New York adventures

So, I'm having a great time here.  I've watched 2 shows so far.  "Spring Awakening" and "Ave Q".  I loved both shows!  The music in "Spring Awakening" was great!  They had this sort of alternative style and some of the songs reminded me a bit of Green Day.  The actors were all really good except that the lead guy had spit flying everywhere....it was literally raining and I was sitting in the 18th row!!!  I feel bad for the first row and the leading lady who had to allow the spit to continue flying onto her face without blinking.  poor girl!  I wonder if he knows that he has this problem?  "Ave Q" was very entertaining.  It made me smile throughout the entire show because the puppets were so cute when they moved.  And the actors did such a great job with their voices and movements...it was amazing.  There were a few characters that I got annoyed with...including the Asian girl and the girl who played Gary Coleman.  But, other than that...a very entertaining and non thinker.  I give both a 2 thumbs up!!!

On Sat, I went up to New Haven and visited a friend who is finishing his MBA at Yale.  Very smart guy...and we have been friends since High School.  It was great to see him again and we had good quality time together...PLUS, we played pick up volleyball..and it was SOOOO much fun!   I haven't played in so long!!!  We ate at his dining hall, visited the local museum, and hung out with his friends.  It was really the first time that we actually talked so much..but, it was nice.  It just goes to show that we have matured over the years...and it's nice to know that we have kept in touch all these years.....him and his family are like my second family.....

Sunday was the closing of my friends restaurant called Palacinko's It's really sad...that's where they shot "My Blueberry Night" with Norah Jones, Judd Law, and Natalie Portman.  The restaurant has been open for 10 yrs!  But, because the landlord is going to raise the rent 3 times! He decided to close it down.  It's a really cute little place and they use mostly organic food..though they don't advertise this.  And they do mostly sweet and savory crepes, sandwiches, salads, soups....good food and actually good business....they say that it's even in a few Japanese travel books as a top place to eat! 

Here are photos of the place.  Daytime shots with the owner..

And the night shots for the closing night....