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New York was amazing. I'm exhausted.
I got to the city on Friday night. On Saturday, I met up with my brother and one of my cousins and her friend at the Museum of the City of New York, where we saw an exhibit on the evolution of Manhattan from farmland to its present grid format. The 18th century topographical maps were very cool. Then we went down to the Angelika to see "A Cat in Paris," which was cute. Then we went out for dinner in Little Italy, since I'd heard of a place that makes gluten-free pizza and pasta (my brother is allergic) that was supposed to be quite good. (It was.) Then I took the subway back uptown to the Met, where I was ABT do "Swan Lake." It was extraordinarily beautiful. I'd seen ABT's "Swan Lake" before, about eleven years ago, and I remembered it being gorgeous, but I'd forgotten how lovely the sets and the costumes and everything else was. *sigh* After the ballet, I went up to the Magnolia Bakery on Columbus Ave for cupcakes. (I love that you can get cupcakes at 11:30PM in New York.)
On Sunday, I took the Long Island Railroad out to Wantagh, where my best friend lives. My brother met us there. We visited with my best friend, her husband, and their two adorable young children. Then my brother drove me to Queens, where we had dinner with me dad.
On Monday, I had a phone interview at 10:30. Then I went up to the Museum of Natural History, which was like going to see an old friend. The exhibit on bio-luminescence was pretty cool; I'd had no idea fireflies could be so devious. Also, there were live flashlight fish, so you could actually see these things lighting up. Then I walked around Central Park for a while, visiting the Lake and Strawberry Fields. Then I got Thai takeout, which was delicious. Then I cleaned my friend's apartment. Then I took the bus home.
I got in at a little before 11PM.
Also, it was close to 100 degrees the entire weekend.
Now I'm at work and I'm tired. But I want to go back to New York. I love it. I don't think I could live there (I couldn't afford it, for one thing) but whenever I come out of a tunnel or up from the subway and get my first glimpse of this amazing city, I get this thrill deep in my heart.
*sigh*
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I'm tempted, for the first time, to do
kink_bingo. I'm still working on my Buffy fic and my last three charity auction fics, but I think it would be nice to have some tiny things to write in between, and plus I have a few new fandoms. I know I won't go bingo because there are too many kinks I just can't write. *ponders*
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While I'm pondering, here's a photo from New York. From the Museum of Natural History, in face.
I just can't get over how happy he looks. It's always nice to see a smiling face!
I got to the city on Friday night. On Saturday, I met up with my brother and one of my cousins and her friend at the Museum of the City of New York, where we saw an exhibit on the evolution of Manhattan from farmland to its present grid format. The 18th century topographical maps were very cool. Then we went down to the Angelika to see "A Cat in Paris," which was cute. Then we went out for dinner in Little Italy, since I'd heard of a place that makes gluten-free pizza and pasta (my brother is allergic) that was supposed to be quite good. (It was.) Then I took the subway back uptown to the Met, where I was ABT do "Swan Lake." It was extraordinarily beautiful. I'd seen ABT's "Swan Lake" before, about eleven years ago, and I remembered it being gorgeous, but I'd forgotten how lovely the sets and the costumes and everything else was. *sigh* After the ballet, I went up to the Magnolia Bakery on Columbus Ave for cupcakes. (I love that you can get cupcakes at 11:30PM in New York.)
On Sunday, I took the Long Island Railroad out to Wantagh, where my best friend lives. My brother met us there. We visited with my best friend, her husband, and their two adorable young children. Then my brother drove me to Queens, where we had dinner with me dad.
On Monday, I had a phone interview at 10:30. Then I went up to the Museum of Natural History, which was like going to see an old friend. The exhibit on bio-luminescence was pretty cool; I'd had no idea fireflies could be so devious. Also, there were live flashlight fish, so you could actually see these things lighting up. Then I walked around Central Park for a while, visiting the Lake and Strawberry Fields. Then I got Thai takeout, which was delicious. Then I cleaned my friend's apartment. Then I took the bus home.
I got in at a little before 11PM.
Also, it was close to 100 degrees the entire weekend.
Now I'm at work and I'm tired. But I want to go back to New York. I love it. I don't think I could live there (I couldn't afford it, for one thing) but whenever I come out of a tunnel or up from the subway and get my first glimpse of this amazing city, I get this thrill deep in my heart.
*sigh*
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I'm tempted, for the first time, to do
kink_bingo. I'm still working on my Buffy fic and my last three charity auction fics, but I think it would be nice to have some tiny things to write in between, and plus I have a few new fandoms. I know I won't go bingo because there are too many kinks I just can't write. *ponders*
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While I'm pondering, here's a photo from New York. From the Museum of Natural History, in face.
I just can't get over how happy he looks. It's always nice to see a smiling face!