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Friday, October 28, 2005

Leaving New York

Monday was the last day in New York, and Ryan and I had lunch at Le Petit Cafe (after spending an hour first trying to find an open Thai restaurant in Brooklyn and then trying to figure out where the cafe was, stopping at a wine store to ask for directions since I figured if the restaurant was French, there was a decent chance they might know it). I wish I could remember the name of that section of town; it reminded me of Europe, complete with old-fashioned streetlights and bakeries every few feet. But the French-named cafe served American food and was run by Latino staff. Truly a melting pot, and it worked. Perhaps the best part was the miniature train that ran around the entire length of ceiling.

Later, Alex and I tried to catch up with David for dinner, but alas, that was not to be. Between traffic, rain, an inability to find open restaurants in downtown Manhattan that seemed appealing, needing to get on the road back to Michigan, and poor planning on my part, we were only able to talk for a bit as we wandered in search of food. But we did meet at Chocolate Haven, a store Emily sent me a New York Times article about months (even a year?) ago. The chocolate was excellent, the misadventures somewhat humorous.

But in retrospect, the most humorous part of the trip was the 10-hour drive home. Right around hour six, Alex and I started going through his iPod and playing every musical theatre song in there that we both knew well enough to sing. And for the rest of the drive, we belted out showtunes at the top of our lungs. It's his fault that I'm now on a Jason Robert Brown kick (he's one of the new school of musical theatre composers--absolutely brilliant writing, both lyrically and musically; I crewed a production of Parade a few years ago and was first introduced to him then) and can't stop listening to songs from The Last Five Years. If you've ever had a theatre audition or had aspirations of acting, listen to "Climbing Uphill."

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