things i am loving about new york right now:
the public transportation. the subway might be grungy and occasionally held up "by an earlier incident" (umm, clarify please), but i love not having to own, pay for, drive or park a car. i can go anywhere, anytime. and it is great.
the food. from a $2 slice to a $100 meal, from the farmers market outside my office on thursdays to the new gourmet market in my neighborhood, from comfort food to exotic cuisine, new york keeps me fat and happy.
the culture. i can't wait for the new cai guo-qiang show at the guggenheim that i got to watch getting installed. (the art historian in me was nerdily over-excited to witness that.) i get to go to the knitting factory monday to see my friend's band play. with a three-day weekend (i am trading sunday for tomorrow), i plan on dragging s to a museum and a movie and maybe an opening.
the people. i realized today that while i really miss my college friends, and i like that i sometimes get to see the people i know who also moved here, i am so glad i chose to strike out on my own. i know a lot of people who are still hanging out with the people they have always hung out with. and while i miss the security of old friends, and i certainly do not begrudge anyone the chance to continue to see each other, i am excited to be making new friends who don't already know the stupid, embarassing things i have done. they just get the joy of discovering all new mortifying moments with me.
the freedom. new york doesn't care who i am, which means i can become exactly who i want to be.
the boy. we had a lovely valentine's day. i made a fancy-schmancy dinner while he chatted with me in the kitchen, we ate out on the ping-pong table (ooh, moving up in the world), we snuggled and watched lost and ate strawberry trifle. he makes this city more bearable when i want to pack it all in, and he makes this life a little brighter when it seems to have lost its glow. i love you, fuss. no, you're the greatest.
i love you too, blog. what do you love?
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