A typical New York day

So....I had pretty much given up on this thing, but when I briefly stopped in Montreal on my way home for (Canadian) Thanksgiving I was severely reprimanded for this decision by two devoted readers who shall remain nameless. (I can't believe I had two readers!) They're probably wondering now why the hell I didn't post anything after promising them to write about my exciting life in New York.

Well, the answer is, it wasn't that exciting the last couple of weeks. I mean, I was in Ottawa, then I came back, there was a bit of a lull in concerts.....But finally today some interesting things happened:

-I shadowed a tour at Carnegie Hall, something that I have to do every week as part of my docent training, but something that nonetheless impresses non-New-Yorkers. More exciting to me though: seeing the face of a fellow McGill alumna, Emily Duncan-Brown, on one of the huge upcoming-event posters outside Carnegie Hall!!! She's having her Carnegie debut in a couple of weeks.

-I did some quality shopping on 34th Street (though I ran out of time for Macy's!!).

-I went to a panel discussion at the Japan Society featuring WILL SHORTZ (the NY Times crossword puzzle editor) and Maki Kaji, the "godfather" of Sudoku.  The discussion was super-interesting, and afterward I got their autographs!!

-I then found a super-cheap Chinese noodle house on 2nd Ave ($5.30 for a huge bowl of BBQ pork and noodle soup! That's even cheap by Mtl standards) that gave me a NEAPOLITAN fortune cookie. Seriously. Things you only see in NY.

-As I walked to Grand Central (! I love passing through famous places all the time) to catch the subway home, I had an amazing view of the Chrysler building, all lit up.

It's days like this when I wonder to myself, how am I really here, doing this??!! and I worry that I'll wake up and it was all a dream.