New York Bound

Tomorrow evening, I'm flying to NYC. I'm excited about also anxious. Everytime I go there, I spend way too much money and since I'm poor, this isn't the best idea. I'm not sure what to expect from my visit. Saturday night is my friend's bachelorette party (the main reason for me going) which will entail dinner and a possible bottle service at a bar. No strippers, apparently. There are some things I want to do in the city as follows: I want to explore more neighborhoods. I've never been to Alphabet City, Chelsea, Tribeca, etc. I also want to take advantage of New York's MyOpenBar. That's where it initially started then came here. I have a feeling NY has much better open bar events than Chicago does. I'd also like to check out the new Wes Anderson film which starts playing there over the weekend. Beside from those things, I just want to spend some quality time with my friends as it'll be the last time before they get married next weekend that I'll be able to do so. Everytime I fly into NY, my plane seems to get delayed--hopefully this won't happen this time. I'm also afraid by being in NY and Brooklyn that I'll still want to move there. I can't move there, though. Not yet anyway. Since I'll be out of town for the next two weekends, I feel bad I'm missing out on things like my friend's party Saturday night and a chance to do some Ipod DJing the following weekend. I kept thinking about the sliding doors concept and what if I stayed in Chicago and went to these events, would my life be much different? Am I really missing out of much? I'm thinking, NY is better anyhow.

This week has been kind of dull. I've worked a lot, a.ka. interning, and simply feel run down. I may have a slight cold. I can't stop sneezing. Usually, this wouldn't alarm me because I have pseudo-allergies, but this is ridic. There's just so many things I have to get done in the next couple of weeks. Gonna be traveling a lot, then going to shows which I have to write about, I have to do a bunch of art reviews, I'm writing two features for another publication which I think will be fun but still involve a lot of research, the Chicago Film Fest starts next week and there's a movie I want to see in it, then of course there's maintaining a social life, etc. Blah. I've discovered I can download entire movies for free. So far I've downloaded/viewed Eastern Promises, SuperBad, and 2 Days in Paris. Sometimes they aren't the best quality but it saves me money. I don't like sitting in the theater, either. I'd much rather watch movies at home. There are other movies and a lot of new music I need to catch up with, too. But all I want to do is sleep. I also want to explore Chicago more. There's a lot of places I need to check out.

I finally had something published in Time Out this week and will have another little thing in next week. I screened a horrible Hungarian political thriller in the Chicago Film Fest for them and got to write a brief review of it. I seriously wish they'd just give me a job there, already. I work so hard for free, yunno? I know they have an opening in their film department, so it'd be nice to put my film degree to use even if it meant watching crappy movies all the time. Sigh. The other day I had to tally up a sex survey they did. Very provocative. I learned too much about Chicagoans sex lives. I will not repeat the findings here. Lately, I haven't felt like chasing boys. It just exhausts me. I think I'm giving up for a while. Except for one person who does throw attention my way. I want the others to initiate things. I'm too busy anyway, so I say. Then again, I've never hooked up with anyone in NY before.

I haven't even drank all week but that's going to change tonight and probably for the weekend. I'm looking forward to the season premiere of "Grey's Anatomy" tonight. Well, here's to having safe travels and an eventful time in New York.