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Needless to say, New York was amazing. The weather wasn’t so much of a problem until we touched back down in Sacramento, where the weather was at a cool 75 degrees! It’s funny though but I’m becoming more aware of how crappy of a packer I am. I naturally cram in as many tshirts as possible and then figure that I can always resort to a hoodie if I get chilly. Well, that sort of strategy certainly does not work in NYC. Good thing I have someone like Melanie to put me in check and make me realize that that big poofy blue jacket you got in the closet – yeah that needs to go!

But like I was saying, New York was great. It’s great seeing our buddy Jon in his surprisingly relaxing and comfortable manhattan apartment, the people, the city, museums, and Congressman Anthony Weiner!!!

I’m not the type to get excited about just any weiner. It has to be capitalized and have the word Congressman in front of it. We were able to catch him walking down 5th avenue (i think) during some parade and I got his attention and had the chance to shake his hand. He will forever be one of my favorite political figures, after watching this:

We also woke up at 6am one morning for a jog, starting from 96th st. all the way down to the Financial District! It’s crazy I know. I’ve already been called a stupid tourist when bragging about it to friends, but nonetheless it was pretty epic. It was a great way to get re-acquainted with the city and for the city that never sleeps, it was pretty quiet at 6 in the morning. Seeing Times Square before morning traffic was pretty interesting as well. The jog more of less ended at the site of 9/11 but there wasn’t much to see there. That was around the time when rush hour picked up, and our jogging gear was quickly sucked up by the vortex of peacoats and blazers with their briefcases and starbucks in hand, all bustling to the time clock. It really just felt good that I wasn’t waking up for work myself.

Ahh, but probably the best highlight (for me at least) was the opportunity to see a Robert Crumb exhibition at the infamous Society of Illustrators!!! I’m going to have to talk about this in another post though, haha. Just too much to say!

We got to check out The New Museum’s new building, which was pretty rad:

Then there was the MoMA, which had the most incredible exhibit on German Expressionism, featuring prints and drawings from the likes of Otto Dix to posters from Egon Schiele. Check out the opening graphic:

UHH! Talk about sick! The lettering?! To die for. The texture of those letterforms was so well done . It had this weathered, wet, thinned out paint look to it. I actually dig this exhibition design just as much as the show itself. Also, note how the continuation of the word expressionism from one wall to the next. Thumbs up!

Plus, we’ve always got our eyes peeled for fellow bostons. Especially in other cities. Check out this cutie!