I've hardly slept in two weeks but IDC

We'll finally see each other again!

YES SOB it's been way too damn long, Gore

Yes indeed

Have we figured out what we're doing on Saturday?

I have zero dollars for this trip but missing it last year for that reason was the worst

I still have no clue

I feel bad about forcing you to get up early on a day you don't have a pass D:

I am totally content wandering around the city aimlessly

Not like I'll run out of shit to do

Plus I'm a champion wanderer

CAN I AT LEAST PUT YOU ON ONE OF THOSE CITY TOUR BUSES. XD

UGH NO

I go where I want not where they tell me to /grumps

I've seen all that touristy shit (except the statue of liberty, but what a freakin' trap)

It's a big French lady statue. It symbolizes freedom. I get it.

No, I want to stumble my way to China Town somehow

let's go to liberty science center instead

SCIENCE

oh I can tell you what trains to get on for Chinatown

I like science and Chinese food. Why not both XD

ACTUALLY, if you're comfortable with public transportation? The ferry spot is connected with a train that goes to the science center

so you could do science in the morning and then come into the city?

I am perfectly fine with public transport.

I WILL MARK UP A MAP IF YOU WANT

I might need-- YES

because the science center is on the jersey side of the statue of liberty

Because I won't be able to frantically text you when I think I'm lost but am actually not

Like with the ferry XD

WHERE'S THE TERMINAL oh wait here it is

WHICH FERRY oh wait I'm on it now nm

hahahahaha I almost turned around to get on the ferry just to guide you around in person

I almost never get truly lost. Just afraid that I am lost when I'm not at all.

But yes. There will be plenty of things for me to do

And now I'm super excited because I finally found people to take care of my animals and have a place to stay so I'm not so panicky anymore

Waaaaay too many friends bailed on me for shit and I was freaking out for a minute there

Thus, no sleep

And now the excitement is taking over so STILL NO SLEEP

I went out last night and I still didn't sleep much after

Is Bing coming out too? Still not sure if I need to edit my reservation for Friday

Dunno

agoodshinkickin

Guess we'll see

I know she's sick rn so /shrug

also while I work on your map, a general guideline of stuff they recommend in chinatown to give you a guideline Chinatown, New York, guide: The best of the neighborhood

Ohhhh I found a cheap eats tour of sorts

Bunch of recommendations for snackage

That's really all I want to do. Stop at stalls and taste stuff

I guess one could say you're... stalling for time

haha ok then

are you OK reading a subway map? Since you're wandering, I'm not sure what the best direction to get you home

since my logic is usually "wander into closest terminal and find the "you are here" sticker to figure out what train I need to get on"

meaning... does this make sense to you

ugh making things load

there

LOL yes, totally stalling for time

Here! Still not sure what's going in. Hope to have an answer by the end of the day. Though if I don't get better I might not make it down

At all. Ugh. Fucking bronchitis.

8( GET BETTER, YOU

And yeah, I've seen that map before. I'm good with maps but better at getting around by feel? If that makes sense. But maps will help a lot.

WELL YEAH but that way I don't have to tell you how to get out of there. XD

I'm trying! I swear! This shit came out of left field.

"HOP ON A TRAIN THAT GOES TO 42ND STREET" is your direction

YUP

I've ridden the trains before. Never alone, but I'm pretty self-sufficient. If I don't have a deadline I won't panic and can find my way back somehow

Oooh adventure!

ADVENTURE because I have no Saturday pass

So I'mma wander around aimlessly because that's what I do best

Weirdly enough, I'm gonna go explore the abandoned subway tunnels under my city today

I'm REALLY fucking excited for that too. Creepy places with awesome street art? HELL YEAH

Pics?

Absolutely

Most if it is gonna be pitch dark, but in the aqueduct over the river there's some good light

I'm going to stay in the house and do homework. So help me live vicariously through your day

Mostly I'm gonna be wandering around smirking and thinking in my head Turtlessssss

Dorky, but if all goes well we should get a picture by a 49th street sign.

LOL I generally hate taking pics with me in it, but sure

I think there's this obligatory "Ash, you have to suffer through at least ONE awkward photo at con a year"

So I suck it up

I am one of the last photogenic people on the planet, so I feel you.

It's really too bad Ami moved out of the area, then we could've had 3/4 of our Turtle team

I just hate posing. I never know what to do.

These days I opt for a Gooney Face. If I'm going to look like an idiot it's going to be on purpose.

XDDD Sounds legit

But yes. Today is abandoned subway day and peruse some trendy consignment stores for stuff to wear for Con

I already have one outfit planned because I'm a dweeb

Do tell! Or is it a surprise?

JESSIE I won't be bummed about being under dressed for the drag show this year because I have this cute goth-ish outfit that's a dress I'm slapping a t-shirt over

OH IT'S SUPER CUTE. Also I'm vain as fuck and really into clothes 8|

I'm wearing it with my leather jacket and combat boots and when I tried it on I didn't want to take it off

Also I'm sad my Hellboy shirt got too worn out from washing 8/

And now I can't find a decent replacement

I REALLY shouldn't spend any more money before Con but I still want to find more cute stuff to wear /hyperventilates

...OMG. They're selling the Aang memorial island statue at the dark horse booth

I'm going to have to run Someone down to get that, aren't I?

I'LL DO IT! DON'T PUSH ME, FANDOM

This day old woman will run you down!

LOL ASH you'll be better dressed than the rest of us. I'll be wearing a Minecraft T-shirt

DOES THIS MAKE SENSE

ADVENTURE

It makes total sense. Thanks, lady <3

YAY

And idc what you guys wear I'm gonna be hot

Also BING we can raid the Darkhorse booth together

I need to score me the second Hellboy library edition

Sunday is always half price at the Darkhorse booth. It's never announced, but it always is

So we can go run there first thing on Sunday if you wanna wait that long XD

Sunday is always the day to shop

Yeah, I learned my lesson. Sunday I'm gonna buy all the things

ie every hardcover I don't have from Hellboy/BPRD

I'm not going to be around on Sunday, sadly For some inexplicable reason a friend of mine who used to live in Brooklyn decided to get married on Sunday

Ohhh right, I forgot about your wedding thing

Dammit

In Massachusetts. I'm like...FOR REAL, LADY? SERIOUSLY?!? the ONE YEAR I'm actually in the city,

XDDD

So that means we only have Friday to hang out

SO WE BETTER HANG OUT

I'll see what I can do, but bear in mind I'll be getting over a cold, and that I'm way older than you whippersnappers

but I'll send that email out to find out if I'm staying with friends all the way out in either Brooklyn or Westchester

or if I'm just going to airBNB this fucker and let the chips fall where they may

Yeah, you get that figured out

And if you do, I'll make sure you don't break a hip or something, gramma

Don't make me shake my cane at you, or tell you one of my stories.

XD