train stations.

I love train stations.
And in some ways, even the subway.
I love meeting friends there. I love the bittersweet feeling of saying bye to someone you're on a train with when you have a different stop than them...especially when it's a friend you know you won't see for a long time.
I love the movement in the station.
I love watching other people meeting each other.
I love Penn Station where the subway meets the Long Island Railroad.
..It's all kind of like that scene in Love Actually where people are greeting each other and parting ways in airports...that's basically how I feel about the train stations here.


Today started out as a bit of a sleepy, long work day and ended really great.

For sake of my my class credit for my internship, I have to throw a few things in here about what I did at work today, although it's about the same as it has been. I transcribed for hours today. I feel as if I am getting to know Stacy Head and other city council members in New Orleans on a personal level after watching footage of them for hours on end.

At one point I had to run an errand for one of the producers and I just had to laugh, because today is probably the first day I didn't really dress up for work and its also the first day I got to go visit a different office. Let me say though, they told us to dress casually, and every day that I've dressed up I've been a little out of place. So I finally decided to wear jeans like everyone else and then ultimately, still ended up feeling unprofessional. Go figure.

After work I met up with a friend from high school who happened to be in town because he's singing at Carnegie Hall tomorrow, no big deal. It was such a nice night. We explored Greenwich...at least I think it was Greenwich...partly on accident thanks to my lovely direction malfunctions and then grabbed some coffee and took it to Washington Square Park for the evening. So far, that is my favorite place in the city. I LOVE it. I could sit there for hours....I'm also a big fan of Think Coffee just down the street from there. The employees are super nice and the environment is just great. I think that's going to be my writing spot for the summer.

I set a goal for myself today of writing several freelance magazine articles this summer, just for more practice. After some research, I think my first query will go to Girl's Life Magazine. If you were 12, what topics would interest you in today's world? I think it will be a fun challenge.

Tomorrow, I have got to get up and go running. I think I'll head to the trail along the Hudson. I'm hoping that by typing this right now, I'll be able to guilt myself into getting up at 7...we'll see!

Oh before I forget, I have to write this down because it honestly made me crack up in a very odd sort of way. When I was walking to meet my friend tonight, the parking attendant at a lot down the street yells to me, "Hey lady! Do you have someone to love you? I would love you all day long!"

Ridiculous, I know. Despite the fact that comments like that don't usually merit eye contact, I actually found myself smiling/laughing at him simply because of the way he said it and the fact that I will likely pass him multiple times a week, all summer.


Wow...there are a whole lot of "I's" in this post. Oh well, guess that's why its "my" blog.



Love, love, love this place.