my day went something like this…
10:00 am: argue with macy’s about free alterations i’m supposed to get with the millions of dollars i spend there.
2:00 pm: get measured for alterations in smelly men’s fitting room at macy’s. the woman cleaning out the fitting rooms actually sprayed air freshener. men really do stink.
3:oo pm: late lunch on the upper west side at the heights. good time catching up with my friend. then she remembered she had to pick up her child from day care. i know not of that kind of responsibility. 🙂
4:30 pm: wander about the uws. successfully avoided making a new friend while sitting on a bench passing time.
7:00 pm: SATC 2 Time! another friend got vip tickets to a showing at the ziegfried. women of all ages came out with their gal (and gay) pals to enjoy the show. virgin cosmos were served. it was the first time i witnessed shoes get a round of applause. i didn’t bawl through the whole movie this time, but i really did enjoy it. they hit the nail on the head once again with the perfect mix of friendship, relationships and new yorkiness. how cool is it to see a film in a theatre featured in the movie? my favorite quotes were from samantha- “i will ROCK that dress!” and “Lawrence of my Labia”.
a movie must be good if i’m not bothered by the complete lack of diversity in the cast. except for the “middle eastern” supporting cast and extras, the most ethnicity you get is from charlotte’s adopted asian daughter. there was one black guy with a few lines at the wedding and they imported some africans to be emcees at the abudabi night club. no perpetuation of stereotypes there. what the movie lacks in black people it makes up for in black music. jay-z, alicia keyes, beyonce and erykah badu are all getting royalty  checks.
10:00 pm: drinks, well half a glass of wine, and yummy coconut shrimp at iguana lounge. is that a young sailor? first signs of fleet week!
11:15 pm: cash at the atm while simultaneously changing shoes. neither pair is particularly comfortable.
11:20 pm: notice a potentially cute guy get out of a car.
“excuse me, do you know how this parking thing works?” he was cute! in a kamal from the roots kind of way, but with really light, almost translucent, eyes.
“you put the money in there and put the ticket in your car.”
“yeah, but this says do not put money in before 6pm… do not put money in before 6pm”
“it’s after 6pm.” i walk over to the sign to make sure. “yeah, you have to pay now”
“what nationality are you?”
channeling michelle obama “i’m american!”
“oh, you’re not mixed with anything?” cute, but lacking a good pick-up line and tact.
“no”
“oh, you have a very nice complexion”
i was expecting eyes, but i guess he had the nice eyes covered between the two of us. lol. do people with a feature that gets a lot of attention recognize that feature in others?
“thanks” i started to walk away. well, that was fun…
“i wish i was going with you. where are you going?”
i laughed. “i’m going home. have a good night”
“can i go with you?”
“no”
now, what if i had said – yeah! come on over to brooklyn! what would his reaction have been?
i walked downtown toward radio city. then suddenly i didn’t see the big neon sign anymore. i assume they turned it off, but i kind of freaked out and lost my bearings for a minute. imagine being harriett tubman looking for the north star and not being able to find it. in that moment i kind of felt like that.
as i passed sny tv (tv home of the mets and jets) and approached 30 rock, something came full circle. for a second i thought of using my i.d. to go inside. then i realized i didn’t have an i.d. for that building anymore (and you don’t need an i.d. to go where i was headed). that chapter is closed and part of my past. over.
walking past the ge building i looked over and saw someone familiar. he was kind of tall. i looked over again. it was jimmy fallon. lol. “hey jimmy! i never took the time to see your show or snl, but keep up the good work!” no, i didn’t say that. but it’s pretty funny when i think about how i’m probably more likely to attend a taping now than when i had the blue badge.
at any rate, it was a good new york day.