parks & recreation

my friends and i were all super eager to take advantage of the sunshine, so we made the trek up to central park yesterday. we packed some snacks, blankets and magazines and hopped a train to claim a tiny 6' x 8' plot of grass on the great lawn. while winding through the park to get to the great lawn, we spotted one eliot spitzer (former ny governor) on an afternoon jog. oh, eliot...

we finally found a spot that was relatively uninhabited, just below the baseball fields. as the afternoon wore on, though, we found ourselves engulfed in a sea of like-minded new yorkers. there were frisbees, footballs and kites a-plenty, but my favorite sight was the blanket of people a few feet away from us. by the time all their friends had shown up, the group looked like the cast of hair with their headbands, tinted shades and fringed vests. hilarious hipsters. i'd be willing to guess they hailed not from broadway but williamsburg or the east village.


when we were nice and sun-kissed, we packed up our gear and headed back downtown. on our way out of the park, we spotted spitzer again! this time, sitting on a park bench reading. i felt like i was inside one of those "reading is cool" posters on your english teacher's wall in middle school. spitzer sightings aside, it was a lovely afternoon. i can't wait for more lazy spring/summer days in the city. six weeks until "summer fridays!"