Tuesday, September 12, 2000

Flew to NYC.  Remembered exactly how dirty and smelly the city is.  Sat next to freaky pierced people in the plane.  Cabbie was a lunatic.  Went for a walk and was assaulted by all kinds of odors and sights.  Walked down 42^nd street.  It's not that much cleaner although there are decidedly fewer porn stores.  Is that a good thing?  Maybe, maybe not.  It seems like it's just another city now with all the regular chain stores.  It has definitely lost a little of its local flavor.  Dinner was sushi, of course.