Somewhere there is Jeannie

Jeannie had a late breakfast sandwich this morning, which tied her over to a late lunch. Though she vowed not to frequent Ed's Lobster Bar she wanted a simple lunch. Soup was ideal. Olive's did not offer a soup that interested her so she decided to have again the lobster bisque.

She was walking down Lafayette Street and was aware that there was a couple behind her. She wasn't paying attention to what they were saying other than that she knew they were behind her. The couple then came up in front of her and she couldn't help but take notice of the man's pants. She looked at it quizzically. The denim pants had pinstripes. Jeannie thought to herself, who the hell wears pinstripe jeans?! Not only that but she also noticed the denim pants were also shapely; bootcut she wondered. Then she thought to herself, who the hell does this guy think he is wearing shapely pinstripe denim pants with brown squarish tipped leather shoes and and a well worn brown leather jacket. Well, he must be some fancy foreign tourist because she never noticed any New Yorkers wearing pinstripe jeans previously. Where was the fashion police, she wondered.

She then looked up and saw the back of his head; and it looked familiar. His mane was a fading brown, longish, and naturally feathered. The couple went off to the side to look at something in a storefront. Jeannie turned to look at the man's face. She only saw a glimpse of his face but it was enough for her to come up with who she thought it might be. She heard a deep and low murmur from the man. What he said was not audible, nor his voice. But it did not detract the possiblity. As she walked passed them slowly, she tried to steal another glimpse to confirm her suspicions. It was him! There was no doubt in her mind. She could not believe it. He was in New York.

She continued down Lafayette Street wondering what she should do. Never had she recognized a famous person and had an opportunty to say hello. It's always from afar or too late.

She slowed down her pace and she could feel them, and his low murmur getting closer. The traffic light at the corner of Spring Street stopped the pedestrians. This is good, she thought. She turned slightly and saw him approach the corner and stopped right next to her. She noticed his life long partner went on the other side of the waiting crowd. He was standing next to her; right next to her. She could not believe it! Nobody else noticed him. She turned away, her heart racing, her stomach filled with butterflies. She wondered whether or not she should say something. She guessed he was on vacation and felt slightly guilty to intrude on him but this was a chance of a life time, and she knew TH would totally encourage her to say something. She turned back around to see his back towards her. She reached out to tap him on his shoulder but then pulled back and instead said, "Excuse me."

He turned around and it was definitely him. "Um, are you who I think you are?" Jeannie asked.

"Well, who do you think I am?" he returned with his trademark reserved dryness, his one brow cocked as he pulled his leather jacket together.

At that instant moment Jeannie wondered experlatively if he was upset with her for bothering him? He was looking at her, and he was intimidating. But she pushed foreward.

"Are you Mr. Rickman?"

He said something but she didn't hear what he said only that she knew he said that she was correct in his typical reserved voice. She smiled, excited she was speaking to him. And then he quickly added that he didn't want his picture taken as he looked down at her hand. She then remembered and clutched her iPhone. "Oh, course not. No, I wouldn't even..." she was able to muttered, shaking her free hand. She really had no intentions of taking his picture as she had briefly forgotten that she even had her iPhone in hand. She noticed he smiled?

She needed to act quickly as the light would soon change and she didn't want to hold him up. So she told him that she thought he was a great actor. He smiled again and said thank you.

The light changed, and everybody at the north corner of Spring Street crossed over to the south corner. Jeannie pulled back a bit so as to not give the impression she was following them but Ed's Lobster Bar was not too far from the corner.

And then it hit her; Alan Rickman wearing shapely bootcut pinstripe denim pants?

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Tonight was the opening of the 3rd Annual Plush Show at Gallery Hanahou. Jeannie went to the opening reception and was greeted with a room filled with handmade plushes hanging from the wall, ceiling, an siting on shelves. It was wall to wall cuteness! All the plushes are for sale, and they were quickly being bought up. Jeannie noticed there were lots of red dots next to the plushes, which meant those were purhased.

                     

She saw many that she wanted to purchase but settled on one; deer 1 (girl) in grey by Chrisina Gordon. She was just adorable with her big diet eyes, her antlers, and cute grey frock.

Jeannie also signed up for a plush making workshop hosted at Gallery Hanahou, which is scheduled for Saturday December 19, 2009 from 1pm to 4pm. She's looking forward to it. Why not join her at the workshop?

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On Wesnesday, Jeannie had a hankering for lobster bisque. Se didn't know where the craving came from. Perhaps she could taste the delicious tomato and seafood broth of the Boulliabasse from when she dined at Pierre's in Bridgehampton; and wanted to taste the savoriness of the sea again.

So she used the Yelp app of her iPhone and found Ed's Lobster Bar which she has always wanted to try. Their menu explained the lobster bisque also included tortellini. Jeannie wondered what that meant.

She went to Ed's and ordered her soup to go. The price included oyster crackers. Jeannie wondered why they were called oyster crackers. Oysters was not listed as an ingredient. Maybe it's the shape of the crackers...

   

Jeannie loved the lobster bisque from Ed's Lobster Bar. It was rich but not heavy with cream; or at least, not with a lot of cream. The bisque satisfied Jeannie's taste of the savory sea; perhaps a little too much. The oyster crackers helped to balance the savoriness of the bisque. Jeannie was surprised the tortellini had lobster meat as opposed to heavily mixed with filler cheese and such. Two tortellinis were sunk to the bottom of the take away cup. She liked fishing for them; all part of the seafaring theme.

Jeannie thoroughly enjoyed the lobster but for $9 a pop; she is glad she doesn't always get cravings for the sea.

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Jeannie had a Belgium waffle at the local diner in the city with TH.

         

She could not take another bite.

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Today was a gorgeous November Saturday; perfect for a day trip out to East Hampton. Jeannie and TH reserved a yellow Mini Cooper via Zipcar, and off they went out to Long Island.

TH had a bit of business to attend to but they had some time to walk around town. Jeannie bought a gift for her nephew at General Home Store; a dump truck made with 100% recycled plastics.

       

Jeannie made dinner reservations at Pierre's in Bridgehampton, where TH and Jeannie had a wonderful French meal. TH had the French onion soup and the canard confit for the main course. Jeannie had the beef tartar, which she enjoyed and the Bouillabaisse was absolutely divine! There was plenty of shellfish, shrimp, and sea bass. The scallops were succulent and sweet!

For dessert, the waiter highly recommended the Napolean served with vanilla ice cream. The dessert was not heavy but it was filling; a perfect end to a delightful French meal.

Pierre's
2468 Main Street
Bridgehampton, New York
631.537.5110
www.pierresbridgehampton.com

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Jeannie went to the Museum of Modern Art, which is always free on Fridays after 4pm however there was a line just to get free tickets and get in. So Jeannie signed up for membership which gets her free admission, no waiting in lines, discounted guest admissions, members preview of shows before it is open to the public. Jeannie went to see the Tim Burton show. It was a good thing she got a membership because when she got to the Tim Burton show, there was a line and apparently, the show was sold out but members could get in so she showed off her new card and walked in.

The Tim Burton show was amazing if you're a fan like she is. There were many drawings from the director of A Nightmare Before Christmas. There were also scultures as well as props from movies he directed like the Catwoman's suit, Batman's mask, study models of some his characters.

Jeannie enjoyed the show and was glad she was able to see it. Unforunately, photography was not permitted but she was able to take a few pictures of one of Mr. Burton's characters.

     

jeannie

Sent from my iPhone 3GS
"I got mine!"

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Jeannie having a great time with friends at Cafe Noir.

DJ is Liondub; http://www.myspace.com/liondub

Cafe Noir

32 Grand St # A
New York, NY 10013-1655
(212) 431-7910

http://www.cafenoirny.com/

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Jeannie was hankering for some Japanese ramen noodles. She was planning to go to Ippudo but did not look forward to the wait as it was a really popular ramen restaurant. As she headed westward from Alphabet City, she noticed a ramen restaurant on the corner of 2nd Avenue and 7th Street called May*Chan Ramen & Robatayaki. It was not crowded, the menu looked good, and the price was less expensive than Ippudo.

Jeannie ordered a side of gyozas and a Shoyu Ramen.

   

The gyozas were delicious, nothing extraordinary. She did notice they served 6 pieces as opposed to 5 pieces. And for $4.00, you can't beat that price!

The Shoyu Ramen was served in what appeared to be a small bowl but very deep. It came with half an egg, a fishcake,scallions, some Chinese greens, and 2 pieces of braised pork. It was a very filling lunch. But typical Jeannie, she could not finish the entire bowl of noodles.

She would totally return to May*Chan Ramen & Robatayaki. She also noticed that there was a holiday promotion for the month of November; 30% off full ramens from 4pm to 8pm!

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