Union Square Park

Union Square is probably my favorite place in NYC. It is bound by 14^th Street, Union Square East, 17^th Street, and Union Square West. Important thoroughfares which lead away from the square are Broadway, leading both north and south; Fourth Avenue, leading southeast to the Bowery; and Park Avenue South, leading north to Grand Central Terminal. The park is a second home to all kinds of radicals and radical wannabes. It is also home to the Farmers Market, held Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays between 8 AM and 6 PM for six months every year. One can find all kinds of people in and around the square. Personally the square has served as a kind of meeting place for me and my friends. We usually converge on the square before we head out for a night in the city. Another interesting thing is that there is a Barnes & Noble located on 16^th street. I like the selection they have there. Also close by are Greenwich Village, University Place and MacDougal Street, The Forbidden Planet, and some of my favorite eating spots. Those wanting to know more about the park should check the wiki here and the NYC parks webpage here.

Venom Revealed !!!

The most anticipated thing amongst the Spider-fan community has been about the look Venom will have in the movie. I wont say much but let you guys take a peek.

The Empire State Building

First on the list of things in NYC that intrigue me is the Empire State Building. The building is the tallest building in Manhattan and once was the tallest building in the world. What I really like about the building is that unlike most of the skyscrapers in the city, the Empire State has a masonry facade which makes it stand out from the crowd. Also the giant spire on the top gives the building an extremely distinctive look. Those interested in learning more can click here to get to the wiki page. The picture on the side was taken from the roof of a nearby building (about 25 stories tall). That is this picture is missing the bottom 25% of the building. Lets see what I can find tomorrow. I do have a game plan but it mostly involves wandering the streets. Who knows, maybe by loosing myself, will I finally end up finding myself.

Sony Cyber-Shot DSC 600

I had been planning on getting a digital camera for a while; how else am I going to take pictures of my gundams. Anyway, long story short, I finally picked up a Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-600 and a 512MB memory stick today. This kicks of my new New York project. For the next two weeks I hope to upload a picture everyday of something in the city that I Find interesting. Also I will post a review of how the camera performs very soon. Hopefully I didn't buy a really expensive paperweight.

Gundam Astray Gold Amatu

The Astray Gundams have been on of my favorites for the unique head and body design. I own both the red and blue in 1/100 and have been hoping for Bandai to do the Gold Amatu Mina for a while now. So imagine my surprise when rumor started circulating that they were working on a 1/100 gold. The beauty was displayed at the Tokyo hobby show (or some other convention) a while back and I have been counting days till its release. Well today I finally got my hands on one and I am as happy as a (insert your favorite expression). I will hopefully posts pics of what I have and how it turns out finished, but it looks like an awfully cool gundam.