Gone Fishing
Jun. 17th, 2017 07:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vovatThe temporary job I've had since January is winding down. The original plan was for it to last through the end of June, but instead it's ending next Wednesday, or maybe even Tuesday. That, and we've been working shortened weeks. That means I'm going to need to find another job pretty soon. This past week, however, it's given me some time to do some other things. All I usually want to do is sit around the house and utilize electronic media, but I did go to Central Park with Beth on Wednesday to hear the New York Philharmonic. It was a free show, which means the lawn was really crowded, but that's not a huge deal in and of itself. What was problematic was that several people near us just wouldn't stop talking loudly throughout the whole thing. To be fair, some of them were kids, but that doesn't excuse the adults who were encouraging the children to be noisy and rowdy. If you just wanted to talk, there are much more comfortable places to do so than on a crowded lawn. I also think two different families kept bringing up the fireworks to their kids, then left before the fireworks. Also annoying was that I was unable to find anywhere to buy a soda. Don't these gatherings usually attract all kinds of vendors?
Yesterday evening, I decided on a whim to go to Nintendo World (I think it's officially called Nintendo NYC now), and I bought a few things there, including a Cheep Cheep and a Blooper. Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario, was doing a signing, and I waited in the line a little bit, but we were pretty much told that we wouldn't be able to get in before the store closed. I wasn't really expecting to, since the website said they were letting people line up hours before he even arrived. Today, I brought my new aquatic Mario toys to the Mermaid Parade in Coney Island. One photographer saw me holding them and took a picture, which was pretty cool.
This was my second time attending the parade, and it was fun despite the rain, which died down after about an hour. And yes, this led to a lot of "must be good for the mermaids" jokes, including one from me. I did have to buy an umbrella at a souvenir store, and was disappointed that it was just plain blue and not Coney-themed.
I took a whole boatload of pictures, but was frustrated when my phone battery had almost died and, while I BROUGHT my spare, I'd forgotten to charge it. I'd wanted to hang around the area a little after the parade, but in the end I didn't bother because I was so flustered. I'd like to be in the parade sometime, assuming it continues (they had some trouble raising enough money for it this year) and that I can get together a costume. Preparation is not my strong point. Anyway, when I got home, I found out the ceiling had leaked, which kind of put my annoyance over phone batteries into perspective. The super says he'll be by tomorrow morning, but I'm not even quite sure what happened. Some of my stuff got wet, and there's ceiling plaster on the floor in one spot that isn't that close to the wet part.
Yesterday evening, I decided on a whim to go to Nintendo World (I think it's officially called Nintendo NYC now), and I bought a few things there, including a Cheep Cheep and a Blooper. Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario, was doing a signing, and I waited in the line a little bit, but we were pretty much told that we wouldn't be able to get in before the store closed. I wasn't really expecting to, since the website said they were letting people line up hours before he even arrived. Today, I brought my new aquatic Mario toys to the Mermaid Parade in Coney Island. One photographer saw me holding them and took a picture, which was pretty cool.
This was my second time attending the parade, and it was fun despite the rain, which died down after about an hour. And yes, this led to a lot of "must be good for the mermaids" jokes, including one from me. I did have to buy an umbrella at a souvenir store, and was disappointed that it was just plain blue and not Coney-themed.
I took a whole boatload of pictures, but was frustrated when my phone battery had almost died and, while I BROUGHT my spare, I'd forgotten to charge it. I'd wanted to hang around the area a little after the parade, but in the end I didn't bother because I was so flustered. I'd like to be in the parade sometime, assuming it continues (they had some trouble raising enough money for it this year) and that I can get together a costume. Preparation is not my strong point. Anyway, when I got home, I found out the ceiling had leaked, which kind of put my annoyance over phone batteries into perspective. The super says he'll be by tomorrow morning, but I'm not even quite sure what happened. Some of my stuff got wet, and there's ceiling plaster on the floor in one spot that isn't that close to the wet part.
