BOSTON TRIP - PART 1 First let me say what an AWESOME time I had in Boston and how lucky I am
to have someone like LT in my Life to share adventures with.
Boston. My home away from home. Great city that is near & dear to me.
The trip started the weekend before with packing and organizing.
Not really sure what to pack to a place you have never been before and don't
know what to expect.But in the end, brought a good assortment of clothes
(only taking a handful of things I didn't wear at all).
My neighbor Vanessa would be watching Mister (and by default Pika & Pedro,
that I feed as well). She is great with the cats, so it's easier to leave
him home and not worry. Of course I will miss that little stinky fuzzball.
Vanessa even offered to drop us off at the airport - She is too sweet!
The red-eye flight was Good and Bad. Good because it was super quick and
made NYC (our layover) in 4.5 Hours. Bad because we couldn't sleep on the
flight like we had planned, even though we had help with pills and booze.
We got into New York / JFK around 4:30 am and I was surprised how busy the
airport was - I mean BUSY!!!
We had a couple hour layover which we killed by people-watching, drinking
Dunkin' Donuts coffee and trying to rest (unsuccessfully). By the time
we re-boarded, we were punch-drunk.
Luckily when we arrived at our first hotel - the Hotel Marlowe [LINK], they had a
room ready for an early check-in for us. So after a quick bite and a 2 hour
nap we were off toward Harvard & Cambridge.
We decide to buy a Metro pass to ride the trains for getting around,
which is waaaaay easier and cheaper than cabs all the time. Plus Boston
is a good walking city for the most part. Harvard and Cambridge had great
architecture and history (which was a theme throughout the trip).
The main school surrounds Harvard Square, which is a cool shopping area.
Then it was back onto the T and to the hotel. Which by the way, was awesome,
friendly, accommodating, and really took care of us. Took a quick shower
and back to the lobby for the complimentary wine hour (free wine? YES please!!)
We had dinner at a fancy restaurant called CLIO [LINK]that was offering a Pre Fix
Menu. The meal was good and portions small but for a "High End" place,
that is what you expect.I had the Lamb and LT had Cod.
Great company and conversation made it a great dinner. Exactly the way a
vacation should start. A few more drinks and laughs, and it was off to bed
and did we need it. 10 hours later....
Wow... 39!!!! Some days I cannot wrap my head around it.
And next year... Don't get me started. At least I'm not at the end.
Where I can see death's icy grip clamp down on everyone before me.
Actually, I couldn't be happier in my life right now.
My Family. My Friends. My Career. Love. Art. Music.
As I grow another year older & wiser, I think back at
my choices & mistakes I have made. That have made me the man
I am today. The reasons I get up and go on, day after day.
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Well we all want something better than
We wish for something new
Well we all want something beautiful
Wish for something true
Been lookin' for a reason and
Something to lose
When the wheels come down
When the wheels touch ground
And you feel like it's all over
There's another round for you
When the wheels come down
Just back from Boston and I hear that one of my favorite shows is
canned before it even starts it's 2nd season... All because F@#KING
Jay Leno and his 10pm slot
SouthLAnd Cancelled!!!
SouthLAnd has been canceled with production being shut down after
six episodes according to the Hollywood Reporter. NBC will continue
to air Dateline on Fridays at 9pm.
After screening the early episodes NBC found them “too dark and gritty”
for broadcast, particularly at 9pm.No word on when/if the six episodes
that were already filmed will air.
My question is WHY screw up good... No, GREAT TV with Leno and his
10pm all-encompassing Bull Shit show. Is NBC throwing in the towel
on adult TV? Nice job.
UPDATE: SouthLAnd has an opportunity to be picked up by TNT. Talks are in negotiation
to bring the gritty crime drama to the network. TNT was an obvious choice as
it shares a corporate parent with Warner Bros. TV, which produces the critically
praised series with studio-based John Wells Prods.
So as I look around me and my friends that are having health issues,
I feel lucky that I'm healthy for the most part. In the last 2 weeks
two of my good friends have health problems that I would never want
to deal with.
I had blood test that came back this week, prompting a Doctor's visit.
Something you dread hearing from the receptionist... "The doctor would
like you to come in".No thanks - if it's good news, just tell me over
the phone.
So I went in yesterday and he told me that I am bordering on High Sugar
and Cholesterol meaning that I need to cut back on both. Meaning that
starting today, I gave up coffee. Anyone that knows me, knows I like
my coffee with my sugar.I will be also trying to cut down my soda and
snacks (candies and such).As far as the FAT, I am working on a more
healthy diet - trying to limit my trips to La Posta.
I'm at the heaviest I have been in my life so that is depressing, but with
a healthy regiment that should change. I need to work harder at the gym
and my exercise.
Looking down the barrel of 39 (a couple weeks away) and I figure I have
a few more left in the tank, so I might as well take care of what I got.
