A day out of touch.

I have the worst habit of losing my cell phone. Three years, three phones, and counting...Saturday night was Halloween, also the night that I lost the third phone. Not the biggest deal, I was planning on getting a new phone anyway, I just hate losing my numbers. Though I guess sometimes it's good to clean out the address book, I also have a habit of drunk texting.
So the next day I head out to the Verizon store, to get my new phone, with my little pup Jon. It's a cloudy day, but warm, and the trees are so yellow. There are leaves everywhere. There's a street fair going on right out in front of the store, and I'm hungry so the sight makes me happy. We walk into the store and immediately back out, after the guy informs me that they don't allow dogs in the store. I thought about arguing for about 30 seconds and then I realized, I have the opportunity to be completely out of contact for the entire day! No one can reach me, and I can do whatever I want.
I got a hot, grilled, ear of corn from the fair. It was delicious.
After that, Jon and I walked to see some friends at the salon so that I could grab my shears. Also, I wanted to put the word out on my phone, and recap some of the blurry parts of the night. Champagne on a mostly empty stomach:) They had all gotten Chinese food for lunch, and I decided that I wanted some too.
I walked home down 6th Ave and stopped at my favorite Lo Mein place, Sammy's Noodle Shop. The noodles here are unlike any I've ever seen. They are plump and chewy, extremely saucy, and full of flavor. I ordered the veggie lo mein, and waited outside with my pup. I wanted to get the deep fried corn cakes too, but this lo mein box is bottomless, and I did just have the grilled corn. I walked back home to the East Village and sat on my couch eating lo mein and watching, Parks and Recreation.
Sometimes it's nice to be reminded of a time when we didn't have the option of checking our phones for messages every 10 minutes. A time that isn't so far behind us. What I realized about having my phone off for the day is, that sometimes you won't miss a thing.