Esperanto

I had dinner with "B" in University Diner on University Place and 12th Street. It is just south of Union Square, and I kind of like it, even though I had this rather frightening waiter.

Afterward, I went to see "A-" and "K" (both just in from Berlin) today in Esperanto, a 24-hour cafe in the West Village. Esperanto is far less cool now than it used to be. They now have these overbearing waitresses. They are annoying. I used to just go up to the counter, get coffee, and sit and drink it. Now they have these people who annoy you all the time, asking you questions and disturbing conversations. I used to go there all the time, but now I go there much less. I actually stopped a while ago, and now just visit every now and then.