Quote and Friday

"Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best."

– Henry Van Dyke

It was so hard to focus yesterday. The three-day weekend called to me like a siren and I left work at 5:30. I met Jason and his boyfriend Joe at Union Square and we went for a lovely dinner at Luna Park. The weather was perfect last night and it felt so great to be in the slightly less crowded city.

After dinner we went to a local karaoke place. This one was in a Japaneze izakaya (pub) called Izakaya Izu. The place wasn't very crowded and I got to sing like a little song bird. "Fever" and "I'm Walking on Sunshine" (my two new favorite karaoke songs) were quite a hit. Joe sang a great version of Helen Reddy's "I am Woman," and Jason sang a smashing rendition of "My Own Worst Enemy." Good times were had by all, though the bar maidens that were inputting the songs had a curious propensity for putting in songs with no rhyme or reason (some frat-boy type that liked to make every song into a pornographic rap got to sing 6 songs in a row while songs that Joe put in at the beginning of the night never came on). Also one of the bartenders was a bit of a microphone hog. Despite all that, it was still FABULOUS. God I LOVE karaoke!



Top picture: Jason & Joe; Bottom picture: Jason Crooning

After we'd had enough of karaoke, I said ciao to the boys and headed over to Cedar Tavern to meet Craig. I did not know until I searched for the link right now that this place had a history. Evidently this used to be a Beat hangout back in the day. I wish I'd known that. I would have paid more attention. Instead I headed upstairs to meet the group, had a quick beer (they were ending their night) and left. All in all a great evening.

So, today I'm fasting. Well, I'm not really fasting, but doing a detoxifying cleanse -- Lemon Cleanse. All I can drink is this lemon concoction. Ideally, it's a 10 day cleanse. I don't know if I'm going to do that. I figure I'll just take it day by day. My initial goal is to do this over the 3-day weekend. I did 4 1/2 days before. It felt so good. I hope to do this again -- feels good for my body and for my mind. Anyway, wish me luck! There's so much yummy food around. Must resist!