Like the center of the universe. And it made me thirsty.
Crowded places make me feel lonely. I had been feeling really drawn to New York for a while, and part of me was like, oh, god, what if I go there and I'm like I HAVE TO LIVE HERE. But that didn't really happen. I did enjoy myself, and I do like it, but it all felt sort of like an out of body experience. I wasn't really IN New York. I was watching it, like through a barrier of some kind.
Like watching the gorillas that time at the Denver zoo through a glass wall. It was cool. But I can't say I have experienced life as a gorilla, know what I mean?
A great New York moment: I walked up to this slicked back hair, tough looking (but like New York tough, not like scary) dude and asked him if he had a lighter. And he looked at me with kind of a cocky grimace, handed me his cigarette, and said, "I ain't got Swine Flu. Not yet anyway." With that awesome tough guy accent.
It was amazing. I felt like I'd just had an encounter with some kind of wildlife. Like I'd just spotted a manatee out in the marina while I ate breakfast or something.
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