New York Experiences #6
Rough week this week. I picked up a sinus and throat bacterial infection, which put a damper on my New York excursions. I've pretty much kicked it though, just the tiniest bit of it left. In the end, I came away with some knowledge about Air Purifiers, which apparently are a must for anyone with allergies. To quote the doctor I went to see, "it'll change your life". Now to find somewhere in Manhattan to buy one...
There was a blockbuster at the corner of the block--the closest business to the Penington. I'm happy to see they've relocated. Hopefully something interesting will move in their stead.
I can't believe how often I walk outside and find something huge going on. On this particular day, as I was walking by Union Square, I heard a loud, rallying voice and noticed the square was filled with thousands of people. I decided to walk through the crowd and see what it was all about. It was filled with illegal immegrants protesting for more rights.
I heard someone else put it quite well, something like: "In New York, we frequently have huge events which in any other city would have the whole town involved. Things like celebrity stunts, visits from foreign leaders, parades, marches... Here, things like that happen all of the time and you might not even hear about it!"
Tom, the guy I met coming out of the Subway on his way to a tea shop, invited me to a Jazz performance at the National Arts Club, an exclusive club near Gramercy Park. I put on my suit and walked on over. It turned out to be a really great night! The club is beautiful, filled to the brim with paintings, sculptures and the like. The performance was very entertaining. The highlights were a 10 year old violin prodigy who played very well and even broke out into song a few times, and Tom's own daughter, Sarah, singing a Gershwin piece and "Somewhere Over the Rainbow".
A picture of Tom and Sarah, both quite the Jazz dancers.
A picture of Tom and Sarah, with Moby.
That red sign says "No Clearance in Niche". A warning to people thinking they can stand by the tracks until the train comes by, then try to hide in the 4" deep niche. I only hope the sign was put up as a precautionary measure, rather than a reactionary one.
More New-York-speak. Instead of saying "Please swipe your debit card" at ATMs, they say "Please dip your debit card". After seeing some older style ATMs, I speculate that it came from those early ATMs having the card reader mounted vertically, so you literally seemed to be "dipping" your card down into it. The phrase seems to have stuck.
A true New York review.
A much better shot of the nice 2nd floor cafe in the Whole Foods by my house.
I've been trying to find good health insurance here in New York. As a freelancer, there aren't (m)any good options.
That's one way to carry your suit!
A very bad shot of Rafael Vinoly. I went and saw him speak at the National Arts Club.
Great advice from MTA.
Buildings disappearing into the clouds at night...
A shot of the Penington residents enjoying a hard-earned lunch after our spring cleaning.
There was a blockbuster at the corner of the block--the closest business to the Penington. I'm happy to see they've relocated. Hopefully something interesting will move in their stead.
I can't believe how often I walk outside and find something huge going on. On this particular day, as I was walking by Union Square, I heard a loud, rallying voice and noticed the square was filled with thousands of people. I decided to walk through the crowd and see what it was all about. It was filled with illegal immegrants protesting for more rights.
I heard someone else put it quite well, something like: "In New York, we frequently have huge events which in any other city would have the whole town involved. Things like celebrity stunts, visits from foreign leaders, parades, marches... Here, things like that happen all of the time and you might not even hear about it!"
Tom, the guy I met coming out of the Subway on his way to a tea shop, invited me to a Jazz performance at the National Arts Club, an exclusive club near Gramercy Park. I put on my suit and walked on over. It turned out to be a really great night! The club is beautiful, filled to the brim with paintings, sculptures and the like. The performance was very entertaining. The highlights were a 10 year old violin prodigy who played very well and even broke out into song a few times, and Tom's own daughter, Sarah, singing a Gershwin piece and "Somewhere Over the Rainbow".
A picture of Tom and Sarah, both quite the Jazz dancers.
A picture of Tom and Sarah, with Moby.
That red sign says "No Clearance in Niche". A warning to people thinking they can stand by the tracks until the train comes by, then try to hide in the 4" deep niche. I only hope the sign was put up as a precautionary measure, rather than a reactionary one.
More New-York-speak. Instead of saying "Please swipe your debit card" at ATMs, they say "Please dip your debit card". After seeing some older style ATMs, I speculate that it came from those early ATMs having the card reader mounted vertically, so you literally seemed to be "dipping" your card down into it. The phrase seems to have stuck.
A true New York review.
A much better shot of the nice 2nd floor cafe in the Whole Foods by my house.
I've been trying to find good health insurance here in New York. As a freelancer, there aren't (m)any good options.
That's one way to carry your suit!
A very bad shot of Rafael Vinoly. I went and saw him speak at the National Arts Club.
Great advice from MTA.
Buildings disappearing into the clouds at night...
A shot of the Penington residents enjoying a hard-earned lunch after our spring cleaning.
posted by Severisth at 10:36 PM
1 Comments:
I don't know how you meet people so easily. :) I'd be too shy to talk to people on the subway!
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