Pretty much got in the door from the Nilly-dinner myself. Not enough time - simple as that. It was sublime meeting Nilly and Lilty, but I really wish I'd made the party. Large group dinners are great with people you've already met, but they're not so good for meeting people.

I did get a bit of extra time to talk to Lilty because we both had to book it to North Station. Dinneristas, I mainly checked in to let all you know that Lilty made her train. She only had 5 minutes to spare, and we had to walk from Gov. Ctr. as it was, so it's good we took off when we did.

Anyway, I had a great time, but wish it could have been longer, or I could have joined for an after dinner social event. Ah well, maybe next time.

Oh, and what everyone's been saying about Nilly? So true.

Gourmet grocery, lots of kosher. Upper West Side institution.

Also, I'd like to add, my wife's favorite place on Earth. Seriously.

Oh, and what everyone's been saying about Nilly? So true.

That she's an undercover agent for the Cobra Commander? Yeah, we knew that. (:

Nilly totally rocks.

Also, I'd like to add, my wife's favorite place on Earth. Seriously.

Well, sure, that's why you guys are here all the time ::cough:: fifteen blocks away.

Awww, man, I had just gotten my sleepy butt halfway though a detailed description of my extremely wonderful day, and then my finger slipped and I deleted it. I want so badly to tell all about it, but I think I'm just too groggy to do it now.

In any case, I'm home safe, sound, and very happy, and I'll tell stories tommorrow. Good night!

Catching up and enjoying all the enthusing about Nilly-meeting, and nodding a bit wistfully.

Am home. Details in LJ. Somebody--anybody on the east coast--before Nilly leaves US shores, give her a hug from me and tell her I'm glad I had the chance to spend some time with her. I'm sure that won't be a hardship. And thank you.

Hiya everyone.

I had such a fabulous time out West seeing so many people, meeting many new faces (and of course Nilly!), and I will write about it and post pictures tomorrow.

But you may notice the time stamp. East coast time? It's nearly 5am. I left on a flight out of LAX at noon. I arrived in Hartford at 3AM. I officially hate the Chicago airport.

Now I must sleep forever, or at least until Saturday when I get to go to NYC.

Oh, poor Kristin. Sleep well.

Awww, man, I had just gotten my sleepy butt halfway though a detailed description of my extremely wonderful day, and then my finger slipped and I deleted it. I want so badly to tell all about it, but I think I'm just too groggy to do it now.

Lilty, next time that happens, try pressing the control key [ctrl] + the Z key. It reverses key strokes.

Nilly, I doubt you'll be online this morning, but have a good, and safe trip. Take a big bite out of the Big Apple (New York City's nickname).

Gourmet grocery, lots of kosher. Upper West Side institution.

What are you talking about, Zabars? Love that place. Though I did get some godawful coffee there once.

(Unfortunately, two of my favorite appetizers -- hot and sour soup, and fried dumplings -- were made with beef here.... aaaaargh!)

The effect of dining in a certified kosher restaurant, I'm afraid.

I didn't know where else to go. at least now we've vetted two places for the next time! I liked the deli that Jon and I took Nilly for dinner after picking her up- [link] I don't know if the dining room could have handled 14 of us though. Well, we would have fit, but we most certainly would have taken over the place.

I thought the food was pretty good, but then, I'm not blown away by boston area chinese food in general, except when in Chinatown proper. Chang Sho in Cambridge is good, but pricy.

Glad that Lilty got to her train in time. I was worried. I thought, why didn't I giver her my number in case something went wrong? So I'm glad everyting worked out.

And, um, I said goodbye to Nilly and to Matt. I don't think I want to talk about that. Nilly is currently padding about our flat, hopefully taking her breakfast out on our back deck, which she loves. Aw, man. a day and a half is not enough time. DAMMIT.