It's Thursday, so this must be Stephanie. Except it's not. Jean here. Stephanie is having a computer issue and will be with you on Monday. Probably.
Everybody is blogging about New York. I would but I can't Not really. I haven't really been to New York. Oh, I got on a plane, landed at LaGuardia and made my way to the Marriott in Times Square. But I went to the RWA Conference and saw very little of the city. No Statue of Liberty. No Empire State Building. No museums. I only saw Times Square because that's where I was living.
Apart from walking around some and eating, I went to workshops, meet and greets, and Stephanie and I pitched our manuscripts.
Still, I learned a few things about New York.
- Diet Mountain Dew is hard to come by.
- We couldn't find any Jets or Bills hats because it's not football season.
- If they can dress something up as the Statue of Liberty, they will—M&M man, Sponge Bob, Mickey Mouse. Well, maybe not Mickey Mouse.
- Hot tea? Yes. Coffee? Absolutely. Iced tea? Not so much.
- The pizza really is better.
- McDonald's doesn't have biscuits.
- It's not as easy to find Indian food as you might expect.
- Everybody seemed to have a good idea where they were going, except us.
- I am very glad I can't get black and white cookies where I live.
Have you ever been somewhere and felt like you haven't been there?
One time I went to a school at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. It lasted two weeks and all I saw of Washington was the subway and my hotel room. We had no time to do any sightseeing. Being young, it was a big disappointment to me.
ReplyDeleteI told you that New York was inconvenient. You have to be a special sort to live there and have a LOT of money.
Thanks to Jean for sharing this blog with us today! I really appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteLast year when the RWA conference was is Orlando and there was all that Disney business I definitely didn't feel as if I had been to the most usual parts of Orlando. I saw the lovely conference hotel, shops outside the hotel and the ESPN bar.
typing one handed. forgive the lack of capital letters. i never feel like i see any of whatever city conference is in. airport, hotel, airport. ny is a little better because there were so many close places to walk. -- lj
ReplyDeleteThanks for helping Stephanie out, Jean!
ReplyDeleteWhenever it's conference time, I know not to expect to see much of the city we're in. That's just the way it's going to be. I'm there to network and learn. ;)
We did get to walk all along 5th Avenue and we went to China Town. Of course, we were right on Times Square! Who could have asked for a better location?
All in all, I've come away with great ideas for the next year. The only regret I have, not seeing Phantom of the Opera. ~sigh~
Cheryl--That happened to me at library conventions too. We missed you in NY!
ReplyDeleteStephanie--It was to hot to see Mickey. Didn't miss him a bit.
LJ--That's the way of it for me too. I love conference and don't really want leave to see the sights.
Kathy--We should have seen a show/ Nest time.
Boy, am I tired. "to hot"? "/Nest time"? What do I think we are? Birds?
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