NYC

Everything's well so far -- drove up yesterday, got rerouted at the Holland Tunnel (who'd figure a 10-foot U-Haul was a commercial vehicle?), spent an hour trying to get to the Lincoln Tunnel, emerged from the tunnel into the heart of Manhattan, tourists and taxis on all sides of me. Finally made it to the storage place where I dumped my stuff (will get it next month after I find an apartment), finished up about two minutes before they locked up. Left the truck near the closed U-Haul return spot, went for beer with two friends from high school. Afterward, a Chinese place was nice enough to whip up some pork-fried rice even though they'd already closed, more or less (it was after 11:30 at this point). Went back to the U-Haul place this morning (no parking ticket!) to finalize the paperwork, then got up with another friend (Kurt, best man in my wedding) for lunch. Having a great time so far -- guess I'll start looking for work now. Thanks for your prayers and well-wishes as I get settled.