Wednesday, August 11, 2010
I heart New York.
9:32 PM | Posted by
Lauren
I need to write about New York.
Have you ever walked into a place and instantly felt like you belonged there?
Aside from the garbage smell (which I assume you get used to) it was AWESOME. I sound like such a country bumpkin when I talk about being in the big city and you know what? I don't fucking care. I was born, raised, and currently live thirty minutes from a relatively large city but it's not a city like NYC. Dallas sucks. It has no downtown.You can't walk around downtown Dallas. It's fucking dangerous and completely pointless. There are little sections that have overpriced restaurants and shopping but you can't walk from one pocket of interest to another. Why? It's scary. And yeah, chain restaurants and chain stores and BORING.
New York, I ate your food. I walked your streets. I partied in your bars. I met your people.
New York, I have a crush on you. I know you're taken but I can't help it.
On Saturday afternoon I had a quick lunch at the hotel and then walked to the park all by myself. I was worried that I would get lost so I didn't venture too far into the park but I never felt like some bad guy was lurking behind a tree waiting for some unsuspecting tourist.
HOWEVER I'd like to think that I blended in pretty well with the locals. I was wearing all black and actually wore sensible but cute shoes. I could be a New Yorker.
Now to convince Jacob and my entire family that it's a good idea to move to the most expensive city in the country and 1500 miles from everyone we know. That is NOT going to happen. I can still visit, right?
New York, I'll be back.
Have you ever walked into a place and instantly felt like you belonged there?
Aside from the garbage smell (which I assume you get used to) it was AWESOME. I sound like such a country bumpkin when I talk about being in the big city and you know what? I don't fucking care. I was born, raised, and currently live thirty minutes from a relatively large city but it's not a city like NYC. Dallas sucks. It has no downtown.You can't walk around downtown Dallas. It's fucking dangerous and completely pointless. There are little sections that have overpriced restaurants and shopping but you can't walk from one pocket of interest to another. Why? It's scary. And yeah, chain restaurants and chain stores and BORING.
New York, I ate your food. I walked your streets. I partied in your bars. I met your people.
New York, I have a crush on you. I know you're taken but I can't help it.
On Saturday afternoon I had a quick lunch at the hotel and then walked to the park all by myself. I was worried that I would get lost so I didn't venture too far into the park but I never felt like some bad guy was lurking behind a tree waiting for some unsuspecting tourist.
HOWEVER I'd like to think that I blended in pretty well with the locals. I was wearing all black and actually wore sensible but cute shoes. I could be a New Yorker.
Now to convince Jacob and my entire family that it's a good idea to move to the most expensive city in the country and 1500 miles from everyone we know. That is NOT going to happen. I can still visit, right?
New York, I'll be back.
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12 comments:
:) sounds like you had fun :)
I felt the same way, big cities energize me!
I love NYC too ... but it is always nice to come home to the beaches here. I'm so glad I got to meet you. I'm sorry I didn't recognize you right off the bat ... I was a bit overwhelmed with so many faces. I also kind of suck at recognizing people.
We've claimed another one. Eeeeeexcellent.
The garbage smell is much less pronounced in months other than August.
I am glad you had fun, I also wish we had areas to walk around and such.
Glad you had a good time in the city I call home. You probably fit right in at Central Park, no one cares as they just go about their business.
The city has a vibe that forces you to absorb the energy, glad you had a good time.
I love hustle and bustle!
Glad you had fun and fell in love while you were away!
you know the suburbs of NYC aren't that all expensive (where i live i can see the city from my house) and we have really great mass transit. ALSO the suburbs have some cool towns too like hoboken, nj or montclair, nj (i'm not too aware of upstate ny towns since i am from NJ)
I don't know where in the city you were BUT downtown is deff. the spot i LOVE the village. some of my fave bars are down there. also it's the birth place of punk music.
Glad you had fun! I didn't manage to convince my Midwestern family to move to NYC with me, but I do convince them to visit once in a while.
haha!
I've always wanted to go to New York you lucky bitch!
Wonder if I'd blend in??? I doubt it... I'm not a 'blendy' kinda bitch! I always seem to fucking stand out even at 5 ft tall damnit!
I have never heard of anyone coming home from NY who did not fall in love with it. I live in rural Alberta Canada and I too fell in love with everything but the food. I enjoyed reading your accounts and tweets - if you are interested in seeing the blog I created dedicated to my trip with my girly.
...Ellyn
http://ournyadventure.blogspot.com/
I fucking love NYC.
Going for a visit next month and I'm lying in bed at night dreaming about the food...the subway...everything.
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