Try to see the world beyond your front door...

Listening to: "Pinch Me" by Barenaked Ladies

Before I get to the other stuff, I have to do a quick work update!
Things have been fun at the office lately. I am an official key holder now, so that's cool ;). At lunch the other day there was a great discussion about morals/ethics and documentary film. In a world OBSESSED with reality TV, I'm sure you can imagine the way this has changed the world and expectations of documentary film making. I was so impressed with the producers I work for and their drive to stick to real, honest, chronological, story-telling. They are the real deal.

Anyway...


I've reached the " TWO weeks left" point in my summer, so I think it's time for a new, updated bucket list :)

1. Walk Across the Brooklyn Bridge
2. See American Idiot
3. Spend more time in my favorite coffee shops by NYU...and write.
4. Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn..more of it.
5. Go see the Swell Season at Prospect Park ...AH
6. 5 mile run in Central Park
7. Go to the top of the Empire State Building
8. Go to more pubs with Guinness on tap :)...(One of the best things about the pubs here..chances are good that your server/bartender is actually from Ireland!)
9. SLOW DOWN and just appreciate being here.

That last one is the most important. This city is amazing, but honestly, it is so hard to remind yourself to take one step at a time. Even on days that I don't do much other than work, I still feel a little overwhelmed with the movement and the people and pressure to go out and be a part of the crazy world outside my window.

This is where the coffee shops come into play. I love these little local ones I've found, because the employees are so nice and when you step inside, it's a nice little escape from everything else going on.

Anyway, the fam was here this past week. Highlights include:
-A fabulous dinner in Union Square with Gary
-West Side story with Jeremy Jordan starring as Tony...new love of my life.
-5th Avenue "fabulousness"
-Magnolias with the fam...and documenting it...and then laughing till I cry at the ridiculous photos that we manage to take.
-Successful bargaining in Chinatown.
-Hanging with Annie at the Webster and having a rooftop photo shoot.
-Randomly coming across Corbin Bleu and Bernadette Peters outside the restaurant we went to Saturday night
-Seeing Phantom of the Opera last minute...and tearing up at the absolute, overwhelming powerful music. I always knew I loved phantom, but MAN-do I love Phantom. My apologies to the row behind me who were the victims of my obsession when I felt the need to "SHUSH" them during the second act. They were interrupting my escape into the story and music, what can I say?


The weekend ended with a confirmation of everyone's worst fears of a hotel room. Poor Annie, forced by our dad to search the room for any unpacked belongings, happened across evidence of the "past guests" underneath the bed...yeah...you know what I'm talking about.