meh. i'm not impressed. it's just like chicago, except really condensed and monotonous. i walked about 80 blocks today, and with the exception of times square, it all looked exactly the same. probably the most boring walk i've ever taken.
washington square park is under construction, which sucks big time. that huge famous archway is all fenced in and the fountain behind it is completely torn out. i was hoping to maybe get some pictures there, but no.
i tried to go walking earlier this morning, with the intention of going north toward central park, but i went the wrong way as soon as i stepped out the hotel door and ended up on wall street. and it was pouring. with 40 mph winds. i was cold and wet and not happy when i got back. plus i've still only slept about two hours in the last two days. i'll be amazed if i get back to LA without getting sick.
one interesting thing to note: pedestrians have no regard for traffic here. they just cross the street against the light, and cars have to try to thread the needle between the people. it's fucking crazy. but i guess when there's that many people on the street, you pretty much have to let them do it just to keep the flow going.
i'm alone now because my coworker went to visit some friends of his in brooklyn, and i don't really know what to do with myself. i'm sure there's a bunch of cool stuff to do here in tribeca/soho, but i don't know how cool any of it would be by myself.
the weather's supposed to be better tomorrow, so hopefully i can get out and see some more stuff. i'd really like to go to the brooklyn bridge, but i don't know if my coworker will want to do that, since he just went over there today. tomorrow might be a better day for the park, too, when the sun comes out.
so yeah, if anybody has ideas on how to make new york more fun, lay 'em on me. otherwise it's going to get a big thumbs down.