let's hear it for New York

Just got home, like, an hour ago. I'm tired, in the "...but there's so much more to do!" way, as in, getting ready for the other trips that are impending.

Thoughts on New York:
Connie and I had a great time, we saw so many really diverse and interesting sights and tasted so many amazing tastes and introduced ourselves to worlds we will never be a part of.
What I mean by that last bit is that we were invited into settings and around people that are really different from those here at home. We stayed with some people who work on Wall Street, for firms like JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley (I don't care what they say, that still sounds like a conflict of interest to me), we had lunch with Yvonne, who is an intern in the high fashion world (she helped design a dress that the girl from Glee wore to some event or another) and we dove head first into the entertainment industry yesterday, seeing the filming for Live with Kelly (formerly with Regis), The Late Show with Jimmy Fallon, and as all luck would have it, we saw 30 Rock being filmed outside. I still am a little shocked because I don't really watch that much TV, so seeing any TV show being filmed would've been cool, but actually seeing a shoot from a show that I follow and enjoy was kind of a one-in-a-million. Tina Fey looks awesome, by the way.
We also made our way to the Met, which was really fascinating but we didn't get to spend nearly enough time there. The admission is "suggested donation" so next time I'm in New York I'm going for significantly less because I didn't get my money's worth last time (petty, petty, petty).

There were so many things that we experienced it's hard to put all but the most recent here on this blog. It was restaurant week, so I had some fantastic eats and also got some insider New Yorker tips on places to eat/drink. Those tips were seriously invaluable and made the whole experience that much better.

As with everywhere I go, I did take notice of the sky. It's beautiful, broken into by endless buildings and human construction, but on clear days bright and deep and on the cloudy ones dotted by the occasional ray of sun beaming down onto the buildings.

I can see myself living there, but it's troubling because I have the distinct impression that I would be living a very lonely life. Granted, the life I lead is certainly close to that here in Madison, I just fear that I could easily slip into a pattern where seeing others and meeting others easily falls to the wayside due to the effort required on my part to make and retain a social setting for myself. Apparently in New York it's totally acceptable to find mates through online dating websites, which is not really the case here. I guess I can see why: everyone is busy and it's really hard to meet people surrounded by people. Seems moronic but I can understand it. If I do move there, I think I would aim for the West Village, that was my favorite neighborhood. I can see myself living in the ultimate 'live and let live' and enjoying it. Maybe it'll happen someday...