Bucket List - Week 4

Okay, so it's only been 5 days since the last post... that means I'm getting a little bit better with the updates, right?

Well, in terms of knocking stuff off the Fun & Fearless list, it's been a rather slow week ... but in terms of just experiencing the NYC life ... well friends, that's a completely different tale. So I got to thinking the other day -- while sitting on the Subway, as I naturally do because I mean, aside from looking at creepy strangers (I don't recommend it) or brushing up on my Spanish skills by reading the ads, what ELSE is there to do -- I decided that it's time to make another list. I'm ONE month in as a New Yorker now (it's officially the 30 day mark) and it's time to add onto my list: and not just the touristy stuff, er, no offense to my friends who helped me create my original list.

But before we get to that, here's what I accomplished this week on "the list":

48) Walk the entire length of the High Line.
So. Freaking. Cool. As a huge photography buff *cue thanks to Matt Schott here* all I kept thinking the entire walk was "Oooh! Great angle!" "WOW, amazing nature shot!" "OMG, perf contrast shot!" Now, if I had an awesome Digital SLR (cough grad present cough) I mighta been able to take some more legit shots, but either way ... the photographer in me went camera crazy. Just ask the roommates.

All I could think about was the gorgeous contrasting theme that went along with this "park." See for those of you unfamiliar with the High Line, it was originally created in the 1930s as an above-ground freight train system. It was above the ground because often times, well, these trains were potentially dangerous. Now, come of an age with air travel, awesome highway systems, and so on, well let's just say these railways aren't so necessary anymore.

So what does the City of New York opt to do with this mile and a half long piece of above ground railway track? Turn it into a park. *Cue cheers here.* Anything that adds a little greenery into this enormous slab of concrete and metal known as a city, is "A OK" in my book.

So basically, while walking in the gloriousness of one of my new favorite hangouts, the theme "Urban Jungle" kept popping into my head ... and let's admit, that could be because I watched WAAAAY too much The Devil Wears Prada before I came here. But it really was the epitome of an Urban Jungle. You walk for nearly a mile (most of it is still under construction) and you see this beautiful wildlife blossoming up from the rusty tracks of the old freight train routes. And behind it: a city backdrop of steel skyscrapers and bright yellow taxis flying down winding streets that stretch for miles.

I HIGHLY recommend checking it out if you're ever in the NYC area. It strolls you over 10th Ave. in the Meatpacking District and Chelsea. Totally close to Greenwich, too. Definitely an area you want to see that's somewhat off the beaten touristy path. Thanks for the recommendation Ben!

Totes beautiful, right? Right!

43) Try a new Tasti D-Lite flavor every week.

This week's flavor: Latte Fudge. Location: 60th & Broadway. Cool perk: Checked in on FourSqaure for a 99-cent small cup. Booyah.

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Alright. New Fun & Fearless List additions. 2 months left. Here goes nothing:

56) Visit every borough in New York. There's 5: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and The Bronx.

57) Have a movie/TV famous spot day, where we stake out all the best "famous" spots from various TV shows and films. First to see: the cafe from Seinfeld. Yes. Don't laugh.

58) Visit the Museum of Sex. Uh huh. SEX.

59) Visit the Museum of Jewish Heritage. L'Heim!

60) Take a Brooklyn Bridge Bootcamp class. It burns up to 800 cal. in ONE hour. Phew.

61) Go to a Good Morning America Concert. Alicia Keys is this week. Empire State of Mind, anyone?

62) Stake out a sample sale on refinery29.com or dailycandy.com and get some designer goodies! They dish the DL on all the best sales in town.

63) Eat a cupcake from Crumbs. Sorry Magnolia, I'm cheating on you.

64) Vow to find the best Fro-Yo in town. Tasti D-Lite is good, but it's time to dig the spoon in somewhere else.

65) Meet boys in the dorm and FINALLY hang out with them. Enough with this elevator chit chat. It's time to make a move -- Helloooo Wall Street interns!

66) Buy and sport a fedora hat. A fedora SCREAMS city chic.

67) Each morning, read (and post) a tid-bit from a (free!) book I got from the office: "1000 Awesome Things." Bonus points for posting my own awesome things.

68) Become a true NYC Twi-Hard: Midnight Eclipse showing in the city. Um, you better be Team Edward.

69) Scour the city for a (somewhat) cheap cut and color. My roots are starting to show: no bueno!

70) Beat Pat Hyatt in our FourSquare badge war. I refuse to lose.

71) Chow down at a Zagat rated restaurant and blog my review. Gotta keep practicing that Vox Voice somehow...

72) Buck up for a gym membership. Fearless points for chatting up a cutie in a yoga class.

73) Bust out a chorus of 4th of July's best patriotic songs on, well, July 4th. My country tis of theeee, sweet land of libertyyyy!

74) Picnic at the park. Grab a blanket, a bottle of wine and the best PB&J you can slap together.

75) Take a trip to Chelsea Market. Am I the ONLY one who hasn't been here yet?

76) Plan an outdoor bar crawl like this one on Time Out New York. Now that screams summer.

77) Visit Grand Central Station. Sometimes I feel like I live in Grand Central Station... who knows the song? :)

78) Go shopping at the Macy's in Herald Square. It's the largest store in America.

79) Ride every Subway train in Manhattan at least once. (If I haven't already done it, I'm sure I'm close. Points for making a blog about each train ... they're all SO different. Seriously.)

80) Travel to Atlantic City. I've never been to a casino, so why not go here!?

81) Go to a parade. They have 'em all the time in the city. Doesn't matter the subject matter. The more random, the better.

82) Go antiquing/ vintage clothes shopping. It's not just for grannies, TONY recommended it. I swear!

83) Champagne cruise on the Hudson. It's fairly cheap and it sounds breathtaking. Skyline view at sunset. Yes, please.

84) Club it up at Webster Hall. It'll smash Ten14 to shame. Sorry STL.

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And that's about all I can think of for now. I'd go on, but it's 4:33 am. See, this is why I don't blog every day. Get a writer on a roll and she'll never stop going.

Keeping it Fun & Fearless.

XOXO,

Schall