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It's 230a and my brain won't shut up. I'm tired and sleep-deprived, but my mind is racing racing racing. So brain dump:
- My sister is visiting tomorrow! I'm so excited to see her and share my city with her. We're going to wander around the city and eat a lot of treats and see Once on Broadway and have brunch with my friends on Sunday. I've been a little nervous about sharing my space with someone because I haven't had to in so long, but now the nerves have given way to extreme excitement (probably why I can't sleep).
- Almost a week off from work to hang out with Abbey. Work has been going pretty well recently, and I am almost going to miss my coworkers, but it will be so nice to skip the alarm and not think about other people's money for a while. (Today was a bit of a shitshow though -- screaming customers and one old man who told me in absolute seriousness, "You were very courteous but not helpful." I guess that's the best I can ask for when someone is trying to deposit an undated $25,000 check?)
- I had a really great first date tonight. A week or so ago, a guy messaged me on OkCupid who didn't use capital letters but was funny and seemed interesting and looked jovial so I hedged my bets and responded. After some banter and texting (but not much), we had dinner in the East Village tonight -- fantastic food (his choice), great conversation, no awkwardness. He's funny and smart and has a dog. And he was enthusiastic about seeing me again, though it probably won't be until next weekend. Dinner was late; we left the restaurant around 11p, and he insisted on calling me a car even though I was fully prepared to walk to my train and take it home. Even my insistence that I am a badass and had no reason to be concerned didn't deter him from politely but firmly saying no, he was getting a car. In a gentlemanly way, not pushy or over-riding. Big smile on my face in the car, internal little girl giggles while texting friends on the ride home. Let's see what happens.
- Yeah, I'm still pretty stuck on that.
- Not only does my sister arrive tomorrow, but one of my best friends, Chris, flies into NYC tomorrow too! He's hanging out in the city before a work trip to some midwestern state next week. This is be the first time I've seen him since he moved to Oakland at the end of May -- very excited that he will be here for my birthday! And we're spending Tuesday together catching up so I don't go back to work until Wednesday. Spoiled, much? I miss him a lot and am really looking forward to hanging out.
- My birthday is tomorrow. Thirty-two -- so far, so good. I don't put much stock in birthdays, but the chance to spend quality time with my friends and family can't be beat. Our group of eight is having boozy brunch at a place with good reviews and good prices; I'm most looking forward to the comraderie of being together with my New York family for the first time in a while.
- It was a really good date. There are a couple of other weird quasi-irons in the fire -- who knows if those will turn into anything, but I am good with the possibility at hand. Trying to manage the giddiness of Good First Date with the wariness of Only Been One Date. Erica brain does not like the giddiness, but it exists nonetheless. Almost three am and my hopes that writing would calm me down enough for sleep don't see to be panning out. There is simply too much to do tomorrow (clean kitchen, wash linens, sweep and mop, pick up phone charger from work, shoe shop, lunch with Carlos, meet Abbey at airport, drop off luggage, dinner, dessert, Top of the Rock after dark) for me not to sleep at all, and there's no time for a nap in that list.
- A coworker told me tonight that Betty White died, and I almost burst into tears. Losing an icon of my childhood made me sad then made me think about my grandmother, which made me really sad. Thank god Betty White is not dead. Internet hoax, you almost got me.
- Okay, I might be trying to nod off so goodnight goodnight. /rambling