Acclimation

Yesterday's festivities, in haiku:

I moved in, unpacked
Discovered kitchen sink leaks
Instant noodles, slept

As you can see, my first day in the city was fairly uneventful. I started to explore the city for a bit, but after a block or two I decided that I was too tired for such aimless wandering. On the bright side, I managed to sleep for thirteen hours, which is quite an accomplishment considering that I was already sleeping eight or nine hours a night consistently back in New Haven. At least I know I'll never have trouble falling asleep in new environments.

Today, I woke up at 9 am feeling ravenously hungry (is that redundant?) but couldn't bring myself to eat more instant noodles, so I embarked on a quest to find a cheap but quality comestibles. Fortunately, I didn't have to travel far--there was a grocery store down the street called Gristedes that had not just food but also common household items like laundry detergent and toilet paper (which I have been woefully lacking). I filled up my shopping cart only to realize while waiting in the checkout line that I would have to carry everything back myself, so I sadly returned some of the heavier items. But eventually, I made it back to the apartment, congratulated myself on a successful first solo grocery run, and made a big sandwich for lunch.

[I was going to insert a picture of the sandwich here, but the upload failed. Sigh.]

My next quest will be to find a free WiFi hotspot in this area so that I can upload photos and Skype. In case you're wondering how I'm blogging at all, it turns out that my computer can access the Internet via Bluetooth through my phone's data connection, but it's frustratingly slow and apparently can't handle significant uploads, period. Oh well, at least I still have Facebook and Gmail. Priorities, priorities.

Speaking of hotspots, the weather in New York is ridiculous. Ninety degrees? Really? Hey sun, if I had wanted to roast outside, I would have just gone home okay? Apparently this is just a passing high pressure system though, which is good because my body is pretty much incapable of handling heat and humidity simultaneously. Not to mention the fact that I'll be wearing a dress shirt and slacks for pretty much the entire summer. Yucky.

As usual, I do have a list of short- and long-term goals for the summer. I'll put that, along with some of my initial thoughts on Greenwhich Village, in my next post. Until then, farewell, and wish me luck with my leaky kitchen sink.

Edit
I'm sitting in a Rockwells Express, which offers free WiFi for customers. It's not very fast, but it'll suffice for uploading pictures.

Fresh baked French bread, tomatoes off the vine, lettuce, swiss cheese, and turkey salami. And orange juice, duh.

Anybody who's eaten with me in Commons knows I can't survive without my regular fix of bread and olive oil.

More to come soon.