Tips on NYC Living

I recieved a very valuable tip this past week that you should all adhere to: "don't open the building door for anyone you don't know, cause they are going to be that same person standin' in front of your apt. door with a crack pipe!" Well said by the man joining me on an elevator ride in a certain apt. building that I won't name. I am pretty sure he could be the one sellin the crack pipe.

Neil is my Buddy!!

Saturday night I was introduced to Madison Square Garden and a family friend, Neil Diamond!! Okay, so for those of you who don't know, Neil was a staple for us growing up and going on road trips with the family along with along mentionables - Barbara Streisand, The Oak Ridge Boys, Alabama, and of course the hits of the 50's, 60's, Teen Idols, and 70's!!! My friend got tickets from her boss to the concert and she asked if I knew of four people who would want to go, um hello, me!!! So four us end up going and listening to the old man, who still knows how to put on a show. We were definately the youngest there, by oh, 40 years! Ok, maybe not that much, but close! I loved the old couple in front of us who even though they couldn't get out of their seats due to the risk of breaking a hip, loved dancing in their seats. And, lets not forget the lady down the row with the huge sun visor glasses that she was wearing. Neil truly got us rockin!!!!

Finally Moved In!

As of sunday morning at 2 a.m. I finally moved in to my apartment. I had taken my stuff over at 10 p.m. but due to a faulty key I was not able to get in, argh!!! After waiting for 1/2 an hour, the guys above our apt who are members were home and I just put my couple of bags in their apt. and went to another friends. I returned when my roommates got home only to see one of them up by my window on the fire escape. Upon seeing that it occurred to me that they could not get in either, shoot dang!!! My roommate Russell scaled across a ledge to the roof of the building next door to see that his bedroom window was open. He then lowered himself over the ledge and finally found a footing and made it in his window!! PHoosh!!! THe apt is great though, I enjoy my room and my roommates!! Oh, and on the subway yesterday, loved the guy that got on with his ghetto blaster and his boomin tunes and the lady across from me who decided to subway dance in her seat, we became instant friends....sort of!!!

When Stuck in an Elevator

Yesterday night Malia, my friend, and I were leaving her apt. and had the experience of getting trapped inside her elevator. Now, for those of you who have had the experience in riding in her apt's elevator know that this is not something you would want to come upon you!!! I tried ripping the door open, we do have pics, but no success. Malia was freakin out and going kinda crazy! After about 5 mins. we got the elevator to go up one floor, and voila, the door opened. When we got to the main floor, a resident had a huge smile on her faced and started laughing discretely as she obviously heard Malia's cries for help and of despair!!!!

The Subway

The heat, short woman in low cut tops, the subway and me being tall, makes for a difficult subway ride home!!!!!

Out on the Town

Another week come and gone, geesh!!!! The weekend looks to be even more promising as I am going to a broadway show called Xanadu with Whoopi Goldberg and a guy from our ward is in it. "Roller skates and leg warmers" are in the description of the show, I can't wait!! Wednesday night I went out with some friends to the Hawaiian Tropic Zone!!! It was stump the band night, which our friend did with "like a virgin" by Madonna, they couldn't play it. My friend Jess does promotion for the owner of the restaurant so we got the hook up, even the waitresses came to play!! Tonight is a party for one of the kids in the ward and then tomorrow we are hitting the beach! OH, so what can I say about this week, oh ya, I pay $6 to have a lady do my laundry, and fold it, yahoo! Some of the smells are starting to get to me, sorry Malia, but I can't wait to leave 149th and Broadway.