Hello, September.

Time flies when you’re having fun and apparently when you’re trying to figure out life in a new city.

I have learned where the grocery store is and how to only buy what I can carry home. I know how to get from A to B via subway. I have a few friends, and thankfully, a job I enjoy so far. From earthquakes to hurricanes and football games to Fashion Week, things have been busy.

My earthquake story is boring. I thought the rumble was construction across the street. See? Boring.

My hurricane story is better. The thought of being stranded on an island with 8 million other people didn’t seem like a fun way to spend the weekend, so I decided to evacuate to Tennessee about 10 hours before my flight took off from LGA. Seeing friends and family and hanging out on the lake one last time made the trip completely worth it.

Speaking of Tennessee, this might be the most painful time of year to be away because it’s finally football season. And while nothing can match being in Knoxville and/or Neyland Stadium on game day, UT’s NYC Alumni Chapter watches the games together each week at a place called Traffic, aka my new favorite Saturday spot. An inflatable Smokey greets you at the door. UT flags are draped from the building. They even play Rocky Top every time the VOLS score. Needless to say, I plan to be there for every game.

On another note, it’s Fashion Week here in NYC, and while I did not get to attend an actual runway show, I went to the Wes Gordon exhibit and did some shopping for Fashion’s Night Out. The highlight of the night was hanging out with Max and Lubov Azria (see Lubov below) at the BCBG 5th Avenue store.

These pictures are from the Wes Gordon exhibit. There were models standing on pedestals, and as all the guests and fashion photographers passed by, they would work the cameras. See example below.

They would stare like this the entire time your camera (or phone in my case) was pointed in their direction.

Fashion intrigues me, so I had a great time.

More to come,

-M