Back from New York
At last my dream of getting to New York for a school break came true. It's a little hard to figure out exactly how I felt about New York. I can see how it can sort of grind you down when you don't have a lot of money. I stayed with friends who lived on the way southern edge of Brooklyn. The commute into Manhattan was at best an hour, and on weekends or late nights it was closer to two. I sort of understand how it's a city that makes people grow a shell. You're always being jostled. There's always stuff going on all the time. You're always surrounded.
But I liked it. With the subway you can get anywhere without needing detailed directions. You can actually entertain yourself for hours just walking around random neighborhoods. The food is great. Every band ever plays there. Every artist ever shows there. That stuff I've been reading about for years in the New Yorker, I could actually go check it out. New York is the Center of the Universe.
I never thought that I would ever consider moving to New York after graduation. But...I guess it's sort of on the platter now. It just seems like such a great place to go when you don't have any responsibility beyond having adventures. The Sunscreen Song has a line about living in New York City once, but leaving before it makes you hard (also living in northern California, but leaving before it makes you soft). I want to have some more adventures. I think I am already too well conditioned to lead a quiet domestic life.
But I liked it. With the subway you can get anywhere without needing detailed directions. You can actually entertain yourself for hours just walking around random neighborhoods. The food is great. Every band ever plays there. Every artist ever shows there. That stuff I've been reading about for years in the New Yorker, I could actually go check it out. New York is the Center of the Universe.
I never thought that I would ever consider moving to New York after graduation. But...I guess it's sort of on the platter now. It just seems like such a great place to go when you don't have any responsibility beyond having adventures. The Sunscreen Song has a line about living in New York City once, but leaving before it makes you hard (also living in northern California, but leaving before it makes you soft). I want to have some more adventures. I think I am already too well conditioned to lead a quiet domestic life.