Well the sinus thing seems to disappearing but my thoughts are still just as foggy. I'll chalk that up as a medecine haze. I think in a few hours after the tylenol wears off I'll be able to tell which way my body is going. Im pretty sure my taste is off because the amount of sugar that went in my coffee this morning was ridiculous, even for me. Im starting to taste it now. Oops.

For those of you who havent read The Onion yet. Here's a little tidbit for the day.

Couple Always Like This

QUINCY, MA—Longtime couple Scott Pfaff and Lisa Baumgartner have pretty much always been like this, sources close to the pair revealed Monday. "This is definitely no news-flash," said mutual friend Stacie Pritkin, who recently hosted a party during which the pair was at it as usual. "You hang out with those two, you learn to expect that sort of stuff." Said Pfaff's friend Mark Dohn: "I was at the mall with them once when they started getting like that—right in Radio Shack."

And now for a full day of kitty lovin and sittin around.

Well mid entry my cat stepped on the keyboard and erased my entry. So here's what I'll say.

Went home, cleaned the basement. Felt good cause it looked really great when we were done. I caught some kind of cold bug so now Im not feeling so well.

Gotta go to the shop and get some work done so for now, Im outta here.

Good morning and happy thanksgiving. I'll be heading home in about two hours now, ready to enjoy the day with the fam. On the news this morning is a man who was called off to war at the same time he found out his new born needed a new heart. He found out there was nothing he could do so he went ahead to war. Today, on thanksgiving, they're all back together again and his son is doing fine. I'm thankful that family is able to be together today.

Im thankful for so much I can't begin to start listing.

Mostly I'll be thankful if I can get the boy up on time to get on the train. Im sure he didnt go to bed until the wee hours of the morning.

So I head up north for family and food and fun. Im so thankful I can spend time with my family on this holiday.

Tomorrow is thanksgiving. Today I go home. Yesterday I pulled strings for my boss and acted as an actual assistant so I felt damn good. Today those strings pulled through and here's to a job well done. Things are good this morning and Ive only been up for 20 minutes.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Thanksgiving is right around the corner and it's time to pick up and go home for a couple days. Im worried about the kitties. This will be the first time we leave them for more than a days work and have to have someone else take care of them. I didn't think I would get this silly about it but hey, they're my boys.

This morning the boy left for work around 8:50. He only has to work at BAM which is about a 5 minute skateboard trip from here. However, apparently our whacko used to be neighbor but now lives down the street "friend" saw him. I think he assumes that if the boy is out of the house, then no one else lives here because he called about 2 minutes after the boy left and yelled into the answering machine "You skateboardin to long island city boy??!!!!!" *click*

Yeah, that helped me get back to sleep. Maybe he thinks the boy has some kind of micro chip in his brain that lets him hear our messages from where ever he is. I already erased it. Should I write it down and leave the message for when he returns home from work? Maybe it's secret psycho code talk.

I'll look for jobs again today. Working for broadway shows is neat to say, but it sure doesn't pay the bills.

success: The achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted.

I have achieved success. When I was a young teen I desired and planned to get my license. I did so on my first try which was rare at my school.(success!) When I got my license I desired and planned to graduate from highschool. I did that too. Which for me was difficult.(success!) I was however, unsuccessful at getting my regents diploma but no matter because I was successful at getting accepted into a college. (success!) I found a major for myself eventually (succes!). I created a student run activity group while I was there (success!). I graduated from college. (success!) I picked up and moved to NYC with the desire to simply survive.(success!) Not only did I survive, but I survived off working in my line of work instead of starbucks (success!). I met the boy that I plan to be with. (success!) I decided I really wanted to work for a burlesque show, and so I did. (success!). The height of working in theatre here is to be involved in a broadway show. I did that. (success!).

Now it's time. It's time for me to discover what it really is that I'll be doing with myself. It could be theatre, it could be something else. All I know is I can't freelance for the rest of my life, it will drive me crazy.

Not having a lot of work in the last few weeks has really brought my motivation down to a scary level. Though in the last couple of days, because Ive been noticing it's decline, it's gone back up a tad. Yesterday I cleaned the house from top to bottom which came out of nowhere. It feels so good. I got up this morning and realized I wasn't disgusted when I looked at the bathroom, and realized that the new shelf I built in the kitchen really is fantastic. I also realize how easy it is to maintain a clean house...but it's easiest when the boys help out. But that won't happen without nagging which is not something I feel like doing. So instead, I'll just be happy with the cleanliness I have now and deal with the fact that I live with boys. All boys. 2 boys for housemates, 2 boys for cats, and 3 boys for neighbors. Im starting to realize why I am the way I am. Or maybe Ive known all along but now Im just recognizing it.

in a fit of 2am creativity, i made a new homepage for my site. check it out!

So I put back the tag board thinking maybe you would be more inclined to leave some comments if it was easier. It's in the testing phase...meaning, if no comments are left then I'll just get rid of it :) Have fun!

Started off the morning with the dsl being down again. Yay. Those are good times. So I decided to have my morning coffee and clean out my computer. I swear, I don't know how some of these things get on here. OH well, all clean now and I actually have just over a gig of room again! *rejoice*

I also woke up with the urge to clean and Im going to have to take advantage of that motivation very soon. The boy is out driving for the boss today so I have plenty of room to clean and get fussy with it.

Had lunch/dinner...linner? dunch? with the neighbor last nite. It was fantastic. He prepared homemade fried rice, pork for the three of us and tofu (bean turd) for the bro. Then we snuggled in to a couple of hours of cable television. What a treat!

I didn't end up having to work at the Va Va last nite. I have no idea when their next show is. They said maybe next weekend but Im assuming that as long as Stella is there, we'll be out. They ate into our time last performance and it put a sour taste in our mouths. I hate showing up on time and then having to wait around an extra hour so it's fine with me that we didn't go on. FYI...Stella is the comedy show that the writers and a couple of performers from the The State put together.

So...of to the land of orange cleaner and nasty hairballs! Wish me luck because I will certainly need it. Let's hear it for old brooklyn apartments that never come clean!

Saturday. Another weekend begins.

The days and months seem to be flying by. I feel like it was just a couple weeks ago that we returned from the south. Maybe it's because I feel like we're still catching up for that lost Brooklyn time. Still fixing the bills from the summer. Still living with out gas for our stove that went out just a couple weeks after we got back. It's nice to know we can live without it though. It's been a kind of interesting experience. Just how far can a George Foreman grill take you?

Saw my next door neighbor last nite for the first time in weeks. I brought him up from the south, managed to snag the apartment next door for him and now I haven't seen him in ages. But it's for good reason, he's been working his butt off at the local YMCA and just scored an extra job teaching a hip hop class there. It was so good to see him though and we hung out til pretty late in the morning. Let's just say we saw "Street Smarts" last nite. **late nite/early morning game show**

Tonite is the va va voom room after a few weeks without it. It should be pretty fun. The boy will come as usual and perhaps the next door neighbor as well.

Ive chosen to turn the radio on this morning instead of the television. It was a very good idea. Try it.

Last nite I went over to the band's (ukuk) house to take some photos of them practicing. The pictures will be up soon today when I set up their photo page so check the UKUK HOMEPAGE sometime this afternoon if you're curious.

It was really great to finally go and see their place. It's enormous. They literally live in the same building as a doll and chicken factory which I think is just the coolest. The hallway to their door has got to be close to 90ft. long and you can tell it used to be a factory hallway. The apartment itself is just insane. The ceilings are ridiculously high. It's a loft space that's had bedrooms built into it, one of them being a loft. The kitchen is as big as my kitchen and bedroom combined.

Their playing space is the perfect size. It was a blast to watch them play together not on a stage. Their communication is amazing and you can tell due to recent changes, that the tension level is way down. Just make sure to check out the photos later.

Going to watch them practice was great for me because Im actually such a big fan. Imagine being pals with one of your favorite bands and being invited to come watch them practice. Pretty rad.

A rainy day in Brooklyn. The rain has been threatening for about 2 days now. Glad it finally started.

The boy is worried about work. I am too. Things are so slow that even he is having trouble finding something. The life of freelancing is getting a little on the not so hot side but if we can just hold out for another month and a half or so, we'll both start getting steady paychecks. ::sigh::

It's dark in here. It feels like it should be more like 8 in the mroning and not 10. Or maybe even 6. The kittnes are out of their minds. They woke me up as usual this morning but Im pretty sure they took some crack before hand. Instead of the usual following me around and meowing, they jumped on me, jumped on the back of the toilet and yelled, jumped in the bathtub, ran into walls and generally created chaos all over the house. Crazy punks.

It's amazing how much patience I do have with them. Maybe they're teaching me something.

It's not how much toilet paper you use, it's how much the kittens rip to shreds.

It's not how often you take out the garbage, it's how often you clean it off the floor when the kittens had a midnite romp in the can.

It's not how much cat food you buy, it's how much the boy gives the kittens to eat and it's always too much.

I wonder if they'll always be kittens to me. I always call big dogs "puppys" no matter how large they are. I wonder though, just as I hate being called "kid", maybe they hate being called kitten. I mean, I wouldn't want to damage the kitties self esteem. That would just be horrible.

Unable to reach my boss due to a full voicemail box, I shall sit in my apartment again today. I will do the dishes. I will clean the bedroom. I will play tony hawk. I will go mad. I will take a walk....and then I'll be cold. But at least I went for a walk.

My morning routine has become such a routine it's laughable. This morning I almost switched it up accidentally but my mind just wouldn't let me do it. I thought, no, no I have to go to the bathroom. But I MUST make the coffee first otherwise my whole entire routine will be a disaster and somewhere I'll end up waiting for the coffee to be finished and that's just no fun. The way I have it now, the coffee is always done by the time the routine is finished.

I wake up to the cats. This morning was particularly funny because myself and the boy woke up to sid sitting on my chest just meowing in my face. At first the boy thought I was annoyed so he offered up a teddy bear to throw at him but I turned him down. Good thing because karma hit the kitty. One of my pillows was half on/half off the bed and well, he took a wrong step and spilled onto the floor. The boy and I had a good laugh, teased them for a little bit while still cozied under the blankets and then eventually I got up.

That's when I flip on the computer on the way to the kitchen...praying that I turned the sound down the nite before so that when windows does it's little soundy thingy it doesn't bother the boy. I forgot to turn the sound down last nite. Oh well. Then I throw on a sweatshirt and my slippers and shuffle into the kitchen where I make my coffee. That's where I struggled this morning, but in the end I made the coffee. All of this to the sounds of the kittens yelling at me. They're getting used to my routine too and get a head start on the bathroom this morning. That's what I do next, bathroom and brush the teeth. And yes, the kitties join me.

Then I return to the kitchen to feed the whiners. Always hoping that the boy left me enough food in the can from their late nite snack the nite before. This morning there was plenty but often Im left with a bite or two of food that I have to use and then open a new can. This can really ruin a girls morning.

As soon as the kitties are fed, the coffee should be just about done. I prep my cup with sugar and 1/2 & 1/2 and pour in the coffee. I test it and put in sugar until it's to my liking. Then I bring it back to the computer, set it on my coffee warmer and flip on my browser, searching for some early morning inspiration to type away in my blog.

This morning, this is what you get.

Arnold is being sworn in today. Should today be a national day of mourning?

Yesterday was pretty uneventful. Like I said, I had a matinee and a nite show. Weee, the excitement doth flow. Nothing crazy happened, for once no lights decided to blow. The board ops and myself were tired. Between cues we were all laying our heads down on the desk. Today is my last show with epic. Im a little bummed only because I love the stage managing so much but Im glad it's over.

After my 2oclock show it's off to the shop to finish off the lampshades I prepped the other day. Shouldnt take too long if I have the boys help. He said he'd come see the show and then come to the shop with me. I told him yesterday that he didn't have to come to the show. It's enough that he wants to help me and he's not a big theatre fan (yes, even though he works in theatre) so I don't see any reason why he should sit thru them all.

And that's my day.

Say a little prayer for california. I think they're gonna need it.

I was reading my book on the train yesterday when the girl next to me turned and asked me if I had seen the movie yet. Im reading The Corner by the way. I said no and that I was waiting to finish the book. We talked the rest of the way to my stop about the book and I told her about Jonathan Kozol's Amazing Grace which is similar but about NYC. She told me about a program that was on PBS called New York and said it was about how the city basically came to be. We talked about diversity. We talked about how she went to Balitmore once and said the book (corner) is totally accurate. We talked about cities covering up the "bad" sections. Pretending they don't even exist. It was really great to talk to someone else about the book. And it was really great to meet someone new.

Today I have a matinee and a nite show. Gonna be a long day.

Oh yeah, it's friday. I wish it made a difference sometimes. In fact, Friday's are kind of the beginning of my work week if Im working a show.

Today I go into the shop to meet a props transport van that's bring back the props from Bobbie Boland. The show was cancelled after 7 previews. Apparently the producers felt it was a good idea to go ahead and cut their losses now. Then I prep 10 lampshades to get ready for Sunday when I'll go in to finish them up. After the lamp shades today I head over to Epic to stage manage the one acts. Tomorrow is a matinee and a nite show and sunday is a 2pm show and then, as I said, to the shop to finish up the shades I'll be prepping today.

Was back at the one acts last nite after a week. I looked over my prompt book on the way over just to get my head back in gear for it. It was still difficult after a week break from it though. Made a couple small errors in calling the show but otherwise things went fairly well.

The show that was taken out of the run and thought to maybe come back for this week...is not coming back. So that's kind of nice. The show is only running about an hour long. Last nite the show was over at 9:07 and I was out the door by 9:11. Pretty sweet.

Let's just hope it keeps moving this quickly.

It's still windy out today. Yesterday we had hurricane type gusts of wind and it was freezing. Doesnt look like today is going to be any better. *sigh* Time to get a winter coat indeed.

Yesterday had the most beautiful weather. So beautiful I had to comment on it.

The boy came to work with me and helped me rock out some lampshades. The we dropped them off for the other asst. to sew the covers on. Then we came right back here and played with the kitties for ahwile.

I took some pictures of them. I'll throw them up on my new photo page here. I like this site better cause it's easy on the eyes and had the option to scroll thru the pictures easily. There's a good handful up already if you're interested.

So by now you've noticed the changes. There's still some things that need to be finished (obviously) but sleep won out before I was thru last nite. I'll work on it a little before I go to real work.

Well, instead of working yesterday, I cleaned up a little. Yeah, turned out I had the days mixed up and I wasn't supposed to go in yesterday. Fine by me but I felt kinda silly when my boss and I were trying to find out what day it actually was.
Note to self: Get a calendar some day.

Im going to try and talk to boy into coming today and helping me out with the shades. Two heads are always better than one after all and hey, I used to go visit him at work all the time. Yep...that's right.

We watched Queer eye last nite. I am so happy I get to watch this show now. These boys make me so happy. I just smile when I watch the show. It cracked me up. One day they'll come here and re-do the boy. And they'll call me on the phone for advice of course and that's when I'll ask carson to come live with me.

*ahem*....

New look.

Comments will return as soon as they stop acting up.

I've been feeling that weird christmas feeling already. It must be the cold crisp air we've been having. Not today though, it's supposed to be 60. However, I did notice that 3 different stations all in the same area had completely different forecasts. Maybe I never checked that before but geez, you'd think they could at least get together for a second and get their weather stories straight. riiight.

The Rockettes were just on the channel four news decked out in reindeer gear complete with jingle bell antlers. oy. What I found amusing was the 2 or 3 people cheering at the top of their lungs while they were dancing...as if they were rockstars. Interesting.

I'll be going into the shop today to make lampshades. I wish I was still sleeping right now but the boy woke me up when he was leaving and I just can't fall back asleep. *sigh*

I guess I have thinking block. Im glad I'm awake before 11 this morning. That's a bonus.

Yesterday was a sunday plain and simple. The day was spent waiting for the simpsons season premiere. Unfortunately it wasn't all that great, but it wasn't terrible. The rerun they played afterwards was funnier. If you haven't watched the new sunday nite show Arrested Developement, give it a shot. I laughed my ass off and the cast was obviously made in bizarro world. I loved it.

I woke up to a Woody Allen film on television. I tell you, Woody in the morning before your mind really gets in gear is also...bizarro world. I feel like Im going to start shaking and stuttering at any moment. Last nite we fell asleep to From Hell, the Jack the Ripper movie with Johnny Depp. I think I might have enjoyed that if it wasn't for that ditz Heather Grahm. She just annoys me and her acting, in my opinion, is pretty crappy. So it was really easy to fall asleep during that one. Nothing like Heather Grahm trying to do a cockney accent. hmmm.

Today I think about wether or not I go in to make lampshades. I think I"ll go in tomorrow. Either way, it really makes no difference.

SO!

We got a new microwave and about 100 feet...total that is...of cable to split from next door.

That...is exciting. It's my first brand new microwave ever. The ones Ive had in the past were all previous owner rejects that I took under my wing. The last one we had, the roaches had even inherited and regardless of the thorough cleaning, I could never get that out of my head. Gross. Grosser than gross. So you shouldn't be surprised when I was somewhat excited when it died the other day. Though when we walk by it on the street, waiting to be taken away by the garbage guys, I can't help but feel a little sad. I felt especially bad when we walked by it with our new microwave. Not really.

So the cable expedition. The boy bought 4 lengths of 25' cable to be link together and brought down the hall for some splitting action. No luck however and I'm pretty sure it's because the links holding the cable together are actual splitters and not the regular connectors. I made a face at the boy when he returned with those in hand, asking him where the real connectors were. He said that was all they had. So after a lot of futzing and getting HBO in perfectly but not much else, we decided it's got to be the splitters making some kind of interference when the kitties run across them in the hallway and all that junk. So today we get the real thing and cross our fingers. For now we're back to our regular ol' 5 channels.

Today I also continue work on a layout for UKUK. Well, I didn't really tell you about that. Last nite I started work on it and it's coming out really well with the exception of my graphix programs. They blow. Meaning, I have paint. That's all.

Wish me luck. Its not an easy thang to do.

Today is GORGEOUS! What a beautiful day filled with beautiful fall weather. I was starting to think that the only time I have ever really seen fall was in college in the berkshires. However, today feels like a genuine fall day. Well it does from our bedroom atleast. I wish we could bring the punk rock kitties out for a stroll. They would look funny on leashes. I could never do that to the kitty.

I swear the ghost of the microwave is haunting our house. Every now and then I hear the faint sound of the finished! beep. Perhaps it's just me, or maybe the microwave is watching over us, giving us a sign that there is, in fact, a better place on the other side.

Or maybe Im hallucinating.

We had our first real meeting over at the props job yesterday. Discussing the work that we will all be doing and how she wants to get the company in gear. Then we all go roped into working late. HA.

Today we go look for a new affordable microwave. "Look" being the key word there. Turns out that when microwaves die, it's the same time you have to re-stock the kitty food and kitty litter.

Mornings like this are a pain in the ass. This is one of those mornings where all three of us (the boy, the bro and myself) have to be up and out the door at the same time. It's one of those mornings where we have to share the bathroom. It's one of those mornings where I usually get a little cranky but I have to somehow make it go away because they're both up and Im trying really hard not to make them cranky as well. This is just one of those mornings.

Nothing happened yesterday. Nothing much at all. We sat at home. Made one trip to the grocery store. I did the dishes but they piled right back up after dinner.

Oh yeah, our microwave broke so now we're without gas and without a microwave. We're gonna have to go ahead and splurge obviously and get ourselves a new one right away. In a way, I was totally thrilled it busted because we desperately needed a new one and this just forces us to do it.

Now we're all almost off to work. Have a good day.

A show was cut from our showcase of one-acts. Apparently they felt they didn't have enough rehearsal and so they may add themselves back in next week. pffffffffffff. As stated yesterday when I was telling the story, if we cancelled show's every time we felt insecure, there would be no theatre. Ammended...there would be no art.

So yeah, we worked around it and ended up having a pretty good show. Lost a couple more lamps during channel check and had a miswritten sound cue, but other than that, it went swimmingly. With the lack of second show we were done by 10 after 9 which was really great.

I told my boss I would go and make lampshades today. I think I'll put it off for tomorrow since I woke up so late and today seems like a nice icky day to stay in anyway. There's some stuff that needs to be done around the house so I'll take this day to do that....or not. We'll see.

I feel slightly awake for once. I stayed up late and slept until about a half an hour ago. The kitties tried to wake me up sooner but to no avail. Muuuuhahhahaha. I am victorious.

Sometimes I have a very difficult time trying to figure out which word I want to type first. Today it was sometimes.

Made some lamp shades yesterday. Yup, I sure did. Before I left for the shop though, I was juggling phone calls left and right from directors. Changing cues, asking questions...yada yada yada.

After lamp shades I hurried on over to the theatre early so I could make sure everything was going smoothly before our preview final dress...which orignally was supposed to be plain ol' opening nite. At first, everything seemed to be going fine. However, there's no way that could continue, right?

So my board op (of whom I met for the first time yesterday because apparently he was unaware of the tech rehearsals the day before) began his channel check of the lights. Oops, that wasn't supposed to happen, right? We hit a channel and *pOp*...a light went out. So we searched and searched for a lamp (light bulb) and switched it out and nothing. We really had no idea what to do so we had to wait for the designer to show up and when she did we found out it was a busted scrimmer stick. (A scrimmer stick is basically a mini dimmer and a dimmer is basically what puts power to all of our lights.) So therefore we could do nothing except call the rental company and yell at them for their busted product of which we have received more than one. Also, we had to call the appropriate person to come in and replace it for us.

So I figured, that's it right? That's all that's going to go wrong tonite, right?

Wrong.

Before we started the show, someone who I shall not name came into the booth and was looking at the light board. He looked down at a couple of buttons that were taped over, meaning not to be touched, and said "These lights are usually on!" and pressed the buttons and then decided that was a mistake and walked off. I didn't think it was going to effect much so I attempted to turn it off but then quickly forgot about it...eh, no big deal. Until we started the show that is and all of our cues were completely messed up. Black outs weren't happening where they were supposed to and blah blah blah. SO the first show's lights were a complete mess but we decided to hold off until the next show started to see if they were working properly. They weren't. So in a moment of panic, we left the scene change lights and music up until we could figure out the problem and brought the house lights up telling the audience to hold tight until we fixed our "technical difficulty." I have to say, this was a first for me. So it turned out it was that button that was pushed and it had made the board decide not to run our cues properly. We fixed it and moved on.

Other than that, the show went fairly smoothly. Tonite Im hoping everything is back to normal and all will go well.
I'll be sure to let ya know of course. Until tonite, I sit here on my ass. And that's alright with me.

Well, I had to skip out on my daily blog yesterday due to teching a show the past couple of days. Let's hear it for being in charge...weeee!

Sunday and Monday....tech-o-mania. The funny thing is, although it's a royal pain in the ass for the most part...it's really not. I guess when Im stage managing, Im really in my place. I'm a boss...but not the boss and I get a "god mic" so watch out. Im sure I overused my mic a couple times but who can resist when it's sitting on your very own tech table.

I guess it's just been so long since Ive been a "real" stage manager. When I do it at Va Va, well you know, Im just kinda hanging out and picking up stripped clothes. When I do it for spurn Im working with a bunch of people who aren't really professionals (on the tech side) so we don't do stuff like notes and keep a ton of paperwork. This is the real deal to me, although Im not getting paid which would be really nice considering all the effort I have to put into it.

Anyhow, for those who know me this will come as a surprise...but one of the fellas there, the head artisitic director of the company said to me these words....

"You are an inspiration to me. You handle it so well and yours so patient."

No, I didn't ask him if he was on drugs. I ran with it and asked him to tell the boy that. I have to say, it's definitely not every day that I am refered to as a patient person. I guess stage managing just brings out the happy person in me. The one who can't be swayed by a bunch o' crap. The one who says "sure, we can do that." even when I know we can't or it's going to be a pain in the ass because I know that's how some people have to be handled. The one who can yell at people to be quiet and still not sound like a complete bitch.

La la la.

Tonite is our first show. It was supposed to be a normal opening show but due to tech problems (surprise surprise) we had to do a "stop-and-start" last nite instead of our dress rehearsal so that's gonna have to be tonite in front of an audience.

I guess I hadn't done it in so long that I forgot how much I loved it. This is where I am king....*cough* um, queen. It's amazing what doing something you like does for your inner self.

Imagine my surprise when I walked into the Fez last nite to stage manage the burlesque show....

First of all I walked in and saw this tiny cute little woman walking into the backroom with a piece of yellow legal pad paper and I thought to myself "Damn, she is a dead ringer for Janeane Garofalo." Oh well, time to work I thought.

Then suddenly....low and behold...I turned the corner and these guys were walking around...



Recognize them? From MTV's sketch comedy show "The State" (one of my all time favorite shows by the way). Oh, and that woman? The dead ringer? Yeah, it was her.

So with a mix of being pissed cause they went nearly and hour over their time and made us late and excitement of being right there backstage with some of my favorite performers of all time....I began my nite at the Va Va Voom Room.

Other than that...can't talk much. Got a long day and must make sure Im prepared. Have a good day everyone.

Let's give it up for the 30th annual Halloween parade...and all the people with windows above it who might have actually seen it.

As far as I can remember, Ive never really been to a "big" parade. Well, I know I haven't been to one like this. Just hometown parades and the parade the runs thru Disney Land. Now I appreciate those hometown parades more than ever. They boy and I haven't had much of a halloween in the last few years because we're usually working or something. (by the way, this was our third halloween together....caaaarrraazy) So we decided to see what all the hype of the NYC Halloween parade was since neither of us had ever seen it. Of course I couldn't get him to dress up for the adventure but I myself dressed as a man...ooo, how original. I did look like a skinny girlish replica of the boy though so it was really funny when I made him hold my hand.

So we got to 6th ave and 15th (I think?) around 6:50pm, the parade starting at 7 way down on Spring. Regardless of all the people saying we wouldn't get up front that late..okay, that one guy said that...we did. We pressed ourselves up against a police barricade and waited for the action to start. And waited....and more people filled in...and we waited some more....more people...more waiting...etc. Finally, after an hour and a half of being pushed around by the cops as they adjusted the barricades every 10 minutes, it seemed like the parade just might be getting closer. And with the nearing of the parade, the people poured in even more. I started to wonder how far back the crowd went and why? I mean, if you weren't atleast 4 people back, could you even see anything?

The boy's arm started to shake and I realized his belly was pressing into my back so I attempted to turn around to see what the commotion was. Apparently he was pinned between me and the masses and someguy had his unmentionables pressing against the boys backside. *sigh* well let's just try and enjoy the parade...

But wait! What are those cops doing?? Like right out of an episode of cops, a large group of "the man" started running full speed towards our section of the crowd...then they proceded to hop on top of a car and yell "Get out of the way!" and dive into the crowd. People started shouting "What happened???" like the officers would stop and tell them the story on the way. The boy and I agreed that it was all just a big show and the cops just wanted to jump over a car into the crowd. I mean, who wouldn't.

So the parade...

Wait. What? What's going on over there....people pushing and shouting. OUt of the crowd pops this little old lady screaming and pushing and basically just spazzing out. The cop starts to push her back into the crowd while she's saying "I just want to get home!!". Okay, now normally I would have been sympathetic but being that she was person number 2,436 who just happened to live across the street, I was annoyed for all the people around her that she was pushing around. This old lady had some spunk. People around us stopped watching the parade...again...and started muttering things like "Damn, that old lady is whack yo!"

So the parade...

Yeah, we did get to see some of it. And what we did see was a lot of fun and they obviously put a lot of work into it. Did I mention they pretty much killed the pre parade mood when a band of people dressed in pink shirts and megaphones started yelling at us about giving them money...and saying that the parade was right behind them? They failed to mention that right behind them meant 45 minutes behind. So yeah, we watched the large hand puppets move across teh sea of people, saw a ton of random people just walking in their costumes and well...that was pretty much it folks.

When we did get tired of watching all these people in costumes, most of which didn't even try or were just trying to get a free walk up 6th ave, we weren't able to leave because of the pressing crowd behind us. The boy and I devised failing plan after failing plan deciding to wait out the pushing. Finally he said "I think I can make it!" and yelled "Go GO Go!"...and so we did.

Let's just say, we made it out alive and prompltly hopped on the Q train bound for home.

On the way home we were sitting in the little two seater seat and the boy had his legs up on the pole in the middle of the car. Something people do all the time when the car is next to empty. Suddenly this younger guy walks up and says "Man, I just got arrested for that shit." We were intrigued..."What shit?" we inquired. "Putting my legs up and falling asleep on my way to work at 5am." We shared looks of disgust and said "No way dude, you serious?" Apparently this poor guy was arrrested and had to spend 3 days in jail for getting a little rest before work on an empty subway car and had to pay $350. 100 bucks per seat he took up and 50 for court fees. He then shared with us the ways of jail. "The only way you can call out is if you got a calling card man so you call your wife collect or whatever and get her to buy a card. Then you find somone with an earring cause they don't let you have pens and you scrape it into a paper cup." Then he showed us his paper cup...and his court papers. He said every time he saw someone with their feet up he was going to warn them before the man got to them.

This, my friends, really really ticked me off. I know there's no way a cop would harass me for resting on the train and Im sure this poor guy was just picked on by a bored cop. I mean, 3 freakin days locked up for that????? RIDICULOUS.

I have the longest weekend coming up. Im already tired. Im screwed.