Really not feelin’ it today. (Where “it” is “anything.”)
- Got up at 7
- Had protein shake and morning meds
- Sat around grumpily for hours
- Ate the protein bistro box I bought yesterday
- Finally got off my ass and went out; walked a few blocks to the subway stop on 77th and rode downtown
I had intended to go to Chinatown and walk around taking pictures, but when the train got to the Astor Place stop I spontaneously got out, deciding to go to Cha An again. While walking toward Cha An I realized that entire street is lined with Japanese restaurants and other businesses, including a store. I picked a sushi restaurant and went there first for some protein.
- Had a late lunch (3:15) of delicious sushi at Sharaku
- Went to Sunrise Mart
This place was great! You take a laboriously slow elevator to get to it, which reminded me of older department stores and such in Japan. The store is filled with groceries and beauty products and video rentals, and in the very back corner…dishes!!!! I was so excited! (My mood had already picked up quite a bit thanks to the sushi but this pushed me over the edge.) I ended up buying four rice bowls, each with a different beautiful pattern. Then it was time for Cha An!
- Went to Cha An
I ordered the matcha and the dessert sampler, and they were both awesome. The matcha is served in a large, beautiful cup (not a traditional pottery-style cup, but a porcelain one, but it was gorgeous) with red bean and mochi confections on the side. It was the perfect balance. The menu had said the matcha was sweet, which concerned me, but it had not been sweetened; it was just the right kind of bitter.
The dessert sampler included five items: mochi with what I believe was chestnut filling, black sesame creme brulee, lemon cake with jam and whipped cream, red bean ice cream with a black sesame cracker for contrast, and two cookies, one green tea flavored and one that I think had the flavor of roasted rice. They were all amazing; I think I liked the creme brulee best, followed by the red bean ice cream and the mochi.
I forgot to take my mealtime medicine while I was at Cha An, so I stopped in at a bakery and bought a bottle of water…and a gift box of macarons, because macarons.
After taking my meds, I headed back uptown. I’d thought about continuing down to Chinatown, but I had a bag full of bowls and macarons at this point and I didn’t feel like lugging it around.
- Rode the train to 86th
- Walked a few blocks back to Airbnb
- Settled in and did some reading
- Got peckish so went up the street and bought a slice of pizza
Yes. Pizza. >_< White bread and salty and greasy and unhealthy. My sodium count must be through the roof. I don’t even know. I don’t know how much sodium was in all those desserts, either.
Today was a cheat day ;P I’ll be good again tomorrow.
(It was real New York pizza. I had never had it before. You gotta have real New York pizza in New York, man.)
- Changed into pajamas
- Did a bit more reading
Now all that’s left is:
- Take evening supplements
- Go to bed