Chilling with friends
Yesterday (Sunday), ended up being a very long day. We didn't do anything too stressful, but we did so many things it was pretty tiring.
We started out the day with brunch at Nice Matin. Our friends Brian and Cindy were in town -- well, Brian is always in town, but Cindy was here from DC -- along with one of Cindy's med friends, so they joined J1 and I.
Nice Matin is always a great choice for brunch, particularly for veggies. They have so many great options, and every time I've been there, everyone has been very satisfied with the food. It's probably not as good as Good Enough to Eat or Sarabeth's (both of which are within a couple blocks), but it's still really good food at decent prices, and you can get seated in less than an hour on a Sunday morning, which is a plus.
Cindy and I decided to split the artichoke and leek fritatta and the orange french toast. That way, we could get both eggs and sweet carbs. The fritatta was excellent -- the eggs didn't overpower the more delicate blend of flavors from the artichoke and leek combination.
After brunch, we went shopping, and I helped Cindy pick out purses. Of course, I always love shopping, particularly when someone else is spending the money, so that was a good time. We finished our walk at Lincoln center. Here's a picture of me, J1, Cindy, and Brian.
J1 and I went back to her apartment and I watched a little football. Then, we had to go down to Times Square to watch a play called Fran's Bed with S1 and her friend from out of town.
Of course, we were to the play because it was a horrible public transportation day and the train was running so slow. But, it was good. The plot was somewhat incoherent, but it was written well enough to make you think about the issues that were being raised (having to do with family and whether to pull the plug on someone in a coma). In addition, the acting was great. It featured an all-star cast: Mia Farrow, Julia Stiles, Heather Burns, and Harris Yulin. It was definitely worth the $10 student tickets we bought.
After the play, we met K1 and her boytoy Slim for dinner at B Bar. Slim's friend Joe also joined us. Joe was a cool dude, so it was nice to meet him. And of course K1 and Slim are fun to hang with.
J1 and K1:
Slim and Joe:
After dinner, we headed to St. Mark's for ice cream sandwiches and milkshakes from The Milkshake Company, but they were closed. It was crazy -- we got there at 11:30 and it was like St. Mark's was closed for the weekend. Virtually nothing was open. We went a couple blocks west to Beard Pappa's/Coldstone Creamery area, but they were both closed as well. It's crazy. This is New York, not Topeka. Whole sections of town should not be shut down at 11:30 pm.
So finally, I got home, fourteen hours after leaving to go to brunch. I was so tired that I just crashed in bed, hard.
We started out the day with brunch at Nice Matin. Our friends Brian and Cindy were in town -- well, Brian is always in town, but Cindy was here from DC -- along with one of Cindy's med friends, so they joined J1 and I.
Nice Matin is always a great choice for brunch, particularly for veggies. They have so many great options, and every time I've been there, everyone has been very satisfied with the food. It's probably not as good as Good Enough to Eat or Sarabeth's (both of which are within a couple blocks), but it's still really good food at decent prices, and you can get seated in less than an hour on a Sunday morning, which is a plus.
Cindy and I decided to split the artichoke and leek fritatta and the orange french toast. That way, we could get both eggs and sweet carbs. The fritatta was excellent -- the eggs didn't overpower the more delicate blend of flavors from the artichoke and leek combination.
After brunch, we went shopping, and I helped Cindy pick out purses. Of course, I always love shopping, particularly when someone else is spending the money, so that was a good time. We finished our walk at Lincoln center. Here's a picture of me, J1, Cindy, and Brian.
J1 and I went back to her apartment and I watched a little football. Then, we had to go down to Times Square to watch a play called Fran's Bed with S1 and her friend from out of town.
Of course, we were to the play because it was a horrible public transportation day and the train was running so slow. But, it was good. The plot was somewhat incoherent, but it was written well enough to make you think about the issues that were being raised (having to do with family and whether to pull the plug on someone in a coma). In addition, the acting was great. It featured an all-star cast: Mia Farrow, Julia Stiles, Heather Burns, and Harris Yulin. It was definitely worth the $10 student tickets we bought.
After the play, we met K1 and her boytoy Slim for dinner at B Bar. Slim's friend Joe also joined us. Joe was a cool dude, so it was nice to meet him. And of course K1 and Slim are fun to hang with.
J1 and K1:
Slim and Joe:
After dinner, we headed to St. Mark's for ice cream sandwiches and milkshakes from The Milkshake Company, but they were closed. It was crazy -- we got there at 11:30 and it was like St. Mark's was closed for the weekend. Virtually nothing was open. We went a couple blocks west to Beard Pappa's/Coldstone Creamery area, but they were both closed as well. It's crazy. This is New York, not Topeka. Whole sections of town should not be shut down at 11:30 pm.
So finally, I got home, fourteen hours after leaving to go to brunch. I was so tired that I just crashed in bed, hard.
posted by N at 2:39 AM
2 Comments:
That pic of Slim and Joe is so funny! The fact that Slim had to sit 3 feet behind Joe to balance out the head size differential and that they have this little ritual so routinized makes me giggle. No, actually it makes me guffaw out loud. :D
although, you know, joe was right. his head does look bigger in that picture than slim's head does. impressive!
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