Samuel L. Jackson

The pics do most of the talking in this post but I'll elaborate. Thursday night after work, as I was passing the restaurant Orzo, I heard a British tourist ask a group of men beside me what street she was on. One guy answered, "This is 46th St." She thanked him and went on her with no clue she had just gotten directions from Samuel L. Jackson!  I recognized his voice right away, followed by his signature Kangol hat. I also recognized the custom-rimmed Cadillac Escalade he and his posse got into, which means they must dine there often.  Of all his movies, all I remember him by is Snakes on a Plane, a true classic.

Friday I took the night off from work to catch up with a couple of “my boys.” We went bowling at The Gutter - a very old school, dingy, and kind of hipster alley in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Afterwards, while checking out my friend Chris’s new place in Sunnyside (my old ‘hood!) we found the movie Drive on his computer and watched it on his new TV. It just came out in theaters… no big deal. 

Jen’s new Schwinn bicycle came Friday! We tried putting it together ourselves when I got home around midnight Friday but that didn’t go so well.  Exhaustion plus cryptic instructions does not equal a properly assembled bike.  We decided to leave it to the pro’s and took it to the bike shop in our hood the next morning. We had a good laugh when the shop owner’s first words were, “Why is it backwards?” Lol. Apparently we had put the front fork on backwards but they fixed it right up while we were at a friend’s house warming party.  Too bad the weather was too bad for Jen to give it a test drive.  But, today was a perfect bike riding day and ride we did. As luck would have it, someone took my shift at work today so Jen and I got to spend the day together.  I actually forgot my phone at work Saturday night so we decided to ride our bike over the Queensborough Bridge into the City to pick it up (an ambitions ride for Jen’s first time on a bike in about ten years).   Jen was nervous but I’m proud because she made it back alive (although she claims she almost died several times today). We also stopped at a bike shop and bought a basket, one Pup will fit in.  I tested her bike out too and, must say, it’s a comfy ride.  Our next big ride will be to Central Park once all the leaves change.  Can’t wait.