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I haven't been up to writing very much lately. It's as if the days are slipping by. I wake up early and then voila! It's 8 P.M. and I'm exhausted and ready to watch television and cuddle. It's almost as if I've been making excuses for so long that they've become real. I literally am too tired to write, or at least, too tired to think about what to write. I am usually very detailed in my entries, picking through the day to chose what was important and what wasn't. I need to get back into the swing of things.

Ultimately, I am hoping that as the weather changes, I will be more motivated. I don't remember the last time I sat in the sun or went for a walk that wasn't painful and stressful. I yearn to do that. To take a walk to Central Park with a blanket just to lie down, read and people watch.

Speaking of, we did some very intense people watching at the opera. We went to see Ariadne auf Noxos (I think that's how it's spelled) at Lincoln Center. If you've never seen the buildings you absolutely must. They are humongous theatres with perilously steep seating and grandiose chandeliers which probably cost more than my house in Baltimore. A piece. Parts of the opera were fantastic and parts of it were painfully boring. It is not what I would have chosen to see if I was handed a hundred and forty dollars and told to spend it on a ticket to the opera. However, I didn't get to chose therefore I had to suffer. My favorite part of the night was getting to wear my new dress, because after all, I am a woman living in Manhattan.

Today, we awoke early, went to Europan for breakfast, ate half there and half on the go. Took the 1 train and ran into Alan (our film professor and previous Coe student/New York Term kid himself). From there we went the rest of the way with him, transfering to the A to West 4 and popping up directly next to the IFC Center. We watched Shoot the Piano Player, directed by Francois Truffaut. I found it to be perfect for the snowy morning. Filmed in 1960 (which is now the correct date, thanks to John), black and white with crackly sound and English subtitles, the storyline was funny and heartbreaking all at once. I would very much like to go back next weekend to see the next film of the series which is also a Truffaut.

Tomorrow we are heading to the Ensemble Studio Theatre for the I Got Dumped! brunch, which is basically a food, open bar, and five short plays about being heartbroken, dumping, being dumped - all written, performed, directed etc. by EST's Youngblood playwright's. I'm not really sure what to expect. I am hoping that it's funny. I'm not in the mood to be disappointed by sadness. I also hope there are mimosas...

I'm thinking about little yellow canaries in golden cages and watching Dylan use the microwave, John work on a City Dionysus play, and Mitch do some journaling.

Also, I bought a guitar for myself online. I can't really afford it, but I've been wanting a new acoustic for awhile and found a cheap Jasmine online. Hopefully it'll come on Monday...all in one piece. I've started writing some music for FAWM, but I'm not sure I'll post any of it.

I wish I was at home, enjoying the snow and sun.

77th and broadway

This is my first official post from New York City. Let me go back. Yesterday we took the bus from Baltimore to New York, took a cab to the hotel and then walked to the theatre district with my mother and her friend, Buzi. So Mom and Buzi wanted to see a show - we ended up getting very last minute, third row tickets to Jersey Boys for cheap! It was a very like-able show. Peppy music everyone can recognize and sing along with and some cute actors for the women to swoon over. (Before the show we stopped at Cafe 71 for snacks and then a pub for drinks. You know how that goes.) After the show we walked back to the hotel. (Thats over 60 blocks total of walkage.) At the hotel I did a bit of unpacking, said goodbye to Mom and Buzi and then got to hang out with John! (I will write more about the hotel later...)

So, not having been to New York before, John had to see Times Square. Since it was nigh time, I figured why not take him. We walked there and back - which means I did the trip twice. It wouldn't have been so bad if it hadn't of been so cold. No complaints, though. Taking John to see Times Square is much more satisfying then going with someone who's been there before. I took him to the M&M store and Toys'R'Us. On the way back home, we enjoyed the light-endowed trees, Lincoln Center and almost getting hit by taxis.

Today, I woke up relatively early and walked back to Cafe 71 with John, Mitch, Kendra, Erin and Dylan. We got our first New York bagels and then head off to buy our first subway passes! From there we diverted our attention to Central Park, where we wandered through Strawberry Fields, the John Lennon memorial, to the Bethesda Fountain and then to the Belvedere (sp?)Castle. Many pictures ensued.

In an hour we have a group meeting and then a mixer to get to know each other and our teachers. Should be nice. Who knows what else we will do later...

I slept well for the first time in weeks. It bodes well for the rest of the trip. Hopefully for the rest of the year.