The New York Howl

So I didnt think alot has really happend since I last posted. But my brain no good for nothing - as I list all the events - the has been a mega amount of goings on.


Random.

Well - Since moving into my room - I've managed to get a new desk for my computer and a big mother load of non perishable food that I'm hoping will last for the nest month and a half. The room has become a bit of a killer - even though my room mates are great - no light is starting to bug me. So I'm hoping I can move out in a couple of months. A couple of things I'll have on my new criteria for a room will be 1) power points in the kitchen 2) reliable hot water 3) a window in the bedroom 4) near the train station. So fingers crossed I can break the 6 month contract.


My house. Is a very very very nice house. Or not.


This inside of my fridge - I've been drinking a lot of Coke since I've been here. This is what happens when I'm trying to save money so I need a quick energy fix and can't be bothered boiling rice.


Heres my computer pre-desk. I was developing massive back problems crouching down to surf the internerd.



American bread - it's bizarro. I had brunch with Clare and some of her friends in an amazing bakery in Manhattan that had some great bread - it was probably the first really bread I've had in a long time. And that's because most of the bread tastes like cake or donut bread. This bread has no crust at the end - it's weird. And don't trust that whole wheat' advertising. It's complete processed garbage. I learnt that lesson when I bought some muesli that was 'naturally sweetened' - turns out it was 98 percent sugar - blurgh

There are a few other really weird things about my block. For example, there is an ice cream truck in my neighborhood that loops my block - over and over and over. As ice-cream trucks do, it plays such nostalgic hits such as mary had a little lamb and other cute little jingles. It also has a semi hip-hop beat that plays over the top of a few of the tracks. Ghetto. It's getting a little annoying though - because this isn't a rarity. The damn thing loops the block for hours. Apparently in Summer it's going to get worse.


This is the Marc Jacobs store in West Village near Chris's house thats doing a promotion for spring. A guy dressed as a chicken sits in the window and you can your photo taken with him for free and after woods they stick your photo on the store window. See....


I think that it was actually Marc Jacobs that was inside that chicken.

When Australians here about snow in New York - they think of romantic Christmas's and walking through white central park. But here some naked truth - after it melts and collects the dirt from the ground - snow get feral.


New York has an interesting waste disposal system. They all have 'trash' cans for plastic and recyclables and rubbish etc. But then they just trough it on the side walk. 2 times a week the sidewalk is covered in trash.




Waiting for the train...


Heres what the trains look like. I spend an hour a day on these. You see all kinds a NY wakkos...


An ad on the train for some beauty product. It's not much of a before and after transition...mmmm


A pic of the view of manhattan from the train on the way home

Since I last wrote - I've also been forced to get to the nearest laundry matt to get some washing done. It's near impossible to have a washing machine of your own in this city because of ultra restrictive flooding restrictions.


first load of washing. Kindly taken by the loud spanish mama that helped me work out the machines.

Work has been going well. No real news there. I'll be starting a separate blog to document my activities at work - cause I have to keep a work journal for uni. Sure you all dying to read it. pfft.



Me at my desk









Some little heads



I'v also been partying with some cool cats in NYC. Mostly Australian so far...

Seeing Nicole was a definate highlight. Cause she's so fucking funny - in a sick and twisted, wrong and broken kinda of way. Had an amzing veagan dinner in east village with Nicole and her equally quick friend Amber.




Mr Andrew


Julia - Adrians buddy. Who I just ran into at a party in Brooklyn - small world.


Grace Jones and Dan. Who just went to South by South west in Texas. Crazy.


work mate katie


Mr Andrew - Lou