Mel in the City!

Last Friday I headed to New York City to meet with my girlfriend who was arriving at Pennsylvania Station. Well, technically at the Port Authority complex. It was the first time I headed by myself to the city. And it was scary as hell!

Well not that much. I come from Puerto Rico, where there is a total population that is maybe less than half of NYC's. I am come from the west part of the island, not from the relatively more crowded north, metropolitan area (San Juan). So when I got of from the train I was amazed to see the BIG number of people in the subway station. I know Penn Station is one of the busiest places in Manhattan (probably I am wrong...) but still. I had to walk slowly, looking around in an attempt to localized myself in the correct direction. People just bounced on me. Everyone with a steady, fast pace. All in a hurry.

I was not sure of where to take the subway uptown to Time Square. But I made it perfectly fine. Besides the $10.05 dinner consisting of 1 (one) slice of sausage pizza, 1 (one) slice of cheese pizza and 1 (one) medium coke. Oh well!

While waiting for the train at Stony Brook, I sat down in one of the (few) benches in the train station. I had the sun right in front of my face, so I decided to work on my homeworks. This bench is relatively big, but it has 3 rails dividing it into 4 bigger than average seats. I was seating in the far left corner with other people. An old man approach, so I decided to roll to the side, since I believed that we both could fit in the "single" seat. He turned away, but a "bigger" lady approach and said to me "Excuse me but I AM going to seat here." I really had to roll to the side. We were very tight and uncomfortable but I smiled as the woman sat down and let out loud an "Oh shit..." while sitting. I continue working out a solution to a boundary-value problem for Magnetism. She turned and asked me if she was covering me. I then realized I did not longer had the bright sun in my face (she was THAT big).

I smile at her and said "I am fine."