And... we're back!

Happy Cabbie NYC
I got into the cab and was greeted by "I'm your happy cabbie. This is going to be the best cab ride you've ever had." I'm not kidding. That's exactly what he said, in his Indian accent. I thought, OK, well that's fine with me. We drove down Rivington and, hard as it was to believe, my cabbie was making a scene. On Rivington. A scene in itself. He did this by turning the top 40 music volume really low and then really loud, as if it was cool.

Then, as we hit Houston and 1st, ast the light hit yellow, the cab booked it. We hit 1st street, light turns yellow, he zooms pas it. 2nd, 3rd...faster and faster. That's really what I wanted in a cabbie. To go as fast as you possible can up the avenue. We barely made every light, and before I knew it, we were at 14th in less than 50 seconds. Incredible.

He kept saying, peace and love, peace and love. I just loved I was still alive. He dropped me off and said, I kid you not I told you this would be best cabe ride of your life and it truly was.
--> Check him out (I kid you not): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EXC69Fv7tg

Summertime
Quite arguably the best two commercials of the summers past:
pink moon ak volkswagon:
 --> seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIOW9fLT9eY
AND
 it's most wonderful time of the year aka staples:
--> seen here:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPIIMbG9R4w

Mets...Why?!
Every time! Every freakin' time! I hope to become a Mets fan... one day. Every time I go to their awesome stadium, I try to like them. We really go well together - underdogs hoping to prove their worth. But they inevitably always blow it. Always. Without fail. Today was no exception. Let me show you what it means to root for the Mets...

Bottom of the 7th. Mets up to bat. Brewers have a commanding 7-1 lead. The 20 year old Met... forgot his name, comes up to bat and it's rally time. This is the shortstop for the Mets and, you heard it hear first, the next Jeter. He gets a hit and lands on base. It's rally time. In that inning, they come back to take a 9-7, which included a home run. The 8th inning... three up, three down.

Nearly game over, as the Brewers get up to bat at top of the 9th. The first Mets relief pitcher not only loads the bases... but walks someone home. I mean, really. Then, as predicted, a left hits it out to right field for the sacrifice fly. Bringing the Brewers up to 9-9 and, as predicted, taking the lead to the win of 11-9. Shameful. Disappointed. Let down. That's the Mets (and the Knicks. But that's a whole other post).