a history of me

Whee, yesterday was fun. My friend Kazu came down from Albany and we hung out here in NYC. First stop was, of course, Yoshinoya, the Japanese fast food chain now in Times Square. It is conveniently located near the Port Authority Bus Terminal where he arrived yesterday at noon. After lunch, we did a lot of walking. The weather was surprising mild yesterday so we spend a long time in the Park, walking from the southeast entrance all the way to the reservoir. Then we subwayed back down to midtown and walked to that damned tree in Rockefeller Center. We also dropped in on Kinokuniya and Book Off.

By this point my dogs were barking so we began heading back for my Dad's apartment. It was high time to eat dinner but Kazu was more concerned about economy than exploring new cuisines. In fact, he suggested McDonald's on more than one occasion. I had an excellent idea that was inexpensive but still innovative: we went to Taco Bell. You see, there are remarkably few Taco Bells in Japan (so few that people assume there are none), and I hadn't had a decent burrito in months. I'm pleased to report that Kazu found his burrito to be delicious, even more so after I recommended the sauce.

After dinner we grabbed a few Kirin beers and chips and enjoyed an evening in. Today's agenda includes picking up Kazu's girlfriend from LaGuardia and eating dinner together. I'm a little worried that I'll run out of ideas concerning New York activities soon and Kazu will discover I'm not the NYC expert I appear to be.