No Snow Globes

I visited Adam and Amy in Boston and then another Amy in NYC over this past weekend. My last day in NYC I had $20 cash. This is what I bought.



Lamb shawarma from the King of Falafel and Shawarma in Astoria.




Salty pretzel near 5th Ave.




Chai and a toasted almond donut from Doughnut Plant in the Lower East Side.




A quarter pound of tasty Vermont cheese from the awesome Essex Street Market.




Fish balls on a stick in Chinatown.




A giant apple pear to wash it all down.




And finally, a train ride to the airport.

new bullet point

on my list of people that i roll my eyes at.

• people who cannot fathom the idea of anyone eating food other than foods they are comfortable with. examples: guinea pig, cricket, rat, squirrel, cicada, worm.

while heading to work from my infusion/lunch, i passed a small group of people discussing the latest travel programs they watched. a girl squeamished, "i saw one where this guy was roasting a guinea pig on a stick. i mean, how can you eat guinea pig? yuck." (click for photo, courtesy of tim)

well, dear lady, you eat guinea pig, rat, squirrel, cicadas, and worms when that's the food that is available to you. it's fine if you don't like the idea of eating guinea pig or worms. howver, you cannot scoff at another culture's or person's choice of food. it makes you sound small minded and ignorant. by the way, guinea pig tastes pretty darn good and juicy, kind of like duck.

just because i roll my eyes at you doesn't mean i don't like you. just maybe a little less than i did before.