…but the eat.shop spring 2010 releases are (almost all) here! The 3rd edition of eat.shop los angeles and the 2nd edition of eat.shop twin cities are in our warehouse and ready to ship into your hot little hands. And speaking of hot, the 2nd edition of eat.shop paris which has been hotly anticipated, almost to the burning point, will be in our warehouse later this week, with the 2nd big, juicy edition of eat.shop nyc hot on it’s heels, ready to ship by the end of the month. And so there’s something in July to anticipate other than the 4th, the 2nd edition of eat.shop san francisco will be shipping mid-month.
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punxsutawney phil sucks
Though it is only 20 or so days til spring and we have had an entire Olympics since Punxsutawney Phil did or didn’t see his shadown, NYC is crippled by a late winter storm. This makes trying to get out of town panic-attack inducing. My phone’s vibrate function is now nearly broken from two days of text messages about flight delays and cancellations. The latest crippled buzz: another cancellation.
This inconvenience buys 26 more hours in NYC. On most days of the years, this would be more like a lucky treat, than a major inconvenience. But when it’s impossible to get a cab and walking to the subway is through more snow than the nordic combined track has in Vancouver, you start to think strategically.
The way my mind works is to think about proximities. Where do I want to spend a long, isolated winter day where the most that is asked of me is if I would like another beer? Easy answer. The ultra-cozy and ultra-satisfying Diner in Brooklyn. So I call a friend who lives across the street there and is conveniently out of town for work. I move into his killer apartment and start planning my lunch and dinner at Diner and be ultra thankful for the kindness of friends.