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12th January, 2008. 11:28 pm. Mmm, caipirinha...

After a (-nother) draining week at work, I went to New York last night to see Laura Cheadle at the Baggot Inn. Her set didn't start 'til around 10 PM, though, so first I met Sally for some food and drink. She went to Ayza, a cafe and wine bar, and text-messaged me as I was exiting Penn Station, asking, "Red or white?" She soon messaged me again, however, that the place was too expensive; while we started walking towards each other, she passed O'Reilly's Pub but quickly determined that that place was too crowded, so once we bumped into each other on W. 31st, we headed to Mustang Harry's instead, where I enjoyed two Sam Adamses and a chicken cordon bleu.

After walking Sally back to Penn Station after we'd stuffed ourselves, I took an F train down to W. 4th, but it was still too early to get to the Baggot, so I opted to walk around a bit. Even after two beers, I knew the signpost marking the corner of Waverly Place and Waverly Place was real and not a figment of my imagination. I wandered through Washington Square Park, and pondered over how much St. Mark's Place has changed. Passing through the Lower East Side, I lamented the loss of the Pioneer Bar & Restaurant, though the R Bar that's taken its place sounds intriguing. Have to try it out before I leave Jersey... I saw two enormous but well-disciplined Great Danes exiting a bank ATM with (presumably) their owner. And then I turned around and started for the packed Baggot Inn, where I downed a Magners cider and enjoyed Laura's opener "Lay Me Down," which was followed by the debut of a new song, and then covers of "Chain of Fools" and "Come Together." The woman is full of energy! More than me, actually, so another three songs later I split, but I enjoyed the show very much and have to try to see her again. Two pics, the second taken with the iPhone, are up here.

This evening, Rhonda, Yesika, and I had dinner at Sabor Latin Bistro in North Bergen. The hostess was an attractive blonde. Our waitress was an attractive blonde. As a matter of fact, the place was full of attractive blondes, among the staff and the clientele, but that's not even the main reason I loved the place. The food rocked. It was really, really good. Expensive as hell, but good. My caipirinhas were excellent, and so was the anticucho (and the guacamole). The interior was beautiful, too. And did I mention there were blondes everywhere (oh, the humanity...)? But really, it was a wonderful experience, and we had a great time. We stopped at FYE afterwards, and since it was on sale, I picked up "Firefly" on DVD, along with a used copy of "Serenity." Of course, I then forgot them in Yesika's car after she dropped me off at home. D'oh! Oh, well, it's not like I don't have other stuff to watch for now... Rhonda, Yesika, and I got a few pics with each other, and with the blonde waitress, here.  ;-D

Current mood: full.
Current music: "Murderous" by Nitzer Ebb.

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