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July 22, 2004
the nyc..
it was a good weekend (yeah, i know its thurs already--so im slow)..
and i know it was a good weekend cuz even after a solid eight hrs of rest, i still woke up all ragged on monday--took me til wed to actually feel fresh..
i was in new york for mungmungs wedding. it was fantastic--hangin w/ him and his friends & family in his last days of boyhood, eatin quality food, and chillin w/ ole pals all made for a grand time. the weddin alone was great--i esp got a kick out of hearin mungmung sing (cuz he NEVER does) and seein his caucasian in-laws participate in the traditional korean ceremony..
it weird but ive come to really enjoy weddings (have i gone metro?) mainly cuz theres so much happiness goin around. or maybe the word really should be celebration. everyone--friend and stranger alike--is absolutely thrilled (or should be) at seein two people dedicate themselves to each other..
damn, i am gettin all schmaltzy--writin happy and cheery crap. i must be hungover..
- to top it off, i l-u-v new york. i think its one of the funnest cities ive been to in the world--theres always somethin to do or somewhere to go. i never thought of myself as anythin but a suburbanite, but my attraction to nyc is changin that perception..
i thought back to when that attraction first began--it mustve been a few yrs when i visited for work. i guess i just had a merry ole time hangin out, walkin the streets, checkin out the diversity of places--and just realizin the exotic density of nyc. i particularly enjoy people-watchin cuz man, there are some interestin people roamin the sidewalks..
i think bein inundated w/ episodes upon episodes of law & order only amplified its appeal. though i dont think i could permanently live there (esther would never be able to breath and the dogs would just go wacko), i think itd be great to just be there for like a month or two...
nyc is such a different creature..
- maybe part of its appeal to me is that i luv gettin lost in its anonymity. cuz while i like to think ive changed to some extent over the yrs--no longer the super-introvert who likes to hole himself in day and nite--to some degree i still relish in my isolation. walkin around in new york city affords such an opportunity--theres somethin cool about bein immersed in the anonymity of a crowd..
anyways, i had fun this time--must go again. question remains, how can i drag esther there? hmmm--need an intelligent excuse..
..oooooooh yeeeeeeeah, how bout: "hey yubboh [blech], you wanna go shopping??" =)
- speakin of which, have you ever heard the term separation anxiety?
i first heard it as i watched stella "growin up". apparently, its wut a lotta dogs experience when their owners leave em at home when they go out or wutever. the dogs just cant stand it and go nuts. rippin up papers and clothes, tearin thru the trash, chompin on stairs and couches, etc..
yeah, thats pretty much explains stella..
but im beginnin to see how we too can experience this separation anxiety. cuz almost w/o fail, every time im gone for at least a day, esther is beside herself. awwww, isnt that frickin sweet?? (yeah right, blech!) and stayin home only contributes to the anxiety (she suffers from severe cabin fever), so wut else is there for her to do but to go..........shopping..
she heads to one mall expendin both time and insanit--er, ANXIETY. then heads to another, followed by another. and finally when all ($$$) is exhausted, she returns home tired and "spent". a good nites rest usually ensues..
and of course, the first pleasantry she says to me when i get back is: "i spent a looootta money and its all YOUR fault"..
"haha", i reply nervously. "i missed you too"..
ok, so i sorta exaggerated but we all get the general idea (right, esther)? i think its remarkable how we all individually deal w/ bein left alone..
Posted by chars at July 22, 2004 04:48 PM