6.28.2004
how i spent my summer vacation (part one - nj/ny)
got back from new york today. sarah and i drove to her house in beautiful paramus, new jersey (home to 3 malls, 5 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 3 highschools, or something like that). in paramus, and other parts of metropolitan new jersey, you can't turn left on the major roads. instead, you take 'slight rights' that redirect you around the intersection so that you actually just go straight instead of turning left. all the roads are highways, and they all change into different highways.
on tuesday i made my way out to scenic kinnelon to visit erik neinstedt. we ate at a diner and watched afi's 100 best songs in films with his brother and his dad (who just got back from a scuffle with a rowdy high school lacrosse team at a pool party). somehow, i made my way back to paramus (unknowingly breaking the no cell phones while driving rule which warrants a $250 fine).
sarah and i spent the next day in 'the city.' we took a bus to the port authority and walked to times square. they were running some type of terrorist attack drill, and the entire nypd was there, assault rifles, riot gear and all. kind of weird. we walked to grand central station and met up with ricardo for lunch. he briefed us on the happenings at the law firm, and explained the pros and cons of his job (pro-money, con-no free time). he also said that coming to work everyday means a three drink minimum.
after lunch we walked up to rockefeller center and checked out some statues that i didnt really recognize (thanks sarah!) and went inside the nbc building to grab a conan tshirt. we took the subway down to ground zero and checked that out. its hard to get a good view of it because there are fences everywhere, but we eventually found a good spot. its weird actually being there. like i needed to actually see it to be sure it happened. i had never seent he wtc in person before it fell, so i definitely didnt have a great concept of exactly what happened, but, needless to say, its some messed up shit. they havent really started to build yet, i think they are still digging. some of the buildings in the immediate area are still being redone. crazy.
we went down to the water. i recognized the railing from the scene at the beginning of 25th hour where edward norton walks his dog. while walking along the railing and thinking about what it must have been like when they were filming there, i started seeing movie equipment and saw that another shoot was going on. the film being shot was called 'the last first kiss.' sarah and i got to see will smith walking around and looking cool, which made her day. i think i was looking more at how the set was working... we took a train back to midtown and went to the empire state building. the line was too long to go to the top, so we just headed up to central park and chilled for a while before heading back to jersey.
sarah's mom cooked a hugggggge seafood dinner for us. we each had a giant lobster, shrimp, a salad, rice, and a few other things that i dont know how to spell. it was all really good and messy. later, we went and saw the terminal. it was okay. then it was the coach house diner and sleep. the next day was spent on the beautiful jersey shore. we both checked out all the chicks, and then passed out in the sun. then we played some skee-ball, some house of the dead 3, and then i got took for 5 bucks on some shitty football carnival game. it was a great day though. dinner was huge once again. sarah's family took me out to a korean bbq place and we ate forever. sarah told me today that her parents were impressed with how much i ate, which is good. i guess i proved to them that i liked the food and wasnt just being polite.
that night was the last night i spent at the chungs, therefore the last night i was going to get to spend with sarah. we just chilled and watched tv while looking at some old pictures. it was tough knowing that tomorrow i had to leave. just a sad situation i guess. hasn't even quite set in yet... guess im not used to/ not good at saying goodbye. after lunch at the mall and a few small modifications to my car, i was set to go the next afternoon. i left the chung home in paramus around 3pm and arrived at the cozza home in buffalo at 9pm.
(part 2 - buffalo coming soon)
got back from new york today. sarah and i drove to her house in beautiful paramus, new jersey (home to 3 malls, 5 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 3 highschools, or something like that). in paramus, and other parts of metropolitan new jersey, you can't turn left on the major roads. instead, you take 'slight rights' that redirect you around the intersection so that you actually just go straight instead of turning left. all the roads are highways, and they all change into different highways.
on tuesday i made my way out to scenic kinnelon to visit erik neinstedt. we ate at a diner and watched afi's 100 best songs in films with his brother and his dad (who just got back from a scuffle with a rowdy high school lacrosse team at a pool party). somehow, i made my way back to paramus (unknowingly breaking the no cell phones while driving rule which warrants a $250 fine).
sarah and i spent the next day in 'the city.' we took a bus to the port authority and walked to times square. they were running some type of terrorist attack drill, and the entire nypd was there, assault rifles, riot gear and all. kind of weird. we walked to grand central station and met up with ricardo for lunch. he briefed us on the happenings at the law firm, and explained the pros and cons of his job (pro-money, con-no free time). he also said that coming to work everyday means a three drink minimum.
after lunch we walked up to rockefeller center and checked out some statues that i didnt really recognize (thanks sarah!) and went inside the nbc building to grab a conan tshirt. we took the subway down to ground zero and checked that out. its hard to get a good view of it because there are fences everywhere, but we eventually found a good spot. its weird actually being there. like i needed to actually see it to be sure it happened. i had never seent he wtc in person before it fell, so i definitely didnt have a great concept of exactly what happened, but, needless to say, its some messed up shit. they havent really started to build yet, i think they are still digging. some of the buildings in the immediate area are still being redone. crazy.
we went down to the water. i recognized the railing from the scene at the beginning of 25th hour where edward norton walks his dog. while walking along the railing and thinking about what it must have been like when they were filming there, i started seeing movie equipment and saw that another shoot was going on. the film being shot was called 'the last first kiss.' sarah and i got to see will smith walking around and looking cool, which made her day. i think i was looking more at how the set was working... we took a train back to midtown and went to the empire state building. the line was too long to go to the top, so we just headed up to central park and chilled for a while before heading back to jersey.
sarah's mom cooked a hugggggge seafood dinner for us. we each had a giant lobster, shrimp, a salad, rice, and a few other things that i dont know how to spell. it was all really good and messy. later, we went and saw the terminal. it was okay. then it was the coach house diner and sleep. the next day was spent on the beautiful jersey shore. we both checked out all the chicks, and then passed out in the sun. then we played some skee-ball, some house of the dead 3, and then i got took for 5 bucks on some shitty football carnival game. it was a great day though. dinner was huge once again. sarah's family took me out to a korean bbq place and we ate forever. sarah told me today that her parents were impressed with how much i ate, which is good. i guess i proved to them that i liked the food and wasnt just being polite.
that night was the last night i spent at the chungs, therefore the last night i was going to get to spend with sarah. we just chilled and watched tv while looking at some old pictures. it was tough knowing that tomorrow i had to leave. just a sad situation i guess. hasn't even quite set in yet... guess im not used to/ not good at saying goodbye. after lunch at the mall and a few small modifications to my car, i was set to go the next afternoon. i left the chung home in paramus around 3pm and arrived at the cozza home in buffalo at 9pm.
(part 2 - buffalo coming soon)
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