Happy Anniversary NYC

Six glorious years! Where does the time go?

As per usual, I am up later than one should be when the alarm is set for 5:00AM. I'm quite proud of my anniversary date with NYC though. A late start on the day, being the one day this week that I did NOT have to get up at dawn, and grabbed the ultimate NYC breakfast: bagel & coffee. This I enjoyed as I ran between the laundromat and my apt to work on sides.

Around noon I headed into the City for a callback for a dear friend who is expanding her creative efforts to also include directing. There is nothing this woman cannot do! Lots of fun in the room and ended right on time, unheard of and a very good sign that she will be someone who actually respects people's time. Amazing.

I raced uptown to the theatre district in time to catch a matinee that only cost me $30.

Sidebar: I saw a play last night for super cheap too, but almost didn't cause I'm 6 months past their age limit for cheap tickets. Like entering my 30's means I'm making enough money to afford a full priced ticket. My friend, Jason, made the point that we are the ones who should be coming to see this. Not only for our own artistic inspiration, but we are the next generation of financial supporters for the theatre. If they (they being the big bad theatre owners) want our cash once we hit it big or at least make enough to have extra to donate, I'll be more inclined to give to an organization I'm familiar with and took care of me early on.

And we're back. So I made it to the theatre moments before the curtain. Thank heaven they hold for 8 minutes! Delightful show with all the trimmings of a matinee (i.e. malfunctioning hearing devices, ringing cell phones at precisely the wrong moment, etc.) Lovely though.

On my walk to the train I considered the TKTS line for a double-show day but opted out. My foot needed some rest and more supportive shoes. I must admit my anniversary is somewhat shadowed by an ominous report from the podiatrist yesterday regarding my foot. My x-rays did not exactly look perfect so we're scheduling a CT scan to get a closer look at the bone. It does not appear to have healed completely, so we're back to the waiting game. Once we've got the results, decisions can be made, but we did go thru all just cause I have to know what to expect. Might be busting those crutches out again. Heaven help me.

Quick trip home, let me ice the foot and do a bit of writing. Then I laced up some tennis shoes and headed to the train for Central Park. I had a very romantic idea that I'd be able to just walk in to "Much Ado About Nothing" but on a beautiful Saturday, I quickly realized that would absolutely not happen. I sat up at the Belvedere Castle and listened to the opening scenes and wrote some more. I got a peak at both stars of the show from the backside view. Kinda cool to watch them pace around a bit before the start. Truly the weather could not be more perfect!

A long leisurely stroll brought me back through the park and past the Plaza Hotel to the train to get back to Queens. I really do love this City. I complain about it constantly and this year had been particularly challenging, but also a year of unexpected and utterly transcendent moments. Wonder what lucky #7 has in store!