*Phew* It’s been a little while, huh? And it seems things have gotten a little political, too… And, though I have thought about writing about my extreme disappointment that Prop 8 went through, I don’t want things to get too heavy-handed here. Perhaps I’ll get into it later.

Anyways, Jack and I had a very eventful weekend, full of out-of-town-ers and birthdays!

Friday night old Atlanta friends came to town and we went out for soup dumplings in China Town and dive bars at Tompkins Square. We met and took pictures (which I am still waiting on) with an amazing Obama impersonator. He even got two of his buddies to dress up as (very convincing) secret service!

Saturday, was Mani’s birthday! And, to celebrate, a huge group of us went to our favorite birthday restaurant, Milon (or, as we like to call it, Indian Techno). I highly, highly recommend, but be prepared for tight quarters, lots of chili pepper and christmas lights, loud music and tons of fun!

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I finally gathered up the guts to ask for a raise and I got it! Last night Jack and I went to Pershing Square (right out side Grand Central) to celebrate! YUM!

Afterward we walked over to Bryant Park and took a snapshot of all the hoopla going on there (and hoping to see Tim Gunn). Oh, I would love love love to go to the Project Runway show!!

On a side note, do these look like knockoff Manolos to you?

Someone threw out a bag of shoes and these were sitting on top. They’re pretty neat and they fit me, I just need to fix the heels.

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I knew that the beautiful weather we had been enjoying, pretty much all month, couldn’t last forever… and yesterday the rain came. Actually, most of Sunday was just kind of nasty, cold, and overcast. Today it’s been pouring. After the last few weeks, where we had blue skies and temperatures upwards towards the 80’s, all the gray and it plummeting back down into the 50’s, was a tad upsetting.

Yesterday, despite the less-than-great weather, we took a trip all the way down to the Financial District. For those of you who don’t know, this area pretty much shuts down after business hours and on the weekends (except for right around Ground Zero, for the tourists), so traveling so far on a trip mainly for food probably wasn’t the best of ideas. We made the best of it, finding a cute Mexican restaurant, poking around the maze of clothing that is Century 21, and grabbing some coffee at South Street Seaport / Pier 17.

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How very Alice-in-Wonderland! We’ll have to go check it out ourselves!

We happened by the future family restauraunt, The Moxie Spot, on Atlantic Avenue and noticed their newly installed front door. The three-in-one design is made for adults, children, and pets, all at once…

Via Apartment Therapy: New York

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