Summer NYC Trip Part 1

[zaichikarky]

So I picked up Koop from the airport last Friday and we set out for NYC immediately. The night before I had a big fight with Brian over some crap so we were both tense about that. Because of that stress, I barely slept that night. The airport was kinda far from my place and we only managed to get home at 6. I went on gmail to check some things with the hotel and Brian started messaging me, talking about the fight and how he wanted no drama and he was sorry about something or other and blah blah. I told him there wouldn't be drama as long as drama wasn't mentioned and why was he talking to me about this crap right before I was leaving? He seemed quelled enough, though, and we set out. Also, before I left I told him that I was very tired and didn't want him to spend 2 + hours getting ready (this is how long he usually spends getting ready).

We actually got to Brian's house relatively early. Around 9:30, I think. I thought it would have taken longer. We weren't out of there until midnight. Brian didn't feel like doing any packing before hand and got very hyper about us being there and went crazy with giving me and Koop presents while kind of trying to pack. I was pretty ticked he did that because I was very tired, but he offered to drive to NYC so that I could rest. The drive went ok. We got there around 1 in the morning and then Koop was having a gallbladder attack. So Brian and I had to find a CVS to pick him up some stuff. Finally, we all "attempted" to go to bed at around 2 in the morning.

Brian decided that he felt the need to do a bunch of crap and stayed up until 5 am, keeping me up too. I don't really know what he was doing or why he needed to do stuff when he was exhausted like me (he slept badly the night before too). Finally, he turned off the lights and I was able to sleep for a few hours. He woke me up at around 8 in the morning when he was putting a bunch of covers on me because he was hot. He told me he couldn't sleep and maybe it was because he was overheated. I can't really sleep with the hotel airconditioning on, and he couldn't really sleep with it off. So we turned it on and I held him until he fell asleep. I don't really think I slept any more that morning.

I ended up waking Koop up at around 11 am and we went to Starbucks. Around noon, we got back and woke Brian up. He took a long time getting ready, but maybe it wasn't quite 2 hours. I didn't really make a big deal out of it because I knew he was really tired. He was kind of complaining off and on throughout the day that he was tired and unfocused, but I had been running on less sleep than him and it kind of ticked me off.

We rode this shuttle from the hotel to Times Square and Brian had gone pretty bonkers. I was stressed because if he had kept acting like that for the rest of the day, I'm sure I would have had a nervous breakdown. It wasn't entirely his fault. Some people (I'm like that too, actually) get really hyper and kind of crazy when they're really tired from lack of sleep. In 48 hours I think I slept like 6 or 7 hours and Brian was similar. We ended up at the Nintendo store and he calmed down a lot after that, so for the rest of the day he was ok.

We were at the Nintendo World Store for a while and then went to find this Library that was featured in Ghost Busters. I actually don't really remember what else we did that day because I was very tired. At some point, I went kind of crazy too and started running everywhere and giggling for no reason. I think that was also the day we went to this pizza place featured in Ninja Turtles.

At the end of the day, Brian wasn't being the best navigator probably because he was tired and unfocused and we spent a long time trying to find this bus station we needed to get back to our hotel. Koop's feet were really hurting and he isn't the best at bearing pain so at some point he kind of snapped and said something rude at Brian when I wasn't paying attention. Later, Brian told me what he said and he kind of laughed it off (he wasn't offended at it). Koop felt really bad about it, though. We all went to bed around midnight and got a lot more sleep than the night before.

I'll do part 2 soon and post pics then. I uploaded them all on failbook. For now, here is one of me when I got hyper and climbed on top of this pole-thing XD.

Comments

[zestfive.livejournal.com]

wow, you're amazingly sensitive to others...your trip sounds like fun but a little emotionally exhausting. Looking forward to part 2!

[majesticzaichik.livejournal.com]

Heh... I'm not sure, I've always considered myself insensitive. It might be a little to early to say because I didn't write about the drama between me and Brian for a couple hours Sunday afternoon. I'm incredibly fond of both Koop and Brian, I just wanted everyone to have a good time, even if it was kind of difficult at times. I really did my best, I think... we all had a good time and didn't let the drama get the best of us.

[travelbug27.livejournal.com]

Okay, I'm super curious and a bit (too) nosy. What's the story with you and Brian/Koop? Are you involved with one and just friends with the other?

p.s. How can a man take TWO hours to get ready? My word what does he do to himself?

[majesticzaichik.livejournal.com]

Heh someone just asked me, so I'll just copy that over from my last entry : ).

Justin is my boyfriend. I've been with him for 8 years and we've been long distance the entire time. Brian and I have a very complicated relationship. We have feelings for each other(though at this point, I'm not exactly sure if he still has feelings for me- I'd guess he probably does), and on my part, there is frustration that I can't ever be with him even if Justin and I did break up for good. I simply can't get together with someone who I get along with so poorly, no matter what the attraction. Also, I could never break up with Justin over Brian. Justin is an amazing guy and completely right for me if it weren't for the fact that neither of us have moved to be with each other.

Koop is a good friend of mine from Australia. We've never had feelings for each other.


Justin, Koop, Brian, and I all met in a Pokemon chat room by 2003 (2002 for three of us, 2003 for Brian). I'm very close to the three of them, I love them to pieces. I wish that things weren't so complicating and dramatastic between me and Brian, but we're trying to work things out.

Brian tells me that one of his biggest issues in life is that he doesn't have a good perception of time. I told him that maybe it's just something that he needs to work on a lot, and he said that's true. He just kind of gets really distracted and starts talking and talking (he's very chattery) and getting unfocused on what he needs to do. That's mostly it.

[travelbug27.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for filling me in; I get it and it's nice to be able to understand the dynamics a bit better. So Justin and yourself are bf/gf however you don't live in the same state/country? May I ask what the hesitation is regarding moving to be with each other?

(see, I'm nosy)

You sound like a very strong, very accepting woman. That's a good thing and I bet you get your patience tested on a daily basis. Ha!

[majesticzaichik.livejournal.com]

Oh, no problem. I'm pretty much an open book XD;. I try to be very accepting, it's why Brian and I are friends. He's hard to get along with, but we're close and I have to accept him for being himself . He accepts me for who I am, and it's all I can really ask from my friends.

Justin has familial obligations in Florida, I guess.... and I never really started a career until I got this job. However, at this point in my career (since it's a pretty small field), I might be stuck moving around everywhere. I'm not even sure if I can stay in this area after I complete my contract. I hope to because there are significant jobs in my field (archives) in the DC area.

I am patient to a certain extent. I'm good with putting up with a lot of crap. I put up with Brian's emo antics for months and months until I couldn't put up with it any more and I tried to abandon him. That backfired horribly and we've been trying to recover from that ever since (it's been a couple months). Sometimes, though, I just don't feel like being patient and I react badly to certain situations. Sometimes Brian thanks me for my patience because trying to communicate with him can get taxing. I get kind of surprised because I don't consider myself that patient. I guess it depends on how much I love someone and how much I can give. It's probably like that for most people.

[travelbug27.livejournal.com]

You're in archives? That sounds exciting. I have a friend of mine who is going to school for something very similar and she's hoping to work in DC or overseas one day.

You're right, about finding patience for those you love. I feel like if we are more invested in someone, we somehow magically have patience. Those we are not as familiar with, well, they may not receive as much of our patience. Something like that.

It takes a lot for a friend or family member to "push" me before I just flip out. A stranger on the other hand, I'm not not one to give out too many second chances.

It's a fine line for me. Sometimes you just know when your time and effort is worth it and sometimes you just know to walk away.

[majesticzaichik.livejournal.com]

Archives can be pretty fun! The day-to-day is somewhat mundane, but there usually is something interesting I find most days, and I'm so nerdy, I just find old documents really fun to work with in general. I'm happy that my first long-term project was a paper collection as opposed to digital.

Yeah... I think most people tend to give family or close friends a lot of chances. I've abandoned friends in the past when I couldn't take any more, and it always sucks. Sometimes I can't really go through with it.

[frozendoll.livejournal.com]

I like the NYC Library (i live here) but it's really cool to walk around in and see all of the old tomes that they have. There's a really nice park nearby that always has something happening called Bryant Park. Hopefully you wandered through. :)

[majesticzaichik.livejournal.com]

Oh yeaaaah. I remember Brian saying Bryant Park was close to the NYC Library (though I'm not sure if it was the one we went to). I'd have liked to check it out, actually. Oh well. Hopefully there will be a next time sometime not to far in the future.