Hours of driving it took to arrive in NYC: 3
Number of times we got off the highway to search for a WC: 2
Number of times we succeeded in finding a WC: 1
Minimum number of miles we drove before success: 15
Number of miles it felt like before success: 1,457
Number of houses I considered knocking on the doors of to ask to use their bathroom: 15
Number of dollars I paid for a ginger green tea at Starbucks, to use their bathroom: 3
Number of teenage girls locked in the Starbucks bathroom when I arrived: 2
Approximate linear footage of toilet paper strewn about the bathroom, presumably by teenage girls, shoved into the trash can before they left: 30
Minutes the teenage girls stayed in the bathroom after realizing there was a line waiting to use it: 12
Days it took me to finally throw out the rest of the ginger green tea, which wasn't really that good: 1.1
Minimum number of blocks driven down (single side) in NYC in search of a parking space: 10
Minimum number of blocks driven twice in search of a parking space: 4
Dollars spent on parking (overnight) in a parking garage: 34
Bags carried by me from parking garage: 1
Bags carried by P.C. from parking garage: 2
Minimum number of drink cans I had P.C. put in those bags: 8
Number of minutes spent in a Starbucks waiting for NYC friend: 6
Number of minutes spent in much cooler Rohr's coffee shop waiting for NYC friend: 75
Hours later than which NYC friend had expected, that NYC friend left work: 1.75
Number of wines apparently considered to go with dinner: 4
Number that were Merlot, and thus a case of mistaken identity more than desire: 1
Number of bottles eventually purchased: 1
Number of dinner ideas thrown out there before settling on burritos: 3
Number of flights of stairs to NYC friend's walk-up: 5
Number of people on expedition to grocery store: 2
Number of those expeditioning people who were me: 0
Number of main ingredients made for excellent burritos: 3
Minimum number of toppings made for excellent burritos: 3
Number of sauces made for excellent burritos: 1
Number of burritos eaten by me: 2
Number of carried drinks drunk by me: 3
Number of cakes made with mango juice and pineapple, upside-down: 1
Number of muffins made with candied papaya on top, eaten by me, total dinner and breakfast: 5
Number of air mattresses laid out for guests: 2
Number of seconds each air mattress took to blow up: 19
Number of seconds after laying down it took for P.C. to fall asleep: 46
Minimum number of contented sighs sighed by me after excellent burritos, papaya muffins and good company: 17
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2 comments:
These tallies lead me to believe that you and yourself are separate people now.
Would you consider bringing me some of that delicious Thai iced tea when you come next week? :)
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