Set it Off

The Fourth of July in New York is pretty much a spectacle. Aside from a few select cities in the U.S.-- it's pretty much a great place to be for the festivities. The fact that it fell on a Wednesday made this entire week incredibly awkward. I am exhausted. I suppose it's from the move this weekend-- then the abrupt interruption of the Holiday -- and then back to work today.

I spent the holiday at AH's friend's apartment in alphabet city (Ave. C and 13th St.). His friend lived on the 11th floor facing the East River-- right smack in the heart of Macy's Firework Extravaganza. It was really great to see the fireworks from their living room window and not have to stand in the rain. It was also kind of surreal watching the opening on T.V. and then realizing that the panaramic shot of New York is where I live. I hope that never gets old.

Also, my new apartment is treating me awesome. My new roommate is hardly ever there (she works part-time and has classes in the city). I'm pretty much gone the entire day at work, which I then hit the gym, so I'm usually home by 8-8:30 p.m. I cook dinner-- relax for maybe 30 mins. before I go to bed and start my day at 6:45 a.m. again. Although, this week seems to be a bit of a challenge with the adjustment of the new subway stop train times. The apartment is great though. I can sleep with the window open, which lets in a nice breeze. It's relatively quiet outside most of the time and I can pretty much do what I want when I want. However, the lack of furniture is a bit sad. I've been looking for furniture online to fill my den that I plan on converting to that T.V. room, but everything is so pricey right now.

There hasn't been much development-- work is pretty slow right now because of the holiday. I do have a couple of friends coming in the next few weeks, so it'll be fun to see them and take them around town. I've started writing down all the bars I've been to with brief descriptions, so that I can remember which ones to take people to. So-- if you ever come and visit I should have a range of places for you to pick from.