Turkey Day!

I can't believe it's almost Thanksgiving. Did I really make it this far? I'm still alive, still in college, and happy? That's something to be thankful for right there.
Samantha is coming tonight, and I don't think I could be more excited. I haven't seen her in 3 months, and she's never been to NYC, so I'll get a chance to truly show off my mad city skillz. We're going to do some touristy stuff (top of the Empire State Building, anyone? Yes), but I think we're going to avoid the whole Macy's parade, for a couple of reasons. First of all, CHAOS CHAOS CHAOS, and second of all, every year, people in the crowd get mauled by one of those giant balloons that gets out of hand. That WOULD be me. And I just don't feel like dealing with that whole crazy situation. We will have a special Thanksgiving dinner, although I don't think it will be turkey. I got an e-mail from one of my professors who lives with his wife in a dorm, and they're taking a bunch of people to a fancy restaurant. It turns out that NYU gives him money to organize programs for students, so he does this every year, and basically the dinner is paid for by NYU. I asked to make sure it was okay for Samantha to come, and it is, so we'll be dining at the Odeon in Tribeca tomorrow evening...it's a pretty famous place, I guess, "popularized by Andy Warhol and David Byrne and the Talking Heads and the Saturday Night Live cast"...score. I'm very, very excited.
I enjoyed this short week! Antigone was Monday and Tuesday night, so it feels weird to be done with that. It was eating up so much of my time since the end of September, and now I am the Nurse no more...I had to say goodbye to my awful Cockney accent and erase lines like "Oh, my little flibbity-gibbity" from my mind. Very sad. I don't think I'll do the spring GSP production, just because it took up a lot of time, and I know I'll be heading to a few improv festivals with the Dangerbox crew.
I got into SNL AGAIN on Saturday. SIX FOR SIX! It's ridiculous. Did I think last August that I would be going to all the episodes of SNL, and getting to know the cast members (and their families...)?!? It was a dream, that's for sure, but this is so amazing. Plus, I've met my new best friends in the line. We go to every SNL, we all go to Asssscat every week, we love the cast members....and it's all not even in the most obsessed way. We're fairly normal. Awkward, but normal. And that's cool. Anyway, Ludacris was hosting and musical guesting (not my favorite, but still a good episode). Jason Sudeikis did the warm-up again, and it was really adorable, he was FREAKING OUT because he had to do President Bush for the first time. Apparently, they told him he would be doing it the day before and had given him a script that morning. He did an amazing job, and our little section was really happy for him. After the show, I got a chance to congratulate him, and I also got to say hi to his wife, Kay. She's one of my favorite people...she writes for 30 Rock and is so sweet and always makes it a point to say hi to me. Apparently, she's been trying to wave at me during SNL, but I don't even know where she's waving from...
Sunday, I was sort of bummed because I knew I couldn't go to Asssscat because I had Antigone dress rehearsal. However, because we cut so much of the play, it was going to be over at 8:30 or so. Still, they hand out the free Asssscat tickets at 8:15, even though the show isn't until 9:30. I called Natalie and Heather and they managed to get an extra ticket for me! I was so happy, as soon as the dress rehearsal was over, I ran like 15 blocks up to the Upright Citizens Brigade. The show was fabulous (really, did I expect anything different?) and the monologuist was Martha Plimpton (the girl from the Goonies...she's also done some work since then, I think). Ethan Hawke was in the audience. That was weird. The cast was Amy Poehler, Jason Sudeikis, John Lutz, Jack McBrayer, Rob Huebel, Brian Stack (from Conan), a guy from the Colbert Report that I've seen a lot, and Matt Walsh from the Upright Citizens Brigade. I got to sit on the floor again, right in front, on the stage. Kay was there (even times in the past when Jason has been performing, I haven't seen her there), and so during intermission I went up to say hi, and we talked about improv for a bit. She introduced me to Jason's sister...I didn't really know what to say, I was just like, "Um, your brother is funny..." It was awkward. I got to wish her a happy Thanksgiving AGAIN. Good times.
It feels so good to be living in a clean place. I know I said in my last post that I cleaned my room, but it was really just a cursory straightening, so today I hardcore dusted and vacuumed and scrubbed and everything looks so much better. I decided I live in the dustiest, dirtiest place I will ever live. After two days, all the dust will be back. I try.
So, when I pick up Samantha tonight, I'll have to take a bus. And I don't want to. I don't know how the buses run, they go all over the place. I really prefer the subway, which I'll also have to take, but the buses are the biggest mystery to me. I'll take the N or W train all the way uptown to Queens, to Astoria, and then I'll get off and find the M60 bus (???) and take that to the airport. This will be an interesting experience. Hopefully, all will go well, and I can write later of how much better the buses are, and how easy they are to use. Hopefully.
Did I eat today? The answer is no. I should find out if any dining halls are open, and I should take a shower. Happy Thanksgiving!