Still in the honeymoon phase...

Week #2, and what a week it was!!


SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9
Spent the morning recovering from the creepers of Saturday night. Hung out with Curtis the Cadet in Central Park and Kelsey joined after she got out of rehearsal. We walked around for a bit, looking for a snack but we never stopped for anything. We made our way to Rockafeller Plaza, hung out in front of the GE building entrance and decided/figured out how I was going to causally bump into Andy Samberg, have him fall madly in love with me and propose. Our plan was elaborate and silly, and would totally work if my life was a romantic comedy or sitcom. But alas. It is not...

After plotting, we meandered over to the Magnolia Bakery and bought some mini cupcakes. They are delicious!! If you've never gotten a cupcake from Magnolia I HIGHLY recommend it :)

Then we all decided we were hungry/wanted to grab a drink. So we walked back to the apartment and decided to eat at Langan's (the Irish pub Kelsey and I live above). We got some beers and ordered our food. I got their Mac n Cheese (shocking, I know.) and wasn't impressed. Mom: yours is still the BEST EVER. When we realized it was almost 9 (aka Dexter time) we tried to flag down our waitress but she had apparently disappeared. After briefly contemplating dining and dashing, we got our bill, paid, and ran upstairs making it into the apartment right as Dexter was starting! Whew!

After Dexter I went on a little mini adventure to Duane Reade to buy a hat for my first day of training at Bonsignour. The one closest to our place didn't have any, so I ventured to the Times Square one.... and they had one. I love living by Times Square, but good God there are ALWAYS a ton of people out there who don't know how to walk in a crowd! Move to your right people! It's not that hard!

MONDAY, OCTOBER 10
I got a very early start today, New York is pretty peaceful at 6 in the morning! I needed to be at the cafe at 8, so I hopped on the 7 am F train and walked to the cafe from the 14th St stop. I was 30 min early. So I wandered around the sleepy West Village for a bit, I finally have my bearing there. The roads are chaotic but it is quickly becoming one of my favorite neighborhoods in this city.

Now, the vibe I originally got from this place, when I dropped off my resume/interviewed, was chill. Boy was I wrong! Not only did they throw me to the wolves of customers without walking me through any of the correct prices, but all they "taught" me how to do was make coffee drinks (thanks but I already know how to do all that...) Once the coffee/breakfast rush was through the manager kind of explained lunch (not very well) and the madness really started.... They had me train for 8 hours with only one 10 minute break. I'm not sure about labor laws here, but back in California you are required to provide a 30 minute break for an 8 hour shift. Not cool, man. Things finally slowed down around 3 and by the time 4 rolled around I was SO ready to go home. The manager seemed to really like me and asked me to come back and train for another 8 hrs Tuesday. Then she handed me $40 and I said sure!

I walked my weary bones down to Kelsey's cafe and collapsed in a chair, suddenly realizing that I never wanted to go back to that job ever again and kicked myself for saying I'd go in tomorrow. $40 is nice to have in your pocket but that's only $5/hour and it's just not worth it. Kelsey gave me some Creamy Tomato soup and a cookie and life was MUCH better :)

I walked to the subway station and when I got home I passed out. Kelsey texted me a bit later saying that she was talking to the couple that owns the tiramisu place across the street. They were talking about the hiring process and that they wanted to hire someone else and Kelsey (being the AWESOME best friend she is) of course dropped my name and that I had experience working in a bakery, to which they ran across the street to get a business card for Kelsey to give me. How awesome is that?! So I let the manager at Bonsignour know that I was not going to be come in anymore and thanked her for the opportunity. Dolce Vizio Tiramisu here I come!!

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11
Oh the Post Office.... how I love/hate thee. So last week some of my boxes arrived while I was asleep and our doorman/super wasn't around so they couldn't deliver them. I tried to get them to redeliver (which they said they would on the sorry we missed you card) but it turns out they don't redeliver to my building. So I adventured.

I walked to our Post Office on 42nd St. It was quite a nice walk. The sky was overcast and looked like rain and it wasn't hot. So I get to the Post Office and explain that I can only take one box at a time but that I would be back to get the others later that afternoon. The guy gave me a hard time at first, telling me I should rent a car at Avis down the street and a bunch of other bullshit to which I said no. He smiled and got me one of my three boxes. I walked down the block to the Port Authority Bus Terminal to hail a cab, having some construction workers ask me if I needed help. Hailed a cab no problem. The cabbie saw my box and opened the hatch so I could put it in the car and drove me no problems. $4 well spent.

I opened the box, made sure my stuff was ok (since the box was pretty beat up) and headed back to the Post Office. The next box the postal worker gave me was the heaviest box I mailed- 45 lbs. I struggled to the bus terminal, but I made it without the help of the same construction guys and hailed another cab. This one didn't open his trunk when he saw my big ass heavy box and rolled his eyes when I asked him to pop the trunk. This should have been my tell him to move along and hail another cab moment, but did I? No. I got in and told him I wanted to go to west 47th between 6th and 7th, very clearly. He repeated correctly and I confirmed, west 47th between 6th and 7th. The asshole drove the wrong way, and when I corrected him fairly quickly he started to yell at me, saying that he though I said west 27th st. To which I politely said "No, I said west 47th and you confirmed that." To which he yelled at me more and muttered things in a language I couldn't understand. Twice the price I paid the first time I was on my block. He told me the price, I paid that exact price, and asked for a receipt since I paid with a card. Instead of giving me my receipt he yelled at me "WHY NO TIP?!" To which I calmly said,

"You took me in the wrong direction, then yelled at me when I corrected you. I don't feel that service deserved a tip."

"But I got you here!!" he yelled some more. At this point I am flabbergasted. He yelled some more and I said FINE and went to hand him a dollar. To which he said, "NO!!"

So I said "Look, I'm sorry, could you please just open the trunk?" getting sassy at his angry. He opened the trunk and yelled "Sorry doesn't pay my bills!!" To which I responded "Don't I know it!!" as sassily as I could.

He drove away. People were looking at me in a concerned, are you ok, that guys is a total douchebag kind of way. I walked into my building, got into the elevator, and silently began to cry. I am too nice for this city. I held my own against that asshole, but man!! Did it get me...

I decided that was good enough for one day, took a nap, and then unpacked my boxes.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12
I went back to the Post Office and walked my last, lightest box I shipped home. What a workout!! After unpacking the box, I made my grocery list and headed to the West Village to drop off my resume at the tiramisu shop. This place it so stinkin cute! And clean!

After wandering around the Village I headed to TJs and got my groceries. I love Trader Joe's. I am so happy they have it here in the city!

I went home, put away groceries, made some dinner and watched Wednesday night TV. Gotta love Modern Family, Happy Endings, and Revenge back to back... even if the main girl in Revenge is a horrible actor.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13
What a day, what a day this day was!! It was so nice to have a productive day after the last 2 days.

I ordered more headshots from the photo shoot I had with Emily Hart-Roberts before I moved. I think I found a winner :) What do you think?

After I finalized that big decision, I submitted myself for an audition for a regional theatre company in Colorado. Pretty cool. One step at a time.

I then decided to walk to the Bed, Bath & Beyond on Broadway at 65th St. It was overcast again and misting a little but it was quite a pleasant walk up 7th Ave, through Columbus Circle (saw Anderson Cooper filming up in his studio...), and to the 3 story BB&B. I spent so much time in there! It was a little dangerous. Thank goodness for coupons and a gift card (thank you Parker Family!!).

After making my purchases I found the subway station and headed home. It was a little tricky since the subway was packed but I made it work.

The best news arrived later that afternoon!! The box that I had shipped the week before I moved, that was now almost 2 weeks late FINALLY arrived!! I now have my towels, sheets, pillows, blankets, and DVDs!! Woohoo!!

I also received an email from the owners of Dolce Vizio Tiramisu and we set up an interview for Friday afternoon!

Good day!

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14
I spent the morning cleaning up my messes from unpacking boxes and such.

I ventured into the West Village for my interview at Dolce Vizio Tiramisu. It went really well!! The owners are a very cute, young Italian couple and they were so excited about my interest in working there. They opened in Mid-August and are now wanting to expand to do small breakfast pastries and expand their espresso capacity. One of the owners is going to Italy for a week so they aren't going to start me right away.

After my interview I decided to celebrate with a latte and enjoy a book at a coffee shop. Unfortunately there weren't any seats available so I decided to walk around the Village for a bit. And then it started pouring!! I ran into the nearest store, which happened to be Rite Aid, and spent the time looking at horrible birthday cards. When the rain passed I walked to the subway station and took the train to Bryant Park. I walked around for a bit, chatted with my mama, and then realized I should go home to eat before the show.

I met Kelsey outside the New School for Theater building. It was cool getting to see the spaces. We saw Master Shakespeare's Henry VI. It was one of the best history plays I've seen. The set was very simple, as were the costumes, and the lights. OH MY GOD the lighting design made the show! Here's a link to a stop motion video of the production: http://vimeo.com/30473723

After the show, Kelsey, Curtis (who met us at the show), and I made our way to the subway and headed home. We watched Clue, which neither of them had seen before. It was silly as always.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15
Kelsey had class and work all day. Curtis and I got breakfast at Ellen's Stardust Diner. All of the waiters and waitresses sing. It was a little loud for breakfast but the food was good, as was the singing.

After breakfast Curtis and I made our way to the American Museum of Natural History!! It was awesome! We started with the dinosaurs and then wandered around the entire museum. I think we saw just about everything.

Instead of taking a cab back to Midtown we walked through Central Park. Soaking up the fall sunshine, listening to musicians, wandering around the landmarks. We stopped at the Boathouse for some hot chocolate, which was delicious, and people watched for a while. Quite a pleasant afternoon.

I went home and napped. After some food I started working on this weeks blog, and watched TV. Kelsey got home from work around 9:30 and promptly passed out. As I was flipping through the channels I saw that The Shining was on. It made me think of my Elements Theatre Collective peeps, so I started watching it. I didn't watch for very long. Too scary to watch by yourself, in a dark apartment.... So I turned on Saturday Night Live. I got a text from some friends from high school around midnight and we decided to meet up for some drinks. It was so nice to see a familiar face in this city! Curtis texted after he got out of a film he saw at the New York Film Festival and we went to a bar called Fat Cat. It was pretty cool. It kind of reminded me of Isla Vista; there were couches everywhere, ping pong tables, pool tables, shuffle board, and live jazz. We played ping pong. I got my ass kicked, but I've realized I'm a little better at it when I'm drunk.

We headed home when the bar closed at 4 am. It was a grand day, but a very long day.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16
Oh my was Sunday morning rough...

Spent the morning watching WALL-E and rehydrating. I love that movie, so very much. Kelsey had rehearsal until 2 and then we met up in Bryant Park. Hung out there for a while and decided to brunch. She told me her director for the directing scene she was in had an extra ticket to a play that night. She was going to a play with her aunt so I said "Sure! I'll take the ticket."

I walked to the theater, which was a short walk from our apartment and met her friend Charlie in front of the theater. We saw We Live Here By Zoe Kazan. It was an odd play, left a lot of loose ends, but the set was incredible! I wanted to live in that house. After the play we walked to a restaurant for dinner, talked about the play a bit but mainly got to know each other. Kelsey texted me when they got out of their play and we walked over to the restaurant they were dining at. I got to meet Kelsey's aunt, who is a book agent, and one of her clients. It was fun getting to meet them. After a bit, Charlie and I walked to the Playwright's Tavern on 8th Ave and grabbed some drinks. I told him about the honors project and how I wanted to keep working on it/focusing on Annie's life story. He seemed really excited about the project and encouraged me to write it. That was pretty cool.

Kelsey met us there and we hung out and talked for a while. Around midnight we decided it was time to go home.

It was a very pleasant end to the week :)