Aventures at the Met

As I get off the train, work my way through Grand Central and onto the gridded streets of midtown Manhattan past the iconic art deco Chrysler Building, an exciting spark ignites in my heart. This is the kind of day when you're off from your 9-5 and free to pursue your wildest and most coveted passions; whether it's painting or writing, shopping and styling or dinner, drinks and dancing- it always feels amazing to just have time to do what you want to do. On this particular day, my coveted passion was to gallery gallivant with one of my best friends: the beautiful and sexy russian doll bombshell Oksana (A.K.A. Jessica) Gladkevitch.

Like true ride or die bitches, power walking through the Metropolitan Museum of Art with this friend of mine who I can talk and talk to about anything and everything is stimulating, invigorating and fun! I treasure having a friend that I can have silly fun with as well as have deep, intellectual conversations with.

As we wander from one wing to the next, viewing, admiring and discussing the priceless works of art surrounding us from ancient Egypt to medieval Europe and hundreds of places and times in between, we can't help but be inspired by the rich history and culture. Of course, as "girls" we also can't help but look for inspiration in the magnificent marble sculptures of Ancient Greece and Rome where by today's standards, the displayed anatomy is rather disappointing... although overall his body has held up very well for being centuries old.

Moving on, Jessica poses in front of a decorative gilded gate from medieval Europe. She has a mysterious love of gates for some reason; whether it holds psychological significance to her character or she simply admires the strong decorative styling and what a gate represents, the artistry displayed in some of these adorned gates is quite beautiful and remarkable.

This massive gate incited a strong reaction from Jessica, her love of gates and my need to capitalize on it causing her to break out in her famously contagious laugh- seriously, her laugh is one for the ages!! It's so strong and contagious, it always makes me giddy!

                            Fiercely posing in front of a gruesome, yet sexually alluring sculpture.

The almost liquid-like lines of this particular sculpture create a beautiful movement and timelessly graceful figure beside the stunning live female figure, divinely placed in my life as a most trusted confidante and thoughtful friend.

It may sound like I'm in love with Jessica and actually I kind of am; like a gay guy loves his best girl friend or a gay guy loves his big sister. Her amazing, magnetic charisma and personality and her willingness to not only entertain my madness but to spend the day with me in one of the biggest and best art galleries in the world is truly a sparkle of pure happiness in my life.

                           












                 






                               "But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold."
                                                                     -Oliver Wendell Holmes