I'm the luckiest guy on the upper east side

That's a slight change on the Magnetic Fields song. I'm in our studio in the UES in NY right now. It doesn't make me very happy; a weekend relationship is not exactly ideal.

Alas. NYC is intimidating, I must say. I know my way around the DC metro area pretty well. It's home, and despite it's size, I can get around. There's a song by Seam called 'Little Chang, Big City', and that's just about how I feel. Man, New York is huge and I'm tiny, I'm a fucking insect. People also talk weird here, I find the New York accent overly harsh and unpleasant. Also, I don't feel particularly poor in DC (though there are some rich fuckers there), but in NY I feel poor and unhip. Stupid NYC. What's so great about this city, anyway?

I say that, but when I was about to enter the Lincoln tunnel from New Jersey, I got a chance to enjoy the Manhattan skyline. It's a gorgeous city, simply magnificient and amazing. It has a pulse, or energy, or something. I can't really explain it.

Anyway, I dunno. Maybe I'll feel better tomorrow.