Missing Pride
It's been a wild and busy month for me so far... some good, some not so good.
I just got back from the Pride Parade and I'm feeling a bit down. Today didn't exactly happen as I'd hope. First off, I'm very happy that a close friend of mine invited me to join him and his friends for brunch and then to watch the parade as a group. The food at "Deborah's" at 43 Carmine Street in the East Village was very good. I had the Duck Confit Hash... delicious. It was a $40/person Prix Fixe brunch with unlimited Mimosas, Blood Mary's, and Sangrias. The Mimosa was yummy and the Sangria was terrific. I even had blueberries and lychees in mine.
The brunch was good, but I had a hard time mixing in with the group. I was the "outsider" and they were all talking about either last night's gathering or some other event that they all were part of. What is one to say to join in such a conversation? Well, I did my best and talked about Kung Fu Panda and my Hip Hop class. But, there's only so much you can chit chat about on these two topics with strangers.
After our brunch we headed to a bar for a quick drink before the parade made it's way down. The bar's name was "Blind Tiger". We gathered there for about half an hour before heading out to catch the parade, but only got caught in the rain. So, we all headed back to the bar. I went to the restroom to dry off a little and to pee. As I was existing the restroom, I was cursed at by three bitchy lesbians... "You have no pussy... no vagina..." and yadda yadda yadda... I was only in the bathroom for 3 minutes to pee and to wash and dry my hands. I couldn't believe it... I was going to curse back at them, but decided not to. I already had too many other thoughts preoccupying me. So, as I headed back to the group I was going to tell them that I was heading home instead. It was already pass 3pm. As I pulled out my phone to check the time, the bouncer pulled me aside and asked, "Is that a T-mobile phone?" I said, "Yes" and he asked to borrow it to make a phone call to T-mobile to tell them that he had lost his phone... 10 minutes later as the group was leaving... I had to ask the bouncer for my phone back...
Long story short and needless to say... I missed the Manhattan Pride Parade. I also missed the Queens Pride Parade because of poor timing. I also missed the Brooklyn Pride Parade because it was also pouring rain that day. So... 2008 goes on without any pride. Leaves me a bit sad.
To add salt to injury... when I'm down $12k, I found out today that I may need to sell the house in the next 2-3 months. To wrap the weekend up... I couldn't sell my old car yesterday after having waited for half a day for the potential buyer to show up.
Well... so... that's what is going through my head right now.
sigh... one highlight of my day..... I received a DVD of over 900 songs from a buddy... :) The special thing about it? I didn't ask for it. It was truly a thoughtful present. :) "Thank you." I want you to know that that made my day.
I just got back from the Pride Parade and I'm feeling a bit down. Today didn't exactly happen as I'd hope. First off, I'm very happy that a close friend of mine invited me to join him and his friends for brunch and then to watch the parade as a group. The food at "Deborah's" at 43 Carmine Street in the East Village was very good. I had the Duck Confit Hash... delicious. It was a $40/person Prix Fixe brunch with unlimited Mimosas, Blood Mary's, and Sangrias. The Mimosa was yummy and the Sangria was terrific. I even had blueberries and lychees in mine.
The brunch was good, but I had a hard time mixing in with the group. I was the "outsider" and they were all talking about either last night's gathering or some other event that they all were part of. What is one to say to join in such a conversation? Well, I did my best and talked about Kung Fu Panda and my Hip Hop class. But, there's only so much you can chit chat about on these two topics with strangers.
After our brunch we headed to a bar for a quick drink before the parade made it's way down. The bar's name was "Blind Tiger". We gathered there for about half an hour before heading out to catch the parade, but only got caught in the rain. So, we all headed back to the bar. I went to the restroom to dry off a little and to pee. As I was existing the restroom, I was cursed at by three bitchy lesbians... "You have no pussy... no vagina..." and yadda yadda yadda... I was only in the bathroom for 3 minutes to pee and to wash and dry my hands. I couldn't believe it... I was going to curse back at them, but decided not to. I already had too many other thoughts preoccupying me. So, as I headed back to the group I was going to tell them that I was heading home instead. It was already pass 3pm. As I pulled out my phone to check the time, the bouncer pulled me aside and asked, "Is that a T-mobile phone?" I said, "Yes" and he asked to borrow it to make a phone call to T-mobile to tell them that he had lost his phone... 10 minutes later as the group was leaving... I had to ask the bouncer for my phone back...
Long story short and needless to say... I missed the Manhattan Pride Parade. I also missed the Queens Pride Parade because of poor timing. I also missed the Brooklyn Pride Parade because it was also pouring rain that day. So... 2008 goes on without any pride. Leaves me a bit sad.
To add salt to injury... when I'm down $12k, I found out today that I may need to sell the house in the next 2-3 months. To wrap the weekend up... I couldn't sell my old car yesterday after having waited for half a day for the potential buyer to show up.
Well... so... that's what is going through my head right now.
sigh... one highlight of my day..... I received a DVD of over 900 songs from a buddy... :) The special thing about it? I didn't ask for it. It was truly a thoughtful present. :) "Thank you." I want you to know that that made my day.
posted by Sparky X | 9:20 PM
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