:: My Divided Soul ::

I have no idea where I’m going to be in two months. I might be in Boston, I might be in New York City, I might be somewhere in Pennsylvania or Virginia, I might be on the west coast. I guess that comes with the territory of being graduated. Before I left, one thing I wanted to do was visit Chethan in New York City. It’s become a bit of a habit for me to go to the city around October. My impression of NYC gets better every time I see it. Might not be a bad place to move to if I find a job there.

In an attempt to avoid the needs for cohesiveness as much as possible, I present the highlights of the trip in this convenient bulleted list:

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art: This place still humbles me every time I go there. I just can’t get over the intricate nature of the works on display there. It is a reminder of a time when there was beauty in even the simplest of items. Our society today seems to be in way to big of a hurry to worry about details of day-to-day things.
• Chapel of Sacred Mirrors: I still get chills entering that place. I’m not sure what it is about Alex Grey’s work, but it manages to touch me in a very deep and meaningful way.
• Halloween adventures: Chethan informed me that I was required to come up with a Halloween costume for a party we’d be attending. It has been at least four years since I’ve worn a Halloween costume. Nevertheless, I did my best. I took a box of Frosted Mini Wheats, spread red ink over it, and put a large hatchet through it. Yes, I was a cereal killer.
• Out late: And I mean late. I’m usually not one to stay out into the wee hours of the morning. However, how can one not do so when in New York City where, you know, things actually stay open? I got back to Chethan’s at 4am. Note that it was the end of Daylight Savings Time, so for all intents and purposes, I got back at 5am. The night was filled with some lovely Long Island iced teas, fun conversation, and memories of I-Town (that’s pointing at your eye and then putting your hands in the shape of a “T”). Most interesting occurrence of the night was the hours spent talking to a group of women who were quite attractive. Kamal meeting a woman in a bar? Now that’s just not normal! The conversation was nice until one of them told me I was “too nice of a guy who was never going to have a lasting relationship because of it.” I could say some things about that, but I think I’ll avoid it.

Overall, I’d say it was one of the best weekends I’ve had in a really long time. Chethan and Tara say I should move to NYC and I have to say the thought is crossing my mind. Feel free to look at some pictures from the weekend.