I <3 NYC

Today I had to go into Manhattan for a meeting for work.  This made me deliriously happy?  Why's that?

1. I love NYC.

2. I love commuting into NYC.

3. I love being in NYC.

4. I had a half day and was home by 1:15pm.

I used to work in NYC and commuted via train every day.  I wish I still did that now.  The train was the best place to read, write, think, and relax.  (Today I took the bus, which I don't enjoy as much, but still enjoy.)  I really hope that eventually I get to commute into NYC again.  The only concern I can think of is when we have kids, it's a lot of traveling and not as easy to get home quickly if need be.  But even then, it's not terrible.  I used to walk out the door at 7:30am and would be at my desk at 8:30am.  I think that's a very reasonable commute considering it involved walking and two trains.  I really miss it a lot, and the amount of reading I used to get done.  I almost read a whole book today!

The meeting in NYC went fine.  The NYC office is waaaay nicer than either of the two locations I work in, so I was quite jealous.  The meeting was cool, very low-key.  Then we went out for lunch - I had a super yummy tomato basil tortellini soup and then saw Chelsea Clinton on the walk back towards the office.  Oh yeah, working in NYC allows you to see some famous people, which is always cool.  I used to see Isaac Mizrahi, Colin Cowie, and John Stewart fairly regularly.  I also saw Lindsey Lohan, Kate Hudson, the cast of Law & Order, and Chris Noth (Mr. Big swoon).

So, yeah, maybe I can work in NYC again one day.  I look for job listings all the time, but it's not really a great time for jobs (as we are all painfully aware).  But I keep hoping... now back to that book I almost finished today.