Lesson Two: Don't Get Starstruck

I'm writing this a day late, so I need to think back.

   Yesterday morning on my walk to the subway at about 7:35am, I realized it was only 6:35am back home and that the ABC-17 News This Morning show was still taping, so I called the producer Steve in the newsroom so he could tell everyone I said hi. We just kinda laughed and joked and before we got off the phone, Steve said, "Make sure you give Rob N a hug for us." Hah, now Rob N is a co-host, along with Peggy B, of 2 shows that air at like 4 in the morning. Those shows proceed the ABC-17 morning news show and we always have packages from them in the shows. It's been a running joke on the morning show that I love Rob Ne and think he's soo cute, and since everyone found out I was coming to New York, the plan's been for me to meet Rob, fall in love, and we'll get married and live happily ever after. So that's why Steve said that.

   So that phone call ends, and I talk to my mom as I make my way to the subway and try out the much faster route that I was told about. I took the G train to the A and then to the 1, which let me off almost right across the street from work. Perfection. And I wasn't nearly as hot and frizzy/curly-haired as I'd ended up being the day before. Then I got the studios and my security ID isn't done yet, so I had to get a temporary one. I got that, swiped it, and as I started going up the escalator, I looked to my left and there, coming down the escalator was THE Rob N! He looked so suave and debonair in his suit, pulling out his cellphone to make a call, and like a putz, all I could do was stare. It had caught me so completely off guard that my jaw dropped and remained in the lowered position until I could regain composure and make sense of who I'd just seen and what had just happened. And I felt SCHO SCHTUPID! 

Ground Zero

         Of course at that point I had to call the newsroom AGAIN, this time Lauren answered, and I had to tell them all about my embarrassing moment seeing Rob. Hahah, it made for a pretty good Friday morning laugh though. The rest of the day was standard, I learned more about videos retrieval from affiliate stations, the network that shares videos between different companies, and flipping videos, wah wah wah. 

   On my way home, although I was tired, I stopped downtown by Ground Zero and the Century 21 store there. Jenna had included that Century 21 store on her A-Z Guide of NYC, so I figured I might as well check it out now, and it's right across from Ground Zero. Then I went home and made spaghetti for the first time. Whenever I've had spaghetti for dinner, unless I was at home home and my mom made it, Megan's always made that, so I had to figure it out. 

   Then once I finished that and Sex and the City was over, Tanya, the girl I'm subleasing from, and I went to Black Swan, a bar that's not too far down the street. Tanya is going home to Canada for the summer but she doesn't leave until Monday, so it's been really helpful having her around to help me figure things out. Black Swan was pretty cool though. I realized that I was no longer in Missouri when I learned that they didn't sell Bud Light. HUUUH?!? So the bartender, Ben, helped me find a German beer that was comparable: 

Reissdorf Kölsch. It was pretty good actually, and just a babystep outside of comfort zone. The actual bar itself was really long and narrow, painted black and there were candles everywhere. It was a pretty dope place, and an eclectic mix of people. I liked it. So Tanya and I hung out there and had a few drinks and then came home. I was crazy tired and passed out.

    That was Friday night, I woke up this morning to the loud sounds of traffic and to feeling really hot. It's so hot here and it's not even June yet. I feel refreshed though, as I slept for like 14 hours. And who knows what today will bring!