kingda ka.

worlds tallest (456 ft.) and north america's fastest (0-128 mph in 3.5 secs)... 'nuff said.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN8nv4tVFuA

hahahahahahaha! KRash's face is priceless!!

annnnd this is what i looked like when i got off that ride.  my shirt was half way off, my bobby pin was loooong gone and somehow the lens in my glasses managed to fall out.  i have NO clue how that happened because i wasn't even wearing them but luckily i found the lens in my shirt :)  the rest of the day was a whole lotta fun too.  i love roller coasters!  another of my favorite ride was nitro, it was probably the best roller coasted i've ever been on.. quite simple, no twists, turns, or upside downers.  superman was fun because you were situated on your belly so it felt like superman flying but man, was that the longest line in america!  we waited for almost 2 hours.  then i topped the night off with a good ol funnel cake :)  since six flags was in new joisy, we had to take the nj train in and then lawrence (christi's date) picked us up at the train stop.  it felt so good to be out of the city and to be in an actual car!  haha!  we had a fun ride there too, lawrence was taking us on quite the car ride... i think maybe he was warming us up for kingda ka.  on the way home, i crashed as soon as i got to the car, crashed as soon as we got on the train and when we got to the last stop all i heard was "last stop, everybody off, everybody get OFF the train."  i jumped up and was out of that train in no longer than 2 seconds.  it was one of those moments where you wake up and forget where you are and what you're supposed to be doing.. then we STILL had another hour subway train home!  needless to say, i was reeeeealllllly tired today...

museums, tacos and chocolate overload.

kirsten wanted to go to the alexander mcqueen exhibit and i hadn't been to any museums yet so we decided to go while she was visiting.  we waited in line for an HOUR to even get into the museum, only to find out that they had temporarily closed the exhibit because they had exceeded capacity and they didn't know when they would reopen because they just had to wait until people started leaving.  basically, it would be hours upon hours for us to get in so we decided to walk around and look at other stuff in the museum.  i'm not a huge museum fan, apparently... i got bored really fast.  not that it's not interesting or anything but all i really wanted to see were these:



i'm completely fascinated by them.  i would give anything just to try them on and TRY to walk in them :)  after walking around a humongous museum for a while, we worked up our appetite and so i took kirsten to my fave, cascabel for some delish tacos.  they were amazing as usual and kirsten loved them too.  then we walked along central park and thru and relaxed on a bunch for a bit before i had to go to work.  after work we met heather at max brenner.  this is a restaurant that uses chocolate on everything.  it's been featured on the best thing i ever ate... pizza, for their chocolate pizza.http://www.eatmedaily.com/2009/08/crimes-against-food-the-dessert-pizza-at-max-brenner-video/  the food was really super good, i got a black sesame crusted salmon and veggies, we got a side of waffle cut fries sprinkled with paprika and cocoa powder and then it also comes with a side or chocolate ranch.  sounds weird, but it was actually really good, the chocolate was very subtle.  then dessert was a huge disappointment :(  i of course got the chocolate pizza, heather got a s'mores sundae and kirsten got crispy chocolate egg rolls.  the chocolate itself was really good, as for the rest... wahwah...

chocolate pizza "sauce", marshmallow "cheese", hazelnuts and drizzle of pb

me and KRash (kirsten rash)

hets and her delicious looking but not tasting sundae

so we tried to make our own concoction and added all of our desserts together.. we ended up with one disgusting looking mess

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

kirsten, heather and i went to mary poppins on broadway.  it was so much fun, i just looooved it!

soul, baby.

i've always heard people raving about soul food and chicken and waffles and i've always been so confused by it so i decided to give it a whirl.  the verdict? i'm still confused...  i'm not entirely sure how the whole idea came about but apparently it originated somewhere in the south.. go figure.  if it's deep fried, it must be from the south :)  i went to buttermilk channel because i had heard rave reviews on the place.  the chicken was really good, other than the bones and veins and thangs that i don't like dealing with on chicken.. the cheddar waffles were so so and i'm not a a huge coleslaw fan.  dessert was a mini pecan pie sundae and that was yum

sunday brunch.

i went to a place called artisanal fromagerie and bistro for brunch.  this place has been featured on the best thing i ever ate... cheesy for their cheese fondue but it's WAY too expensive so i went there for regular food.  turns out, restaurant week has been extended.. yay!  so i got a 3 course meal for $24.  i had: beignets, chicken paillard and creme brulee.  all 3 were delish!  the salad had a bit too much dressing but it was still yum.

arugula/mushrooms/shaved parm/chicken.  at first, i was diggin through the salad part wondering where my chicken was because i thought the bottom was some sort of flat bread but then i realized that was the chicken... hehe! me silly

the creme.  SO good! mmm mmm mmm!

i really want to try to go back to the place and get a croque monsieur and some real french fries, i was that impressed.  annnd if you think that all i do is eat, it's cause i do.  but the way i look at it, ny is like my own personal epcot.. seems how we weren't able to eat ANYWHERE there, i'm making up for it while i'm here.  besides, my girls are working and so we don't do a whole lot together and all that's left on the list to do is eat at these different places until mumzie comes to visit.  i'm waiting for her to do empire state and statue and thangs like that...

ocean waves.

the beaches here in new york are a lot like the city... loud and busy.  nonetheless, i find peace and relaxation every time i go.  i seem to block out everything else and just listen to the waves... it's the best sound in the world :)  i'm sure going to miss being so close to the ocean, guess that means i better get planning the next vacation!  i most definitely won't miss the sunburn that i seem to get EVERY time! :(  i don't understand! i put sunscreen on twice and still burn!  i've come to the conclusion that i need a different sunscreen... give it a whirl anyways.  after that, i came home, had a nice cold shower and went to a movie with the girls.  we tried going to crazy, stupid love but it was sold out so we went to snow flower and the secret fan.  it was one of those indie type films.. it was about 2 chinese girls and that's about all i can tell you about it.  that's how interested i was in it :) haha!

mermaid ice cream and pizza.

well i had ice cream twice in one day... i didn't mean to, i swear!  and technically i only had ice cream once, the other was gelato and those are two VERY different things :)  i woke up, went to cycling, stopped at a little italian donut/gelato shop on my way to get groceries and got a pesca/fragola (peach/strawberry) gelato cone, came home, took a nap and checked twitter.  well the big gay ice cream truck had tweeted that he had mermaids!  mind you, they only have them on special occasion and who knows if he would have it again before i left... hmm... sure wish i had seen that before i got my gelato but what the heck, i gotta try the mermaid ice cream!  i somehow knew that if i painted my nails "mermaid tears" and wore my starfish necklace, the mermaid goddesses would sense me and call out to the ice cream truck and tell them that i needed some ice cream. (key lime custard/ graham cracker/whipped cream/vanilla ice cream)  it was fantastic!  well worth the almost 30 min. line i stood in to get it.  i sat in union square and enjoyed my mermaid and watched some guys draw a beautiful picture with chalk on the sidewalk.  then, for dinner i had wanted to go to this place called, artichoke.  i got down into the subway and saw that the train was about to leave so i just hurried and hopped on, only to find out that it was the wrong way.  no big deal, it only went 2 blocks or so.. i'll just walk back to where i first got on and get on the right train this time.  wrong!  when you have an unlimited pass, it won't let you swipe for 18 mins.  so i waited for a minute, got impatient and decided to walk to the next stop. ps i somehow missed the actual next stop. here's a map so you can all understand how far i walked

ok, so i started at 14st. union square (middle of yellow, green, gray), i then got on the L (gray) the wrong way to 3rd. ave. so basically i walked the L line from 3rd to 8th ave. and for some reason thought that artichoke was somewhere near that stop but ended up walking the A (blue) line from 14th/8 ave. down to w4 (blue, orange) long walk short, i walked a looong ways for this pizza.  which turned out to be this big!:

man! was i glad that i walked a 100 miles to get a slice that couldn't even fit on ONE plate!  i got the artichoke slice (artichoke/spinach/cream sauce/mozzarella/pecorino romano cheese) it definitely wasn't the best pizza i've ever had but after exhausting myself, anything would've tasted good :)

MERMAID!

pretty sidewalk picture

no idea what this is.. to me it's a giant wand! :) i stared at it while waiting for my 18 mins to expire...