A little bit of fun at Black Rabbit last night. Their decor is gorgeous, cozy and classy. Don't you love saying "classy" every once in awhile? It's so New York/New Jersey. Do people in Texas say it? I doubt it.

I picked up our numbers yesterday at NYRR headquarters on E89th. The race gels are "latte" flavor. I might just try that during the course. I've never tried the gels before. Perhaps I am a tiny bit afraid. In other news, I drank my first three half-cups of Gatorade in my whole life on the course in Philly. Gatorade is super gross. But I think it helped.

We rocked Philadelphia! And we have medals to show for it!! 13.1 glorious miles.

As it turns out, the purple Asics visor I ordered from Amazon for just eight dollars and change was an inch too small. No problem. I have lingerie elastic in every color! Now it fits great and matches my new Asics sneakers and Asics waffle hoodie. I feel very pulled together.

There is something aesthetically pleasing to me about fitting a single building in a frame. Taken out of context, it could be from any time period. Even its original time period. Well, except for the traffic light and street sign. That dates it. Just look at the color! I love this building.

The best biscotti in all of NYC (as sampled by me thus far) is tied between Court Pastry Shop (since 1948, Sicilian) and an Italian bakery in Astoria on 30th Ave. But we were here yesterday for Italian ice! Two dollars for a small. You can't beat it. Can you believe this is a small? Can you tell I'm pretty excited about this fact? They had my favorite flavor -- cremolata -- which is almond with real almonds in it. They call it custard, but it was cremolata alright. Just amazing!

Court Pastry Shop
298 Court Street
Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn
718.875.4820