Anyway, I love this pic cuz it kind of epitomizes my mini-vacation. I kept an easy eye on expenses, but it wasn't cheap. On the first day, my dancer friend and I did a LOT of walking, and didn't realize how tired we were until we actually sat down in this one cafe and ordered some coffee and dessert. Of course, I got my doppio espresso and decided on a tiramisu.

We got to talking about what those words mean. I ventured a guess at "heaven on earth" assuming that "tira" was a italian version of "terra" meaning earth and that "misu" was somehow related to the word "misa" which means mass as in a church mass. Pretty good guess, right?

I just checked Wikipedia which isn't necessarily the authority but it comes close. It means "pick-me-up" on account of all the caffeine this dessert packs.

Did I really need to go to NYC? No. Did I really need to get a tiramisu? No. But I did anyway to let off some steam, get away and relax. It was an escape but it doesn't necessarily solve my problem--just puts me in a more relaxed frame of mind so I can deal with it better. You see, working on this website is a lot of work fueled by labor of love and I still would like to get more acknowledgment. People make demands on me for a service that is essentially free, even if I charge, it's still dirt cheap. Thing is that any idiot can make a website--seriously you don't need any computer background for that. But it takes dedication and artistic talent to make a website that has a readership that grows and grows over many years (ten for this site) and makes a positive impact on the community. You've heard me rant about this before--you get the idea.

Anyway despite all my whining, life overall is still pretty good. And all this still beats dealing with a boring office job any day! But I gotta stop and take a break and catch my breath every now and then and recuperate. So that's the point of today's blog: just needed a little tiramisu--a pick-me-up.

Now I'm back and I'm already late for meeting a friend for breakfast at Patio, play for dance classes at American Dance Institute, then I gotta pick up my sound system at Cabanas on the way to Tapeo for my gig tonight. At least I'll be done early so I can come straight home, catch up on sleep tonight and either go out later or work on the New York pics for my blog. We'll see. Ciao for now!