Me, Myself & Irene

Well my last post was about an earthquake... so why not make this one about a hurricane. I can't say very much about good old Irene, cause...well...um... I slept through it.... Which was probably for the best because I was less than prepared for Irene. I went out to buy batteries and a flashlight Saturday, but everything was sold out. So instead I went into the bakery across the street that was having a 50% off hurricane sale, bought myself a big old cake. Then I went to CVS and bought myself a bottle of wine. With a cake and wine in hand, I was ready to take on Irene!

Let's just say it was uneventful. Which led to an uneventful weekend. Which was sad, because Sunday was Scott's birthday. Despite minimal damage to Manhattan, most everything was closed down... including Starbucks! That's when you know there is a problem....

Not to say that people overreacted, because better safe than sorry right?? But didn't people know it was Scott's birthday! So wandering the streets, assessing the damage, we found a movie theater that was open! Hallelujah!!!


Watching Rise of the Planet of the Apes really put the whole earthquake/hurricane situation in perspective.... I mean at least it wasn't hyper-intelligent apes trying to take over NYC, in which case I may find it acceptable for places like Starbucks to close.

Scott and I then ventured out to find a place to have birthday dinner. We knew that not even a hurricane could shut down Time Square, so we walked way up there (about 50 blocks, cause the Subways were closed) to finally arrive at Planet Hollywood.

In all seriousness, I was thankful that the hurricane wasn't as bad as it seemed. Cause honestly, that cake was not so great (way too much frosting). 

Damage

Earthquake Special!

Welllll I'm back in NYC once again with a new internship. So naturally I've decided to do what every intern in NYC does- start a blog! Don't bother looking at my twitter account I set up recently... I currently have 3 posts... the first one announcing I've started a twitter, and my last one announcing that I have forgotten I have a twitter. Apparently my mad Facebook skills don't translate over to Twitter as I had hoped. This time around I'm interning for a production office, and helping with a feature film... I'm not sure how much I'm allowed to discuss, but I'll share as much as I can! All I'm gonna say for now is being on a Hollywood film set is so very surreal.

I guess the topic of this post should be the earthquake since that is what everyone else is talking about. At first I didn't even realize it was an earthquake... I just thought that I stood up too fast and was about to pass out, or that I was seeing things. I was actually relieved to hear that the other people in the office were experiencing the same sensation. We were all like "hey, does everyone else see the lights hanging from the ceiling swinging back and forth? You do? Cool... then I guess its just an earthquake. Thank God I'm not just going crazy!" On the plus side, the bar next door is having an Earthquake Special tonight. $3 drafts! Oh, America.

It's gonna be an adventure, so feel free to creep on my blog every once in a while and see what I'm up to.

Exploring the city!

Favorite night in NYC so far! Rooftop hang out with Shari and Scott!