UMTravels

Greetings from the train. EVDO has been working the entire time and there is a power plug at my feet. Mind you, this is the first class cabin on the Acela. Before lunch a glass of Merlot, an amazingly good lunch of Punang Chicken over a bed of rice with snow peas and red bell peppers (and a little bit of a zing) along with another glass of the Merlot. After lunch I switched to scotch. Is it two or three, I�ve lost track � but it�s making my scratchy throat feel better. Now if the obnoxious political consultant working for Edwards would shut up � or the guy selling stocks to cover a �put� position � oh well, it�s a comfortable seat, the booze is free (along with the food) and the Club Acela in Boston quiet and huge � maybe I should check out the New York one when I arrive. As far as I know the evening plan is to head to Davey and MJ�s. Davey will be in school until 9ish � but MJ should be around since she doesn�t work tonight (unless it�s in her studio at the front of the building). Who knows what dinner will be. I�m not sure MJ actually eats. I�m on the Lower East Side until I move on Wednesday to some hotel I�m sharing with Swanda � I�d give it a name, but then I�d have to look it up (and it isn�t Wednesday yet). Just rolling into Stamford, CT. The amazing powers of the EVDO card.

Got to Penn Station on time (4:45pm) and totally forgot about checking out the Acela Lounge with the rush hour crowds. It was hard enough to navigate to the subway station and get my MetroCard purchased. I do love those electronic terminals. Spent $20 and got $24 of credit on the card. Took the A to the F train — disembarked at Essex (great market there).

Arrived at Davey and MJ’s at the exact moment she did. Amazing. She fixed a nosh and we sat around chatting until Davey got home at nine to finish off our nosh and have a little popcorn. Davey and I decided to go visit his place in the country tomorrow. Should be interesting.