Last day in New York
The hotel I'm staying at for the tax school is a block from Carnegie Hall. I think of Dan on that stage every time I walk by.
It is annoying that New York University botched scheduling this tax school. If they'd have scheduled it just a week later, I could have also seen Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile at Carnegie Hall. Not as cool as seeing Dan, but plenty cool.
The 5th Avenue Apple Computer store is just a few blocks away. I went there to get an extra backup battery so I could run the computer all day in class without plugging it in (the course outlines are on a CD, which is easier to manage than the big bulky book they give if you don't take the CD). It also is nice to be able to go on the net or do work when the class drags.
The store is spectacular on the outside - just a big glass box at street level, with a little round glass elevator surrounded by a glass spiral staircase to below street level, where the action is.
The store never closes. It was packed at 5:30 on Tuesday night. I wonder what it's like at 5:30 on Tuesday morning.
I fly back tonight. The course runs all afternoon, but I'm skipping the afternoon sessions to get to the airport; I'll have time before the plane leaves, but I have plenty of work I can do while I wait. And I also have an extra battery for the computer, so I'll also have plenty of juice. I get to Des Moines at 8:20. New York is nice, but I can't wait to get home.
It is annoying that New York University botched scheduling this tax school. If they'd have scheduled it just a week later, I could have also seen Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile at Carnegie Hall. Not as cool as seeing Dan, but plenty cool.
The 5th Avenue Apple Computer store is just a few blocks away. I went there to get an extra backup battery so I could run the computer all day in class without plugging it in (the course outlines are on a CD, which is easier to manage than the big bulky book they give if you don't take the CD). It also is nice to be able to go on the net or do work when the class drags.
The store is spectacular on the outside - just a big glass box at street level, with a little round glass elevator surrounded by a glass spiral staircase to below street level, where the action is.
The store never closes. It was packed at 5:30 on Tuesday night. I wonder what it's like at 5:30 on Tuesday morning.
I fly back tonight. The course runs all afternoon, but I'm skipping the afternoon sessions to get to the airport; I'll have time before the plane leaves, but I have plenty of work I can do while I wait. And I also have an extra battery for the computer, so I'll also have plenty of juice. I get to Des Moines at 8:20. New York is nice, but I can't wait to get home.
posted by Joe at 5:13 AM
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