so much to say so much to say

NYC. TOO MANY OPTIONS.
it's really overwhelming. there are so many things to do... but what to do on any given day? how to decide??
so far I've seen Grand Central Station, Astor Place/St. Mark's/East Village.
amazing burger at Cozy's.
cool toy store called Dinosaur Hill with finger puppets of Pavlov's Dog, Buddha, Dorothy Parker, Einstein... and a Frida Kahlo doll. and funny action figures like The Crazy Cat Lady & Nina The Librarian and Sigmund Freud.
subway rides & bits of conversation in languages I've never heard- some bits of conversation that I understand and want to hear more of- i'm a voyeuristic bastard.
walking down long avenues and it's so crowded & noisy- but then you turn a corner and there's a whole street to yourself, and the wind is blowing and it's actually peaceful and quiet and you think- how the fuck did THAT happen?
i was walking one day & saw that the buildings were disappearing. "This must be the way to Central Park" I thought, then found myself all the way on 1st ave. with nothing to see.
coming home and looking at the map to realize that there was a park between me and the Flatiron building. or that if I'd taken a right instead of a left, I'd have seen the UN building.
it's all incoherant because there's soooo much to take in right now. thought i saw Matt McGrath twice. and the guys?? oh my god- all the cute scruffy funny t-shirt wearing guys that we like the best? they're all here!! tattoos peeking out under their sleeves, sandals and shorts with their backpacks & ipods on the trains...
there was a train out of order the other day, blocking our path home on the F train. we had to get out at Borough Hall & catch a bus- the three of us walked ahead to the next bus stop & when we got on it was pretty empty- it filled to overflowing when it stopped back at the station and it was pretty funny- We passed by Greenwood Cemetary, though. that was cool.
i start work on Monday, which is also cool. sorta :) More later.
-rick