Brooklyn
First Day in New York
Saturday, December 03, at 05:58 PM
I finally made it to New York-- pulling into my new
apartment in Brooklyn yesterday afternoon. My first
goal-- getting electricity-- only took a few (dark)
hours, and the help of the friendly folks at Judy's
Unisex (who apparently hold the keys to my building's
utility room).
Meanwhile, New York is lovely. I've always thought of it as a cutthroat kind of place, and admittedly, my first day kind of confirmed it. I spent the day out gathering fun household stuff-- which proved to be a six-hour experience. So far, the highlight of my first day was at the Atlantic Center Target here in Brooklyn. I know, I should know better than to visit Target on a Saturday afternoon in any city... But I wasn't thinking.
While shopping, I left my cart at the end of a crowded aisle (everything's crowded) to pick up a few things there. After all, I didn't want to crowd the aisle even more with my stuff. But when I came back to the cart (90 seconds later?), someone had apparently walked up to it, taken everything out of it-- around 12 items, including a mop!-- and kindly left my stuff on the floor. Then they took my cart.
That's right, someone stole my cart-- but not the stuff in it-- at Target. It's a good reminder never to leave a computer-- or a kid-- unattended around here.
Meanwhile, New York is lovely. I've always thought of it as a cutthroat kind of place, and admittedly, my first day kind of confirmed it. I spent the day out gathering fun household stuff-- which proved to be a six-hour experience. So far, the highlight of my first day was at the Atlantic Center Target here in Brooklyn. I know, I should know better than to visit Target on a Saturday afternoon in any city... But I wasn't thinking.
While shopping, I left my cart at the end of a crowded aisle (everything's crowded) to pick up a few things there. After all, I didn't want to crowd the aisle even more with my stuff. But when I came back to the cart (90 seconds later?), someone had apparently walked up to it, taken everything out of it-- around 12 items, including a mop!-- and kindly left my stuff on the floor. Then they took my cart.
That's right, someone stole my cart-- but not the stuff in it-- at Target. It's a good reminder never to leave a computer-- or a kid-- unattended around here.
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