:

come to think of it, there was a big-ass moon that night too. earlier, with mikaylah, helen had taken a picture of us with it for posterity:

helen said to me on the way to the subway station tonight: “every time i hang out with you, i meet really great people”

to which i replied: “aw :,-)”

later . . .

aw :,-)