"Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think." - Dale Carnegie
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Sojourn |
After a week of extreme highs and lows, I happily
headed down to the Hx3. Arriving in the
early evening, I headed, yes, you guessed it, across the street to Sojourn for
a light bite. Now that I’m a regular, I
enjoyed chatting with some of my new Friends.
Caught up with Kristi when I arrived home (She had texted asking where I
was. Love when the tables are turned!)
On the train to Grand Central, I finally was able to copy this poem called
"Grand Central" by Billy Colliins that I have seen many times on the trains:

The city orbits around eight million
centers of the universe
And turns around the golden clock
at the still point of this place

Lift up your eyes from the moving hive
and you will see time circling
under a vault of stars and know
Just when and where you are.
Thursday I headed to Vanderbilt
Hall at Grand Central (site of the Christmas Holiday Market, and Tuff
Kookooshka is coming back!). Columbia
had schedules a number of informational talks throughout the day Upon arriving the Hall was pretty quiet, a
group of teens were sitting enjoying a chat for themselves on the chairs set up
for the discussions. I found the Columbians
in charge, and they had decided to “bag” the talks..I did stay and chatted about
some ideas, dreams, for a bit..Will be researching later.
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The Next Level |
From there I went up an escalator I had
never seen before and found
New
York Transit Museum Gallery Annex & Store at Grand Central. I poked in and thoroughly enjoyed The
Next Level: Photographs by Hiroyuki Suzuki which is up until October 27.
“The future of New Yorkers' travel patterns
is now under construction at Grand Central Terminal, eighteen stories beneath
the ground. This behind-the-scenes look at the East Side Access project
features captivating photos by Hiroyuki Suzuki.”
Fascinating.
And, I managed to purchase a few treasures.

It was a gorgeous early Autumn day, so I
leisurely strolled along 42
nd Street to one of my favorite places,
Bryant Park, directly behind the main branch of the New York Public Library on
5th Avenue.
I spent the better part of
the afternoon reading various and wonderful newspapers and magazines offered
for Everyone’s enjoyment (there are also books available).
I was definitely not alone, but it was very
peaceful all the same.
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From Yelp |
Then it was time to head back to the UES
(Upper East Side) to the 67
th Street Library for my Women’s Writing
Workshop.
This day I finally met
Hannalore Hahn who directed the International Women’s Writing Guild for many
years.
(The Guild I joined last spring
and attended their Spring Conference!)..This meeting brought six Ladies, only
one of whom I met before.
After the
workshop four of us went around the corner to 1st Avenue to
Le Pain Quotidien for a light dinner. Le Pain Quotidien is a chain whose mission
is: Le Pain
Quotidien serves simple, elegant boulangerie fare made with organic
ingredients whenever possible, in both a take-out and dine-in setting”. (with a large communal table). There are a number of locations around Manhattan. I have never been disappointed.
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from Yelp |
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Breakfast view before class |
Friday morning
brought me back to the Muhlenbrg Library for Memoir Writing Class. We now are forming a really wonderful comradeship. Following that I met my NYC Friend for coffee
at her favorite, La Maison du Macaron.
Friday evening
I headed down to the Tribeca Cinema to attend “Fashion in Film” hosted by
DailyCandy and Tribeca Film Festival.
First I attended:
An intimate conversation with Academy Award-winning costume
designer Catherine Martin, as she discusses her acclaimed work on Baz
Luhrmann’s Oscar-nominate films, and shares insights on her craft, process,
and future plans. Moderated by Simon Collins, Dean of the School of Fashion
at Parsons The New School of Design.
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Following the discussion there were passed appetizers in the
bar, then I attended a sneak preview of “Romeo and Juliet”.
Romeo and Juliet,
William Shakespeare’s epic and searing tale of love, is revitalized on screen
by writer Julian Fellowes (Downton Abbey) and director Carlos Carlei (The
Flight of the Innocent). An ageless story from the world’s most renowned
author is reimagined for the 21stCentury. This adaptation is told in the lush
traditional setting it was written, but gives a new generation the chance to
fall in love with the enduring legend. With an all-star cast including Hailee
Steinfeld, Douglas Booth, Paul Giamatti and Stellan Skarsgard, it affords
those unfamiliar with the tale the chance to put faces to the two names
they’ve undoubtedly heard innumerable times: Romeo and Juliet. Every
generation deserves to discover this lasting love.
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This evening was free of charge!
Saturday morning
as I waited to walk with my Friend to the
first class of Philosophy 2, I felt like a kid on the first day of school
again! It was wonderful to see familiar
faces, catch up on our summers. And, meet interesting new People as well. Such a treat, and only 4 blocks away on my
street.
After class,
Kristi and I celebrated our final lunch as “roommates” where we began it a year ago,
at Cascabel Taqueria .
As always it was great. We celebrated
how far we’ve come in our healing confident, with trepidation still, that we will
be stronger and healthier than ever as we move forward in our lives.
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