Innocence

I've been here for a week and I feel so young. The people in this city are on such a defensive. It's like they've been tickled relentlessly by strangers since birth. I smile a lot in this town. Everything amuses me. Life is simply wonderful, and it pains me to see so many people lost in the hubub of bearing a burden such as unhappiness.

Atlantic has been outrageous so far. In the first week, I've produced 4 webisodes for a web series, driven 50 miles in a huge van, transported over $100,000 of production equipment (lights bigger than my bass drum), and I helped shoot a music video for BX LINX. It was a great first week!
I really enjoy everything and know I'm where I need to be. My bosses are fantastic and I feel comfortable with them. I joke around a lot and they haven't fired me yet.

Experiences:

1- Met Palestinians on the bus. Told them I was Jewish. Convinced them the cease-fire still existed. We are friends.
2- Got lost in the Subway.
3- Went to a rave
4- Danced top-free
5- Met a German video editor for the GBC (like BBC)
6- Went shopping
7- Met the girl of my dreams
8- Left a missed connection on Craigslist to find her again*
9- Bought new shirts
10- Called my parents and told em I loved them. They're the best.

I saw Jen Hyunh in the Astoria Hotel. It was sooo sexy there. It was good to see a friendly face. Her family was cute.

I feel young, but at the same time, I feel a lot older than these people. Many of them seem to have gotten sucked into the vaccuum of poopie pants.

I'm gonna go watch Dumb and Dumber and eat ice cream. Yahooo!

*

SUBWAY at night- Me= Pirate. You=Beauty in b/w dress - m4w - 21 (Subway somewhere)

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Reply to: pers-737076977@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-06-29, 5:15PM EDT


If I didn't look like an idiot, wearing the pirate outfit (green shoes, khaki shorts, skin-tight pirate top), I would have asked you to get a sandwich with me. Or a croissant and some jam. You were beautiful, wearing a black and white dress. We made eye contact and I was hoping you'd take your iPod buds out and say hello. I have short brown hair and facial hair. Brown eyes. I smile a lot.

Drop me a line if you'd like to meet up. I'm a little guy in a big city and I'd love to hang out.

Yours truly,

Pirate boy.

BM LINX

This is what I did instead of seeing Coldplay on the Today Show. It was 90 degrees in the studio. It was a growing experience. I miss you Chris Martin.

If you were me, give me what you'd get.

I made a bar tender really mad at me by telling him that. He asked what I wanted to drink, but this is no McDonalds. This is no soda fountain. I told him I had no idea what he had and to give me what he'd get if he were in my shoes. I ended up with some gross, bitter, rusty brew. It was bad news. But I finished the whole cup, because it cost me $7 with a tip. I felt bad for the bartender so I gave him extra bucks.

Before that bar, I met up with a new friend I met on the internet. She's real fun. We got mexican food in this amazing street of drunk stockbrokers. The margaritas were out of this world. Unlike Mad for Mex, they were actually nearly solid in viscosity. Delicious black berry.

So yeah, fast forward, hanging out in a fun bar with The Booze, a rockin band from Atlanta. Amy's friends show up. It was tons of fun. Amy knows everyone in NYC.

The Booze went on and we danced like crazy. I sweat my entire body weight in that precious fourty-five minutes as The Booze rocked and rolled. My feet started burning during the second song, but I didn't stop. I made dance friends and all of them were wild.

Then I talked in a british accent all the way home. For an hour. In a cab. In a subway. In a bus. It was absolutely bonkers.

Work is amazing. They love my work for some reason and I have made a lot of interesting friends. I feel at home. I feel alive.

I dance in public. I say weird things. I'm finally being completely innapropriate and it feels right. I'm not taking anything for granted.

I miss family and Philly friends. But I'm having one amazing vacation.

Love and Lollipops,

Dylan R. Steinbug

Boiling Point

I've only been here for 4 days and my roommates think I'm the host of an episode of Boiling Point. I keep doing really weird things. I walk around in my underpants a lot and talk to strangers about strange things. I sing songs and scream for lemon squares. I frequently joke and jest. I love being a complete idiot.

So, I've officially been working my tail feather off for three days consecutively. It's been beyond amazing. I feel very comfortable here, meeting tons of fun and interesting people. I've already walked around the building in just my socks and a smile. I bought 2 bananas, a chocolate ice cream swirly, and a kazoo for my boss. I've produced 3 webisodes for The Cab so far and I'm using techniques I've never even considered before. Working here feels like magic.

I met the box delivery mexican man today. His name is Bejai.

My chair is really comfy and I brought my computer from home so it's pretty lovely here in my cubicle. I share it with an intern. Her name is Julie and she kicks butt and helps me on projects. Today she found the sickest mexican hat with a pickle on the side. It was the bombbbbb.

Okay. I might go to a show tonight in the city. Then I'm shooting a music video Thursday and Friday. And then Molly and I are going to an all-night music, art, dance festival until Saturday after sunrise.

I finally feel like I'm living a bit.

I love my family. I miss my friends. I hope all is well.

Love and ladybugs,

Dylan

I need a penny...

I left today after spending all my life savings at Target®. I got a new pillow, some toiletries, some really fancy granola bars, and so much more fun stuff. I'm so excited to make pasta for my roommates here. I also got a fancy new tooth brush and dental floss. I know! Right?!

The drive from Moorestown to here was a lot of fun. I chatted with a few friends, my family, my bro bro, and my sister. It was an enjoyable 2 hours. Halfway there I stopped at a resty stop to get a coffee and I made 3 new friends:

1- Penny boy. This black guy gave me two pennies and I made two squishy penny charms. We had a lot of fun choosing the stampers!

2- Lost mexican family- I showed my squished penny to a family and they just looked at me with confused eyes.

3- Sunshine- I held the door for an old lady with a big sun on her shirt. I said, Hey Sunshine! 

And she laughed something lovely.

I stepped into a beverage fridge and hung out to cool off for about 14 seconds.

Then I got a coffee and left.

I'm relaxing all stretched out on my couch in Edgewater, NJ.

The apartment is pretty big. I get my own part of the medicine cabinet in the bathroom. There's a big HD plasma TV 6 feet away from my couch. I brought my NASA space foam so it's like I'm sleeping atop a cloud. It's marvelous.

Well, tomorrow's the big day! I hope I don't screw anything up. I'm excited to start making lots of videos and making friends.

Hearts and PopTarts

-Dylan

The Eve Before the Leave

My whole body hurts. I thought taking a week off to relax with family and friends would reset my soul. Instead, I got infected by a dust bunny symphony, slept horribly on the dining room sofa, and spent tons of bucks on new shirts and delicious fast food.

But in 20 hours, I'll be arriving in Edgewater, NJ- my new home for the next three months.

My bags are packed and I've got some funky fresh gear heading to the apt. from Old Navy. Old Navy has rejuvenated its style. It's absolutely lovely again.

So, farewell to South Jersey and Philadelphia. May everything that has been a burden be forgotten. May every pleasure be magnified in the big apple.

I hope I meet Chris Martin this Friday.

Love,

Dylan

Dream Big

This is the first blog I've started since middle school, but unlike that one, you won't get to go through puberty with me. I won't share my insecurities about nocturnal emissions with you via this blog. Now it's just about NYC Dreams, Atlantic Records, New Clothes, New Ideas, Late Nights, Jazz Clubs, Love, Life, and Living.

This week I successfully completed my two years as an RA. I moved everything back home, only to find there was no room for anything.

I'm sleeping in the dining room on a comfy couch. I cleaned out the garage and will move my stuff in there for the length of my hiatus. Then, I will return from a victorious summer at Atlantic Records in NYC and move into the first house I've ever rented with my own money. There will be many milk shakes and bonfires. Pizza parties and underpants dances. I cannot wait to fly.

This Sunday I'll be driving to NYC to move into a cool apt. with a few friends in Edgewater, NJ. I will bring a few pairs of socks and my computer. The rest I'm leaving up to magic.

I'm going to buy a groovy camera to document my travails. I might even make a movie or two.
I look forward to three months of growth and unforgettable experiences. Three months of non-stop smiles and crocodiles. Three months to lift us up where we belong. Where eagles fly. On a mountain sky.

Cheers!