Got a new job!!!

So I finally got a job as an accountant/bookkeeper at Morgane Le Fay. I started on December 22. I am still claiming unemployment until last week since I don't get paid through Paychex until this week. I need all the money I can get... Anyways, I think I am born lucky. I have never been without any money in my life. I was employed at Morgan Stanley from 2000 to 2006, Wyeth from Jan 06 to May 06. Cantor Fitzgerald from May 06 to September 06. AIG from October 06 to July 08, Equinox from Jul 08 to Sept 08, then RBC from Sept 08 to Feb 09. Then I was unemployed from Feb 09 to Dec 10. 22 months I was on unemployment. Then when I earned 10K working for AccountEdge my own company.

Now I'm set. I have Adam's income, Commondesk on weekends and evenings and this Morgane Le Fay job plus my tax return and audit work income from AccountEdge. I can renew my lease when it comes due at the end of May. Even with roaches and the lack of the buzzer working, I don't think I can move to another building without leaving a substantial deposit. My credit history is poor and my income from the job at Morgane Le Fay is not high enough to warrant me to moving to a place that costs $1400 or more.

Last weekend in MD

So I was invited by Davey up this weekend, took the bus to Baltimore then transferred to Frederick so I got there around 3pm. He picked me up at 3:10pm and we hung out til 6pm whereupon he had to leave to go to a work dinner. He was gone til midnight! I was pissed so he slept on the sofa for part of the night. But we did end up having sex the morning after so we didn't break up over it.

He said he'll come to NYC in January. So we shall see! I have Carmen the opera on January 8, he prolly won't come on New Year's Eve. So he'll most likely come on January 15 which is 8 weeks (2 months) away. December is not a good month with Christmas and all. Anyways I wanna go up there Valentine's Day weekend on a Friday night and he said he'll show me around on Saturday and I can go home on Sunday. That will be in February.

Davey wants some more nude photos but my camera went missing. this is the fourth or fifth camera I've bought. Luckily the price went down to 99 so the total is 118, plus the carrying case that I lost (20) and an SD card (16), it'll be like the cost of it before at $150.

I was thinking about breaking up with Davey and going out with Howard. But he's 5'8 and has two teenage kids. Also he runs and wants to run with me and I haven't run in 4-5 months! I am not about to go running again for a guy. Davey doesn't make me run and he's 5'10 so my kids might be taller, LOL. So I think I will continue dating Davey and hope he moves to NYC sometime next year.

next weekend!

So Davey might be coming up to NYC for work this week so next weekend looks good to finally meet up. It's been over 3 months since I last saw him. He's also gonna think up some new poses for me to send.

I got drunk last night at Cheryl's birthday party. I had 5.5 martinis. Anyways, not gonna drink again anytime soon. The drinks were half-off so I only spent $36 on 6 drinks. $5 for the martini and $1 tip. At least I just used up all my cash in my wallet, and didn't charge anything to my card.

update...

so I called Davey a lot on Friday and he got pissed. So much he said if I sent another text or call he would consider us done. haha, so I stopped. anyways I sent him an email tonight apologizing and he wrote back saying he doesn't believe me when I say I won't freak out again. oh well. I haven't freaked out the same though. all different ways.

Maybe he'll come this weekend when I have my period and have my Sat night concert to go to at Alice Tully Hall.

Anyways, it's scoreless in Game 5 of the World Series. Giants up 3-1 against the Rangers. Even though I love the Bushes, I am rooting for the Giants. Go Lincecum!

Update on Davey weekend

So Davey got sick this weekend and couldn't come. He did email me both on Sat and Sun showing a great desire to come. Oh well. I think he has his daughter this Halloween weekend. And I bought a classical music concert ticket for the night of Nov 6 so not sure if he wants to go to that. So instead of Rayuela we can go to a restaurant in the Lincoln Center area.

So maybe he'll come on Sat Nov 6 and we'll go to the concert then grab dinner in the Lincoln Center area. Dan Sushi? PJ Clarke's? I have to figure a good place to go to then. :)

Looks like Game 1 of World Series will be won by Texas Rangers and Cliff Lee. leading 2-0 with Cliff Lee on the mound for Texas against Lincecum.

Oct 23-24 weekend

So Davey promised next weekend. The weekend of Oct 23-24. That worked best because I went to a cello/piano concert at Alice Tully Hall on Saturday with my mom. That was good. My mom liked it more than the paid concert that I took her to the philharmonic last year. This concert was free. Definitely a plus to be part of the Classical Music Meetup group where I heard abt the free concert.

Anyways, I am planning to go ice skating this weekend and go to Rayuela and Verlaine for dinner and drinks, respectively. Fun weekend! He'll meet Paddy!

this may be it

so Davey will let me know tmrw most likely if he's coming to NYC this weekend. Not sure if he has his daughter this weekend. And I want to go to a concert at 2pm on Saturday. Maybe next weekend. Who knows? Will keep you updated.

Breaking News

Breaking news: Davey has a daughter. Not sure how old she is. But apparently he was married years ago. Which is news to me. Anyways he had his daughter this weekend. I'm giving him until next weekend to show his face in NYC. He better bring flowers too!

Maybe next

Davey sent me a text this past Friday saying maybe next. So I hope he does come this coming weekend. This weekend makes eight weekends of not connecting. Asked him to call me today. We'll see if he does that.

But he said to take the time we have and enjoy it, so I know I'm in a monogamous relationship with him.

I like the ramen at Ippudo NY. Went there yesterday by myself and sat at the bar. Asked my bro if he wanted to go today, my treat.

Now this coming weekend for sure this time

So Davey didn't make it up last weekend. See his email below explaining:

"OK, I got flown out to San Fran today for work. Just got back to my hotel room after a long day. Hope I can fly out tomorrow, but it pretty much ruined my chance to come see you tomorrow. The hotel is really cool though. If you want me to send you some photos from my room, I can."

He sent me a text saying he'll try hard to be here this coming weekend but he can't make promises out of his control.

He's been MIA since last Friday so I sent him a video email hoping to jog up his senses. LOL He has to respond to that email. Anyways, here's looking to this weekend.

What shd I eat today? That is the question, I might go to Thai Pavilion and grabbing some Seafood Spicy Noodle.

Rafa

Rafael Nadal won the US Open, making him the seventh man to complete a career Grand Slam. Go Nadal! Here's to hoping you capture all the Grand Slams until you turn 29! Go Nadal! Over Federer, yeah you Roger!

This coming weekend instead....

Long time since my last post. Davey didn't make it up over Labor Day weekend but he thinks he can make it this weekend. Hope he can! It might rain on Sunday but nice day on Saturday.

Sent him a lot of texts and two voicemails over Friday and Saturday so he got annoyed. But he did text me twice over the weekend and emailed me asking for a new pose. I sent him a whole bunch of pics this week and he thought they were hot. The video he requested was too large to send thru email. Maybe in person.

Anyways, I made a reservation for two at Rayuela if I don't feel like cooking him lasagna Saturday night.

Crossing my fingers for this coming weekend.

US Open Labor Day Monday

I am post-dating this entry to 9/6/10 but writing it on 9/9/10.

I went to the US Open with my mom on Labor Day Monday September 6. We watched Monfils down Gasquet, Kinepri defeat Wickmayer and Soderling beat Montagne. All of them have since been eliminated from the US Open. I'm rooting for Nadal vs Federer with Nadal giving him a straight sets spanking! I can dream, can't I?

And around 5:43pm on Sunday Davey texted me a message "Email ya in a bit". It sounded light so it sounded like it would be a good email. And it was. He sent it around 6:30pm (the first time he sent an email in the 6 o'clock hour). It was saying I hope you had "a good weekend even though we didn't get together. Next weekend is a definite possibility."

Davey's coming to NYC Labor Day weekend

So Davey wrote me yesterday and said he thinks the "Labor day plan will work." So I'm going to make plans for the weekend.

How does this sound?

Saturday
3-7pm hang out in Central Park
8-10pm Rayuela reservation in the LES
10-11pm Verlaine for lychee martinis

Sunday
11-1pm in Bridgehampton at Pierre's 2468 Main Street
1-4pm Cupsogue Beach (Westhampton, NY, $10 parking)
6-8pm dinner at the Palm, 94 Main Street in East Hampton

Monday
bid him adieu (farewell)

How's that itinerary? I might trade in the Rayuela reservation to cooking him Spicy Chipotle Lasagna, depending on whether he wants to eat in or not....I would cook for him, the first guy I've ever cooked for. I think I'm in love with him. :)

Real Madrid tied with Mallorca. They suck already. FC Barcelona won their game.

Watching the Yankees game and it's 2-1 over Chicago in the eighth inning.

Ted Lilly is placed on waivers despite pitching 5-0 with a 1.83 ERA. Maybe the Yankees can get Lilly and I can finally drool over him at home! A girl can dream, right?

Team Chapstick!

I got up at 4am this morning to cheer Team Chapstick on to become Team Lipstick. That's the triathlon team I was on briefly before I quit to focus on the Marathon. But now that I'm not running the marathon, I am focused on losing weight through managing my food intake.

Anyways, there I am standing, two from the left. Sara was also not racing but I didn't get to talk to her much. I am trying to see where to go in the Hamptons on Sunday for a romantic dinner with Davey. And she spent some summers in Amagansett so I was thinking she could let me know what's the in place to eat in the Hamptons.

Silver Lining

So Davey's not able to get out of work to come to NYC this weekend. He said there might be a slim chance and he'll know late Friday afternoon but don't plan on him being here this weekend. The silver lining is that maybe he'll be able to come up the next weekend, which is Labor Day weekend. We'll see. To be continued....

I ate Black Garlic pizza (garlic, mushrooms and prosciutto) from El Greco Trattoria. Very yummy. Having the leftovers.

Italian Baked Lamb Chops

I'm making this, Italian Baked Lamb Chops, for lunch and dinner tonight. Yeah, I'm back to cooking baby! I'll take a pic of my final product and append this posting in an hr or so................ Bon appetit!

Thank God I tried that recipe out before trying to cook it for Davey. It didn't turn out that well, I had to nuke it in the microwave to cook it because it was still visibly red on the outside. Didn't snap a picture because it didn't look so good. Now I have enough leftovers to feed me til the end of tomorrow. So I'm not going to my parents until Wednesday to stock up on some food. I'm poor this week. August has been a sloooooooow month.

Anyways, I was going through my recipes and I'll make the Spicy Chipotle Lasagna for Davey if he comes up to NYC this weekend. He mentioned in an email last Friday morn abt coming the weekend after which would make it this coming weekend, but he hasn't followed that up with a more substantive email so not sure. Anyways I asked him if he wanted brownies with almonds or vanilla cupcakes with chocolate frosting. I'm hoping he says brownies so I don't have to buy an electric mixer.

Coming this weekend

Davey wrote me an email Friday morning saying the weekend after is good and that he'll write me more by Sunday but it's Monday and he hasn't said anything more abt visiting so not sure if he's definitely coming this weekend. But I hope he does.

I'm going to bake him Magnolia Bakery vanilla cupcakes with chocolate buttercream frosting. Yummy. Either that or Duncan Hines fudge brownies with almonds. He has to tell me which he wants more.... the brownies will be easier and then I won't have to get a hand mixer or a stand mixer.

My Favorite Flowers

Dean & Deluca named these flowers Nicola roses and they are my favorite. No, Davey didn't get me these, I bought them myself -- a dozen for $10. Not bad. At Dean & Deluca they were $20. But at a flower shop on East 62nd and Lexington Avenue, they were $10.81 with tax.

Anyways, I decided to get them to brighten up the room. I hope Davey remembers to buy me some flowers when he visits me. He still hasn't indicated which weekend he can come up. He mentioned some good weekends, so not sure if he's coming up for more than one weekend. We shall see.

Falling in love...

I think I'm falling in love with Davey :)

Every time he sends me an email I get happy. So it must be love. Anyways, just thought I would update with the good news.

Finally feeling something for Davey!

He really liked the bikini shot I took of myself in the dressing room. that bikini is by far the skimpiest, and it's from Benetton, so it's a good buy at $34, 50% off. I'll include some shots when my replacement digital camera comes in the mail.

Have to go into work today, and miss my dig camera delivery. I'll have to pick it up via car tomorrow after the beach. Oh well it's just for 1-2 hrs.

Back Together with Davey

OMG, I broke up with Brian on Monday July 26 and three days later on Thursday July 29, Davey emailed me and asked if I wanted to visit him in MD. No apology, just saying if I wanted to come down, he'll pick me up in Baltimore. That he was willing to "forgive past transgressions." I emailed him back saying was he really going to forgive the mean horrible email I sent him. He responded later that night and said if it was said out of spite, he could forgive it.

Anyways, after dating Brian for two weeks, I realized I still like Davey. the only minuses are his age and he is living in MD. But I decided to go down to MD on Saturday and I had a blast. He bought me a bikini from Hollister and didn't make me pay for it :) since he threw away the bikini I left at his apt after that mean email. We went to Balducci's and he got me this expensive wagyu ribeye steak. We got home and took a nap then he cooked me dinner. It was the best steak I've ever had. Anyways, we watched Hot Tub Time Machine but 30 minutes into the movie I fell asleep. Boy was I tired. then we went to sleep, got up around 9am and had some coffee. It was a relaxing weekend. He said when I come down in the fall, he'll take me to DC. So I'm taking that as in when I go to see him in September. :)

Anyways, he said it's his turn to come and visit me. So he hasn't given me a specific weekend yet but maybe in 3-4 weeks. Not sure if I'm going to cook for him, since he's such a great cook. Maybe we can go to Rayuela, that's a perfect date place. I'll treat him since he is driving up to see me.

So I'm debating whether or not to tell my therapist that I broke up with him for those three weeks. I'm leaning to just saying he came up to see me. I don't want her to judge the relationship like my other two friends, Ka Ming and Jacqui not approving. Only Jackie is not judging my relationship, which I'm grateful for.

I got up at 3AM today after going to sleep around 8:30PM, so I sent Davey an email ard 4AM and he's yet to respond. I think he checks his email before he goes to work and after he goes to work since he doesn't have yahoo mail at work. I hope he responds by tonight.

Heading to my parents and Jones Beach today. Then Yankees-BoSox game at 7PM with Jackie. She got these $75 seats for her bday on August 18, so looking forward to that game between the Yankees and Detroit Tigers :)

Just wanted to say I'm back in a relationship and I'm happy. I could see myself falling for him. He is debating on whether to buy or rent in NYC so once he makes his mind up, he'll be moving to NYC. Can't wait to hang out with him more!

End of Brian

OK, Brian just ended it with me because he didn't think we had enough chemistry and logistically we lived too far apart. I was going to try and argue with him but I am not going to. I think he's too fat and he has a 4 year old son. So no Great Adventures this Fri. I might see if my bro wants to go to Great Adventures on Fri.

No one else has contacted me on the dating sites so that's a bummer. I joined match, eharmony and okcupid. I might rejoin plentyoffish.

I seem to max out at two dates with a guy and then they end it. Hope I break out from that. Maybe I'll just post on craigslist on the long-term dating section. That's how I met Rich and I dated him for like 2 months.

Oh I'm going to Atlantic City Wed to Fri morning, that'll be my vacation this year. Short trip. Plus going to Boston weekend of August 7-8. I need to focus growing my business. Maybe I'll take a break from dating.

Great Adventures and Atlantic City

So Brian's taking me to Great Adventures next Friday. I have to go to Newark at noon and he'll drive there. He also said he'll pay for admission. It'll be $25 each since there's a special deal on Coke Cans. Mon-Fri buy one get one free.

Then my bro wanted to go to Atlantic City on Wednesday so I might go there for the second time in my life. The first time I went there I was 19 and I couldn't gamble since they carded me. I've only since gambled in one poker game (lost when I went all-in). That'll be my mini-vacation. I'm also headed to Boston August 7-8 to visit Helen, she might be moving from Boston to somewhere else because Nick, her husband, has to find a place to do his post-doc.

I bought these two pairs of shoes, one Franco Sarti sandals and this other Taryn Rose open-toed peep shoes. Both used and a bargain! Spent 20 on the sandals and 60 on the shoes. I also bought a dress for $15 so I got three items for less than 100! I love eBay!

New relationship

I started dating this new guy named Brian last Friday. He's a divorced dad of a 4 year old son named AJ.

Anyways, he ended up really liking me and calling me and texting me to the point where I called him the night before we were supposed to meet on our second date and told him he was acting a bit psycho. So he broke up with me and I sent him a nasty email calling him fat. Then he called me back later that night and still wanted to meet the next day.

So I met him for the second date and we had some fun. He is a public aid defense lawyer so he got out of court early and picked me up at 2:30pm where we went to the Met and checked out the Picasso exhibit. Picasso is his favorite artist. Then we went to KumSangGan restaurant (Korean) in Flushing. He came over and watched part of the Mets game before he left for NJ.

I really want to go to Great Adventures and he said he'll check his schedule to see if he can take off early one day next week. He said he might take Friday off, but then there's a chance he'll bring AJ and I don't want to meet his son quite yet. Maybe if I'm still dating him after three months, I'll be ready to meet his kid.

He also said I can pick an expensive restaurant for our next date. My friends have been weighing in. So far Union Sq Cafe is on the top of that list. I think Blue Fin is too expensive. I shd make him take me to Candle 79 and I can run into that cute bartender. Hahaha.

Anyways, I'll post again after the Great Adventures date or the next date. I think he really likes me so this is the first time a guy is chasing me. We'll see how long this lasts.

End of Davey

After I tried breaking up with him last week he broke up with me passively this week. Oh well I wasn't in love with him.

He was unresponsive at the end. I can't deal with that and it drove me nuts.

I am looking on match and okcupid. I left plentyoffish because I met Davey on that and that was a strange site.

No new prospects. Off the birth control pills. I lost a 6 month supply of birth controls on the subway so will abstain from having sex without condoms for the next 5 months.

Anyways, I'll update this as soon as I start cooking more. I'm making linguini with real clams next Monday. Have to get the clam meat cans next Monday from Whole Foods.

I'm operating on one hour of sleep because I need to be somewhere at 7:30AM.

trouble in paradise...

I'm not so sure when David's moving to NYC so I kinda wanna break up with him. I never wanted a long-distance relationship. I mentioned it to him last week but he assured me he'll make it easier for me by visiting me more often. So instead of four weeks, he's coming in three weeks to see me. I am not sure if I can do this.

He's also 12 years older than me. That's old.

And he has no hair.

So all those three factors plus the fact that I'm not falling for him and it's been two months already lead me to believe he's not the one. What to do?

Weekend in MD

I got back on Sunday from a weekend spent with Davey in Frederick, MD. I had a fun and relaxing weekend. I arrived around 10:40am at Baltimore's Penn Station. However, David didn't leave his house until after I arrived. He arrived around 11:35am and we drove back to his apt. He lives in a nice three level complex, Sunset Apartments. He told me his rent is $960. Rent is cheap in MD! We quickly changed for the pool and I paid 5 dollars for the pool access. He bought some Sam Adams' summer ale and some chips (no salsa or guacamole). He said he would make guacamole later.

Anyways we spent a couple of hours in the pool and sunbathing. It was relaxing and hot.

Then we took a nap together on the couch, abt 90 minutes long, I was only asleep for the last half hour and he woke me up because his arm had fallen asleep. Then we took a shower separately and got ready to go out. We went to the Tasting Room in Frederick, MD and had crab dip and I had the Beachy Lychee and he had a glass of red wine, merlot... Then we went to Safeway to buy the ingredients for a French hamburger and roasted squash.

He made me guacamole and we talked for a while because we weren't hungry. then around 10:15pm he cooked me a French hamburger and roasted squash plus some store-bought potato salad. It was by two candlelights so it was nice and romantic. Then we went to sleep. Nice day and evening.

Then the next morning, we woke up too late to make French toast but he did make me some coffee. It was good. Then he drove me to Penn Station in Baltimore and I got on the 12:15pm bolt bus to Manhattan. Got into 33rd and 8th Ave at 4:43pm.

He told me to pick a weekend for him to come up to NYC and he'll see if he can make it. So I have to figure out which weekend is good. I don't really wanna spend 2-3 days with him over July 4th weekend and then his birthday is Jul 9 so not sure if he'll want to come to NYC on his birthday weekend so it might be another 4 weeks til I see him again.

But I did write him an email on Monday telling him I had a fun time and he said he enjoyed having me there so all is well. I am happy.

He said best case scenario he'll move to NYC in three months but it could take up to 6 months, so we'll see how this dating goes til then.

in a relationship

I'm in a relationship! Just wanted to update it here. I confirmed it today with the guy David or Davey *haha* when I typically freaked out abt it. Haha. We may go away in September to Mexico!

Pasta with Tomato-Blue Cheese Sauce

this is not my photo but I cooked this today. It came out creamier than the picture but yummy. Might make this again in the future.

Sloppy Joe's

I made sloppy joes from PW's site. Too lazy to take a pic. Have to go to the gym tomorrow and run a mile or two. Might not be able to do the Brooklyn Half-Marathon, that's in 4 weeks!

How hard is it to maintain a blog where you write in it on a daily basis but keep it remote from your personal life. I follow this one blog that will go nameless that is written on a daily basis but not really personal at all.

I don't think I can maintain a daily blog. The last time I wrote abt Cristiano Ronaldo. That was over a month ago.

And I stopped cooking regularly a few months ago.

wah!

I have to rant about this.

Cristiano Ronaldo has transferred to Real Madrid last summer and his new team sucks. He scores like a goal a game, but that's not enough for them to win games. Meanwhile Manchester United is on top of the English Premier League and still in the Champions League. Why did he have to transfer? It's so hard to root for a sucky team.

Hot Wings

Hot Wings.

Repeat

I cooked the Quesadilla de Camarones (Shrimp) for the second time, marking the first recipe I've cooked twice. Tmrw I make Buffalo Hot Wings for the Superbowl. Yummy

Cajun Chicken Pasta.

Spicy Chipotle Lasagne

Spicy Chipotle Lasagne.

Quesadillas de Camarones (Shrimp)

Quesadillas de Camarones

Scallops Verde

Scallops Verde.

French Onion Soup

French Onion Soup.

Spring Green Risotto

Spring Green Risotto

Thai Spicy Basil Chicken Fried Rice

Shrimp Tikka Masala

2010 Resolutions

What are my 2010 New Year's Resolutions?

• Mostly to get financially stable and to save money
• Build a master chef's kitchen stocked with appliances, dishes and cookware
• Maintain 95 lbs (hard considering I started cooking Fri, Sat, Sun)
• Do a sub-4 hour 2010 NYC marathon
• Move to a one-bedroom on the UES in Jan 2011 (does that count since it's 2011)
• Make more friends, be more social (NY Flyers)

Spiced Roasted Chicken with Peruvian Aji Sauce

Peruvian Aji Sauce

Spiced Roasted Chicken.

Wishlist

Bedford Corner Desk with Hutch from Pottery Barn

Le Creuset 20 pc cookware set in Cherry, this is 699.99 and will be my birthday gift to myself in May

Still waiting for my iPhone to be delivered. Hopefully someone on Monday from the company will let me know the tracking number. Still won't use it until I get the Mobile Me.

Cristiano Ronaldo shirt

I bought this, the L (30-32") Kid's Home Cristiano Ronaldo (9). It shd arrive by Friday Jan 8, 2010. In time for the next Real Madrid meetup match I'm going to.

Stuffed Peppers

Stuffed peppers.

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Stuffed-Peppers-101633

Spice-Rubbed Quail.