Meandering

I didn't see any famous people this week. You win some, you lose some. But really, how can you lose in NYC? I did a lot of meandering this week. I couldn't tell you where I saw this now, but it was a beautiful thing to see when getting out of the metro.

I don't know if you can make out what that says, but it's Charles Scribner's Sons--a publishing company. Some of their authors are Ernest Hemingway, Kurt Vonnegut, and Stephen King. Pretty cool, eh? And after that, I bumped into this beauty!

It probably doesn't look familiar from this angle, but it's 30 Rock! The Rockefeller Center, which I believe is the home of NBC. A lot of TV comes out of this building, including SNL. Definitely cool to see.

Also, I discovered that the park by my apartment is filled with skunks, but they only come out at night. I went for an evening jog and was, at first, delighted by all of the fireflies. Then I stumbled across a few of these bad boys.

Just the fact that I was close enough to take a picture of him is disturbing enough. They didn't seem too bothered that other people were in the park. I gave them all a wide berth though. I probably won't go out on any more evening strolls through the park. But the fireflies were quite nice.

I found myself near Times Square yesterday. It's kind of nice just to walk through it. I stopped at the M&M factory thinking that I would get some M&Ms, but I couldn't find my favorite kind. I know, they literally have walls of M&Ms of all colors. I even found some that said "I heart NYC". I couldn't find the crunchy ones though. They have a crunchy middle, and it's not a peanut inside. They probably were there, but if you factor in all of the people that were there too and the fact that it's built like a maze (so that you never get out!), it's understandable I guess.

Oh, and I'm starting to go to some interviews. It was a little different walking around Manhattan dressed like all of the employed people (meaning not in my sandals, shorts, and a t-shirt). I kept thinking, "I probably look like I've got a nice job. Hehe." Not that dressing up nice means that you have a really nice job, but I kind of connect the two in my mind. It was only amusing to me because it felt like I was deceiving everyone, but that they were maybe falling for it (or they didn't really care either way).

Also, this is a side note here, I'm starting to realize just how big some publishers really are. I knew that there was more than just editing to be done for every book, but I mean there's a lot more that I didn't know about. I went to an information session about a masters in publishing at one of the universities, and though it's not necessary, I'm kind of thinking that it might be a good idea. It's something to think about anyway.