Doin Thangs

April 26, 2011
I get home and have to nap as usual. I don’t get much done, though I do have to call the MTA on lost money for a MTA card. I get on the waitlist at St. John’s and I have to call NY Law. They extended my deadline for the deposit because I’m still waiting for how much financial aid they are giving me.
I’m even diligent and go to sleep at 12:00AM after reading some of The Game (I started it a few days ago. I’m mostly skimming thorugh the long story parts to get some good stuff out of it.), which is great, except the part where I wake up around 4:30AM and can’t fall asleep until 7AM. I basically get an hour nap before I have to go to work and I’m get up so ridiculously tired. It’s actually not that bad throughout the day at work, but I’m still not chipper enough that I can get away without the nap.
So the things on my plate. Laundry. I need to get my eyes checked because my prescription needs to be updated for me to order more contacts. I need to get my 1040 and send it to CUNY to finish financial aid. My other schools only need FAFSA, freaking annoying. I guess I plan on skimming through the rest of The Game. I have to do groceries because I cook for myself, everything. I try to get as much I can in one trip, which mostly lasts a few weeks to a month, depending on what it is. In the larger scheme of things, I need to plan out what we’re doing this weekend. Again, gotta make moves. Also, on Sunday, I plan on going to The Highline, which Ella Morton did for RocketBoom. It looks like an absolutely gorgeous site. Screw “vacations” when I should be spending my weekends in New York City, exploring every inch of it. I also need to gather groceries and recipes for Sunday as well. It’s my mom’s birthday on Sunday and I’m planning to cook dinner for the fam. It works out since I’ve been planning to cook for the family recently, do something nice for the fam, etc.

April 29, 2011
Bolanos has finals coming up, but Miah’s down for the city. We catch an early one, the 8:20 train, and in an attempt to save money, I bring a pregame bottle. Miah and I go to Double Down. We leave to meet up people in the LES. We get people to meet at Motor City, which actually turned out to be awesome. We got a big table in the back when Atron, a load of his friends, and Lydia come. We play some Never Have I Ever. Avi drives by, but texts me that he has to wake up for traffic court so can’t come in. Miah and I go scouting. We go through about three bars, actually more like Miah because I’m having a cig.
The group ends up going to the rodeo place that I once tried to meet Candace at, but the line was too long. The place isn’t too bad and has a free rodeo machine. There isn’t really a line because I guess people have to be brave to get on. Miah has a conversation with one of the guys that Aaron knows and he met some random chick on the street. Apparently, she’s drunk as shit and he’s proud that she’s so drunk. She goes to the bathroom and he jokes with Miah that she better come out instead of finding another dude. Man, I wish I had that conversation.
After that, we split up with a few people and go next block to Whiskey Ward. Miah and I decide to go back. However, the subway never comes and we decide to give up on the 3:19. We go to Sophies because the four are paired up and we’d be 5th and 6th wheeling. At Sophie’s, the bouncer that knows me introduces me to the two bartenders. I’m too drunk to remember their names though it is a huge plus. After going to certain bars over and over, knowing the people is a huge plus. Not in a selfish way of getting drinks, but in the sense of knowing a place and being on the “inside.”
We then take a walk to Artichoke and I engulf that without even tasting it. Then we cab up to catch the 5:19 with a good 30 minutes to spare as we wander around looking for a bathroom.

April 30, 2011
I go to sleep at 7:00 after some water and food. I don’t wake up until almost 5PM, which is actually fine for me. I have really bad sleep during the week, so recovering it on the weekend works out really well. However, last night was way too heavy. Back in the day, it would be a heavy night, but I’d be a human the next day. This time, done-so. I’m completely out of it until my nap at 7-8:00 until 10PM. By then, I finally recover. I need to set some rules for when I go out. 100%. Can’t lose weekends like this.

May 1, 2011
I go into the city as part of my “vacation” in New York. With my limited time left, I should use it well, like going somewhere. Where is better to go than the best city in the world?
My plan today is High Line Park and Chelsea Market. I go to the park (which is relatively small, but very very cool), check out the market, buy some Amy’s Bread, some balsamic vinegar as a gift for my mom’s birthday today, and a card for next week for Mother’s Day. I also grab some Thai, which works out because I realized I was craving it when I saw the restaurant.
I go home and my mom has people over. I bought groceries for a few people, but didn’t know they were already making food and that I wouldn’t have enough for everyone. I make broccoli rabe and heat up the fresh bread from Amy’s Bread with garlic, rosemary, and olive oil. I was planning to hand make pasta and stuff, but I’ll do that another night I guess.