The Law of Averages dictates that life has a way of balancing itself out.
For the past five years (as per August 2009), I will have been laid up here in the ol' town of New York proper. It was ok for the first year. Then I fell face-flat into the proverbial gutter that is lovingly known as New York Shitty. For the past three years, I've been scratching and scraping and gripping and pulling myself out of what has been a massive awakening and growth spurt (that's what she said).
As I sit here, in my own office (the door says so), listening to my musical choosings (Radiohead, naturally), and excited about being able to remain living in one spot for over a year and one month (which was my record until my couch-surfing and temp-living two year stint), which has now been SIXTEEN months!!!, and resigning the lease in July with none other than C-dub, and the upward mobility I am currently climbing, I'd like to sit back and graciously entertain gratitude.
But the little voice that talks to the little boy that lives in my throat tells me that this is to balance out the past. Pondering the reprocussions of future balancing-acts is like searching for meaning in a Pauly Shore movie.
To pay tribute to the universal powers that be, I promise to wear less pants at parties and dance on table tops more oftener.
6.19.2009
Friday rap up
Currently listening to The Sea and Cake's An Echo In.
Great song.
Been enjoying The Meeting Places' Freeze Our Stares. Lovely song.
Speaking of partytime, tonight I take it upon myself to reconcot (a la last last Spring's punch-infused party at my pad) and rename Hop, Skip, and Go Naked punch as Haterade. Because, let's face it, it just makes sense.
Vitamin Water has two new flavours that I was otherwise unawares of: Sync and Tranquilo. Sync is probably one of the better-tasting, sans-medicinal-aftertasting VWs ON THE MARKET.
Not so good: Tostito's Brand Creamy Spinach Dip.
Most disappointing event of June 2009: Finding that KFC's Grilled Chicken is nasty. Given my watering mouth at the news that its flavoured with beef!, it nevertheless angered, struck me, and ulitmately left me in stomach pain in the company john.
Great song.
Been enjoying The Meeting Places' Freeze Our Stares. Lovely song.
Speaking of partytime, tonight I take it upon myself to reconcot (a la last last Spring's punch-infused party at my pad) and rename Hop, Skip, and Go Naked punch as Haterade. Because, let's face it, it just makes sense.
Vitamin Water has two new flavours that I was otherwise unawares of: Sync and Tranquilo. Sync is probably one of the better-tasting, sans-medicinal-aftertasting VWs ON THE MARKET.
Not so good: Tostito's Brand Creamy Spinach Dip.
Most disappointing event of June 2009: Finding that KFC's Grilled Chicken is nasty. Given my watering mouth at the news that its flavoured with beef!, it nevertheless angered, struck me, and ulitmately left me in stomach pain in the company john.
6.08.2009
Family Staycation
So my little sister, brother, brother-in-law, and niece came up from the Land of Enchantment to stay with me and see the place I now call home/workplace, otherwise known as the Land of Expense.
Day 1: New York Pizza night, the family...impressed. New to garlic knots.
Day 2: Grand Central Station and Times Square. Dinner at Dressler. I implore you to have their pork chop because its placed atop the most heavenly slice of bacon you'll ever encounter.
Day 3: The Guggenheim and Central Park. My niece wasn't too keen on the quietly walking around rule of art museum going.
Day 4: ALL DAY BBQ at my pad. If you missed it, you missed it. My niece said it was the most fun she had had in NYC at that point. I had had to agree.
Day 5: I had to stay in and sleep cause kids are tiring, y'all. They went to Staten Island via the ferry and the WTC.
Day 6: The one thing my niece was looking forward to seeing in NYC (besides me)...the Statue of Liberty. It is pretty cool to see up close and not through the slew of tourists on the starboard side of the SI Ferry.
Day 7: Rainy day in. Chinese food and Scattergories...family time is way underrated.
Day 8: The Natural History Museum and the DOVES! Dinosaurs and some rock'n'roll ain't so bad, yo!
Day 9: Rainy Day # 2, movies and chit-chat and naptime. Dinner at My Moon...always an excellent destination. The latino boys are so sweet and the mussels are awesome. Try the lamb chop...decadent. If at this point you're at all like my niece, she too refuses to eat foods with eyes...unless they're chickens. Cause as we all know, chickens have as much soul as pigeons do.
Day 10: Last day to revel in family time at Coney Island. I got some much needed sun, my niece got some much needed sand everywhere, and my sister got injured on the Cyclone. All in all, one of the best days I have ever had in NYC in the past five years of being here.
Day 11: I wake up to a quiet, empty apartment and they made it home safely. My niece made me promise to see her on the holidays. If you got to meet her, yes...you are a better person for it.
Day 12: Didn't realize that today is still a vacation day until halfway through it. Damn.
Day 1: New York Pizza night, the family...impressed. New to garlic knots.
Day 2: Grand Central Station and Times Square. Dinner at Dressler. I implore you to have their pork chop because its placed atop the most heavenly slice of bacon you'll ever encounter.
Day 3: The Guggenheim and Central Park. My niece wasn't too keen on the quietly walking around rule of art museum going.
Day 4: ALL DAY BBQ at my pad. If you missed it, you missed it. My niece said it was the most fun she had had in NYC at that point. I had had to agree.
Day 5: I had to stay in and sleep cause kids are tiring, y'all. They went to Staten Island via the ferry and the WTC.
Day 6: The one thing my niece was looking forward to seeing in NYC (besides me)...the Statue of Liberty. It is pretty cool to see up close and not through the slew of tourists on the starboard side of the SI Ferry.
Day 7: Rainy day in. Chinese food and Scattergories...family time is way underrated.
Day 8: The Natural History Museum and the DOVES! Dinosaurs and some rock'n'roll ain't so bad, yo!
Day 9: Rainy Day # 2, movies and chit-chat and naptime. Dinner at My Moon...always an excellent destination. The latino boys are so sweet and the mussels are awesome. Try the lamb chop...decadent. If at this point you're at all like my niece, she too refuses to eat foods with eyes...unless they're chickens. Cause as we all know, chickens have as much soul as pigeons do.
Day 10: Last day to revel in family time at Coney Island. I got some much needed sun, my niece got some much needed sand everywhere, and my sister got injured on the Cyclone. All in all, one of the best days I have ever had in NYC in the past five years of being here.
Day 11: I wake up to a quiet, empty apartment and they made it home safely. My niece made me promise to see her on the holidays. If you got to meet her, yes...you are a better person for it.
Day 12: Didn't realize that today is still a vacation day until halfway through it. Damn.
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