The Firecracker and the Asians
Alex: There’s a spot in the middle of Central Park, the Bethesda Fountain. If you sit there long enough, the entire city walks by.
Isabel: Hmm. And I know of this one canyon, that if you sit there long enough, nobody finds you and you die.
Matthew Perry was in this rom-com that I absolutely loved when I was a kid called Fools Rush In, with Salma Hayek.
In it, their two characters were comparing the beauty of nature in Nevada, versus the excitement of New York.
I think a lot about maybe getting some place away from NYC, but I honestly can’t imagine living anywhere else but here.
Anywho, I gotta agree with the character of Alex – there’s something about NYC where the entire world really does seem to stop by for a visit.
In the past month alone, we had two doctors from Pittsburg, my relatives from Indiana, and friends from Spain stop by.
This past week, my friend Angel came to town with her son.
She wanted to go to Japanfes, which just happened to be in my neck of the woods this time around so off we met.
She brought her son, who was a Scenic Fights fan, which is always a plus.
Angel: He decided to study German. No idea why.
Me: Oh, I get it. If he can speak English, Chinese, and German, he’s speaking the languages of the Top 1, 2, and 3 world economies, in that order. He can literally work in 95% of the planet with those three languages.
Her: (smiling) Well, ok then!
The kid used the chance to get himself a bubble tea while the Firecracker got herself a salmon sushi taco.
Her: I think if I wrote an autobiography, I’d call this time “[The Firecracker] and the Asians.
Afterward, we went to my fave bistro around the way and got some more food and drink.
It was good seeing Angel – It’s been at least 20 years since I saw her last but she looked pretty much as I remembered her.
After a spell, we went back home, where we convinced Angel and her son to play Big Two.
The Firecracker is an addict.
But she came in second after Angel’s son.
She’s supposed to come back again before she leaves for dinner as she and her kid have been traveling the world and miss having a home cooked meal.
I’ll tell you about that next time.
Location: booking a hotel for a far-off place
Mood: content(ish)
Music: like a narc I knew I had to leave my mark (Spotify)
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