Told you I'd do another one didn't I? Told you it'd be called Another Bite at the Apple didn't I?! Check that title, get it, d'ya get it? My wit knows no bounds, nor apparently does it know the definition of wit.
Anyway as I say, told you! It's not often I get to say I told you so as I'm not often right so I'm going to relish it this time. Mind you it would have been tricky for me to be wrong, since I am the one who decided to do another New York blog, and now I am doing one, so it's less impressive that I am on this occasion right...if you follow.
Cast your eyes over the last few entries of 'Faireytale of New York', that great work of early 2010, and you will read that I did in fact say I would be writing another blog next time I came to New York and it would be called 'Another Bite at the Apple.' Which I am, and it is. Glad we've cleared that up.
One small problem though...I am not actually in New York. I am not even in old York, though I will be next week! I am in my bedroom, in Hinton Ampner, very much in the south of Merrie Englande. BUT I got too excited about the fact that I'm leaving for NYC in 11 DAYS so thought I'd get a head start and, well, start. Welcome, once again, to my blog - if you know me well, you'll have an idea of what to expect. If you don't, I should warn you now - things that don't feature on a list of what to expect from Tessa include: sense, reason, typo-freeness, lack of rambling, staying on the subject, evidence of good computer skills, evidence of English as a first language. But hopefully that won't be a barrier.
To begin my countdown to NYC-Day I will just mention what I have done to prepare, and what remains to be done.
Done:
Found a place to stay
Earned some money
Alerted some people I know in New York that I'm coming
Alerted my parents that I am going (though I did leave that one fairly late)
Booked a flight
Researched how to get to the city from JFK
Researched lots of nice places to eat and things to do
Started mentally packing
Things I have not done:
Booked the place I have found to stay
Hung on to the money I earned
Alerted a few key people i.e. other family members and friends that I am leaving (I'm sure they won't mind, may not even notice til I'm back so let's let sleeping dogs lie)
Located my ticket print-out
Researched how to get from my house to the airport on departure day (NB check which airport I'm flying from)
Researched lots of nice places to eat that I can afford to buy food from
Started physically packing
So all in all it's looking quite good!
In all seriousness, I am so excited I could die. Like, really really really. New York means a lot to me because I had the time of my life there only 10 or so short months ago. It gave me a lot of stuff - it gave me beautiful clothes, some indescribably amazing classes at BDC and fantastic food and drink everywhere I went. It also introduced me to the most bonkers collection of people you can imagine, and my standards for bonkerdom are pretty high - this should tell you how mad it was. I came back full to the brim with joyous experiences, musicals, parks, sights and sounds. I can't even remember what it felt like to not have bright colours in my hair - since that first attempt at pink tips in New York, I've run the gamut of pinks, gone through purple and landed on blue. Got my first tattoo there, too. God knows what I may come back with this time... oh the possibilities, mwahahaha! I'm going to really enjoy annoying my dad by threatening all manner of extreme hairstyles/piercings/facial tattoos.
So, that's what I experienced last time I hit the Big Apple, and I can't wait to see what I find next. Even just writing about is making me feel like I might start levitating (or that might be the hallucinogens...JOKING no need to call the authorities) (yet).
Going to leave it there now or this will just become a big chorus of I'm really really really super excited.
Until next time, PEACE
The Blue-was-pink-and then a bit purple Faireyxxxxxxxxxxx
Me on my 20th Birthday, the night before I left New York last year and swore blind I'd be back soon. I'm not known for following through on stuff, in fact I'm bloody awful at it, but this time I really meant it!
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