i joined zipcar which allows me to rent a car when i need to go to target, ikea, trader joe's all in one day (actually, within 2.5 hours) or when i need to run around town to buy air conditioners off craigslist. i didn't think i would miss driving as much as i have. the first thing i did was put the radio on npr hoping that car talk would be on. oh the days of driving up and down i-35.
met up w/ some friends at parkside lounge before seeing david garza at mercury lounge then headed to the bell house for apollo run. man, that was a fun night. i've been a fan of david's since was 15.
brunch at cornelius w/ a.s. and j.m. followed by a stroll around park slope. dinner at seoul garden w/ a few climbers from chelsea piers.
ray prim was in town on his east coast tour and stayed w/ me for a few days. somehow d.w. was able to convince me to cook for them (it helped that ray does NOT like to go out to eat) so i had a small dinner party. i miss my dinner parties in austin. can't wait to move to prospect heights so getting to my place will be a little easier so i can continue cooking for peeps.
ray wanted to play at an open mic at caffe vivaldi in greenwich village/west village. since we got there way too early, we took a little tour of the area. we hit magnolia bakery for a famous cupcake, bleeker street pizza for a mushroom slice, and papaya dog for some hotdogs and a corndog. ray remembers this place from a movie so he just had to eat there (twice). we also met up with denitia odigie who is also a super talented musician and is on tour now so check her out if you can!
ray was playing at googies above living room and, again, we got to the area super early so we hit verlaine for some chicken wings and lychee martinis. everyone that came out headed to epstein's after for some 2 for 1 drinks. by the way, denitia saw this awesome thing in the bathroom at googies. it was meant for me.
on ray's last day, we hit the streets trying to find him some glasses. but of course, food first. ray went to papaya dog and i stopped in at vanessa's dumplings for some...dumplings.
we hung out at union square and chinatown (where he found some frames) then headed to ground zero. i went into st. paul's chapel and the 9/11 memorial and museum. i got a little choked up at some of the items they had on display. highly recommend visiting the chapel.
i'm growing my hair out so it's in that weird in between period. i just needed a cleanup and someone at work recommended astor place hairstylist. this place is funny. there's probably about 30 people working at any one time and it seems like it's more for men. i'm so used to getting pampered since i used to go to jr salon in austin and this was quite a different experience. oh well, it was cheap but i don't know that i'd go back.
r.l. told me about republic restaurant before i left austin and i finally went last week. this is their version of a bento box. it was good.
hung out w/ d.l. and k.l. for some 80s dancing at pyramid club. fun! fun! fun! ok, i'm tired of thinking.
xoxo,
p.
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