In my years living in New York, I think I went to Staten Island once. My memories of that day include: seeing about 30 guys stopping to pee along a wall; being encouraged in Spanish (for the record, not a language I speak), by a guy who'd already finished and was just running for the heck of it by that point; deciding it was better to just stop than walk the last mile and see my name as the last finisher.... Yes, it was for a still-unfinished half marathon, 10 years ago.
Anyway, my reason for wanting to go to Staten Island is not to run a half marathon, or the mile left from the one I showed up for in the fall of 1994. (Can you tell that I'm still carrying the mental burden of quitting?) I want to go to Staten Island to visit Ozon. There's an article about them and their marketing in yesterday NYT Magazine. Interesting and all, but what I really want is the food. Mac and cheese in a sealed sandwich! Ice cream in a sealed waffle! Two drinks in one cup! Bring it on!
Posted by Shokufeh at November 29, 2004 08:18 PMYou are doing better than me even by not finishing a marathon since I have never started a marathon. In answer to your question left on my blog, our relish tray entailed:
celery
baby carrots
radishes
green pimento olives
pepperocini
kosher pickle chips
and ranch dressing - it was very simple stuff :)
Thanks for coming by and leaving a comment, I love that kind of thing!