Things I now know about New York

1. Pedestrians ignore traffic signals.
2. So do drivers.
3. It is apparently illegal to drive in New York without honking at least once a block.
4. Whoever came up with numbering the streets and avenues and arranging them in a grid should be both knighted and nominated for sainthood. (I still went the wrong way a few times, don't get me wrong, but at least I KNEW early that I was messed up.)
5. The guy selling $5 silk pashminas on nearly every corner? Those are neither silk nor pashmina, but they're quite nice for $5.
6. Despite the stereotype, everyone I spoke to was friendly. (Perhaps too friendly, in the case of the pizza worker who wanted to come visit me in my hotel room. He took the rejection well, I'll say that for him. :)
7. Every store that I think, "Hey, I've heard of that!" is far too expensive for me.
8. I love this city. :)

I am all ready for the writing conference tomorrow, or I will be once I've finished my latte and taken a bath. I work hard, can't you tell? :)

P.S. That pizza guy will be in a book sooner or later, I guarantee. Too funny a story not to use. And yes, he was serious, I think. I didn't mean to laugh, but he surprised me so much I couldn't help it. If I change my mind, I'm supposed to go back to see him, so I think I'll just stay off that block for the rest of the trip!

Internet ahoy!

(That might not make sense, but it amuses me, and I'm on vacation, so deal with it. :)

Officially, there's only internet access available in the lobby of this resort (hereafter known as Club Snow). WIRELESS internet access. So I tried, and it turns out that wireless signals extend beyond the walls of the main building and out to where we are (in a lesser building - that's timeshares for ya :). So I'm online and I don't have to leave my room!

Which is good, because there is SNOW out there. It was raining when we arrived yesterday, which quickly turned to freezing rain, which by the morning had turned to...

That's our car, with one side clear and the rest buried. Happily, we have no need to leave, so we won't be.

I did go down to the (somewhat antiquated) gym today, but other than that, we are vegetating and it's fabulous. :)

I'll likely do my posts this week in the mornings - I tend to wake up early. We'll see if I'm deep and insightful when I do! :)

Heather