Good Day

Yesterday was a good day. The weather was cold but gorgeous. I got my Brooklyn Public Library card, so I am officially a member of the neighborhood. I figured out what I am going to contribute to the Thanksgiving dinner I'm going to. I mailed what I hope are my last unemployment claim forms EVER. I went to Trader Joe's during an off-peak time and bought three pounds of butter. And I heard about a job that I thought was not an option anymore. It sounds extremely promising and I am going to go in and talk to them next week. I also had a good second meeting with another potential employer on Thursday. When it rains . . .

Steve and I had dinner at another restaurant we haven't tried yet. This was Apartment 138. They bill their menu as modern comfort food. They have a little bit of everything at pretty reasonable prices for NY. We split a huge field greens salad with tarragon dressing, and a chicken fried steak! It was a special for that night and neither of us could believe we found a place that has it in NY. It's sorta hard to find even outside of the South. It was good and came with smashed potatoes and fresh veggies that were crisp tender and not cooked to mush. It was good. The restaurant was very dimly lit and crowded but the volume level didn't offend us like it has at some places we've gone to. I'd like to go back and try some more.

Oh, and before we got to the restaurant, Steve and I were Shanghaied by a group of 13 year old girls and their dad chaperon who were out on a birthday party scavenger hunt. They needed to photograph Steve & one of the girls and the dad and me dancing - "get two of your group to dance with strangers on the street." So we posed and they snapped the pic.

Yes, it was an eventful day in Brooklyn.