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I found myself in the Lowest of Eastest of all sides, to see Brother Love perform in some basement club. On a weeknight, no less. Ah well, such is living.

Mischa and I, being ever-single as we are, decided to take advantage of a clever new singles event held at … the supermarket?

Yes, we ventured down to the Whole Foods on Bowery and Houston to attend the first-ever Check Out, hosted by Gothamist.com. It makes perfect sense on the surface — people often talk about meeting people at the supermarket, so why not hold an actual even there? Plus, since it’s Whole Foods, you are bound to get this sort of upper-middle class, socially aware, health conscious crowd. I suppose Mischa and I qualify for that.

We didn’t find love, but we did find free samples for ice cream, chocolate, bread, and other goodies that are made in the 100% natural vein. My favourite of the night was certainly the 5 Boroughs Ice Cream, although notably absent was Staten Island Landfill, their most popular flavour. Apparently, it’s only 99% all-natural, with those brownie bits being of a shady origin.

Scott with Jen Chung of Gothamist.com

You know me, always the history buff. And today is the 62nd anniversary of the allied Victory over Japan, or V-J Day. So naturally, Times Square was filled with sailors re-enacting that famous kiss from that photo from that day all those years ago. Can you imagine being a tourist on one of those double-decker buses and passing this by? I can’t. Whoa.

Jay and I planned a Saturday to head back to Maplewood and enjoy the pool. Not having been here all summer, it felt good just to sit and get some sun, splash around, and reminisce, even just for one afternoon.

Jay and Steph were in attendance, and later Johanna.

One of my all-time favourite singer-songwriters, Josh Rouse, played a set tonight at the Apple Store in SoHo. I’m not sure to what capacity the Apple Store is used as a music venue, but I found the presence of Rouse both fortuitous and a pleasant. You know, a good time with no drama.

Aside from the fact that it was free, the night was enjoyable because the Apple Store is a rather intimate venue where the acoustics are actually pretty good. It’s nice to see a musician at a venue like this because afterwards you can say hello, and take pictures (like the one below). Like a coffee shop, but with more iPods.

Scott with Josh (left) and bass player, James Haggerty

Josh Rouse’s MySpace page