June 20, 2004

little it'ly

“Bella mia. For you? Free!”

I didn’t stop to see what the waiter was offering, but I was glad we’d taken time out of our day in Central Park to get gussied up before heading to Little Italy for dinner.

We’d spent all morning brunching and sunning on the Great Lawn before the car service whisked my mother away, off to the airport. The girls and I immediately headed back to the Park for a little sight seeing at our pace. I’d never seen Bethesda or well, anything on the West Side of the Park.

But the first order of business? Barefoot time on the lawn. Our feet were newly pedicured and just itchin’ for some grass contact. We smoked and walked our way from the Great Lawn to the beginning of the Park and back.

Love the little sister and her best friend, but now, I’m hankerin’ for some grown up time. And honestly, had the waiter in Little Italy not been such a guido, I may have ditched the girls to find out what exactly he had in mind. Okay, maybe not, because ultimately he probably meant gellato or tiramisu, not...well, other stuff.

Oh, and I don't know if it was the sitting up on the roof smoking butts and sharing stories of one night stands with Australian tourists, but I had a series of very risqué dreams dreams last night. Including, amusingly enough, one (tamer one) involving this guy.

All I'm sayin' is, it’ll be nice to have my apartment back.

Posted by This Fish at June 20, 2004 10:50 PM
Comments

You know, there's a whole world west of Central Park. If you ask nicely, I'll give you a tour.
:-)

Posted by: Esther/Madonna at June 21, 2004 12:22 AM

Vodka? Tobacco? Sex? Oh, Fish! You bad, Miss Scarlet. Where does it end? And who the hell wants to be EAST of the Park? Zabar's and Harry's Shoes are on the WEST side, dear ... you know, the one with the Hudson River. Also, Shakespeare's is gone (sadly) but still a great Barnes & Noble.

Posted by: Michael at June 21, 2004 09:53 AM

Aus tourists named Tim. Must be an epidemic as there was one here too, right about the same time. We should set them up with their own website (and right here, I was going to say something slightly nasty about 'my' tourist... but I won't, cause you just never know...)

Posted by: Jen at June 21, 2004 02:30 PM

hee... I'd have a fit of giggles if it was the same Tim.

Posted by: Fish at June 21, 2004 02:34 PM

I think that would have to be a guinness book of world rcords scale set of coincidences. We could be famous!

Posted by: Jen at June 22, 2004 10:33 AM

"This guy" warrants a risque dream, IMHO.

Posted by: dreamer at June 22, 2004 12:10 PM