New York City - Friday 9-9-11

We arrived in New York last evening and got settled into the apartment briefly before going out to dinner and then drinks at the Monster. I don't know if I had food poisoning or tequila poisoning, but I was pretty hurting this morning hence the minimal posting. I dealt with office e-mail and talked to the office a few times and then went back to bed for several hours. The boyfriend and our friend Rob who is traveling with us went out to breakfast and retrieved me around noon and we set out uptown to go shopping and to purchase tickets for a matinee show of Priscilla Queen of the Desert. We lucked out and got a great deal on great seats. It should definitely be a lot of fun.

As the New York Times and other news outlets have reported, there seem to be unconfirmed reports of a truck bomb attack plot for either New York City or Washington. From what we have seen, other than a heightened police visibility, New Yorkers are unfazed and are going about their business.

On Sunday we are doing brunch with the daughters of two of the boyfriend's clients who live her in New York. One works for a big law firm and the other is in the fashion industry. It should be fun and one of them went to school in Barcelona for two years and should be able to give us great suggestions for things to do and see next month when the boyfriend and I go on a western Mediterranean cruise out of Barcelona.

To nigh, we'' do dinner out - probably Phillip Marie - and then finish the night at the Monster before heading back to crash. If any readers are out at the Monster, pleas say hello.