Handing Out Water at Checkpoint #2, AIDS Walk, Upper West Side, Manhattan
Yesterday, Jeannette, Masako, and I participated in AIDS Walk New York. The 10k walk didn’t seem as long as I thought it would, maybe because all along the route there were volunteers enthusiastically urging you on and thanking you for walking. Or because there were 3 checkpoints where volunteers were handing out everything from Odwalla bars to ice cream sandwiches. Or maybe it was the bands and cheerleaders that were performing along the route. It took us about 3 hours to complete. The crowd was so think, there were so many people participating, that it was really difficult to walk at a decent pace. Thanks to everyone who sponsored me on the walk.
Rachelle & Jeannette, 9th Avenue International Food Festival, Hells Kitchen, Manhattan
After crossing the finish line, a much needed bathroom break, a quick nap in Central Park and some dog petting, we went from the park over to 9th Avenue (my old neighborhood) and walked down about 20 blocks through the 9th Avenue International Food Festival. This was the 30th year of the food festival and many of the vendors I remembered from last year. The pirogies were as good as I’d remembered and the grilled corn on the cob was outrageous. I hadn’t had grilled corn on the cob forever.
Because we still hadn’t punished ourselves enough, we then walked through the Hells Kitchen Flea Market and then walked several blocks trying to catch a cab with no success, so we took the bus to the Triple 5 Soul sample sale where we all were able to pick up some clothes at about half the retail price.
Oh, but I must not be in as bad of shape as I thought, because today I feel fine. With the exception of a slightly bruised left heel, I’m not sore at all.
16 responses so far ↓
1 Mark // May 19, 2003 at 8:57 pm
GIRL ON GIRL!
2 rachelle // May 19, 2003 at 9:00 pm
well, i didn’t expect THAT comment
3 tien // May 19, 2003 at 9:13 pm
did you guys have steve’s key lime pie!?!?!?!
4 rachelle // May 19, 2003 at 9:28 pm
tien - are you back or still on that never-ending road trip?
we had the key lime!!! jeannette was way excited about it.
5 tien // May 20, 2003 at 12:45 am
thankfully, i am back. 18 days away from home with 11 of those on the road. one would think i would avoid highways for a month, but no, i go to albany for a concert. foolishness.
did you like the key lime (i think i can acccept if people dont, but those people better love cheesecake)?
6 rachelle // May 20, 2003 at 12:48 pm
i would like key lime pie better if it had chocolate in some form in it. i like it ok now, but i never really like crave it.
7 Richard // May 20, 2003 at 1:35 pm
You may not be sore, but I am… at my whole family. Now that everyone else has become a ‘walker’ or ‘runner’ does that obligate me to follow course? I hope not. I don’t have the time or motivation.
8 rachelle // May 20, 2003 at 2:58 pm
if you would just buy me that Segway I asked you for then I wouldn’t have to walk EVER again
9 mom // May 20, 2003 at 7:10 pm
Dick, are you really sore at me?
10 Kelly // May 20, 2003 at 10:24 pm
I believe Dick made a pun. You should write books.
11 tien // May 21, 2003 at 2:00 am
you can slather some chocolate on the key lime. or maybe have some chocolate milk at the same time, which doesnt sound that good really. cheesecake - that can have chocolate in it. eileens is the best in my opinion. have you had?
12 Richard // May 21, 2003 at 1:21 pm
Shell ~ You should buy me that segway. Just ’cause it’s cool!
Mom ~ No I’m not. I was just kidding. Envious if anything.
Kelly ~ My mom always tells me I’m the most sarcastic person she knows. Maybe I should introduce you to her.
13 rachelle // May 21, 2003 at 8:38 pm
ha. that made me laugh.
tien- you prefer eileens over juniors?
14 tien // May 21, 2003 at 11:31 pm
oh yes…i much much prefer eileens over juniors. i thought that juniors was too heavy.
15 Mom // May 22, 2003 at 8:34 pm
Hey KellyG ! Do you recognise the Woman (acchhmmm)IN the Red Bra top?!?!? Think Etheopean food ! Remember ?!?!?
16 Masood Sadiq // Sep 2, 2003 at 12:03 am
Dear Sir/Madam,
My Name is “Masood Sadiq” and I am from Pakistan. Here in Pakistan I am running a continental restaurant with the name of “Asian Sizzler Restaurant” which deals with all types of Chine’s , Asian & Continental Foods. While I was surfing net I have come to know about your “Food Festival”. As Food is my hobby and business as well , so I want to participate in your food festival because by doing so I want to share my experience with other participants. So please tell me how can I participate in you coming food festival. Please send me your complete details at my given address.
So please send me details as soon as possible. I am looking for your kind and quick response.
Thanks
From:
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Near National Model School, Sargodha Road,
Sheikhupura. (Punjab) PAKISTAN. 39350
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+92 4931 53258
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