Busy, busy, busy

I haven't been posting much because I haven't really been taking a lot of pictures lately. The weather in New York has been absolute crap, and it hasn't made me want to do a whole lot outside of my apartment. I did go to the Frick Museum with some friends a couple of weekends ago. The Frick is a beautiful mansion on 5th Ave. overlooking Central Park. It was owned by a millionaire who was also an eccentric art collector. The collection contains a large number of Dutch masters, among other paintings and sculptures. My friend Dante and I were more interested in the architecture of the house. There seemed to be little buttons and secret panels all over the place. Unfortunately, we didn't get to peek inside the panels or push any of the buttons, but we enjoyed our visit there.

I have been seeing a lot of shows lately, too. Last month, I saw Guys and Dolls with Lauren Graham and Oliver Platt. Frankly, my Gilmore Girl obsession is what drove me to pay a ridiculous amount of money to see this show. It hasn't been getting very good reviews, and my two theater buff pals said it was "just ok." Yet, I went to see it anyway. I have to agree: it was pretty mediocre. Of course, the music is solid and excellent on it's own, but it wasn't enough to make me love this show and recommend it to my friends.

Graham, of course, is charming and lovely, but Platt was just flat. I didn't care about his character one bit, and if I remember correctly, in the movie, he's kind of the underdog that you ARE supposed to like.


My girl friends and I made a day of it, and we had a good time overall. We started with brunch at the Eatery in Hell's Kitchen, and then we did a little browsing and shopping around Times Square and even had time to grab a drink before the show. So it was a fun day out. Here's a pic of me and Alana at the restaurant. She's getting her groove on with that cool hat.

Last month, I also saw Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit which was delightful. It stars Angela Lansbury and Rupert Everett in a very British comedy of errors involving prankster ghosts. I highly recommend this show to anyone. Also, Lansbury is a theatrical icon, and she is hilarious as spectral specialist Madame Arcati.

This month should be full of more posts... my parents are coming to visit, and the weather is starting to look up. Hopefully that means lots of touristy activities, and more shows to come.

*Photos totally pilfered from the internet - except the one of me and Alana. Our friend Jena took that one.