In NYC for a few days
I'm in New York City through Wednesday. I saw our friend Alicia for dinner tonight and am getting together with a couple of colleagues for drinks tonight.
Whenever I come to NYC, I'm reminded of how much I love the city -- especially when I'm in Manhattan. There's an incredible amount of energy here. It's totally kinetic.
I can't ever imagine raising a family here -- I'm happy keeping our home and our kids far away from the city, any city -- but coming here is always a thrill, and I can certainly imagine moving here at some point that I'm living in an empty nest (if Bonnie is willing, of course).
It's just the little things that I love, partly just because there's the novelty of being in the city: Being able to take the subway just about anywhere, for example. Pretzel vendors on the street. Really awesome bagels and pizza.
Oddly, coming from Boston, I don't feel the same sense of antagonism here that I often get from Bostonians when it comes to New York -- the whole "Yankees Suck" thing. Growing up in Boston, you hear that New Yorkers are rude, they're annoying, they're too fast-paced, all this other crap. Personally, I find New York to actually be a pretty welcoming, friendly place -- certainly more so than Boston, and certainly more accessible. The city that never sleeps and all. You know.