Will you be mine? 

Oh Valentine! 

A Great Combination

Finally, I can combine my disdain for valentine with my absolute love of all things SVU. Thank you internet!

January 24 really sucks (and it's not just me!)

See, it's not just that you hate your job/friends/house/lunch/fill in the blank...today is the Most Depressive Day of the Year, according to UK researchers. So forget getting therapy or taking medicine, just get through today and tomorrow can't feel this bad.
Thanks to my friend Alyssa for sending me this info.

Saved at the Sprint Store

I thought I'd share an interesting/outrageous experience I recently had with my cell phone company. Over the years, I am sure many people have had bad cell phone experiences....bad reception, hidden fees, the scam where they don't tell you that your battery will die if you charge it for more than 2 hours at a time..yeah I've been there.

On Monday I went to the Brooklyn Heights Sprint Store to get an additional charger to leave at my girlfriend's house. I have enough to schlep back and forth without having to worry about my phone dying every 2 days because the charger is at the wrong house. When asked why I needed a charger, I explained the girlfriend/schlepping dilemma. Here is what followed:

Crazy Sprint Lady (CSL): Oh I totally understand about the charger. Can I ask, do you belong to a church?

Me (taken aback): Um, I'm Jewish.

CSL: I would love to invite you to my church sometime; I'm sure we could give you a lot to think about.

Me:No thanks, just the charger please.

CSL: That is so sad. When you change your mind, you can always find me here at the Sprint store.

It's like they are running a front for some born again religion or x-gay church out of the Montague Street cellphone store! In the end, I wrote a letter to the company and they responded by giving me 5% off my bill every month from now on. I would say the response does not quite fit the problem, but you know I like to save money. After all, I already mentioned I'm Jewish.

The tragic story of two puppets in love.. 

You can't always get what you want.....but if you try sometimes, you get what you need

Ok, that picture of the cat is cute, but I guess it's time to post something new. Last night, the powers-that-be were conspiring against me in a way that I can only guess was intented to give me some news to report. Last night I decided to revisit and old habit of going to $5 Gulash night at Cafe Steinhof. I used to go there a couple times a month and was always satisfied with my cheap-yet delicious meal. Last night, arriving around 8:45 I found the place packed. I could not deal with the wait or the noice, so I remembered Bar Toto on 11th and 6th avenue, which has served me well in the past. As I approached 11th st, however, I saw firetrucks. Joking to my companion, I suggested the trucks were probably there just to make sure I still had no place to go for dinner. Sadly, I was right. I didn't see any damage. But Bar Toto was most definitely closed down, strewn with yellow caution tape and the site of some kind of fire damage. Argh.

Eventually, Rice Thai on 7th provided a warm meal in a quiet and non-fire-damaged environment. Thank you rice thai.