{"id":8002,"date":"2013-12-31T17:13:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-31T22:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/?p=8002"},"modified":"2013-12-31T17:13:00","modified_gmt":"2013-12-31T22:13:00","slug":"the-last-stupid-idea-of-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/31\/the-last-stupid-idea-of-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"the last stupid idea of 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>I still have a few hours, but my plan to not leave my apartment (except for maybe CPW fireworks) again this year will probably mitigate any attempt to top the stupid idea I had this morning, namely, to take a photo walk down broadway.  on new year\u2019s eve.  needless to say, my plan got a bit stymied by the fact that I basically walked into the developing morass that is times square.  It was still pretty early in the day, so instead of times square being filled with people, the side streets were filled with people who were waiting on line for hours in order to be corralled into the actual times square at what the police deemed to be the appropriate moment.  In any event, here are a few final pics for the year.  Side note:  It was really freaking cold out today.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_8001-622x930.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2013.12.31.walk]\" title=\"New Year's Eve Photowalk: columbus circle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/tDSC_8001.jpg\" height=\"192\" width=\"192\"><\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_8002-622x930.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2013.12.31.walk]\" title=\"New Year's Eve Photowalk: columbus circle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/tDSC_8002.jpg\" height=\"192\" width=\"192\"><\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_8005-622x930.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2013.12.31.walk]\" title=\"New Year's Eve Photowalk: broadway\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/tDSC_8005.jpg\" height=\"192\" width=\"192\"><\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_8007-930x622.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2013.12.31.walk]\" title=\"New Year's Eve Photowalk: taxi\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/tDSC_8007.jpg\" height=\"192\" width=\"192\"><\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_8010-930x622.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2013.12.31.walk]\" title=\"New Year's Eve Photowalk: roseland ballroom (soon to be gone)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/tDSC_8010.jpg\" height=\"192\" width=\"192\"><\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_8014-622x930.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2013.12.31.walk]\" title=\"New Year's Eve Photowalk: stardust diner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/tDSC_8014.jpg\" height=\"192\" width=\"192\"><\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_8019-930x622.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2013.12.31.walk]\" title=\"New Year's Eve Photowalk: setting up the barricades\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/tDSC_8019.jpg\" height=\"192\" width=\"192\"><\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_8026-930x622.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2013.12.31.walk]\" title=\"New Year's Eve Photowalk: lining up to get into times square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/tDSC_8026.jpg\" height=\"192\" width=\"192\"><\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_8033-622x930.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2013.12.31.walk]\" title=\"New Year's Eve Photowalk: the ball drop\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/tDSC_8033.jpg\" height=\"192\" width=\"192\"><\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_8038-930x622.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2013.12.31.walk]\" title=\"New Year's Eve Photowalk: cort theater\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/tDSC_8038.jpg\" height=\"192\" width=\"192\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I still have a few hours, but my plan to not leave my apartment (except for maybe CPW fireworks) again this year will probably mitigate any attempt to top the stupid idea I had this morning, namely, to take a photo walk down broadway. on new year\u2019s eve. needless to say, my plan got a 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