and the world will live as one

I had no idea John Lennon lived on 72nd and CPW until I stumbled across this mosaic. Lovely. There were about 40 people scattered around there mourning.

New Yorkers

In a crowded and awfully undersized corner market, I yielded to a fellow shopper who was headed to the checkout stand before me. He immediately commented on the gesture, "That wasn't very 'New York' of you. New Yorkers are supposed to cut people off given any opportunity. Did you just move here or something?" Wow, he had me all figured out before I even said a word! I beg to differ. I have had nothing but really positive experiences with New Yorkers so far.

Live Music

Well, sort of...

I'm pretty sure my eyes lit up more than the 5 year old girl sitting across from me on the subway when a costumed mariachi band came on board and sang La Bamba. It was amazing! I'm not sure if it was the great weather, the fact that I had just eaten a Tasty D-Lite, or that it was simply a pleasant surprise on the subway...but I loved it!

Shame on me - I have yet to see any live music here in NY.

Walk in the Park

SJP

My first celeb sighting in NY wasn’t so bad. It turns out SJP lives across the street. No big deal.

Confessions of a San Franciscan

I have succumbed to the delivery conveniences of NYC. I first weakened when I bought a bunch of stuff at Bed, Bath & Beyond for my new West Village sublet. $15 delivery fee and I don’t have to schlep all this stuff across town and then up three flights of stairs? Sign me up! When I was patiently waiting during my 3 hour delivery window (of which they arrived at the very last minute), I became hungry and began perusing the stack of menus that the previous tenant left. I really didn’t think I’d fall so fast...

MoMA Mama

A friend of a friend has recently become an artsy version of a Sugar Mama – she is my MoMA Mama. On Sunday, she walked me right past the lines at the museum and gave me a tour of the new Van Gogh exhibit. Then, the next night she scored tickets for an advance screening of Rachel Getting Married at MoMA. I loved, loved, loved that movie.

Live from New York…it’s Saturday night!

It began on a rainy Saturday afternoon when I decided to head out to purchase my first pair of galoshes. Right on 5th Ave I ran into an old friend who I have seen only once since 8th grade. We caught up a bit and she was nice enough to include me in her plans that night: the afterparty for the cast Saturday Night Live. Awesome! I probably should’ve gone home and taken a crash course before attending so I would know who Lorne Michaels was, or that Anna Faris was hosting that night. Regardless of my naivete, everybody was really friendly at the party (held at Citrus on the UWS). I called it a night at 5am when most of the party had moved to the after afterparty. I can’t imagine how the upcoming Saturday nights are going to compare to my first one in NY!