Thursday, September 5, 2013
Slept and rested, needed it. Caught up on journaling. Planned transit from LES to Fire Island Pines, then also from Fire Island Pines to JFK. The best thing seemed to be the MTA custom directions. fairyschedule.com provided instructions from Penn Station but I didn't want to travel there on the subway when I could get to an LIRR station further along more directly via J train. Realized after some time that Arlene's Grocery is indeed an event venue and bar (sometimes gay) and not a grocery; this was very confusing to me. Lunch by myself at Brian and Kelly's: the Kossar's bialy from yesterday was too hard to eat, so I steamed it and it was better. Leftover egg roll from Vegetarian Dim Sum House. Got tired of resting. Walked to Cheeky Sandwiches for a shrimp po-boy ($8.50) and an order of beignets (3 for $1). The po-boy was spicier than I had expected, but I ate it all pretty quickly. The beignets were not exactly like the ones at Cafe du Monde but they were tasty nonetheless and with a great price. This restaurant defies categorization for its type of service. Here there is no greeter. You order with the person behind the counter then seat yourself. Your food is brought to you, and you pay after you finish eating. A staffperson might ask you during your meal if you need anything such as a water refill. Errands: got cash from a 7-Eleven ATM, bought paper plates because I used a few in Brian and Kelly's place, bought travel toothpaste because I was running out. Drinks at Flatiron Lounge with Koko. Dinner at Cafeteria with Drew: blue crab roll with potato chips and white grape martini for both.