Greetings from NYC - spent all of Wednesday at the U.S. Open watching hours and hours of tennis and people and people and people.... Good grief! Don't these people have jobs? Anyway, we had a great time and despite the fact that the event was sponsored by Pepsi, which I find only barely drinkable, I would go back in a heartbeat.
Then Thursday was spent in the city where I had a typical New York experience. No, I wasn't mugged. As we rounded a corner in Penn Station to catch our train, we encountered a floor covered in vomit. I mean COVERED! It was like there was a contest! Luckily there was a cleaning crew there, otherwise there is a good chance someone would have slipped and fallen and there is a good chance it would have been me. In which case, I would have ridden the train back to New Jersey smelling of puke and completely alone.
I made a stop at the new location for The Ink Pad. They've moved to a larger space and it's still filled to the brim. Great new spot in a cool neighborhood! Here are some pics...
We finished off the night - well, before the vomit sighting - at the Marquis Theater enjoying the revival of Stephen Sondheim's Follies. And as I type this, it's after 2 a.m. so I'm going to hit the sack. More soon...
Sounds like you're having a good time (except for the vomit encounter) The Ink Pad looks fabulous and a good place to display your creations.
Posted by: Joan | September 02, 2011 at 07:42 PM
So glad you didn't include a photo of the vomit floor! Prob so much of it because of people like me who would hurl at the sight of a floor covered in urp. Good to hear it's a fun trip. You're not missing anything but the never-ending heat here in Texas.
Posted by: Renee | September 02, 2011 at 10:05 PM
Hi Mark . Just been browsing your blog .Very amusing ,interesting and inspiring .Now the photos of The Ink Pad are awesome .I actually touched my pc screen ,I was drooling over the ammount of stock they have .I would have carried your luggage and walked two paces behind you just for the chance to visit the place .
Love your blog and your projects there-in so I will be back .
Shirley-Anne
Posted by: Shirley-Anne | October 01, 2011 at 09:25 PM