shoe comparison

Yesterday I noticed that Future Lawyer has really big shoes. (We are just old friends so I don't know about the corresponding part of his anatomy.) It struck me that my sneakers could wear his sneakers & after saying so, we decided to see if it was true.

Halfway there...

Hah! It worked. That's my other little sneaker next to his big ones. We had a very funny 5 minutes trying to photograph this phenomenon clearly.

sweet waitress

On Sunday after dance class with Dancer friend we got some food at Yakitori Taisho on St. Mark's. It's this busy, crowded Japanese place that serves lots of appetizers as well as some main dishes & it's very yummy. The funniest part, though, was that when the waitress took my AmEx Butterfly card, she brought it back to me taped up. This is a credit card that folds up into a holder on my keychain. I love it - it lets me leave my wallet in my overstuffed purse. Although every time I use it, I have to tell people it's supposed to bend because otherwise they freak out & think it's broken. Now, I have been using it for at least 3 months & never once, anywhere, has it been brought back to me meticulously taped up. I was touched by how sweet our waitress was while at the same time annoyed because I had to pull all the tape off. Dancer & I had a good laugh about that.

crazy night #???

I went out with Cute Gay Guy last night, which was fun. I just got home (10am!) & I am about to leave for an 11:30 exercise class. I'm not sure if that says I'm insane or just really dedicated to exercising. I'm gonna go with dedication. It was a fun night, a little flirting, a lot of talking, especially a lot of talking about how much we love our siblings - seriously, if anyone ever in the slightest threatened my brother or sister, the wrath of this Goddess would rain upon his/her head. & I know my torture. So don't do it.

Anyhow, going to a Budokon class in a few minutes. Also I advised a young NYC newbie on the bus with some Manhattan tips. I believe #1 was listen, & #2 was always give your girls cab fare. It really says a lot about a guy in the beginning of a relationship if he's not concerned that you get home safely. The bus & train are yucky late at night.

The airport sucks

I'm sitting here, ridiculously early for my flight, trying to calm down my allergies. I spent an hour and a half wedged into a little seat on a van struggling with my nose, & as soon as I walked into the airport it went into hyperdrive. I've now taken a Claritin, an Allegra, & 3 Dayquil. I'm so speedy from all the decongestants, I'm shaking as I type this & can barely talk.

Security is crazy. They are still not allowing any liquids except baby formula, medication, & contact solution. To avoid the madness of check-in I did all carryons but that means I have NO toiletries with me. It's a good thing my family will have stuff. This whole lockdown on items is retarded. They're focusing on the symptoms instead of the problem.

Anyway, I have to go scrounge up some Kleenex. Gah I wish I could reason with my nose. Maybe slap some sense into it.

brrrr

The giant corporation where I work at the moment is freezing cold. My fingers are so frozen I'm typing at half speed. I have no idea why they blast the AC this way - perhaps they think we're penguins & miss the Antarctic tundra. It's really not that hot outside either, certainly not today (pouring rain). I bet they could supply power to Queens & keep this place at a bearable temperature on the exact same amount of energy they're using to turn our extremities blue. Well, fortunately I get to leave in an hour.

Donald Trump's blog

Seriously? The Donald has a blog & Page Six reads it? I think I hear the hoofbeats of the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

Crosswalk zombies

This morning as I walked to the train, I noticed that everyone kind of looked like lurching zombies when they tried to cross the street on a red light. I think it's because at that hour there are fewer cars, so we kind of creep forward one lane at a time. It reminded me very much of a scene from Shaun of the Dead when the zombies are shambling towards Shaun & his friends. Except, of course, we were shambling to a coffee cart & not making that weird moaning sound.