Week In Review
I've gotten called out a few times on not having blogged this past week. This tells me a handful of things, among them that I could be lazy and past this whole "blog thing" or that I had a busy week or that I have simply had no stories to tell. I would argue that a piece of all three are true, but am now here for the first Week in Review!
So, I just spent a half hour detailing the week, but realized that it's too revealing relative to me becoming a total and complete alcoholic. It was a week of hanging out with friends, work events, and relaxing. And the combination of the three require an inordinate amount of time and money spend on adult beverages. So, to that end, I will just say this... I had a busy week with lots of late nights and some new and some revisited bars/restaurants:
Monday, 4/24 -- Ship of Fools with Matt Baker and a couple of his college friends
Tuesday, 4/25 -- Rosa Mexicano with Deniz, James, Jamie, Ayse, MattBaker; Rue 57 with MattBaker and Mike Dunnigan
Wednesday, 4/25 -- Michael Jordan's at Grand Central with coworkers and a client; dinner at Sushi Sen-nin after. Mike ventured up to the UES to see my apartment and enjoy Waterloo Tavern
Thursday, 4/26 -- industry event at Social near Times Square
It was great to have both Matt and Mike come check out 3A -- gives me some folks who have perspective into my NYC world from home. It also makes the apartment warmer somehow -- as it did the first night Gary and Michele came over and added something other than me to the place.
*****
I'm now at my home in Seattle -- and already so comfortable. I got up early and have had a productive day... running errands, stopping by the women's volleyball tournament, visiting friends (Sally, Hal, the Pidducks, Charles), and simply being home. My life is again somehow normalized when I can do laundry, when I realize I need to mow the lawn, when I can lounge on the couch and watch TV (not that I haven't been doing that in Manhattan!).
What I have learned about this trip -- in less than 24 hours -- is that I am here to wrap things up. My mission is clear. And being in NYC is good for me and will be even better. I know I need to give where I live; I need to redefine my world and again figure out my place in it. While this sometime takes a while, while this sometimes is long and lonely and hard, it's right. And I'm doing it. And I'm happy about it.
I've only been four weeks since I moved to New York. In that time, it's felt like I've been there for months. This means that I'm either used to it and it's simply where I need to be... or that life goes on and it goes on regardless of where we are. We're simply required to deal or direct it. Right now I'm dealing, but I know that wrapping up the loose ends in Seattle, having the need to be here out of my system, and realizing that Manhattan is my home now will surely drive me to direct sooner than later. This is pleasing.
...as it is being in my home just now. I am content.
So, I just spent a half hour detailing the week, but realized that it's too revealing relative to me becoming a total and complete alcoholic. It was a week of hanging out with friends, work events, and relaxing. And the combination of the three require an inordinate amount of time and money spend on adult beverages. So, to that end, I will just say this... I had a busy week with lots of late nights and some new and some revisited bars/restaurants:
Monday, 4/24 -- Ship of Fools with Matt Baker and a couple of his college friends
Tuesday, 4/25 -- Rosa Mexicano with Deniz, James, Jamie, Ayse, MattBaker; Rue 57 with MattBaker and Mike Dunnigan
Wednesday, 4/25 -- Michael Jordan's at Grand Central with coworkers and a client; dinner at Sushi Sen-nin after. Mike ventured up to the UES to see my apartment and enjoy Waterloo Tavern
Thursday, 4/26 -- industry event at Social near Times Square
It was great to have both Matt and Mike come check out 3A -- gives me some folks who have perspective into my NYC world from home. It also makes the apartment warmer somehow -- as it did the first night Gary and Michele came over and added something other than me to the place.
*****
I'm now at my home in Seattle -- and already so comfortable. I got up early and have had a productive day... running errands, stopping by the women's volleyball tournament, visiting friends (Sally, Hal, the Pidducks, Charles), and simply being home. My life is again somehow normalized when I can do laundry, when I realize I need to mow the lawn, when I can lounge on the couch and watch TV (not that I haven't been doing that in Manhattan!).
What I have learned about this trip -- in less than 24 hours -- is that I am here to wrap things up. My mission is clear. And being in NYC is good for me and will be even better. I know I need to give where I live; I need to redefine my world and again figure out my place in it. While this sometime takes a while, while this sometimes is long and lonely and hard, it's right. And I'm doing it. And I'm happy about it.
I've only been four weeks since I moved to New York. In that time, it's felt like I've been there for months. This means that I'm either used to it and it's simply where I need to be... or that life goes on and it goes on regardless of where we are. We're simply required to deal or direct it. Right now I'm dealing, but I know that wrapping up the loose ends in Seattle, having the need to be here out of my system, and realizing that Manhattan is my home now will surely drive me to direct sooner than later. This is pleasing.
...as it is being in my home just now. I am content.
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