pieces of new york

Allison and I watched the movie Pieces of April this morning.
I had already seen it, prior to my move to New York. What I hadn't realized since then was that the apartment that the NY couple live in -- was on our block. It's interesting how blighted the filmmaker makes our street out to be. To the family, expecting the worst, I can see how it might be. To me, it's a little funny, because we're just off of Houston (pronounced: HOW-stun. Yeah, I know...) in a fairly decent area of the Lower East Side.

... but it's all there... the graffiti, the bodega on the corner -- which seems to be closed during the filming, although i've never seen it closed up, the machine shop that is usually closed... yup.
It's all there.

I wonder how my parents will "see" our street?

internet cafe's are too expensive.

wow.
here i am in new york.

sorry that i haven't been in touch with everyone via the interweb.
... awaiting phone changes with christina's former roommate... then dsl.
as it stands, internet cafe's are too expensive for this boy.
in the meantime... please start e-mailing me at fullname at yahoo.com (fullname = ericgielow)
i've got to retire my other e-mail addresses as they're spamful.

hmmm.
not too much to say.
will post interesting stuff soon.

e.