From my bed of pain...

I have a cold. It's a humdinger. I have armed myself with anti-viral tissues, hand sanitiser, lemons, honey and online South Park. And I am having a sofa day.

Over the past few days I've done some lovely stuff.

I completely omitted my trip to the Empire State Building. We went on Friday. Joe's friend Andrew was visiting from Delaware so in the spirit of giving him a real New York experience, up we went. Well, first we walked around midtown for about an hour searching for food...here's the thing, midtown Manhattan on a Friday night: HEAVING with food. And yet somehow everyone ended up eating falafel and cheeseburgers from a street vendor. ???

I LOVE the ESB. The view at night is insane. Almost unreal. ESB photos here and top are courtesy of one Kait Snoddy.

Soooo is this photo - latest hair incarnation. I'm pretty happy with it:D




After the ESB we headed home and hd a nice time chilling in the kitchen. Then it was Saturday which was a pretty quiet day, just bumbling around, I wanna say we watched a movie...that's right we did, at least we attempted to watch Life of Brian. Wave, Kait, Joe and myself occupied the sofas on the first floor and got comfy. Next thing I knew it was light outside and Wave, who had been sharing my sofa, had mysteriously transformed into Joe, and there was noone else to be seen. And it had snowed again an was fffrrreeeezing out. So we did what any sensible person would do - ordered in! Breakfast to your door, oh New York I love you so. Then err...we probably went to the roof and gazed at the view (which is impossible to get tired of). Then...lor, honestly I have no idea any more what anyone did on which day. Cool things I did this week:

• Enjoyed frozen Pina Coladas mixed by Gbolahan who is the coolest person known to man.
  

• Went for pizza at a really scrummy pizza place that I forget the name of

• Walked through Central Park in the twilight

• Watched a free piano concert at Juilliard which was very cool, it was a student recital and he was playing some seriously difficult stuff (Liszt, Ravel, someone else - who says I can't be a high culture buff?)
• Went for breakfast
• Did it again
• Lay on the floor for about an hour alarming new housemates who haven't met us yet and therefore don't know what to expect
  
• Watched the sunrise from the roof twice
• Watched Wall-E
• Got a cold
• Went to Inwood Hills park with Wave and Joe
  
• Went to Madison Square Park with Wave and Kait where I read there was a light installation by Jim Campbell - it was smaller than I expected so a little disappointed, but still beautiful (not as disappointed as Kait who was expecting a band. We said 'wanna come and see pretty lights?' Apparently there is a house music group called the Pretty Lights. Yes Kait, there is a house music gig in Madison Square park, for free, at 9pm on a Tuesday night. Yes. Aaaand then ate some yummy curry.
• Went to another Juilliard recital - this time violin and cello. Didn't make it through the whole thing - this was after Inwood Hills, and we'd done a lot of walking in the cold. I was suffering from stuffy head and ouchy knees, Wave was suffering from just not feeling great and Joe was suffering from sleep deprivation/anti-Shostakovich syndrome, so we dragged ourselves home and - historic moment - all went to bed before midnight. The two biggest night owls, and Wave who is definitely in the top 10. Woohoo!

Tomorrow is Friday, and will by my one-month Loftstelversary. I have been here a month already - shit! Where does the time go! Please no more.

Brooklyn Sunrise












A happy Wave talking on Skype.









RA Kenso's way of telling us the 2nd floor shower is broken








Spot the cool kids who climbed a tree









WOOHOO we were looking for the Eagles (the bird not the band...although now I mention it, quote of the day:
'Where are you going?'
'To see the Eagles'
'Yes, the Hotel California Eagles.'
'Oh. Are they playing today?'
Ummm neeooooooo! Hahaha)




Inwood Hill park is in New York. No, wait, it's in Manhattan! It's on the same tiny island as Times Square, Madison Square Garden, the New York Times, Soho...if it weren't for the buildings just about visible in the distance, this place could be in Hampshire. Crazy.










And now my sofa day is drawing to an end...I've watched 2 movies, 4 South Parks, eaten two meals that consisted of pasta, done one awesome grocery/pharmacy shop, almost gone through one box of tissues and one bottle of hand gel, make about 80 bad 'your face' jokes. And watched the lights coming on in Manhattan - the Empire State lit up right at the top, then the rest slowly lit up too. Manhattan Illuminations. Pretty special.

And so ends my sofa day...I still feel a little like crap, but better than yesterday/this morning.

Wave et moi on the way to Madison Square Park...this girl is genius, I want to keep her.

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