ms. f and the west village

despite living in what many tout as the "most exciting" city in the US, i am incredibly lazy in my time off. example: yesterday, i woke up after 11am and didn't get out of my pajamas until after 6pm. and that was only because i needed to run an errand. when i returned home, i promptly climbed back into my pjs and onto the couch and enjoyed the food network, hgtv and some quality syndicated television. because i am 80 years old. oh yeah, i also spent a good 3-4 hours lusting after the new iphone. i played out the whole "it's worth it/it's not worth it" debate in my mind for a solid hour. i really want the stupid thing. but i'm not going to get it (but i want it. it is cool).

i know. i'm lame. it's my summer vacation and i should be out enjoying 1)my freedom 2)the city.

so today i met up with a couple fabulous people and headed down the orange line to the west village. i like the village. i rarely go there, and i always forget how many cute places to eat, shop and watch people cooler than myself exist down below the neatly organized grid streets.

anyway.

we had reduced price cookies at rockefeller center to help sustain us on the 10 minute ride downtown. yum. the sweets helped subdue the annoyance i felt toward all of the aimless wandering tourists that were slowing down my pace (i hate it when people walk down the middle of a sidewalk REALLY slowly gazing up at the buildings, while their fanny packs and camera cases prevent you from passing on either side of them. honestly. step aside).

we then wandered around downtown for quite a while until we hit Grey Dog where, ironically, a huge grey dog and his owner were chillin outside. inside, we had sandwiches and sat at a table with a painted map of oregon. random. sadly, seal rock was nowhere to be found (they'll be getting a letter from me soon).

dessert #1 was gelato at Grom . i felt all adventurous ordering the tiramisu flavor which was AMAZING because it had chunks of this graham cracker crust goodness in it. the prices were a bit on the high end, but apparently Grom's gelato uses fruit grown entirely on their own organic farm (called Mura Mura, which i learned today also means "cheap" in tagalog. unclear if these two things are related).

dessert #2 came at Rocco's. amazing. i was practically salivating as we made our way to the back of the very long line of eager dessert-eaters. sadly i was too full to enjoy any of the incredible tasty offerings. perhaps i'll go back tomorrow. i can almost hear the chocolate dipped cannolis calling my name.

as we hit up 3 eateries in less than 2 hours i felt very "food network special." it was awesome. and i managed to refrain from turning to the imaginary camera to pose with my food, or comment on my impressive ability to eat a lot for a little in such a big city. that would've been awkward.

did i mention that last week i decided i want to give up meat and dairy and see if it helps my energy level and general overall health? based on today my willpower to change my ways needs a little encouragement.