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Today was an adventure-filled day as I got to visit Chinatown and the One World Trade Center for the first time and eat lots of Asian food. First stop of the day was the Empire State Building to meet with a friend from back home, where we got something cold to drink at Starbucks since I felt like I was melting even though it wasn't actually that hot out. We would have gone to the top of the Empire State Building to see the view but the wait was supposedly 3 hours which is way too long.
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So this year for some reason, the fireworks weren't on the Hudson (a resident of 20 years here was surprised on hearing this, meaning they were supposed to be on the Hudson). So rather than watching the show comfortably from Google's newest building 2 blocks over from mine which is practically right on the Hudson, I had to trek to the east side if I wanted a chance to see anything.
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I got back from the office a little after 7 today... in the morning. Last night, hellbent on getting a bug fixed, I stayed overnight. To be clear, I don't get paid overtime and they encourage a work-life balance but I was too annoyed to leave.