Research. Yeah.
This morning Melissa & I were going to go to the New York Public Library early so we could be there when it opened at 10am. However, she called me at 8:28am and said that she and Brandon had decided to sleep in so they would go later when they were ready. So, needless to say I kept sleeping in since my alarm was set to go off in 2 minutes and I no longer HAD to be anywhere. So, I slept in and got ready. There wasn't anything good for breakfast so I had pizza, which was fine since by the time I got down there anyway it was about 11:30am.
I went to the library and it was actually very productive this time. I knew I needed to go to the map room and the periodicals on microfiche so it was far more productive. I also went back to the architecture place and found some more information there. All and all I found everything I needed. I was there for about 3 hours and then headed down towards Park Row (near City Hall & the Brooklyn Bridge) to take a picture of the buildings I was covering in my paper and how they look now. Unfortunately on one of the buildings I took a picture of the wrong one, but the building that was the primary part of my research was still there. Turns out it was adjacent to the World Trade Center. I never even realized that.
After that I headed to Little Italy where I met up with Kassi & Rach and there mother's for just a quick hello. I was supposed to meet them for dinner but a long story short, I couldn't find the subway, an ATM or a cab driver who knew where he was going.
Anyway, I found them long enough to take this picture and then headed back to midtown to write my paper in Bryant Park next to the now closed library. Bryant Park has free wireless access so I figured I'd just sit there to do my paper.
While I was working on a place to sit and work on it though, I decided to call Lyndsey & see what she ended up doing. It turned out that she was right next to the park getting ready to eat at Chipotle. So, I met up with her and a girl name Stasha for dinner before heading off to find a 24-hour Kinkos where I could finish my paper and print it up. It was due in printed form, at 11pm. I found online that there was one at 72nd street, so I got off the train there. At the corner of Broadway & 72nd, I found the part on You've Got Mail where Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan cross each other's paths each morning at the beginning of the movie before they even know each other. I also found the Grey's Papaya that they meet each other at for lunch...although it was dark and there was no hotdog standing outside like in the movie. :o) I walked down the street a little ways to try and find the FedExKinkos but with little luck. Instead I found a Cold Stone so I stopped for a little treat. Their freshly baking browns lured me in. Afterwards, I kept looking for the Kinkos only to find it was closed! Online had lied and it was anything but 24-hours. It too had closed at 9pm. Now let me explain. All this drama of finding a Kinkos wouldn't have been a problem if my paper wasn't due at 11pm and it had to be in printed form. I decided the printing option was no longer an option, so I would just have to take an deduction it caused me.
I went home and finished the paper and found out that it wasn't even that big of a deal to have a printed version. It got turned in electronically and that was sufficient.
Anyway, that's about it. Tomorrow the weather is supposed to be great, so I'm going to go to Central Park after church. FINALLY! Usually its cold, rainy or just wet from the rain on Sundays. It'll be nice though.
-mk
P.S. Happy Birthday, Taylor (Simmons)! She's 24 today.
World Trade Center Station
The Evening Post Building I've been researching. It's adjacent to the World Trade Center but its a steel frame with limestone walls, which is what saved it from the September 11th attacks I'm sure. Even the statues on the top exterior of the building are still in good condition.
Bryant Park as the sun was setting behind some buildings on 6th Avenue.
Where Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan cross paths at the beginning of You've Got Mail. Watch the movie and you'll see what I mean.
Gray's Papaya at 72nd Street
I went to the library and it was actually very productive this time. I knew I needed to go to the map room and the periodicals on microfiche so it was far more productive. I also went back to the architecture place and found some more information there. All and all I found everything I needed. I was there for about 3 hours and then headed down towards Park Row (near City Hall & the Brooklyn Bridge) to take a picture of the buildings I was covering in my paper and how they look now. Unfortunately on one of the buildings I took a picture of the wrong one, but the building that was the primary part of my research was still there. Turns out it was adjacent to the World Trade Center. I never even realized that.
After that I headed to Little Italy where I met up with Kassi & Rach and there mother's for just a quick hello. I was supposed to meet them for dinner but a long story short, I couldn't find the subway, an ATM or a cab driver who knew where he was going.
Anyway, I found them long enough to take this picture and then headed back to midtown to write my paper in Bryant Park next to the now closed library. Bryant Park has free wireless access so I figured I'd just sit there to do my paper.While I was working on a place to sit and work on it though, I decided to call Lyndsey & see what she ended up doing. It turned out that she was right next to the park getting ready to eat at Chipotle. So, I met up with her and a girl name Stasha for dinner before heading off to find a 24-hour Kinkos where I could finish my paper and print it up. It was due in printed form, at 11pm. I found online that there was one at 72nd street, so I got off the train there. At the corner of Broadway & 72nd, I found the part on You've Got Mail where Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan cross each other's paths each morning at the beginning of the movie before they even know each other. I also found the Grey's Papaya that they meet each other at for lunch...although it was dark and there was no hotdog standing outside like in the movie. :o) I walked down the street a little ways to try and find the FedExKinkos but with little luck. Instead I found a Cold Stone so I stopped for a little treat. Their freshly baking browns lured me in. Afterwards, I kept looking for the Kinkos only to find it was closed! Online had lied and it was anything but 24-hours. It too had closed at 9pm. Now let me explain. All this drama of finding a Kinkos wouldn't have been a problem if my paper wasn't due at 11pm and it had to be in printed form. I decided the printing option was no longer an option, so I would just have to take an deduction it caused me.
I went home and finished the paper and found out that it wasn't even that big of a deal to have a printed version. It got turned in electronically and that was sufficient.
Anyway, that's about it. Tomorrow the weather is supposed to be great, so I'm going to go to Central Park after church. FINALLY! Usually its cold, rainy or just wet from the rain on Sundays. It'll be nice though.
-mk
P.S. Happy Birthday, Taylor (Simmons)! She's 24 today.
World Trade Center Station
The Evening Post Building I've been researching. It's adjacent to the World Trade Center but its a steel frame with limestone walls, which is what saved it from the September 11th attacks I'm sure. Even the statues on the top exterior of the building are still in good condition.
Bryant Park as the sun was setting behind some buildings on 6th Avenue.
Where Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan cross paths at the beginning of You've Got Mail. Watch the movie and you'll see what I mean.
Gray's Papaya at 72nd Street
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