Take a good look! I didn't have much time, or else I would have gone for a closer look. That is the Empire State Building made out of the cardboard tubes from toilet paper and paper towel rolls. It was fun to see, but I'm glad it wasn't my job to put it up.
Well, I had my first taxi ride last week. My roommate got to do a stand up comedy performance, so I went to that. She did a really good job! And then after we went out for a bite to eat to celebrate, it was about, oh, 2:30 AM. I haven't seen too much of the NYC night life because I really love sleeping when it's dark, but it was kind of fun to see how much happens in the city at night. The only thing is that the subway moves waaaay slower than normal. I was right outside of Central Park, waiting for the train to come that was going to crawl towards the north side of Manhattan and get me home in maybe an hour, maybe longer. I figured that maybe it was the best time to hail a cab. So I did! I was home in about 20 minutes, and I really enjoyed traveling above the ground and getting to see all of the lights. Taxis are pretty nice at night.
Oh, and this is a picture of me working at the literary agency! I've been going through all of the books in the office and making an inventory. All of those books on the table with me are ARC's, which stands for Advance Reader Copy. It's like printing off some of the books before they're entirely ready so that people can get a taste of what it'll be like when it's printed. Of course, you have to figure out what to do with the ARC's after the book is printed. Still, this is a much better problem to have than not having any ARC's because your books aren't being printed. No complaints from me!
That's life so far! Signing out on the east coast, goodnight!
