Sunday, July 01, 2001


speaking of italian food, actually my personal favorite little neighborhood -type italian place in brooklyn is noodle pudding. funny name for an italian restaurant, hmm?

but the food is very nice, esp. the daily specials. i've only been disappointed by a few things on the menu. (sadly, the coffee and chocolate offerings are the places where the disappointment registers most.) whereas the fresh paparadelle with local caprini and fresh roasted yellow and orange tomatoes is delectable. . .and while the "art" on the walls needs fast improvement, it's still a fun place for a moderately priced meal filled with fresh summer flavors.

on a more serious note, after john friend sent me his email, i was trying to bone up a little more tantra. i guess the most interesting idea for me was:

"nature is love and the giving of love and . . . the realization of love can, after an arduous training, be experienced in man's nature." (see here for full context)

this is a little more meaningful than say, a john lennon-esque superficial hippie-dippie "love is all you need." of which i think we've all become rightly suspicious. it's an interesting idea though; but one definitely in need of proof in these post-milosevic times! while i enjoy yoga, i also try to keep an open mind about its philosophy. and a sense of humor! i mean, all we're doing is standing on our heads in an old building with a leaky roof near a run-down section of brooklyn!

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