Hello, this is Jennifer's guest blogger, Sue, and I am here to defend my reputation about some "communication" problems we might have had which may or may not have been entirely my fault. First of all, when one sends a text message that says, "Meet me at Shanghai Cafe on Mott St" that does not mean arrive at my house with your heavy backpack in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Right? Right.

Secondly, when you are in line with other fat people to get cupcakes at Magnolia, be sure to buy at least four cupcakes, one slice of red velvet cake, and a flourless brownie because you never know when you might die. However, do not attempt to eat all these things in one night because you WILL get indigestion. This will not feel good, especially if you just caught a cold from a recent guest from the West Coast who brought plenty of holiday spirit with her, but also contagious germs. Thanks, Jennifer!

Also, if you go to the Beer Gardens after drinking 2 bottles of champagne, don't immediately go to the grill and order 12 inches of Kielbasa because this will not feel good, either, and you will most likely end up taking a cab home within an hour of arriving at the bar. Try to avoid causing conflict also by asking really personal questions about lifestyle choices to couples when they are in each other's company. If this should happen, immediately divert the attention away by talking about your own lifestyle choices. Then when you have one member of the couple alone, feel free to interrogate them about the other.

Lastly, when you are a guest blogger on someone else's blog, be sure to upload pictures mostly of yourself and to write only about your own experiences which probably have nothing to do with your host. And because pictures are so much more interesting than words, here are some recent images:


Soup Dumplings at Shanghai Cafe:







Magnolia Bakery:




Ramen at Minca:




Beer Gardens in Brooklyn:


This is a place we visited our first time in NY when we were 23 (!!!):


Hooray to Jennifer for visiting NY! And hooray for this new, exciting chapter of her life. I wish her all the best and hope that she does not end up with any tropical diseases or is kidnapped for ransom in Brazil because Mama Sung would, for once, be right about what to regret and what not to regret. Hooray for traveling!