-Went to see Amanda Baisinger, my old yoga teacher perform at Cornelia Street Cafe. Great performance. Also felt very New York : underground jazz club with a bottle of wine, etc.Check her out.
-Made football cake pops for our Super Bowl Party. They turned out pretty well. Recipe here, pictures on my Facebook.
-Attempting to get a couch delivered from Bob's Discount Furniture.
-Staying at Village Pourhouse until last call and watching a guy who had been creeping on me get beat up by the bouncer.
-Attending a cocktail party at Trump World Bar for my internship.
-Not sleeping.
A silly Affaire
The night started off with me and Lisa attempting to say goodbye to Asian/Cooper 35, our beloved bar from freshman year. It's being torn down and developed into something, and there was a protest because it's a historic building, followed by drinking at the bar after. Of course, because it was a special event, they were extra-strict on ID's, and we didn't get in.
After that, we decided to go to McSorley's (New York's "oldest continuously operating saloon"), where Lisa realized that "one is two". Meaning you get two drinks every time you order one. We also made friends with a sailor from Rhode Island and his awkward friends.
Next stop was Village Pourhouse, where Mich and I restarted (and Lisa joined) their "Passport" program. Basically once you drink a beer from each of the countries that they have beer form (it's like 20 or something) you get a free t-shirt. :)
And then we ended up at Affaire, a new club that is actually like 2 blocks from Dalia's place. There was an NYU party going on there, so obviously we ran into a bunch of people that we knew. Good times. And I finally stumbled home at like 3:30am.
Saturday I basically napped and did nothing during the day, and a bunch of people came over around 10. (By came over, I mean to Dalia's because I'm still homeless. But I basically live here, and she was sadly gone this weekend.) We had another reunion, becasue Mich's friend was in town and other people who we haven't hung out with since frosh year were there. We all went to Lauren's housewarming party, but I was really tired and overwhelmed because it was so crowded, so I just went home and slept.
There's no pictures from this weekend because the few that I did take are disgusting and embarrassing. Perhaps when others put some up there will be a few that I deem acceptable for the public.
I'm going to see No Strings Attached tonight. Yes, I am. I'm sure it will be a fine piece of cinematic art.
After that, we decided to go to McSorley's (New York's "oldest continuously operating saloon"), where Lisa realized that "one is two". Meaning you get two drinks every time you order one. We also made friends with a sailor from Rhode Island and his awkward friends.
Next stop was Village Pourhouse, where Mich and I restarted (and Lisa joined) their "Passport" program. Basically once you drink a beer from each of the countries that they have beer form (it's like 20 or something) you get a free t-shirt. :)
And then we ended up at Affaire, a new club that is actually like 2 blocks from Dalia's place. There was an NYU party going on there, so obviously we ran into a bunch of people that we knew. Good times. And I finally stumbled home at like 3:30am.
Saturday I basically napped and did nothing during the day, and a bunch of people came over around 10. (By came over, I mean to Dalia's because I'm still homeless. But I basically live here, and she was sadly gone this weekend.) We had another reunion, becasue Mich's friend was in town and other people who we haven't hung out with since frosh year were there. We all went to Lauren's housewarming party, but I was really tired and overwhelmed because it was so crowded, so I just went home and slept.
There's no pictures from this weekend because the few that I did take are disgusting and embarrassing. Perhaps when others put some up there will be a few that I deem acceptable for the public.
I'm going to see No Strings Attached tonight. Yes, I am. I'm sure it will be a fine piece of cinematic art.
Restaurant Week
So last night, before the storm really started going, Ashley, Dalia, Hina and I decided to go out to dinner at one of the places doing Restaurant Week. It was totally spur of the moment, and a great decision. It's the kind of thing I did a lot in Paris that I need to do more of in New York. (35 bucks for 3 courses!!)
After failing to get a reservation at Azul, we ended up at Rayuela. The place was two stories, spacious, and had an olive tree imported from California in the middle. Good, fun, and not obnoxiously cheesy or loud Spanish music played in the background. It was pretty dimly lit.
"pato con arroz
Breast of duck marinated with Añejo Rum served with huacatay
duck confit Valencia rice and membrillo sauce"
"torta de chocolate
Flourless cake with black cherries and vanilla cream"
All each paired with an extremely generous half glass of wine. What a success!!
After failing to get a reservation at Azul, we ended up at Rayuela. The place was two stories, spacious, and had an olive tree imported from California in the middle. Good, fun, and not obnoxiously cheesy or loud Spanish music played in the background. It was pretty dimly lit.
(from the website)
We started off with a vodka cocktail with sage leaves, pear, maraschino liquor, and pear Grey Goose and a piece of bread stuffed with cheese and olive butter.
We opted for the wine pairings for our three courses too. I had:
"betabel con torta del casar
Stuffed crepe with beet-arugula and torta del casar cheese
and ginger green pea sauce"
"pato con arroz
Breast of duck marinated with Añejo Rum served with huacatay
duck confit Valencia rice and membrillo sauce"
"torta de chocolate
Flourless cake with black cherries and vanilla cream"
SNOW DAY
Except I still have work. But whatever. I woke up at 11am instead of 7:30am.
We actually ended up experiencing the ice pellets last night. And heard thunder during a snowstorm. 19 inches in Central Park apparently.
We actually ended up experiencing the ice pellets last night. And heard thunder during a snowstorm. 19 inches in Central Park apparently.
Let it...Light Freezing Rain Mist?
After the cold snap on Sunday and Monday, I'm almost grateful for the huge amounts of snow and bizarre conditions today. 8-12 inches of snow today, but it is currently, according to Weather Underground, "Light Freezing Rain Mist". But "ice pellets" are predicted. Great weather.
My classes are overwhelming, but exciting. I really like them, but I feel like it will be my hardest semester yet. It's also just weird to be back here, and almost more exhausting to try to get back into an old routine. I keep forgetting things about how to get around NYU etc that I definitely should know. For now, I'm just going to try to push out the impending doom and enjoy the first easy few weeks of school. And try not to freeze.
My classes are overwhelming, but exciting. I really like them, but I feel like it will be my hardest semester yet. It's also just weird to be back here, and almost more exhausting to try to get back into an old routine. I keep forgetting things about how to get around NYU etc that I definitely should know. For now, I'm just going to try to push out the impending doom and enjoy the first easy few weeks of school. And try not to freeze.
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