Never Sleeps...

I was recently lucky enough to steal away to one of my favorite places on Earth, New York City. I ventured, planning simply on seeing friends, hitting up a few auditions, and maybe catching a show or two. I did just that and more. But I was naiive enough to discount the city planning things for me. She was kind enough to catch me in the rain, reveal a few celebrity sightings, trap me on the D train during a bomb threat, spin me around on a sexy pole, feed me the best cookie of my life, solicit career advice on a West Side balcony, reconnect me with some damn important people, throw me in a no joke subway fight, and woo me with poetry in a hidden Central Park garden.




I really couldn't be naiive enough now to say all this happened by chance.




So I kept a journal on my phone of things I've learned. I'd like to share them with the blogosphere. Take it or leave it:

No one always looks cool. We all mess up the stupid shit. Aka, rolling luggage is still hard to handle no matter the designer.

You don't have to do New York alone. There's abjillion other people doing it too.
But it can feel oddly lonely sometimes.

There's always someone wierder than you.

The city will turn in a split second. Heed who you sit next to on the train and respect their invisible bubble.

People still get nervous at auditions.

It's hard. It's expensive. It'll kick your ass if you're not quick enough to get out the way.

Thugish looking people can be nice. And nice looking people can be thugish.

Everyone at auditions can sing well...for the most part. But not everyone can bring the IT factor that you have.

A backpack is not a bad idea.

Every day works out.


So overall, the pilgrimage was all I was searching for and more. And I'm still astonished at how I was so meant to be there that week. Not just for me, but for other people. It's a scary and beautiful place to have your own place.






Oh yeah, and this guy has jazz hands in New York City... Figures.



Ps, Happy 100th post to me :) I think I used it well.