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corenrind, tonight I will be sleeping in a bed, and I won't even have to feel guilty about banishing reves_rouges to her recliner to do so. Because honestly, I don't care how many times she insists that it's totally comfortable, I just don't like kicking people out of their own damn beds.
Also, I am now connected to the internet for the first time since, like, Saturday. It's kind of scary, really. I think the break was good for me.
I see lots of LJ meetup-type people have added me, which is cool. I apologize to not responding to you guys sooner, but you all seem like lovely people and I promise to add you all back once I've gotten back from New York on Sunday. Okay? Okay.
Which reminds me: hey,pharminatrix, were you by any chance looking at the kitties at the Union Square Petsmart this evening? I could've sworn I saw you there, but mathforlovers and I were on our way out and I suddenly couldn't remember your real name, and yelling "Hey, pharminatrix!" across the store would've been pretty embarrassing if it hadn't actually turned out to be you.
Surprisingly, I don't think I really have all that much to say after several days of radio silence. I love this city so much it hurts. Moving here feels not like a far off dream but like solid fact, inevitable, destined. Either I have a terrible head cold or I'm allergic to Manhattan, but in either case my sinuses seem to have declared war on the rest of my face.corenrind got the awesome lady at the McSweeney's Brooklyn store to let us in even though they were closed and holy crap it's the most amazing thing ever. We're talking a superhero supply store here, people. Haley and I have officially decided that we're volunteering to tutor at 826 NYC when we move here, and I'm totally excited.
This is actually going to happen, guys. The mind reels.
This trip has been... interesting in terms of my state of mind. I've been really lonely here a lot of the time--most of my plans to meet up with people fell through, and much as I know Haley loves me, she is here to see her boyfriend for the first time in two months, andreves_rouges has her job, so as a result I've had a lot of time just sitting on trains or wandering around Manhattan by myself. It's been weird being cut off from the internet like I have been, because I've been realizing for the first time how hard it is for me to think through things and express myself when it's not in this little text box. I think the time spent with just the company of my own thoughts has been good for me.
It's funny-- because this has necessarily been a low-budget trip for me, I've largely avoided the expensive tourist NY things to do and spent a lot of time just seeing stuff, getting a feel for the city. Despite the fact that this is my fourth time visiting, this is the first time I feel like I really understand the subway system. I'm so proud to know that I can figure out how to get from Point A to Point B by way of the subway, that if I get lost I can figure out where I am and how to get where I need to go fairly easily. It doesn't sound like much, but I've been directionally impaired my whole life and it's a Very Big Deal to me. Anyway, I think tomorrow will finally be my day for Touristy Things--I really want to get to at least the Met (I'd love to do MOMA too, but it's way the fuck out in Queens now and there're only so many hours in the day), I've promised myself I'd go to Chinatown and get an expensive but oh-so-hip Manhattan Portage messenger bag for myself, plus I need to find a goofy hat for Aubs and something cute for my mom and the Tackiest Shot Glass in NY for Brooks the Adorable Physics Boy (particularly hilarious, I think, because he's allergic to alcohol). Oh yeah, and Haley keeps swearing up and down that she's finally going to take me to Toys in Babeland. Because god knows if there's anything I need right now, it's another sex toy.
Anyway. I love it here. If there was any feasible way for me to drop everything and move here next week, I would. That not being a possibility at this juncture, I guess I'll just have to content myself with the knowledge that the city will still be here a year from now.
corenrind, tonight I will be sleeping in a bed, and I won't even have to feel guilty about banishing reves_rouges to her recliner to do so. Because honestly, I don't care how many times she insists that it's totally comfortable, I just don't like kicking people out of their own damn beds.Also, I am now connected to the internet for the first time since, like, Saturday. It's kind of scary, really. I think the break was good for me.
I see lots of LJ meetup-type people have added me, which is cool. I apologize to not responding to you guys sooner, but you all seem like lovely people and I promise to add you all back once I've gotten back from New York on Sunday. Okay? Okay.
Which reminds me: hey,
pharminatrix, were you by any chance looking at the kitties at the Union Square Petsmart this evening? I could've sworn I saw you there, but mathforlovers and I were on our way out and I suddenly couldn't remember your real name, and yelling "Hey, pharminatrix!" across the store would've been pretty embarrassing if it hadn't actually turned out to be you.Surprisingly, I don't think I really have all that much to say after several days of radio silence. I love this city so much it hurts. Moving here feels not like a far off dream but like solid fact, inevitable, destined. Either I have a terrible head cold or I'm allergic to Manhattan, but in either case my sinuses seem to have declared war on the rest of my face.
corenrind got the awesome lady at the McSweeney's Brooklyn store to let us in even though they were closed and holy crap it's the most amazing thing ever. We're talking a superhero supply store here, people. Haley and I have officially decided that we're volunteering to tutor at 826 NYC when we move here, and I'm totally excited. This is actually going to happen, guys. The mind reels.
This trip has been... interesting in terms of my state of mind. I've been really lonely here a lot of the time--most of my plans to meet up with people fell through, and much as I know Haley loves me, she is here to see her boyfriend for the first time in two months, and
reves_rouges has her job, so as a result I've had a lot of time just sitting on trains or wandering around Manhattan by myself. It's been weird being cut off from the internet like I have been, because I've been realizing for the first time how hard it is for me to think through things and express myself when it's not in this little text box. I think the time spent with just the company of my own thoughts has been good for me. It's funny-- because this has necessarily been a low-budget trip for me, I've largely avoided the expensive tourist NY things to do and spent a lot of time just seeing stuff, getting a feel for the city. Despite the fact that this is my fourth time visiting, this is the first time I feel like I really understand the subway system. I'm so proud to know that I can figure out how to get from Point A to Point B by way of the subway, that if I get lost I can figure out where I am and how to get where I need to go fairly easily. It doesn't sound like much, but I've been directionally impaired my whole life and it's a Very Big Deal to me. Anyway, I think tomorrow will finally be my day for Touristy Things--I really want to get to at least the Met (I'd love to do MOMA too, but it's way the fuck out in Queens now and there're only so many hours in the day), I've promised myself I'd go to Chinatown and get an expensive but oh-so-hip Manhattan Portage messenger bag for myself, plus I need to find a goofy hat for Aubs and something cute for my mom and the Tackiest Shot Glass in NY for Brooks the Adorable Physics Boy (particularly hilarious, I think, because he's allergic to alcohol). Oh yeah, and Haley keeps swearing up and down that she's finally going to take me to Toys in Babeland. Because god knows if there's anything I need right now, it's another sex toy.
Anyway. I love it here. If there was any feasible way for me to drop everything and move here next week, I would. That not being a possibility at this juncture, I guess I'll just have to content myself with the knowledge that the city will still be here a year from now.
