Whew. Been a whirlwind few days here in NYC so far. It’s now raining and looks to do that for the next few days. I’ll have fun anyway! Been out shopping and sight seeing and theatering and drinking. Yup.

Saw “Doubt” on Thursday night (“Inishmore” wasn’t up on the TKTS Board) and it was quite incredible. Eileen Atkins rocks the house in that show. I wish I had even a quarter of that kind of acting talent.

Saw “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” last night and it was fucking incredible. If you are in NYC and like dark and creative musical theater you should really check it out.

Blah, blah, blah …. more inna bit.

Catch y’all on the flip side …

This trip is gonna be good … unless I blow my freakin’ brains out before getting on that jet plane tomorrow.

Hells yeah! I will be shaking off the dust of this one horse town and be on my way to The Big Apple … The Concrete Jungle … The Capital of the World … The First Capital of America … The City … The City of Dreams … The City So Nice, They Named It Twice … The City That Never Sleeps … Empire City … Gotham City … The Melting Pot … N.Y.C. … New Rome … Babylon … The World’s Second Home … Zoo York … New York, New York.

Sheesh. I want to know why going away for several days always has a super-stressed-out lead in. There always seems to be too much shit to do (just in general) and then the extra demands start happening. Grrrrrrrr.

Keep repeating: Two days. Two days. Two days. Two days.

And, now … the three day run-up to my NYC trip! Travel is always so darned stressful (for me anyway). Gotta tick down the laundry list of things that need to be done and taken care of before getting the hell outta Dodge on Thursday.

01. Long-Overdue Oil Change for the Jeep.
02. Laundry (gotta get those jock straps washed!).
03. Fret over Packing (Luggage vs. Backpack).
04. Then Fret over What To Take/Not Take.
05. Worry too much about Traveling to the Airport.
06. Obsess about all sorts of Potential Air Travel Disasters.
07. Print and Organize all Travel Information/Documents.
08. Get Cash from the Bank.
09. Obsess over taking Said Cash out of the Bank.
10. Get Freelance work done.

On the up side … can’t wait to catch up with The Man and Scott!

This week is gonna be “hell-with-a-lid-off” since I am gonna be gone from work Thursday, Friday and Monday.

Have you noticed how people have no problem invading your personal space when you are in line at the grocery store? They stand right on top of you or have their buggy pushed right up against your back. That pisses me off.

My fellow automobile drivers can’t seem to grasp the difference between a “curve” and a “turn.” Bastards either don’t want to slow down enough to make a proper turn or they are too lazy to actually use their arms to work the steering wheel. Either way, it pisses me off.

After rewatching “Star Wars” (in all it’s unaltered glory) on LaserDisc yesterday morning all I have to say is “Fuck you, George Lucas. Fuck you for having the hubris to fuck with one of my beloved childhood memories … you bastard.”

Anyhoo …

Computers:
The Windows machine here at work is trying to drive me to suicide. It’s about to succeed.

Earthquake:
There was another minor earthquake (3.1) here in the mountains last evening. It made my house shimmy for a second.

NYC Video Diary:
Since I haven’t done a video post in forever (and since my PowerShot will shoot video), I think I am gonna try and do a video diary of my NYC trip next week. Plus, it will make me use iMovie some more. I don’t know that program nearly well enough.

“Dazed and Confused” Criterion:
The new Criterion Collection edition of Richard Linklater’s “Dazed and Confused” is spankingly awesome. Dude, that’s what I’m sayin’.

At this time in exactly one week I will be boarding a small ole jet plane for a visit to the wonderful little city of New York, New York.