Don't stop 'til you get enough

Whoa! Yah, I'm still alive! It's been non-stop since exams ended, starting off with an interview in Victoria (no dice), and then zipping off to New York for 9-1/2 days.

Big Apple City was sweeeeeeet! TBW and I walked all over 2 of the 3 boroughs, made excessive use of our subway passes (I love the 6! I hate the E!), and shopped and ate until we dropped on a daily basis. The only thing we didn't drop was the beats at Hip Hop Karaoke (TBW's song wasn't on the karaoke list), but daaaang, those whiteboy computer guys have some mad werd skillz, yo. And Hip Hop Karaoke was just part of the awesomeness. We stayed at Chui's, Kari's (thank you!), and the Pod Hotel, trekked around Midtown, covered Soho, watched a ball game and some hecklers at Central Park, wandered around the Met (yay! Costume Institute!) and Moma (double yay!) and the Cooper-Hewitt (triple yay!), tripped through the West Village, explored Brooklyn, and did as much as we could of Century 21 in half an hour. And the FOOD! We tried dumplings at Mandoo (awesome) and Momofuku (awesome) and Joe's Shanghai, of course (but just say no to Dumpling Man), grilled corn and horachas at the Red Hook Ball Fields, fried chicken and catfish and chitterlings (nooooooo!) at the Pink Tea Cup, tarts at Egg Custard King in Chinatown (the best ever), pricey pasta at the Original Vincent's in Little Italy, meat on a stick, buttery goodies from the Bouchon Bakery, gelato in Brooklyn, yakitori in the East Village, Vietnamese food at the Mooncake Cafe (cheap and good!), fancy hot chocolate at Max Brenner, lots of rice at Rice, tummy-rubbing milkshakes and burgers (made of sirloin and brisket!) at the Shake Shack, and then there was Lindsay's Sedar, and Katz's Deli...! I'm full just thinking about it. Hurrah! New York! My nose is just starting to feel normal again, and I can't wait to go back! There are some pictures here, but they are mostly of Moma. TBW should have more.

When I finally came home (a day later and somehow via the 8th Mile and Cincinatti), I went to Feist and accidentally got hired to do unpaid articles in Langley (emphasis on the accidentally). And at 8:30 this morning, I graduated with the awesome Law Class of 2007 and a very disfunctional grad cap. It was cool seeing everyone (some for the last time, I wonder), and my Dad got some mileage out of the "I'm a Wong ... I'm a Wong ... I'm a-Right" joke (Papa Mah's personal favourite).

Phew. Time to take a nap. K.I.T. H.A.G.S.