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As I sit here crying in a ballroom full of nerds, I highly encourage all of my amazing ladies on here to check out the band The Doubleclicks. Amazing feminist nerd rock with a message that can make you feel like it was written about you. (If you want to learn some more about me, listen to Sensitive Badass and Women Know Math and we can cry together!)
Bourbon poached pear and brie burger? Yes please!!
The best part about being a woman at a nerd convention? Never, ever having to wait in line for the bathroom.
There are worse ways to end a night! (even if I did have to spend $10 for a freaking Leinenkugel's)
Time to get my geek on!
How I Spent 9 hours in NYC - 6/21
It was difficult to narrow things down to just these, but wanted to minimize travel and keep most of the spots in the lower half so I could accomplish the majority of items by walking.
Speaking of walking, some of these were walk-bys* and some were walk throughs``` (orange font).. I've also noted a few that were on the list^, but were missed due to time and weather (twas hot in the city) ... (black font)
The Portal -- this wasn't on the list, but I just happened to walk by, so adding it here.
The National Arts Club```
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site*
Union Square Greenmarket -- also wasn't on the original list, but sometimes you need to bide some time until your museum opens at 10:30. Also - in addition to all the farmers, lots of other vendors there...
Fotografiska``` -- Vivian Maier exhibit... that is all.
Edward Hopper Studio* - theoretically tourable, but couldn't find consensus on how to make it happen and time was a ticking.
Picnic in Washington Square Park complete with a little jazz band nearby... blissful.
Keith Haring Studio (5th floor)
Jean-Michel Basquiat - studio and place of his death *
Westwood Gallery NYC``` - great exhibit on artists and their lofts
Mark Rothko - Former Studio*
First Street Green Cultural Park```
International Center of Photography Museum``` - ICP just turned 50... and so did I...
Mmuseumm^
Jackson Pollock lived here in the 40s^ - 46 Carmine Street
Whitney Museum of American Art``` ... got to take in the Biennial, which has been on my "art" bucket list for a minute.
High Line```... always a great place for people watching and public art...
And there you have it... 9 hours, 22k-ish steps, and a fair amount of sweat. I traveled in and out of Penn Station, which informed many of the choices above and the Vivian Maier exhibit was the impetus for day, but I had the opportunity to see it and so much more!
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Hudson River Valley Vacation
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