Well the day started out watching 300 on a bootlegged dvd that I bought for $5.00 last week and it’s very good quality. A copy from a dvd, not much loss generation-wise. Now it’s later than usual and I’m watching again, this time with Roda and Bill. It’s been an interesting day to say the least. I woke up around 7-ish which was ok. Did the usual Saturday thing, bagels, papers, supermarket. Laundry I did yesterday thanks to Julio and his awesome suggestion on getting a new power strip. Since I had read the papers it seemed like a good enough time to watch 300.

Of course it’s violent, but done in a comic book style and since I used to read comic books all the time and still do on that rare occasion, I really didn’t mind the gore. Those Spartans sure looked good in their leather speedos. Each and everyone of them were remarkably cut. Lot’s of CG as well, almost as good as the Lord of the Rings movies. I know Pedro really liked it, he called me up soon after he saw it, giving it rave reviews. It would’ve been a perfect movie to see with him

I also have The Queen, Notes on A Scandal, and Color Me Kubrick from Netflix that I haven’t seen yet. I am looking forward to all three and since it’s Netflix I can take my time. The day was cloudy and warm and I decided to head into the city. I took the bus in and walked over to Grand Central Station to see Kathe Charas where she works selling bags and whatnot. It was fun, I hadn’t seen her in quite a while. She seems happy and we swapped stories about rotten teeth.

Then I hopped on the 6 train and headed down to Canal Street looking for a set of headphones like the ones I had a few months ago. I really liked them and they had a volume control and cost about $17.00. I’ve seen them in Times Square for about $50.00. They’re not that good. $17.00 is the best price, but I’m used to the ones I have now anyway, just no volume control. Boo hoo. I walked through Soho, a nice place to visit if you don’t work there, but I was nowhere near McMann and Tate’s offices. Walked past what used to be CBGB’s, it’s now closed, nothing there anymore.

Walked down St. Mark’s Place and went into Sounds to kill sometime before I surprised Bill at the final performance of The Crooner at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. Bought the English Beat Greatest Hits cd, then went to Veselka where I had a burger. Walked though Tompkins Square Park past two dudes playing ultimate Frisbee with acrobatic moves. Talked to Annemarie on the phone outside the Cafe before heading in. After the phone call I see some guy who looks familiar, turns out to be Roda who Bill had run into a few days before.

He looked good, dressed really well and lost some pounds. He’s such a great friend, it was good to hang out with Roda, he’d never been to the Cafe before and I sounded almost like a veteran, having been there over a dozen times at least. Now it’s late and I’m going to bed.

Cheers.

Here’s some pics!