That’s Stella

New Yorkers love to get out of the city. It’s crazy how the city turns into a ghost town when there’s a long weekend. Even during summer weekends, I wake up and look outside my window to find deserted streets as everyone heads to the Hamptons or the Jersey shore.

I haven’t been out of the city since February this year when I went to Minneapolis for business. It’s not like I didn’t want to – we had a harsh winter and I got really sick with the flu a few times. It changed me. I went from being a winter lover to dreaming of being on the beaches of WA. WTF!! I definitely took it for granted back in Perth having a swimming pool in my back yard and beach 30 minutes away.

But this weekend I’m getting some sun, surf and sand. I’m heading to Montauk with my three surfer boy friends tomorrow and I am ecstatic. I can’t wait to sink my toes into the sand. To bury myself in a book. To cool off in the cold sea. To lay on my back and feel the sun on my skin. To leave the hair dryer at home and embrace shaggy sea salt hair for 3 days…

Hello again…. I missed you guys. Really, I did. I find it slightly ironic that I’ve been taking writing classes in the last month and haven’t been giving my blog (ie. the perfect writing forum) some love. I may have set some expectations now by disclosing my latest extra curricular activity, so can I just say, please don’t expect much more. It’s all for the fun of New York.

Before my quarter of a century birthday, I realized I was getting into “comfort mode” - slipping into this day to day predictability. I wouldn’t exactly say it was mundane - I don’t know if it’s really possible to be living a mundane life in this city, but turning 25 put a whole new spin on living in this wonderful city - I decided I was going to do all I can to take advantage of New York.

It started with free writing classes - learning from witty and intelligent teachers who have written successful feature films and tv shows and literature. A week later I was dancing under pink and purple sunset skies to this famous French DJ set on the Hudson River. I watched one of my favorite bands, Explosions in the Sky, play on a stage in Central Park that was surrounded by massive leafy green willow type trees. Last week I saw this heart breaking installation at the MoMA - a Chinese womans personal belongings she had collected over 50 years and displayed after her death. It completely moved me and made me cry thinking about a mother and fathers sacrifice and love for their children. This week I’m going to a party at a secret Robot gallery.

More stories to come…

Song Project at MoMA

Um… HI! Hello! It’s been awhile. Sorry. I’ll give you an update soon. Promise. For now, here’s something that has made me giggle today. I especially love the Asian baby and the one that nearly loses his balance - CUTE.