Stuffed Beasts and Sugary Sweets

Happy Friday the 13th!

Today we went to the American Museum of Natural History. It was way cool. I felt like I was on a field trip, except without the chaperones.

I took SO many pictures, which are up on picasa in the link to your right. We saw so many stuffed beasts, skeletons, replicas, miniatures, etc. The best parts were the dinosaurs and the stuffed animal dioramas. We spent so much time looking at and taking pictures of dead animals it was ridiculous. Much fun though, as I’m sure you’ll be able to see from the pictures.

Unfortunately, it closed at 5:45, so we wandered the Upper West Side. What do you know, right down the street from AMNH is The New York Historical Society! They have this kind of museum thing, which offered free admission on Friday from 6-8. Well, lucky us, it was 6:30! We popped in, took pictures of ourselves as colonials and of a guillotine and then popped out, but not before I bought a super cool hat that will undoubtedly make an appearance at the soonest suitable theater party USC has to offer in the fall. I’ll make it work, trust me. (Pictures of me and Patty wearing said hat on picasa)

Then we wandered through some rich residential streets and found ourselves by accident at Verdi Square, which happens to be in You’ve Got Mail! And then we found Grey’s Papaya, yet ANOTHER [delicious] You’ve Got Mail location! I can’t believe my luck… and H&H Bagels and Zabar’s just the day before! If you were wondering, Grey’s Papaya’s hot dogs are truly as good as everyone says. And so so cheap. 2 franks and a drink for $3.50! Of course, that’s what we got. A frank apiece and we shared the drink. It was orange juice.

Oh, before that, while searching for a restroom, we also stumbled upon this darling [yet expensive] bakery called Buttercup Bake Shop and I just couldn’t resist, so I bought a brownie and a peanut butter cookie. I already ate the cookie, but may have to hold off on the brownie until my stomach can handle it…aka, tomorrow. Patricia got a piece of carrot cake that turned out to be ginormous. I know she’ll have fun eating that over the next 5 days.

In other news, a few minutes ago I finished reading a book that almost drove me to tears! I am so distraught by the unfairness of this ending. I will no doubt be in recovery from heartbreak for the next 72 hours (at least). So sad. So, so, so sad.

No plans as of yet for tomorrow. Goodnight, lovelies.