Off With A Bang(-ish)...

I'm off! The weather is sunny and clear, so I can see the mountains and valleys as we go down the Thruway. Unsurprisingly, but still to my annoyance, there are a couple of things sitting in my room which I forgot to bring down to the shuttle. Oh well. I promised myself to abandon anything that didn't fit into my luggage, so I'm just going to let that stuff go.

I had to say goodbye to my old home, and I figured the best way to do that is blow off some old fireworks I had laying around. I was saving a rocket for a special occasion, and I found some firecrackers in my room while I was packing my things. A few years back there were a lot of firecrackers being smuggled around the community, and I hid the ones I got in different places in my room. I quickly forgot about them, and ever since then I would I have been discovering firecrackers in the weirdest places. Sure enough, I found this pack while going through my things. There may be more. They may need to call in a bomb squad to clean my room out....

The rocket was disappointing. I guess it was too old already because it didn't have enough thrust to break lose from its stick. And instead of a stunning "bang" I only got a "poof" as it tossed some sparks into the air. The firecrackers performed as expected, and the chattering explosions echoed all over the place. My accomplice and I ran indoors giggling before anyone saw us. So there, that is how I say farewell.

New York City is buried in snow. By law, building owners have to shovel the sidewalks clean, and so they shovel the snow into the street. The snowplows then push the snow back onto the sidewalks. Parked cars get caught in the crossfire and completely buried. My friend, who we shall call Mr. Donuts, thought up a scheme where we post advertisements on poles in the street offering to dig cars out for $25. It is freezing outside, and the snow is hard too, so maybe people will go for it. We were up last night putting up signs around the surrounding blocks. We'll see what happens. My first night in NYC and already I'm part of a scheme. Not bad. I like the direction this is taking...