I just got home a little while ago from my last unnecessary long walk home. 41 blocks, 8 avenues, 40 minutes… whew!

I’m actually not complaining, it was a voluntary walk. A friend and I decided to take advantage of the strike and treat ourselves to a decadent night out.

We started off at Geisha, which from what I hear is normally crowded and a pain in the ass to get into. Not the case tonight – and I know that if we went back, we wouldn’t enjoy it as much. We dined on oysters, tuna tartare, scallops, a special Geisha eel roll and a triple chocolate dessert. Glorious!

Next stop. Blue Bar at the Algonquin, where we met up with some friends in town from L.A. It’s an old time bar – not a party crowd, but the bartenders are super attentive and their Chocolate Sundae Martini is so amazingly good, you only need one.

At 11:15, I started out on my final “2005 Transit Strike” walk home. I would’ve taken a cab, but my friend and I got ripped off by one earlier in the evening. $10 per person (2 people) to go 15 blocks and 2 avenues. Total bullshit. We argued with the driver for a bit, but he kept flashing us this memo with the “fair” pricing based on zone. Whatever.

Time for bed… I’m looking forward to things getting back to normal.