The train trip was quiet, hot and bumpy. Flowing silently beside us, the Mohawk was frozen over and only a narrow channel was carved by a Coast Guard cutter through the Hudson. Huge heating oil barges crawled upstream pushed by tugboats.
Delayed about an hour, the train pulled into Penn Station at the peak of rush hour. Evan was there and so were a million other people rushing, crushing, pushing, all intent on a distant destination. Dozens of last minute shoppers queued up to buy flowers, inflated balloons and hearts full of candy. Dodging through the crowds, we cut toward the subway and lost Evan completely. There's no place in Penn Station for disoriented out-of-towners. Without crowds or pressure, we function competently, but you can't hesitate for even a moment.
We could barely breathe on the A train uptown to 125th, but then climbing up the stairs to St. Nicholas Street, warm air greeted us! Thirty degrees felt balmy compared to our freezing days in Fredonia. Side streets were piled with snow, cars buried and trash bags buried. Every intersection was a lake of slush surrounded by mounds of ice. Frustrated drivers were digging out cars, spinning wheels till the smell of rubber filled the air, rocking and gunning the engines. Many just let the cars or little Vespas remain buried and wait for spring.
April hosted dinner in her office at 7 Penn. We ate pizza, played pool and visited without shouting. Colin recounted hilarious tales from his first comedy show. He is so happy.
Today, after a Greek lunch, Justin, Steve and I spent hours exploring two museums. First, we viewed fiber and costume art displays at the Folk Art Museum at 66th St. Then, we moved on to the Museum of Art and Design which was incredible. The displays were of art created using fractals, 3-D printers and computer design. More on that tomorrow.
A three-D printer created this twisted cathedral dump truck!
Cross bred chairs created by an artist on the three-D printer
Evan and Justin at dinner at Yum Yum Bangkok
Sheep milk dumplings at Kefi for lunch
A weather vane on display at the Folk Art Museum
Brunch in Brooklyn tomorrow!
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