World class chefs & Giant Robots

Current Location: NYC

We are COOKING DINNER!
Went to the store today and bought some groceries and now we're cooking dinner. No recipes either - cos we're too good.
Of course its just the simple bolognese with penne and extra mushrooms and lots of yummy onion... HAR HAR. So amateur. So good!

This arvo we went to a local flea market near Tompkin's Square and walked along 9th Street and checked out a whole lot of vintage stores. It's good. There's not a lot of tourists here unless you're more the adventurous kind. We went to this arty-asian-influenced-pop store called Giant Robot with some really awesome art books (THIS CITY HAS SO MUCH ART!). Really alternative yet pop stuff. The soft toys are just so cool! I bought myself an Ugly Dog and some badges to stick on him. Robyn also bought the same.

Whilst I was at the counter getting some information off the guy who works there - he was giving me the address for this exhibition of one of his mates who is an artist. I saw a couple of his books and they are really good. The store was also deco'd with their own artwork. Whilst I was waiting, I was chatting to the other dude who was working there. Talking a bit about Australia and then he asked "So who are Jay and the Doctor? They called me up for an interview one morning and woke me up!" - and I was like "DUDE! They are the hosts for the morning show on Triple J!"

"Are they really on national radio?"
"YES!"
"What music do they play?"
"All the indie stuff! They are great!"
"Oh that's cool"
"What on earth do you do to get interviewed by them?"
"I direct and shoot video clips"
"Cool!"

And then we continued chatting and realised that we both were going to Lollapalooza. He'll be shooting a band for a video clip - how cool! We made friends! Maybe we'll get to hang with bands at Lolla now ;)

9th street is very beautiful. Lush with lots of leafy trees mingled with old vintag-y type townhouses and stores which are underground (kind of). Walking around NYC is like as if we were living there. Grocery shopping, flea market shopping, mingling with the locals, having keys and opening the door to an apartment on 12th street. I felt so at home, so safe and everyone is so friendly. I was browsing a high end vintage store and they were playing the Ziggy album. This sparked a conversation between myself and the store owner about Ziggy and how good the album is.

We just had dinner (very yum, to my surprise). Robyn's washing up and we're going to walk around the corner to a cheesecake store. Apparently its the best place in NYC for cheesecake. NEW YORK CHEESECAKE, BABY!!!!

Okay, will go now.

xo G

PS: I'm lurvin' this city!