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Since I have actually been keeping up pretty well on this psuedo-travel blog...

We spent the day in central park. Ate hot dogs in the park. I showed Be Bethesda Terrance, and she loved it AND I got the CD of the group that was playing the first time I went there (And today) so if we need music I may ask them.

And then me and Be got a row boat. And rowed around the pond full of turtles. It is...the most romantic thing I have ever done. ♥

And then we lost be'd hone, so had to go all over Central Park looking for it. And then we meet

mysticshell for dinner, which was *awesome* and I want her to come to Starfest and may cosplay Saffron from firefly randomly because she is going to be an epic Zoe and we want to support that. Also, we may come out here for NY comic con AND wedding, because wedding will probably be moved back to fall.

And then we wandered around time square and spent too much money. Oh my god you guys I have spent so much money. But we got New York Cheesecake, for real, instead of walking past and admiring the view of the cheesecake. Then we went into Inglot's makeup, which is cheaper and better then sephora/mac/etc...but even being cheaper/better we bought (TO SPLIT BETWEEN US) a 20 pallet eyeshadow set, 4 lipsticks and 2 eyeliners (Red and bluegreen) we made sure we were careful to get things we couldn't get elsewhere (colors, etc) but oh man it is so gorgeous and velvety and thick. You picked your own colors and hwfhshsd

And also. Holy shit the delux Rapunzel costume at the disney store was legit. Why am I not as child?

And times square is lit like daylight.

All in all this trip to NYC >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> last trip to NYC.

...and I legit want to move here for a few years some day.

Oh.

Also.

I totally yelled "SHUT UP I AM THOR." across a crowded store.

So we went to the museum of sex, which was interesting. Has an exhibit on porn, sex in comics, various spotlights from their collections, sex in the animal kingdom, and some guy who's goal was apperently to have as much gay sex as possible.

And we ate a lot. And we went to Strand's which is a mind blowing big book store that made my soul cry from wanting things. We got an avenger's gag comics book, and a book on superheros and fashion and then fled before we spent too much. And Forbidden Planet which is the smaller comic equivalent.

Then we tried to get tattoos aaaaaaaaaaaand that was a bust. Got quotes from $100-$250 on a tattoos that would cost $60-80 at home.

And then it started raining, and it was so gorgeous I couldn't deal with it. Even if it was a bit cold and soggy.

Live from New York:

One new car battery, 98234 times getting lost in DC, and 18 pairs of crab lungs later we are in Queens, all safe and sound and about to light this city up.

And by light this city up I mean wander around Central park and hit up a museum or two. Rock on.

( The road so far... )

So.

We get to roughly butt fuck no where...and the car starts overheating.

So we do the whole...turn off the AC, pour water in radiator, and when we get to Colby we ended up at this little Kansas car repair shop, which my fan girl heart would have squeed over if we were standing there in 90 degree weather with a hissing car.

I dunno tons about cars, but they should NOT, in fact, hiss. Cats hiss. Not cars.

That guy told us to just make sure we kept coolant in, so we did as such. About a hundred miles down the road, the girls were sleeping and I needed to pull over to use a rest stop, and I stop the car...and it's steaming. So I lossen the coolant top, go hit up the bathroom, come back...

And this filthy, stinking water is leaking everywhere. The guy next to us got out of his car, and is poking at the car with me, and I reached out to loosen the top all the way to pour in the coolant...

And suddenly my radiator is a 3 foot exploding geyser of filthy, stinking...junk. For like...a minute. I don't know how that HELD so much shit.

I don't think I have ever jumped back faster in my freaking life.

Anyway....turns out the guy is a mechanic. Out thermostat was broken. He jimmied it, and it's....ruined (stuck open), but we'll get through the trip if we're careful. The plan is to get through Otakon, and then take it to a good mechanic there.

AND....our packages were all sent to the wrong address. Prints, comics, posters....BUT instead of returning it, the guy CALLED us. He lived next door to Ju's aunt, and just walked them over.

So yeah. this is why I talk to strangers.

Terra

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