Once again cupid is playing his tricks! My whole life I pictured Cupid as a cute chubby gay man trying to find love for everyone. Now I am convinced he is a fat, bitter, straight white man who hates women!
Recently I went out of my typical genre and dated a Puerto Rican named Dino. Yes this is his name. The fact that I could get over this in general, should tell you how cool he was. We went out only 3 times, but we had the best time. The conversation was good, he met the height requirements and he could keep up with my sarcasm. Well like all good things this too just came to an end.
We just went out this past Saturday and had a good time at Dave and Busters. Now yes I did beat him at every game, but as a man he took it pretty well. So needless to say I thought this one was a keeper. Come to find out he is just like Berger!!! He dumped me over a post it! Well a text message this day in age.
I have only been dumped one other time through text message. I'm sure he is reading this post and he knows who he is...but I'm over that. Dino is a 40 year old, grown ass man with 2 kids. There is no excuse for a text message. Most of you who know me, know I'm not the chic to flip out. Especially since we only went on 3 dates. But really you aren't man enough to call me and tell me. Instead on Monday morning while I'm at work I get this text...."just wanted to let you know I'm going to pass...-good luck to you in the future...-god bless you and your family..." Really he is going to pass?
So needless to say this gets a delete and on to the next....
Monday, February 13, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Some Hood Sh*t
This past Saturday I went out with my friend Karina to a lounge, La Lenea, in Manhattan. She had been there before and promised me some good hip hop and an older crowd. So I got my grown and sexy on. Dress and heels, which most of y'all know I don't were to a club! Or out walking in 16 degree weather in the city. 
Me and Karina! I was up at the bar getting drinks when some chic came by and snatched my money out of my hand. This place is long and narrow and of coarse full of people so I couldn't catch the heffer! She only got a $20 but I chased that bitch all the way out side pulling at her to get my money back. I would of caught her if I wasn't wearing my hooker boots! Needless to say the bouncers couldn't do anything so I hope she enjoys my $20. If she was smart she would of put it in the collection plate at church the next day, but something tells me she went to Charlotte Russe to get her a new outfit!
Saturday, November 12, 2011
45 and still no Swagger
First let me give you my golden rule. No matter how you look or how much money you have, if you have swagger and are confident people will be attracted to you. I consider myself one of these people. Not to toot my own horn, but I keeps it real! This is why I will be single the rest of my life.
I went out with some friends to a bar down in the Village early Octoberish. I met this dude who was 45. My friends convinced me to give him a shot because he didn't look or act 45. Personally I feel old in that bar, so I didn't know why a 45 year old would be there, but I don't judge so I said why not. We exchanged numbers. He actually called!! Not texted, called!!! Well this was a good start. I almost didn't know what to do. So we get to talking and he tells me how he is divorced has three kids and is a chef in Brooklyn. His oldest kid is 24, damn!!! But hey, he is a chef and it is nice to meet a guy who doesn't ask me off the bat if I know how to cook. Later in the conversation I find out he works at a grocery store deli. I guess technically he still could be a chef, but when you say chef I think restaurant, not deli. Still trying to be positive I keep the lines of communication open.
2 weeks later this fool finally asks me out! Where does he want to go....the movies to see The Three Musketeers, he is a big fan. Now I personally think a movie on the first date is a bad thing, I mean you can't really talk and get to know each other, but I said yes. I wasn't excited about the movie, but half the time I just go for the popcorn anyway. So we met at a theatre in Times Square. He bought the movie and I bought the popcorn. Note for all the men that follow this blog, if a girl offers to pay for anything on the first date, tell her NO! Then if she insists let her pay. Us women are only offering to be polite and we expect a man to challenge us on it, it is a test! At least for the first date.
We get into the movie theatre and are chatting while we wait for the movie to start. About 10 min after the movie was suppose to start the a theatre worker comes in to tell us they are having technical difficulties and the movie will start soon. Some guy down in the front row asks for free popcorn. Yeah it was funny, but then my date yells "No I want free McDonald's!" Really showing your class on the first date there buddy.
So the movie still hasn't started so he offers to go put more butter on the popcorn. I told he might as well get a refill while he was at it. Shoot I wanted my money's worth. So he gets up and spills his soda on the ground. Now mind you he didn't clean it up so I assumed the lid was on tight enough and he didn't spill that much. When he comes back he basically slips and falls into his seat. I ask him what he slipped on and he said he spilled the entire soda on the ground. Um...we had large sodas so you can only imagine the river of Sprite going through the theatre. Ya'll know I had a stack full of napkins to go with the greasy popcorn! The old Shannon would of ask him why a grown ass man doesn't attempt to clean up the Big Gulp he just spilt all over the theater, but the new Shannon just let it slide. Then to make matters worse, the guy sitting next to us slips and falls too! I am biting my tongue at this point. Oh and by the way he didn't come back with a refill of popcorn!
So the movie finally starts and it was actually pretty decent. I was chilly so he gave me his coat. I thought OK maybe I can let the other things slide, that was a smooth move. Then he gets up to go to bathroom, 3 times during the movie. He has about 50 keys on a key chain hanging from his belt loop. They jingle the entire way through the theater. He didn't even try to muffle them. People are shushing him and he walks, and has no freakin' clue. Yeah only a bitch like me would remember that I know.
So the movie is over and we are in the lobby getting ready to leave. He runs into an old co-worker and starts talking to him. About 30 seconds into the conversation I realize he is not going to introduce me or acknowledge me to his friend so I decide to take a break and go to the ladies room myself. I come out and he is no were to be found. This fool was in the bathroom again!! I guess its a good thing he spilled the first round of soda, or he would of missed the entire date all together.
All in all the date was OK but he definitely was nervous. You'd think by 45 a guy would know what the hell he was doing and be more confident. We texted a few times the next couple of weeks. Then he called me while I was moving and I didn't call him back the same day. Then next text I got was as follows..."OK I see you do not want to talk to me so I will not call no more." I took this as they easy way out. Delete!
I went out with some friends to a bar down in the Village early Octoberish. I met this dude who was 45. My friends convinced me to give him a shot because he didn't look or act 45. Personally I feel old in that bar, so I didn't know why a 45 year old would be there, but I don't judge so I said why not. We exchanged numbers. He actually called!! Not texted, called!!! Well this was a good start. I almost didn't know what to do. So we get to talking and he tells me how he is divorced has three kids and is a chef in Brooklyn. His oldest kid is 24, damn!!! But hey, he is a chef and it is nice to meet a guy who doesn't ask me off the bat if I know how to cook. Later in the conversation I find out he works at a grocery store deli. I guess technically he still could be a chef, but when you say chef I think restaurant, not deli. Still trying to be positive I keep the lines of communication open.
2 weeks later this fool finally asks me out! Where does he want to go....the movies to see The Three Musketeers, he is a big fan. Now I personally think a movie on the first date is a bad thing, I mean you can't really talk and get to know each other, but I said yes. I wasn't excited about the movie, but half the time I just go for the popcorn anyway. So we met at a theatre in Times Square. He bought the movie and I bought the popcorn. Note for all the men that follow this blog, if a girl offers to pay for anything on the first date, tell her NO! Then if she insists let her pay. Us women are only offering to be polite and we expect a man to challenge us on it, it is a test! At least for the first date.
We get into the movie theatre and are chatting while we wait for the movie to start. About 10 min after the movie was suppose to start the a theatre worker comes in to tell us they are having technical difficulties and the movie will start soon. Some guy down in the front row asks for free popcorn. Yeah it was funny, but then my date yells "No I want free McDonald's!" Really showing your class on the first date there buddy.
So the movie still hasn't started so he offers to go put more butter on the popcorn. I told he might as well get a refill while he was at it. Shoot I wanted my money's worth. So he gets up and spills his soda on the ground. Now mind you he didn't clean it up so I assumed the lid was on tight enough and he didn't spill that much. When he comes back he basically slips and falls into his seat. I ask him what he slipped on and he said he spilled the entire soda on the ground. Um...we had large sodas so you can only imagine the river of Sprite going through the theatre. Ya'll know I had a stack full of napkins to go with the greasy popcorn! The old Shannon would of ask him why a grown ass man doesn't attempt to clean up the Big Gulp he just spilt all over the theater, but the new Shannon just let it slide. Then to make matters worse, the guy sitting next to us slips and falls too! I am biting my tongue at this point. Oh and by the way he didn't come back with a refill of popcorn!
So the movie finally starts and it was actually pretty decent. I was chilly so he gave me his coat. I thought OK maybe I can let the other things slide, that was a smooth move. Then he gets up to go to bathroom, 3 times during the movie. He has about 50 keys on a key chain hanging from his belt loop. They jingle the entire way through the theater. He didn't even try to muffle them. People are shushing him and he walks, and has no freakin' clue. Yeah only a bitch like me would remember that I know.
So the movie is over and we are in the lobby getting ready to leave. He runs into an old co-worker and starts talking to him. About 30 seconds into the conversation I realize he is not going to introduce me or acknowledge me to his friend so I decide to take a break and go to the ladies room myself. I come out and he is no were to be found. This fool was in the bathroom again!! I guess its a good thing he spilled the first round of soda, or he would of missed the entire date all together.
All in all the date was OK but he definitely was nervous. You'd think by 45 a guy would know what the hell he was doing and be more confident. We texted a few times the next couple of weeks. Then he called me while I was moving and I didn't call him back the same day. Then next text I got was as follows..."OK I see you do not want to talk to me so I will not call no more." I took this as they easy way out. Delete!
Monday, November 7, 2011
Welcom to Astoria.
Well I am officially no longer a Jersey Girl. Not that I ever really was but now I can pretend to be a Queens girl that still says Ya'll! Jersey was nice while it lasted, but my broker's idea of an up and coming area was not up and coming fast enough. I decided to cross the river and become a NYer! Astoria definitely has a a different vibe than where I was. It is basically an extension of the city. Lots of Restaurants, shopping and bars. I might actually have a life now.
Moving day was very stressful. It was cold, rainy and my couch didn't fit into my new apartment. By the end of the day I was stressed, out over $1000 for my move and had a couch sitting in the hallway of my building. I had a slight melt down, but realized it all would be worth it in the long run.
The move was really in efforts to save money. I want to buy something in the next few years and the cost of real estate up here is bananas! So, I have a roommate again. Help me Baby Jesus!
There are a few lucky folks that read this, that have had the pleasure of meeting my friend Andy. If you have not let me give you a inkling of what my life will now be on a daily basis. He is a 25 year old who has never lived on his own. Up until 2 weeks ago he lived with his parents. He is Chinese so his mother treats him like a God and does everything for him. I just found out he has never cleaned a bathroom in his life. He would rather spend money on going to bars and getting drunk, than on furniture. The first night at our new apartment he asked me if I would wake him up in the morning. I kindly replied "You better figure out the F*C&ing alarm clock on your cell phone!" He does have some good points though, he is considerate, washes the dishes, cooks a good steak and shuts up when I tell him too! Needless to say I have to teach him a lot about being a grown ass man on his own, but hey what is life without challenges.
Once all is settled I will post pics of the new place. It isn't as nice as my new apartment in Jersey, but it has character for sure! No freakin' electrical outlet in the bathroom....but it has character!
Moving day was very stressful. It was cold, rainy and my couch didn't fit into my new apartment. By the end of the day I was stressed, out over $1000 for my move and had a couch sitting in the hallway of my building. I had a slight melt down, but realized it all would be worth it in the long run.
The move was really in efforts to save money. I want to buy something in the next few years and the cost of real estate up here is bananas! So, I have a roommate again. Help me Baby Jesus!
There are a few lucky folks that read this, that have had the pleasure of meeting my friend Andy. If you have not let me give you a inkling of what my life will now be on a daily basis. He is a 25 year old who has never lived on his own. Up until 2 weeks ago he lived with his parents. He is Chinese so his mother treats him like a God and does everything for him. I just found out he has never cleaned a bathroom in his life. He would rather spend money on going to bars and getting drunk, than on furniture. The first night at our new apartment he asked me if I would wake him up in the morning. I kindly replied "You better figure out the F*C&ing alarm clock on your cell phone!" He does have some good points though, he is considerate, washes the dishes, cooks a good steak and shuts up when I tell him too! Needless to say I have to teach him a lot about being a grown ass man on his own, but hey what is life without challenges.
Once all is settled I will post pics of the new place. It isn't as nice as my new apartment in Jersey, but it has character for sure! No freakin' electrical outlet in the bathroom....but it has character!
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Cape Cod
My co-worker and friend Jim, invited me up to Cape Cod for my birthday weekend. His mom owns a house up there and him and his wife were headed up for the holiday. Y'all know I don't' turn down a free trip, so of coarse I accepted. The weather was beautiful and we got lots of sight seeing and relaxing in.
The first day we went for a 20 mile bike ride. Yes 20 miles! We stopped to see the cranberry bogs. It was harvest time and everything had just been flooded.
The first day we went for a 20 mile bike ride. Yes 20 miles! We stopped to see the cranberry bogs. It was harvest time and everything had just been flooded.
We ended the day with a Champagne sunset on the bay. Don't be jealous.
The next day we went to Provence, AKA P-Town. P-Town is my kind of town. It reminded me a lot of Charleston. Artsy, great food, and full of gays!!! Lets talk about the food though! I had my heart set on getting lobster. I usually don't indulge in such extravagant meals, but when in Rome! Yes it was as fantastic as it looks!
Monday we left early to beat the traffic. Unfortunately everyone else had the same idea. Even though it took us 2 hours longer to get home, it was so worth the trip. I can cross New England off the bucket list! Monday, October 3, 2011
Idiot 1 and Idiogt 2
The consensus is everyone loves my dating stories. While they are usually few and far between I thought I'd post to fill ya'll in on my love life. So here goes....
Idiot 1
I actually met a guy out at a bar! Turns out, yes, men do know how to approach a women up here! They just don't know how to pick up a phone and call. They only know how to text. Maybe its a generational thing but I just can't get over it. Anyway....after texting for about a week, we finally made plans to meet. Where does he want to take me, Wick ed Willies, the bar we met at. Now let me set the scene for ya'll. Wicked Willies is exactly what it sounds like. A dive bar, with a horrible cover band, and light up beer pong tables in the back. Needless to say this fella was taking me to classy places! Anyone who knows me, knows I don't need fancy things, so I agreed to meet him. 15 minutes before I was suppose to leave, he text me and cancels. He says his kid is sick. Note to all you young bucks out there, if you call a girl and have an actual conversation, not text-ation, you might end up telling her you have a kid! Needless to say I was shocked by the kid news, and the cancellation. My new years resolution was to not write people off so quick, so I did the mature thing and said I understood, maybe another time, yada yada yada. So we make plans to meet up at the same bar the next week. Again, before we are suppose to meet he calls me and says he can't find a sitter. Funny how he couldn't find a sitter in a week huh. So I politely tell him, my time is valuable and this ain't gonna work out. He starts pleading with me, no let me make it up to you blah blah blah. So at this point I'm just after a free meal. So we make plans the next week to go to a fancier bar! Yes this bar did not have beer pong tables. I made it very clear that if he was to cancel on me again he can just delete my number. I know you guys can see it coming....he cancels again. Below is the exact 4 text, text message I received please note I did not correct the grammar:
Hello! how are you? I hope all is well...I know u told me if I cancel on u one more time that u will not talking to me again well I guess this is good bye and it was pleasure meeting you even though we didn't get a chance to see each other again...I really thought today would have been a easy day for me to hangout but I guess, tomorrow is a better day for me in which we can spend a great quality time together but I know u not going to except that so I like I said earlier in the text it was nice meeting u thank you for ur time that night.
So I immediately deleted his number like I said I would and never responded....fast forward 3 weeks later....this fool text me again. The text chain is as follow once again I did not correct his grammar:
Idiot 1: I was thinking of you over the weekend.
Me: Who is this?
Idiot 1 : Damn you did delete my number...its Idiot 1
Me: So why were you thinking of me
Idiot 1: Cuz I'm still interested.
Me: Sorry buddy you had your shot!
Idiot 1: I'm reaching out to you again, honestly I really wanted to chill with you, I'm not give up, I'm not a quitter
Me: It's really not up to you. U had your shot, I'm over it!
Idiot 1: SMH
(PS I had to google SMH)
Idiot 2
I'm working out at the gym and this trainer dude comes over to me. Yeah yeah I know he wants me to buy sessions, but he offers me a free work out. Shit, I ain't gonna turn down a free anything! Of coarse I get roped into buying 4 sessions, but hey I thought it would help give me some ideas to switch up my work outs, plus he was flirting so I was hoping I would get some more free sessions thrown my way!
So I go for my first official session and we get to talking about how crazy it is a girl like me is single blah blah blah the same shit all guys say. He invites me out to the LES (lower east side for you non-NYers). Says there are tons of nice lounges and I'm sure I'd find a spot I liked. So I said OK lets do it. And here starts the reason I call him Idiot 2.
We meet at a nice restaurant/lounge. First things first, I give him a hug hello and he has BO. Then, ya'll tell me, but if you meet someone at a restaurant at 8pm don't you think you are eating dinner first? Well we didn't. This dude already got 2 strikes, but like I said, I'm trying to be optimistic in my old age. He suggest we sit next to the window and order a glass of sangria. OK this sounds nice. So if you never been to NY they try to cram as many tables and chairs in a spot as they can. So when we sit by the window it is literally lined with 2 seater tables butted against one another. The waiter has to pull a table for me to get to the window seat. So we have our glass of sangria, he proceeds to tell me how he is 44, has a 10 year old son, and use to be and actor. He made $1.5 million dollars as an actor and has invested it into 5 different companies. Next he tells me how he is getting his PHD at Columbia University and considers himself a "life coach". Ah shit, what have I gotten myself into. So after we finish our drinks and he is done analyzing me, he wants to take me to a lounge. You know I really wanted to ask why we weren't eating, but I'm trying not to be a pushy chic anymore. I heard it turns guys off :). So he gets up and starts to leave. He is half way to the door before I yell, um can you help pull the table out so I can join you. I know we are in a world of women's lib, but damn can you help a girl pull out the 50 lb table that has her locked into this freakin' window seat. Shoot!
Next he takes me to a lounge a few doors down. He paid for the sangria so I offer to buy the next round and he accepts. (Remember this for later in the post). I can already tell this is going to be a long night so I order a dirty martini to go with his Hennesy and Coke. Funny how when I offer to pay he gets expensive taste huh. The best part of it all is...the lounge he as brought me to is a GAY one! Now don't get me wrong I love me a gay bar, but to go to a gay bar on a date with a straight man is a bit weird, no? And I'm not talking a bar that has a rainbow sticker on the outside, I'm talking a gay bar that is playing gay porn on the TV! So I ask him, you really come to this place a lot? Its a gay bar right? Yeah but they have good happy hour. Um...so does the straight bar next door. But I'm not trying to judge.
After we leave the gay bar we head to a dive bar up the street. He buys the next round, but I'm thinking I need to keep my wits about me on this date so I order a cider beer, yeah I know real girly. He orders another Henny and Coke. We sit down at a table by the bar and he proceeds to ask me when the last time I had sex was. Damn Gina! Really on a first date! I tell that him, this an inappropriate question and I'm not going to answer it. He still probes me for the answer. After this, him telling me about myself and why I'm still single, and a night of emotionally draining conversations, I officially decide this fool ain't getting a second date and its time to call it a night. Turns out he lives back in Jersey City like me, so we catch a cab to the train and ride back together. I pay for the cab because he got the last round and I don't want this fool to be one up on me in the buying category. We go downstairs to catch the train, and for those who don't know, it is hot as hell down in the subway. So this cat is sweating through his shirt. I'm not talking glistening, this dude is soaking wet! Then he tries to be all up on me and gets upset that I push him away because I don't want his sweaty ass all up on me. Well I guess this hurt his feelings :) He stood on the other side of the train the entire way home. Really, your 44 years old get over it buddy.
So a week goes bye and I don't see him at the gym and he hasn't called. Then I get a text message, from him telling me what a great time he had yada yada yada. Could of fooled me if it took him a week to contact me. Ya'll know I have already wrote this fool off, but I was hungry, so we make plans to meet for lunch after he finishes with a client at the gym. I picked a place close to my house because I am not traveling for this fool. We meet at this Cuban restaurant up by my house called Grove Street Cafe. Now the name of the restaurant is clearly plastered on the awning of the building. This idiot tried to convince me that wasn't the name of the restaurant. I'm already reconsidering if this is worth the free meal.
First he tells me how he dated a woman on-line for 2 years and when she finally came to NY she wouldn't have sex with him because she wasn't comfortable with her body image. Yes folks this is how date number 2 started. Then he proceeds to tell me how his Friday night went. How he went out with one of his male clients to a lesbian bar and how him and his friend had to "pretend" to be gay so the bouncer would let them in. Evidently there are a lot of straight guys that try to get in and see the lesbian action. Seriously I can't make this shit up ya'll. Thank god my lunch came and I could focus on something else. Then he starts to apologize for not calling me and I told him he was lucky I made a my new years resolution, because after last weekend he wouldn't of gotten a second date. Then he asks me what he did wrong. The fact that I have to tell him is bad enough but I believe in reform so I point out all the issues with our first date. Then this fool has the nerve to tell me that as a life coach it is his job to analyze people and people want to know how they are perceived by others. I explain to him that I could care less what other people thought and that any thing he says is strictly his opinion. He again tells me I'm wrong. I just tell him, lets just agree to disagree. I didn't have any energy left to argue. Next he tells me how he is the highest paid trainer at the gym and if he focuses he could make up to $100,000 this year. I simply say that people who throw their money around don't impress me, especially with that amount. So then the check comes. I don't even reach for my purse. He picks up the check, then says to me...and I want you to know I paid for this because I wanted to! Ok well thanks for pointing it out to me that you paid the check. I would of never known unless you told me, thank you. Then he proceeds to tell me he shouldn't of let me pay for anything last week when we went out either. So I answer in my fed up tone, "then you should of manned up and told me to put my wallet away! Don't say you could of should of after the fact. If you want to pay for a woman, you pay for a woman. You don't pay then point out the fact that you paid!" I told him thanks for lunch and I'll see him at the gym. Then he text me and said it was a turn on that no woman had ever put him in his place like that. Then I deleted his number....!
Idiot 1
I actually met a guy out at a bar! Turns out, yes, men do know how to approach a women up here! They just don't know how to pick up a phone and call. They only know how to text. Maybe its a generational thing but I just can't get over it. Anyway....after texting for about a week, we finally made plans to meet. Where does he want to take me, Wick ed Willies, the bar we met at. Now let me set the scene for ya'll. Wicked Willies is exactly what it sounds like. A dive bar, with a horrible cover band, and light up beer pong tables in the back. Needless to say this fella was taking me to classy places! Anyone who knows me, knows I don't need fancy things, so I agreed to meet him. 15 minutes before I was suppose to leave, he text me and cancels. He says his kid is sick. Note to all you young bucks out there, if you call a girl and have an actual conversation, not text-ation, you might end up telling her you have a kid! Needless to say I was shocked by the kid news, and the cancellation. My new years resolution was to not write people off so quick, so I did the mature thing and said I understood, maybe another time, yada yada yada. So we make plans to meet up at the same bar the next week. Again, before we are suppose to meet he calls me and says he can't find a sitter. Funny how he couldn't find a sitter in a week huh. So I politely tell him, my time is valuable and this ain't gonna work out. He starts pleading with me, no let me make it up to you blah blah blah. So at this point I'm just after a free meal. So we make plans the next week to go to a fancier bar! Yes this bar did not have beer pong tables. I made it very clear that if he was to cancel on me again he can just delete my number. I know you guys can see it coming....he cancels again. Below is the exact 4 text, text message I received please note I did not correct the grammar:
Hello! how are you? I hope all is well...I know u told me if I cancel on u one more time that u will not talking to me again well I guess this is good bye and it was pleasure meeting you even though we didn't get a chance to see each other again...I really thought today would have been a easy day for me to hangout but I guess, tomorrow is a better day for me in which we can spend a great quality time together but I know u not going to except that so I like I said earlier in the text it was nice meeting u thank you for ur time that night.
So I immediately deleted his number like I said I would and never responded....fast forward 3 weeks later....this fool text me again. The text chain is as follow once again I did not correct his grammar:
Idiot 1: I was thinking of you over the weekend.
Me: Who is this?
Idiot 1 : Damn you did delete my number...its Idiot 1
Me: So why were you thinking of me
Idiot 1: Cuz I'm still interested.
Me: Sorry buddy you had your shot!
Idiot 1: I'm reaching out to you again, honestly I really wanted to chill with you, I'm not give up, I'm not a quitter
Me: It's really not up to you. U had your shot, I'm over it!
Idiot 1: SMH
(PS I had to google SMH)
Idiot 2
I'm working out at the gym and this trainer dude comes over to me. Yeah yeah I know he wants me to buy sessions, but he offers me a free work out. Shit, I ain't gonna turn down a free anything! Of coarse I get roped into buying 4 sessions, but hey I thought it would help give me some ideas to switch up my work outs, plus he was flirting so I was hoping I would get some more free sessions thrown my way!
So I go for my first official session and we get to talking about how crazy it is a girl like me is single blah blah blah the same shit all guys say. He invites me out to the LES (lower east side for you non-NYers). Says there are tons of nice lounges and I'm sure I'd find a spot I liked. So I said OK lets do it. And here starts the reason I call him Idiot 2.
We meet at a nice restaurant/lounge. First things first, I give him a hug hello and he has BO. Then, ya'll tell me, but if you meet someone at a restaurant at 8pm don't you think you are eating dinner first? Well we didn't. This dude already got 2 strikes, but like I said, I'm trying to be optimistic in my old age. He suggest we sit next to the window and order a glass of sangria. OK this sounds nice. So if you never been to NY they try to cram as many tables and chairs in a spot as they can. So when we sit by the window it is literally lined with 2 seater tables butted against one another. The waiter has to pull a table for me to get to the window seat. So we have our glass of sangria, he proceeds to tell me how he is 44, has a 10 year old son, and use to be and actor. He made $1.5 million dollars as an actor and has invested it into 5 different companies. Next he tells me how he is getting his PHD at Columbia University and considers himself a "life coach". Ah shit, what have I gotten myself into. So after we finish our drinks and he is done analyzing me, he wants to take me to a lounge. You know I really wanted to ask why we weren't eating, but I'm trying not to be a pushy chic anymore. I heard it turns guys off :). So he gets up and starts to leave. He is half way to the door before I yell, um can you help pull the table out so I can join you. I know we are in a world of women's lib, but damn can you help a girl pull out the 50 lb table that has her locked into this freakin' window seat. Shoot!
Next he takes me to a lounge a few doors down. He paid for the sangria so I offer to buy the next round and he accepts. (Remember this for later in the post). I can already tell this is going to be a long night so I order a dirty martini to go with his Hennesy and Coke. Funny how when I offer to pay he gets expensive taste huh. The best part of it all is...the lounge he as brought me to is a GAY one! Now don't get me wrong I love me a gay bar, but to go to a gay bar on a date with a straight man is a bit weird, no? And I'm not talking a bar that has a rainbow sticker on the outside, I'm talking a gay bar that is playing gay porn on the TV! So I ask him, you really come to this place a lot? Its a gay bar right? Yeah but they have good happy hour. Um...so does the straight bar next door. But I'm not trying to judge.
After we leave the gay bar we head to a dive bar up the street. He buys the next round, but I'm thinking I need to keep my wits about me on this date so I order a cider beer, yeah I know real girly. He orders another Henny and Coke. We sit down at a table by the bar and he proceeds to ask me when the last time I had sex was. Damn Gina! Really on a first date! I tell that him, this an inappropriate question and I'm not going to answer it. He still probes me for the answer. After this, him telling me about myself and why I'm still single, and a night of emotionally draining conversations, I officially decide this fool ain't getting a second date and its time to call it a night. Turns out he lives back in Jersey City like me, so we catch a cab to the train and ride back together. I pay for the cab because he got the last round and I don't want this fool to be one up on me in the buying category. We go downstairs to catch the train, and for those who don't know, it is hot as hell down in the subway. So this cat is sweating through his shirt. I'm not talking glistening, this dude is soaking wet! Then he tries to be all up on me and gets upset that I push him away because I don't want his sweaty ass all up on me. Well I guess this hurt his feelings :) He stood on the other side of the train the entire way home. Really, your 44 years old get over it buddy.
So a week goes bye and I don't see him at the gym and he hasn't called. Then I get a text message, from him telling me what a great time he had yada yada yada. Could of fooled me if it took him a week to contact me. Ya'll know I have already wrote this fool off, but I was hungry, so we make plans to meet for lunch after he finishes with a client at the gym. I picked a place close to my house because I am not traveling for this fool. We meet at this Cuban restaurant up by my house called Grove Street Cafe. Now the name of the restaurant is clearly plastered on the awning of the building. This idiot tried to convince me that wasn't the name of the restaurant. I'm already reconsidering if this is worth the free meal.
First he tells me how he dated a woman on-line for 2 years and when she finally came to NY she wouldn't have sex with him because she wasn't comfortable with her body image. Yes folks this is how date number 2 started. Then he proceeds to tell me how his Friday night went. How he went out with one of his male clients to a lesbian bar and how him and his friend had to "pretend" to be gay so the bouncer would let them in. Evidently there are a lot of straight guys that try to get in and see the lesbian action. Seriously I can't make this shit up ya'll. Thank god my lunch came and I could focus on something else. Then he starts to apologize for not calling me and I told him he was lucky I made a my new years resolution, because after last weekend he wouldn't of gotten a second date. Then he asks me what he did wrong. The fact that I have to tell him is bad enough but I believe in reform so I point out all the issues with our first date. Then this fool has the nerve to tell me that as a life coach it is his job to analyze people and people want to know how they are perceived by others. I explain to him that I could care less what other people thought and that any thing he says is strictly his opinion. He again tells me I'm wrong. I just tell him, lets just agree to disagree. I didn't have any energy left to argue. Next he tells me how he is the highest paid trainer at the gym and if he focuses he could make up to $100,000 this year. I simply say that people who throw their money around don't impress me, especially with that amount. So then the check comes. I don't even reach for my purse. He picks up the check, then says to me...and I want you to know I paid for this because I wanted to! Ok well thanks for pointing it out to me that you paid the check. I would of never known unless you told me, thank you. Then he proceeds to tell me he shouldn't of let me pay for anything last week when we went out either. So I answer in my fed up tone, "then you should of manned up and told me to put my wallet away! Don't say you could of should of after the fact. If you want to pay for a woman, you pay for a woman. You don't pay then point out the fact that you paid!" I told him thanks for lunch and I'll see him at the gym. Then he text me and said it was a turn on that no woman had ever put him in his place like that. Then I deleted his number....!
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Break it down now!
So lets recap the last few months.
February = reality
That's what I've been up to in a nut shell. Oh yeah still single but have been dating. Um..I stress though, still single! :)
Christmas
Went to Disney with my Mom. Hard to believe neither one of us had ever been at Christmas time. It was fantastic, however if you want to actually ride the rides don't go at Christmas. Go a few weeks earlier. Then you get the best of both worlds, rides, less people and Christmas decorations. We did all the parks in 3 days so it was definitely a world wind vacation but so worth it. Christmas day we went to Epcot, watched the candle light processional and had a very expensive dinner. The best part though was when we were watching the choir sing and my mom goes, "I love the lady doing hand signals." Yup that would be my Mom talking about the sign linguist. Gotta love it. That is why you shouldn't drink beer and watch the candlelight procession! Long story short we had a fabulous Christmas and we didn't kill each other, even better!
There were huge storms in NY so my flight home got canceled. They couldn't get me out until Friday so needless to say I decided to stay thru the New Year. The original plan was to head to Jacksonville and watch my nieces while Erika and her husband went out for New Years. Well lets just say that didn't happen. My Mom came home from Disney with a slight cough and cold. She slept for 2 days when we got home and I thought she was just taking medicine and sleeping. Well as I was leaving to go to Jacksonville something told me to check on her. I found her incoherent and barley breathing. I called 911 and rushed her to the ER. After 5 days in the hospital and every test known to man she was released. She doesn't remember much and the doctors never could figure out what was wrong. Another long story short she is doing fine now, but thank God for snow in NY or she would of been by herself!
January = Hawaii
Thanks to my Uncle never wanting to go anywhere, my Aunt invited me and my Grandma to Hawaii. Needless to say I didn't even hesitate to say yes. We went to Maui and did every single thing a tourist could do in a week. We did manage to get our beach time in though. The best thing was my Grandmother telling me to put on sunscreen. Um..she just had 6 skin cancer spots removed and is talking about she wants to get just a little more color. Who needs the sunscreen lady! We did take a day trip Oahu and did the 8 hour tour of the island. Pearl Harbor, Dole Plantation, Waikiki, the Pipeline and ate shrimp out of a truck. Only in Hawaii. I don't even eat food out of a truck in NY!
February = realityBig surprise, my life is boring again. Wish I had a lot to post about this month, but same old same old.
March = better days
I am finally getting out and about with a couple of friends from work. Yes I am proud to say I finally have a social life. Don't get too excited though, I'm still too old to hang with most of them, but it is nice to have friends who want to go out and do things.
Work has been crazy busy, but I am finally getting some good opportunities. We are finishing our new flagship store up the street so this past weekend I took some BBQ up to the construction guys and saw the finished product. They had been working insane OT, so they really appreciated the pulled pork! While I was in the city I decided to see what kind of discount Broadway shows I could see. For those of you who don't know the half price ticket office now has apps for IPhones and Androids. You can see what shows and what discounts are available before you go all the way down to Time Square. I decided to see American Idiot. I've been wanting to see it for a bit and when I saw it on sale for half price I was so excited! Yes I did go by myself, but hey you do what you gotta do. The show was FANTASTIC! Plus I didn't know Justin Guarani (American idol runner up) was in it. Thank God though the seat next to me was empty because this big girl was sitting next to me. The seats are very cramped and both of us next to each other was not a good look.
That's what I've been up to in a nut shell. Oh yeah still single but have been dating. Um..I stress though, still single! :)
Saturday, November 13, 2010
GA/FL weekend
A few weeks ago I flew to Jacksonville to see the Sharps and the Gators!
Chaz Henry, our HERO!
After the game we decided to go for a couple of beers at the Landing. Um..yeah I can never have a couple of beers! It was entertaining as always. We met our friend Magaly down there and the party continued. I flew in Thursday so I could have all day Friday to spend with the girls, Morgan and Addison. Erika let them stay home from school so we had a girls day.
First we went to target where I let them run crazy up and down the isles, hey there was no one there, so don't judge. They were so funny running to each circle sticker that was on the floor. Next we went to the Mall. I had bought Addison some Twinkle Toe shoes that were a bit big, so we went to exchange them. First we played in the play ground for about an hour. I thought I would try and wear them out first thing! Then we did some shopping at Kid's Foot Locker. They were really good all day, so I took them to Chick-fil-A for lunch. Secretly it was a treat for me too. They don't have them up here, and they call the south slow, shoot! Then because Addison ate her lunch so good I took her to Build a Bear. Yes I got suckered, but she wanted Hello Kitty so how could I say no. Thank goodness Morgan didn't quite understand Build a Bear or I would of left there broke! Those sales associates now how to add sale!
After the mall we came home and took naps. Well sort of. Morgan fell asleep in the car on the way home and when I went to put her in bed she wasn't even having it. I put Addison down, read her a couple of books and she was out! Morgan just wasn't having it. We were all going to Boo at the Zoo later, so I knew Erika would not be happy if Morgan didn't nap. So I rocked her and she finally fell asleep on me. I didn't want to wake her again, so we just cuddled in Erika's bed and napped. It was one of my favorite parts of the trip. I love snuggling with the babies especially cuties like my niece Morgan.
Later that night we all went to the Jacksonville Zoo for Boo at the Zoo. It was fun, but lots of people, and the candy wasn't all that. I mean I know it was donated, but can we get something other than laffy taffy! The kids had fun, so that is all that matters.
Saturday was the big day. Gator Football!!! Thanks to my Aunt, we got North End Zone tickets to the game. We went down a little early to do some tail gating. 
It wouldn't be GA/FL without tail gating and a walk thru RV City!
The game was FANTASTIC. All my SEC fans know the final out come. Sorry my GA peeps, add another loss to the record.
Chaz Henry, our HERO!
Tinkerbell, Peter Pan and Captain Hook were one of the high lights. The photo isn't that good, but yes they ALL had on tights!
And God Bless Batman!
It is hard for me up here not really having a lot of friends, so when I can go home and visit those I love it means the world to me. Erika girl I can't tell you how much I love you and am glad you are in my life.
GO GATORS!!!!!
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Mom's Visit
Now that my Mom is unemployed I had a weak moment and booked her a flight to visit me for 2 1/2 weeks. Not sure what I was thinking :)
Mom was tipsy off of one beer, so I had to cut her off!
I don't think my first trip to The Bronx Zoo would of been the same without my mother. As we visit with the deer she says, "Why do some of them not have antlers? They must of fallen off" "Um Mom those would be the female deers. You know doe a deer a female deer."
Me: Oh my God look at the white Giraffe.
And yes even The Bronx Zoo had the rarely seen bump it! She was probably from Jersey. REPRESENT!
She flew in the Thursday before my birthday. I didn't really take anytime off. I thought us spending 24 hours together should be kept to a minimum. The first weekend we just bumbed around and hit the mall. Then made some snacks and watched the Gators. The next day we were suppose to go to Bear Mountain for Oktoberfest, but the festival got canceled due to flooding. Since we were already up we decided to just hang around the city and see what trouble we could get into. Here is a picture from the M&M store. The only reason we went in was to look at the Christmas ornaments. I am my mother's daughter.
Next I thought we would take a stab at the discount ticket office in Time Square. Mom decided she really wanted to see West Side Story, so we got orchestra tickets for half off. I had never gotten tickets this way before, but I think I found my new weekend past time. The show didn't start until 3:00 so we had some time to kill. We ended up going to Madame Tussaud's wax museum. I've never been, but what the hell. It was interesting. Some of the statues looked so real it was freaky! Me and B :)
For my Birthday I bought us tickets to go see Wicked on Broadway. I wanted to go on Wednesday which was my actual birthday, so that meant my Mom had to meet me after work. She made it into the city all by herself. Once I told her to take the only train that had a number on it, she was good to go. We had a non-fancy dinner of Chinese food and went to the show. It was AMAZING!
The next weekend we made it to Bear Mountain for the Oktoberfest. There is a cruise up the harbor that takes you to the mountain so I thought it would be fun for me and Mom to do. Who new it would turn into a booze cruise full of 20 somethings getting wasted at 9 in the morning. Damn I'm old. The festivities were OK. We waited way to long in lines. I most likely won't do it again, but the drunk kids made for good entertaining on the cruise back.
Mom was tipsy off of one beer, so I had to cut her off!Our final adventure was to the Bronx Zoo. It is so crazy how such a beautiful zoo is smack dab in the middle of the Bronx. You literally could see the expressway from the monorail.
I don't think my first trip to The Bronx Zoo would of been the same without my mother. As we visit with the deer she says, "Why do some of them not have antlers? They must of fallen off" "Um Mom those would be the female deers. You know doe a deer a female deer."
The Tiger Cubs were putting on a show playing for us. I look over and there is my Mom telling this lady all about the cubs how there are 2 and the momma tiger is over on the left. She seriously is giving this woman the play by play tour. I walk over and see the woman has on a red vest and a Bronx Zoo badge. I told my mom we needed to move on to the next animal and she needed to stop telling the Zoo Employee about her job. Yup, my mother was telling the animal expert all about the tigers she probably trains. Gotta love it. The lady was really nice to have pretended to be interested.
Me: Oh my God look at the white Giraffe.Mom: Shannon quick take a picture.
Me: I have never seen anything like that.
Mom: I think its dead its not moving.
Me: We are so dumb, it is a wooden Giraffe.
Enough said!
And yes even The Bronx Zoo had the rarely seen bump it! She was probably from Jersey. REPRESENT!
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Some things just ain't the same
Usually I stay home to partake in my Saturday football, but this past weekend I decided to venture out to the village to watch the Gator game. There are several "Gator" bars around town, but I wanted to be able to actually sit and watch the game. The Gator bars are usually pretty packed.
I headed to "Down the Hatch" with my new friend Meredith. (For those of you who don't have facebook, I met him recently but he is only 5'-5" so needless to say I only want to be friends. I just couldn't do it. I thought he was cool with being friends, but long story short I ended up watching the last quarter of the game by myself because I turned down his invite back to his place).
Down the Hatch is a typical NYU college bar, but there was a good mix of people. Some old folks like me and a lot of youngin's. Of coarse I sit next to the group of 6 stereotypical Frat boys chugging beer and acting like idiots. I didn't care though I was there to drink my beer, eat my wings, and watch my Gators.
I must admit it was pretty strange being the only one in the bar with a Gator shirt on and actually watching the game. I am not use to folks not wanting to watch College football. What is wrong with this Northerners? All in all it was fun times though. I can't say I'll go back to that particular bar again, but the Gators won and that is all that mattered!
I headed to "Down the Hatch" with my new friend Meredith. (For those of you who don't have facebook, I met him recently but he is only 5'-5" so needless to say I only want to be friends. I just couldn't do it. I thought he was cool with being friends, but long story short I ended up watching the last quarter of the game by myself because I turned down his invite back to his place).
Down the Hatch is a typical NYU college bar, but there was a good mix of people. Some old folks like me and a lot of youngin's. Of coarse I sit next to the group of 6 stereotypical Frat boys chugging beer and acting like idiots. I didn't care though I was there to drink my beer, eat my wings, and watch my Gators.
I must admit it was pretty strange being the only one in the bar with a Gator shirt on and actually watching the game. I am not use to folks not wanting to watch College football. What is wrong with this Northerners? All in all it was fun times though. I can't say I'll go back to that particular bar again, but the Gators won and that is all that mattered!
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Annual Rafting Trip
Last month I headed back to Atlanta to see friends and of coarse go on our annual white water rafting trip. Even though some of us are unemployed and I have moved away we still manage to keep the tradition going.
This year I took Monday off of work so I could spend a little more time with friends that don't go on the trip. Plus flying back the day after flip cup is not a good thing anyway! It was so good seeing all the friends I miss so much. Can't wait until next year!
After we go down the river it is basically a big drunk fest back at the cabins. Why else would we make this an annual tradition! We cook out, and partake in the yearly game of flip cup. Which every year my team seems to win. I'm just sayin'!
This year I took Monday off of work so I could spend a little more time with friends that don't go on the trip. Plus flying back the day after flip cup is not a good thing anyway! It was so good seeing all the friends I miss so much. Can't wait until next year!Monday, September 6, 2010
I met him at the grocery store
Yesterday I took my usual Sunday morning trip to the grocery store. When I got off the train this guy approached me in the parking lot. He politely asked me my name and if he could have my number. Now mind you I was in my normal grocery store attire and beauty. Hair in a ponytail, no make up, gym pants and a t-shirt. I though shoot if this guy is interested with me looking like this, then why the hell not. So I gave him my number and told him I would call him a little later.
We met up about 3pm by my house. It was such a beautiful day I decided to just go to the outdoor bar down stairs and have a beer and chit chat. Now this is where the typical Shannon date starts.
So we go to the bar and I order a beer, he orders the same. The bartender tells us our total and this fool doesn't even try to pull out his wallet. I said OK lets see how this goes, so I give the bartender my card to open a tab. I figured I could get a round then he could get a round. So we sit drink our beer and talk. He is a nice guy but is a little immature for me, but I figure I still need to give him the benefit of the doubt. I mean I am almost 32 and still single so there must be a reason for that! So he tells me about a new job he just started, blah blah blah and then the fool shows me his pay check stub! Seriously I told him "are you that insecure that you need to carry your pay stub around to show chics you have job." Needless to say that was a little weird. PS I make more money than he does for sure, so he shouldn't be so proud to show that stub off :)!
After the first beer, which I drank in about an hour and he downed in about 10 min, we went to leave. He didn't want another, big surprise. So I go to close out the tab and damn if he didn't go to pull out his wallet again! So being the chic I am I went ahead and paid the tab, but you know I am keeping score and this dude just went to negative points.
Next he needed to get his phone charger from his friends house, so we took a trip to Hoboken where he was the night before and where he grew up. You have to remember that all I know of Hoboken is that it is a nice affluent area where all the yuppies live. Well technically I live with the yuppies too, but you can imagine where I was thinking we were going. So we jumped on the train and headed to Hoboken. How about this fool takes me to the HOOD! Now those of you who know me know I can hang anywhere, but shoot if I new we were going to the hood I would of stayed in my work out pants and t-shirt from earlier. Honestly though it was a nice walk through hood. He introduced me to everyone we stopped to holla at :) and they were all very nice. I got offered a beer from Mike on the stoop, it was natty ice but I didn't want to be rude. And everyone was cooking out. I wish we would of invited our selves to some of those parties. The smell of burgers and ribs were killing me! So after my tour of the hood, one natty ice, and NO FOOD, we headed back to my house. By now it is 6pm, close to my feeding time, so I mentioned that I was hungry. You know this fool didn't even offer to take me to dinner! He keeps loosing more and more points. So I gave him a hug goodbye and he did apologize for not having any money to take me out. Um, then don't ask a girl out until you have a couple of bucks. Or shoot have a game plan and ask a girl to just walk in the park or something. I could of figured out a bunch of free shit we could of done, shoot. So long story short I don't think I'll be seeing grocery boy too much in the future.
We met up about 3pm by my house. It was such a beautiful day I decided to just go to the outdoor bar down stairs and have a beer and chit chat. Now this is where the typical Shannon date starts.
So we go to the bar and I order a beer, he orders the same. The bartender tells us our total and this fool doesn't even try to pull out his wallet. I said OK lets see how this goes, so I give the bartender my card to open a tab. I figured I could get a round then he could get a round. So we sit drink our beer and talk. He is a nice guy but is a little immature for me, but I figure I still need to give him the benefit of the doubt. I mean I am almost 32 and still single so there must be a reason for that! So he tells me about a new job he just started, blah blah blah and then the fool shows me his pay check stub! Seriously I told him "are you that insecure that you need to carry your pay stub around to show chics you have job." Needless to say that was a little weird. PS I make more money than he does for sure, so he shouldn't be so proud to show that stub off :)!
After the first beer, which I drank in about an hour and he downed in about 10 min, we went to leave. He didn't want another, big surprise. So I go to close out the tab and damn if he didn't go to pull out his wallet again! So being the chic I am I went ahead and paid the tab, but you know I am keeping score and this dude just went to negative points.
Next he needed to get his phone charger from his friends house, so we took a trip to Hoboken where he was the night before and where he grew up. You have to remember that all I know of Hoboken is that it is a nice affluent area where all the yuppies live. Well technically I live with the yuppies too, but you can imagine where I was thinking we were going. So we jumped on the train and headed to Hoboken. How about this fool takes me to the HOOD! Now those of you who know me know I can hang anywhere, but shoot if I new we were going to the hood I would of stayed in my work out pants and t-shirt from earlier. Honestly though it was a nice walk through hood. He introduced me to everyone we stopped to holla at :) and they were all very nice. I got offered a beer from Mike on the stoop, it was natty ice but I didn't want to be rude. And everyone was cooking out. I wish we would of invited our selves to some of those parties. The smell of burgers and ribs were killing me! So after my tour of the hood, one natty ice, and NO FOOD, we headed back to my house. By now it is 6pm, close to my feeding time, so I mentioned that I was hungry. You know this fool didn't even offer to take me to dinner! He keeps loosing more and more points. So I gave him a hug goodbye and he did apologize for not having any money to take me out. Um, then don't ask a girl out until you have a couple of bucks. Or shoot have a game plan and ask a girl to just walk in the park or something. I could of figured out a bunch of free shit we could of done, shoot. So long story short I don't think I'll be seeing grocery boy too much in the future.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Back by Popular demand
Yeah Yeah Yeah I suck, nuff said!
Here are a few things that happened last month.
Vacation!! My mom turned 60 this year so I asked her what she wanted to do for her birthday. I was hoping she would say cruise but instead she wanted to rent a beach house out at Folly Beach in Charleston. We use to do this every year when I was young so I thought it was a good idea. First let me say that beach houses ain't as cheap as they use to be! We rented a cute 4 bedroom house. It was older but good enough for us, plus it had charm.
I invited all my besties. The ones who showed up are still my besties! The first few days we had a jam packed house. Erika, Michael, Addison, Morgan, Grandma, Aunt Kim, Mom and me. And no, none of us killed each other. I had fun with the girls and got to show Erika and the fam around my hood :) The highlight has to be sitting at the dinner table Monday night and asking Addison when the last time she went potty was. "I went potty in the pineapple pool." Earlier that day we took the girls to Water Front park and she swam in the Pineapple fountain. Needless to say she did a little more than swim!
The big group all left on Tuesday and Melanie and Malachi came on Thursday. I had seen this hot dog joint on the food network so we had to try it because Malachi loves him some hot dogs. He was impressed with his hot dog with ketchup, but if you ask me, my fancy dog wasn't all that! At least I can say I went.
I got to see a few other friends while I was in town so all in all it was a great vacation!
The weekend I came back from Vacay, my friend of a friend who is now my friend, Jessica was in town for work. We spent the weekend doing the NYC made dash tour and went to see Rock of Ages Sunday night. LOVED IT! I'm sure the bottle of wine at dinner and the fact that you could take your adult beverages to your seat didn't hurt, but we both were singing along the entire show! And yes Constantine was playing the lead.
Our softball team made it to the playoffs, but lost the first game. Oh well, that is how it goes. We will wash away our sorrows at the end of the season party next weekend. If memory serves me correct Rick will be bringing a bottle of Henesey for striking out! Why the only brother on the team got to bring Henesey. Damn stereotypes. Shoot I'll drink to that though :)
Thanks to my new friend Mike at work I've been getting out a little more than usual. The bad thing is I have to work out a little more to cancel out the beer calories. But hey you do what you gotta do right!
I am headed to ATL this weekend for our annual rafting trip, so I will be sure to make that the next post.
Oh yeah and I saw a man pucking between the subway cars today. Thought I'd end on a good note. I heart NY!
Here are a few things that happened last month.
Vacation!! My mom turned 60 this year so I asked her what she wanted to do for her birthday. I was hoping she would say cruise but instead she wanted to rent a beach house out at Folly Beach in Charleston. We use to do this every year when I was young so I thought it was a good idea. First let me say that beach houses ain't as cheap as they use to be! We rented a cute 4 bedroom house. It was older but good enough for us, plus it had charm.
I invited all my besties. The ones who showed up are still my besties! The first few days we had a jam packed house. Erika, Michael, Addison, Morgan, Grandma, Aunt Kim, Mom and me. And no, none of us killed each other. I had fun with the girls and got to show Erika and the fam around my hood :) The highlight has to be sitting at the dinner table Monday night and asking Addison when the last time she went potty was. "I went potty in the pineapple pool." Earlier that day we took the girls to Water Front park and she swam in the Pineapple fountain. Needless to say she did a little more than swim!
The big group all left on Tuesday and Melanie and Malachi came on Thursday. I had seen this hot dog joint on the food network so we had to try it because Malachi loves him some hot dogs. He was impressed with his hot dog with ketchup, but if you ask me, my fancy dog wasn't all that! At least I can say I went.
I got to see a few other friends while I was in town so all in all it was a great vacation!
The weekend I came back from Vacay, my friend of a friend who is now my friend, Jessica was in town for work. We spent the weekend doing the NYC made dash tour and went to see Rock of Ages Sunday night. LOVED IT! I'm sure the bottle of wine at dinner and the fact that you could take your adult beverages to your seat didn't hurt, but we both were singing along the entire show! And yes Constantine was playing the lead.
Our softball team made it to the playoffs, but lost the first game. Oh well, that is how it goes. We will wash away our sorrows at the end of the season party next weekend. If memory serves me correct Rick will be bringing a bottle of Henesey for striking out! Why the only brother on the team got to bring Henesey. Damn stereotypes. Shoot I'll drink to that though :)
Thanks to my new friend Mike at work I've been getting out a little more than usual. The bad thing is I have to work out a little more to cancel out the beer calories. But hey you do what you gotta do right!
I am headed to ATL this weekend for our annual rafting trip, so I will be sure to make that the next post.
Oh yeah and I saw a man pucking between the subway cars today. Thought I'd end on a good note. I heart NY!
Monday, May 17, 2010
Keep Austin Weird
Yes this is what the T-Shirts say and boy did I figure out why.
We were finishing up construction on our 4th CCS store out in Austin, TX and I went to do the punch. (for those of y'all none design folks that is basically when we go and make a list of items the GC or fixture vendors need to fix prior to the store opening) Any hoo, because I work for the best company ever, and the ticket price was the same, they let me fly back on Sunday so I could spend a long weekend in Austin. As usual my timing sucks and my friend Laura had plans for the weekend but we did get together and meet up for Tex Mex and entertainment. More on that a little later.
The only goal I had while in Austin was to fill up on BBQ, Tex Mex, Margarita's and Sweet Tea. Well I soon learned that Austin is more South West and everywhere does not have sweet tea. WTF the word south is still in SW so dang it y'all need a come to Jesus meeting and get some Sweet Tea!
Our construction manager, Bryan, who is based out of Austin, was in charge of showing me around town. Lucky man! He picked me up from the airport and we went straight to the "County Line" for some good ole Texas BBQ! We did family style and even though cole slaw and potato salad were on the table, I filled up on nothing but Sweet Tea, Ribs, Chicken and Brisket. I did have a tiny bit of potato salad, but didn't want to fill up on carbs you know, watching my figure and all! OMG I was in heaven. That was the best BBQ I have had in a long time! I was so full I had to skip on the pecan pie though. But it sure looked good! After dinner I checked into the hotel and got settled in.
I stayed at a hotel right in Downtown Austin. I was told that was the hot spot, and they didn't disappoint. I mean people from all walks of life live in Austin, except black people I don't know where they were. I think I saw like 3 my whole trip and they were all leaving PF Chang's across from the hotel. Yum, expensive chicken wings to go. Ya'll know you ain't paying for parking! Shout out to my sistas :) I can't really blame y'all for being a little dispersed though. I mean Austin has weird people, redneck people and just plain crazy looking people. Plus they have the right to carry a concealed weapon. Shoot, I am even too black for some of the areas I walked through.
Friday was a day full of work and the GC wasn't nearly as finished as he was suppose to be, so I knew I would be working Saturday too. But hey I can't really complain when Foot Locker if footing the bill. So this leads me to meal number 2. A late lunch at the Hula Hut. This spot has been around for ever and is right off the Austin River. I really would of loved to have some Margaritas by the lake, but the GC was taking us out to lunch so I thought I should keep the drinking to off the clock hours. The food was very interesting I must say. I had a pablano, mango taco and your standard Chicken taco. The mango was a little to weird for my tastes but the Chicken was off the hook. Oh and don't even get me started on the chips and salsa. I swear I could eat chips and salsa all day. Just and fyi, this restaurant did not serve Sweet Tea and looked at me crazy when I asked for it. They suggested Snapple. Damn it, am I still in NY, WTF.
View out to lake Austin. I felt like I was on the islands man!
After lunch we did a little more work and then I was meeting Laura that night for dinner and drinks. This brings us to meal number 3 at "Maudies." Laura and her boyfriend live right around the corner, so we just walked from their house.
First I got to tell y'all about the walk. A lot of folks in Austin are, as I call them, "Organic." You say tree hugger, I say organic. Lets be politically correct people. Well along the way to the restaurant we passed a tomato garden in the front yard but not just any tomato garden, one with a big ass golden Jesus head in it. Next past the lesbian's house, was a house with a dog and chickens chillin in the front yard (they are in the background of the picture). Yup farm fresh eggs served in the morning. I'm sure if it was a little brighter outside I would of seen a lot more, but this was just enough to make me smile.
As we come up on the shopping center where Maudies' is I notice this roof drain down the side of the building is crocheted. Yes you heard me. Evidently they commissioned some artist chic to go around town and make these crocheted sleeves to put over things. Laura termed it "Knitfitti" and I think that is all too perfect. This isn't the actual knittfitti I reference, but you can get the gest of it.
We finally reach Maudie's and I am still full from lunch, so I decide to just eat chips and queso and drink my dinner. Hey Margaritas have to have some type of nutritional value. By the way I didn't even ask if they had Sweet Tea, all I wanted was that Rita! After dinner we walked across the street to the air streams. Ok take a step back.
The big thing now in Austin is to get an Air Stream, park it somewhere, and sell food out of it. There was one selling organic salads and shit and then there was one selling hot homemade doughnuts. You can only guess which one we ate at. Hell to the yeah! I had a doughnut with bananas, caramel, pecans and graham crackers. Thank God I didn't eat dinner or I would of missed out on this delectable treat from a home on wheels. There was also a band out in the parking lot. I swear the entire Austin experience in one night, Tex Mex, air stream dining, and live music. As if that wasn't enough we even had our own private dancer. Let's call him Jarome. He had a gold chain, no teeth and kept taking his jacket off to show us his dirty wife beater. Love Austin!
me and Laura and My fabulous doughnut!!!! nuff said
Saturday morning was spent back a the mall. I did have some time to walk around Downtown a little and take in the sights a bit. It was kind of like NY. Cars still try to run you over and I even passed a crack head screaming at himself. Ah it felt like home.
Later that night Byran and I went over to a former Foot Locker employee's, Wes, house for a get together. Now Wes is almost exactly like me so you can only imagine how much fun we had. Those fools had me doing flamin Dr. Pepper shots at the house. Right next to Wes's parents and kids. Now that is and example they should follow.
Needless to say I slept in on Sunday and left for the airport. Back to my bed, so I thought. US Airways over booked the flight so I ended up spending the night in Charlotte and heading back to NYC Monday morning. All in all though it was a great trip to Austin.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
oh so busy
I can finally use the excuse that I have been so busy I haven't had a chance to post. Watch out now! Stay tuned for posts about my trip to Austin and FL, but now here is a little ditty about our softball game last night.
Last night we played in central park again. I swear you don't really realize how huge that dang park is until you have to take a train 3 stops to the other side and still walk 15 min to reach your playing field. Needless to day we were about 5 minutes late so we didn't get a good warm up in. Well it was down hill from there.
I played the second half but did get up to bat once this game. Whoo hoo. Shoot I smacked that sucker into mid field and they over threw at 1st. Damn it I'm counting that as a double! Overall we had a lot of errors and the boys on our team are super competitive. So needless to say there was a lot of cursing in the dug out and we lost.
Well after our loss we were all getting our stuff together and our coach Fernando found out he had been jacked. Someone went in his bag and stole his new Droid phone and the $5 from his wallet. Damn you can't even trust ball players in NY. It had to of been the next team to play, no one else was by the bags. Shit if you can't trust a group of Abercrombie looking white boys playing on the same league then who can you trust!
Last night we played in central park again. I swear you don't really realize how huge that dang park is until you have to take a train 3 stops to the other side and still walk 15 min to reach your playing field. Needless to day we were about 5 minutes late so we didn't get a good warm up in. Well it was down hill from there.
I played the second half but did get up to bat once this game. Whoo hoo. Shoot I smacked that sucker into mid field and they over threw at 1st. Damn it I'm counting that as a double! Overall we had a lot of errors and the boys on our team are super competitive. So needless to say there was a lot of cursing in the dug out and we lost.
Well after our loss we were all getting our stuff together and our coach Fernando found out he had been jacked. Someone went in his bag and stole his new Droid phone and the $5 from his wallet. Damn you can't even trust ball players in NY. It had to of been the next team to play, no one else was by the bags. Shit if you can't trust a group of Abercrombie looking white boys playing on the same league then who can you trust!
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Foot Locker on 3
1,2,3, FOOT LOCKER!
I am back in the softball game. So after way too many years I have re-joined the game of softball. We have a team at work, so I thought it would be a good way to meet people, get a little exercise and get out of the dang house!
I must admit I was a little worried, my bones ain't as young as they use to be, but turns out I still can hang. Thank goodness, because our team is the real deal. I mean talk about competitive, but I should of known, baseball is to the North what college football is to the South.
We've only had two games, but so far we are undefeated!!! I didn't get to bat the first game because of the mercy ruling, but got up to bat once in the second game. I know not much, but that is how a co-ed team with too many girls kind of works out. I did smack that sucker hard to mid field though. Hopefully I proved myself to my new teammates and can move up in the line up.
We have several parks we play at, but one is Central Park. It is kind of surreal playing softball in Central Park. I mean who would of ever thought I would go from playing next to the chickens in FL to playing next to Park Ave. And the best thing of all, I get to play without GNATS!!!!
I am back in the softball game. So after way too many years I have re-joined the game of softball. We have a team at work, so I thought it would be a good way to meet people, get a little exercise and get out of the dang house!
I must admit I was a little worried, my bones ain't as young as they use to be, but turns out I still can hang. Thank goodness, because our team is the real deal. I mean talk about competitive, but I should of known, baseball is to the North what college football is to the South.
We've only had two games, but so far we are undefeated!!! I didn't get to bat the first game because of the mercy ruling, but got up to bat once in the second game. I know not much, but that is how a co-ed team with too many girls kind of works out. I did smack that sucker hard to mid field though. Hopefully I proved myself to my new teammates and can move up in the line up.
We have several parks we play at, but one is Central Park. It is kind of surreal playing softball in Central Park. I mean who would of ever thought I would go from playing next to the chickens in FL to playing next to Park Ave. And the best thing of all, I get to play without GNATS!!!!
Monday, March 22, 2010
Little Sampling
Not much has really happened since my last post so I thought I would do a little recap and combine some little notes into one.
Don't mess with NYers and their cake!
I work with some cold hearted people (myself included unfortunately). Friday we scheduled a surprise party for one of the girls who is getting married. Just something simple, cake and a card. Well she called in sick, yeah sick on a Friday and she came back today with a sunburn, but I digress. Anyway do you think we saved the cake for Monday, hell no. We all gathered around the table and cut that sucker up and then sent her a text showing the before and after of the cake. Cold I tell you, but not as cold as when we ate Lady Footlockers birthday cake. Now that might not sound bad, but oh it is. So Lady Foot Locker had a monthly thing were they bought a cake for all the birthdays for each month. Well it just happened to be the day to celebrate birthdays when our company did its lay offs. Well quite a bit of the Lady folks got let go, and trust me I feel for them I've been there, so there was an entire sheet cake with no one to eat. Being the greedy real estate department we are, you know we cut up that cake and ate it. Pretty sad huh, but goes to show you don't mess with NYers and their cake!
Daylight Savings!
Now I remember the one downfall of Daylight savings....the sun is low in the morning. Now if some of y'all remember I have had quite a bit of close calls getting hit by cars (and yes one finally got me last year on my birthday but we ain't gettin into all that). Well now that day light savings has hit, the sun of coarse sits low in the morning making it hard for drivers to see the traffic light. At least that is the benefit of the doubt I am giving. Well I have already had one close call but last week I almost got hit by a school bus. That would of been a hell of a lot more serious than my Chinese man in his SUV, but then again that would of been a government check coming my way. Hum..there is an upside.
No Pain No Gain!
I finally sucked it up and joined a gym. I've been using the one in my building but needed a little more than a treadmill and a bo-flex. Anyway lets just say I am paying twice as much as I ever have, but hey it forces me to really use my membership. So the other day I am on the treadmill and there is a woman beside me. Now usually I am in my own zone and could care less about other folks, but I couldn't help it. First I must say this gym is fancy so they provide the towels and a towel service. So here I am minding my own business watching Friends on my little TV trying to ignore my calf cramps and this lady takes her towel (the one the gym provides) blows her nose in it and then drapes it over the treadmill. Are you freaking kidding me. How gross can you get. Its bad enough the machines are full of sweat from people who don't clean them after their work out but now I need to worry about snot on top of it. No kind of home trainin I swear!
And that is just a little tid bit for this month.
Don't mess with NYers and their cake!
I work with some cold hearted people (myself included unfortunately). Friday we scheduled a surprise party for one of the girls who is getting married. Just something simple, cake and a card. Well she called in sick, yeah sick on a Friday and she came back today with a sunburn, but I digress. Anyway do you think we saved the cake for Monday, hell no. We all gathered around the table and cut that sucker up and then sent her a text showing the before and after of the cake. Cold I tell you, but not as cold as when we ate Lady Footlockers birthday cake. Now that might not sound bad, but oh it is. So Lady Foot Locker had a monthly thing were they bought a cake for all the birthdays for each month. Well it just happened to be the day to celebrate birthdays when our company did its lay offs. Well quite a bit of the Lady folks got let go, and trust me I feel for them I've been there, so there was an entire sheet cake with no one to eat. Being the greedy real estate department we are, you know we cut up that cake and ate it. Pretty sad huh, but goes to show you don't mess with NYers and their cake!
Daylight Savings!
Now I remember the one downfall of Daylight savings....the sun is low in the morning. Now if some of y'all remember I have had quite a bit of close calls getting hit by cars (and yes one finally got me last year on my birthday but we ain't gettin into all that). Well now that day light savings has hit, the sun of coarse sits low in the morning making it hard for drivers to see the traffic light. At least that is the benefit of the doubt I am giving. Well I have already had one close call but last week I almost got hit by a school bus. That would of been a hell of a lot more serious than my Chinese man in his SUV, but then again that would of been a government check coming my way. Hum..there is an upside.
No Pain No Gain!
I finally sucked it up and joined a gym. I've been using the one in my building but needed a little more than a treadmill and a bo-flex. Anyway lets just say I am paying twice as much as I ever have, but hey it forces me to really use my membership. So the other day I am on the treadmill and there is a woman beside me. Now usually I am in my own zone and could care less about other folks, but I couldn't help it. First I must say this gym is fancy so they provide the towels and a towel service. So here I am minding my own business watching Friends on my little TV trying to ignore my calf cramps and this lady takes her towel (the one the gym provides) blows her nose in it and then drapes it over the treadmill. Are you freaking kidding me. How gross can you get. Its bad enough the machines are full of sweat from people who don't clean them after their work out but now I need to worry about snot on top of it. No kind of home trainin I swear!
And that is just a little tid bit for this month.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
The nicest folks in Jersey
As promised I am trying to be better about my blog. Here is a little ditty about my trip to Fair Lawn, NJ.
So if some of you remember, Foot Locker opened its first skate concept about 6 months ago. Well they are really taking off so I took a trip to our store in NJ, to introduce the concept to another architectural firm we use. As you know I have no car up here so I rely on public transportation, so I took the train and was picked up by my boss close to the mall. Blah Blah Blah, meeting was good yada yada yada.
Well on the way back my train was delayed due to something so I was kind of stuck in Fair Lawn, NJ with 2 hours to kill. So you ask what do you do in Fair Lawn, you hit up K-Mart and get your nails did! Oh yeah classy area fo sho! And y'all would of been proud because I seriously contemplated hitting the "Wine and Spirits" shop and getting a bottle of Pino to help kill those 2 hours, but I decided I needed to be on my A game in case something went down in Fair Lawn.
So first there were the two ladies in K-Mart. Like usual, people just come up and talk to me. Its the baby face I guess. So I had a short conversation of how Easter was around the corner, how disorganized the K-Mart was and how much snow we have been getting with two lovely ladies I met in the card isle, ran into again in the Rubbermaid isle, and finally at check out. I ended our meeting with a nice southern, "Y'all have a nice day."
Next was off to get a manicure. Seriously I counted 6 nail salons within a few blocks, so hey, when in Rome! Plus I still had an hour to kill. So as I was sitting under the dryer thing, I sparked up a lovely conversation with Sue. She came there often. I explained to her my day, y'all know I talk to anybody, and she seemed really interested in my job. So after I gave her the getting laid off from Starbucks and moving up here to work for Foot Locker in Manhattan story, I felt like I had found a new friend. She is a retired school teacher and decided to treat herself to a little mani pedi combo, (she usually only gets a pedi) but today because her grand kids were spending the rest of the week with her she needed to relax now, because it sure wasn't going to happen later! Well Sue, yes that is her name, it was great chit chatting but my train would be here soon, gotta go.
Finally, there was the lady at the train station. Now Fair Lawn might seem like the place to be but there really isn't a train station per say. There is basically an electronic ticket machine and the train just happens to stop there by the street. So I go get my ticket and this lady starts talking to me. I swear I hit the jackpot! Now I have to describe her so you can get the full visual. Picture a skinny white woman, with an old leather "members only" coat on, holding a bouquet of fake green roses (I am assuming for St. Patricks Day, but didn't ask), black jeans, old white K-Swiss shoes and no teeth. Seriously I can't make this crap up! So she is freezing cold and insists on telling me how she was in Patterson, NJ (where ever the hell that is) and got pulled over by the cops. She said they accused her of buying drugs (um...lady I can kind of see why) and demanded to search her car. Well supposedly her registration was expired by 2 days (yeah right two days I'm sure) and they impounded her car. Now she was needing to catch the train to get home, even though she said her sister lived down the street, and she had been waiting for an hour for the train to come. I told her that I had called for the schedule and knew the train was coming late so I went to K-Mart and got my nails done. She said she wished she would of thought of that and the Indian lady sitting on the bench next to us laughed as she listened in on our entertaining conversation. I gave my new friend the number so she could call in the future and wouldn't be waiting out in the cold in case there was another train delay. I wrote it down because she didn't have a cell phone, not saying she traded it for crack, just saying she didn't have a cell phone. But God Bless America she had some fake green roses!!!!! Get it girl!
This concludes my 2 hour excursion in Fair Lawn, NJ. I will remember my time fondly.
So if some of you remember, Foot Locker opened its first skate concept about 6 months ago. Well they are really taking off so I took a trip to our store in NJ, to introduce the concept to another architectural firm we use. As you know I have no car up here so I rely on public transportation, so I took the train and was picked up by my boss close to the mall. Blah Blah Blah, meeting was good yada yada yada.
Well on the way back my train was delayed due to something so I was kind of stuck in Fair Lawn, NJ with 2 hours to kill. So you ask what do you do in Fair Lawn, you hit up K-Mart and get your nails did! Oh yeah classy area fo sho! And y'all would of been proud because I seriously contemplated hitting the "Wine and Spirits" shop and getting a bottle of Pino to help kill those 2 hours, but I decided I needed to be on my A game in case something went down in Fair Lawn.
So first there were the two ladies in K-Mart. Like usual, people just come up and talk to me. Its the baby face I guess. So I had a short conversation of how Easter was around the corner, how disorganized the K-Mart was and how much snow we have been getting with two lovely ladies I met in the card isle, ran into again in the Rubbermaid isle, and finally at check out. I ended our meeting with a nice southern, "Y'all have a nice day."
Next was off to get a manicure. Seriously I counted 6 nail salons within a few blocks, so hey, when in Rome! Plus I still had an hour to kill. So as I was sitting under the dryer thing, I sparked up a lovely conversation with Sue. She came there often. I explained to her my day, y'all know I talk to anybody, and she seemed really interested in my job. So after I gave her the getting laid off from Starbucks and moving up here to work for Foot Locker in Manhattan story, I felt like I had found a new friend. She is a retired school teacher and decided to treat herself to a little mani pedi combo, (she usually only gets a pedi) but today because her grand kids were spending the rest of the week with her she needed to relax now, because it sure wasn't going to happen later! Well Sue, yes that is her name, it was great chit chatting but my train would be here soon, gotta go.
Finally, there was the lady at the train station. Now Fair Lawn might seem like the place to be but there really isn't a train station per say. There is basically an electronic ticket machine and the train just happens to stop there by the street. So I go get my ticket and this lady starts talking to me. I swear I hit the jackpot! Now I have to describe her so you can get the full visual. Picture a skinny white woman, with an old leather "members only" coat on, holding a bouquet of fake green roses (I am assuming for St. Patricks Day, but didn't ask), black jeans, old white K-Swiss shoes and no teeth. Seriously I can't make this crap up! So she is freezing cold and insists on telling me how she was in Patterson, NJ (where ever the hell that is) and got pulled over by the cops. She said they accused her of buying drugs (um...lady I can kind of see why) and demanded to search her car. Well supposedly her registration was expired by 2 days (yeah right two days I'm sure) and they impounded her car. Now she was needing to catch the train to get home, even though she said her sister lived down the street, and she had been waiting for an hour for the train to come. I told her that I had called for the schedule and knew the train was coming late so I went to K-Mart and got my nails done. She said she wished she would of thought of that and the Indian lady sitting on the bench next to us laughed as she listened in on our entertaining conversation. I gave my new friend the number so she could call in the future and wouldn't be waiting out in the cold in case there was another train delay. I wrote it down because she didn't have a cell phone, not saying she traded it for crack, just saying she didn't have a cell phone. But God Bless America she had some fake green roses!!!!! Get it girl!
This concludes my 2 hour excursion in Fair Lawn, NJ. I will remember my time fondly.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Remember Me
Not sure if any of y'all remember my blog. Lord knows I have forgotten it. Sorry but my life just hasn't been all that exciting. Well things have happened but nothing really worth blogging about. Typical stuff, jerk guys, lots of snow and work work work.
However, my bestie visited last weekend! Erika and Allison came up to visit me and all these Yankee's up here. The actually timed the trip perfect. Missed the big snow storm, but saw lots of left over snow, then were back home in tank tops before the second snow storm hit.
Erika has been up here a few times, but it was Allison's first trip to NYC. She didn't know what to do. They flew in early Friday so we had a good long weekend. Erika's boss is the bomb and offered us his driver for the day. And it would be un-southern to turn down the generosity of a stranger, so Izzy picked them up from the airport, drove them to my house and then we set out for a day of site seeing and shopping in NYC.
First we went to Wall Street and Ground Zero. I think everyone needs to do that at least once. You just don't realize how much impact it still has on NY.
Then off to canal street we went. I mean ya gotta do Canal street. Now for those who don't know, Canal street ain't nothin' but a hustle. Allison was blown away by this. I told her, girl don't feel bad even if you talk these people down to $2 they are still making money! By the end of the strip she got it though. That girl walked away with a fake Burberry for $27, that is skill :)
Next we headed to Madison Square Park to have lunch at the Shake Shack. Most of you know this from my last post, ugh about 2 months ago. Well I told them it put 5 Guys to shame and boy I wasn't lyin'. Oh its heaven, yummy greasy heaven. I had a hot dog this time, but Erika and Allison both got burgers. As we waited for our order we got cozy with a few ballsy squirrels. I mean it is in a park, so naturally their are squirrels, but these squirrels were off the chain. I mean not scared of a damn thing. They would come right up on your table and take a fry. Back up jack, big girls don't share. I thought I was going to have to thrown down with a squirrel when my hot dog and shake came.
Then we went to FAO to get Morgan a teddy bear. I tell you that store is a whole different world when it isn't' Christmas. I actually could see the shelves and shop. Did you know they have toys :) and a bulk candy section. You can guess what I purchased.
We also did Macy's, and Foot Locker not too exciting. Then we had Sushi at a spot by my job. I had my usual steamed shrimp and scallops, no salt added, with broccoli and garlic sauce on the side. Erika and Allison had fried shrimp tempera rolls and about a pound of spicy mayo. Now if that don't say life ain't fair then I don't know what does. As I drink my diet coke! After dinner we headed home we were all pretty beat!
Next day we just took things slow, did Time Square, ate at Johns Pizza (you gotta have NY pizza) and did some more shopping. At least that was it during the day. At night we had made reservations at a wine bar my friend Dre suggested. Y'all know I am all about wine plus they did pairings with Chocolate. What could be better. So three glasses of wine later we start to head home. That is when it all went down hill. I suggested we have one more drink at an Irish Pub I knew. So we go downstairs were there aren't as many people to have a drink. I order my famous extra dirty martini and things were great. Then the Karaoke came out. Well Allison was siked, Erika and I were tipsy so we were down for Karaoke. Hell Yeah!!! Lets just say we met lots of friends, danced a bit, ran up the bar tab, and I don't remember the rest. Yes, I was that chic that night. God bless those girls for babysitting me. For those who participated in my 26th birthday celebration, you can fill in the rest!
So after sleeping on the floor in my bathroom most of the night we were all up and ready for our next day. We went for bagels (you gotta have bagels in NYC) and into town so the girls could finally get some tennis shoes. We didn't time the trip to well because we ended up with no shoes and rushing back home to get our Lion King tickets. That's right y'all I finally saw my Lion King! It was fantastic. I was expecting to be reminded of the movie the whole time but it really wasn't the case. It was by far the most creative show I've seen yet. Its hard to explain but the way people become animals through puppetry was fantastic. And the voices, OMG those people could sing. Plus the men were half naked most of the time, so that was just a bonus.
After the show we went to an Italian restaurant in Time Square that Erika's friend Beth suggested. It was really good, but I think we were all too tired to really enjoy it. And no, none of us had wine with our dinner!
Monday the girls flew out early, too early. They caught a cab and I headed to work. All in all it was so great having friends to hang out with. I think that is what I miss the most about being up here. I really needed a girls weekend. Love and miss you guys, thanks for coming!
However, my bestie visited last weekend! Erika and Allison came up to visit me and all these Yankee's up here. The actually timed the trip perfect. Missed the big snow storm, but saw lots of left over snow, then were back home in tank tops before the second snow storm hit.
Erika has been up here a few times, but it was Allison's first trip to NYC. She didn't know what to do. They flew in early Friday so we had a good long weekend. Erika's boss is the bomb and offered us his driver for the day. And it would be un-southern to turn down the generosity of a stranger, so Izzy picked them up from the airport, drove them to my house and then we set out for a day of site seeing and shopping in NYC.
First we went to Wall Street and Ground Zero. I think everyone needs to do that at least once. You just don't realize how much impact it still has on NY.
Then off to canal street we went. I mean ya gotta do Canal street. Now for those who don't know, Canal street ain't nothin' but a hustle. Allison was blown away by this. I told her, girl don't feel bad even if you talk these people down to $2 they are still making money! By the end of the strip she got it though. That girl walked away with a fake Burberry for $27, that is skill :)
Next we headed to Madison Square Park to have lunch at the Shake Shack. Most of you know this from my last post, ugh about 2 months ago. Well I told them it put 5 Guys to shame and boy I wasn't lyin'. Oh its heaven, yummy greasy heaven. I had a hot dog this time, but Erika and Allison both got burgers. As we waited for our order we got cozy with a few ballsy squirrels. I mean it is in a park, so naturally their are squirrels, but these squirrels were off the chain. I mean not scared of a damn thing. They would come right up on your table and take a fry. Back up jack, big girls don't share. I thought I was going to have to thrown down with a squirrel when my hot dog and shake came.
Then we went to FAO to get Morgan a teddy bear. I tell you that store is a whole different world when it isn't' Christmas. I actually could see the shelves and shop. Did you know they have toys :) and a bulk candy section. You can guess what I purchased.
We also did Macy's, and Foot Locker not too exciting. Then we had Sushi at a spot by my job. I had my usual steamed shrimp and scallops, no salt added, with broccoli and garlic sauce on the side. Erika and Allison had fried shrimp tempera rolls and about a pound of spicy mayo. Now if that don't say life ain't fair then I don't know what does. As I drink my diet coke! After dinner we headed home we were all pretty beat!
Next day we just took things slow, did Time Square, ate at Johns Pizza (you gotta have NY pizza) and did some more shopping. At least that was it during the day. At night we had made reservations at a wine bar my friend Dre suggested. Y'all know I am all about wine plus they did pairings with Chocolate. What could be better. So three glasses of wine later we start to head home. That is when it all went down hill. I suggested we have one more drink at an Irish Pub I knew. So we go downstairs were there aren't as many people to have a drink. I order my famous extra dirty martini and things were great. Then the Karaoke came out. Well Allison was siked, Erika and I were tipsy so we were down for Karaoke. Hell Yeah!!! Lets just say we met lots of friends, danced a bit, ran up the bar tab, and I don't remember the rest. Yes, I was that chic that night. God bless those girls for babysitting me. For those who participated in my 26th birthday celebration, you can fill in the rest!
So after sleeping on the floor in my bathroom most of the night we were all up and ready for our next day. We went for bagels (you gotta have bagels in NYC) and into town so the girls could finally get some tennis shoes. We didn't time the trip to well because we ended up with no shoes and rushing back home to get our Lion King tickets. That's right y'all I finally saw my Lion King! It was fantastic. I was expecting to be reminded of the movie the whole time but it really wasn't the case. It was by far the most creative show I've seen yet. Its hard to explain but the way people become animals through puppetry was fantastic. And the voices, OMG those people could sing. Plus the men were half naked most of the time, so that was just a bonus.
After the show we went to an Italian restaurant in Time Square that Erika's friend Beth suggested. It was really good, but I think we were all too tired to really enjoy it. And no, none of us had wine with our dinner!
Monday the girls flew out early, too early. They caught a cab and I headed to work. All in all it was so great having friends to hang out with. I think that is what I miss the most about being up here. I really needed a girls weekend. Love and miss you guys, thanks for coming!
Friday, December 4, 2009
Shake Shack
A while back when on one of my many double decker bus tours, I passed Madison Square Park. I saw this huge line and wondered what the fuss was all about. There is this restaurant called the Shake Shack in the park. Needless to say it went on my list of thing to do. All those people, must be somethin good right? Well today it was up to about 53 degrees, so one of my co-workers and I took the long walk to the East side. I figured the walk would warm us up and the chilly weather might deter people from going so the line might of been shorter. Well the walk did warm us up but the line was still long. We had to get it to go seeing how we were already 10 minutes late getting back from lunch and still had to walk 12 blocks.
I got the works. I mean if I'm waiting in line for an hour I am doing it up. My lunch consisted of a single cheeseburger, fries, and a Peanut Butter Shake. HEAVEN!!! The fries actually topped 5 Guys, if you can believe that. I was so ill after eating all that though. I didn't even eat that much on Thanksgiving. My stomach didn't know what to do. I couldn't wait to get home and just get into my stretchy pants. The pain sucked, but I'd do it all over again. That was some good eats!
I got the works. I mean if I'm waiting in line for an hour I am doing it up. My lunch consisted of a single cheeseburger, fries, and a Peanut Butter Shake. HEAVEN!!! The fries actually topped 5 Guys, if you can believe that. I was so ill after eating all that though. I didn't even eat that much on Thanksgiving. My stomach didn't know what to do. I couldn't wait to get home and just get into my stretchy pants. The pain sucked, but I'd do it all over again. That was some good eats!
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