Moving in, nesting

Today was exhausting! I was on my feet for 8 hours straight, and my hooves are sore. I'm pretty sure I've doubled my lifetime subway mileage today as well, if not more. This morning, I woke up, had an apple and a Clif bar then started making some calls about apartments. I set up a couple of appointments for later in the afternoon, then set off to find my office in SoHo. Ajna and I rode the 1 downtown, and I got off at the Houston St. stop. My office is on the tenth floor of the building in the first photo.

The second photo is the Highline park, an awesome elevated park just completed on the west side of SoHo, I think maybe in the Chelsea area? I'm still a bit shaky on my neighborhoods. Anyway, the Highline is very cool. It is planted with all sorts of wildflowers and has neat benches and nooks and tiny performance spaces. Very cool, but crowded this afternoon. Apparently all the touristy stuff stays crowded all summer, then it thins out in September/October.

I then went all the back north to 158th St., where I met my soon-to-be roommate Graham. We chatted, I dug the room and the vibe, and I cut him a check on the spot. Room found. Done. I then had to go all the way back south to meet Ajna, borrow her keys, and move myself in to my new place. Oh, I met her in the Lower East side, at Houston and Allen, which meant I had to navigate a transfer from the 1 to the F train. I handled it like a pro.

I have just finished moving in. My room is pink, as the third pic shows. It has a window, a bed, a chest of drawers, a very nice drafting table, and a closet. I will be quite comfortable. The only downside is that I'll have to deal with laundromats for the first time in my life. Not looking forward to that. But maybe I'll just do laundry once a month eh?