Happy End-of-the-Day Diversion

I had a long day at work. It was good to get a bunch done, but it was long.  Until, on my way out of the building, I happened to see this:

8pm-ish: I see a bright orange balloon in the women's bathroom. My thoughts: 'Whaaaat? Sweet!  Hmm, I could carry it back to my aunt's house. [10 seconds visualizing myself toting a balloon around Manhattan like a little kid]  Noo.  I'll leave it to surprise the next lucky ladies room visitor.'

"I'm here can you pick me up?"

I'm like a little kid again! Or a teenager without a license.  While I stay with my Aunt she's dropping me off and picking me up from the train station every day.  Here's my view as I get off the train and look for my Aunt's car.  You can't tell but there's a rabbit in the grass.

9:17pm:

Moved (temporarily) to NJ!

I moved in with my aunt and cousin in NJ! (For my last week working in Manhattan.)

3:45pm-5:30pm: Try so hard to pack. Pack most of my stuff. (Thank you roomie for letting me crash at your studio this past month...even though I brought the total occupancy up to 4 girls. Crazy.)

5:45pm: Head to Penn Station with two very heavy suitcases in 90+ degree weather. Lug the suitcases down 5 flights of stairs. Drag them over to the subway station and down more stairs. Lug them over to the elevator. It's hot. It takes a lot of effort. You get the picture.

The awful suitcases themselves:

6:40-8:00pm: Wait at Penn Station for the next train out to my Aunt's. I fall asleep for a bit sitting underneath this piece of wall-poetry:

There's just something about staying with family. My stress level has plummeted. (Hee, well at least this first evening.) Thank you Auntie for letting me stay with you!

Apartment-Limbo

12:15 am: I walked past the street that I'd turn down to head toward my old apartment:

Sometimes I still walk toward my old apartment on accident.  I won't live in a really permanent place until September and I can't wait!  Not only will I feel settled, but I'll have access to some not-so-common-in-NYC-when-you're-living-on-a-budget amenities, namely a washer and dryer, kitchen counter space, and a patio.

Wednesday Mets Game

They won! We didn't stay to see the 10th inning, but they won.

I have to admit I feel like people go to Yankees games to see the Yankees win and people go to Mets games to eat Shake Shack and Blue Smoke.  So I was happy to be proved wrong! (Sort of. The food was good too.)

Sometime Wednesday, June 20 between 8pm and 10pm:

We--the Mets--get a home run and the home-run-apple (who knew) makes its appearance:

Also sometime between 8pm and 10pm:

A kid jumps the fence and runs around the field.  He gives the security guys a really long chase--this kid is good--before he gets tackled and cuffed.  Here he is with four security guys trailing him:

What an eventful game/great evening!

Cat Walk

It was HOT out today! On my way to my church class I saw a cat in the doorway of a closed up shop.  I've noticed a bunch of stores with cats (mice? or they just like cats?).

Between the time that I noticed the cat and about 1 minute later when I took a picture of it, the cat acted pretty catlike.  1) A bulldog came up with its owner and freaked out--barking pretty desperately--until its owner dragged it away a few seconds later.  The cat responded by rubbing its side up against the bars and staring steadily at the dog.  Ha.  2) A little girl came up and crouched down to wave at the cat.  She wasn't as exciting as the dog, so it looked at her a few times and then lay down.  3) It almost completely ignored me.

Brooklyn!

5pm: Falafel in Brooklyn w/ coworkers. Mmmmmm: