Meet the bangs {& it poured today}.

The view, all day long. Days like this make me not want to get out of bed, & they especially make me not want to venture outside on foot {my most frequent mode of Manhattan transportation}. I lived on the Northwestern coast of Washington for a grand total of 2 1/2 months my 1st year of college & I almost went insane {well, I sort of did- but that's a story for another day}. Alissa, I love you, but we will never be neighbors in Seattle. I hate the rain. New York is especially fun, because we typically get rain & wind. Plus puddles that will exceed any of your wildest expectations. I stepped in a few of them last night on my way home from work, & I was not happy with the squish, squish sound I made when I walked into my building. But back to today. On days like this... you simply don't have a choice, unless you want to accomplish nothing or be a hermit {sometimes I do}. There have been a couple of days in NYC where I have said, There is just no way. But there is, & at the end of the day, you just have to suck it up & go outside. Like today. I had a haircut, plus brunch with friends, plus a few errands, & I just had to go outside. The motto of the day: suck it up. I ended up pretty much soaking wet from the waist down {umbrellas only help so much}, but I'm sort of proud of myself that I can {happily} exist in this kind of environment. It's definitely a unique existence.
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I have bangs. Bradley {I gave in & went back- I just couldn't stay away from him} decided that it was time for me to look like Kate Moss. I asked him if the new bangs would help me lose 20 pounds, too. No such luck.

. We had brunch this afternoon at David Burke & Donatella. Yum, yum, yum. Have I mentioned that I love brunch? I love brunch, especially with good friends {this time with Ruth/Jared + Abby & Emma/John + Evelyn}. Mike mentioned later that as most of our friends have kids now, he feels like he too needs to be carrying something heavy when we go out. It's obvious how unencumbered we are {although it needs to be said that Evelyn & Abby were perfectly happy & well behaved}. In terms of competition, I think that Norma's & DB&D are neck & neck. I love both, & will happily return to either. Oh- & my french toast {aka huge block of bread saturated in deliciousness} was really good. I won't be eating dinner tonight.
.The Cheesecake Lollipop Tree for dessert.