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sillyzilly2k

We made it down to New York with everything intact

Jul 15, 2009 14:31

I'm back at work today, sad to be back but also a little bit glad to take a quick break from my hosting duties--yesterday, I left Al and her husband Paul to spend an extra day in New York and have taken the opportunity to listen to my own music (loudly) and eat my own food (crackers and cheese and applesauce for dinner--I didn't think it was ( Read more... )

road trip!

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bilunabirotunda July 15 2009, 20:46:26 UTC

I'm sorry you didn't get in! I was so looking forward to your thoughts of Jon Stewart *in the flesh.* But at least you managed to have a good time.

Have to say, I can kinda see Al's point re the Strand. :-) Not that we don't love you for it. I know very few people you *can* trust to come out of a bookstore in a set period of time. And who wants to be around them?

I really must get myself to NY one of these days. I proposed to Christine that we have a working vacation for you know what - and maybe that could be us coming out to see you and heading down to NY and going to the Met and not coming out for long periods? She seemed amenable. Though I know hostessing does take its toll on you. :-)

sillyzilly2k July 16 2009, 12:54:34 UTC

Have to say, I can kinda see Al's point re the Strand. :-)

Well, this is true. :) And, to be fair, it goes both ways--I'd kind of rather go alone anyway, and be free to do my thing. Mostly, I just can't believe I've been to New York four times since November and haven't made it to the store at all!

I proposed to Christine that we have a working vacation for you know what - and maybe that could be us coming out to see you and heading down to NY and going to the Met and not coming out for long periods? She seemed amenable. Though I know hostessing does take its toll on you. :-)

Well, but you guys are easy! You eat anything, enjoy watching BBC costume dramas (and other things), and are plenty adventurous about getting out and doing stuff. My aunt and uncle say I can come and bring friends whenever I want...

bilunabirotunda July 17 2009, 06:48:50 UTC

"Well, but you guys are easy! You eat anything, enjoy watching BBC costume dramas (and other things), and are plenty adventurous about getting out and doing stuff. My aunt and uncle say I can come and bring friends whenever I want..."

OK! Must discuss! Sent you another email about that thing that keeps us together. Which I wish we had a project code for, btw. Oh, the Key influence! Oh, my lazy fingers!

sillyzilly2k July 17 2009, 20:57:25 UTC

Well, you know...Christine is going to Rhode Island during the week of my birthday, and that's not SO far from New York, and it's not like she doesn't have any extra vacation days, and also my birthday falls on a Monday, which means I could take a long weekend, and it would be super fun.

That was my persuasive run-on sentence. Effective, no?

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ciachick711 July 15 2009, 22:52:47 UTC

I love New York. I can totally spend a day alone in the city and still have had an awesome day.

And you should totally come back so we can see 9 to 5. I'm aching to go back, I just don't have the funds right now. (Job, please?)

sillyzilly2k July 16 2009, 12:56:24 UTC

I love New York. I can totally spend a day alone in the city and still have had an awesome day.

Exactly!

And you should totally come back so we can see 9 to 5. I'm aching to go back, I just don't have the funds right now.

Yeah, I've got cash-flow problems for this as well right now, but maybe when I've caught up? That would be so much fun! (Also, Al and Paul came home last night and were all, "We saw 9 to 5!" And then I cried. (Not really. But I could have.)

ciachick711 July 20 2009, 23:35:02 UTC

I know that kelbelle and some of her 9 to 5 peeps are seeing it (again) Labor Day weekend. I'm hoping I will still be here then.

sillyzilly2k July 21 2009, 14:50:03 UTC

Fun! I hope you're still there then, too. :) I know Sarah and I are planning a trip for September--possibly Labor Day?--but nothing's been settled.

sarita_m July 15 2009, 23:25:36 UTC

Well, if it makes you feel any better, Guys and Dolls closed awhile back, so you wouldn't have been able to see that anyway.
Glad you still managed to have a good time, though I shake my fist at Jon Stewart for overbooking. (I'm sure he has nothing to do with it, but I do so anyway!)

sillyzilly2k July 16 2009, 12:57:11 UTC

Well, if it makes you feel any better, Guys and Dolls closed awhile back, so you wouldn't have been able to see that anyway.

Ah, I hadn't heard. But it does make me feel a little better.

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sillyzilly2k July 16 2009, 12:59:03 UTC

"I want to go to there!"

Precisely. Mmmmm, eighteen miles of books. And cute tote bags!

nikkicienna July 16 2009, 06:20:37 UTC

Aww, no Daily Show :( That's disappointing, and stupid no-show-monday has caught me out before as well - on my birthday no less.

But New York does still have so much to offer, and it sounds like you found plenty to enjoy. And don't forget, if you want to head up for a weekend, we have a futon!

sillyzilly2k July 16 2009, 13:00:31 UTC

And don't forget, if you want to head up for a weekend, we have a futon!

I may well take you up on this sometime--I actually had thought at the last minute about adding one extra night to my trip up there, and since I didn't want to pay for a hotel, I was all, "but I could stay with "lj user="nicolemack">..." But then I ended up coming back Tuesday anyway.

But maybe next time!