New York, here I come

it's official, i will be spending the last week and a half of summer in new york staying with jaya. while there may have been doubts as to whether or not i would actually follow through with my promise to visit, i knew i would get around to it, eventually. however, it is nice to actually have the tickets bought. now i can't do something stupid and wind up having it be too late to buy tickets or something. i just gotta keep myself alive until august 18th now.

i have to say, i haven't been this excited about something in a long time. and can you blame me? first off, it's new york. i haven't been there before, at least, not when i've been old enough to remember it. but this city is one of those places in the world that one should visit at least once before you die. there may be bigger cities, more diverse ones, but this is the original. i haven't been there, but already i know enough stuff to do to keep me occupied for a year. and that's just the big touristy stuff. i'm not even thinking of that which really makes new york great, the randomness. the people you meet in the street, the neighborhood stores, the strange shops that aren't found anywhere else. the food alone is enough to warrant this visit. i mean, come on, deep fried mars bars? of course i have to go.
however, all of this is inconsequential. good reasons though they may be, they do not even begin to compare to the real reason for my visit- to see jaya again. everything else is secondary. my trip will be a success the moment i lay eyes on her. the fact that i get to do it in new york, and then experience that city with her for a week and a half, is just bonus. very nice bonus however, and one which i plan on taking full advantage of. wandering the streets, eating those mars bars, perhaps going to a concert, maybe a play or something, meeting her friends, i'm gonna cram as much into those 10 days as possible.