........democracy 2012: same beverage, different container

........something feels slightly odd about new york today

........the signs are everywhere

........wait, this looks serious

........time to head for higher ground

........up on alex's roof, superstorm sandy makes itself known

........man versus nature

........the next morning, chelsea is still a little damp

........a few intrepid locals didn't survive

........new amsterdam looks more like old amsterdam

........galleries are in a bad way

........back at alex and zoe's, still no electricity, phone service or hot water

........passing the time with my non-electronic content delivery device

........on the second day with no power, lower manhattan looks deserted

........the headline says "despair"

........zoe leaves the zone of perpetual darkness fort her office in midtown

........meanwhile alex and i set up a mobile command center in a 41st street cafe

........on the third day of the blackout, i travel to brooklyn the hard way

........pro bono restroom copy-editing at a brooklyn bar

........lukas digs in to some sunday-morning pancakes

........while jesse plays some breakfast platters

........lena in the leisurely sunday-morning breakfast zone

........my feeble attempt at a stephen shore photo

........jamie and benjamin in williamsburg

........isla enjoys a birthday whisky

........marie, jamie, benjamin and lucy