17 SEPT 2005. SATURDAY. 04:07PM.
WE FINALLY DID IT. Months and months of correspondence, one pre-new york care package and a trip to manhattan and back later, the wonderful Miss Mandina and I finally came out from behind our respective websites and met in person on a nice friday evening at my fave cafe strip. Armed with her shopping requests and a bag full of nyc goodies (badges, bangles, chunky necklaces, magazine), we spent the night chatting away endlessly about my adventures in new york, her adventures in new york, our hilarious attempts at faking the american accent, where we shopped, what we bought and who we saw. She definitely won hands down on celebrity hobnobbing. My pansy 'people spotting' was pale in comparison. One cappacino and 4 hours later, we were all talked out and headed home. What an great way to meet someone new in the city. I'm hybernating this weekend in preparation for my maiden camping trip next week. And interesting experience it will be for someone who hasn't fallen asleep on grass intentionally for a long long time. Hell ... i'll try anything once!
