Things I have witnessed so far in my 24 hours back in NYC
1) A cab driver angrily arguing with a guy whose bike he damaged. Also at the scene was a third man screaming at the cab driver, but his involvement in the accident was not determined. I can only assume he is a man who simply enjoys screaming at people, which explains how he ended up living in New York.
2) Watched as an alpha male went from successfully flirting with the attractive woman behind the counter at a bakery to making a complete BP/ass of himself. Observe:
“Can I get an iced coffee?” he asked.
“Yep,” she replied.
“Yep,” he mimicked.
“Yep,” she said again playfully.
“Yep,” he said, smiling.
“Yep,” she said.
Dead silence as he contemplates his next move. Thirty seconds pass.
“Yep,” he says.
At this point, I predict she will punch him in the face for being annoying and having a horrible sense of timing. What she says essentially accomplishes the same effect.
“I’m not playing this game anymore,” she says to him sternly.
Oh, how I laughed and laughed on the inside.
3) Duane Reade, McDonalds, Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, AT&T, Petco, Chase and TGI Fridays. All without even having to go to Times Square! Times Square is my favorite place in the universe only if every other place in the universe is a room in which I am beaten senselessly without pause. And now I hate you too, Union Square. And for some reason they replaced a great outdoor bar WITH A KIDS PARK? For shame.
Though combining the two establishments would probably provide parents with a small bit of happiness.
