Bar regular

So I've finally frequented a bar enough that the bartender calls me by my name. Which is pretty cool. What's cooler? That bartender's name is Thor.

Happy New Year!

Every time I want to write in the blog I get distracted by other things.

Happy New Year everyone.

Spent it in BK with Bunce, Matty, and Kaelin. Annie was there with her bf, and Bunce and I took them to the Gator for pints and pizza, and shots. After we snagged some NYE plastic hats and noisemakers and got some food and alcohol in stomach, we headed back for boozing and partying in the apartment with Matty, Kaelin and her sister Lauren, friend Meryl and their dates.

Just after midnight, Aaron and his gf showed up (literally, just after we all screamed "Happy New Year", the bell rang). After partying it up, Matty, Aaron, and I headed to a party up the road where Mac was at. It was full of hipsters and not at all where I wanted to be, so I made my retreat as soon as I could to go chill with Bunce and Kaelin back at the apt.

Started drinking water relatively early on, and Gatorade when I got home, so even though I was HAMMERED last night, I had no hangover this AM. Score :)

Cifu is in NYC for a few days, so I'm trying to figure out plans with him to hang out this weekend. I haven't seen that little Spaniard since I left Madrid in April '99. This should be awesome :)

WTFMTA?

After seeing signs saying there would be no N running late night tonight, I walked from a post-show Christmas gathering in Hell's Kitchen to Times Square to catch the 7 to QB Plaza. The 7 was stopped at the station for 15 minutes, then again in the tunnel for a few minutes. Then after waiting a good 15 minutes at least at QBP, the N showed up coming from Manhattan. Apparently it WASN'T suspended. All told, it took 2 hours to get from W 50th to Steinway. Thanks MTA.

Luckily the soundtrack was wonderful, selections:

Walking through Hell's Kitchen: "Static-X - "December"

Walking through the Theatre District: Mike Doughty - "I Can Hear the Bells"

Walking through Times Square: Relient K - "Silver Bells"

Waiting on the 7: Tchaikovsky - "Waltz of the Sugar Plum Fairy"

Riding the 7: John Prine - "Christmas in Prison"

Waiting at QB Plaza: Flyleaf - "Do You Hear What I Hear?"

Riding the N: Ramones - "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight)"

Walking down Astoria Blvd: Run DMC - "Christmas in Hollis"

SAVE OUR STEELERS!

The Pittsburgh Steelers have been kidnapped by extraterrestrial alien body snatchers. These aren't ACTUALLY Roethlisberger, Tomlin, Harrison, Parker, Ward, and the offensive line. These are evil doppelgangers. Jon Stewart in "The Faculty." Polamalu's doppelganger couldn't handle BEING Polamalu and went and broke himself. These are NOT the real Pittsburgh Steelers, and SOMETHING MUST BE DONE! We must contact the FBI and the CIA and NASA immediately and let them know that the Steelers have been kidnapped by aliens. SOUND THE ALARM!

SAVE OUR STEELERS! S-O-S!

Either that or this is all some elaborate ruse being perpetrated by the criminal syndicate Cincinattica Bengals, who have somehow risen to the top of the standings for just the second time since 1991. The fix is in.

Safe in New York City

This happened 3 blocks from where I work.

What exactly is an "aggressive" panhandler?

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=7163491

A change would do me good.

So since my last post I've left STNJ, moved home, got a job off-Broadway, moved to South Orange for a few weeks, then Brooklyn for a week, and now living in my own place in Astoria. I've been too busy to post on a blog.

But I'm back.

More to come...

Remember when I used to post on this blog?

So I've returned.
I'm currently in the living room of my new temporary home, Tipple Hall on the Drew University campus. It's pretty sweet. It's grad housing, so there's 7 days a week quiet hours, and the building is a COMPLETE dead zone for my cell, but I get my own place: living room, kitchenette, bathroom, bedroom, cable, internet, it's great.

We just opened "Around the World in 80 Days", it's hilarious and highly entertaining, you should go see it.

Dom DeLuise died. Sad day.

My car failed inspection, so now I have to get it fixed then drive it back to NY to get it inspected AGAIN this weekend. Meantime, I'm without an inspection sticker.

Next week Kristen graduates. Mom and Dad are coming down to see "80 Days" and go to Kristen's graduation. Then the following weekend, Kristen and I are off to Montreal.

Found this TV site giving the scoop on next season's network shows: LOST, Heroes, Family Guy, 30 Rock, the Office, Southland, SVU, and the Simpsons have already been renewed. Chuck, Parks and Rec, HIMYM and all the CSIs are all most likely coming back. Better Off Ted is on the fence, and The Unusuals looks on the brink of not returning. For more shows: http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/04/fall-tv-cheat-s.html

I'm out for now.