Totally Blogging About New York

Posted on 17. Jul, 2009 by Karri Wells in NYC

I arrived in New York Wednesday morning with three over stuffed suitcases drained and exhausted from the previous three days of packing and preparation. Everything I own has been given away, put into storage, or was crammed into those bags. If you live in Des Moines, right now would be a good time to visit the Salvation Army on Grand, there is some good stuff there.

I’ve been a New Yorker for two whole days now. The city is overwhelming. Everything is taller, faster, louder, add “er” to the end of any adjective and you are describing my new home.

Wednesday night we headed off to the Ziegfeld to see the new Harry Potter. It was a huge monstrous theater that was uber red velvety. I have never seen a theater so huge in my life. The audience was rowdy, there was a lot of clapping and laughing at things that weren’t funny.

Afterwards we enjoyed a delightful dinner of cheeseburgers and beer at “The Burger Joint” located in Le Parker Meridian hotel. Apparently it’s some famous burger spot. The walls are covered in sharpie scrawlings of the rich and famous.

Yesterday we walked down Bedford Avenue, and experienced real life hipsters in their natural habitat. Everything I’ve seen on “Look at this Fucking Hipster” is 100% authentic.

Last night we enjoyed a drink on the patio at The Bushwick Country Club. It’s a nice little dive that serves baskets of cheesy poufs complete with a mini golf course out back. When I say mini golf course I should clarify that there are only three holes, one of which features a windmill made of PBR cans.

I’m really enjoying it here. Everything is so new and exciting. I feel like a little kid at the state fair. Lots of people, bright lights, and things I want to eat.