SoOdd in SoHo

Posted on November 1, 2007 4 Comments

Bouncing around like a ping-pong ball across the country has its perks: Tonight I’m experiencing Halloween in SoHo (in NY), where an unending parade of costumed 20-somethings cavort through the streets as I write.

Searching for a cup o’ tea after dinner at Lucky Strike, I noted several plush penguins waddling running down the street, presumably in search of the next party, followed by two stealthy ninjas. When I stopped for a red light, an angel on a bicycle pedaled past, shrieking at the sight of a devil in vinyl, waiting to cross the street with me, palling around with the pope. I eventually found tea (and pumpkin pie) at The Cupping Room (i think), but not without seeing a greek goddess and a bloody Jesus on my way back to the SoHo Grand Hotel.

Speaking of, for a one-night stay, this hotel room is costing as much as I pay for one MONTH’s rent in my apartment. And it’s the size of my bedroom. It’s a lovely hotel, in a great location, but geez! I’d never pay this much to stay in a hotel for one night. (If anyone from my office is reading this, I booked REALLY late and it was the only place left.) No wonder I can never afford to visit New York for pleasure… I can’t stomach the cost!

Well, I’m signing off after a very surreal evening. I have to make a major to-do list, which includes paying all my bills this weekend (shudders), faxing my flex pay health forms over and reading up on some investment literature. Yay, finance.

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