It happens every year: we tell ourselves that Summer two thousand-whatever is going to be the BEST summer ever, the summer we finally learn to surf, the summer we spend organizing tons of picnics and outings with our friends, the summer our tans meet epic, Tahitian proportions. And then, it's August, and we've done nothing. Every. Single. Year.-
But this year is going to be different! We have 28 days left til Labor Day. Let's cram as much into those 28 days as humanly possible. Let's jam pack the next few weeks with so much saturated summer fun that by the time Labor Day rolls around, we're thrilled summer is over, because we just can't take one more day of sun.
Come on, guys. We can do this.
The Guest of a Guest Summer 2010 Bucket List
Get a tan
Finish War & Peace (or, just, a book)
Go to a theatrical performance (either The Capeman at the Delacorte, or any of the 200 shows at the NY Fringe Festival)
Finally give away those bags of clothes to Goodwill
Three scoops of Gelato while window shopping in SoHo
Pick an OFFICIAL "Song of Summer 2010". Play it so often you get sick of it
Have a picnic--a REAL one, with wine and grapes and brie and prosciutto.
Establish your go-to-summer-drink of choice so you can order it when you want to be reminded of summer fun. (Ours? A Michelada: Beer, Hot Sauce, and salt!)
Stay in a hotel for a night with your friends, order room-service.
Go eat at the most touristy restaurant in Times Square
Spend all day in an air conditioned movie theater, seeing back to back features.
Find the city's best Ice Cream sandwiches (we love the one at Otto...)
Take advantage of the end-of-season sales to stock up on clothes for next summer
Go to Chinatown. Breathe in the smell. It's not summer in New York til you do.
How many of these have you done, guys? We tallied up the GofG Office Count, and we got 46 things done, collectively. Looks like it's going to be a busy August!
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