UFC right on the corner of 3rd Ave & 44th Street!

Sunday Update
Quick update on Filene's Basement that I visited on Sunday ... not worth all the hype in my opinion. Mendis mentioned I should check out Century 21 department store ... it's definitely on my list for this weekend. I also made it through DSW (discount shoe warehouse) and decided to walk from Union Square (14th) to Macy's on 34th. So many accessory stores on the way there ... I will have to remember to come back and take a closer look when I purchase a medi-chair.

By the time I got to Macy's I was spent. I was on hour 4 of shopping and for anyone that knows me well that's a long time for me because I am not a shopper ... I did my best to browse through all the floors but by the time I made it to the 9th I was done. I took 6 narrow wooden escalators and three updated escalators down to the first floor and off I went to find the closest metro station home.

Monday
Time to take a crack at getting to the new office. I decided to try a new route and took the subway on 50th to Times Square and the shuttle across to Grand Central ... what a relaxing ride - LOVE the shuttle.
I managed to get turned around outside of Grand Central and headed the wrong way (in heels) to the office ... about 30 minutes later I found the office through landmarks I had remembered seeing on Thursday. I'm getting used to being turned around so I didn't bother getting frustrated. At least I was able to get through the subway system without a problem so all-in-all it was a good morning.

Today was my first day visiting the client at LIC. It was a gorgeous day out which meant the subway would be sweltering (or so I have been told - which was true!). By the time I made it four flights down the tunnel, across a two block long sloped walk way down one more flight of stairs I was at the #7 train to Long Island ... and sweating as if I just ran a 5k marathon (not that I have ever ran a 5k but just assume that's what one would look like ... sweaty and red faced). I can't imagine what it is going to be like in the summer! Thanks to the air conditioning on the train I was able to cool down before walking a few blocks to Citi. The meetings went well and looks like I will officially have my cubicle set up next Tuesday ... I definitely will find a better route to LIC before then.

On my way back to the office about a block from Grand Central a fight between two young guys broke out on the corner ... in front of a perfume shop of all places. My first NY fight. I could barely look at them on the ground punching each other ... I kept having a flashback to the movie American History X when that guy got 'curbed' ... gag! There were a few people standing around and one older gentleman called the police. I had to keep walking to the office ... I didn't want to see how this fight ended.

The rest of the day was pretty uneventful and ended up leaving work late. I was going to walk home but my feet had enough walking for the day and wanted to get out of my heels.

I should note that I felt a little sad yesterday ... I'm missing Toronto, my friends and the CBOL team :(

Tuesday
Made it to work early! Crazy how quick it is to get around when you start getting comfortable with the subway system. Have I mentioned how much I love our new office space? I will take pictures on Friday since it's supposed to be sunny out and can post them this weekend.

There was a huge crowd in the subway after work - a few guys were dancing (or at least I think they were dancing - after the mini UFC show I saw, who knows). I stopped to check it out but could barely see anything through the crowds ... the music was good and everyone was clapping. Down the hall and to the right was a woman singing opera with a small stereo playing music ... she was REALLY good. I wish I had money to drop in her bucket but I just got my new debit card fedex'd to me this afternoon and hadn't been to the bank yet. Mental note to carry a few bills to support these talented people.