c u r m u d g e o n

April 3, 2001

Nancy, s' smooth, talked me into a genuine Vietnamese-lady manicure yesterday. The beer helped, but I thought, what the hell. I am secure in my masculinity. I can do this. No big, right? Well slap my ass and call me tomorrow, I was in utter heaven. Not only were my manicurist's hands buttery soft, but she whipped out some lotion and started massaging my hands! Where has this been all my life?? Then out busts the warm towel and she's wiping me down...squirt squirt goes the rose water and I'm thinking, awwww yeah, I could get used to this. It was nice. We'll be making some repeat visits, no doubt. (And no, they didn't think I was gay. When Nancy and I stepped in, however, and asked for a manicure, they did do a double take and asked, "Both of you??" So is life.)

Some big, lofty goals in the works, but I don't want to jinx it just yet...so we'll keep you posted.* In other news, though, we're going to New York!! And not a minute too soon. Check out where we're staying. Isn't it cute? It's a brownstone turned bed & breakfast. Nancy found it, natch. Now who wants a snowglobe while we're there?

* here's a slight hint.

posted by Fender Bender at 12:39 AM

April 1, 2001

Good housing has five elements. Hip hop has four. Good days have three: shopping, food, and movies. Indulging materialism, supporting capitalism, call it what you will, but to be gluttonous just for one day a week (or a month, even)....well, doesn't really need explaining.

Gorged on a huge meal at Q on Clement. I'm not sure what alternate universe the review above came from 'cause all three of us that went thought everything from the drinks to the salad to the dinner itself was YUM. Not only YUM and HUGE but CHEAP. Like Park Chow cheap, but with bigger portions and way more variety. Definitely on my Top 10 list of fave eats. I had the ribs (tender, but the beans were too sweet throwing the plate out of balance), Nancy had a buttery-tender pork loin and Manming had the tastes-like-there's-meat-in-it-but-there's-not risotto. Soon I'll be taking Nancy's advice and co-writing, with her, a food page. It will be exhaustively researched, no doubt, liver disease and high cholesterol counts notwithstanding.

Anyhoo, forget Q for a sec. Go see m e m e n t o. Go right now. It's just about the most insanely clever film I've ever seen. It left the three of us talking about it the whole way home. It was amazing.
posted by Fender Bender at 3:14 AM

rewind, yo.