Yesterday, Kitty said something that shook me to my soul. "You aren't new here anymore. It's been almost two years."
It was fairly traumatic for me but, looking back on the lack of entries lately, I can see her point. On the other hand, I have spent the last few days working at an investment bank on the 35th floor near Central Park.
As I walked into the lobby, I had to catch my breath. From the window I could see all of Central Park. It looked almost small. Knowing the scope of the park added to the sense of scale of this city. It is a point of view that I have not experienced.
I feel like I've walked into the nerve center of our economy. Traders sit at computers that have three monitors shooting out different information. They are plugged into to complicated phone systems via headsets and they shout out things like "I'm selling 35,000 but we are shorting 42 cash!" I don't know what that means, but I'm sure the profit will pay my salary for a decade.
While the experiences are new, the eyes now seem a little older. I rarely get the shock and awe that Kitty and I could talk about for hours. Now, in some ways, I've seen it all. There will be more, of course, but it will now measure up to a whole batch of weird New York City experiences.
This brings me to a semi-rhetorical question: Where does the blog go from here? We've left the Chocolate Room and we can't really go back. I can tell you all about the weird events that happen in our lives, but they are going to be fewer and far between. Do I blog now about the books I read, the art I see and the music I hear? Perhaps I could put together some tours of NYC for tourists... something to get them out of the Times Square rut but still have them feel safe as they explore. If you have ideas, please don't hesitate to drop a line.
