July 16, 2006
Last batch from New York May Term
These are the last of 'em. These are all places I enjoyed being captured in the Met and from the top of the Empire State Building. See the whole album here.
This is the building my maternal grandfather and constructional iron worker, Edward "Smokey" Cross helped build, so yeah, it's in the family.
This is one of several pictures I took of Madison Square and the Flat Iron Building... I dug it.
This is my favorite room in the Met. Meredith and I just sat here staring at the painting on the far wall for a long time. I wrote a short story about the painting. I may share it later. It gripped me.
My favorite hallway in the Met (yes, non flash photography is allowed), it leads to the Modern section and the 19th Century sections. Porthole to bliss.
Yeah, I could go back anytime now. I really loved it there, even if I couldn't LIVE there.
Oh. And about Michael Stipe. When I was at PS1 in Queens we were getting ready to leave and Lynnette and I were discussing what to do next and this short bald man just pushed by me... and then he did it again trying to get a map... and then again... and it was Mr. Stipe and the first thing that entered my mind was "But I am from Chattanooga!" Because he's from Athens, Georgia and I've heard of sightings all the time (Chatty and Athens are somewhat close, in case you didn't gather that). The next thing I thought was "Damn it woman! Stick out your hand and ask if you can just shake his! Tell him you really admire him! Say something!!!" I stopped breathing instead. As soon as we left the building I called Eb to report my sighting, and my failure to say ANYTHING and was justly rebuked. So, there you have it.