despite the distinct chill that crept along the city streets in the shadows during the day and everywhere during the evenings, i decided to take a stand and laugh in the face of spring's bi-polar temperatures.
how does one do this?
by going out wearing shorts and living in blissful denial (which also involves jaywalking an exorbitant amount to keep on the "sunny side of the street").
along the same lines, there's nothing like deciding to eat brunch outside with an equally dressed party (melissa was wearing a t-shirt and jeans. i was wearing a leather jacket and shorts...combined we would be one warm individual and one frozen individual).
we brought my god-dog, melissa's bebeh - tank, along just to cement the decision...and, let me tell you, little tank was not pleased by our outdoor extravaganza...he curled himself up into a tight ball, shivering, and decided not to unfurl until after our meal...covered in melissa's panino crumbs.
...however, let's not rush to conclusions. i enjoyed the meal immensely, which is why i didn't run away screaming and/or crying when my knees turned red from the howling, shadowy wind and i was almost convinced that they might actually crack off.
what would keep our girl, friday, (who despises the cold if not dressed properly) in her seat while being beaten down by an unrelenting crosstown blast?
a basil pesto & egg panino, a latte, and 5 bruschetta at inoteca...that is what keeps friday at bay.
i know. i know, you're curious about which bruschetta:
noci
tapenade
fagioli del giorno
alla toscana
ricotta fresca & pomodoro
they were epic. the two of us left with full stomachs and numb limbs...and i would've done it all over again. red-knuckled and covered in crumbs.
next?
cupcakes...naturally.
gluten-free cupcakes...obviously.
so, it was off to babycakes for a vanilla vanilla cupcake, which was lovely in that it didn't make my teeth melt off...because, i don't know about you, but i kinda like having functioning teeth...i'm just sayin'.
...and, yes, that's tank in the photo.
all of this gastronomical wonder was followed with much needed wanderings around the city streets, catching as many sun-drenched corners as we could.
eventually, as earth is on that silly axis that makes it spin and such, the sun began to slowly dip and spring decided to punish me for laughing at it earlier by making the temperature drop significantly.
after goodbyes with melissa, i sprinted to a flower shop to pick up some daisies for a birthday party and continued to sprint to said birthday party in order to keep myself from keeling over into a pile of frosty dust.
lucky for yours truly, i made it to the building just in time. the sun had finally dipped below the buildings and there weren't anymore sun-drenched corners for miles around.
the rest of the evening was a beautiful melange of catching up with old friends, eating too many chips with too much garlicy salsa (a large dollop of which i found haphazardly balancing on the collar of my leather jacket - thank goodness for partially sober friends who are watching out for me), dancing, claiming the kitchen as my post, listening to confessions and stories fluttering out of the mouths of inebriated party-goers in said kitchen, and finding a warm place to close my eyes by night's end.
quite possibly one of the more eventful saturdays to date.
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