I awoke with the sharp sun sticking its tongue out at me, blinding my eyes of sight and mocking my body which was still in slumber mode unable to perceive feeling of the nerves.
When the numbing of sleep subsided from my bones that's when it hit me like a big puff tainting the novice's lungs...the sheer aching of work from a flaccid un-used body. It has been over a month since I worked at Ajo's and my movement around NYC was brief, scattered and often included perching on a metro bench. This was the first time my body was literally vertical for almost 18 hours...in 5 inch heels!
The body ache was welcomed...it made me feel alive and my muscles felt productive...what I couldn't handle was the constant lack of sense in my feet...they looked like a drown victim...semi-bloated and with a light blue undertone. My feet were asphyxiated of oxygen-circulation was severed with those damn heels!
Walking was a joke, the numbness to my feet beckoned a nausea feeling in the pit of my stomach, which caused me to perceive a tingling sensation which only fueled the cycle. I decided to dip my feet in a tub of hot water which helped...maybe it was a placebo affect because the numbing still persisted, but the nausea subsided.
I rested for what I could that day until Mandie knocked on my door and told me "hooker, get dressed"...we were going out to celebrate my birthday-no if's, and's or but's.
As I was getting ready a knock on the door interrupted the mode and I reluctantly answered because time was of the essence. To my surprise it was a sweet little lady who spoke no English and handed me a beautiful bouquet with a card that read "Happy birthday, Starlet! -Love John" What a sweetie pie! Even from another state, he still managed to surprise me with such a sweet gesture and they were so fragrant and eye appealing too!
As I was getting ready a knock on the door interrupted the mode and I reluctantly answered because time was of the essence. To my surprise it was a sweet little lady who spoke no English and handed me a beautiful bouquet with a card that read "Happy birthday, Starlet! -Love John" What a sweetie pie! Even from another state, he still managed to surprise me with such a sweet gesture and they were so fragrant and eye appealing too!
When I selected my outfit, to my dismay Mandie had a disgusted look on her face and told me that I am not going out in that...and selected something for me to wear out of her closet.
However, albeit we were finished getting ready-the night must begin with pre-party drinking or else it isn't a night going out! Samia came over, we had a few shots and then Graham, Mandie, Samia and I rode the L-train to Brooklyn to go to this posh restaurant called Sea where Christine Lee was there waiting for us. Problem is...no one made a reservation and the wait would have taken an hour! F' that...so we went next door to this fun Mexi joint called Tacu Tacu, where we drank ridiculously strong but lacking proportion Margaritas and consumed yummy Mexican food. Needless to say..I met up with the Lush Fairy sooner than expected.
Expressions in series of the night: Ode One
Graham parted ways with the girls-he went home, we hit the bars. We arrived at a place that is supposedly well known Turtle Bay, but the bouncer said Christine's ID didn't look at her and rejected her permission to go inside. What!? That's a first. So we walked next door to Opal and went straight to the bar.
Now to be honest...everything gets fuzzy after 45 minutes...I remember dancing, laughing, having a gay ol' time and I vaguely remember getting home. I slop into bed and count fat, fluffy sheep all night long. Numb feet and all.
The next morning I search for my wallet to find it M.I.A. I had it in the taxi on the way home, but somewhere between getting out of the taxi and coming upstairs it disappeared...could be in the taxi, could have fallen on the sidewalk, could have fallen on the walkway to the apartment or even right outside my door.
Reflecting back on it, I am thinking to myself-man that totally bites, but fortunately for me I was in the mindset of new beginnings and I went with it.
To new beginnings!
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