Eat Here Now!!!

The other night I went to the Whitney Museum with a couple of friends. It was fun, but... shorter than expected. So, we walked out of the museum at about 9, and they both turned to me to say, "Now what?". I hadn't planned on this, so I rubbed my three remaining brain cells together and decided we would walk 20 blocks south. My theory at the time was that if you walk 20 blocks in any direction in NYC you will run into something to do. Keep in mind, this is a well-tested theory. I have put the method to use time and time again. But, I forgot to take into account the "east side" factor. There is apparently a great lack of stuff on Madison Ave unless you are shopping at Gucci or looking into advertising.

Determined, we persisted, and we eventually (after about 26 blocks) struck gold, in the form of the Eat Here Now Diner. I was intrigued by the commanding name (although it could have used an exclamation point or two), so we walked in and sat down. It was kind of old and dingy, and we sat for a while, waiting for a waitress to get us menus. Then we waited for the food, which was alright. Then we waited for a long time for the check. Kind of hilarious, really.

I liked the required CPR sign in there. Most are illustrated and printed in nice colors. This had the homey touch of being drawn in marker the wrong way on lined paper. It also had an air of mystery. It said- CPR Kit behind desk "manager." I wish I knew the thought behind the random quotation markings.

All in all, it was a smashing success. I may even go back one day.

**Note: While writing this post, I am currently on hold with the IRS trying to get my AGI number from last year, because I'm lame and don't know where my 2007 return is, and I need to e-file to get my taxes off on time. Good times. I just listened to the whole Sleeping Beauty Waltz, and now I'm listening to Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. Oh, and it just went back to Sleeping Beauty... and now I've heard it three times and Eine Kleine twice. Maybe they should work on getting more than two pieces. Hmmm.