My first full day in New York: Time to spend some money.
After I received my suitcase (finally) I threw on some clothes and went to find a gym. (Not just any gym, the "Strive Fitness" gym.)
It was located right down the street from me, at E 59th between 1st and 2nd. Few blocks, no big deal. I took a tour of the gym. In true NY fashion it was cramped. It was a very long space but the width was only about 20 feet. It had three stories with LOTS of great workout equipment.
I really liked what I saw and it turned out to be the cheapest gym membership I had heard of in the city. So, of course, I bought it. It ended up costing me only $4 more per month than the gym I went to back in Oregon. And it had no "start up" fee. I was pretty amazed. It is a very nice, well-kept, state-of-the-art, gym. Plus, it's never busy. Apparently there's a lot of competition for gyms in NY so the gym memberships have to stay competitive. Works for me! I made sure to read the "fine print," though. The gym and membership just sounded too good to be true. But it's not. I guess I'm just used to being skeptical, it is New York City.
I am so glad I have a gym to go to!
After working out for a while I went to buy my first groceries. I went to the "Food Emporium" on E 60th. Food is SO expensive. I expected to pay more than at home but this is just silly. I rooted around for a while and ended up spending nearly $40 on some food I thought would sustain me for a while. Or shall I say, food that WILL sustain me for a while. I won't be paying that much for groceries bi-weekly. The up side was that they had a real classy looking grocery store that had just about every food and drink item you could imagine.
After that I came back to the apartment, got cleaned up, ate some lunch, and took a brief nap.
Later on I walked to Central Park East & 5th Avenue with my roomie Murph (about a 1.5 mile hike, who needs a gym right?).
After I received my suitcase (finally) I threw on some clothes and went to find a gym. (Not just any gym, the "Strive Fitness" gym.)
It was located right down the street from me, at E 59th between 1st and 2nd. Few blocks, no big deal. I took a tour of the gym. In true NY fashion it was cramped. It was a very long space but the width was only about 20 feet. It had three stories with LOTS of great workout equipment.
I really liked what I saw and it turned out to be the cheapest gym membership I had heard of in the city. So, of course, I bought it. It ended up costing me only $4 more per month than the gym I went to back in Oregon. And it had no "start up" fee. I was pretty amazed. It is a very nice, well-kept, state-of-the-art, gym. Plus, it's never busy. Apparently there's a lot of competition for gyms in NY so the gym memberships have to stay competitive. Works for me! I made sure to read the "fine print," though. The gym and membership just sounded too good to be true. But it's not. I guess I'm just used to being skeptical, it is New York City.
I am so glad I have a gym to go to!
After working out for a while I went to buy my first groceries. I went to the "Food Emporium" on E 60th. Food is SO expensive. I expected to pay more than at home but this is just silly. I rooted around for a while and ended up spending nearly $40 on some food I thought would sustain me for a while. Or shall I say, food that WILL sustain me for a while. I won't be paying that much for groceries bi-weekly. The up side was that they had a real classy looking grocery store that had just about every food and drink item you could imagine.
After that I came back to the apartment, got cleaned up, ate some lunch, and took a brief nap.
Later on I walked to Central Park East & 5th Avenue with my roomie Murph (about a 1.5 mile hike, who needs a gym right?).
We met up with Clay, Lauren, and Lauren's co-worker Theresa at a free Central Park Movie Night. In the summertime the Central Park Conservancy plays free movies on a huge screen for the people of NYC. This was their last movie night and they had the audience vote for which movie they watched. The choices were Barefoot in the Park, The Way We Were, and Hitch. The audience chose Barefoot in the Park. I had directed that play with Clay and Lauren as the leads two summers ago
back in Kentucky so watching it with them in Central Park was really fun. It brought back fun memories. Plus, Robert Redford is very attractive in that movie, I must admit. There was free popcorn and the night was a lot of fun.
After watching the movie we walked back to the apartment. But I had to stop off at the local "Duane Reade" store (like a Walgreen's) for a new toothbrush. My old one took an unfortunate dive into the toilet earlier that evening.
At the apartment, Lauren, Murph, myself, and my new friend Susan (whom I met through Lauren) all played a board game called "Imagine If". It was a riot. In a nutshell I found out that my friends think that if I were a gift I would be a box of chocolates, comfy slippers, or a gift certificate. Hard to explain, just play, it's fun.
Now I'm off to bed. I have to beat this jet lag soon, it's killin' me!
back in Kentucky so watching it with them in Central Park was really fun. It brought back fun memories. Plus, Robert Redford is very attractive in that movie, I must admit. There was free popcorn and the night was a lot of fun.After watching the movie we walked back to the apartment. But I had to stop off at the local "Duane Reade" store (like a Walgreen's) for a new toothbrush. My old one took an unfortunate dive into the toilet earlier that evening.
At the apartment, Lauren, Murph, myself, and my new friend Susan (whom I met through Lauren) all played a board game called "Imagine If". It was a riot. In a nutshell I found out that my friends think that if I were a gift I would be a box of chocolates, comfy slippers, or a gift certificate. Hard to explain, just play, it's fun.
Now I'm off to bed. I have to beat this jet lag soon, it's killin' me!
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