home from NYC

i'm sick....blah. and my fam wants to do a last minute road trip to visit my bro in SD this weekend. i really want to go...but i'm not feelin too well.

i had an extremely fun yet surreal trip in NYC before i came home. yanni wanted a riding buddy so i hitched a ride with him to NYC so i could play with amy. thursday we just ate ramen at this little hole in the wall and watched a movie. friday i bought new glasses in chinatown. i had to buy them in chinatown because american stores can't make the lenses thin enough to put into rimless glasses. the ones i chose are muy expensivo though. :-p but last time i picked a cheaper one and i never really liked them that much. the new ones are a little retro though...we see if i ever actually wear them outside. haha... i feel like such a nerd when i wear glasses. friday night we ate at Casa, this homestyle brazilian place where i had this kind of seafood stew with mushed yucca? it's kinda like taro, but brown. the seafood stew was yum!!!

after dinner we went to Bed. Bed is the name of the bar...no we did not go home early. at bed amy was flirting with the bartender so we got a few free drinks. yay for being a girl! the female bartender was picking up on me a little. too bad i'm not gay...i like boys too much. saturday we grabbed breakfast at comfort inn...american style stuff. then we went shopping a little, came back to nap, then got ready for a girls nite out! 8 girls all together...hehehe. had dinner at this italian place that had awesome pizza's. grodo's?? i forget the name. they were really thin crusted just like in italy. after dinner we went to Taj for some bday party. that was boring because it was mostly married people. kinda hard to talk to married people cuz if you talk to a guy, their wife is thinkin you are stealing away their husband or something. awkward... however, afterwards we went to Marquis...this really trendy place. we even had a hookup and walked straight into the club , passing by a huge long line. hahah....gotta love hook ups. one thing strange though...seems like guys in NYC like to showoff their money. the guy that got us in paid for us all i think. and got all our drinks. just to show that he could. we didn't even really know him that well. he was friends with one of the girls. guys from the bay area like to complain if they even have to buy a girl one drink. not that i really would want a guy to pay for everything all the time. i'mjust noticing the contrast i guess.

met up with lisa. also saw old loveboat friends audrey and joanne. we weren't as close on loveboat. but i like the fact that i can just call these girls up and have a great conversation after so many years. joanne took me to this great mediterranean place called Taboon. oh my god it was so good. bread with this special cheese and olive oil, roasted lamb, seared scallops, live music. If you're ever in NYC you gotta go to this place. it's on 10th ave between 52nd and 53rd.

another thing....i watched someone do cocaine right in front of my eyes for the first time. that was the most surreal. and don't worry, i said no when i was offered. they say " it's just like coffee...will wake you right up" right....
i thought cocaine was out with the 80's. blah...drugs are stupid. i've seen some friends get messed up on drugs. no drugs for me.

all in all, NYC was fun as always...eating a lot of good food, hanging with even better company. amy and i always enjoy eachother's company. but oh man....money just flies outta your pockets living in NYC. i miss the green hills of home. so glad i get to spend my summer back in the bay. :)