Quote of the day.

I believe in this town, I will always be an Angeleno in that I will always fight to reaffirm what I believe to be true, that in this century, L.A. is to the world what New York was in the 20th century and London in the 19th. We're the gateway to a rising China and Asia, we're a gateway to a rising Mexico and Latin America. Our diversity, our port, our airport, our people will make us the preeminent city in the world I believe that.

-Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

Quote of the day.

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

Oscar Wilde

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New York nights.

My Saturday evening went like this:

524 pm :: Want to smack the mother of the child behind me for letting him repeatedly scream "We gonna crash into the river ahhhhh!" upon the descent of our plane.

530 pm ::  Land safely at La Guardia.

625 pm ::  Pull out of the Dollar Rent-A-Car and press the pedal to the metal across the Triboro Bridge.

640 pm ::  Find a parking garage to leave my car overnight on E. 93rd Street.

642 pm ::  Squeeze my bestie with a huge hug and prance down 1st Avenue.
645 pm ::  Haul my overweight suitcase up three flights of stairs.

715 pm ::  Wine on the balcony fire escape.

802 pm ::  More wine.  (Duh.)

845 pm ::  Hail a cab and fly down FDR Drive, taking in the warm summer air.

859 pm :: Arrive at Tom Collichio's Riverwalk for an incredibly mouthwatering dinner, seated on the open air terrace, overlooking the East River. 

**Picture above is proof of how I continually find myself in the most amazing of places with the loveliest of friends.

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Greetings from New York!

This is my weekend reality.  Damn, I love New York City.

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