On Friday Sophie Cole arrived in New York. Sophie is an IMAX alumni and is moving over to Philly for an acting gig. She also spent a few months in 2009 haunting the Upper West Side so she's back for a nostalgia trip (and to see as much theatre as possible in 10 days). Sophie came and met me at Greenacre for the tail end of my shift and in great anticipation of the evening's plans. The idea was to meet up with Scott, Sydney, Timon and Sophie's friend Kyle for an outside screening atop an out of commission battleship of.....Jurassic Park! I was pretty excited and could hear the soundtrack ringing in my ears all the way over to the west side (HERE for your listening pleasure - it gets good around 1.27. Or this one if you need a laugh). I closed up early and waited in the park for Kyle to arrive, watching with silent glee as some of the regular jerk customers we have stalked off in disgust when they saw we weren't open. We stopped off on the way to the Intrepid (Sea, Air and Space Museum) to get provisions - turkey, bread, cheese and drinks - for the film extravaganza before us. And then the heavens exploded. It's like they were too excited. We got caught beneath an overpass just before the museum in a torrential downpour of Noah proportions. With a sad face and sadder heart we discovered that the museum had cancelled the screening in anticipation of bad weather. There was nothing for it but to hail a cab (took 3 tries, bastard cab drivers!) and make our way back to the apartment for some commiseration drinks.
By the time Timon and Scott got home (they had taken the subway due to having Scott's bike to worry about) I was deep in conversation with my mum, all the way from Ballarat. Here comes the big news...............THEY'RE VISITING!!!!! From December 21st to January 7th Timon and I will be hosting the entire Mann family (4plusme) in New York City! So now everyone must keep their fingers and toes crossed for a white Christmas so they're not disappointed. The plan is to cram my sisters into our apartment again (sans deflated inflatable bed) and find a nearby hotel/sublet for my parents. I will be finished up with work by then so will be free to hang out and help negotiate the slippery sidewalks of Manhattan in winter.
Excited doesn't even begin to cover it.
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