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why i love new york summers pt II

In neuva york, personal on 8 June 2008 with 6 comments

Let’s do something different: spontaneous moments.
We emerge from the bar at five am. Both sober after a long night of talking. The sky is lit on the horizon. I turn to my friend, ‘let’s walk across the manhattan bridge.’
There isn’t a rhyme or reason to the decision, but the night is young and endless, and [...]

why i love new york summers pt I

In neuva york, personal on 8 June 2008 with 6 comments

Rain.
Its 95 degrees all day. Sweltering and skin feels sticky to the touch. Everything is utterly uncomfortable and the only respite is finding somewhere air conditioned and enjoying it for as long as possible.
Then comes the summer rain.
The air stays hot and the rain stays cool. We walk through the streets huddled under my yellow [...]