Hey guys, it's been a while. As you know I've been in NYC. The trip was amazing, I didn't want to come back. Normie and I left for the city at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. We arrived in NY and walked around midtown for a bit. The weather was surprisingly warm and I was layered down. My old roomie from when I lived in New York Colleen arranged an over brunch for our arrival. The place was called Cluny (284 W. 12th St. 212.255.6900). The food was amazing. I'm a breakfast person, so it really tickled my fancy. That's Colleen and her friend Robert.
After brunch we did some shopping. We swept through Soho and the west village. Patricia Field's is definitely always a top when I visit the city. There is us outside the new store on Bowery, aren't my leg-warmers over? I picked up a sweatshirt, that's all. Mama is trying not to spend money--I'm broke as hell.
So Saturday night I had plans to stay with my friend Migdalia in upstate. Normie went to visit family in the B.K. I had to take the train from Grand Central. I had no clue the train ride was an hour and a half. That train ride was a conjure. My train left at 6:50, and I didn't make it to my destination until something to 9. My hats off to Migdalia, she does that commute everyday into the city.

The train ride was all well worth it. Migdalia and her fiance William cooked a nice dinner, and I got to hang out with my nephew Jaden. He is so adorable. He got me to start thinking about the question of kids. Definitely not right now, but I'm going on record to say that I would love to have children (wait children is plural--a child). I better hurry up before my ovaries shrink up.
So Sunday morning Migdalia, her mother, and myself went wedding dress shopping. She is getting married in the Dominican Republic on Memorial Day weekend. There was dress drama this week, but she needed a "gay to the rescue". Everything is fine now. She selected a dress, and she looks gorgeous in it. It should be here towards the beginning of December, and I'm going to N.Y. to be there for alterations. It just never hurts to have a faggy nearby for things like that, right?
After the wedding dress shopping, I headed back into the city to move into the first hotel. We hotel hopped.


We were on the 40
th floor. This was the view from our window. The view was so fierce, I wanted to jump just to take it all in. Isn't that over to jump to take in a view?
Normie came from B.K. and we settled into the hotel. My niece Brandon lives in New York now. He is a model. He came over to meet us, and to go out for a bit.

Why is she smiling with her eyes?
Oooop!
So that night we went to grab a quick bite at the Viceroy in Chelsea. The food normally always slays, but my crabcake tasted like a brillo pad. I sent it back twice. Everyone else's food was cute though.
After our bite we walked over to G Lounge. It was a cute crowd. After we went to Park way on the west side. There was a vicious line, and I couldn't see not skipping it. I made it in, saw someone from D.C. (sorry Jonathan), and hit it after 10 minutes. Then we went to The Cock, Urge, The Boiler Room, and some private birthday party with bad drag queens. Norman said that one of them looked like a prettier Kathy Griffin.
After the club conjure, we went to one of my favorite diners, Lyric on 23rd and 3rd. We ate boot, and hit it home.
The next morning we got up and checked into my hotel for work, Dream NY
www.dreamny.com. The hotel was cute--very
boutiquey. I didn't have work until 6:45 (a networking dinner), so we had the better part of the day to shop--mostly window shop, but shop. We saw
Treach from Naughty by Nature walking down Broadway looking very angry for some reason. He had like 18
bandanas tied to random places all over his body. He is the over angry aggressive jailhouse "where are they now" rapper trade piece. I get life and die.
My dinner was great. It was at Amalia. I had Salmon, it was cooked and seasoned to perfection. After my work dinner, we decided to go see Noah's Arc. We hit it over to Chelsea and caught a 10:45. The theatre was full of N.Y. queens. It was over. They were flailing and going off at the screen, I got life. The movie was o.k. The costumer/stylist should be shot though. Why did they make Noah look so crazy? More on that later.
After the movie, we hit it back to the hotel to get some rest, I had an early start on Tuesday morning.
I had work for the better part of the day on Tuesday. I toured the Gucci showroom, and we talked about Spring/Summer. I communicated with my buyers on what my clients asked for/needed or wanted to see more of. Hopefully that helps.

After the meetings, I went over to the Meatpacking district. The name has always attracted me for some reason...
lol. I checked out
Louboutin on Horatio street for my over sister, and conjured in Jeffrey and Stella McCartney. I grabbed a bite at a little pub across from the Soho House, and made plans to start heading home.

The trip was amazing. I miss N.Y. so much. Hopefully, I will be back sometime soon. You guys will get the tea on that later.
Fast forward to last night when I had a date with the cop piece. We went to Coco Sala for drinks, and saw Noah's Arc. I acted like I was surprised, cause I promised him that I would see it with him. This is the first really good date I've had in a while. He is so easy going and mild mannered. He opens the door like a gentleman should, and couldn't see me reaching for my purse ever to pay. There is only one thing--never mind I'm not gonna say...
Okay I will, just don't tell anyone. He has bad shoes. I can change that though. In my early 20's that would have been a deal breaker. I wouldn't have called him back. Chile now you gotta take what you can get and work with it, especially if they are nice and don't beat you...lol.
Anyways, I will give you guys the updates as usual. Check me out tomorrow. I have a new crush, and this time I think it's true love.