I make a solo run to the city every month or so. Usually for a concert, last time was to see Stereophonic (absolutely destroyed me). I find it almost meditative, cathartic to just walk the city without much of a plan aside from the main goal. I think I ate some sort of wrap from a corner store last time. It was a matinee show so I got out and was able to walk until everything ached and I felt better. It always breathes some life back into me after suffering the claustrophobia of home.
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I had last Friday off work, and I decided to really treat myself. First, I spent my early afternoon in Greenpoint where I got a mani-pedi (something I haven’t done in years), and a yummy brunch across the street; walked to our favorite stationery store (Yoseka!) and got some little things; took the train to 8th Ave in Manhattan and walked south to the West Village; sat at the Stonewall Memorial for a bit listening to music; went to use the restroom at Stonewall where I stayed for a beer (and made a friend from out of town!); walked to the IFC Center to watch “Armand” (great Norwegian film); finishing off my day with an easy dinner at home. Best day ever in a long time❤️
Mar 5, 2025
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I love a weekday off where I just go to the met or Bethesda terrace at Central Park or film forum
I also recommend stuff like going to city island which is truly a bizarre little island off this island just walking around neighborhoods you never go to idk
Apr 16, 2024
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I live in Philadelphia and visit nyc sometimes and this is basically what I do, maybe you can adjust it to fit your needs!
My personal formula for an nyc day
1 important landmark or activity
A few hours sitting, drawing, playing cards or walking outside in a park with a sandwich or drink
1 sit down meal
1 shopping or hole in the wall activity
Feb 20, 2025
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Make chicken that dries out your entire body ! Make soup that sits in your stomach in the worst way possible ! Screw up pasta so badly that the Italian government declares it a hate crime ! Then next time you make these things make them slightly less awful ! I learn by doing and fucking up and doing again, and as long as something is gained from a disaster, it is not a disaster in vain.
Jan 24, 2025
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I have thought about this a good bit and ultimately it doesn’t matter to me. This might seem like a cop out answer but I think it’s the only correct one. You can debate determined vs not for the rest of the time but things will continue to happen regardless.
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True stairchads NEVER use electronic methods of vertical transportation. Enjoy your escalators and elevators, I’ll be waiting at the top.
I am the ultimate vertical locomotor.
There’s nothing good about stairs in and of themselves, though they are perhaps the peak of pre-electronic liminal technology. Use this fact to your advantage: lunge multiple steps at a time, run up on all fours, slide down a railing, go up the fast route on an escalator.
maximise the potential of stairs, go as fast as you can
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