Aug 11: NYC Trip 7/22 - 7/24
I was in NYC from Friday the 22nd through Sunday the 24th with my wife and another couple we're friends with. The trip was a birthday present from our wives to my friend Sterling and I, since we're both turning 30 this year. The only parts of the trip that were actually planned were the hotel and tickets for Spamalot, the broadway play version of Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
I started writing this entry the day after I got home, but never got around to finishing it, so I'm just going to hit a few of the highlights instead of the thorough minute-by-minute that I was planning.
We stayed at a four-star hotel, the Alex. It was very nice. I took a few photos of the hotel room, which I've posted over on eighteenpercent.net, if you're interested.
The first night, Friday, we just hung out in Times Square, had dinner and saw a movie. The movie was The Island, which wasn't too bad. It was just a basic pseudo-sci-fi action flick. I was hoping it'd be a little deeper. It would've been better if they had dealt with the ethics of cloning for organ havesting more, but it was entertaining with a couple of chases to rival the chase in the second Matrix.
On Saturday, the women went to a day spa and got massages and manicures, etc., while the men-folk struck out to visit an art museum. We originally were planning on going to the Met, but got on the wrong subway train and decided to go to MOMA instead. But, we arrived right after two huge groups of teenagers and the line was out of control, so we left. As we stepped out of the door, we saw the Museum of Arts and Design right across the street, and decided to go there.
It was this cool little museum with an absurd number of security guards. It's currently showing this collection that is comprised of mostly glass art. There were a few pieces that really blew us away. One of my favorites was 'Cityscape' by Jay Musler (pictured to the right).
That afternoon, we saw Spamalot. It was incredible. Absolutely incredible. Sadly, Tim Curry, who usually plays King Arthur, wasn't in the show we saw, but the understudy was great. And, as a complete surprise, Alan Tudyk (the pilot from Firefly) was in the play. I had no idea going into it that he was in the play. Obviously, he was the best part of the whole thing, seriously. He played Lancelot, Tim the Enchanter, and the main Knight who Says Ne. The play is significantly different from the movie, but still manages to maintain the same level of absurdity and was really really funny.
The rest of the trip was just hanging out, having ice cream, wishing we had hung around after the play because apparently several of the actors came out and mingled (I could've totally geeked out on Firefly), wandering around Central Park at dusk, and walking around a street fair being assaulted by purveyors of so-called Chinese massages. They were relentless and numerous. There must've been a booth every other block and when they got their eye on you, they'd run out and start rubbing your sholders, giving you a 'free trial'. On the car ride home, both of the women were hurting from the free trial, and my elbow was throbbing where the guy grabbed me and wouldn't let me go after I told him I didn't want a massage.
All-in-all, it was a great trip.
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I was in NYC from Friday the 22nd through Sunday the 24th with my wife and another couple we're friends with. The trip was a birthday present from our wives to my friend Sterling and I, since we're both turning 30 this year. The only parts of the trip that were actually planned were the hotel and tickets for Spamalot, the broadway play version of Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
I started writing this entry the day after I got home, but never got around to finishing it, so I'm just going to hit a few of the highlights instead of the thorough minute-by-minute that I was planning.
I started writing this entry the day after I got home, but never got around to finishing it, so I'm just going to hit a few of the highlights instead of the thorough minute-by-minute that I was planning.
We stayed at a four-star hotel, the Alex. It was very nice. I took a few photos of the hotel room, which I've posted over on eighteenpercent.net, if you're interested.
The first night, Friday, we just hung out in Times Square, had dinner and saw a movie. The movie was The Island, which wasn't too bad. It was just a basic pseudo-sci-fi action flick. I was hoping it'd be a little deeper. It would've been better if they had dealt with the ethics of cloning for organ havesting more, but it was entertaining with a couple of chases to rival the chase in the second Matrix.
On Saturday, the women went to a day spa and got massages and manicures, etc., while the men-folk struck out to visit an art museum. We originally were planning on going to the Met, but got on the wrong subway train and decided to go to MOMA instead. But, we arrived right after two huge groups of teenagers and the line was out of control, so we left. As we stepped out of the door, we saw the Museum of Arts and Design right across the street, and decided to go there.
It was this cool little museum with an absurd number of security guards. It's currently showing this collection that is comprised of mostly glass art. There were a few pieces that really blew us away. One of my favorites was 'Cityscape' by Jay Musler (pictured to the right).
That afternoon, we saw Spamalot. It was incredible. Absolutely incredible. Sadly, Tim Curry, who usually plays King Arthur, wasn't in the show we saw, but the understudy was great. And, as a complete surprise, Alan Tudyk (the pilot from Firefly) was in the play. I had no idea going into it that he was in the play. Obviously, he was the best part of the whole thing, seriously. He played Lancelot, Tim the Enchanter, and the main Knight who Says Ne. The play is significantly different from the movie, but still manages to maintain the same level of absurdity and was really really funny.
The rest of the trip was just hanging out, having ice cream, wishing we had hung around after the play because apparently several of the actors came out and mingled (I could've totally geeked out on Firefly), wandering around Central Park at dusk, and walking around a street fair being assaulted by purveyors of so-called Chinese massages. They were relentless and numerous. There must've been a booth every other block and when they got their eye on you, they'd run out and start rubbing your sholders, giving you a 'free trial'. On the car ride home, both of the women were hurting from the free trial, and my elbow was throbbing where the guy grabbed me and wouldn't let me go after I told him I didn't want a massage.
All-in-all, it was a great trip.
The first night, Friday, we just hung out in Times Square, had dinner and saw a movie. The movie was The Island, which wasn't too bad. It was just a basic pseudo-sci-fi action flick. I was hoping it'd be a little deeper. It would've been better if they had dealt with the ethics of cloning for organ havesting more, but it was entertaining with a couple of chases to rival the chase in the second Matrix.
On Saturday, the women went to a day spa and got massages and manicures, etc., while the men-folk struck out to visit an art museum. We originally were planning on going to the Met, but got on the wrong subway train and decided to go to MOMA instead. But, we arrived right after two huge groups of teenagers and the line was out of control, so we left. As we stepped out of the door, we saw the Museum of Arts and Design right across the street, and decided to go there.
It was this cool little museum with an absurd number of security guards. It's currently showing this collection that is comprised of mostly glass art. There were a few pieces that really blew us away. One of my favorites was 'Cityscape' by Jay Musler (pictured to the right).That afternoon, we saw Spamalot. It was incredible. Absolutely incredible. Sadly, Tim Curry, who usually plays King Arthur, wasn't in the show we saw, but the understudy was great. And, as a complete surprise, Alan Tudyk (the pilot from Firefly) was in the play. I had no idea going into it that he was in the play. Obviously, he was the best part of the whole thing, seriously. He played Lancelot, Tim the Enchanter, and the main Knight who Says Ne. The play is significantly different from the movie, but still manages to maintain the same level of absurdity and was really really funny.
The rest of the trip was just hanging out, having ice cream, wishing we had hung around after the play because apparently several of the actors came out and mingled (I could've totally geeked out on Firefly), wandering around Central Park at dusk, and walking around a street fair being assaulted by purveyors of so-called Chinese massages. They were relentless and numerous. There must've been a booth every other block and when they got their eye on you, they'd run out and start rubbing your sholders, giving you a 'free trial'. On the car ride home, both of the women were hurting from the free trial, and my elbow was throbbing where the guy grabbed me and wouldn't let me go after I told him I didn't want a massage.
All-in-all, it was a great trip.
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