Urban Girl Almanac:

This has been a very crazy, crazy week! Seth visited, coworkers came out from the east coast, Scissors for Lefty performed. I haven’t had a meal outside of a restaurant in six days! Here’s some lessons I learned:

• Pumpkins on public transportation…pure comedic gold.
• Your stomach will not explode if you eat Ethiopian, southwestern, Japanese, Mexican and Thai all within 48 hours.
• Want to know what you will look like in 30 years? Check out your reflection in a subway car window. Something about the coating and the lighting just kills your self-esteem.
• The Connecticut Yankee on 17th has the best vegetarian chili.
• Free gin tastes better than paid-for gin.
• There is absolutely nothing wrong with a half pound Japanese cream puff in my book.
• Appreciating readers is super fun!
• I do not like whales because they fail to recognize my fabulousness.
• I love whales because they apparently poop sparkles.
• Skye, Courtney and Haley are big winners!
• Sleep masks are a good thing.
• I think I’ve finally come to accept and maybe even embrace my flat shoe situation.
• Birthday count down: 6 days. Hip MRI count down: 13 days.

I don’t have anything planned for this weekend aside from brunch with Sara on Sunday. And I can’t wait. Rob and I are going to do nothing more tonight than eating macaroni ‘n cheese in our pajamas and watching TV. It is going to be glorious! Have a great weekend!