today i took 115 photos.

today i also:

-was too proud to let the people in the subway know i had walked the wrong direction so i walked an extra block.

-nearly had my hands freeze off in the blustery winds.

-nearly had my face freeze off in the blustery winds.

-was refused entry into the place i’m staying.

-ate cheese. (that’s a shout out to you marylyn- happy birthday!)

-was accused of being a money thief based solely on the fact that i’m from houston like those guys from enron.

-successfully navigated the subway system having only done so once in 2007.

-hung out with a friend i have known since i was 9.

-ate yummy shrimp at cafe orlin.

-went to the oldest bar in new york city.

-went underground in a bar of which i never knew the name to hear two wonderful bands from pittsburgh: donora and lohio.

-had a meaningful conversation with a haitian cab driver.

and without further ado, my two favorite photographs from the evening: