The La Roux

I think I'm gonna cut it off for 2010.

But I look like La Roux!

Hairchive: The La Roux

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By the way. I love webcamming. =X

Grab a partner dosey doe.

No one wants to be lonely 'specially homos.

I'm driving up to San Jose with Alysia on Christmas Eve and though I'm glad to see family, I don't want to be home for too long. Like Thanksgiving I anticipate finding myself detached and disconnected and rather than warm fluffy feelings I expect to feel lonely.

Maybe I've come to associate a lot of emotions when I'm in the bay area. While in LA, I find myself a lot less Emo and just enjoying company rather than thinking too much about it. Moreover the baggage that I was carrying was left behind in San Jose and LA is where I feel fresh, new, confident and driven... instead of being weighed down.

In the bay is Jimmy who I heartlessly left when I got the job. In the bay is James who I strangely still think about even though it's been a year. In the bay are my boys who seem to have been pulled a part because well... times change situations.

And I think it's the reality of it. That people jump from one another and maintaining relationships is just difficult. Like my high school friends who I know for sure do not contact eachother like before... but once again we'll come together for this Christmas party.

It's mandatory. 7TH Annual Christma Party. This won't be epic, but it'll be important because it's one of the last traditions that I want to be a part of while being at home.

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My shopping list has exploded... and since I have a good job. I think it's a good idea to buy something for the parents. X.X

Last Words from My Trip

I didn't know what to buy on the east coast so I just bought a ridiculous hat to match Michelle. Best purchase ever.

It was nice to experience the Holidays in the cold.

After we had a home cooked meal and played this game called PIT. Which I LOVE! And will bring to my family Christmas party. Check out my pokerface:

I was craving Pizza. Yum. clams!

Michelle and I were getting pumped for our outing. Luckily, after going to a testerony sports bar where all the guys in DC were watching Ultimate fighting, Front Page was playing awesome hip hop music. I'm talking songs that had those catch phrases. Michelle and I ate that shit up.

"Move bitch! Get out the way!"

"I wanna lick lick lick you from your head to your toes!"

"Shake that thinggg"

"Crazy in love.. uh oh. uh oh"

Shit that's not auto tuned. But I realized at that point that I was a part of an aging generation and it's gonna be harder and harder to find clubs that are willing to play a little LUDA!

The next morning we had home made ramen before my flight. Yum!

Here are a couple of NYC party pictures I forgot to post from RockIt:

Carl is modeling from "H to T"

My last meal in NYC: CaraCas Venezuelan food!

I got all these recommendations for food in LA. Can't wait to continue my food adventure.

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The Holidays are here!

Visiting People, Places and Food

In New York I experienced....

People.

Before coming to the East coast I did a facebook search by location to see who was around. You don't have to be best friends to visit people. I feel like by being a part of their life in a chapter at one point is enough to reconnect with them.

I stayed with Carl.

I told Carl that he makes me appreciate food. The "harmony of flavors" is what makes or breaks what Carls finds to be a good meal. And with every analyzed dish, I found myself enjoying the what was on my plate more and more. He described the Peanut Butter cookie from Momofuku Milk bar as... "perfectly crunchy and a soft center that seals the deal." He described the Pork Buns from Ippudo as "each ingredient being perfect, the lettuce, the tender pork, the fresh bun."

And instead of shoveling food into my mouth, I found myself slowly eating; enjoying my overpriced meal and experiencing food with all my senses.

Carl introduced me to his girls. No surprise, I loved them! Their personalities, their fun nature.. their class. Very cool people.

I got the opportunity to visit Nick! Nick is from another chapter of my life in college and seeing him brought back great memories. He introduced me to Speak easies and we caught up. We planned to go karaoke at 1PM after he got off work, but never really got a chance. Next time buddy!

I met Andy through Sandy. In July I caught him in LA. He had just back down from the bay area and planned to bike to the east coast. He told me that he would be in New York by December and bam- there he was.

He told me that he could sleep anywhere after being homeless for months. I wish I could say that I biked across the country. We were both newbs to New York so we did touristy things together until we froze our fingers off.

Oh look: It's Thwany! He took me to his favorite gay bar... and there were go-go dancers on the bar. They weren't just dancing, but crawling on the bar on all fours with their asses hanging out. One minute I had a drink in my hand, the next minute my hand was next to some balls. LOL.

I thought I was cool meeting up with a blogger, but actually we had a couple of mutual friends and oh, he works with Nick. Lol. Tiny ass world.

Will, my old roommate, found out I was in NYC through twitter. LOL. We met up a couple of times for coffee and meals. Will is always doing something amazing... this time he was flown to NYC last minute to give a talk. I wish I was flown somewhere to give a talk, but no one wants to hear about what I ate for lunch.

I've known Quy since high school. He always reminisce about our Choir class. He told me that when I was absent, he would be lost because he would depend on me to find the note. Right now he's in optometry school in New York. I visited at a bad time for him, he was in the middle of finals, otherwise he would have taken me out drinking. He told me that he was happy to see a familiar face. I was glad to reconnect.

Places.

I was always a little off when I talked about places in New York. Like the High Lane, Grand Century Station, Bryant Center... etc.. but at least I got there.

The streets were always crowded with people though it felt lonely. The cold was getting to me and I wasn't used to being so bundled up. There was a lot to see, but I saved some of the sights for the future. I want to experience the rest of New York with some one who hasn't experienced it either. Here are a couple of pictures of the places I saw.

Food.

Seriously. I ate a lot. Please comment if you are wondering about any of these dishes, otherwise I'll just let you enjoy this food porn.

I tried to go to every place that was recommended, but I was getting poor. I also tried to go to cheaper places because you shouldn't have to break the bank to eat well. Word.

I have a couple of more pictures from my gay clubbing, but I'll save that until later. I'm tired.

Reconnect, go site seeing and appreciate food.