sept 2, 2009

today i moved from little old olympia to new york city.

well...technically i don't MOVE in until friday. now i'm in a hotel. but i'm not coming back until december, so i think it counts as moving. but before i moved rosa and i discussed doing a sort of picture-a-day thing a la stephanie layton (and edgar wright...) so that we could keep in touch. the one above is kind of a cheat, because i didn't take it, but i did take this one just a little while ago:

 

my pictures the next few days are probably going to be a little lame, because i don't have a camera so they're going to have to be taken on my phone. this one was taken at the roxy deli, which emily and i always go to while we're in the city. it's in times square, pretty much right next to the marriot marquis, which is where we're staying. it's not my favorite hotel, but we got a good discount and it's right by in the heights. so it's worth it, i guess.

the empty glass is, of course, my chocolate egg cream, which is the most delicious treat in the world. and roxy has the BEST pickles. it made me sad that emily wasn't here, though. especially since they were playing backstreet boys. 

this morning i got up at 7:00 to pack, as i had not yet begun...i finished in a pretty good amount of time and went to bailey's to say goodbye to her and emily. we got coffee at stew's brews and then i pretty much had to leave. i listened to in the heights on the way home and became very nostalgic. but both of them promised to visit me so i did feel a little better.

at the airport, my keychain set off the metal detector. i guess they are kind of unreasonable...

but they are all necessary. :) actually, my spring awakening one fell off (again). it's oddly large and heavy so that happens a lot. but it's in my bag. also, i definitely think my keychains are necessary because i could kill a mugger with them. if you can't tell, there's a borders rewards card, and then a keychain each for next to normal, rent, in the heights, a chorus line, the 25th annual putnam county spelling bee, the norman conquests, and equus. and usuallly there's one for spring awakening. so i could pretty much protect myself from any mugger by smacking them in the face. they're cute AND functional. 

so it's 2:48 in the morning and i'm probably going to go to sleep. or watch hot fuzz. in any case, i'll try to have another picture and some fun stories tomorrow.