Days 282-286 – NY_Trip.zip

My apartment is rented out until April, so during my short visit home this time I stayed with Tanya. I have to say that short stays can be super-productive. When you are unable to send several huge files via email, you make it possible by compressing them into one tiny zip-file. When you don't have all the time in the world to do things that you want, you make it possible by "zipping" through them. It may be too emotionally and physically tiring at the moment and it may seem that the quality suffers, but no, because when you expand your "trip.zip" file in your memory, you get a chance to relive each moment during the course of time it actually deserved in the first place.

NY_Trip.zip

File Name	Date	Description
Soccer.doc	11/8/2010	A soccer practice game that my friends now play every Monday. Unbelievably entertaining; full of vigor and emotion; apparently usually followed by several drinks at a nearby bar/restaurant.
Soccer.jpg	11/8/2010
P.doc	11/9/2010	A lot of pre-wedding errands run for and together with Piraye, including an amazing catering dinner menu tasting. Delicious, classy, intriguing.
Kristin_Birthday.doc	11/10/2010	A birthday party for Kristin at Cello Wine Bar that gave me an opportunity to enjoy the company not only the birthday girl, but also Erica and Joe (yay!). Wonderful, tasty, warm, happy.
Via_Quadrone.doc	11/11/2010	A delicious kick-off to a beautiful day of quality hanging out with Tanya (she took a day off just to spend more time with me!!!) and Ellen. Via Quadronno has been one of our (Tanya's and mine) favorite coffee / panini / cookie place for years. Emotional, nutritious.
Whitney_Museum.doc	11/11/2010	A couple of wonderful exhibits, the most interesting for me being a series of photographs of America by Lee Friedlander made from his cars over the course of 15 years. Impressive. An introduction to Maya, a beautiful and happy baby daughter of Margulises, who seemed to enjoy her hour and a half in the museum very much. Again, impressive.
Central_Park.jpg	11/11/2010
Beyoglu.doc	11/11/2010	A brief lunch with Drew and Angela who are visiting this weekend from Texas (!), at Beyoglu, a Turkish restaurant on 81st and 3rd, one of my favorite places. So nice, delicious.
Beyoglu.jpg	11/11/2010
Walk1.doc	11/11/2010	An awesome walk taken by me and Tanya from UES to LES, where we were meeting Dima, Marina, Dima and Michael for dinner. Long, invigorating, informative.
Dinner_with_friends.doc	11/11/2010	A French bistro Casimir where they offer all dishes in 2 sizes – regular and ½ (very smart). Dark, delicious, funny.
Upscale_Lunch.doc	11/12/2010	A lunch at the Del Frisco's steak-house Tauheed invited me and Dima to. Expensive, entertaining, delicious.
Tastiest_Dinner.doc	11/12/2010	A Yama dinner with Tanya. YUMMY.
Walk2.doc	11/12/2010	Another great walk Tanya and I took from the Union Square to her place on 56th and 7th. Long, full of shopping, productive in every respect.
Favorite_Show.doc	11/12/2010	A few Arrested Development episodes Tanya, Michael and I watched after debating for almost two hours which movies we should see, thus running out of time to see any movie and settling for this beauty (with my heart fully in it though as it's my favorite show!). Beyond entertaining, awkward, hysterical, nostalgic.
Brooklyn.doc	11/13/2010	A long-long trafficky trip to Brooklyn with Dima to see how Aliza, Dima and Marina's baby daughter, have grown and changed in only 2 months that I haven't seen her. Unbelievable! And unbelievably cute.
Aloha_party.doc	11/13/2010	A hello-goodbye party organized by Tanya for me at her place (really, my friends make me feel so special I want to cry sometimes). Amazing, tasty (ensured by the Arabic sandwiches brought from Brooklyn), entertaining (everybody's stories and Tauheed coming over after some traditional Pakistani dinner wearing traditional Pakistani clothes), unfortunately migrainy.
Tauheed.jpg	11/13/2010