“Are you sisters? Twins?”
“Yes,” said one of the almost-matching tiny brown-haired girls who sat down next to me.
“No, they’re best friends,” said the older man accompanying them on the downtown M15 bus. “I hope they’re not bothering you.”
“BEST friends,” added one while the other nodded.
“What are you playing?” asked one (I don’t remember which) nodding in the direction of my phone. Continue reading
This charming 4 year-old asked me to take his photo.
How could I resist? I love city kids.
More people on the bus.
As much as I love New York and am still ecstatic to be living here again, I’d be lying if I said it’s a hard place to dwell sometimes.
On a rainy day when something has gone wrong with the subway, and there are no cabs to be found, crying seems like a perfectly appropriate response.
But we deal. And sometimes buy ourselves bodega flowers.
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Somehow, some way, the L and G trains will find a way to disappoint.
– New York Times (11/6/12)
Before Sandy, I took these photos of my commute.
It worried me then, how taxed NYC’s transit system had become. Not to be all Debbie Downer but I’m even more worried now.
What are we gonna do, y’all?
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PS I still love New York.
During the first day after the storm, I went to my go-to cafe for a bit, but it was packed and I felt bad taking a seat away from storm refugees desperate to charge electronics and enjoy a hot beverage. I had both power and internet at home.
Damage in my neighborhood was minimal. Continue reading
My commute changed last week — again.
In a nine month stretch, I have had three different commutes. It’s a little like the first day of school: part exciting, part awkward.
My new office is seriously great, and my gym has a location in the building. But the building is awkwardly located. I have been trying out different ways of getting to the office, experiencing various parts of the MTA‘s seriously overwhelmed bus and train system.
Sigh. But yes, I still love New York.
Admit it: you’re jealous of my glam chariot. Better known as the Martz bus that carries me to the land of #scrantontweets.
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