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Sunstruck

In Explorator on July 10, 2007 at 12:39 am

I just got home from a solo tour in NYC. I spent the day walking basically, all the way from East 42nd St to 11th St in Greenwich Village, and back again (plus a lot of I’m-lost distances). I am sunstruck I think, and every bit of me hurts like a truck is drifting over it.

My mistakes were many, and I thought about them during the 20 minute train ride home. Here they are in no particular order:

1- Forgot to check the weather forecast. Today was “very hot and humid” — and I quote an AccuWeather scroll ad in Times Square. 91 degrees.

2- Wore black.

3- Wore new flats that sliced my feet. Then got ruined.

4- Had a synthetic leather bag. The leather got hot and burned my shoulder + left arm.

5- Preferred to wander aimlessly trying to prove I’m the Queen of Directions instead of asking someone where Washington Square Park was. I kept going round and round and round in circles around it for 20 minutes in the scorching sun.

6- Wore a T-shirt that read “I’m definitely up to something.” NEVER again! Strangers were asking me what I was up to. Not comfortable.

7- Had an I Heart NY bag. Total tourist.

8- Entered the Manhattan Mall to find a place to sit down and ended up buying rings and forgetting to sit down.

9- Did not video the Jamaican drummer and the exotic performer with him.

10- Went to Madame Tussaud’s New York Wax Museum alone.

That’s a wrap for now. Will tell you all the good things later. This day was the greatest day ever!

  1. <span id="printableVersion" style="font-style: italic;">6- Wore a T-shirt that read “I’m definitely
    up to something.” NEVER again! Strangers were asking me what I was up
    to.<br /></span><span id="printableVersion"><br /><br />I’m sorry, but that’s hillarious.</span>

    Vincent 10 July 2007 at 1am

  2. <span id="printableVersion">&lt;i&gt;This day was the greatest day ever!&lt;/i&gt;<br /><br />Seriuously!? I was getting set to be all sympathetic about your horrible day! I’m glad you had a good time, despite all that :)<br /></span>

    Craig 10 July 2007 at 8am

  3. I definitely agree with Vincent! My 3 year-old son has the same shirt, and everything thinks it’s adorable (and I know that it’s usually accurate as well). Who knew it came in adult sizes too?!<br /><br />Sorry to hear about the sunburn and the bad shoes! Poor you! How much longer will you be staying in NYC?<br />

    Liza 10 July 2007 at 10am

  4. Tololy I’m really enjoying all your posts from NYC :) <br /><br />Listen, you have to check out the "Design Life Now" exhibition at the Hewitt-Cooper Design Museum.. I think you’ll love it!<br />

    Lina 10 July 2007 at 12pm

  5. Vincent &amp; Liza; thanks for laughing at my misery :P<br /><br />

    Tololy 11 July 2007 at 4pm

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