Made in New York: Quest Edition

I am interning at Made in NY Media Center by IFP in Brooklyn for my Senior Quest. I am living in Manhattan with the lovely Wyatt family.

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I am home (for now). Hot damn I've missed my bed.

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TYBG

I GOT GATORADE AT THE BALTIMORE STOP

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Day Seven Part Two

12ish-1 - cait took me to lunch >lunch= cheddar grilled cheese with avocado, oregano and lemon mayo thanks to Lil Muenster grilled cheese place. Delicious. We ate by the carousel looking across east river. We had a blast. I'm such a fan of Cait I met Jessie today, she's another volunteer person. She just graduated Left around 1:30 Dropped stuff at apartment 3:00ish - Met Schuyler and Emma at Starbucks on 75th and Broadway. Holy shit I haven't seen anyone I know in a while Walked around lalalalareunitedhappybs We had shawarma (for Rasheed) it was delicious Went to trader joes so I could get dried mango Hurried back to apartment got a cab and after we get a few blocks away I remember... Shit. I forgot my mango nectar. Shit. I forgot my water too. Fuck Fuck Fuck This bus leave at 4:30 and it's 4:20 Spend whole taxi ride quietly freaking out has money issues with can driver I'm not even sure if I got correct change RUN to bus and they are literally shutting the doors. Goodbye hugs and find a seat AND NOW IM STUCK ON THIS GODFORSAKEN BUS WITH NOTHING TO QUENCH MY THIRST FOR At least 3 HOURS, IF WE EVEN HAVE A PIT STOP IN DELAWARE. FUCK.

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Sunrise over Manhattan (no filters, no edits)

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The Grandma Bess pizza from Two Boots

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Day Seven Part One (5/20/14)

6am (E.S.T.) - wake up 

checks phone (which i put to update last night)

its frozen or something? ugh i can't deal with this shit rn

okay i've got an hour 

7:50 - *jolts awake*

fuck what time is it? *checks watch* shitshitshit

phone needs to be fucking restored??? ffs eat me. 

put phone to restore or whatever

5 minute shower

get dressed, fuck need to pack 

phone WHAT are you doing

whatever

whirlwind packing

says goodbye to wyatt's. i'll be back soon. 

8:30 - FUCK YOU APPLE. 

leaves, not sure what phone is doing. it's fine i know my route

8:35 - gets on train 

*train stops* faaaaaaaack

voice over intercom: there are delays due to train traffic. train at time square is going out of service 

double fack

waits waits waits

whatever, i'll just listen to music 

*no music, sync phone or go to itunes store* great.

shit finally starts moving at literal snails pace. i could leisurely walk faster. 

finally gets to 14th

speed walks down path to tranfer

9:20 - get to work. great

zori looks like a sunbeam today. she is my inspiration

get breakfast from cafe 

>breakfast= iced coffee and below average blueberry danish

lalalala let's sync my phone, doesn't work 5 times.

*sigh* 

learns that Ben is Aussie!!! 

i should probably study for my AP tomorrow...... *tries.* fuckit i'll take the 2. mama james is NOT gonna be happy 

the 360 projectors are back up! so now there's creepy silhouette people falls and floating around on the screening room wall

Cait got a TA job for a film class in july!!! yaya

also she has been talking to an old professor who is currently living on a ship? 

this is my last day for a bit. i'll be coming back 

cynthia is here (she is kinda of crazy, black woman in her midforites, one of the most talkative people i've ever met. very quiet slow talker.)

things cynthia does/is working on: 

-starting her own production company? not going well

-freelance teacher/art person/production consultant? 

-worked at buildabear this weekend/yeasterday/maybestill to do art stuff???? 

-teaches kids sometimes

-loves renaissance fairs, she brought her dress with her today because she needs to go to buy trim? its $15/yard

-she is writing a comic book series about two princes in hell who have to battle it out for control of the kingdom (in hell or on earth?) by completing satan's cooking challenges. whilst also fighting monsters. 

i cannot. 

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Flea Market Pt.2

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Flea Market Pt.1

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Midnight Gray's Papaya

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Highlight OTD (6)

seeing the sunrise over manhattan. it was beautiful. glad it happened. also gray's for breakfast put me in an unbelievably good mood 

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Day Six (5/19/14)

5:45am (E.S.T) 

wake up? 

what?

why am i awake?

why is everything gold?

*disorientedly looks around and sees sunrise* 

daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn

*drifts back to sleep happily*

7am (E.S.T) - wakes up 

this is so early, what am i doing? 

shower and get ready 

i guess i have time 

guess whats super close to the subway? grays papaya. 

(the wyatt apartment has literally EVERYTHING within walking distance. food, urban outfitters, more food, like three groceries, two duane reades, salons, nice restaurants, fast food, food from all over, juice bars, the park is close, beacon and lincoln theaters, subway is super close. this is just broaching the tip of the iceberg. and the apartment is super nice and has killer views. and graham is an amazing architect and designed a lot of the renovations and has done stuff for the whole building. what? just what. perfection. i'm gonna marry an architect)

>breakfast= gray's papaya recession special (2 franks and a drink for $4.95) 

ugh perfection

ugh this mustard is sooooooooo good 

why can't this exist back home? 

ugh this papaya drink is so refreshing and life-giving

gets on subway

lalalalala 

9 - get to work, in a great mood 

walk into an actual SEA of children. they are everywhere. it's chaos. 

see cait and ben running around. it's nut 

kids are ushered into screening room and all is quiet. 

cait literally sighs with relief

apparently there were crazy scheduling mishaps this morning. great.

forget code to get into key safe

ladada day goes on 

i like Ben he's insanely nice...he's got an accent but idk where he's from...europe? 

answer phone

help people find people

i sign for many packages

meet taylor, she's sweet and funny. she has a very intense/attentive expression

>free lunch because leftover from BigApps (sandwiches and coke)

taptaptap catch up on blog posts

play beyonce 2048 (got a new tile!) 

i meet ralph and another dude who were for W.B. Mason (the office supply company up here) and they are great. we get along famously

deliver more mail

the music system isnt working, boo

give three diff people info on the space, i'm learning 

there's a screening today, hope it goes well

lalala 

oh wow 5:00 already 

leave work

go straight home because i'm pooped 

nobody's home

feed the cats

decide it'd be nice to make dinner

coooooooking 

>dinner = steamed peas and corn, rice+wild rice, sauteed cajun sausages w/ caramelized garlic and onions

joy get's home and it smells great

graham's on a business trip so it's just us

dinedinedine we talk about my future both immediate and longer-term stuff. she thinks i'd do well in any of the fields im into but she says i should major in something broad and applicable to many things 

graham's plane has been cancelled so he has to stay in richmond tonight. gross. 

(meanwhile this entire day my body had been building to dealing with the worst allergy attack i've had in a while. holy shit i'm miserable)

die a little bit. joy gives me these eye drops that kinda numbs shit and stings and feels weird 

clean up 

feel like death

think i'm going blind

fuckthis

#fuckallergies2k14

bed+agony

low-key kind of day

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Highlight OTD (5)

tie between getting the penis necklace and that mango chili popsicle. seriously the most surprisingly delicious, refreshing popsicle i've ever had

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Day Five (5/18/14)

8:30am (E.S.T) - alarm that i set to remind me to text Uncle Michael goes off 

*groans*

text uncle michael

we're gonna meet up in Astoria to go to the flea market at like 12:30 

*goes back to sleep* 

10:30ish - wake up 

feed cats 

get breakfast ( last of cereal ) 

Bella (cat) throws up up all her food. great. 

clean up cat vomit and disinfect the floor 

laze around, read the nyt 

ugh too tired to get up and get dressed

shower get dressed "bohemian look" for the day according to michelle. i can dig it 

12:20 leave for subway, i'm late 

1:30 get to 36th Ave stop in Astoria, call Uncle 

find him in the Studio Space, we go to the "Beer Garden"

I meet the fiance! Jess. They are getting married next May 29, 2015 on the 5th floor of the Studio Space and then have the reception on the roof. Lovely.

we head over to Kaufman Studio's to go to the flea market featuring: 

natural cosmetics, i try to get shampoo bar for michelle and... MY CARD IS BEING DECLINED. OH NO. i probably should have told them I was traveling... and my past purchases have been pretty weird... 

need to call the credit card company, oops it's sunday and they are closed.  double great. 

food is tried at the many kiosks 

>lunch= Senegalese inspired slider.

>basil-raspberry lemonade 

>butter, cinnamon, and powdered sugar crepe 

>mango chili popsicle 

YUM. 

met some of their friends, that was exciting. met a dog, and a baby too. 

I got a penis necklace, some buttons, another sticker for my laptop (i think that's a thing i do now), and a bracelet. 

pictures to come 

highlights include: barbie head necklaces, a ventriloquist doll, phone with wicker basket weaving around the base, giant ceramic aspirin pill, a booth with gourmet marshmallows, and "handmade sunglasses" 

3ish - we parted ways and i headed back 

4ish - chill in apartment, tryna figure out what to do 

5ish - head out to wander 

walk walk walk 

walk by central park 

michelle suggests i go to Union Square and see if her White Chocolate is there performing 

he's not 

so i walk around Union Square and walk to Greenwich Village 

look at some clothes and shit, Michelle suggests I go to Two Boots for dinner so I start looking

find it by chance! hooray 

>dinner= The Grandma Bess Pizza and a Boylon's Cream Soda, courtesy of Two Boots

this quietly hipster guy compliments my wallet 

walk walk walk 

pass not one, not two, not even three, but four sex shops 

go to Washington Square and eat 

theres a couple in the grass smoking pot together, how romantic 

people watch and then walk across the park 

its actually gorgeous, there's this huge fountain that empty so some guys were filming a dance video in it. 

there's a huge Arc de Triomphe - style arch 

keep walking to the other end and there's a piano just chillin in the middle, literal exact middle, of the walk way. but no pianist? maybe I'll call BH 

walk by NYU

it's getting very late. it's almost 9 

get to Union Square again and hope on the train

get off at 72nd 

walk home

get home around 10 - "hello??? guess it's just us cats" *faintly* "hello"

Joy is having an allergy attack and is in bed

quietly pad around

interneeeeeet

drift off to sleep to the sultry voice of james blake 

(I walked a total of 7.8 miles today) 

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Psychedelic bathroom pics as promised

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Highlight OTD (4)

the weather today was literally so gorgeous, it was gloomy for too long  

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Highlight OTD (3)

Meeting Motz and introducing him to 2048

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This is Scott, the artist I met on Thursday. He made the garment I’m sporting.