When you're a boy, Some days are tough

New York, NY

USA

New York City - the city that never sleeps. It's true. More so than Vegas (which was decidedly sleepy at 6am), mid-town Manhattan runs 24/7. At least, it runs til 2am when all the bars close and I assume that it then continues to buzz but I never saw it.

I did, however, see some pretty cool things.

I saw Amy, which was brilliant (of course) and even got to sleep atop her in her swanky downtown dormitory for three nights (and no more). Can you use the words "swanky" and "dormitory" in the same sentence? The bunks had kind of a synthetic covered mattress which made some interesting sounds and led to some awkward misunderstandings - but the apartment was cool.

I saw the sun set over Central Park, The Empire State Building and the rest of the city from the top of the Rockefeller Center.

I saw a man running on a treadmill, non-stop, for 24 consecutive hours.

I saw a ferris wheel inside a toy shop (although I was too tall to ride :( ) and a McDonalds inside a Macy's.

I saw the Statue, the Park, the MoMA, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Bayonne Bridge and they all lived up to expectations. Although the statue wasn't as big as expected, and someone called NYPD to stop me taking photos of the Bayonne Bridge.

I saw a Cat Man Dude. That's a man who's had his face surgically altered and tatooed to look like a cat. Seriously.

I saw two Broadway shows: Spring Awakening which has its share of confronting moments, but exceeded expectations to the point that I would grant it "brilliant" status; and Chicago which exceeded no expectations and only barely lived up to them but was enjoyable all the same.

I saw David Hasselhoff.

I've seen it all.