*sigh* once again I have failed at posting pictures, the order is still funny. At least the text is all in the right place though!

Anyways, sorry it's been awhile since we updated, life's been kind of hum-drum... searching for jobs, eating, sleeping, mild socializing. Nothing too exciting. But we went to Central Park for the first time the other day, and THAT was definitely blog worthy. Plus I took a ton of photos, and what else am I really going to do with them? 

Ok, we entered the park around 72nd street, and found ourselves in the midst of a giant celebration of John Lennon's birthday. This was very confusing, until we realized what part of the park we were in:

and then it all made perfect sense. The rest of these pictures are in an incredibly random order because I fail at blogging.

This is a beautiful concert stand in the middle of the mall, which runs down the middle of the bottom end of the park. I wanted find out when I could hear an orchestra play there, but I was unsuccessful in my quest

This is Herbert the squirrel. While Sam and I were relaxing on a hill overlooking what we were pretty sure was either a tv show or a movie filming (big lights, cameras, etc.), Herbert got very upset that we were in his prime nut-burying area and proceeded to haunt us for the next several hours. I think we were all friends in the end, though.
See! Doesn't it look like they're getting ready to film something??
This fountain was my main reason for wanting to visit the park. The Bethesda fountain has been in so many movies, including Angels in America, which is really important to me, so I was so excited to see it in real life. Oh, and Jesus got baptized here in Godspell. Isn't she beautiful?? Although the pigeons roosting on her arm kind of ruin the affect a little...
My first view of the lake! wow. 
oooh, this was fun, in the middle of the mall there were all these statues of literary figures, and I took way to many pictures because, as you all well know, I am fascinated by both literature and sculpture. Here are some highlights:
Shakespeare, looking very mad at me for daring to snap his picture.
Columbus, although I'm not sure how he qualifies as a literary figure.
Robbie Burns, the tragic Scottish poet. 
Look at the amazing trees on the mall, it's like they have snakes for branches sometimes
This was actually the very last stop before we went home, at FAO Schwartz. I think you all know who they are. Go Legos!!!
General Sherman and a friend marked our exit from the park onto 5th Avenue
These statues were all in or around the Central Park Zoo. Allow me to introduce:

Disgruntled Goat!

Freaky Tongue Bear!

And Balto, a dog who apparently saved a village and stole Sam's heart away from me. Blast you, Balto!!

Well that ends our incredibly out of order journey. I hope I didn't make your brain hurt. Look out tomorrow for a more words-oriented update!

Love to all

Wow

Tonight, once again on a whim and because of a discount price, Sam and I saw our second broadway show. And don't get me wrong, I'm not dissing the first time, but sometimes some broadway is just plain more awe-inspiring than other broadway. 

We saw Gypsy. With Patti Lupone. We were in the 3rd row of the mezzanine... I could have touched that big beautiful honker of a nose she has. I won't even go into what a deal we got financially, but it was sooooooooo worth it. 

This was the first time I'd ever seen a real broadway legend in person. This woman... I used to sing along to her version of "Anything Goes!" in the mirror with my hairbrush. I have a movie of her playing Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd. I have never seen anything like this performance, it was so powerful my teeth hurt. I mean, sometimes people are overrated as performers, and sometimes legends are legends more for their personality than for their talent, and I used to think Lupone bordered on both of those statements. But there's nothing like seeing it first hand to make you eat your words. It was a dream come true, everything I used to imagine a broadway show was back in Seattle listening to show tunes and imagining I was there. And now I am! 

Dad, if this is playing when/if you and mom come to visit, you have to see it. I nearly called you at intermission to geek out, I was so excited!

Ok, time for sleep now, I suppose.

Love to all!