Monday, September 2, 2013
Slept in. Wifi speedtest result at Holiday Inn LES: just under 3 Mbps down and up. Spent the day hanging out with Brian, Kelly, Judy, and Larry before their departure tonight for Europe. We talked about Montreal (BK likes, many restaurants, byob), Toronto (BK says meh but they do have good Chinese food), Guy Fieri, The Simpsons season 11, episode 3, "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner" and larb gai michelada. Brian stayed home to keep last-minute laundry in progress. The rest of us walked to Katz's Deli, saw a line longer than we wanted to wait, and instead ate brunch at Remedy, a diner with different but equally fine food. They left via Uber around 6:45 PM. I returned to the hotel and napped for a long time. While foraging, I happened upon Mission Chinese 10 mins before closing and was seated immediately with no grumpiness like you might expect. Broccoli beef brisket (tasty), Laura Palmer (strong), white rice with barley, water. To bed late.