center of the universe.” That’s a quote from the musical Rent. I had to travel to DC and stop off there before heading to NYC, so I could still get reimbursed for the travel to DC. The flight to NY was a stand-by buddy pass. Don’t fly stand-by if you can help it. TSA is not very quick to respond. I waited in this glass room while the guard was calling “Need male assist, no alarm, stat” for over 15 minutes before someone could check me out. My laptop sat on the conveyor belt like a ripe plumb to a thief.
It was a lot of fun. Since it was my second time in Manhattan, I had the hang of jaywalking and riding the sub. I was able to visit Central Park, Coney Island, SoHo, Chinatown, and Times Square.
The decade of my life in California makes me drawn to the beach like a moth to flame. The Atlantic by New York isn’t quite the same. It may be that Coney Island is on the north side of the bay. Anyway, it’s still beautiful and there were tons of people on the beach. You can see a few of my pictures on the shore and in front of the world-famous Cyclone. It was really fun and got super fast. There were lots of tummy-losing drops and quick turns.
