From the sublime to the ridiculous

Last week - it was backwater central New York state. Today? A block off Broadway in the heart of the theater district. My headquarters are at the Paramount this week, and the work is being done down in lower Manhattan. This trip has had a couple of firsts. First time I took a transit train in the US, as well as first time for doing the subway here in NYC. So far I've only taken one wrong train that took me in to Brooklyn instead of midtown. Whoops.

Paying attention to the surroundings: stripes are in, as is the wet-bed-head look. I'm missing an overcoat, and my ties aren't shiny enough. Fortunately, the development team I'm working with looks mostly like Austinites - jeans and nice shirts. I think after this week I should be able to travel a little lighter. Tomorrow night am hoping to catch up with Hide for dinner, and maybe some socializing in the east village.

The weekend was spent mostly in Arlington and the DFW area. Chaz helped me install a water filter on my dad's sink and fridge, and we had a good dinner together at his place. We had the best intentions of going out to socialize, but the gravitational force of the couch was strong. I made it back to Austin for Sunday to clean up the yard from the week's storms, and to buy Galveston Dave a beer for his birthday. I've covered a lot of ground, and there's more to come as this project unfolds over the next 5 weeks.