Saturday, October 29, 2005

The Visitors
















Rewind eight days. Friends N-bug and Kari were in town, and by twisting fate, I was able to spend all of Friday in their fine company. The adventure started at the none-too-early hour of noon o'clock, but hey, we'd been up late nursing an eye infection (Kari's). That's right. Three in the a.m. found N and I camped out in the lobby, waiting while a distraught K got her pretty blue peeper poked and prodded by some newbie doc who had to keep consulting w/ his vetted overseer *just to be sure.* Presumably the overnight shift sees a lot of this.

So Kari, trooper that she is, toughed it out the next day, aided by a low-brimmed hat, a hot pair of shades, and hourly rounds of drops. We went for dim sum in Chinatown, where I relied wholly on N to distinguish one fried ball-o-meat from the next. (The ignorance!) I learned the name of my favorite d/s dish, which of course evades me now, but I know it involves shrimp and a rice-y wrapper. Shrimps in a pouch, basically. Anyway, we hit the streets w/ full, grease-slicked tummies, and short of a cup of coffee, we were rarin' to go. Up and down the streets of CT and Soho we wandered, dropping in at the occasional *Lucky Shops Here* boutique, admiring the wares of friendly vendors lining Spring and Prince, chatting all the while. We eventually made our way to the West Village, where we ate Greek for dinner and grabbed beers at an adorable little Jane Street pub. We wedged a good deal of conversation into the day, which w/ these ladies, is a must. The headier topics typically arise sooner or later, dialogue fueled by our disparate viewpoints socially and politically, something that's hardly been an obstacle to good, solid friendship. I love you both.

I gave my hugs early the next morning, as it was off to LGA...

Posted by princess kanomanom @ 9:57 AM