B is for Broadway & Bucket Lists!

Welcome to day 2 of the A to Z challenge! Today is the letter B and I have fun things to share!

On Friday night, my friend and I decided to try and get lottery tickets to go and see the new Broadway show Newsies. After getting to the theater we found out that the show that night was cancelled and so we made our way to the Book of Mormon theater to try our luck in their lottery. After 30 minutes of waiting with 150 other people, we were not chosen for tickets for Friday's performance. Instead of giving up, we decided to walk a  few blocks and buy the student tickets at Jesus Christ Super Star.  Neither of us had heard much about this show, but it had pretty decent ratings and it's fairly new, so we figured for $30 we would give it a shot. 

I liked it, but it was not my favorite. In order to love the show you need to fall into 1 of 3 categories:

1. Jesus Enthusiast
2. Opera lover
3. Rock music listener




I fall into none of the above mentioned categories, but I can appreciate a good rock opera about Jesus every once in awhile. There were a few numbers that were really fun and I think that it takes a lot of play the part of Jesus. Overall, my friend and I had a good night, complete with Vietnamese food for dinner and a run in with a crazy group of neon clad orgy attending teenagers. (That's a story for another day. Only in New York, Only in Times Square)


























B also stands for bucket list which is awesome because it is the beginning of a new month. March was fantastic:

I went to 2 broadway shows.

My friend came to visit me!

I tried out a few new bars in New York. I think I'm starting to enjoy this going out business more and more!

I went to SNL.

I reached 50 followers on my blog :)

I saw a cat riding in a stroller.

I became addicted to the game Draw Something!

My trivia finally won one week of trivia!

I went the entire month of March without a morsel of meat. I almost had a melt down about not eating meat!

I planned two trips for April. One to Florida, One to DC.

I read 4 books.

I figured out a job for the Summer :)

I attended the St. Patricks Day parade on 5th Ave. 

I fell even more in love with this city.


For the upcoming month:

 

I will seriously get my driver's license updated. 

I will do my best to get a tan when I go to Florida for 9 days. 

I will buy an air conditioner to prepare for this Summer.

I really want to see Newsies on Broadway, I will attempt to win the lottery at least twice.

I am going to be reuniting with some of my besties in DC at the end of the month. I will try to not get too emotional or sappy.

My students take their citywide tests this month and I will bake them treats.

I want to get out and experience something new this month. A concert, a book signing, an art walk.

I am going to eat meat again, but I am going to try to do half and half. I really have enjoyed being meat free for the last month or so and I found that I am much more resourceful than I thought. 

I am very excited for a busy April, but my May is starting to look amazing too.

A is for April, Advice, and Analogies

Ladies and Gents, it's a new month. I can't believe it. March came and went faster than I can say OMGwheredidMarchgo?

Since the month flew by without me and I feel like my blogging has slowly become a series of link-ups, I have decided to take part in a new challenge for the month of April that will force help me expand my blogging topics. SO for the next 26 days (minus Sundays) I will be Blogging from A to Z and will feature a new post everyday with a topic of my choice that correlates to a letter of the alphabet.




Today is the letter A. It stands for Advice and Analogies. I have two stories.

Story 1:

Lewis Carroll once said, "She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it)." I suffer from this problem. I am constantly thinking of ways to better schedule my time, clean my room, or save some money, but I rarely change those things because they take time and energy. Last week, I changed that and I am currently feeling rested and that is an awesome feeling. I heeded my own advice and did nothing this weekend. I slept in, I packed for my upcoming vacation, and I cooked multiple delicious meals. It was a glorious weekend that seemed to last much longer than most weekends. I may have also spent an enormously long amount of time giving myself a manicure and pedicure for the above mentioned vacation; bright pink toe nails are a must for a trip to the beach! I think I learned that I am a pretty smart cookie who should listen to herself more often.

Story 2:

Laura is to the public library as an Occupy Wall Street Protester is to bathing.

I love it, but I can't find time for it.

I currently have 7 books checked out of the public library. I have read them all. Months ago. I cannot find time to return them. I walk by the public library near my house every single morning and night on the way to the subway, but it is before or after they close and there is no drop box at this location. On days when I am not working and they are open, like Saturday, I seem to miraculous forget/not notice the pile of books on my dresser every time I walk out of my apartment. I keep having to renew the books online to not get late fees, but I really need to just return the books. I am keeping  lovely stories form other New Yorkers who may wish to read them. It's shameful. Maybe this week will be my lucky week.