This is more-or-less my life: hot beverage, reasonably flat and stable surface somewhere, laptop/readings/notebook. Luckily New York is full, like, beyond saturated with, cool spots to read/write/ponder. I work a lot more efficiently out in the world than I do squirreled away in my room—something about a bit of ambient bustle and chatter keeps my mind from wandering too far away from the task at hand. (And boy does it like to roam...) That all being said, while I'm spoiled with amazing views and delicious caffeinated drinks and the like, I have an exhausting workload to keep on top of and it can be super draining. Which I think is why I'm (apparently) liking blogging. Nice break/change of pace; more satisfying/productive than Facebook. So I think I'll tie the cafe habit into mini reviews. As in I will pay attention to where I am—that picture up there, for example, I have no idea beyond that it was kind of around Nolita.
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| Midtown |
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| Bryant Park |
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| Dumbo |



