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4 am. i havent been up this late in a while. i'm on such a strange sleeping schedule - jet lag? not having slept for about a week? not sure what it is.

so much to do! i've never housecleaned at 3 am before. back to reality now that I'm back home - mail, laundry, housecleaning, organizing for class tomorrow.

which classes should i skip tomorrow... or actually class that starts in 5 hours.

NY ~ what a great time. It's really cemented my love for travelling, how is it that the last city I visit jumps to the top of my list of favorite cities? Now that Jen and I have cemented our notoriety as "celebrity stalkers" (i promise, we don't sit and wait for them, they come to us...), my faves were: Andy from Apprentice, John Tartaglia from Avenue Q (so cute!). Others: Drew Lachey, and John Norris that I saw on the subway (such a nice guy). Mostly, I got to cruise through two museums (the Met, the Natural History Museum), saw a lot of sights (Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Chrysler Building, Central Station, Central Park), meet up with friends, watch two musicals ($20 tickets!), Trump Tower), and ate a lot, as well as shop a little bit.

favorite pasttime at subway stops: looking for mice in the tracks.
daily pasttime: waiting in line for avenue Q at the lottery (chances were 6 out of 80-100, depending on how many people that showed up) and then getting my name picked on my last night in NY. Chances are not so good tho - I recommend waiting til the hype dies down a bit before going to see it, if you want to go for the lottery tickets.
another broadway moment: i highly recommend waiting in the lottery for rent, chances are pretty good (over 50%) and we got second row, center seats! the cast is amazing, with Frenchie Davis and others.
nightlife: drinking margaritas at the west end
pet peeve: or something I was self conscious about: trying not to look like a tourist, altho a bit difficult with the hot pink Fodor's New York Guide in my purse
coincidence: running into my roomie's boyfriend at the natural history museum, and then seeing an old high school friend at serendipity (I can't believe junior yr in high school was 8 years ago)
biggest fear: getting mugged and losing all my pictures
loved: the variety of foods available - Indian, Ethiopian, Serendipity... also got to visit Bobby Flay's restaurant, Bolo. Slightly overrated, but still good.
hated: nothing? not being able to live there and returning to podunk city ;).
what I still don't know: the districts in NY (or is Manhattan an island? The difference between Manhattan and NYC? How come so many islands? Staten, Riker's, Ellis, Manhattan...)