The world is going to the pits (as Palak would say). The US has finally retaliated and now the terrorists are telling everyone in America to live in fear. As Osama said, "As long as the Muslim people live in fear, so too shall the US." (That was highly paraphrased by the way) While this is shocking and monumental, i can't really say how it affects my life yet until something bad happens...so i sit on my couch and continue to waste my life away watching my fantasy football players crap away any chance of a victory for me this week.



Luckily, i escaped into the freezing New York air to enjoy dinner at a new spot (at least for us) called Zen Palate. It's a vegetarian place that is Asian themed. When we first got in, we automatically liked the place alot because of the decor and the prices. Karina wanted to go to this place for the yam fries and true to her word the yam fries were quite excellent. The appetizers were all really good so i was pretty excited about the food. I got something called "Rose Petals." The food went a little downhill after the yam fries however, culminating in the most interesting dessert experience of my life. I got the scrumptious sounding "Almond Tofu Cheesecake" and expected it to taste like the best thing in the world. Instead...as we tasted it...our faces scrunched up in confusion. You get hit with the slight feel of almond tofu at first but then it slowly dissolves to leave a wheaty, germy kind of feel. "I don't mind it" was how Amit put it but it was definitely not good at all. We just sat around looking at each other and laughing at our reactions to the dessert. That alone made it a night for me. I think we're gonna give Zen Palate another try at some point because although it wasn't great tonite, me and Lynn both see the inherent potential in it's menu.