This is the only power of positivity I pay attention to.
the last convention I worked, the guy across from me and his wife kept staring at me because I bore a resemblance to one of them. They turned me on to the characters and their act and I have to say it was a new day from that moment forward.
Oh yeah, forgot about Devil's lake. It's pretty awesome, as is rafting the Wolf.
In other news, it's almost 80F here today and we're due for 12"-18" of snow in two days.
at least SOMEPLACE has weather that makes sense.
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Yeah, the "every day is sunny and 72" San Diego gig sounds seriously boring.
I think 80 and snowing is like some fantasy of the prefect place... I could go skiing in shorts. Man I was quite the ski bunny when I was young. And no shoveling because it would melt off the roads.
Forward to class! Now I just need a few more hundos and my NYC weekend will be awesome sauce
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So, New York buddies, can we go here?no problem.
Maybe dinner there instead of Katz's? Raclette is near Lovecraft.
Ooooo
Hey CH, you do the train thing. What's a ballpark price for a ticket?
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Beware the nuclear wessels.
Maybe dinner there instead of Katz's? Raclette is near Lovecraft.So, New York buddies, can we go here?no problem.
But...katz'....
It's cool. Just note that we will not have the usual level of pre-lovecraft heartening to avoid drunkenness...
Beware the nuclear wessels.
Wow.
OK, I keep streaming music from Itunes at work to keep my work internet connection open. (And to keep my sanity), usually Streaming Soundtracks . com.
And I kid you not. As I read this line, The closing theme from Star Trek IV, The Voyage Home started playing.
O_o <Mind. Blown.>
Hey CH, you do the train thing. What's a ballpark price for a ticket?Round trip from Boston? Probably around $100 or so.
Edit: my bad. That's what I recall for a one way ticket. So double that.
About what I thought. Is it worthwhile to pre-buy? Or can I pick them up at the station? I just don't want to be boxed into a certain train
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Beware the nuclear wessels.Wow.
OK, I keep streaming music from Itunes at work to keep my work internet connection open. (And to keep my sanity), usually Streaming Soundtracks . com.
And I kid you not. As I read this line, The closing theme from Star Trek IV, The Voyage Home started playing.
O_o <Mind. Blown.>
I'm one with the cosmos, man.
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8-14 inches of snow expected here on the mile-high lowlands, woo!
For some reason, I'm dying for eggs today. Avoiding them is generally no problem, but I'd love nothing more than a plate of fried eggs with buttered toast this morning. OM NOM NOM. Maybe I'm not really allergic.
My brain is trying to kill me.
No politics!
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About what I thought. Is it worthwhile to pre-buy? Or can I pick them up at the station? I just don't want to be boxed into a certain trainHey CH, you do the train thing. What's a ballpark price for a ticket?Round trip from Boston? Probably around $100 or so.
Edit: my bad. That's what I recall for a one way ticket. So double that.
I don't know, really. I've only taken it a couple of times.
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About what I thought. Is it worthwhile to pre-buy? Or can I pick them up at the station? I just don't want to be boxed into a certain trainHey CH, you do the train thing. What's a ballpark price for a ticket?Round trip from Boston? Probably around $100 or so.
Edit: my bad. That's what I recall for a one way ticket. So double that.
If need be, you could take the train to somewhere outside the city, and I could pick you up on the way down.
Cool beans. I will see what the deal is. I think I'm going to have to figure out the prebuy just to make sure. I want the early train.
Alternate thought: is there somewhere I could park my car overnight outside Manhattan at a rail line or a subway terminus? It might be less expensive that way.
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Absolutely. You could park as far as New Haven and take the Metro North. It's about 90 minutes from New Haven, or closer to an hour from Stamford. Parking there is free or cheap, and the round trip ticket is closer to $30.
The bonus is Metro North takes you into Grand Central, whereas Amtrak takes you to the hellhole that is Penn Station.
Those tickets are sold from machines at the station, so you don't have to pre-buy. On a Saturday, trains should leave Stamford every hour probably. Not sure about New Haven.
Where are you staying in town, Dave?
Haven't gotten that far yet.
In case anyone hasn't been over to this thread, I'm still working on this database.
Where are you staying in town, Dave?Haven't gotten that far yet.
would it be possible to stay with Patrick? Or would that be too much?
Absolutely. You could park as far as New Haven and take the Metro North. It's about 90 minutes from New Haven, or closer to an hour from Stamford. Parking there is free or cheap, and the round trip ticket is closer to $30.
The bonus is Metro North takes you into Grand Central, whereas Amtrak takes you to the hellhole that is Penn Station.
Those tickets are sold from machines at the station, so you don't have to pre-buy. On a Saturday, trains should leave Stamford every hour probably. Not sure about New Haven.
Hey! Penn Station is awesome!
Absolutely. You could park as far as New Haven and take the Metro North. It's about 90 minutes from New Haven, or closer to an hour from Stamford. Parking there is free or cheap, and the round trip ticket is closer to $30.
The bonus is Metro North takes you into Grand Central, whereas Amtrak takes you to the hellhole that is Penn Station.
Those tickets are sold from machines at the station, so you don't have to pre-buy. On a Saturday, trains should leave Stamford every hour probably. Not sure about New Haven.
Sweet!
[Bad Morrison impersonation] Monkey will park in the town of New Haven..[/Bad Morrison impersonation]
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Hey! Penn Station is awesome!Absolutely. You could park as far as New Haven and take the Metro North. It's about 90 minutes from New Haven, or closer to an hour from Stamford. Parking there is free or cheap, and the round trip ticket is closer to $30.
The bonus is Metro North takes you into Grand Central, whereas Amtrak takes you to the hellhole that is Penn Station.
Those tickets are sold from machines at the station, so you don't have to pre-buy. On a Saturday, trains should leave Stamford every hour probably. Not sure about New Haven.
I don't know if we can be friends anymore.
I don't know if we can be friends anymore.Hey! Penn Station is awesome!Absolutely. You could park as far as New Haven and take the Metro North. It's about 90 minutes from New Haven, or closer to an hour from Stamford. Parking there is free or cheap, and the round trip ticket is closer to $30.
The bonus is Metro North takes you into Grand Central, whereas Amtrak takes you to the hellhole that is Penn Station.
Those tickets are sold from machines at the station, so you don't have to pre-buy. On a Saturday, trains should leave Stamford every hour probably. Not sure about New Haven.
I can guide you to the awesome sections...
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I can guide you to the awesome sections...I don't know if we can be friends anymore.Hey! Penn Station is awesome!Absolutely. You could park as far as New Haven and take the Metro North. It's about 90 minutes from New Haven, or closer to an hour from Stamford. Parking there is free or cheap, and the round trip ticket is closer to $30.
The bonus is Metro North takes you into Grand Central, whereas Amtrak takes you to the hellhole that is Penn Station.
Those tickets are sold from machines at the station, so you don't have to pre-buy. On a Saturday, trains should leave Stamford every hour probably. Not sure about New Haven.
I am there twice a day. I think I've seen all the sections.
Pah! Stuff and nonsense from a hipster writer who turns a condemning eye to new York homelessness problem!
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Pah! Stuff and nonsense from a hipster writer who turns a condemning eye to new York homelessness problem!
Fair enough. But the original station was an architectural jewel, and the new one is a hodgepodge of low ceilings, artificial light, and cheap, crumbling materials.
Why undo such gorgeous architecture? Many cities are renewing their old-timey train stations, not making them look like an anchor store in a mall.
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Beef stew is simmering in preparation for being snowed in tomorrow. Sushi in the fridge for tonight. No work tonight or over the weekend.
Might be time to break out the scotch.
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Why undo such gorgeous architecture? Many cities are renewing their old-timey train stations, not making them look like an anchor store in a mall.
Short answer is that it was privately owned, and the owner could do whatever he pleased with it.
Longer answer is Ken Burns documentary on New York.
EDIT: "There is historic justice in trying to rectify a crime committed a half-century ago that galvanized the architectural preservation movement. “One entered the city like a god; one scuttles in now like a rat,” is the familiar lament from Vincent J. Scully Jr., the Yale architectural historian, about the difference between the former and present Penn Stations."
From this article.
Normally, I would take offense at the suggestion that scuttling like a rat is a bad thing, but I love that quote.
Ok. New haven is 2 1/2 hrs from me. So, if I get up at 0 Dark 30, I can be there by @6-7am. Then I can be in Grand Central by 9am. This is looking great. It would take me 2 hours to get to South Station anyway
Ok. New haven is 2 1/2 hrs from me. So, if I get up at 0 Dark 30, I can be there by @6-7am. Then I can be in Grand Central by 9am. This is looking great. It would take me 2 hours to get to South Station anyway
ok.
I will be with my mom for the early hours of the morning and then be in manhattantown around 1 or so. Does that work for you? CH, what time do you think you will be in the city?
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would it be possible to stay with Patrick? Or would that be too much?Where are you staying in town, Dave?Haven't gotten that far yet.
Too much for me, or for him?
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I'm liking this show Gotham. Except for young Bruce. Not a fanI like the show, young Bruch was okay but is now getting annoying. I love Penguin and Bullock.
You seem familiar.
Too much for me, or for him?would it be possible to stay with Patrick? Or would that be too much?Where are you staying in town, Dave?Haven't gotten that far yet.
I'm good. Idk what the hotel's occupancy stats are, or how rigorously they are enforced. I think CH had evidenced some interest in crashing there
But the more the merrier IMO
Ok. New haven is 2 1/2 hrs from me. So, if I get up at 0 Dark 30, I can be there by @6-7am. Then I can be in Grand Central by 9am. This is looking great. It would take me 2 hours to get to South Station anywayok.
I will be with my mom for the early hours of the morning and then be in manhattantown around 1 or so. Does that work for you? CH, what time do you think you will be in the city?
That works for me. I'll need to get my room straight, then I'll likely play photo tourist. I'm not a big-ticket sightseer. I'll end up taking pictures of funky buildings and the like.
Also, O Dark 30 is a cruel hour. I might not get in until later. I'm not committing myself. I'll leave some latitude. I would like to maximize my day as much as possible
I've slept in five-star hotels, London back alleys, in the backs of pickup trucks, and out under the stars. I'm good wherever.
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I've slept in five-star hotels, London back alleys, in the backs of pickup trucks, and out under the stars. I'm good wherever.
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Ugh. Parking lot
In the dark
Full of snark