Friday, February 26, 2010

Winter Blues

Peace and quiet is a beautiful thing. The hustle and bustle of life in the metropolis can take its toil on anyone. Everyone needs a break. I need a break however, from the peace and quiet of the East End. Winter on the Fork is grueling and flat out boring. What is there to do? Where is the scene, the happening spot? No such bloody thing. Not here. What and where are the highlights during the cold of winter? Life is always greener on the other side. Take for instance the summer season on the Fork. It's madness. Madness in the deli, madness at Love Lane Kitchen...madness on Sound Avenue, attitudes galore, restaurants packed, liter on the beach, illegal parking...it's the extreme for and in both seasons. However, that still leaves the underwhelming problem of boredom throughout the winter months. I have compiled a list of things to do when going stir crazy, her it goes as follows:

1. drink more fabulous wine (Silver Oak, Plumpjack, Caymus, Opus One etc.)
2. longer lunches with friends (3 hours) at great lunching joints (Ambrose Cafe, Cippolini, Tuscan House, The St. Regis, The Behlman Bar)
3. more trips to American Manhassset
4. catch a flick in the afternoon at Island 16 then hit Tellers for one or two, definately two Appple Martinis and their lobster wontons
5. go to Mint of course for one or two items to put the "D" back in dreaminess and then BS with Barbara for an hour
6. hit the East Wind for a spa day (I have yet to do this)
7. fight with your significant other so that you are jusified in driving to exit 49 north on the LIE and heading straight to Saks 5th to buy a Louis Vuitton handbag
8. google all of the people you dislike and see what you find
9. Blog about senseless nonsense
10.Watch Twilight and New Moon for the umteenth time

Hope these suggestions help, they can get you through about two weeks I think of total extreme boredom. The Fork still sucks in the winter time, especially on a day like today when you make way for the outlets only to discover that they are stinkin closed because of snow!!!

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