Wednesday, NYC

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My final day in NY was also wonderful. I worked for about half a day and then went about town exploring. I took myself up to the Met and finally saw the Superheros exhibit that I missed last time I was in town. I enjoyed it, but was underwhelmed. I think it could have been very cool if it had been a little bigger, the collection I mean.

The good thing about my heading up to the museum is that I got to stroll my way through central park. I love central park and how you can disappear under the quiet of the trees while the city pulses around you. I sat down in the grass next to all the sun bathers and readers and fell asleep! Yes, I fell deep into a central park sleep, only to awake and feel refreshed and rejuvenated and not the least bit sunburned. Hooray!

sit with me quietly and take in all the beauty i wanna dive into your ocean lady

I then traveled back downtown where I took my cousin and her family out to dinner for Thai food as a thank you for letting me stay with them. It was a nice change to stay with people rather than in a hotel…

Finally I went out for drink with my friend Matt and we caught up on life, love, work and art.

I know it sounds completely crazy, but I found a part of myself that was missing before I went to NY. I knew it was missing. And I can’t even really describe what it is that I found, but I feel so much better now than I have in quite awhile. It’s amazing to me that my trip to NY was initially fraught with drama, disappointment and frustration, but that it turned out to be the best thing that could have happened to me right now.

Now that I have returned to LA, I hope this good feeling lasts. Otherwise I’ll have to move to New York City. Now that would be a trip.

Tuesday, NYC

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Tuesday began after midnight when I couldn’t get to sleep at a decent hour {I thought I was over the time zone switch, but I was wrong}…

I am staying with my cousin in her new home in Battery Park City and her condo faces West, which means that I have a floor to ceiling view of the river and New Jersey. It’s a very beautiful view to go to sleep with and to wake up to, so I took a photo and happened to catch my reflection in the window. I am not a good photographer, but I think these are rather cool shots.

me in the window "in the city"
*click on either one for a bigger view

I then had a good night sleep followed by a wonderful day of studio time and theatre.

In planning for my trip to NY, I had my eye on a play called August: Osage County by Tracy Letts and was thrilled to see that much of the original cast was still performing, so I hoofed it on down to the less popular TKTS booth at South St in hopes of getting a discount ticket. I arrived an hour before it opened and I arrived just in time because about 20 minutes later, the line was winding up the street. {And I did have to get to work after all}.

I got my ticket for 25% off and went happily to the studio to lead a teacher class, which always puts me in very good spirits.

Finally, it was 6:30 and I took the subway up to good old 42St and walked in the sea of people up to W 45th. The excitement and rush I got as I pushed through the tourists made me giddy. {because I, of course, am not a tourist}

sea of tourists

When I reached the theater and followed the people pouring in, I felt so alive and right. I was in the right place for my heart and my soul today: right at home in the theatre.

And this amazing play was 3.5 hour long with two intermissions, but I tell you, it went by so fast because the performance was phenomenal on every level. The set was awesome, the writing was brilliant and the acting was superb. I laughed, I cried, I gasped, I groaned, I held my breath, I laughed, I cried, and I recognized. And it really couldn’t have been better.

My boyfriend tries to convince me that theatre is dead, or irrelevant, and while I understand his point of view, I disagree. The house was packed for a three and a half hour family dramedy. Who says theater is dead? You just have to pay a pretty penny for it is all…

But seriously, tv and film will never replace live theatre for me. And yeah, those musicals are good too, but the straight plays, the brave stuff, the relevant stuff, the truthful stuff…is better than any beautiful “musically-scored-to-let-you-know-what-to-feel” scene in a movie or tv show. {I like tv & movies and I like many musicals, ok? So don’t get bent out of shape.}

After the show I re-entered the sea of tourists {I am still not a tourist} and headed home thoughtful and satisfied. My heart has been ailing and tonight I found a way to heal her.

Monday, NYC

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Yesterday turned out to be a pretty easy and lovely day. I faced work bravely and was met with graciousness. Perhaps the messenger gets shot, but makes a full recovery…

Later I met Mike for some dinner at V*ynl in Hell’s Kitchen where the decor is fun and the bathrooms have famous people themes such as Dolly Parton…

it's just soooo hip.
candid beach balls in the sky

dolly's in the bathroom

In the bathroom there was also a Dolly doll and her music was playing on the speakers directly above the toilet. In the other bathrooms were Elvis & Cher to name a couple…
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This place was oh so hip…too bad the food was only so so.

4 days in NYC

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This morning I am off to NYC where I will…

Do some work.
Stay with my cousin and her family in their new home. {what generous hospitality!}
Hopefully see my friends.
Perhaps catch a show? {fingers crossed, but not likely}

I am feeling better. Thank you for the thoughts and emails of concern.

bang, and you’re dead inside

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This week has challenged me in many ways.
I learned a lot this week.
It was a tough week

This week sucked.
It was also {insert word that starts with F and rhymes with sucked here}

I can’t get into it without upsetting myself all over again and I’d like to have a nice weekend before I have to open the wound up again on Monday in NY.

The real news is that I am no longer traveling to NY for 4 out of the next 8 weeks, only 4 days, but this is the silver lining in an otherwise crappity crap situation that I was mixed up in unwittingly. It sucks to be the messenger, because sometimes the messenger gets shot.

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