food and drink! chris nelson (who is, among other things, the best songwriter i know of), invited me out to dinner tonight for the occasion of his five year anniversary of being employed at the architecture firm. we dined at the striphouse, a steak place on 12th street. it was by far the best strip of beef i've ever consumed. we managed to go ten dollars over the supposed limit, making it also the most expensive dinner i've had while living in new york, and perhaps ever. my debts to chris are piling up like firewood in october.