This is My City

There are a lot of things that I love about New York. A lot of the things I love in NYC I hated back in MI and vice versa: The rain, honking horns, long walks, the sound of lapping waves, coffee at 5 a.m., Starbucks, ambivalently temperatures, the snow. I used to hate snow in MI. When I was back recently it was probably the most upsetting thing about the whole trip (save seeing James). Richard (the complete opposite of James) lives on a cul de sac in Brooklyn and I can tell you that last night while was waiting for him to come home with chinese food I was watching the snow fall outside in the street and thinking "damn thats amazing."

Earlier when was walking across 42nd street after work, I looked up and saw the snow falling juxtaposed to the gleaming lights of Broadway and 7th ave and I had to stop and just look up for a second. I had to take it in.

How could anyone hate this? At least for a moment is made me feel alive.

There's this really great line from Felicity (yes I watched Felicity! I am gay ya know!) where she's talking to her parents about why she wants to live in NYC so much and she says "I cant wait to see this city when it snows."

There's nothing like this city when it snows.

My New Favorite Things

What I'm reading right now:

This is an amazing book. Its been on my bookshelf for some time now and I just neglected to pick it up. That is totally my fault. I love this book. Ian McEwan is without the greatest living writing of fiction. He understands the mind, how it works, how it doesnt. The writing isnt really to serve any purpose other than to flesh out his characters. When I read it I can just imagiene him thinking up a person and then the people that made the lead character they way they are. The plot that changes him or her.

His writing makes me want to be a better writer.

What I'm listening to:

A bunch of Columbia University student who got together in 2006 and formed a band. They have a really interesting sound. A strong indie album and a large afro-punk influence. If youre looking for smart lyrics and interesting hipster sounds then you should pick this up.