Today was one of the best days so far. We first went to Chinatown, which is just as you would expect. Tiny shops everywhere selling jewelry, watches, hats, handbags, pashmina’s, T-shirts, et cetera, for pretty good prices. I got some earrings and Patricia got some jewelry and a watch. We didn’t know where we were going (do we ever?), and accidentally wandered right into SoHo. We found the COOLEST little coffee shop called Café Café, with an upstairs loft area and really good coffee. I also got the most delicious brownie (above) I have ever tasted in my entire --albeit short-- life. I was in heaven… Until I stood up and realized that I was so full I could have burst. It was a big brownie. Worth it? Oh, yes.
We wandered some more and decided SoHo is AMAZING. Most of the stores were designer and/or very expensive, but there were also many small independent shops, not to mention the buildings are tall and old and cute and reminded me a lot of Paris. I got more earrings and a belt at this funky store called “Girl Props.” The outside was painted in zebra stripes and the owner/cashier had blue hair.
Then we wandered north into NoHo.
[Side note: For those of you who don’t know –and I only found this out today— “SoHo” stands for “South of Houston St.” and NoHo stands for “North of Houston St.”]
NoHo was also pretty cool and was similar to SoHo. We bought really cute dresses for about $30 each. Similar dresses I’m sure would be $60-$100 at home. Then we discovered that NYU was across the street so we took pictures under the pennant. USC’s rival film school! We are so much better though, right TW?
Finally, we stumbled upon the coolest record store in the world. I got some $1 Mozart vinyl’s (Patricia says I can have her old record player, yay!). Yes, I am a nerd, but eventually I will build up my collection. Mozart isn’t a bad start, right? Led Zeppelin and the Stones can wait.
I also got a way fabulous Johnny Cash poster that is going up in our apartment this next year. Be excited, Taylor, Jenny, and Tiffany. Be very excited. Maybe it will offset the Swan Princess 3 poster and balance out the atmosphere?
Anyway. At this point it started to rain so we hopped on the subway and came home.
In other news, my new camera came in the mail today along with Patricia’s camera cord, so now we can put pictures up! And they are amazing. No, really though. We take damn good pictures.
To sum up: new camera + shopping + meatloaf = neat.
Oh, I didn’t mention that we had meatloaf for dinner? Yeah. We did. It was good.
3 comments:
What a fun day. The best days are the ones that turn out different, and better, than what you planned. Wish I could be there too!
Generic post:
Too tired to think of anything to say here.
--Dad
Heck yes we're better than those NY kids! Though their city might be cooler than ours.
I'm so stoked about your day. But thank goodness I wasn't there for the magical brownie that pleased you better than I can. Not only would I be jealous, but I would have pounded the first one to dust, and eaten all subsequent brownies in a bout of gluttony to inevitably become obese (I meant to tell you, to say that a brownie is made of "magic and chocolate" is redundant).
It's really weird, but I didn't actually know where SoHo/NoHo were, but just yesterday, or maybe the day before, they sprang into my head like a small and mysterious leprechaun. I was like "Are those divisions or Houston, Texas?" And now you have answered my question. I knew we had some weird spiritual/mental bond; I'm pretty sure I read your mind in the future or something crazy like that.
Your joy is my joy.
~TW
Post a Comment