Fri, December 7
Buffalo Rant
I'm sitting in the Buffalo airport coming home from a business trip (man it is COLD here). Seriously, the most exciting thing in this town was the five and dime I went to last night where I bought a pound of old fashioned candies. To waste time I purchased an internet connection in the airport, and found that J sent me this:
Laughing out loud.
It's been a nutty couple of weeks. I am beginning to regret that I have not been planning my wedding since I was five like some of these girls on the internet. They have it all figured out: The dress, the venue, the appetizers, the cake. J and I have NO IDEA yet where we're having our big day or when it will be. Our plan A got totally derailed (mom didn't like the idea of her high heels digging into the grass at the outdoor wedding we'd planned at Grandpa's farm. It worked out as in the end the farm would have been an insane amount of work for J to plan and really hard on the grandparents with all the people we wanted to invite.) Plan B, Jamaica, couldn't work because my other Grandpa "doesn't fly". Last weekend we went to Woodstock to look at a beautiful venue on a mountain. But when we did the math, it was over our budget. Sigh. Something will work out.
Last Friday was really awesome. We met up with my friend Julie-Anne and her boyfriend Andrei at his art studio in Chinatown. His art was beautiful and abstract (though I don't know if he would categorize it as abstract) and changed depending on how much we dimmed the lights. We drank champagne and closed our eyes as he put up each new painting so that we'd turn around and he would hear our immediate gut reactions to it. Afterward, they took us to some secret club that Andrei belongs to. Apparently it is a big celebrity hang out (more like famous writers, theatre actors, artists rather than say, Lindsay Lohan). What I liked about it was the decor and design. On the main floor were these huge tiffany blue seats built into the wall. Above the fireplace was a John Currin-like woman's portrait and over the bar there was a chandelier made of branches. Every room had a different vibe but overall the whole place was really cozy and warm and full of surprises.
The next day we went to Peekskill to see where J does his wood firings. I hung out and took lots of pictures of the stream that ran by the property and an abandoned house while J prepared and glazed his pieces. I stole a rice ball from one of the Japanese women who were glazing (I didn't know that that was part of someone's lunch!) It was so peaceful there. Then we drove on up to Brattleboro VT to a bed and breakfast. We were greeted not so happily by a crochety old man with an affinity for bright red shirts. When I said "nice to meet you" he said "how can you be sure?". Our friends met us for dinner there later and the man asked me what I'd like to drink. He was about to make himself a martini so I said I'd have the same. He asked me how I took mine, and I said "Dirty, with olives." He looked at my friend Alan and said, "What is that young woman talking about? What is it she wants? Listen, I make a martini two ways: With vodka or with gin. Which way would you prefer?"
Tonight we have a Hannuka party at a BBQ restaurant. Not my 1st pick after eating airport food two days in a row, but I'm looking forward to celebrating with friends.
Hopefully boarding soon!
Posted by lexzog at December 7, 2007 03:23 PM
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