Monday, July 16, 2007

The Big Sweaty Apple

I just took a 10 day hiatus to go hang out with the gf in the NYC. When I was there in the winter, I just about froze the boys off. This time around I actually sweated in places that I didn't know I had sweat glands. NYC, unlike SF, definitely has seasons.

Once again, I must sing the praises of New York City. So many things to do and places to go, it's mind boggling. Visited the Whitney for the first time, and went to MOMA on a free friday, which actually was a lot less crowded than I anticipated. The girlfriend had to work some while I was there, so I was also afforded a lot of time to wander around, or as the french would say, se flâner.

I also managed to catch a couple films, partially to escape the heat in the frigid AC of the theatre. First, I saw Ghosts of Cite Soleil, which was really well-done documentary about the Chimères of Haiti. The flow of the film was a bit confused at times, but I think that went well with the lawlessness and chaos that these people live in.

Then, the 12 year-old in me forced me to watch Transformers. Although part of me was insulted that Bumble Bee had gone from the VW bug he was in the old cartoon to a Camaro (a bumble bee is a bug...Camaro just doesn't make any sense), and the product placement was pretty brash and obvious (a mountain dew vending machine turns into a robot at one point), I have to say that my 12 year-old was very pleased. Especially the fact that Optimus Prime has the same voice.

Here are some pics from NYC. Bonus points if you can guess where they are.

7 comments:

PostColonialHubris said...

The MOMA is a great museum! it is worth going there more than once too. I couldn't tell where the photos are taken but I have a guess it will be somewhere in Brooklyn

the default attorney said...

Love MOMA's new location, and I caught most of their permanent collection last time. This time I checked out the temporary Richard Serra exhibition and some of the photography. Such an amazing collection.

the default attorney said...

Oh, and yes, you're right! Most of them (all but one)are from Brooklyn...but where in Brooklyn?

First Year said...

I usually try my best to stay away from NYC after being traumatized during a recent business trip.

PostColonialHubris said...

hmm. i can't tell where in brooklyn. probably near the brooklyn bridge because you have one of it. as for Jaafariyah, it refers to the political thought of current Twelver shii islam, and the founder is called Jaafar. The returning hidden imam is called the Mahdi, aka the Messiah.
i like ur blog took, especially the stuff on gitmo an nyc!

the default attorney said...

Yes! Mostly Brooklyn Bridge and Coney Island! One is of the state court house, and that last one was taken in DUMBO somewhere. I just thought it looked cool.

the default attorney said...

first year:

Yikes! Hope your trip wasn't too bad! I had a harrowing experience with a car service the first time I went to visit her...

http://thaumaturgicramblings.blogspot.com/2006/10/going-back-to-brooklyn.html