Sunday, October 07, 2007
Fantabulous So Far
I love New York.
This has been a great weekend. I got up here Friday night on the train and made it to my hotel very easily, with plenty of time to spare before I wanted to head out. I went dancing at The Web, a "gaysian" club, my favorite club here (and for once, I'm staying on the same side of town as the club) and had a very good time...talked to one nice guy for a while, chatted with a couple of the go-go boys (though Christian, a very nice guy who was dancing there last winter and spring and who always remembered me, wasn't there -- not sure if he's still dancing or not), and danced for about 3 solid hours. By the time I got back to the hotel it was about 4am, and after spending 10 minutes trying to figure out how to set the alarm clock I gave up and set a wakeup call for 9:30am, which came WAY too soon.
Up and about, out for coffee, and soon enough I was meeting up with Paul, a friend from Fridae. Paul first e-mailed me almost exactly one year ago and his timing then was perfect as it was a pretty dark time for me. I think I got a note from him every day while I was in Afghanistan...that's pretty cool, especially considering he had a pretty busy life with interning and working and such this summer. We started the day by meeting up at a park a little before noon and walking the West Village looking for a nice place for lunch, and ended the day in the East Village eating pie around midnight. A great day, he showed me a couple places I hadn't seen before and helped me find something for my Halloween costume and took me to his favorite Vietnamese restaurant for dinner. I always like to walk the city and look around but it's much more fun with someone like Paul who has his own favorite haunts and out-of-the-way places. He's coming over in a few minutes and we're heading out to Don't Tell Mama, my favorite piano bar, so I can introduce him to some place new.
Today I wandered a bit by myself during the day, doing a little shopping in SoHo and on Canal Street, watching people in Chelsea, mingling with the crowds in the theater district, and generally just having a nice day. Later in the evning I stopped by The Web as they have some sort of late happy hour, but the only people in there were middle-aged white men (does that include me?) so I left after one beer. Just as a couple cuties were coming in. Sigh. Oh, well, I have much more fun plans for tonight than standing in a dark bar. How much do you think I would need to drink in order to get up and sing tonight?
OK, time to put on my socks and shoes, Paul should be here any minute. Oh, and Monday I'm meeting up with another blogger friend for lunch before coming home...can't wait to meet you Faustus!!!!!
This has been a great weekend. I got up here Friday night on the train and made it to my hotel very easily, with plenty of time to spare before I wanted to head out. I went dancing at The Web, a "gaysian" club, my favorite club here (and for once, I'm staying on the same side of town as the club) and had a very good time...talked to one nice guy for a while, chatted with a couple of the go-go boys (though Christian, a very nice guy who was dancing there last winter and spring and who always remembered me, wasn't there -- not sure if he's still dancing or not), and danced for about 3 solid hours. By the time I got back to the hotel it was about 4am, and after spending 10 minutes trying to figure out how to set the alarm clock I gave up and set a wakeup call for 9:30am, which came WAY too soon.
Up and about, out for coffee, and soon enough I was meeting up with Paul, a friend from Fridae. Paul first e-mailed me almost exactly one year ago and his timing then was perfect as it was a pretty dark time for me. I think I got a note from him every day while I was in Afghanistan...that's pretty cool, especially considering he had a pretty busy life with interning and working and such this summer. We started the day by meeting up at a park a little before noon and walking the West Village looking for a nice place for lunch, and ended the day in the East Village eating pie around midnight. A great day, he showed me a couple places I hadn't seen before and helped me find something for my Halloween costume and took me to his favorite Vietnamese restaurant for dinner. I always like to walk the city and look around but it's much more fun with someone like Paul who has his own favorite haunts and out-of-the-way places. He's coming over in a few minutes and we're heading out to Don't Tell Mama, my favorite piano bar, so I can introduce him to some place new.
Today I wandered a bit by myself during the day, doing a little shopping in SoHo and on Canal Street, watching people in Chelsea, mingling with the crowds in the theater district, and generally just having a nice day. Later in the evning I stopped by The Web as they have some sort of late happy hour, but the only people in there were middle-aged white men (does that include me?) so I left after one beer. Just as a couple cuties were coming in. Sigh. Oh, well, I have much more fun plans for tonight than standing in a dark bar. How much do you think I would need to drink in order to get up and sing tonight?
OK, time to put on my socks and shoes, Paul should be here any minute. Oh, and Monday I'm meeting up with another blogger friend for lunch before coming home...can't wait to meet you Faustus!!!!!
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Sounds like you're having a great time in New York! I've only been there a few times, but I always a wonderful time. It's such a dynamic city. Have a safe trip home to Washington! :-)
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