I committed myself to a holiday weekend thing and I regret it. I would love to go home and clean my place and play with fucked up guitar tones and bust some pedals tonight. But instead I have a dinner … Continue reading →

Meetings done. Back downtown. Two coffees in and I’m bouncing in the legs. I try to keep synchronicity but my right is faster. I ran into a friend from middle school the other day on the train. I suppose it … Continue reading →

David Burke Kitchen Food: delicious Service: excellent Atmosphere: urban bourgeoisie, boring with a bit of barf Overall: go there for a good reason Total cost: $160/2 Pictures: For main courses we had Brick Chicken (me) and trout (she) but those … Continue reading →

Sweet, sweet freedom. Nah. It was fun, the whole thing. I got worn out, but I’m glad the German came for a visit. Ten days is long to be a host/guide. Next time, for whoever that might be, I’ll convince … Continue reading →

Social Sapping Off and about, the days shoot by, taking and manipulating energies with it. For me, social energy is a mysterious cycle of joy and strain. I seek the positive balance and have never figured out how. It’s entirely … Continue reading →

Dasht Isht Gooten! Gooten! Ever been here? To this vantage point, I mean. It’s the top of the Rockefeller building in midtown. Being a tour guide in your own city is a good way to actually see your own city. What … Continue reading →

Day-3 of Guiding “Zis is vat zee Brazilians drink when zey vant to be a little beet vaysted .” The harsh German accent is everywhere in my head these days. It’s been 30 hours of 1-1 time and the “w’s” … Continue reading →

Day-2 of Guiding. Roughly 24 hours of active guiding broken into 2 12-hour days. We covered significant ground, probably too much too fast. I kept us moving along. Campus. Cathedrals. Grant’s Tomb. Central Park, and over to Columbus Circle. Down … Continue reading →

Day-1of guiding. Was great. I will describe with pictures when I don’t have a weird German looking over my shoulder every second.

Went for strike training in the park with a friend last night. The skeeters were out but more tame than last week. The “annoying kids” factor was also quite low. The park I’ve been training in was built on top … Continue reading →