NYC Pocketbook Dictionary ... 1st Edition ;)

It's somehow mid-March ...
What/why/where/when/how?

Having spent the last 2.5 months on speed
(figuratively speaking)
I spent this past weekend in pseudo-detox
(literally speaking)

For 48 full hours I made a concerted effort
to drink less, talk less, and think less
(ok, maybe not so much the latter of the 3)

But for once in my life,
I attempted to shut my mouth and open my ears;
and this is what my sober-session officially confirmed:

Be it good, bad or indifferent,
I'd argue that there are words more
commonly/overly/acceptably used
on this crazy "little" island than in any other city ...

Here's the short list for your "reading pleasure" ;)

• Rent
• Rent controlled
• Overpriced
• "Starving artist"
  
• Stress
• Hedge fund
• Bloomberg
• "The Journal"
• Bodega
• Duane Reade
• Jewish Deli
• Tofu
• Take-out /Delivery
• Dry Cleaning
  
• Taxi / Cab
  
• Meat Packing District
• "The List"
• Non-committal
• Gay
• High fashion
• Heidi Klum
  
• Cocaine
• Sex
• 5am
  

Confession:
Making this list made me miss the days of
Pee-Wee Herman's Playhouse ...
I used to pretty much eeeek myself
when someone said the secret word of the day!

Hahahaha :)