i keep a diary

April 23, 2003

Where I Live

I live on Bowery between Grant and Hester. This is what's going on.

This place is necessary. I order vermicelli with spring rolls a couple times a week.
restaurant ˆ vietnamese
me
Everyone there knows me (and my stupid jacket).
big blue the jacket ˆ strangers ˆ vietnamese ˆ me
Someone turned the old Bowery Savings bank into a fancy night club.
lion ˆ statue
It's locked up during the day.
lion ˆ statue
Condo's going up down the street. The place is changing fast.
nyc ˆ street
Fruitstand.
banana ˆ fruit ˆ orange
grant, me, miriam
Haha. This is me and Grant with the staff at the Homestyle Cafe Diner. He and I have eaten lunch there a couple days a week for years and we've all become friends over the years.
homestyle cafe diner ˆ thumbs up ˆ grant ˆ me ˆ miriam
This guy is on my corner on days when I am lucky. He sells bags of these hot, tiny little cakes that taste faintly of lemon. You get 20 mini cakes FOR A DOLLAR.
chinatown