N.Y. State of Mind

I just purchased my plane tickets! I’ll be in New York from September 4th through the 19th. I’ve been waiting forever for the peak summer prices to drop, and drop they did. The flight will cost $450 r/t… all taxes and etc included.

So why the trip?

Basically, I need more socks. And books. And my personal stuff, family photos, mementos, etc. I’ve been living out of two suitcases for the past four months.

I think people are beginning to notice that I’ve been wearing the same pair of pants since mid-April. (I don’t even want to describe the uncomfortable scene that ensues every time I have to wash that pair of pants at the laundromat.)

And I miss my family! The great news is that I’ll be home for my nephew Matt’s thirteenth birthday party… yep, just in time to escort the young man into his official teenage punk years.

Strangely enough, in this oh-so-connected world we live in, while in “Nueva York”, I’ll still be able to do my job every morning. Talk about telecommuting, eh? (So if you’re reading this Quique… tranquilo, hombre… the international news section is on its way!)

One final benefit to the timing of the trip is that I’ll be arriving just as the Republicans are fleeing Manhattan. I just hope the noxious cloud of conservatism dissipates before my plane lands; otherwise we might be forced to land in New Jersey, where the air is clearer.