journey! woo!
From wednesday to sunday, the 16th through 20th of march, I'll be wandering around NYC. It's been four years since I've been there, and the first time that I'm going to have enough time to really wander around aimlessley.
if ANYONE has suggestions of places to go- anywhere, restraunts, bars, parks, intersections, stores, districts, coffeehouses, ANYTHING- please, tell me. tell me, tell me, tell me.
Obviously, I'm not going to simply wander around with neither direction nor cause. I keep saying that I plan on spending at least one day just wandering around on the subway, getting off at stops that peak my fleeting moment of interest, but there'll be plenty of time for that without devoting an entire sol's activities to it. Here's a rough plan that will doubtlessly not really be followed-
Tomorrow. Jam with Aaron, lead singer of my old band, lead guitarist of what seems might be a new one forming. Do some shopping. the needs list-
512mb Memory Stick. With the two 256's that i've lost over the last two months (one hole in pocket, one ADD attack in the computer lab), with a new 512, i'll be back up to 1G of sticks. I'll be able to shoot 1G a day without having to download, which is around 480 pictures. Should do the trick, although I plan on hitting the hotel once a day between outings.
A pair or two of pants, a sweater, and possibly some good walking shoes. I've had my current shoes for a bit, and I could use some fresh kicks to wander in.
a haircut.
The complete hitchhiker's guide, to kill on the to-and-fo trains.
a bikini wax.
that last one was bullshit. Tuesday, laundry, pack. Wednesday, train leaves at 9AM. Penn Station by 4ish.
A friend, user='Tydestra'>, is going to meet me there. We'll probably grab a meal, and then I'll head to the hotel. I think she's got AM classes, and then shit to do all day, so I'll be on my own for most of wednesday and thursday, I think, which is fine by me. Plenty of time to wander. I want to get lunch at carnegie deli on thursday, not sure where I want to do breakfast yet. Probably a random coffeehouse along central park. Thursday is St. Patrick's Day, so I'll make sure to see the parade, and get fookin' hammered in a random irish bar, or if anyone knows a good irish bar, holla.
Friday, Ty will probably have time to kill. I'm thinking the Met, the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, another museum or two, then, who knows? Friday night in NYC. Maybe wander. I'll probably spend some time in Times Square, staring at things, for christ's sake. Again, suggestions, people. Things will also vary by budget, but I'm going to bring a carton of smokes, lots of snacks, and anything else that I can to save money.
I can't plan any more of this. I've got the list of things above that I want to do, taking pictures the entire time. It might snow while I'm up there, which might change things, but probably not significantly. I'll still take shit-tons of pictures. Saturday, weather withstanding, will be super-photo day. I may have to reschedule super-photo day if the forecast sucks, but that's when I'm going to drag Ty around by her ears and make her earn the subway pass I'll have to buy her to drag her around with :-P (just kidding- she's going to have a blast with my po' ass) I need her knowledge of the city to get killer shots for the upcoming show. I've got the shots from the Roots concert, and various other shoots of late- I think I've got a model lined up soon, too. Regardless of my show...
This is going to be a blast, I think. I haven't had an adventure in a while, and a solo adventure... ever. I'm travelling to one of the largest and definately greatest megatropoli in the history of mankind to expand my mind, the only contact in that breathing city of millions being a person I've only had corrospondance with, starting mostly with shit-talking over the Red Sox Fucking unbeleivable ass-whoopage of the Yankees, a shitstorm of text messages with a hearty laugh and a lot of cursing in spanish.
I'm going to pry my eyes open. Goodnight.
if ANYONE has suggestions of places to go- anywhere, restraunts, bars, parks, intersections, stores, districts, coffeehouses, ANYTHING- please, tell me. tell me, tell me, tell me.
Obviously, I'm not going to simply wander around with neither direction nor cause. I keep saying that I plan on spending at least one day just wandering around on the subway, getting off at stops that peak my fleeting moment of interest, but there'll be plenty of time for that without devoting an entire sol's activities to it. Here's a rough plan that will doubtlessly not really be followed-
Tomorrow. Jam with Aaron, lead singer of my old band, lead guitarist of what seems might be a new one forming. Do some shopping. the needs list-
512mb Memory Stick. With the two 256's that i've lost over the last two months (one hole in pocket, one ADD attack in the computer lab), with a new 512, i'll be back up to 1G of sticks. I'll be able to shoot 1G a day without having to download, which is around 480 pictures. Should do the trick, although I plan on hitting the hotel once a day between outings.
A pair or two of pants, a sweater, and possibly some good walking shoes. I've had my current shoes for a bit, and I could use some fresh kicks to wander in.
a haircut.
The complete hitchhiker's guide, to kill on the to-and-fo trains.
a bikini wax.
that last one was bullshit. Tuesday, laundry, pack. Wednesday, train leaves at 9AM. Penn Station by 4ish.
A friend, user='Tydestra'>, is going to meet me there. We'll probably grab a meal, and then I'll head to the hotel. I think she's got AM classes, and then shit to do all day, so I'll be on my own for most of wednesday and thursday, I think, which is fine by me. Plenty of time to wander. I want to get lunch at carnegie deli on thursday, not sure where I want to do breakfast yet. Probably a random coffeehouse along central park. Thursday is St. Patrick's Day, so I'll make sure to see the parade, and get fookin' hammered in a random irish bar, or if anyone knows a good irish bar, holla.
Friday, Ty will probably have time to kill. I'm thinking the Met, the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, another museum or two, then, who knows? Friday night in NYC. Maybe wander. I'll probably spend some time in Times Square, staring at things, for christ's sake. Again, suggestions, people. Things will also vary by budget, but I'm going to bring a carton of smokes, lots of snacks, and anything else that I can to save money.
I can't plan any more of this. I've got the list of things above that I want to do, taking pictures the entire time. It might snow while I'm up there, which might change things, but probably not significantly. I'll still take shit-tons of pictures. Saturday, weather withstanding, will be super-photo day. I may have to reschedule super-photo day if the forecast sucks, but that's when I'm going to drag Ty around by her ears and make her earn the subway pass I'll have to buy her to drag her around with :-P (just kidding- she's going to have a blast with my po' ass) I need her knowledge of the city to get killer shots for the upcoming show. I've got the shots from the Roots concert, and various other shoots of late- I think I've got a model lined up soon, too. Regardless of my show...
This is going to be a blast, I think. I haven't had an adventure in a while, and a solo adventure... ever. I'm travelling to one of the largest and definately greatest megatropoli in the history of mankind to expand my mind, the only contact in that breathing city of millions being a person I've only had corrospondance with, starting mostly with shit-talking over the Red Sox Fucking unbeleivable ass-whoopage of the Yankees, a shitstorm of text messages with a hearty laugh and a lot of cursing in spanish.
I'm going to pry my eyes open. Goodnight.