http://www.yelp.com/biz/bob-bar-new-york
235 Eldridge St
(between Houston St & Stanton St)
http://www.yelp.com/biz/mehanata-new-york
113 Ludlow St
(between Delancey St & Rivington St)
http://www.yelp.com/biz/love-new-york
40 W 8th St
(between Avenue Of The Americas & Greenwich Ave)
Thursday 23 July 2009
Tuesday 21 July 2009
City Plans
Street Fairs
http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/own-this-city/73482/nyc-street-fairs-guide-street-fairs-in-new-york-city
Flea Markets
http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/own-this-city/76381/nycs-best-flea-markets
Indie Shopping
http://newyork.timeout.com/venues/soho/37023/the-market-nyc
Awesome supermarket?
http://newyork.timeout.com/restaurants/chelsea/37/chelsea-market
Free Concerts
http://www.summerstage.org/index1.aspx?BD=20575
Oh, it's been a while since Witches Brew. Should go back there.
http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/own-this-city/73482/nyc-street-fairs-guide-street-fairs-in-new-york-city
Flea Markets
http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/own-this-city/76381/nycs-best-flea-markets
Indie Shopping
http://newyork.timeout.com/venues/soho/37023/the-market-nyc
Awesome supermarket?
http://newyork.timeout.com/restaurants/chelsea/37/chelsea-market
Free Concerts
http://www.summerstage.org/index1.aspx?BD=20575
Oh, it's been a while since Witches Brew. Should go back there.
New York!
http://www.yelp.com/events/nyc/browse?start_date=20090724&end_date=20090726
http://gonyc.about.com/od/attractions/u/things_to_do.htm
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/events.html
http://www.freenyc.net/
http://newyork.timeout.com/
Get a LIRR ticket, Metrocard, and a few bucks and you can have a blast with the city. Free parks, events, concerts, movies, parks, etc. Good eats.
Kids, get off ya ass.
http://gonyc.about.com/od/attractions/u/things_to_do.htm
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/events.html
http://www.freenyc.net/
http://newyork.timeout.com/
Get a LIRR ticket, Metrocard, and a few bucks and you can have a blast with the city. Free parks, events, concerts, movies, parks, etc. Good eats.
Kids, get off ya ass.
Monday 20 July 2009
SirenFest!
July 16, 2009
Right after I pick up Katie at 5:00 from the Great Neck Train Station, we go to the 5:15 Harry Potter at Squire. The movie is way too long (two and a half hours). I did like the fourth movie, but for some reason, this one just did nothing for me. Ugh, fuckin’ thing sucks. Katie says that she didn’t enjoy it because the movie had a lot of differences from the book.
Afterwards, we walk over to Sushi Palace, which has a $18.95 unlimited kitchen food/sushi. We order it in sections, each time ordering a few vegetable tempura and “special rolls” at once. The special rolls are pretty ridiculous like eel with avocado and crunchies and all that good stuff. Katie and I have a contest. We end up eating 1 eggplant tempura, 1 broccoli tempura, 8 pieces of fried tofu, 4 shrimp tempura, 3 sweet potato tempura, and 8 rolls of sushi. At this point, Katie gives up. To prove a true win, I end up ordering two more rolls of sushi and down that in two minutes. Hopefully the video she took of it goes up.
I can’t find the menu for the place we go to, but I can compare it to Daruma’s menu. The tempura probably added up to two appetizers worth ($6.50 each, $13). Then we got a couple regular rolls ($12). However, the other eight at special rolls, which can range from $10-13. A decent estimate would be that it all added up to $100 worth of food. And I could sort of tell that they were not too happy about it. Sushi would sit there waiting because the waiters would let it sit there instead of serving it immediately. Slowing down service lets the food settle and use up a diner’s time so people don’t order as much. Also, the food is ordered by checking off paper forms of what you want. After our last order, they actually took our pen away because we were there for almost two hours. No one was there longer than us.
We go back home and she stays in because she’s tired and too full from the food. Bolanos and I end up going to Miah’s. Alon also shows up. We sit in the kitchen watching TV and drink. I have a 22 of Colt. I also have some of Miah’s Jack Daniels whiskey and Bombay Sapphire gin. We watch random late night talk shows, which isn’t too fun. However, a conversation comes up about the Jonas Brothers. Jeremiah says that one of them is 26 because he’s engaged. I bet $1 against him saying that he’s 22 or yonger. Boom. Winner.
Then, we watch Maxim’s Hot 100. They flash a few pictures of a woman from Fast and Furious. I also notice that she’s been in other stuff because that’s how good my memory is. Bolanos says that’s Danica Patrick. I disagree. Bolanos is so shocked and I bet him $5 that she’s not Danica. We wait past the commercials and I end up the victor. Winner winner, chicken dinner. The actual actress was Jordana Brewster (I recognized her from Chuck). Then again, you have to give Bolanos some credit, they’re pretty similar looking sometimes.
http://images.askmen.com/galleries/model/danica-patrick/pictures/danica-patrick-picture-3.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/JordanaBrewsterMarch09.jpg
Bam, that’s quite a betting hot streak I have going. At 2:30ish, Bolanos and I go to Wendy’s. I only get a Diet Coke because I ate so much earlier.
July 17, 2009
We sleep in late and decide to go to Waldbaum’s for ingredients for dinner. I guess it’s too late to make it to Six Flags. We get fettuccini and Romano and parmesan for it make an alfredo (mil and butter are already home). Then a really nice roll for garlic bread. The alfredo is just cheese, butter, and milk, which is a light substitution for cream. The garlic bread is made by melting butter and cooking minced garlic a bit. Adding pepper and salt. Then this molten mixture pour on top of the halved bread. Sprinkle the grated romano and parmsan and bake until desired texture.
I go to a random barbershop on Northern to clean up my hair. I sorta have a mullet because the back of my head because cut enough from my last haircut. I ask for 2 minutes in the back and a little bit in the front. The back of my head is fine, but the guy ends up cutting a lot from my bangs. He cuts over 2 inches! Fuckin’ thing sucks. When I get back, I realize that the back of my head is cut okay, but my bangs are SOOO short. It looks ridiculous. It’s almost like a helmut or bowl cut. It’s so embarrassing and I’m so pissed.
At night, we go over to Jeremiah’s. Kenny, Alon, and Spamps are there. I have the mango vodka and beer. There’s a wet dog food snack thing on Jeremiah’s table. I end up getting bet to eat it for $2.75. It’s really harsh to eat because it tastes bad and it’s sooo dry. Because of these two elements, I actually gag from it a bit. However, it’s really hard for me to throw up. So after some water, I finish it. I then mouthwash a serious amount to get that nasty taste from my mouth. We just hang around until 2:00ish
June 18, 2009
I set an alarm for 10:00 because I want to wake up and get my hair fixed. I end up getting my brother and Katie to buzz the sides and back so it matches my short ass bangs. Then, we go to drop off a movie at the $1 for a night movie machine at Waldbaums. For the drive to Siren, we get breakfast sandwiches at Best Bagel. I get an everything bagel toasted with two eggs, sausage, and mozzarella. It’s soo good. Jonah gets a bagel with cream cheese. Weaksauce Katie likes my breakfast sandwich than hers. Holler.
Alex drives Jonah, Katie, and I to Coney Island. It takes a bit because the Belt Parkway sucks. We meet up with CNF and Atron there. Before that, Katie and I walk over to the frozen drink booth. There’s a free refill with it $12 for a huge ass pina colada. By the way, did I mention that we brought almost 15 shots of rum with us. Damn straight, we load that drink up and it’s fuckin’ way strong.
We end up having to fill that bitch up with Vio from their truck. It’s so weird that the truck seems endless because all day they just keep giving out free bottles of their drink. It’s not bad. It reminds me of the sweet Asian yogurt drinks, but it’s way too sweet.
The first show that we really stand for is Future of the Left. It’s too hard for Katie and the friend that she met up with, but I really like them. For a late lunch, I have a beef pattie and Katie has a corn dog. I get really drunk at one point that I have to slow down.
Before Monotonix, we get on Cyclone, which is pretty fun. The next show is so ridiculous. I saw them on YouTube and they’re known for being really ridiculous performers. I thought they weren’t playing, but it turns out that they’re playing off the stage in the middle of the crowd. I get really close. But then, I’m sobering up, so I decide to take a few shots of rum. I get really close to the band. The singer is a sweaty, hairy guy that’s only wearing a speedo. He stands on top of a drum being held up by the crowd and performs like that.
It gets really wild when the stand completely performs being held up by the crowd. The drummer has him and his drums held up by the crowd too. It’s by far the wildest show I could imagine. Wowsers. It’s also hard rockin’ music that I enjoy. Fuck yea.
I basically skip dinner and continue getting drunk. We make a bit of Spankrock and go back. I take a nap on the ride back and we don’t end up going out for the night.
June 19, 2009
We leave at around 3-4:00ish for Jones Beach. We get there by 5:00ish because there’s loads of traffic as expected. After a few hours, we go back. However, I get a bit lost on the Cross Island and don’t get back until past 9:00ish. We go to a Korean place that is open on Northern. I don’t really like the cold noodles there and Katie gets a kimchi soup dish that’s tomato based. Pretty yummy. She takes the 11:52 back.
Right after I pick up Katie at 5:00 from the Great Neck Train Station, we go to the 5:15 Harry Potter at Squire. The movie is way too long (two and a half hours). I did like the fourth movie, but for some reason, this one just did nothing for me. Ugh, fuckin’ thing sucks. Katie says that she didn’t enjoy it because the movie had a lot of differences from the book.
Afterwards, we walk over to Sushi Palace, which has a $18.95 unlimited kitchen food/sushi. We order it in sections, each time ordering a few vegetable tempura and “special rolls” at once. The special rolls are pretty ridiculous like eel with avocado and crunchies and all that good stuff. Katie and I have a contest. We end up eating 1 eggplant tempura, 1 broccoli tempura, 8 pieces of fried tofu, 4 shrimp tempura, 3 sweet potato tempura, and 8 rolls of sushi. At this point, Katie gives up. To prove a true win, I end up ordering two more rolls of sushi and down that in two minutes. Hopefully the video she took of it goes up.
I can’t find the menu for the place we go to, but I can compare it to Daruma’s menu. The tempura probably added up to two appetizers worth ($6.50 each, $13). Then we got a couple regular rolls ($12). However, the other eight at special rolls, which can range from $10-13. A decent estimate would be that it all added up to $100 worth of food. And I could sort of tell that they were not too happy about it. Sushi would sit there waiting because the waiters would let it sit there instead of serving it immediately. Slowing down service lets the food settle and use up a diner’s time so people don’t order as much. Also, the food is ordered by checking off paper forms of what you want. After our last order, they actually took our pen away because we were there for almost two hours. No one was there longer than us.
We go back home and she stays in because she’s tired and too full from the food. Bolanos and I end up going to Miah’s. Alon also shows up. We sit in the kitchen watching TV and drink. I have a 22 of Colt. I also have some of Miah’s Jack Daniels whiskey and Bombay Sapphire gin. We watch random late night talk shows, which isn’t too fun. However, a conversation comes up about the Jonas Brothers. Jeremiah says that one of them is 26 because he’s engaged. I bet $1 against him saying that he’s 22 or yonger. Boom. Winner.
Then, we watch Maxim’s Hot 100. They flash a few pictures of a woman from Fast and Furious. I also notice that she’s been in other stuff because that’s how good my memory is. Bolanos says that’s Danica Patrick. I disagree. Bolanos is so shocked and I bet him $5 that she’s not Danica. We wait past the commercials and I end up the victor. Winner winner, chicken dinner. The actual actress was Jordana Brewster (I recognized her from Chuck). Then again, you have to give Bolanos some credit, they’re pretty similar looking sometimes.
http://images.askmen.com/galleries/model/danica-patrick/pictures/danica-patrick-picture-3.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/JordanaBrewsterMarch09.jpg
Bam, that’s quite a betting hot streak I have going. At 2:30ish, Bolanos and I go to Wendy’s. I only get a Diet Coke because I ate so much earlier.
July 17, 2009
We sleep in late and decide to go to Waldbaum’s for ingredients for dinner. I guess it’s too late to make it to Six Flags. We get fettuccini and Romano and parmesan for it make an alfredo (mil and butter are already home). Then a really nice roll for garlic bread. The alfredo is just cheese, butter, and milk, which is a light substitution for cream. The garlic bread is made by melting butter and cooking minced garlic a bit. Adding pepper and salt. Then this molten mixture pour on top of the halved bread. Sprinkle the grated romano and parmsan and bake until desired texture.
I go to a random barbershop on Northern to clean up my hair. I sorta have a mullet because the back of my head because cut enough from my last haircut. I ask for 2 minutes in the back and a little bit in the front. The back of my head is fine, but the guy ends up cutting a lot from my bangs. He cuts over 2 inches! Fuckin’ thing sucks. When I get back, I realize that the back of my head is cut okay, but my bangs are SOOO short. It looks ridiculous. It’s almost like a helmut or bowl cut. It’s so embarrassing and I’m so pissed.
At night, we go over to Jeremiah’s. Kenny, Alon, and Spamps are there. I have the mango vodka and beer. There’s a wet dog food snack thing on Jeremiah’s table. I end up getting bet to eat it for $2.75. It’s really harsh to eat because it tastes bad and it’s sooo dry. Because of these two elements, I actually gag from it a bit. However, it’s really hard for me to throw up. So after some water, I finish it. I then mouthwash a serious amount to get that nasty taste from my mouth. We just hang around until 2:00ish
June 18, 2009
I set an alarm for 10:00 because I want to wake up and get my hair fixed. I end up getting my brother and Katie to buzz the sides and back so it matches my short ass bangs. Then, we go to drop off a movie at the $1 for a night movie machine at Waldbaums. For the drive to Siren, we get breakfast sandwiches at Best Bagel. I get an everything bagel toasted with two eggs, sausage, and mozzarella. It’s soo good. Jonah gets a bagel with cream cheese. Weaksauce Katie likes my breakfast sandwich than hers. Holler.
Alex drives Jonah, Katie, and I to Coney Island. It takes a bit because the Belt Parkway sucks. We meet up with CNF and Atron there. Before that, Katie and I walk over to the frozen drink booth. There’s a free refill with it $12 for a huge ass pina colada. By the way, did I mention that we brought almost 15 shots of rum with us. Damn straight, we load that drink up and it’s fuckin’ way strong.
We end up having to fill that bitch up with Vio from their truck. It’s so weird that the truck seems endless because all day they just keep giving out free bottles of their drink. It’s not bad. It reminds me of the sweet Asian yogurt drinks, but it’s way too sweet.
The first show that we really stand for is Future of the Left. It’s too hard for Katie and the friend that she met up with, but I really like them. For a late lunch, I have a beef pattie and Katie has a corn dog. I get really drunk at one point that I have to slow down.
Before Monotonix, we get on Cyclone, which is pretty fun. The next show is so ridiculous. I saw them on YouTube and they’re known for being really ridiculous performers. I thought they weren’t playing, but it turns out that they’re playing off the stage in the middle of the crowd. I get really close. But then, I’m sobering up, so I decide to take a few shots of rum. I get really close to the band. The singer is a sweaty, hairy guy that’s only wearing a speedo. He stands on top of a drum being held up by the crowd and performs like that.
It gets really wild when the stand completely performs being held up by the crowd. The drummer has him and his drums held up by the crowd too. It’s by far the wildest show I could imagine. Wowsers. It’s also hard rockin’ music that I enjoy. Fuck yea.
I basically skip dinner and continue getting drunk. We make a bit of Spankrock and go back. I take a nap on the ride back and we don’t end up going out for the night.
June 19, 2009
We leave at around 3-4:00ish for Jones Beach. We get there by 5:00ish because there’s loads of traffic as expected. After a few hours, we go back. However, I get a bit lost on the Cross Island and don’t get back until past 9:00ish. We go to a Korean place that is open on Northern. I don’t really like the cold noodles there and Katie gets a kimchi soup dish that’s tomato based. Pretty yummy. She takes the 11:52 back.
Monday 13 July 2009
Another July Weekend
July 7, 2009
I decide to leave work a bit early and meet up with Katie to hang. I have a day planned in the Meatpacking District (Northwest of the West Village). First, we go to FIT to see their museum. It’s about politics and fashion and goes through the past to present. It’s a cool exhibit. We then take the train down the West Village and go to the Baoguette in the area. We split a regular banh mi, she’s never had one before.
We walk around the area, see an American Apparel to buy some underwear, and then go to Pepe Verde. Again, dweez.yelp.com for reviews. We also go to Chocolate Bar for some bonbons and have it at one of the little parks in the area. Then it’s 8-9:00ish and we go to the bars that I’ve written and Yelped. The first is a really shitty dive bar that has loud guys in it. After a drink, we leave because the bartenders are gone counting money… No idea why.
We then go to another bar, which is a bit empty, but not without a few fat chicks and really poorly dressed douchey guys. Then off to the final bar, WXOU, which I actually like. It’s divey, but still pretty decent. We end up leaving by 11:00ish so I can catch the 11:50 back. When we leave, the bartender stops me and asks for a tip. I drop him a few dollars. He asks in a really passive aggressive way with, “I’m not sure if you’ve done this before.” Fine, you’re supposed to leave a tip, but asking for one is worse. It’s def an “age-ist” thing because I couldn’t imagine other people being asked about this.
When I get on the train, I see someone walk into the bathroom and it sort of resembles Caroline. The person gets out and it actually turns out to be Caroline. I walk over to where her and Spamps are sitting. It turns out they went to see one of the movies from the Asian Film Festival. Katie and I were planning to go to it, but the movie was 4 hours long, so we decided against it. It’s pouring outside, so I call my brother so Caroline, Spamps, and I can get a ride back home.
July 9, 2009
When I get to work, there’s a few angry emails awaiting. Ricky (my boss) didn’t really explain the system she used to get things done. Therefore, I might’ve assumed things and mixed up piles she needed. In the end, I don’t think I really messed anything up and she was calmed down by the time I caught her leaving work.
I leave work to directly pick up Katie at 5:00. We end up deciding to make burritos for dinner. We go to Waldbaum’s to get ingredients. We get back to make it. Wraps for the burritos. Cook up some cut up steak strips. For sides, guacamole, salsa, lettuce, sour cream, black beans, refried beans, and corn. It’s a huge table of stuff. We have saffron rice and white rice.
Jeremiah left his bike in my backyard for some reason, so he drops by to pick it up. We invite him in and he has a burrito. After dinner, Katie and I are super itised (tired from eating too much food) out and pass out. Well not before a dessert, angel food cake with fresh strawberries, strawberry syrup, and Cool Whip.
July 10, 2009
We decide to go do the Queens Art Museum near Flushing. We go to Spicy and Tasty in Flushing first because it’s highly suggested. We get the dan dan noodles and dumplings in chili sauce and garlic pork. It’s good, but a bit disappointing. It’s not extremely spectacular, but it’s good, cheap Sichuan food. Guess I’ll have to go back and try some more dishes.
We drive out to the museum, which is really interesting, but small. Then we walk around by the remnants of the World Fairs. Then we head home, but need to get dinner so we go to H Mart and Stop and Shop. We get home and grill up some salmon steak, make some wild rice, and asparagus with hollandaise. At night, we head over to Scott’s and get a ride from Bolanos. We have some Pomegranate Lemonade Mike’s Hard and I drink some whiskey with Monster. We get back and try to watch 2 Days in Paris that we rented from Blockbuster. However, I’m pretty drunk and tired, so I pass out during the movie. Apparently there’s a huge bug in the room and Katie tries to wake me up to kill it. I try and I’m a huge idiot about it knock over stuff. However, she tells me about this the next day and I don’t remember doing this at all. I guess I was sleep walking/bug killing.
July 11, 2009
Katie and I wake up and get eggs for breakfast. She has regular fried egg, while I have an omelet with sour cream, salsa, cheese, and guacamole. I bring up that Six Flags is about an hour away and we entertain the idea of going, but we don’t because it’s too late.
We go to see the 4:30 Bruno. It has some really funny moments, but there’s too much “fake story.” It’s not as good as Borat and I would much rather see a collection of Bruno from the Ali G Show. Since my mother is gone for the day, I decide that I should invite people over. For dinner, we make inari, which is seasoned rice wrapped in firm tofu. She makes a spicy tofu and vegtable stir fry. I also make rice balls that are fried on the pan to give it a bit of a crisp and they’re wrapped in seaweed.
People start coming over because I called them. Matt, Rachel, and Aaron come over first. I work on whiskey and Coke. People start coming over. Bolanos, Josh, CNF, Spamps, Caroline, etc. Bowen and his friend get home and we play some pong. Katie and I lose to them. I play again with Scott and lose really fast to Josh and Bolanos. Gosh darnit. We’re out of beer so Katie drives me to On the Run since I’m drunk. We get some Nati Light. The younger Indian guy there (still late thirties or fourties) is nice to Katie, but then follows us back to the car. He stands at the door the open door while the key is in the ignition and beeping.
He keeps telling Katie really shitty jokes/riddles as he keeps trying to hit on her. I get annoyed and start saying “Thanks” and stuff. We finally get away from him. Later in the night, I find out that I can’t find my phone. I call it with the house phone and someone weird picks up. I call it again and it’s the same person. It turns out to be the guy at On The Run. I dropped it there somehow. Bowen drives me over there and it’s the same creepy guy. He has it. He even walks over to the car expecting it to be Katie driving again. I thank him a lot, but he keeps saying that Katie should come back sometime. Creeper.
People start leaving by 3:00 and I head to sleep.
July 12, 2009
Long night and we end up waking up at 3:00 and watching the Dead Poets Society. It’s a slow movie and screw the bitchy kid that kills himself in the end. We get dinner at Antonino’s and then watching Cruel Intentions. Now that’s an awesome movie, but why does the kid have to die in the end. Come on!
I drop her off at Little Neck LIRR at 12:52. Good times.
I decide to leave work a bit early and meet up with Katie to hang. I have a day planned in the Meatpacking District (Northwest of the West Village). First, we go to FIT to see their museum. It’s about politics and fashion and goes through the past to present. It’s a cool exhibit. We then take the train down the West Village and go to the Baoguette in the area. We split a regular banh mi, she’s never had one before.
We walk around the area, see an American Apparel to buy some underwear, and then go to Pepe Verde. Again, dweez.yelp.com for reviews. We also go to Chocolate Bar for some bonbons and have it at one of the little parks in the area. Then it’s 8-9:00ish and we go to the bars that I’ve written and Yelped. The first is a really shitty dive bar that has loud guys in it. After a drink, we leave because the bartenders are gone counting money… No idea why.
We then go to another bar, which is a bit empty, but not without a few fat chicks and really poorly dressed douchey guys. Then off to the final bar, WXOU, which I actually like. It’s divey, but still pretty decent. We end up leaving by 11:00ish so I can catch the 11:50 back. When we leave, the bartender stops me and asks for a tip. I drop him a few dollars. He asks in a really passive aggressive way with, “I’m not sure if you’ve done this before.” Fine, you’re supposed to leave a tip, but asking for one is worse. It’s def an “age-ist” thing because I couldn’t imagine other people being asked about this.
When I get on the train, I see someone walk into the bathroom and it sort of resembles Caroline. The person gets out and it actually turns out to be Caroline. I walk over to where her and Spamps are sitting. It turns out they went to see one of the movies from the Asian Film Festival. Katie and I were planning to go to it, but the movie was 4 hours long, so we decided against it. It’s pouring outside, so I call my brother so Caroline, Spamps, and I can get a ride back home.
July 9, 2009
When I get to work, there’s a few angry emails awaiting. Ricky (my boss) didn’t really explain the system she used to get things done. Therefore, I might’ve assumed things and mixed up piles she needed. In the end, I don’t think I really messed anything up and she was calmed down by the time I caught her leaving work.
I leave work to directly pick up Katie at 5:00. We end up deciding to make burritos for dinner. We go to Waldbaum’s to get ingredients. We get back to make it. Wraps for the burritos. Cook up some cut up steak strips. For sides, guacamole, salsa, lettuce, sour cream, black beans, refried beans, and corn. It’s a huge table of stuff. We have saffron rice and white rice.
Jeremiah left his bike in my backyard for some reason, so he drops by to pick it up. We invite him in and he has a burrito. After dinner, Katie and I are super itised (tired from eating too much food) out and pass out. Well not before a dessert, angel food cake with fresh strawberries, strawberry syrup, and Cool Whip.
July 10, 2009
We decide to go do the Queens Art Museum near Flushing. We go to Spicy and Tasty in Flushing first because it’s highly suggested. We get the dan dan noodles and dumplings in chili sauce and garlic pork. It’s good, but a bit disappointing. It’s not extremely spectacular, but it’s good, cheap Sichuan food. Guess I’ll have to go back and try some more dishes.
We drive out to the museum, which is really interesting, but small. Then we walk around by the remnants of the World Fairs. Then we head home, but need to get dinner so we go to H Mart and Stop and Shop. We get home and grill up some salmon steak, make some wild rice, and asparagus with hollandaise. At night, we head over to Scott’s and get a ride from Bolanos. We have some Pomegranate Lemonade Mike’s Hard and I drink some whiskey with Monster. We get back and try to watch 2 Days in Paris that we rented from Blockbuster. However, I’m pretty drunk and tired, so I pass out during the movie. Apparently there’s a huge bug in the room and Katie tries to wake me up to kill it. I try and I’m a huge idiot about it knock over stuff. However, she tells me about this the next day and I don’t remember doing this at all. I guess I was sleep walking/bug killing.
July 11, 2009
Katie and I wake up and get eggs for breakfast. She has regular fried egg, while I have an omelet with sour cream, salsa, cheese, and guacamole. I bring up that Six Flags is about an hour away and we entertain the idea of going, but we don’t because it’s too late.
We go to see the 4:30 Bruno. It has some really funny moments, but there’s too much “fake story.” It’s not as good as Borat and I would much rather see a collection of Bruno from the Ali G Show. Since my mother is gone for the day, I decide that I should invite people over. For dinner, we make inari, which is seasoned rice wrapped in firm tofu. She makes a spicy tofu and vegtable stir fry. I also make rice balls that are fried on the pan to give it a bit of a crisp and they’re wrapped in seaweed.
People start coming over because I called them. Matt, Rachel, and Aaron come over first. I work on whiskey and Coke. People start coming over. Bolanos, Josh, CNF, Spamps, Caroline, etc. Bowen and his friend get home and we play some pong. Katie and I lose to them. I play again with Scott and lose really fast to Josh and Bolanos. Gosh darnit. We’re out of beer so Katie drives me to On the Run since I’m drunk. We get some Nati Light. The younger Indian guy there (still late thirties or fourties) is nice to Katie, but then follows us back to the car. He stands at the door the open door while the key is in the ignition and beeping.
He keeps telling Katie really shitty jokes/riddles as he keeps trying to hit on her. I get annoyed and start saying “Thanks” and stuff. We finally get away from him. Later in the night, I find out that I can’t find my phone. I call it with the house phone and someone weird picks up. I call it again and it’s the same person. It turns out to be the guy at On The Run. I dropped it there somehow. Bowen drives me over there and it’s the same creepy guy. He has it. He even walks over to the car expecting it to be Katie driving again. I thank him a lot, but he keeps saying that Katie should come back sometime. Creeper.
People start leaving by 3:00 and I head to sleep.
July 12, 2009
Long night and we end up waking up at 3:00 and watching the Dead Poets Society. It’s a slow movie and screw the bitchy kid that kills himself in the end. We get dinner at Antonino’s and then watching Cruel Intentions. Now that’s an awesome movie, but why does the kid have to die in the end. Come on!
I drop her off at Little Neck LIRR at 12:52. Good times.
Wednesday 8 July 2009
July 4th Weekend
July 2, 2009
Katie leaves work early and I do the same. I pick her up from the station at 4:00ish. We get back and nap because both of us are tired. She finally get up at 7-8:00ish. We decide to go to Sushi Palace on Middle Neck for dinner. I get the breaded chicken with Japanese steak sauce and she gets tofu and vegetable tempura. We plan on going to the 9:50 Public Enemies at Squire, but there’s a fire alarm issue and the fire department has to come.
We end up deciding to go to Blockbuster on Lakeville and get Tokyo! and She’s Not That Into You. When we get back, we find out that people are going over to Alon’s. Katie and I walk over with some liquor. We hang out drinking and watching TV. Afterwards, we get Wendy’s.
July 3, 2009
We wake up at 12:00ish and go with mom to dim sum in Flushing. However, it’s late for dim sum by 1:00ish and it’s seriously lacking. They don’t even have our favorite, steam pork buns. We leave in a storm because there’s so little stuff around. My mom has to drop something off in Main Street Flushing so Katie and I get off there to hang around. We get two of the $1 Peking duck buns. So good and such an incredible value. We also get Quickly Bubble Tea, though I found out that a new one opened on Roosevelt.
We walk around Old Navy and see that the store “runs big.” Even smalls are too loose on me. We go to Macy’s looking for underwear for me, but it’s pretty pricey. A single piece of underwear really worth $16… The Men’s section also runs large. While looking around, we see that the Boy’s Section has cool shirts that fit me. Their large is actually just right for me. Score! I get three awesome graphic tees for $40. We then go to Morning Glory where Katie buys two necklaces, a bag, and a wallet. We quickly grab the N20 back to Great Neck.
At night, we decide to make some dinner instead of going dinner. Cooking is the bombdizzle, especially when Great Neck only has so many options and it’s late for restaurants (9:30). Katie decides to make a Mediterranean style pasta. We go to Stop and Shop for whole wheat spaghetti, artichoke hearts, feta cheese, and asparagus spears.
We then find out that Jeremiah is having people over. We go over with some alcohol. Alon, Kenny, and Caroline are there. I get some mad drinking done while Katie works on some leftover jungle juice. I sit on the computer for a bit and we end up leaving early.
July 4, 2009
We wake up late and watch Tokyo! because it’s a new release and has to be returned today. We had plans to have a full day in the city, but Katie’s friend hasn’t gotten back to her, we have the movie, and plan on going at night for dinner and fireworks. Tokyo! is a cool concept of three shorter films directed by three different directors (Michel Gondry, Leos Carax, and Bong Joon-ho). The first one (Gondry) is the best. It’s a story about a couple, ambition, and a woman turning into a chair…
The second one is about a sewer monster, but it’s dragged down by translations between a fake language, French, and Japanese. The third starts off well about a hermit that has stayed in his house for 10 years, but it gets confusing when a human/robot girl gets involved. We then return the movie and go shopping at H Mart for CNF’s BBQ. It’s a great day at H Mart because there are so many samples. They have stands outside with drinks, noodles, and meat. Inside, there are noodles, dumplings, rice, juice, shrimp, and more. It’s like an awesome free appetizer. We end up buying pork for the BBQ and sides (dried squid, kimchi, and seaweed salad). For tomorrow, we get ingredients for sushi rolls and spicy cold noodles that we sampled.
When we get back, she makes the cold noodles. We bring the food and find out that we only have the sides and the noodles. Darnit, I left the marinated pork butt in the fridge. Either way, there’s a lot of food. Kenny and I do a lot of the cooking and serving. Basically everyone is at this BBQ and it’s good fun all around. I go through a bunch of hot dogs, burgers, and sides. After a lot of beers and a few whiskies, I’m feeling really full and tired.
By the time that I get home, with Katie driving, I simply pass out from the large amount of food, alcohol, and not sleeping much. We were planning to go to Scott’s, but I nap for almost two and a half hours, waking up at 3:30. Katie tells me that I was sleep talking. I would say things to her all mumbled and then change into an angrier tone when she didn’t understand me. I also spoke in a different language too, but she couldn’t tell which one.
July 5, 2009
Katie makes the plans for the day that we should go into the city with the food we bought yesterday and eat it at Central Park. We make sushi rolls (tuna, cucumber, rice, and avocado wrapped in seaweed) and have the cold noodles. We wake early for this day at 10:00ish and have a few eggs with feta with garlic Ciabatta bread. We stop by at Katie’s apartment so she can change and drop off her stuff from the weekend. We then walk around Central Park for a while near the 80s. After we find somewhere to sit and have our picnic. We somehow end up near Columbus Circle. We go to the shopping center in there and it’s a pretty cool place. Then again, it’s pretty much all really expensive stores, like the cooking accessories store with a $70 tea kettle…
We then walk around and find a market to get sandwiches and fruit. We have dinner waiting for the subway down to the AMC Theater near 42nd. Up is playing at 9:55, but we have extra time, so we walk over to TGI Fridays. I order a Diet Coke because a beer wouldn’t really get me anywhere and she orders a Mudslide. It’s a yummy combination of vodka, Kahlua, Baileys over ice cream. We then go back to the theater. It’s a 3D movie so you have to wear glasses during it. Up is probably my favorite of the animated films, along with The Incredibles. From what I’ve heard from people, everyone has said that it’s a sad movie with tears all over. I didn’t cry, but I really do understand that. There aren’t many cheap laughs and has an endearing, emotional story.
After the movie, Katie and I walk to Penn Station and I catch the 12:19 back.
Katie leaves work early and I do the same. I pick her up from the station at 4:00ish. We get back and nap because both of us are tired. She finally get up at 7-8:00ish. We decide to go to Sushi Palace on Middle Neck for dinner. I get the breaded chicken with Japanese steak sauce and she gets tofu and vegetable tempura. We plan on going to the 9:50 Public Enemies at Squire, but there’s a fire alarm issue and the fire department has to come.
We end up deciding to go to Blockbuster on Lakeville and get Tokyo! and She’s Not That Into You. When we get back, we find out that people are going over to Alon’s. Katie and I walk over with some liquor. We hang out drinking and watching TV. Afterwards, we get Wendy’s.
July 3, 2009
We wake up at 12:00ish and go with mom to dim sum in Flushing. However, it’s late for dim sum by 1:00ish and it’s seriously lacking. They don’t even have our favorite, steam pork buns. We leave in a storm because there’s so little stuff around. My mom has to drop something off in Main Street Flushing so Katie and I get off there to hang around. We get two of the $1 Peking duck buns. So good and such an incredible value. We also get Quickly Bubble Tea, though I found out that a new one opened on Roosevelt.
We walk around Old Navy and see that the store “runs big.” Even smalls are too loose on me. We go to Macy’s looking for underwear for me, but it’s pretty pricey. A single piece of underwear really worth $16… The Men’s section also runs large. While looking around, we see that the Boy’s Section has cool shirts that fit me. Their large is actually just right for me. Score! I get three awesome graphic tees for $40. We then go to Morning Glory where Katie buys two necklaces, a bag, and a wallet. We quickly grab the N20 back to Great Neck.
At night, we decide to make some dinner instead of going dinner. Cooking is the bombdizzle, especially when Great Neck only has so many options and it’s late for restaurants (9:30). Katie decides to make a Mediterranean style pasta. We go to Stop and Shop for whole wheat spaghetti, artichoke hearts, feta cheese, and asparagus spears.
We then find out that Jeremiah is having people over. We go over with some alcohol. Alon, Kenny, and Caroline are there. I get some mad drinking done while Katie works on some leftover jungle juice. I sit on the computer for a bit and we end up leaving early.
July 4, 2009
We wake up late and watch Tokyo! because it’s a new release and has to be returned today. We had plans to have a full day in the city, but Katie’s friend hasn’t gotten back to her, we have the movie, and plan on going at night for dinner and fireworks. Tokyo! is a cool concept of three shorter films directed by three different directors (Michel Gondry, Leos Carax, and Bong Joon-ho). The first one (Gondry) is the best. It’s a story about a couple, ambition, and a woman turning into a chair…
The second one is about a sewer monster, but it’s dragged down by translations between a fake language, French, and Japanese. The third starts off well about a hermit that has stayed in his house for 10 years, but it gets confusing when a human/robot girl gets involved. We then return the movie and go shopping at H Mart for CNF’s BBQ. It’s a great day at H Mart because there are so many samples. They have stands outside with drinks, noodles, and meat. Inside, there are noodles, dumplings, rice, juice, shrimp, and more. It’s like an awesome free appetizer. We end up buying pork for the BBQ and sides (dried squid, kimchi, and seaweed salad). For tomorrow, we get ingredients for sushi rolls and spicy cold noodles that we sampled.
When we get back, she makes the cold noodles. We bring the food and find out that we only have the sides and the noodles. Darnit, I left the marinated pork butt in the fridge. Either way, there’s a lot of food. Kenny and I do a lot of the cooking and serving. Basically everyone is at this BBQ and it’s good fun all around. I go through a bunch of hot dogs, burgers, and sides. After a lot of beers and a few whiskies, I’m feeling really full and tired.
By the time that I get home, with Katie driving, I simply pass out from the large amount of food, alcohol, and not sleeping much. We were planning to go to Scott’s, but I nap for almost two and a half hours, waking up at 3:30. Katie tells me that I was sleep talking. I would say things to her all mumbled and then change into an angrier tone when she didn’t understand me. I also spoke in a different language too, but she couldn’t tell which one.
July 5, 2009
Katie makes the plans for the day that we should go into the city with the food we bought yesterday and eat it at Central Park. We make sushi rolls (tuna, cucumber, rice, and avocado wrapped in seaweed) and have the cold noodles. We wake early for this day at 10:00ish and have a few eggs with feta with garlic Ciabatta bread. We stop by at Katie’s apartment so she can change and drop off her stuff from the weekend. We then walk around Central Park for a while near the 80s. After we find somewhere to sit and have our picnic. We somehow end up near Columbus Circle. We go to the shopping center in there and it’s a pretty cool place. Then again, it’s pretty much all really expensive stores, like the cooking accessories store with a $70 tea kettle…
We then walk around and find a market to get sandwiches and fruit. We have dinner waiting for the subway down to the AMC Theater near 42nd. Up is playing at 9:55, but we have extra time, so we walk over to TGI Fridays. I order a Diet Coke because a beer wouldn’t really get me anywhere and she orders a Mudslide. It’s a yummy combination of vodka, Kahlua, Baileys over ice cream. We then go back to the theater. It’s a 3D movie so you have to wear glasses during it. Up is probably my favorite of the animated films, along with The Incredibles. From what I’ve heard from people, everyone has said that it’s a sad movie with tears all over. I didn’t cry, but I really do understand that. There aren’t many cheap laughs and has an endearing, emotional story.
After the movie, Katie and I walk to Penn Station and I catch the 12:19 back.
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