Monday June 28, 2010

I slept in til 11:30 am trying to get rid of my hangover. I had a couple hours to kill before I had to catch my train back to Connecticut so I set out on foot to find some lunch. I stumbled upon Carnegie Deli and got in line to be seated. Since it was so crowded they sat me at a table with another guy. I have to be honest, it was a little strange, but I guess during lunch hour that’s what happens. Being that I had no fucking personality (due to my hangover that was getting worse by the minute) I really did not even speak to him. He was not bad looking…seemed nice enough and he was taking photos of his food! We both got a bowl of pickles…the yummy bright green kind that you can only get in a Jewish deli and ordered our food. He was smart and ordered the corned beef sandwich which was stacked up to the ceiling and looked amazing. I knew I wasn’t going to be able to eat 21 dollars worth of a sandwich so I opted for the strawberry blintzes. Bad choice. Everyone knows that when you are hungover you gotta get salty meat. What the fuck was I thinking? I had 2 pickles, iced tea and a V-8 juice and was only able to choke down 2 bites of the blintze before paying the bill and making my speedy exit. My “date” was just as confused as was the waiter.

 I wandered over to Central Park so I could just sit down on a park bench and hopefully just sit still enough that the nausea would go away. After a bit I went over to a grassy knoll and tried just laying down on my back. Finally I had to get my act together and grab my bags and head to Penn Station. The cab ride was hellishly hot and by the time I got to the train station I had mustered a slight appetite and got a ginger ale and 2 tacos from Taco Bell. People…this is NOT THE WAY TO LIVE. I was feeling better on the train ride home finally arriving in Hartford at around 6:30 pm. My nephew Pat picked me up and we went back to my sisters where I had to sit and update this stupid fucking blog for 2 hours. We went for Mexican food later (still not going down very smooth) and I was in bed still hating life at 11pm. Lesson learned: If I am going to drink in the heat make sure I have plenty of water and stay hydrated.