After an afternoon of unexpected sunshine I decided to go into Manhattan and found myself at peace reading some magazine articles and enjoying a cafe au lait in above all places Bryant Park - an area I was always reluctant to go to because I used to work across the street from there a few years back.
The article on Athestists in New York Magazine was very interesting and I felt very much comforted by it. I can honestly say that the time spent in Bryant Park was probably the first time I actually felt at peace and dare I say happy in a long time. I'm not normally an unhappy person or don't get bouts of depression like some people but I've felt low on some ocassions and perhaps the weather the people present on this particular afternoon had something to do with it.
When the sun disappeared behind some of the high rise buildings I put on my sweater picked up my bag and decided to walk towards the west side. The great thing about living in NY is that Manhattan affords one the opportunity to spend an afternoon wandering around the city aimlessly people watching or just being annomous.
On 8th Avenue I treated myself to a burrito in Mary Annes and then finished reading my magazines in a coffee house in the village...I declined a dinner invitation I received by text since I had already eaten and didn't want to drink tonight. That resolution was broken when I stopped into a bar for one beer before catching the train out home to Queens. Luckily I had my ipod on when some idiot started singing "God Save The Queen" I found myself getting very irratated by his rendition and to make maters worse I don't think he was even English...So I cranked up my Ipod and drowned out his drunken wailing.
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