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So I have now completed my first-ever visit to New York City. Yes, you're all allowed to express shock that I had never been to NYC before...everyone else has made comments. All in all, an enjoyable time was had, despite the annoying (and potentially sick-making) rain all weekend. I made the appropriate pilgrimages.....I saw the Red Sox beat the Yankees in Yankees stadium, including one of the weirdest baseball moments I've ever seen when a ball actually sat on top of the home run ball for a few moments before deciding to roll back onto the field.....I saw the Stonewall Inn, the NY Public Library, the Empire State Building, Times Square, Ground Zero, Broadway, and the Strand Bookstore. I walked across the Brooklyn Bridge, which was great until le deluge. I rode the subway, I saw a play (November, by David Mamet, starring Nathan Lane), and I discovered the exquisite joy which is Mister Softee ice cream. I also discovered that the Java final I was worried about went even better than I thought.....so, another A (go me). I'm rather tired of school, it's starting to feel endless, and that's not good because I can actually see a light at the end of the tunnel. I just want to fast forward to the end. Ah well.

I'm actually writing this from the luxurious confines of the Bolt Bus...$20 each way with AC, power, and wi-fi......not bad at all.

I think part of what has me tired about school is that I can feel creative juices flowing a bit again. My "I'm going to just run the module for now" DnD game is turning into a campaign with story arc and background and such, I've got some story ideas percolating, and I just don't have the time to devote to either that I'd like. Le sigh.