September 8, 2010

Hope you all had a Happy Hump Day! Haven't talked to you guys in a while so this one might be a little long. I was off today so I thought I'd venture down to the Seaport for the afternoon. A nice relaxing day with a diet coke or coffee and the sunshine....ended up walking an entire circle and seeing more of the NYC Housing Authority than anyone could wish to. Next time I'll take a map!
So last week I went to pay rent and I had to get off the subway at Grand Central Station. It's like a maze trying to get out of there! I didn't get lost but I was half way guessing with every turn I made! Then, my landlord's office is located at One Grand Central. How fancy is that? This building is top notch too. You have to show your i.d. and get a pass to even get on an elevator. I'd never seen anything like the thing I had to walk through to get upstairs. It was like a little robot with arms that go up and down. The green lights would start flashing by and the arms would go down and you got to go in. It was amusing.
Apparently, when a man around here thinks a woman is attractive they say "bless you" or "God bless you" I just want to say, I DIDN'T SNEEZE! One man today said "God bless you" and I kept walking and he said "i ain't mad at you" I was thinking, "well, you certainly have no reason to be" Oh, the man at the Deli (you know, the one who calls me honey) gave me free toilet paper and paper towels b/c the credit card machine wasn't working and it was all I had! Score! lol I paid him back tho. I had to rub it in Jerad's face b/c they wouldn't even give him change for a dollar the other day, and I got free toiletries :)
I'd also like to make it known that I have perfected the art of grilled cheese making. I'm pretty happy about this.
Saturday night I'd had enough of staying in the apartment with nothing to do and since Jerad wasn't cooperating, I went out by myself. I only went to TGIFridays. BUT I ordered 2 sangrias and nachos. So I'm three nachos in and I noticed a hair, that most definitely didn't come from me, sitting in the lettuce. So I call the guy over and he comes back and says that everything is free. I said "no, i'll pay for the drinks b/c they're great" I had no cash so I had to be charged for something so I could leave a tip. I got ready to go and asked for my tab and he said "no it's nothing" I literally had to beg. He must have thought I was crazy. He said he was going to buy one of my drinks anyway :) He said "what you want me to charge you for? a soda?" lol he ended up charging me for one drink, and i left my tip. he said he'd get me one next time I go so I'm gonna hold him to that!
Now for the big story!! When I got home from TGIFridays I came to my room and a minute later, Jerad knocked on my door. He said "hey, I think somethings going on outside my window" His window faces the street. Low and behold the biggest arrest I've seen in my life is going down. It was sooo cool with all the NYPD down there! I felt like I was watching tv! I counted 11 guys arrested. They were all young, teens to 20s and nicely dressed boys. Lined down in a row across the street. They were surrounded by police who were just standing there. Eventually an NYPD van pulled up and carried them off. I counted at least 9 police cars. A few were undercover including an undercover Taxi. Cool huh?! Be careful what you say in a taxi! There were also at least 17 cops. I was like man, that's as many cops and cop cars as we have in Beebe! I took pics lol I am such an out of towner! I also took a video that I'm going to try and post on facebook if it will let me.
I went out walking around last Saturday when I was off. I've never considered myself to be one for architecture, but the buildings in this city are just BEAUTIFUL!! There's so much detail in the sculptures and engravings on the buildings. And the pictures just do NOT do them justice. This is a place you have to visit to truly appreciate. I just stand at stare at them sometimes. It makes me wonder how long it took to perfect some of them. I passed an old church the other day. You could look at the stones and tell it was super old. I wondered just how long it'd been there.
Found out today that Ronnie and Randi Porter are coming to visit in October. They will be here the day after my birthday!! I am SO excited about their visit! Plus I'll have someone to celebrate my 25th birthday with in the big city!!!
This week is Fashion Week in NYC and Friday is the actual Fashion Night where a bunch of stores are open late. Daffy's is one of those stores. A lot of people are complaining about having to work late, but I'm actually a little excited to be a part of NYC Fashion Night! Kinda cool, right?
Hope you guys have a good night! I'll talk to you soon!
Love,
Sheray