January 9, 2013

The Crane Outside My Window


One false move or another Hurricane Sandy, and that baby's coming through my window.

Horses and Bullhorns


This is the scene outside my apartment window these days. My once quiet corner of Long Island City is no longer a haven from the noise of Manhattan. Promptly at 7 a.m. workers commence hammering, engines start revving, bullhorns begin blasting and. . . horses neighing? Yes. Every time this 20-story crane changes directions, it sounds like the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. I searched online for a video clip of the four horses scream-neighing in the Lord of the Rings, but didn't find anything without Metallica playing over it. I did find this: