I drove my car to Manhattan, to the area where I-95 intersects with Amsterdam Avenue. Granted, it’s not the part of the city pretty much anyone cares about, but I am certain that the view as a passenger in my Kia would have been spectacular! I wouldn’t know, I was busy staring directly in front of me making sure I didn’t crash my car going into the city or coming back out of it (during 5:00pm traffic, I kid you not) while on the phone (with my ear piece) with Dawg who was headed to an evening event for work.
I had a really interesting time today. I made the observation to a complete stranger that New York minutes really are much shorter than minutes for the rest of the world. I also got looked at by someone who I am absolutely certain thought I was the real satan… and then he talked to me for 45 minutes and by the end we were shooting the shit, because I get anyone I want onto my side. I’m just naturally charming like that. (I know, that’s such a snobby thing to say, but… how else do I explain why a man who would have rather thrown me off the top story of the 15-story building we were in suddenly was smiling and telling me about himself? But… not in the “hey, I’m picking you up way.” More in the “dude, I totally respect your portfolio, show me more about it” way. Geek right here, to the end.)
ANYWAY, the one thing I find amusing about New York City is that I completely fit in some places and then REALLY don’t fit in other places. And the places I don’t fit in I just smile about and either try to tackle the not fitting in bit or I just wipe my hands of it and move onto something else. (I think Dawg might say there is a third thing I do, where I bitch and complain about it for a little while to him and he says, “look! a squirrel!” and I look for the squirrel, don’t see it, but see a flower or a piece of garbage or a penny and I change my focus.)
So, tomorrow I think I have to take the Q11 bus to the F train to get to where I need to be for noon. No car, because Dawg promises to pick me up after tomorrow’s adventure, and if I have a car then he can’t just grab me off the street and kidnap me for a Target/Staples/Home Depot run.
Just for Sour, I’d like to say it’s a very big challenge to not mention Dawg now that I actually live with him. So, I apologize for the rest of my life that he is mentioned a lot, but… 
And, yay to Lisa who got her own Squishy Dawg Fluffy Pup!
I LOVE exploring a new place and I think it’s awesome you are driving in NYC.
And I totally get the ‘mentioning’ part
I think anyone would enjoy tagging along with you!
i respect you for driving in the city - i did it once, in ‘99, and that was it :)
Driving in Manhattan is the shit…sometimes it’s better than the train. :)
Ah New York, I love it so. I totally fit in to Washington Heights, where I lived for many years, and I assume you were driving through. Like Robin said, driving in Manhattan is indeed the shit. I love it!
I would have absolutely loved tagging along with you. :-)
Although my preferred mode of transportation in a city is anything BUT a car.
BTW - possibly there Oct. 4-5th. With Jared.
I would find it impossible to avoid talking about the people in my house!
Fluffy Pup would have loved to tag along!
Driving in NYC. You are my hero.
And hey, I’ll be in the city Sept. 24-27, then again for a brief period October 4. Probably not enough time on the back end to catch Britt and Jared. :(
teeheehee! I am thoroughly enjoying your adventures and wish you would post more often (and with more pictures, of course!).
Turn, today was completely different. Got a lift to the subway station, took the local to the E, took the E to 14th Street, went to McDonald’s, a Mandees, then to an appointment, then Dawg picked me up and I experienced Manhattan traffic during lunchtime rush. … Woah. I do not envy Dawg and other emergency services trying to maneuver those streets.
Sybil, if you’re in the city when I have time to myself I will gladly drive you around so you can listen to me swear and watch me cut off the notorious pass-on-the-right jackasses.
Bearette,
but you’re from Mass, right? The driving there is so much crazier in my mind. I won’t even drive in Boston.
Robin, I enjoy both, they’re both still big adventures to me. We’ll see how much I enjoy them when I’m actually trying to get to work on time.
Noelle, that Robin is a smart cookie. And I was up in Washington Heights! It was beautiful there.
Britt, oooooh. Ok, we might possibly have my furniture by then. No matter, you are both welcome to come visit or stay with us! Yay to meeting Jared!!!
Maman, … remember when I was much more secretive about my family life? Yah, that sucked.
Lisa, Fluffy Pup was with me in spirit.
Finn, yay! I’m your hero! And, woohoo to your visits! Dawg has to work an event during your September trip, but now that I kinda know how to drive or take transportation around the boroughs I’d be glad to meet up with you or have you come visit me and the girls. Email me details and we’ll work something out? As for the October 4 thing, if you’re only here for a few hours then that might not work to meet up with everyone… but if I don’t have a job or an appointment I’ll gladly hang with you then too!
Sour, when are you coming over to take your own photos? (OH, right, when I invite you. Hey, wanna come over?)
driving is one thing, but where the hell does one park in manhattan??!?!! britt made me take the subway and i fell in love with it.
Thank you for not using profanity in your posts and calling the train simply the “F train” instead of what most people call it.
Oh, and ooh look, a squirrel!
You know I got a lecture from Hollywood about you going to E. 181 Street.
To him, anything north of E. 125 Street is Harlem… and bad.
Sad really… considering he’s lived here longer than I.
Hola, where I was going there was actually a parking garage with two whole spots in it. I paid $8 to park for 2.5 hours. I thought that was very cheap.
Wah, I effing love the F train! Ooh, pretty squirrel!
Dawg, someday Hollywood will learn, like you have, that there’s no point trying to discourage me from going places I want to go. I neglected to mention (on purpose) that I ended up back on I-95 and the Little Lady took me through some extremely sketchy areas of town.
Yes! I’m going to need to buy a few more memory cards for my camera first!
Sour, hehe, or offload them each day to a DVD/backup device!