late night adventures about town

It was yet another trying end to an otherwise great weekend. Work loomed, I had to get 15 copies of a client presentation printed and bound. To make a long story short, the wonderfully convenient FedEx Kinko's next door to my apartment refused to take my order at midnight, forcing me to cab it up to a FedEx Kinko's near Bryant Park, on W. 40th Street.

I guess what could have been miserable turned into a rather fun little adventure when my saviour of a roommate, Banan, crazily offered to go with me.

So we made it to Kinko's, but thought it was locked up until I called the guy and some short little man came to the door to show us that it was just a broken door that wouldn't really open. Luckily these guys were understanding of my plight and agreed to make the copies and binding right then, so I wouldn't have to come back in the morning. Bless the late night workers of all FedEx Kinko's around the world!



We had 30 minutes to kill while the job was being done. So we strolled through Bryant Park to Times Square.. where I encountered the very building I would be returning to in less than 24 hours for a 10 AM presentation...



Times Square is so different at 1 AM. It's actually rather quiet and peaceful, and we found a restless late night artsy guy on the corner of 41st and 7th, taking a picture of the skyscrapers and neon lights. We chatted with him a bit, in a late-night Times Square bonding moment.



And then we checked out Bryant Park, all set up for ice skating. But we were accosted soon after by a security guard who told us the park was closed.



And then it was back to Kinko's to pay for my presentations and go home.

I guess there's always a silver lining at the end of an interminably long day - just when you think life couldn't be any worse, your friends step in and show you how much they care. Thanks for the company, Banan.