Elephant Walk tonight, should I go?

[sherryillk]

So tonight's the big Elephant Walk and I've been thinking about going. Last year in New York and all so this will be my last chance to go and see them. And it conveniently falls during Spring Break this year which means going out to the Midtown Tunnel at around 10:30 PM (getting there an hour early to case the best spot for pictures) and staying there for three hours is actually quite feasible.

What I feel apprehensive about is one, I hate being out late at night in the city. Two, I hate being out late by myself in the city. Three, I hate being out late at night by myself, having to take the subway to places and back while in the city. Four, it's supposed to rain tonight and I hate getting wet. Five, not only is it going to rain, it's going to be cold so I'm going to be cold and wet and I hate that even more than just being wet. Six, I've heard that the elephants walk really fast and it's hard to take good pictures and that's why I really want to go anyway -- awesome pics to feed my new quasi-photography hobby bug. I really don't know if it's worth it.

But I think I'm going to end up going anyway. I mean it's Spring Break, I'm 22 years old, I think I can handle myself. And it's not like it's an obscure event -- it's practically a parade so a lot of other people will be up and about along with me. I'm going to end up going, if I get awesome pics, I'll post them. And I still haven't posted the pics I took on my trip out to the Aquarium so maybe I'll lump them together...

Elephants... I get the feeling that just seeing them in person would be enough, even if I don't get awesome pictures. Still, I rather have awesome pics. I mean I haven't done anything this Spring Break aside from skipping work (twice in a row because I've decided I really don't want to work during Spring Break after all -- who really cares anyway because I'm getting to the point where I really DON'T). I'm feeling so desperate to have something go well in my life that I'm screwing with my stupid inhibitions that have been holding me back all my life and my stupid guilt complexes that keep me from having fun. For once in my life, I want complete control of over it and this is freaking Spring Break -- this is the one time I really shouldn't be held back by classes or work or anything else that's messed up in my life. I want to enjoy things and god damn it, if I want to go wait in the cold and rain for three hours to see elephants marching down 34st, I'm going to do it. So there.

Comments

[dino52587.livejournal.com]

LOL. well said.