Waiting...

[skyring]

I have a customer coming around to collect a copy of a Lord Dunsany book. I hate waiting for customers. He said he'd come around in the morning and there's only ten minutes of morning left and I've got a ton of things to do outside. Missed my usual Saturday morning trawl through Belconnen opshops because of this bloke, made up for by glorious 4-way chat on AIM.

Sorry about that rejected invitation, G. I didn't read your LJ until later, and thought it might be some sort of IM spam, as I didn't recognise the name.

Having said that, IM does chew up a lot of time, and I'm torn between wanting to spend time with my friends online or do other stuff.

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[skyring.livejournal.com]

Replying to my own entry here! Pressed [Send] with the knocking on the door. Two minutes of morning left. Off now for my morning walk.

[texaswren.livejournal.com]

I signed up on yahoo IM today, but now I'm afraid to use it. I don't have a lot of time to be wasted, and I'm weak when it comes to choosing between visiting and doing something productive. ;-)

[whytraven.livejournal.com]

It is very addictive.

[bookczuk.livejournal.com]

Be forwarned... a certain Australian is very chatty! (But absolutely darling and I adore chatting with him)

[thebiblioholic.livejournal.com]

Humph! He ignored my hello. :-)

[bookczuk.livejournal.com]

He's probably sleeping! It's half past stupid in the morning there now. (Even though he does keep decidedly odd hours....)

[thebiblioholic.livejournal.com]

Nah, it was Saturday arvo there at the time (4am here). :-)

[bookczuk.livejournal.com]

So YOU were up at half past stupid!

Sorry I'll miss you when we head up to Columbia. What's the name of that restaurant you've been going to for years? It sounded lovely.

[thebiblioholic.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm usually up till around 4-5am Eastern time. :-)

The restaurant is V&T. It is on Amsterdam Avenue at 110th Street.

By the way, Tom's Restaurant, corner of Broadway and 112th Street is the one on Seinfeld. They always show shots of the outside and the "Restaurant" half of their name.

Tomo is a wonderful Japanese restaurant on Broadway between 110th and 111th Street.

Symposium is a lovely Greek restaurant on 113th Street, between Broadway and Amsterdam.

Caffe Pertutti has good Italian food and WONDERFUL pastries (good place to stop just for dessert). They're on Broadway, around 112-113th Street.

Lots more all around, but those are some of my favs.

[thebiblioholic.livejournal.com]

Oh, and in response to your last question on AIM before you got booted off. Sadly, Takehome is no longer on Broadway and 115th. It was there when I went to school, then became "University Food Market" run by the same people who ran "Mama Joy's" on Broadway and 113th St. They're both gone now, and there's a Morton Williams at the corner of B'way and 115th. It is a larger and still cramped supermarket, and apparently the owner is my freshman year next door neighbour in John Jay Hall. Mama Joy's a wonderful deli/market was replaced with "Milano" (I think that's the name), a trendier market.

Good chinese food: Columbia Cottage, Amsterdam and 112th (I think). Good place for an afternoon coffee: Hungarian Pastry Shop, Amsterdam and 111th (or thereabouts)--wear black, bring a dense book :-). Sadly, Moon Palace, a great Chinese restaurant and a long time fixture closed about 10? years ago. They were the best chinese restaurant in the neighbourhood.

[bookczuk.livejournal.com]

I'm hungry....

[skyring.livejournal.com]

Ulk!
Send it again!

[whytraven.livejournal.com]

It was wonderful, I know. :-)

I tend to only log into IMs when I have the time; right now I'm editing and that gives me some leeway. I take my laptop offline when I have to.

Cheered me right up!