A Very Nice Night

Well tonight was just what I needed. It's been quite a stressful week with work and school. To top it all off, I really wanted to go to Jazz Fest to see Norah Jones today but had to work. I haven't been to Jazz Fest in ages and it would've been nice to go again, but alas, it didn't happen. But I'm o.k. with it.

After work, I met Chris and Angela for coffee at Puccino's and we just sat outside, drank coffee and laughed all night. That was followed by my favorite restaurant in the Quarter, Angeli. Angeli is this great little hole in the wall restaurant on the outskirts of the French Quarter that's really dingy, yet has so much character to it. The floors are slanted, the paint on the walls is chipped in a cool way, silent movies play in the background, there's collages on the wall, and Jeff Buckley plays on the stereo. Top all of that off with amazing food (chicken alfredo tonight) and a pint of Newcastle and it's just the coolest little place...

The Quarter was packed tonight because of Jazz Fest, so it was nice just to watch the hodge podge of people walking past the windows drunk as all hell. It really would be hard to move away from this city. I found myself thinking "where else could I find this?"....

Tomorrow is Mom's birthday party and the day to catch up on school work. At least I'm in the final stretch for school. That feels nice...On the menu for Mom's birthday dinner is Eggplant Parmesan, her request. And cake of course :)

What A Nice Friday!

Today was one of those all together just great days. I don't get to say that often, and I feel that I really needed a day and night like this. I'm tired as hell now, but I'll stay up long enough to write this.

Started the morning by getting some coffee on the way to a meeting at school about the RSA grant that pays for school. Kinda boring, but nice to hear all the different options available to me after I graduate in a month.

That was followed by lunch at Serrano's with some friends and a trip to Target where I bought a bunch of crap including a toy for Buddy (the dog) that is just too cool. It's a plush shrimp sushi toy that squeaks!

Came home and finished Hart's Hope and started The Rest Falls Away. Great reading so far today! Tried to take a nap but that just didn't work.

Just got home from the casino with some friends and I actually won $12. That's a big deal for me. I don't even break even normally. Casino was followed by IHOP which was surprisingly good tonight.

And through it all, we had gorgeous, breezy weather that isn't going to stick around.

Needless to say, no internship today...ahhh...I'm rejuvenated....

Now I shall continue to read The Rest Falls Away until I fall away into sleep. Tomorrow resumes normal life with an 8 hour shift.