so i dropped by gray’s papaya in my old neighborhood for some cheap hot dogs with my cousins and apparently they’re not so cheap anymore. when they first started doing the the recession special, it was $1.95, two hot dogs and a drink. But now it’s gone up to $4.45 or $1.50 per hot dog. it’s really not much cheaper than a hot dog anywhere now. i can get two slices and a soda for $2.50 down on st mark’s if i want some cheap eats. i miss getting a hot dog from gray’s for 50 cents. inflation sucks.
it’s cold enough now that i can see my breath when i go outside and with that, christmas lights have gone up. although, i didn’t expect them to pop up in the LES. not complaining, just surprised.
the lights go all up and down orchard street. nothing feels more like christmas to me than christmas in new york city. even down in the LES i guess.
this is from my window. i laughed when i saw that they actually put the letters LES in the lights. christmas neighborhood pride? :P
so it’s officially out today. 40 bucks for the game. plus $13-$15 per monthly subscription per account. times 10 million players/subscribers and probably some new players. you don’t need to be a financial wizard to know blizzard is going to make a killing! 1-2 billion dollar business over the year. i kind of wish i got into game development over, comics or film. :P
orchard st at 4am... this block is actually pretty clean
so i’ve been living in the LES for about 3 months now and i love it except all the garbage piled up on the sidewalks. and really, i don’t mind the garbage as much as the rats that are rummaging through them. i’ve had quite a few big rats cross my path late at night and i swear they are looking at me with a “wtf are you lookin’ at yo?” look. so i’ve just gotten into the habit of just walking straight down the middle of the street. not the middle of the sidewalk, but down the middle of the asphalt toward oncoming traffic. and i have to admit, when i’m stumbling home, with no little surprises busting out of the shadows across my feet, it’s quite peaceful. no, i’m not afraid of rats, but the ones that aren’t afraid of me certainly give me pause. they should be running AWAY from me, not running AT me. :P
the aftermath of san miguel and chicken adobo @ grill 21
again, i remembered to take pictures too late… :P after devouring my meal at grill 21, on 21st and 1st ave. it’s a tiny little restaurant and being a table of ten people, we took over half the place. even though, i have a lot of filipino friends, this is only my second time eating filipino food and i certainly enjoyed it. it kind of reminded me of my first experiences with thai food, i had no clue what to order. i guess that’s what friends are for, cause it’s gonna take me a while to remember what some of the other dishes are called.
to commemorate the new expansion of world of warcraft:wrath of the lich king, i’m going to post some fantasy/warcraft inspired, stick figure comic strips i did as an experiment last year. :P enjoy.
this was done in adobe illustrator (click to view in full)
