Take the L train
Which is what I did tonight. I'm in lovely NYC. Well, Brooklyn, to be honest.
While I felt a great deal of culture shock in Florida, it is gone here. Could easily be the variety of everything here. From accents heard on the streets, to the variety of everything here. Or maybe just because there are bags of trash on the streets, waiting for the trash collectors. Though thankfully, there are no cartoneros here, ripping into the bags and spreading refuse everywhere.
Had dinner with a former colleague from my Amazon days. We worked together for over a year and developed a personal friendship. Tonight was the first time we met. There have been other times I thought I would be in NYC, but those plans all fell through. It was so great to meet up with her and to actually *see* her. We both know each other's voices at 10 paces, but it was different to actually see her face, instead of the face I created for her and from the grainy picture she once sent me.
As I said, I'm staying with an old high school chum in Brooklyn. He's the only person from high school I'm still in contact with (though, we haven't seen each other in about 3-4 years). He looks fantastic and it's like little time has passed between the last time we saw each other. If we're lucky, we normally only get to talk two or maybe three times per year, in addition to random emails here and there. He's an opera singer, and I will get to hear him sing tomorrow, when he goes to an audition. Very cool.
There is a series of Christo pieces in Central Park, and we're probably going to go check a couple of those out tomorrow. That, and 1. I'd like to buy a scarf I saw advertised in Vogue (a steal at $25); and 2. considering there is snow on the ground, I'd like to buy a warmer sweater than the thin thing I have now. It's really not that warm... Ideally, I'd like to pop into a thrift store, and find a lovely, worn, cashmere or wool sweater. Sort of like one of those preppy, v-neck ones that were all the preppy rage in the 80s. Easy to layer and I can still wear my jean jacket with it. Also, will be useful to have a warmer sweater once I get to Europe, as it will be winter there, too.
Ankle is still stiff and sore, but is generally better. I'm just bad about thinking it feels ok, and then walking way too much. I already have a few days of pure rest planned before I head further east. I will be very upset if I'm still unable to walk properly (read: quickly) and for long distances when I get to Europe.
OK. It's late here in Brooklyn. Time to get some beauty rest and snuggle under 2-3 layers of comforters. How different from the recent days of sleeping with air conditioning (though, in cool (65 F) Ft Lauderdale weather, I don't know why my bunk mates did that...) and fans (BA).
So much for a year of summer...
While I felt a great deal of culture shock in Florida, it is gone here. Could easily be the variety of everything here. From accents heard on the streets, to the variety of everything here. Or maybe just because there are bags of trash on the streets, waiting for the trash collectors. Though thankfully, there are no cartoneros here, ripping into the bags and spreading refuse everywhere.
Had dinner with a former colleague from my Amazon days. We worked together for over a year and developed a personal friendship. Tonight was the first time we met. There have been other times I thought I would be in NYC, but those plans all fell through. It was so great to meet up with her and to actually *see* her. We both know each other's voices at 10 paces, but it was different to actually see her face, instead of the face I created for her and from the grainy picture she once sent me.
As I said, I'm staying with an old high school chum in Brooklyn. He's the only person from high school I'm still in contact with (though, we haven't seen each other in about 3-4 years). He looks fantastic and it's like little time has passed between the last time we saw each other. If we're lucky, we normally only get to talk two or maybe three times per year, in addition to random emails here and there. He's an opera singer, and I will get to hear him sing tomorrow, when he goes to an audition. Very cool.
There is a series of Christo pieces in Central Park, and we're probably going to go check a couple of those out tomorrow. That, and 1. I'd like to buy a scarf I saw advertised in Vogue (a steal at $25); and 2. considering there is snow on the ground, I'd like to buy a warmer sweater than the thin thing I have now. It's really not that warm... Ideally, I'd like to pop into a thrift store, and find a lovely, worn, cashmere or wool sweater. Sort of like one of those preppy, v-neck ones that were all the preppy rage in the 80s. Easy to layer and I can still wear my jean jacket with it. Also, will be useful to have a warmer sweater once I get to Europe, as it will be winter there, too.
Ankle is still stiff and sore, but is generally better. I'm just bad about thinking it feels ok, and then walking way too much. I already have a few days of pure rest planned before I head further east. I will be very upset if I'm still unable to walk properly (read: quickly) and for long distances when I get to Europe.
OK. It's late here in Brooklyn. Time to get some beauty rest and snuggle under 2-3 layers of comforters. How different from the recent days of sleeping with air conditioning (though, in cool (65 F) Ft Lauderdale weather, I don't know why my bunk mates did that...) and fans (BA).
So much for a year of summer...
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